St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-03-07

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frhy. 22rj, ISL. by
W. ~. MITCHELL.

In the spirit Of the Highlander who.
with foot upon lis native heath, drinks in
the rich air ri the morning AMI SIPS aires.
from the fountains of his early hume. J
join you in the cer"inoni-s IF to-day. ac-
c"p'ins an ari"'n'mc.t as un"ap cted ~
it was unmeritrd. and as generous in other,
a. i, il embarrassing 20 nysc.f.
Ages ago. Mr. Pre>i.-nt there were
carved upon the splendid tomb If Per
sian these word.--"O mai! waosoeye;
thou art and wis nccsocvcr thou comes. ffor
come know thol Wilt sm Cyrus. toun-
der ci tie P-r<ica Emp'.,s.' A!cxandr'
paused above he Labelled lust, ana wep,
over the vanity. the n",hingn.-s of earth
Upon the brink of nci.hboriug riv-
er, shu, in hy he shades he loved. there
sleeps today u q'.aicr nam than C.rus
And they have written upon ,!.c coffin
lid his simple name. and hung npon tbs
arches round. no words hot from the
chiscl of a king. not the Meme Teker'
that smote the knees and startled the
vision Of Bcltsh.zz"r. bu, the glad words
Of Marlha's God-"I am the resurrection
and the life. He ,ha, tclisy-sh in me
though be were dead, y-. sbs.l BE-
live"
TIE conqucrore # Baby lon have long
since crumhlei wi,h her ritad,l- and
silver s!,ars, while the sr.f;t Of your
Washington moves eternal along the cor
rdors Of ,i:nc. melting the nists tina,
bin! US AID betting the world with
light.
1t is not for me. Mr.. Chairman. to
fr~shen the bays upon .uch brow or
. lcnd polish 10 such name. Pcans
TO Washingten are hu. az sounding
brass and ,inkling cym.tals )" Honsrs
to him are In, as fireworks. falling FROM
the SKY they would invade. t" pal: and
cr;n,plr before tie iucr glories. o. bis
splendir! immortality.
! The history Of the u.sn. re,le.e with
The evidences OF hi, mo.ivcs, has lung been
lndc!ib!y written OIL your hearts, and has
exhibited to the worii /. model Of pure
bcncvolsnce and self-c.eatcd g,-atn-ss:
Above all Greek. above ali Roman rsa:.e.'
he was patric, in the ln"st unlimited
and exalted sense Of the word Prom the
! frs, !awning Of manhood to the very III.
slant Of hi, dissolution. h. was distinguish
Ell by every qsali,y. which characterize,
the great. the wise, tn. good. His histo.
~ is emlhs,ically the history of Lis nation
Ii is chain of noble acts from the /. gin.
ming TO the end 1t is the Koran of hi,
peop pie, and Gel grant ,hat;. may prove thu
GLAD Shekinah through the howlings O. tai!
storm.
the analyst or student Of Washington
life, while charmed with its beautiful con
s;stency. is often at loss to discover ths
eliminating poiu. Of his greatness Wher
and wher. VAS he a, the acme If hi.
glory? Wss it when a fresh faced boy
more than y hundred years ago. marching
mp TO the s,ric, line Of duty, be piercet
the ,rsckless forest or stemned the ice-.lrift
and swelling wsteEs Of the Allegheny! Wa
it at the battle Of the Monongahela, whel
he barred his bosom to the rife, the knife
risking all 10 the caus" of the crown tha
scorned him? Was it in The manly blush
that man,led his check. when ID. elder
Adams moved him in the Continental Con
grcss, Commander in chief Of al b: force
raised or to be raised for Colonial defence?'
Was i; on tha, stormy Christmas night
when BY the frozen Delaware. under th,
driving sleet and with the very uniform
s.iffening upon him. they found the patri
OF praying amid the torn banners an,
bleeding troops Of his country? Was j
a, VALLEY Forge, when. as desertiou ant
] acs.h wee timing his ranks, and tsssses