New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-31
PARKER ON WASHINGTON

TIE occasion of the cehVets o, 'u' ny. " 80, m
~ Amer,cs. M Parker ~ss warmly receives anu
took fcr bis subject To, above sunonn'ed
he con uepo.d with speaking Of The n sdence OF An
ob.cure farmer at Bridges Cre,k, tnsm,S IN .re a.
csntu,,. This Vas Augustine Washrg'or. IL" nrse
.ise Miss Batter. died early, and kr go ooysi ns
second Msry Bal, was 9 belle aud ns ua aosr o'
eb,ldr,r at the sge Of - sh- bore her hasos,d oy,
y hom tnsy called George Ws,lis gton. of thA& faae
old house where he asa toin only one pus ssons To-
OF all the Apslo-Ss,on stock there ws noce Who
rarked 90 high as hst George Wa engt'ni avs exam.
ne is held up by all the world all parties IN hs n.uve
lad sppesl 10 him for warrant iof rga' ""9 '' "'e
M Parker said he should speak 6r't of those gres,
acts ,f bis hfe wbich ndicsted the mao caaSctoii
or h.d a great iaHuerCe upon IT. In ois ooJn"ou sou
y.nth lis opportunities Tor academic eduo sron were
snail One SIR. Hobbie taught him reatng, wnhog
ard spelling iu ais early day. After MS fa'eer
he hy.d with lis brother and leaineo geom'uy
snner,or school At Bddges Creek snd oe'sms qane
foisbed in whstev-r studies he entered ou lie MA
military spirit very econ, and at II he obteic~d
midshipusp's warrant; eisluggage sS pas On ave.
s,l. hut his mother would not lit him goi no ~as w,
:, ba a mt .hipmsn. On such small ovrfts 90 efsnu
results h,pge He aiterward learned uivey'ng. De
FIRE rehew,s Il he fanciet he was 10 love snn nss
Perry; but the course OF rue love cid not run so
He called her "the lowlsnd beauty bat h' survived
hpr vo& u scorn and only his verses remain 70 prove
that he was IN love. He fell in love again, oat tnis
time he was cured by athletic sports. Inereaitsf, NO
bads ferewell to verses AT d love- ,
HE mother had n hard temper, ntted 70 cnuu,
and hen LAFAYETTE visited her IN the Revcluuon, nc
fund her wedding in her garden, and nsd tne s"o.
s.rse not to change her attire, Bat me , I.au ~
az ce to wecore her couiuy stcr' Nasniosvn nv
onired much Of her character. He was ua'ned, 700,
nSt bv books but by eyentr. He continued his prac-
tice Of Surveying with success
His military career commen 'ed early, and ne was
sctive in raising troops 10 at against the saVagos:
When he loiu,d the expedition Of BrsJdock, no nsa
more kno ge than the commander h,ussu, sna NJ"
his advice been followed no would have been saccess
fnl. After that def at Wsstir gtoo was apponted
Comm ander in Chief. He bad many dhcutes 70
conterd With. la al hs proceedings ne vas nrm'
bnt very moderate and this moderation is peculiar,
since Il is SO rare tor uihtary men to lose an oppor"
nity TO te tyrsns During that seven years he gained
a military training which snaoed him Ia the Rsvoiu-
tion by caution, activity and perseverance,, 10 Wear
out the British. - -.
From A. SO 10 MA with his rich and beau iful wife,
Mr. Curtiss widow, he lived on bis form, IN the OLD
s,y oi Virginia elegance, dressing elegantly xnd VISIT
ed by many guests. lie had the Washington arms on
bs iyerles and elsew here and other expensive And
fashionable goods from London Thus the rlver OF ais
lie spre ad ont under broad shallow ~ ee>e an psas-
ure. His diary shows nf phllosYph'e .aoasns .. la
t..-s ouuu as ma aston shment t1at four pecks OF
gram ,houd make five pecks Of meal. Oie year he
WAS in the Nngnia Assembly, where hs male no
speeches longer than ten minutes but was dstingush-
ed for quiet and digui ID integrity. At the coming o'
evil runners from the North, hs not the hfst to
move But in 1863 he WIS roaty TO raise aud eqaip Q
thousand men, pay them and march them 70 Boston.
At his attending the Phsd,ph's Convention In l77f,
he was not distinguished except for judgment.
