New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-15

siD employ daily the pens Of active aud intelgsnt
secTetsrits in communicating his plans transmitting
bis COO mar d. ard geoer lily carrying on his CORE
spoI deuce without the thought thai they were aoy the
lsss the dctsbs Of bis own mil and Judgment, be-
cause ronyeyed Ia the words OF announcer ihs h.oH
he rrie th him TO the Presidency, feey putting
in requisite the ad of such ofhcla aaVlser am per
sol fI de as in his opinion would best enable MIN To
pelf I'm the duty Of the day 10 doing ths he retained
and exercised ind pend nj judgment aud he adopt
I'D othipp furnishtd 70 him by Others, which do not
after rigd scrutiny sta the test OF hs own marvel
GUS dis eminent AID unerIifg wisdom.
From the closing portion of the memoir, in which
the character of W ,sbingtOn s briefly portrayed,
we take several paragraphs that apty illustrate
the qualities ich we're at the foundation beth Of
his private snG public life.
General Wssbrg tons personal appearance was in
harmony with his character; it was a model of manly
strength ard beauty. He was about six feet two
inches n hight and his person well proportionein the
earlier part OF life rahr spare aud never too stout for
active graceful movement The complexion incined
to the ford; The eyes were blue and remarkably far
apart profusOn of bro hair was drawn back from
the forehead highly powdered according to the fashion
Of the day, and gathered in bag behind lie was
scruI ulOuty Itat In his dress, and while 10 camp,
though he habitusly left his tent at sunrise he was
usually dressed for the day. His streng Of arm AID
his sRDl aid grace ss horselnan have been already
mentioned HIS power Of endurance was great, aud
and and the battle of Princeton when hs was scarcely
out of his saddle two days. Puneous in hs obssry-
of the courtses of society as Prscced IN MS uay
he was aecuttOu ed down to the psrod OF ms lnaug
ration as Pretden at the balls glyeu In his nonOr,
take part Ia a mnuet or country dance. Ills diary uni
fornly records sometimes ~iih amusing eXacnets the
precise number of ladies present at the az
bch be was received his tours through tue COlon'
His general msDDer in large societies. thOugh eni-
nertly courteous was mark by ceta ain mul airy re-
fefye In mailer companies he was easy ana ahaOle,
bnt not laxative. He wac frequently caeered INTO
gayeiy st bis resde by The Contagious merIlment OF
he Young happy bat often relapssd into thought
full mood, moving bis lips, but utteIng no audole
sound.
Washipp'ons religious impressions were in harmony
with the ret OF his cnaracter-dteP, RATIONAL ana prac.
4, al On this topic, remaining space adults Il
little more than reference to the interesting article on
the so iect in the fourth section OF the appendix to
MIR. 81, rks twelfth volume Washington was
brought up in the Episcopal communion and WAS
member OF the vesuy Of two churches. He was at all
tIues regular attendant public worship, and an
occasional psrtsker of the cOmmunioni and s believed
hs btuLly to have begun toe DAY with the reading OF
the Sc iptures and prayer IN his closet. His private
corresp1 nee his general oIders and his public acts
Of III kinds contain devout recogDiions Of Divine
Providence in the gOyernu ent Of the world add his
who life bears Wines 10 the M1ueLce OF evallI1g
sense Of eigloUs responsibility. In his last moments
he b eathed truly piou sp rlt Of resignation. In his
ov affecting words, he 0led " haId,' but he was
{" not afraid to CO." Though prevented by the rapid
progress of his disease aud the almost total obstruction
Of re vocal organs from expressing he feelings no
manifested TO the last the submission Of sincere Chri;
tan the will of the great Dhposef.
The comparison of Napoleon and Washington sug-
gests remark the military cha acter of the latter,
who is frequently dispsr4ged 10 contrast with the great
chiefans Of anc eUt and modern time. But no com-
paris con he instituted to any valuable purroe be-
tween individuals which does not extend 10 the cOun-
tiles end periods in which tney iveo and to the means
l.. Vhnn hacn gsVnu ma Orgau Ora
taken into The account Washington as q chieftain,
an inclined TO hunk will slstaln the comparison with
any ether of apcieIt or modern time. recent Judi
cious French writer M. Edouard Labou'aye), though
greatly admrng the char icter of Washipgt H. denies
him the brilliant military genius OF JGlIus Cesar. 1t
s 10 gay the least, certain that Ju ius Cesar re-
m9njDg 10 Ober respects Whist be wss, could not have
conducted the American Revolution TO q s1cce's ful
issue that Washington could not have subdaed uaul
thrown army into Great Britain gaued the bat
tie of Phsrsaba. No one has denied TO Washug.
ton TIE possession of the chest degree Of physical and
moral c5uTage no one hss ever acc0s ID him Of missing
an opportunity to strike bold bio v; has poit
ed want Of vigor in the moment of action of
forehought in the plans of his campaigns in short
one baa alleged fact, from which it can be made
probable Il at Napoleon or Cesar, working with his
means and on his field Of action, could have wrought
out greater better Tesuls than he did or that if
be bad teen placed on field Of action, and with a
command OF means ike theirs, he would have shown
hiuseH unequal 10 the position.
There IT, III this respect great mistake On the sub
Jet Of W ashpgO temperament which was natural
~ saDguIe IraditioDary accounts, which must, how
ever, be received with great caution far as particular
anecdotes are concerned authorize the belief that in
early life at least, be habituslly wage astrenuOus war
fare with his ardent temper. at all events while
he pa ed in circumstances, 10 both his which
forced upon him the Fablsn policy theirs coca
sons as we have sen iu the narration when lie |
seizd the opportunity Of making what if it had failed
would have been called rash movement. Tits showed
bin the pOsss Of an expansive capacity conform
mg patiently 70 straits and keeping good hearth adver
81 v but ready al s. moDent Of change TO move with
vigOr and power. When we add TO this an unques
tone for dne for the military profession who can
doubt that, If be had been trained in the great Of
Europe, ms wonld have proved hims If equal to their
seyeresi tests Ii IL remarkable fact that from ris
youth upward he evinced military csJ acity beyond that
OF all the uair ed and experienced officers with whom
be was associated or brought III conflict. The nesert
OF is advice 10 E55, the veteran Braddoek his
army and bis life aud threw the valley of the Ohio
into the power Of the Frer CHI aad all the skill aud
energy visible III the operations Of Gen Forbes by
which it wac recovered in 1853, weIeinfused iatO them
by WasbiI gtOn.
akin to the argument against lis military capacity,
if the question WHISTLER, generally peaking Washing
ton was nan Of genius-a question not to be al
sweIed till that word il eXpa ned, DR.. johnson calls
il that power which constitutes poet aud in that
acceptstiOn Washington certainly not endowed
with il. AS little did he possess the genius of the ora
tor the Of ut era, the sculptor the painter the
musician. The term lie habiualiy, not - say excu-
slNey appropriate 10 'hath7tVe power winch enables
men TO excel in science liieIaurs and the fine arts
that those who ale destitute OF ia these departments
are often declared TO want il altogether But ere s
genius OF political snd military ski of social inAu-
,nce, Of personal ascendency, Of government genius
FIR practical utility; a Tnoral genius of true he
roism Of unselhsh patri0dsn, and Of stern public
int CITY, which strongly marked all endo Smsnt
as those gifts Of intellect imagina ion and taste which
cors ute the poet the artist Without adopting Viz
GLE magnificent but scorul con rast between scien-
uc and Literary ekID, The hand and those mas
,fnl arts the either, by which victories gained