St. Mary's gazette. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1863-1867, 1864-03-31
REMARKS

! Delivered on the turniy. second nf Fca-
ruary before 1.-The Washing .on Society :"
at Ch..iuu- Hill School. ty Samnel 4
.AEcry, prior {" il:' reading W ashing;on $
! rsrewcii Address =
.Mr. President. LrA.-s. anil Gentle.
men: The cnn:hcnnsratinn nf this gr..,
anniversary If III: birthday ~ III. ,iilu.-
tr!ois " ashIng."n is a. compatible with
! duty and pr"rriy M il Is coherent With
! the "ish"s AMI c":.grnia',ty Of American
iatI iut. Til y,iarirs Of freedom and H..
constituents Of justice. ever sr>c-pt;bl. ="
the sen>ibliiy of grateful remembrance.
would not only Grpr"catc and inv-igi,
against lnadvertrLcy TO it. but wOuli de-
iI"umce 1t AZ AMBROSE innovation upnn H..
characteristic rights Of human pleasure
and PERSONAL qualification. The rear.
renee ut this day. sn fresh and pure in
ine.n"ry's cha!:r.. s." memorable in the
annals ut QUE c"un;ry's history. so ana
p!cI"us to the establishment of our liberty
anu free insiiiu,ions. ,nu.: elail.p. All.
;i'ate, and incii- every beart thlt b NJ. e.,
devotion Ia lis cnn@trv. Ii must rekiulc
that PrDme,hcan FIR. that sui limo asp;r,
ton vi liberty, that ALTERING hope 0; an
unImpalrcd naiutnnauce Of the C,ustitu-
u"n-tne at'risatese which Washinctnn's
c"un"els. excr'i"ns, and example have BE-
qneathed us We tread with Footsteps Of
reverence and vrne, atom the transit Of this
Jay. which gave birth TO him, who VIA.
designed to spurn the cause of oppression;
to blast the growth Of tyranny; to uubn.,
the shackles "f national v-ssalag"; 10 hurl
Vulcan aud the Cyclnps from their man
acic-torging shop. and build the hallowei 4
temple at freedom upon the consolidated
fouhdstion OF "A wise and great Govern
ment Grateful thanks should be con-
secrated to that absolute being. who. in
the muniicence of His goodness thus gave
us benetact"r, who might facilitate the
rescue OF our hsri,age--.'Lc lacerated aud
Efeiess form Of liberty lain PROSTATE under
the iron heel OF de>potisn. Though the
wor'n-eaten bojy Of orr Washington,
The Cincinnaius OF the West lies t.. day
INFERRED in the ca,acomb of the dead.
couched and quietly slumbering in Cin-
merriam darkness among myriads Of Eatri-
arcns OF past ages; though the funeral
dirge has whispered It's last note, and the
rafting clods have struck their last knell
IN obliriun's Cavern, vet his memory sill
lives; the gar!ands Of his fame have not vet
withered away; the memorials Of his great.
hess arc-s,ill preserved and cherished by
few; tire soft lineanents of bis Loble
countenauce still loom up before as. an tile
bright constellation of the Arhitrr of Jus.
tice. lie needs no pancgyris, to revive
his fame, or ex:,l his deeds; he needs 10
sculptor To register on tablets of marble
the exceile1cy Of his virtues Or the lufIi-
ness of bis character for the bright escut-
cheon OF liberty. tiaseIy ta.nished with
sccrns,) the emblem of his c,use. the
emolument Of his labor, is the boon ,ran,.
united and vouchsafed to all posterity, as
the record of bis greatness. the RELIC ,,f
his wisdom aud the memento of his i,y.
and paterual aifectioa for bis succeeding
generations. The brish, satellite Of caui.
~. wisdnm, and benefcense, which steeres;
him on to the acme Of his glory, .aro,,e
early and auapiciuasly. i'd the morning of
his life. For. We find. IN a retro, pecti,..
View os his youth. eDgendered that early
regard for truth. that tender sea.ibilify Ia
the injurie. Of others. that peerless ,c..en,-
eney. and that uniisci,ing stabllay--all ,,f
which teiokcnsd some high conception of
his future greatness