Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-22
The ssd Of February.

This day differs from all days in the AL
manac. The sun rises at 6:45 A. NJ, and
sets at 5:44 P. NJ, thing it does not do in
any other day in the year. The day is sup
posed to haveits origin in the circumstance
that person came into the world on that
day to which the name of GEORGE WASH
INGToN was given. 1t it did not have its
origin, in that circumstance, it at least is
indebted to it for whatever reputation il
has. 1t used to be a famous day. Ths
soldiers turned out and paraded the streets,
and had good time generally. 1t, too,
was made sort of holiday. That was
long ago. The people then thought
GEORGE WAsHINGToN was considerable
of man; but he wasn't. He wasn't
anything to compare to the Generals OF
now-a-days, such as General KEIFER, tor
instance, who had the good taste to vote in
the Senateagainst tcommemorating this day.
WASHINGTON was nothing but Rebel
A lot Of Boston fellows, long time ago,
when there wasn't any United States in this
country, nor any Republican party, either,
took it into their heads that it was hoi
healthy to drink tea that was taxed by that
country, the currency of which the Jour
nal is happy to speak approvingly of, and
so they made believe they were Indians
and went aboard of a vessel on which there
was cargo of tea, and they pitched the
whole cargo of tea into the big pond thai
they have at Boston. This kicked up 8
deal of row. The British Government
determined that they must drink taxed tea
and they sent over soldiers to enforce thai
must Then great hub-bub followed
The Boston fellows determined to fight. Al
that time there was a country called Vir-
ginia. Some traces of it can even yet be
seen on old maps; but Congress dom,
know that there is such place. Well, the
Virginians said they would help the Bos-
ton fellows in their resistance, and it fol-
lowed in due time that GEORGE WASHING
TON became commander-in-chiefo of these
Rebels; and he worried the British troops
and SO prolonged the War, that the British
Government got tired of the business and
gave to each ofsthe colonies its consent
for them to set up for themselves
This GEORGE WASHINGTON was after
wards made President Of the Conven-
ton that framed a Constitution under
which in the good olden time the Govern
ment of the United States was carried on.
And this same GEORGE WASHINGTON was
made the first President the United States
ever had. He hadn't much influence,
though he thought he had; for he issued a
Farewell Address to the people when he
retired from the Presidency, and among
other things he urged the people to
s.frown indignantly upon the first dawning
of any attempt" to get up party such
as is the Republican party. He was vain
enough to believe that such party would
do the country very great harm. We say
he did not have much influence, because
the people did not pay any heed to him in
this regard. Now, there was LYcURGUs,
who lived In the days when Sparta did
flourish nightly; he got up a code of
laws for the Government of the e-Spartans-
and enjoined it upon them to maintain un-
altered those laws, until he should return
from an alleged journey he was about to
take. He never returned but the Spar
tans maintained those laws five hundred
years. Now, that man had influence. To
be sure the New York Tribune and Cincin-
natl Commercial were not published then
and the people did not travel by railroad
nor use electricity as a common news car
rier.
GEORGE WASHINGTON was unfortunate
In another respect. He belonged to now
considered unfortunate race. He was a
White man and belonged to the White race.
and, his prejudices were in favor of that
race. Black is now the popular race. Gov
ernment is carried on in the interest of that
race. Histories are about to be written
hat that race is the superior race, and al
ways has been; that Adam and Eve
we're Black; that all men before Noall's
1ood were Black, and that in getting out
If the Ark one OF Noah's sons was SO
frightened at something that occurred, that
le turned completely White and his crisped
lair became straight, and that he became the
,aternal head of the White race; that this
ace, for some cause or other. is proud.stiff-
lecked and rebellious race. GEORGE WASH
NGToN belonging to this race accounts for
lis having been the Chief OF
! lot of Rebels. His remains don't lie in
he United States. They were buried at Mt.
Hernon-not Mt. Vernon, Ohio; but at
,lace by that name in what in old times
vas called Virginia. 1t was unfortunate
hat his remains we've buried in that State,
because the people of that State retelled
Igainst the Federal Government, or rather
to dissever the connection that
ubsisted between her and the Federal
and the result is there is no
Virginia to-day; and further conse-
Iuence of this is, that the remains
# George Washington-he who through
great hardships and priva-
ions, made successful Revolution out of
Iudacious Rebellien-he who was the
President of the Convention in which was
ormed the Constitution under which the
United States once fiourished unprecedent-
'dly-he who was the first President of the
United States-no longer repose in any one
# the United States. AS his State and his |
somb have been stricken from the Union
~ the Republican party, there would be
In suspending the 22d of Febru-
Try, lest the day revive unpleasant remin-
ieni 1sss Hard Times.
The Zanesuills City Times is edited by
Governor JOHN GREINER. 1t has nothing
o do with politics, although in the past
he editor was an active opponent of the
Democratic party. we presume he now
1otes the Republican ticket. In his last
ssue he discourses of "Hard Times" He
ays truly, that with no real diminution Of
he currency, still every branch of business
eems paralyzed;;" !" that impending bank
'uptcy and ruin hang like dark cloud