The choice of commander Of the revoIuionsry
armies .as given to Virginia 10 conc late the Soath
Virginia opposed Washington, but John Adams
that be was the man. lie left home IN i773 and
did Tot again its threshold til 1884. lie wrote
10 bis wife the or ly letter b. her which II preserved
On rescbirg Boston be found everythiogin d,sosgsn
ized ttate and much dscoLsDt great waos Of m tsry
Knowledge, iesoosies aud cavihnss 10 the camp. 0ee
third Of the people were tories. C"ngrss paid ba.
little Tor they had hitle and IL is the ast dollar that
the victory for m, pey is pov.rio 10 war. Their
heroism in that day, great setdsnisl eli throug
that yesr, but Washington had q host Of difficulties
to contebd az gaipst. I..p
Back BAY did not freeze over that Winter 90 he
could cross foot, aud when the British ct last wsve
forced To leave they carrie oft twelve huodreo Torres
and left two or three hundred more whom they ought
10 have taken. Never sinco then had the streets VI
Boston been rodden by IN enemy, except once, when
the foot Of the tyIaLt u0de down State street, nncr y
posed; but day Of reckoning wouli come. VAST ling
ton took his army South, but ho was there p-iasup
ported by the people, and for n year vi dam and
perlous time. There no New. Eogland abt IorJ
Philadelphia 10 supply meo. The next year dsrkeI
still 10 COpgrefs every one was dis 'eartsni and
sometimes II was difficult for months TO obn.an 4
quorum Of States. There we're caosls in toe army.
Had Washington not been ri,b, and needed ~ parry,
be would cot have held command TO the end.
In 1884 Washington found himself At Mount We pom
without al Office. 4 small Convection was held Of
which ne was Presiden nt Not a Quorum could be
gained end il signed by consent Of the States.
WashinSto did not hike il, and other great did
rot Ike it. II hoop ~ bind the thirteen slaves
tO9 ether and was 10 accepted.
Washington was chosen President. Who was the
second did no. 80 well appear. Adams was chosen
kIce-president There were two parties the Federal
lists n favor Of Capitalization, add their 0ppOneL Its.
Washington selected his coefs from the best Of both
end sought for them union. Some OF his me ssures
r...ks 81. x..1o A Al. l.
II upton of State debts aud the estabhsh.
meLt Of a nat onAl baGk.
On the ID Of March, 1877, Washington withdrew
from public life bu, he recalled " the head of the
American armies in fear Of With France, ill his
ended in l7y9 leaving lin frst In the hearts
and memories Of bis couDtrymeD. Hs was prsctic Al.
had little Of the deal and took little notice of the bssu-
tiful. He WI ote much, but much Of his writing Was
by the hands of secretaries His farewell address vas
subst sntisy from sdson and Hamilton. Bot he had
great nld.rstaIdiDg great common sense ho not
great originator, but he was good organizer; could
the nos essily bend the rough materials ~ the ends
be had in vew be always sought advice; be had that
rare combustion If judgment, courage and capacity,
which htted him 10 do all things we'll he never con.
Quoted brhaLt campaign, and only one brilliant bat
te that Of IrentOn he had military talent, not genias
for war; biz superiority was not Intellectual; ne hs
an admirable balance VI moral poweTs; he was on4.r
ly IN all things; be never overcame the sunS hal
distemper Of the blood which he inherited from hls
quicktempered mother he bore mp hopefay sg sinst
every disco oursgement IL tue whole Yspgo ol human
history there no sach example Of Integrity he
listener 70 the voice Of conscisnce no act
can be ported at 10 sbo~ nsincsrty and dishonesty ia
him, there was no egotlsm In him; he never wrote a
hIe with the peacocks feather; religious man he
had few superors for it the basis Of all his s and
actions He opposed 70 Slavery and peYsctnaliy
attempted to free Nmginiss slaves; at east be freed
HE at death and here he ~as sapsrior 70 ~ sre
and here proof Of his religion. 'i,I :. -
The fol'wng snecdote was told Of Gea WssAisgton
in tie course Of the evening: .. f.a4Ilrl "a
At Cambridge, Gen. Washington had hesfd that the
colored SOLDIERS not 10 be dspeadsd apoa Cor
seItries. 80 one night, whsn the password, wss
" Cambridge lie went outside the camp Dot On An
ovsIcoa,, and then approached collfsd seu inel.
Who gees there r. cfisd the sentinel. "a ffieni
replied Washiltor. a. Friend advance unsrn.,d