The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-04-29

~ >c''ncu 'io"Nc 'he ollcct llaL engaged
ih's attention, and he WIS always equal, with
ont an effect, to the solution Of the highest
questions, even when there existed the pre-
cv'icnts TO guide his decision.
In the way he never drew to himself aJ
mIration for the possession of any one DUAL.
NY IN excess, never made in council any one
suggestion that sublime but ilnprac;icabIc
never in action took to himself the praise
or blame Of undertaking astonishing. in
conception hu, beyond his means OF cxccu
ton. it WAS 'h" mos! wonderful accom-
J i'!i>l'nrnt OF ti.s man that. place upon the
largest ;hca'cr Of events, at the Lc! oi
the greatest revolution in human affairs.
h" n.v"r failed to observe a!I ti,at WIS pos
N'"T'. AMI a! ':ir sam" time Ia I.,und his as
pir:''io''s iy hat wI,cl, WAS poS~i.!".
4 y Slight ting in his character. rcrc"r;i.
III" "m!v to the close observer, r".c.ie,! the.
region from which he sprung. and he mi..l,:
i'r described ~, the best specimen ni' man
h"ol developed in the South; bu, his
qualities were t;'n!'">"!y p:opor;ionr, ;!r,.
his whole country rather cIamel him
aS ~ choicest representative. the most com
i''ctc expression OF :il lis a;,aillncnts and
a>rcra'ionS. He studied his country an,l
r"n'tormcd 10 it. His coun,rvmc.l felt
that he WAS the hest type of .lncric,, :url
r'jocc'i in it, ;i.i Were proud OF it They
lived i'll hi, liz: anI male lis succession
and his praise heir own.
fr"!"nndly impressed with c"nlic!cnrc in
Gods Providence, au'i exemplary in his res
poets for the forms of public worship. no
rlii"~"'!.rr nf the ci.:tc, nth cen u.y
WAS more iir'n in the s:rpor. OF free l,m
81 religions opinion. rome more Tolerant or
more remote tr"m bj@p;ry hu: belief in
Good. and tr,s, in His nv.rru'in~ power.
io!mr'! the essence of lis ci,ara Ter D.
vine wisdom not onIv i!,inincs the spirit,
it inspires the viii Washington was IA
man Of ;.;';"". ;.uL uo; Of theory or wnr!S:
his cie"'i a!,l'carS in his lie. not in his pro-
f.s>ionS. wLir!. burst from him very rarely.
and Only ut those @:r,L moments OF crisis
IN the fortunes OF his country, when earth
and heaven seemed actually To meet, ard
lis c!n"t;rns became too intense for sur
preston; but his whole being was one con
t:n"ri act "t fail, in the eternal, INTELLIGENT.
moral order Of the universe. Integrity was
SO completely the law OF his nature, that a
planet woul'! sooner have shot from its
sphere, than he have departed from his up
rIghtness, which WAS so constant that it Of
ten srenc, 10 lie aimos: iuprrson.
IE"y say @: Gi"iia tllat he inir"lnc,.,!
goodness in'" the art Of painting Wash.
ingt"n carried it with him TO the camp and
ihe cabinet, and established Il new criterion
OF human greatness. The purity of his
inriiuir anl us he never fallcrrl in his
faith i'll vi;ue, he stood fast 10y that Which
lie knew to be just; free from Illusions;
never detected by the apprehension of the
difficulties and pcris that when before him,
and drawing the promise Of success from
the justice of his causc. Hence he WAS
persevcring, leaving nothing unfinished
free from all faint Of oj>tinacy in his firm
ness seeking, and gladly reccivivins advice
but immova'lc in his ,lrvntedncSs to RIGHT
OF n" re,rin. modesty and habitaal re-
serv"," his ambition was no more than the
consciousness of his power, a'd was snbor-
'lnate TO his sense of duty he took the
foremost place, for he knew from inborn
magnanmi,v, that it belonged to him, ana
he dared not withhold the service rronircI
ot him so that, with all his humility. he
WAS hy necessity the first. though never for
himself or for private ends. lie loved f:,mc
the approval Of coming generations, the
good opinion Of his fllowmcn Of his own
time, and he desired to make his conluc,
coincide with their wishes but not fcar Of
ccnsure, not the prospect of applause
could tempt him TO swerve from rcctiinle
and the praise which he coveted. vas the
sympathy Of that moral sentiment which
exists in every human breastanI goes forth
only to the welcome Of virtue.
There have been soldies who have acbiev-
cd mighiier victories in the field, and made
c"nquests more nearly corresponding to the
bonndlessness Of selfish ambition: states
men who have been connected with more
startling uPheavals Of society but it is the
greatest Of Washington that in public
trusts he used power solely for the public
good that he WAS the life, and moderator.
and stay of. the most momentous revolution.
IN human affairs, its moving impulse and its
restraining power. Combining the cen.
tripetal and the centrifugal forces in their
utmost strength aid in perfect relation,
with creative grandeur OF instinct he held
ruin in check, and renewed and perfected
the institutions Of his country. Finding
the. colonies disconnected and depcndent
he left them such united and we'll ordered
commonwealth as no visionary and believed