The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-30
RELIls Or THs RrHa-lTIoN.

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" trance 20 iho room rhal. Tue sword Is n plain
cuuoss, or hanger, wish green hilt aud silver
% guHtdi on ne upper w1ru OF trc sciJptrd BE- en-
craven ~ Baey. FHhkIL' lti accompanied
ny bucksku bet, winch is secured by u sivrr
70 luUl D. and ,la-p, Nh,Ttuu acc engraved tho igl.
ttrs &c. W. md t,r figures 'lIa7" These arc
an Of the pa.ursJ Workmanship, put suDyAlt.il,
ana 90 keeping wJtb The m N AMI the umas %
which he belonged. J. was worn ir.t ny wash.
inaton as o cu"nH Ia the campaign Hgrn,t Ih3
ludtUts, aud aittrwardg during b. wI'ie l'rlOi
OF he War Of Independence .ts COmmuulUr.lu-
chief OF the American army.
TIE lat wIl and testament Of General wash
iuQton conialus,nmonga great variety Of bcqpyst5,
the following clanae:-
"ro,a Of my nephcws, William Ausu.tins
! Washington, George Lewis. GeJfge S'epoe Wh'h- !
| lnE'oD, Bush Od Washington, and SHmuci Wo'l- !,
InltOn, give one OF toe sword, Of which may |
! 81 lustess,d; aud th, y are 10 Chou.o ia tue |
| order they are uumCd", These swords are mo- |
cUmpsnitd With au Injunction "u0t to unsheath |
| Nh, M for the purpose Of shedding blood, eXcrpt J
II De- tor sef-uciense or IN defense of their coun.
ny and IT'S rights, and in the latter case % keep
| them unsht athtd and prefer iRlltng With thsm
IN their hands 10 the rehuquishmenJ thereof"
~ The distribution OF The swords, the ouo l.
the gla5s case i,ll 10 the g! Q! Sanp-' - 81
TN %. deyisce, 10y whom 10 va, uequya he'd 10
! ms son, Samuel L. Washington, who presented 10 |
a, a gitt o. his cOun ~. Il was not the sideurm
u'eu by Washington on casions Oi parade Dut !
| bis constant s,INiCe sword, The taner OF tue |
| donor saw hlm when be probably wore 10 for the |
| last time IN reviewing the Virginia and Nj ryl nd
| frees concentrated ut Cum pCriHnl under ggm.
III. nd Of General Lee, ana dc tined 10 cooperate
with tie P,nnsy lyania anu New JERSEY troops,
tb,u assembled at Bedford, IN suppres,ing tie
first rebellion, generally tuuwu as She "NNhlskv
msuTraciuD." General Washington was mt that
time PrCsd,nt OF the Uui-ed S utes, and as such
, was L'mmar der-in chef vi the army IL is
{ ! known tbHt n was his intention % lead the army
| ~ person on the occasion had hu tOund iJ nCces-
| ssIy, aLd hc wen. to Bedford and Cunt. rltud
1 pr, Iarrd Tor that eve {. AZ tnis tine, when
: | AutliCG Is suh ring irus a rrb, lion that was
! u
tiun through the mOec l,ty aud rascllIly of It's
Z rulers, We cannot help adnlrug more than ever
: the summary mUnu,r Ia viii resident Wash
j. hgtob nippcd IN the bud the "Whl,ky lnsur-
~ re IOu.
} MI samuel Washington, the father of the
= donor, held the commission ut cap ain ut the
70 time himself, and served IN Jhas ctmpagn. lie
m Was aDNiuu, to obtain hi, particular sword, and
peenedr 10 all lho Others, among whicn was
TIE oInnmentCd ami c silly present from the
Great Frederick. At the umC OF INC division
among the tepnews, lh,y agreed 10 De,tOw the
battle sword on the captain, seeinS that he was
the only one among them WIO md participated
10 nj ltai! s,TNice This mumentO remained in
IhI gcnIeunl's bands un.il MS deatn, when II
bt came q property o. bls son, whJ, thinking
thai such ToIc ought not 10 DG Appropriated by
an IND Fi'nol clzeIL presentcn It - the natip'l.
