Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-12-01
Forfeiture OF Washington.
Being an Appentlir 10 The Caslis Reccol7ec
tions and Pirate Memoirs, &c.

Being an Appeniir TO the Gusts Reccoliee
tioas and Private Memoirs, &c.
In giving a graphic description of tn
stature and form Of W ashington, we Civ
not only The result Of our personal obser'
yat,on and experience OF many years, Blu
information derived from the hishes: All
thority-a favorlte nephew.
Major Lawrence Lewis asked his uncle
what was his height in the prime oflifei-
He replied. lin my best days, Lawrence
stood six feet aud two inches in oId!na-
nv Shoes" We know that he measured
by standard precisely six feet when lale
out in death or his weight we are q,
evidence, having heard him say to Cfaw
ford, Governor OF Caeada in 1899, M,
weight in my best days sir, never exceed
ed from two hundred and ten and twenty.
His form was unique, unlike most athlet'
ic frames that expand at the shoulders and
then gather in at the hips. The form OF
Washington deviated from The general
rule since it descended from til. shoulders
to the hips III perpendicular lines, The
breadth Of the trunk being nearly as great
at The one ds al the other. fiis limbs were
long, large, and sinrwy; III his lover
limbs he was what is usually called
ght-limbed. His joints, fret and hands
were large, and could cast have been
made iron his light hand SO lar did lis
dimensions exceed natures model that II
would have been preserved In museums
for ages As the anatomical wonder OF the
18th century. Lafayette remembered THIS
remark able hand, when DUNG his t'iuinpi
in America he SAID 10 us in the potutt
at Mount Vernon, at was here in 1854
| WAS first introduced 10 you by the good
general; It is long while ago; you were
den very little gentleman. rugged on, ii
cap aud feather, aud held by one iingeI
of the Generals mighty hand. 1t was al
you could do at dat time, my Gear SIR
The eyes Of the Chief were a light grey
i.h blue, deep sunken in their sockets
giving the expression Of gravity aud
thought. Stuart painted those eyes of a
deeper blue, saying i'll hundred years
they will have faded to the right celof.--
HIS hair was OF hazel brown, and very
thin in his latter days. Iphis movements
he prese. ved,. n remark abe degree aud
to advantage, the tiasllc'AAfr that he bad
acquir, IN hi, service OH tbs frontier.
Beirg ordered one morning very early
into the library at Mount Vrfnoa. a spot
that none entered without orders, THE
weather being warm. i've fourd the Chiel
very much undressed and, while looking
Oh his manly frame, we discovered iha, the
ceutre OF his chest was indrntcd. This Is
an exev ption to the general rule laid down
by ana.om,sts, that where The hnman frame
Possesses erect muscular Iowei the chest
should rather be rounded out aud protube-
rant lhan indehted. We were equally sur
rrisrd to fad hoe thin he was II person,
being, with the absence OF flesh, literally
ID man OF "thews and sinews." He wore
around his neck the miniature portrait Of
his wife. THIS he had WON through all
the yelssitudes Of his eventual career, from
the period OF his marriage to the "last day )
al aIount Vernon
In the appearance Of Washington there
was nothing Of bulkines~, but there was
united all that was dignl6ed and graceful,
While his air aud manner were al once no
bic aud commanding. N Ole approached
him that did not feed Tor him. as Lord Eis~
kline observed, "a degree 0. awful Fever
ence He wore a sa ord with peculiar
grace. The Tiseomte de = oui!ies said il
was because '.tiie man was made for til {
sword. and mol the sword Tor the man.
Lafayette, 40. long after the war of the
Revolution. wrots a letter to Col. Trum.
bud urging him 10 paint an equestrian por-
trait ct the Chief rs he appeared Oh
The field Of Monmouth. The illusll Gus
Fienchman, Americas great beneiac,oI
said to us: "a was very young Major
General OH that memorable day, and had d
great deal 10 do, but took time, amid tue
heat and fun. OF the fish: TO gaze upon and
admire Washington, rs, moust d on a
splendid chaiset covered with foam, he
falhed our Ike with word, never 10 be for
goiter. Stand iasl, my boys, and receive
. oul enemy; The Southern troops ale al
vahelng 10 support YOU thought tien
as do now" continued the good Laia, cite
"ihat never aave ! seea so superb mau.
Our readers may ash Shall the sionGara
Porifaiture be equestrian! u reply, to the
portrait OF one so accomplished cavalier
as Washington was, the white charger,
with the leopard skin housings, &c,
would be an Establishment. he Chief SC
he dismounted, with arm tes,iag OH tao
saddle, after the manner OF Trunbull.
But whether equestrian or hot, the
Americans hav. the materials Tor the s!ali-
dard before them in The head from Stuart,
with some Slight notifications from the
original OF 1772 and the figure from Tram
bull entire. They have oniy 10 choose their
artist aud let the work be done.
BEAUTIFUL AND TRuE.-In a late article
in FlazieI's Magazine this brief bu, beau.