The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1859-02-25
WashinEton.-22nd. Tahrua uaru.

II is rare that a person becomes an OBJ
lect Of aniversGl respect and venerstion.
Gustavus is great in Sweden Peter in
Russia Frederick in Prussia Napoleon
in France Toussaint IN Hos.''. A-i
each is more or less known in many lands /;
but no one Of their names is absolutely
talismauic in all lands. That honor is re
served for Washington. In lands where
chris ,ianity has scarcely penetrated, in the
most distant islands Of the ocean, with
the learned and th' ignorant, the laboring
many and the titled few, his name has
pecome household word.
A person so nearly perfect at every an
gle Of his being who had been placed in
SO many pcsitious--positions laded with
momentous trusts, girt round by infinite
perploxities, and continually stormed by
whirlwinds oftemptation aud yet through
ali bore himself Withsueh forecast and judg
ment. that no man can Charge him with a
single serious. fault, is Dorthy Of the worlds
respect and admiration, What wonder
when men can find no other summit OF
unsullied, human excellence, when all 9th
ers are driven by passion, covered by the
tangled growths of selisEness and sensu-
alism-Wbat wonder that men of every
cline should turn to their one lofty peal
with such awe and delight. And is it Q
wonder that Americans are proud Of be-
ing his countrymen
But in the midst Of our exultation i
should be remembered that although W,
may be proud of being his oountrymen
were he upon earth he might not feel 81
proud Of US. This line Of relation no
only runs back, but also forward ; it not
only binds Washington to US, but also Vi
to him. This fact should induce every
American to rise out Of the paltry mean
nesses largely INDUCED in every calling
to the broad table land Of intelligence
integrity, and generous forbearance. l
should not induce or allow us TO submit
to any local OF general wrong, remember
I ing how punclilious Washington was o.
all questions of public or private right
and how, against heavy odds and in th
face of defeat and obloquy, he tough
through that long disheartening war soon
er than submit to theoretical wrong even
We are glad that the State has author
lied public institutions to make the ami
yersary Of Washington's birth holiday
I And we hope all Americans viii soon Sc
s and feel the propriety Of observing da
which should be celebrated thFonghou
the land. AS a general rule it is an ey
TO cannonize public men and oelebrat
: their birthdays it tends to a degradin
hero worship, and opens long array 0
corrupt efforts and partzan abuse, to Sc
I cure for the unworthy the coveted homo
] Some Of the earlier nations brought th
minds Of the masses into skepticism abou
the greatness and goodness of any man
Offering oYations by rearing Shrines to th
worst in common with the best. Som
deserve statues in the temple Of fame
they are not many however, even in th
United States. There seems TO have bee
a genenal arousing Of the public min
with reference 10 Washington, much q
which is to be credited to Irving'a super
biography Of him. WAsHINGToN IRyINo
iit biographer Of Americas glory, til
worlds friend, and humanity's rarsst ex
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WAsHNGToE, th
great aud good.