In he same case VI the sword Isa c tne winch
ONE :, ouErd 10 Fwnkiu. BY Is codicIl tJ his
ast viii n Il thns u'sp sed nt:-
my hre cGAn-tT,e walking tick, with q gold
be cur uutlN wrought ~ the torn Of ths cap u
" Eherl5, give TO toe rieud ot m Inkind, Gen ~
A, Buu would h,c, me It,"
G"n,r Washington in his will dcyses this
eau, ass lUnUNs.-
"lIfm to my brotber, ChAr'e, Washington,
Civ ana hegue IN The golu headed cane luiG me
Dy DR.. FIaukID II his vi h.
TnIs cant uy Inuer 4acs also fell into the hands
Of H., D. stgshuI OF tho sV,lu. ana was .. .es.u.ud
VIII the sNoI1,,n behnIt ut thg donor, ny Ihe
Hon @. W. Snmm,r', q NrsnlI, VINO on TINS
coca. ion saIl -
LIT rbe sword o, fhe hero aud the s.iG OF the
philosopher x t'selGrS Ltt suom have plaza
Am'ug thr WOuuG7l trOph es and most nDupfgi
mrn % ais of our national acIia yenelss. UpIa
luai staff Oure lUIuru sIe stgt of wb IN 10 ua3
a., been a. He sna'cbed me lightning from the
~ L,Hy N a toe -epr9 from yrlnts.
Ia "a M ghty urm once welded tls sword in
ir righteous cause, cveuuuto the ui,lgulsnn MT II
49, al emp.r.. ln a. hand lt W t>nustpn ms vas
tie sword of the Lord and Ut Gide u. l. was never
is drawn ,pt m leion,e OF 1nbiic h,erty IL
ld was n,yer she thed uutil n glorious aud tri-
n umphuut success IetnIn,d n 10 the scaODar1,
:. WIiIout stain ct cruelty Or GiShunor upon its
cOuIuy WbCn bestowed IT,"
D. The Ola man eloquent also said in the same
body On bat CC.slOu:-
J. "lhs sword of WashingtOul The stan of
L trbklIl On, slr, what associations are linked
es in adHInant with those names Washington, the
b, wgTTioT Ot human trgud0m-W Washington, whose
- SwUO my mend mas "a Il WA, ney drawn baG 10
'' ihe cause ot bis tuuLtry' anu never shedthsd
le when nceoed in hi, country rs Cause-Franklin,
A. Tie IMlusOl her OF the tGuuuerbOiy, the printing
a. pes, ana TIE plUuBhshare.
- what nuuts "a q tlese 10 tho sCanty catalogue
" Of he beICiactors Of ma knd-Wasuing Ol aad
j. | FhIk N WhaJ O.h,T Two men whose lives
of belong TO the Eight,eHh century o. Chris en
dom have left Os, per impression Df thuns elves
"a on tte age ~ which they IuGI aud upon all
lg | a't,T tunes? Washington, the warrior aud the
o l,Rls Htur In war cJuCudlE b} the wager OF
TO hauit i,r .tte independence Of his country aud
iOr me T'etom ni the human rase-cyer mani
ne tts.iug, nnds the bOrrys Of war ny pryCspt and
n t&au pie bis icguguce ior the laws OF peace and
no Tor he itnovr,t sympuhl. Ot humanity. Ia
ny peace, sooihts The icrOclous spri. 81 diScpr1
-er ahCig ils country men mo harmony and wing
10 lDAt very sWrIu now presented To hl' country
ny cha IN MJio potent iLan tnat attributed la
aLcleht lmt' 10 Tue lJie OI Jrphaus. Frluklln,
oh me ueehnhc OF his own Fortune, telchils ln
no ,sIy 59ulh n'der the shack es OF inalBonee
5 tle May 10 M,Hnn' ana N he shade ot OBJ
~ s,"NS Ne pam u PE,hiue'Sj lh tho maturity
a. OF -. nbpva 'i-ermng tue thuudsruf is terrors,
.n VI, w." uN ~ ltS ula''' ana Wrest hs rom iu5
Nv y ll""l n'I'I t'e 'u more ulhl'uNc ''epTe OF
'y ,llL 'ts.'L WINE u'sl, h1ihs In1o me yale OF
nv ~, ''I W. @ lily ~ 'H'lJ NS"n D'"NlnS IA
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