The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-02-23

% common interest, whose nou ora vA,a O., ha,x
$3.50 ~ lar as possible by those only who we've
wensHsa ~ pshtcas interest and feeling. such
feed Standardization which was pr5yiJsn alv Ma
un the Sirgfn soil OF the new world AMI HI whosa
man snent rSscrgs Washington was the chief hu-
..ssi,otEmFnt No msn or his day perbaps nnisr.
righi ~ ~ ~ wsll as Washington He that the
NJ. NJ 1Wn way, II they concerned only hmselr i'm,
r, 49, SpI poniing obligation on him not 10 In
~ me aairs of others where they alone are
nn tivstea. de appreciated to- the rich and rare
sspoaIunlties FOR this selfiev@iopment which were
s,s.e y our position. To these he directed the
.rn.snh OF his eeuntfymen when ne erhorted them
% institute American policy; an "a worL ,
se.i own destiny under the impulses OF their own
emmataa genius aod with due reference TO the cir
.auistaaces which surrounded them TO All "a flee
Wspe TO TINS Law of selfieY eiopment an unlimited
ne'a Was opened to human competition. All tho
l1"s o. lie We're offered to free and fair ccpctt-
tton and were awarded to the victots IN tba gr,at
sld9kSieswbieh tried their strength 10 the utmost
ane,e We're 80 splendid M 60 tempt sometimes the
oeAazed Efforts of States but for the most aart
constituted the reward OF individual exertion H.,
8Isa,est possible stimulus thus given to the Il :
'Siopmeni 81 human energy aud fleming st,ne.
Eng world 10 has n,sde fur as There IL scar,ny an
9ga.t Of human aspiration which the genii,s of our
n5,t.'ntlons does noe hold cut reward 20 tenpt
.nuNlauass 10 exertion 1t iBlp poses no condition
uP ~ ms attaining II except that he shall be worth
" .ne prize. lie who claims the place of Utysess
nst be able to bend his bow. Did be demand field
~ MS 'abors and place which to found his fam
N.Y. II pointed him 10 the wilderness aud giving bi,n
81 NAe ana fne babe him to conquer Il with lhe
sweat OF his brow from the unwilling hold IF nsInr
ana TO Keep it when como iered b the gtrenoth ~
is heaft ana the cnn5ing Of his hand Does he sich
ior maritime adventure 10 bids him 10 snrsad ~;
sails to the breeze in whatever dirert;nn IL 49,, us
may take him, aud guarantees 10 him tbat III Isrl
ses' "hlch ne may gather shall be his own and Ma
rome or abroad: Docs he covet the seats Of ower ~
Le ho1ors oi life, 1t says To- there they ARE urava
Sourssir ei,'uf anu you shalt have them measure
aitI II you ieet strong enough for coptss
10 winch yon will find SO many rivals enter nnon Il
=" e1e ptlEes D-ioDg TO the strongest" Stimulated
" such impulses our progress has presented snac
tacie OF human energy uneuuallet in the hi tn9p ~
ne past The march Of the restless column il ever
along the Inv aa !; ne erf which still resounds
e.ef matt again II must be in the grave. Nothing
stay thst column in its mighty march even for 4
.hI IL stops neither TO bury it, dead nor to cor
or lts wounded panses az no obstacle IL cares fr
80 ouds which II may have 10 encounter. n stoad >
iIaP @.u us mum OF men have already scared The
s Oh the reinotest soitudes of the wilderness
ano tho snout OF lid war-cry will soon he heard ro.
,e se's what resistless tide Of human energy is
tu- sW eepinH over our cGntttent to fulfil the deere
OF ITS destiny What an embodiment OF moral NV,
sr taus oTg'nZinR. il may be- to take the sunreme
direction OF the affairs of man Tell me NOT 81 traTe
OF OF Attiia OF JamerIauc or Gheueis han tell m.
hot OF eo.h, OF Hun, or of Tartar or Il whatey.r
Ttner HestroyeTs OF our race have yexed tho cart
tr h"hiie, ana VINO Ike tempests come and so d,
patti telt yon that the greatest DESTROYER of Ali g
now ABROAD, before whom shall fail more of the Of
~ III, OF human government. more of the
nIau,ttolHE INSTITUTIONS which letter the onward
ntrch OF ban and more too of the feeb.er races Of
wy eerth unless III some way they can be Brought
"tl!' the shadow of its protection than have ey,
oeen tYampled beneath the conlueror . heel before
But liS con1uests will be such as shall leave no rl,-
ms hthInd them. 1t will destroy the tiroe-worn ar
quotations of an old civilization 10 reb,iId fro1,
thelr materials others which shall be more suitable
% the wants OF the new. The nations Of the earth
Nheh IL passes them, shall cheer that glorious col
umH as It advances, pulling down the old and nut
ting up the new, until humanity shall ind ia the iu-
stutl1ns OF society the of fulfilling al its as
all Its faculties WV W '-"'h' VI
20 FAR as human agency il concerned. there is one
man wno more than all others may be said to iiv
organized and directed this great movement of hr-
hitH soclefy, there IS one name which, above a |
others represents this mighty epoch in history ana
that IL the name OF George Washington the son Uf
virginia, the father Of his country the best and per.
