The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-08


moon and the also theo'she morning, the moving
creature that hath life and ther IMAM in our image al
heavens and re earth aud ell the host D thsG Intel
lect reason will the moral TO have doninsen over
nil finished al. The first impress Of this image which
Divinity stamped must have been very oeauEul-we
are told it was very good.
-Nsslcr shape, erect arR tall
Gcdike, erect, for IN thsrr t .;sa divine r
Truth, "isdcm, sane,it'ide .eevere and pure.
For contemplation he and v2lor formed,
liz i.,sr large trout and eye sublime declared
simpsciy ana spo,less innocence.
Adam. he goodliest man Of men since born
Ills sSss, the farest OF her daughters Eve
Stree creations but other perfect asarnate
form 10 earth descepoed-
Assge,her lovely among ten thousand.
BeyS1d compare the son Of God was seen
Meet esor.ens; in him all iss Father shone,
substantially expressed, and in his face
Love without end and whhl ii measure grace.
But since the first disobedence and the fruit Oh man
Thou rcsemhlest thy sin.
And yet of this son Of fallen man whose image e this
day place upon PEDESTAL We may, without impey, ex-
Aspecthe and in his risaGg seemed
pss s.assy sat eaa aas PsSSis s o
Masssc though in ruin sag ss BE- stood
Tbcwssght Of nightsst monar> iss
Such his presence seemed, and the seeming was IKE we
But though 30 godlke was COR Patriot Father 40
unapproachabe that his example - Beyond the reach ~
imtaiionf Was he monstrous shape OF wisdom and
virtue, that may not follow IN hlssootstepsf was
and Is he TO be mere myth, wh@u actual, practical,
living moving may not emulat<s What - the mys-
terry Of his mieay greatnesss II say one character
stcg or il il same wondrous undesirable compound
or combination Of elenenis To say No no no. " these
questions here tsyeu TO day came eue 70 can y1u,
leto search for the secret spring IN hs action and ms
.ss and to make him the standards = human excel
enesmers @ Iss .eory Ms mistaken tho
Of his fame, c.il his example has been so extoed
tvvvta Qff n
by our youth almoa hopeless. He was boz good and
great man. He vas 10 demigod. he Vac nausht IN
virtue which you AMI and all may not be The simple
secret ruth Of his greatness that by training by
moral discipline, be gaA3-ed together each and every
ls " or ana srea, Whole os msur Strength
and beauty, which made dim what he was. 's5eyond
comparison the hra q men cloud cheersI But
Me this idea Of virtue 1alch divides u into Sa-ts
regret that thoughts and language D. not
usually convey the true sense Of virtue - a
whole entire prinGpIe-44ae same wherever II
per.sades and ali pervadlng. Cardinal virtues arc
errors Of pagan morshsis. The Christian soase
of virtue Is moral goodness, szd imparung eneaSy,
achieve. IL prudence temperance, or justice, or
foriua alone but exer,s Itself In every act aud sP
visibe. 70 be vrtGous the sexse one must al
ways do sat which according 20 the dictates OF right
and right reason We cannot be p.Gssnt and yet be
nenperse. unjust cowardy, desperate and yet
be imprudefs unjust just and s.re1s without being
prud' ut and desperate The man who rekes on one or
two or more particular qualities and elaas 70 DC good
Cor these alone viruous 10 fact aud may not be
Relied for ttee, II he is Indifferent as " y virtuous
qualities or mpornnt acts. All qualities important
and virtue does does not pervade every a II Is the
divine element ia or nature and 'cavens the whole man.
does not truly AID purely exist In this scEe Of viz
tue Washington Yielded "a tAs whole heart and went
in fuli measure ss bis every act lie was prudent
temperate Just brave truthful dutnl fearful peyseycr
was any one or ali a these Ths key Of hls life kept In
hand. gu may unlock all hls motives, and see all the
secret springs OF his action, md you find them 50 simple,
like all truth, that little child may learn OF him.
rapid glance al his career will teach the vi
raj goodness In him.
