New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-10

Or, red bis hair bot the General Svsys shaved him
self and took care to do IN tie smallest possible tine.
| his accomplished he employed hin self IN As hsruy
ill breakfast Bis break fast vas very sinpae; sone
little corn CAKES -hh butter and honey, and two e
| three cupe Of tea. The Spartan tugshty win
which be hmsef to have received the Frasch
efiotrs when they visted him at Wet Point, va n
accordance wi bis private tastes and hsblt< esf
TIE times Of scarcity and distress for provisions proos-
bly, cost bin very little p~rsons sacrifice while TIC
vel Known moderate OF bis table helped 10 keep up
the courage and devotion Of HE eolders who fet thk
isrir beloved commander shared their privsiiens in
seed OF rewriting in luxury while they were starving
We can hardly appreciate the adv Of smpo and
upclssy hbits OF living bat the history Of sshing
| ton may hstp rs 10 do 80.
Tie connection OF W@hipgton with Slavery is
adverted 10 in some judicious remarks, and Illus
trsted BY sn original snecdote:
| Washington was STAKEHOLDER a. he WAS planter,
BY birth education and habit and be not only ssw
but felt-for be = Southern man IN his private
fe.ngs-s all the difficulties which must Iise te0 he
| state Of things between South and North But the
first duty necessity OF al bis life wss The sc4uisi-
ticn Of national Independence, with the 'coeeqnent
| establishment OF wise and efficient government hr
| the new born and tottcrng nation All other laboS
and duties secondary to this and Afforded moro
than sbundsnt occupation for him and other great and
| coed men, who won thst Independence and estas-
| Eshed thu, government for us.
To men Ices wise and devotelSlavery might, indeed,
have prt we'd the apple Of Ataanta turning them asice
from the great object and 80 defeating all pnsrencs
and dist utes srUse about IT, and required much hro,
ne - and self command 10 hold the great point steshy
in view and put all else resoutey IN the backgrounds
| for the time
That Washington, Jefferson and others Of our Rsvo-
luonary fcresir ers foressw and dreaded tbs esaps
the QUE ston mig ht ultmstey assume, se gather IRON
MANY expressions in their works. Mr. Jefferson In par
teulsr, expressed hiGsef with great warmth, ssymS
that the Ainigh had attribute which could take
mart with Slavery and that he tembed for his country
when be reflected that God u just Washington e1-
or, sses his sentime nts with no less drectnees never
4 st,ular ~ IA aistll
compel me 10 it, to possess other slave by purchases
il being among my fret wishes Ia some plan adopt
ed by which slavery IN this country may be Abolshed
BY law" In another letter he says: " hope II VIII
not be conceived from thee observ stons" with no
.pect to the recapture OF runaway slsvel that
my with 20 hold the unhappy people who are the subject
OF this letter in slavery can only say there nos
man living who wishes sincerely than do TO see
ELAN adopted for the abolition OF it, but there 70 only
one proper and efectual mode by which Ii can bs &C
compkhed and that Is by legislative authority, and
ibis, as far as my suffrage will 90, shall never Be
| wanting"
And again. in enumeraiing the why the price
of land higher in Pennsy lyana than In Maryland
and Virginia, he mentions that 10 Pennsylvania there
are laws for the gradual abolition OF Slavery, which
| neither of the two States above mentioned have AZ
pr,sent, but rheh rotARg % wore certain fAaa haf
| they psE,t tGre, and az PERIOD Hes rsDote
| Here then, is the true keynote OF Wsshipgton's
mind on this subject. lie thought Slavery an evil 20
obvious that he rested in the belief hat the good sense
and principle of the whole United States flor all werc
|
ton. lie not so romantic and impractical % 10
think the great work could be done by word, that
Slavery could 10y act of Congress be swept away and
forgotten He knew II 10 be business Of great diff
Guilty and delicacy; but he had full confidence that the
time was not far defiant when the same wisdom and
virtue the same love Of liberty and the same proper
respect for the opinions OF mankind, which bad dio-
tsted the Declaration of Independence, would, In duo
season and under equally solemn sense OF RESPONSE
bity. prompt measures for the emancipation OF the
coloed people who had 10y no choice OF hcr own, be-
ulafann ia mi - n
secret and his views with regard TO the disadvanAXes
of slave labor plainly TO DO gathered hon his dia
res but he seems to have thought these things must
be endured for time in order that the change, whom
it did take place should be weiconsidered and wise IN
| its provisions.
Ii Washington bad not had the armies Of the United
States to organize and lead to victory the govern
inert 10 settle and 10 administer and the jarrng inter
and ever spriDgipg eaouree OF newly emaDcipated
millions 10 reconcile and charm away by b" personas
influence, be might perhaps have found lime 70 mink
Of H. condition Of the slaves-oompsf ativsy moro
handful at that time; but with all this business on hn
hands and heart is il lot TO be wondered at that hs
left the cure Of Slavery to somebody else and soms
other day.
But he made his own sentiments on al ecoNions,
clesr a. the sun In bus meridian Brightness" 10 Ne
one Of his most fsvorite siniles.
Iafayette having purchased In estate In Cayenne,
with the Intention Of freeing the slaves upon II, Wash
pston wrote to him. Your late purchase "a gsns.
Gus and noble proof Of your humanity Would 10 God
Ike spirit might dffuse iisef gensraiy In tho minds
An Incident In bis own family brought directly homo
to him the contradictory and rather ridiculous aspect
which asvebolding champion Of liberty must pre-
sent TO the world
When Mrs. Wasbingtons favonte maid, 0ney, Tho
woman who had long been her personal ssaonsisss,
done her fine sewing and preps oil hS cAps-A moe
matter Of home clear saichng quilting and ffang -
those days-vhen this Oncy away, and Mss. WISH
iDgtop, missing her every moment, and not moving
where to look for substitute desired the 6essrM 70
advertise, Offering reward for her, he wholly de-
elired with laugh land, We doubt not b.ush too)
saying it would sppear finely Cor Am " DO Advertising
runaway slave
This won an Oney went to Of The Eastern States,
and called on young lady who was mnma'e WIN
Gen. Wsshing'ons family, who had seen her Q thou,
saLd times Of her MISTRESS side, and who w. q
course exceedingly surprised 10 zee her 30 lar from
bon e, knowing that she was Indispensable 70 Ms.
Washington.
v ord have you come fIomp
"Cone from Nsw-York. mis.n, said ODey.
"But why did you come swsy-hsw can hn.
WAsbILg tOn DO wlhOst ytnP
One hung her head at ub, but AFTER momeos TO
Piled
Run away, rnsss."
"Kun away snd from such An eIoeDent plAcss
Why what could induce you' You bad rom ID
yoofssf and only light work To do and every ~
dugebce-"
"Yee-I kDow-but | vab'ed 70 10 hee, fnnsp5
wanted TO l.srn 10 read ana wIfte-"
Tbls was Obeys only motive; and abe renamed N
Msine, usIIlsd ard sesucd there AID WA hss own
nis,rss ever after though very probably With tx
harctr work and poorer fae than had been hss LOT u
the Presidents. .
Tbis an,cdcte bad from the lip. Of the Ady bosef,
now living IN the City of New-Yorh.
10 will be seen from our quotations that This VOL
une is by no means hfrless nfaccismsnso Of WON
and antquaied materials, but Is pervsded By ths
glow of the authors enthusiasm. Although wht-
ten with reference to tho Instruction Of the yoans
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