haps the wise,t of all whoh.ya rnIaj the dests q,
our race name which represents more OF human
lame because it has more deppy affected human
OF man. - nav
1t /, duty, then. which Virginia owes to him. 70
hersel ANA To poseity, to TIL the great story al
MS lie IN ali the forms in which it can reach the
Htarts ana minds OF men. Let It lie toll in the grace
full numbers Of The poet let II b. ried down In III
everlasting traditions Of history, let it be imaged
lofth IN tue highest inp-rsonatOus of the painter
ana The SCuip'ots genius There is d great moral
ia that story which ought to be 1t by every human
heart for II is the story OF who alone oF ALI tL
great rulers ot men. has proved by Consistent px
ample that i'll the midst of temptations and tlr
srduciDg opportunities for the pratfratinn If a ~,
hsh ambition, he preferred the duties of life to il,
PLEASURES lts power and even to life itself Let then
virginia on this, his natal day raise the eiigy OF
who shall blame her if ome touch of maternal nri6
'houid be mingled with the tears of pious rfgari
which she may shed for him who was the world.
great paragon for all that is spb!ime in public viz
tun, and all that is patient and brave in the human
sour She raises this image not to refresh the fJnn
tains OF her giief not to take tTibnte from human
sympathy Tor the eouts deep wound not to express
the FAD sense Of bereavement in whatever erin o
utteraEce may be most enduring; but she this ia,
etevaes II in the face Of the world to conscrate Ia
memory liz the best affections of every heart ad H.
dedicate his to the great cause Of hnInnnity
4 a "a Il mt ys.l
no Idle ceremonial of gTisfw We celebrate TO day.
bat state Is unuguratng with the reverenta l snr,
mother heart the uueHee Of perhaps, the highest
human example WHICH Is to be wide as the worlo
ia It's operation, aud to command love and syInpath,
| from every human heart. Long, then, nay yOndei
expressive bronze continue to speak it, lessons ot
virtue anu wsHom To each succeeding generation o.
man Let the mother bring her bny hther that sht
may teach HIM i'll this presence hise&i est le.su
much OF the great story OF Wsshingtn as he ma,
be able to appreciate ana comprehend Let the as-
| priuG Youth whose ambition, like Ca.sar's ma,
have been fired by the study or examples of earl,
| successes SO much greater than MS own name T.
behold that calm face, and consider its ASA ciate
story Of patient torttude and Noble perseverance
Or should he, III his easerness for fame. find that hi
in DANCER 20 prefer the prizes Of ambition good
ness, let him pursue thar story TO its conclusion
learn tia it was Washington's untaltering loyalty
10 duty andtath in virtue which endowed him with
an almost suptFhuman strength and made his name
immortal among men.
is it a man of maturer years who disappointed il
his ASPIRATIONS and mscOns rueJ III mis- best and no
blest efforts for his race. begins grow weary in the
struggle and to despair % achieving uytbing prca
or coed let him Consider how sterniy the gr Al
Soul Of which that statue speaks was t1isi anf witt
what courage and faith it passed through the fire.
OF nsuning STRIFE until every difficulty was su
mounted. and IL stool purified and anneaied by the
! fierce ordeal to which il had been exposed Who
| am rng5t us ALL might not gather from his media
tions, III this calm presence reCious lessons for Nh
guidance aud direction of his future conduct! Her
| then j. the genius oci' which should invite tn,
universal pilgrimage OF man, for all its influence
are sacred ~ The great cause Of Huinanify ITSELF
| Touched by the inspired hand of human genias
that mute bronze ponls forth IFS full tide Of Iivino
associations which. like water fICm the rock RI Ho
reb, may refresh the soul Of him whose hopes an
strength are failing under the toisome, and it ma,
he tbs sad experience OF his devious Journey through
| life.
This statue is not merely a monument toWasb-
ingtou, but alta erectsd to Heroic yirtse ise
before which the fu an heart may purify its owi
aspirations under the cflasiening influences Of the
great example of the Father o his cguutry aud upon
which it may scrlhce every Wild or mad desire thai
may be adverse TO the couDtrys good
And yet tins monument itself wlll pass away when
time With slow corrodng tooth, shall have diss;pa
ted, atom by atom, its consecrated dust. But when
all its particles fugitive the Winds shall have
sappt AIRED from human view, there will still sur
,iye the monument which Washington's own
genius has erected for ITSELF for there il
promise in which all canfde that he good which
men do shall live after them. How of all thai
We admire in human achievement must lose its in
tluence in the end, becau3e IL is founded in ill., The
very process OF its progress dissp4cs iat last for
the circles Of its impus grow fainter as they grow
broader until they finally disappear altogether OF
the face OF the great ocean of life. But the good
which Il do ia this lilo. and especially such a.
Washington achieved, shall live always as an efi
cent cause and permanent influence in the progress
of hum aft airs. The foot of the spoiler may tram
pie down tor awhile what is best in the garden o.
life but heaven soon OF tate viii send its rains TO
wash Cut all traces of the step. Its tempered airs
will visit the terminating seed its genial light viii
guide the upward growth until by a full develop
ment OF leaf and flower and fruit and seed it Has
not ouly completed t4e con- Sc OF one charming
circle OF existence, but provided for re-appear-
ance of another. The work o. him who planted the
good seed shall live long after ali traces Of the de-
stroyer shall nave been lost and frgotten IT. then.
ne good which 90 be the charmed seed OF life
which must increase and multiply in the successive
processes of a continued reproduction, who shall
affx limits 70 the growth and existence of that
which Washington planted deep as the fouuia
tions Of human society ITSELF Who does not be-
lieye that the seed which ha sowed will continued
bear the Il traits OF human happiness and social
progress anil man shalt have completed hS destiny
upon eartlert He who bequeathes great mora
influence 10 TO his race, whether it be the influence
.fn or examDle shall continue q rrneaL hi.