The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-03-10
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George Washington vas ens Of the most
Distinguished movers in the American Revo-
luton. He was born Of poor but honest
parents, at Genoa, in the year l492. His
mother was called the Mother Of Washing
ton, He married, early inalife, . single
widow lady, Mrs. Martha Gusts, whom
Prescott describes. as the cussedest pretty
woman south Of Mason and Dixon's line
Young Wsshington commenced business Do
. country surveyor, and Was present in that
character at the sha.a tight under Gen,
Paddock, where % many guns were fred
that the whole body Of militia we're stunned
BY the explosion, and sas down 70 supper
unable to hsar word that wAs said.as Tbs
supper WAS afterwards alluded to - Brad.
locks defeat, and the smile, s'dead a. Brad
dock, )" subsequently vulgarixed into ssdeaf
~ haddock, !" had its rise from that circufn.
stance. Washingsons lconmanded ssvsral
troops during the Revolutionary war, and
distinguished himself By crossing the Della.
wafe river on ice Of very inadequats thick
ness % visit family of Hessians Of his
aoquaiDtancs. He was passienstal5 foHd6
green pess and string beans, and his favor
ite motto was, sin time Of peas prepare for
war l1'@ vs1 -
5 Washington's most intimate friend was q
French gentleman, named Marquis Dee, Who
from his constant habits Of risibility, was
nick named 'slaughy yet" His greatest
victory was achieved 1t Germanto own, where,
coming upon the British in the night, he
la Ial nInf
Of cotton bales, from which he opened Q
destructive and terrific 6re, which soon
caused the enemy to cspitulates The cotton
bales being perforated with musket balls,
were much increased in weight, and conss-
quently in value, and the expression play
fully used, "What's the price Of cotton %
was much in vogue after the battle. 3;':s'i
During tho action, Washington might
have been seen driving up and down the
lines, exposed in a::small Concord wagon,
drawn by bobtail gray horse. His cele-
brased dispatch, "Veni, vidi. vici,'' or,
came and saw in a Concord wagon, has ref
erencs to this circumstance. - {s.tE "a yts3f
Washington has been called the s'Father
Of his Country" AN inapttitle, more prop
erly belonging to the late Mr.. Closkey, par
parent Of the celebrated pugilist;) the child
has grown, however, to that extent its own
father would not know it. Gen. Walker
(Wiiliam Walker) is also called the s'Father
Of Nicaragua andswe have no doubt. in
case of his demise, his children, the native
Nicaraguans, would erect snitable monu-
ment over his remains, with the inscription,
$50, father and fare worse"
Washington was q member Of the Know
Nothing order, and directed that non. but
Americans should be put on guard, which
greatly annoyed the Americans, their com.
fort being entirely destroyed BY perpetual
turns Of guard duty. ~ = .
He was twice elected President Of the
United States by the combined Wing and
Know Nothing parties, the Federalits and
Abolitionists voting against him; and served
out his time with great creditto himself and
the eounsry-drawing his salary with reg
ularity and precision worthy OF all eommen-
dation. ....--... ~ ...7..e..f, ~
Although, for the time, in which he lived,
very distinguishe man, the ignorance Of
Washington was something perfectly incred.
ible. He never travelled on q steamboat !;
never saw railroad, or locomotive engine;'
was perfectly ignorant of the principles Of
the magnetic telegraph; never had da-l
guerreotype, Colts pistol, Sharpe's rife, or
used friction match. He ate his meals
with an iron fork, never used postage stamps
on bis letters, and knew nothing OF the ap-
plication Of chloroform to alleviate suffer-
ing, or the use of gas for illumination
Such man as this could hardly be elected
President of tho United States in these
times, although 1t must be confessed, we
occasionally have candidate who proves
not much better informed about matters in
general. "a +s,,,e ..gf -el s.,.so,., s,,.
Washington died from exposure on the
summit Of Mount Vernon, in the year 1786,
leaving behind hima name that will endure
forever, if posterity persist in calling their
children after him to the same extent that
has been fashionable. He is mentioned in
history as having been ''irst in peace, first
inl war, and first the he hearts Of his coun.
.rymen - in other words, he was No. in
everything, and it was equally his interest
and his pleasure to look out for that number,
and he took precious good care to do so.--
A portrait, by Gilbert Stuart, Of this great
soldier and statesman, may be seen, very
badly engraved, in the ''History of the Uni
ted States," but as it was taken when the
General was in the act of chewing tobacco,
the left cheek is distended out Of proportion,
and the likeness rendered very unsatisfac-
tory. Upon the whole, Gen. George Wash
iugton was very excellent man though
unfamiliar with "Scott's Infantry Tactics" I"
he was a tolerable officer; though he mar
ried widow, he was fond husband !; and
though be did not know the Beecher family,
he was sincere Christian.
A monument has been commenced in the
city of Washington to his memory, which is
to be five hundred feet in height and it
should be the wish of every true hearted
American that his virtues and services may
not be forgotten before it is completed, in
which case their remembrance will probably
endure forever .I - stt.syu