He was born In wcstrnoresnd. Of Virginia far from
any town city Institution or learning; Of respect
able family Of people who could boast " heredi-
tary self respect, and good manners aud good mo
rails. HIS faiber was a gentleman, his mother a lady.
A. eleven years Of age be became that precious per.
IN the GosIel-a widows sou, aud tlat widow
was remarkable woman. She stern In her do
nestle rule a. mother and mistress q Planters home
No such women known before OF since a those
Of colonial times Virginia and the other planting states
the ladies' gazed AZ each ohe utter amszemcut these
words uttered) No other ike those Of Old
Epr and The United Colonies understood that potent
~ere provdent frugal self denying sagaclous in
dutrlous, systematic mistresscs o. homcs-homcs Of a
people reared 70 endurance and 70 duty hs was tread
ms the ladies' toes-they eyed tie Governor hard)
Their lords were proud and they we're proud DANES
Such Mary, the mother q washn gton, bad court
life, but they were not taught in tender schools of
eneminacy. They ladics and yet they
their chief end % womanhOod-they were "strong
minded women IN the true sense and yo, were delicate
refined and MODESTO know their feminine duties and
sphercsto be bepms,es 70 husbandstob be mstresscs
hou ehods-to be guardian instructors well mothers
10 children. Pure a. han, they absolute IN equal
dignity with their lords and masters at home; and
honosed they were viruous abroad were supreme In
The traces Of personal attraction and command BY such
mother Washington taught the lessons of virtue
she taught him truth. When he had committed fsu, he
gent directly 70 her and with uplted brow told her all
uly She said forgive you. because you have the
.ouraec tell the truth at once had you skuked away
should have dc~pised you There no military Ia.
,SsD,s. M Hobby and "a Mr. Williams laugh, him al he
knew 10 the schools; and Adiuiant Muse, militia man,
taught hun ne manual exercise and lcaned him hs only
books on the arts q war and Monsieur Van BRAIN in
strud him IN fencing Next 70 the truth he ght
70 love labor and 70 be careful 70 do well everything
undertook % DO Tie purpose Of God is TO create
act 70 DO. We conceive Of Deity isolated and mort
~ uaivrse. From everlasting the creative power
creative The Od Testament Gays, God sac let there
be light The New Testament fays, "in the beginning
vas The word, and the word with God and the word
ras God" The word was 'et there be light" Labor |
with GcJrge Washington He loved The manly sports and
exercise the body 10 all he feats Of agHty pr csed a,
ns uay be was very strong and athletic and developed
bis muscles by Gduous toll and seasoned his bodily
health 10 endurance He Systematic and ex.
vt BE was psrtculsry attentive I, the miautie Of
futy sense o. duty ever controlled him. lie not
orn 70 fortune but derived his from the devise
n hs brother Lawrence It's condition. however did
pot require Of him begin life prematurcly Yet when
10 wac but sixteen wears Of age he was employed ~
ord Fairfax surveyor OF his boundless and painless
rid lands in Virginia. The gsntlemans son thought
unbocomng 10 him 10 pioneer the wilderness 20 prac-
the science he had learned 70 become acquainted
with the Western lands and thereby y the foundation
u forune and he went in the tree Of his youth
. the woods q yirsshs western forests with his
Teyors compass and Jacobs s,an IN hand and performed
,is work g well ibs the lands be located would
received = commission public surveyor Hs remained
'ot at home near the aprou strings and ease and luxury
y the nursery spofted away hts time amidst horses
md iox hounds Manly labor with purpose guided BY |
sense of duty made Dim follow the divine instincts Of
obe nature and approach reafer - te standard IN the
inverse ~ labor and enduraHce. No occupation was Il
DO ouiy FOR MIN " was tha Il about which ~ c1ta
mploy himself ~. dignity Eas Dot impaired ~ worki