, 1875-05-13

lsngnAh Governor, whu tho only European eot-
ttemens III Illinois. All tt,e South Which fronts
the Gulf Of Me1ico. Florida, Alabama. Louisiana
ard Texas, aa rell ~ that part Of thn continent
wcs: OF tho Mississippi, belonged BY titlo to Eu-
ropcan povers. but tl,is houndlees realm was
claimed and occupied ly Indians who wc1e really
THE LORDS OF THE FprIYT.
Boston. New York, ph.iadelphia, Baltimore,
and Charleston wcrc scarcely moro than villages;
Albany, Carlisle Frederick, and Winchester wero
frontier haullotn. Manufactures scarcely o1ist-
od. CoaBtlnE Amaehs, with few hh!pn from the
ou!y commerce. Tho vomou whirlcd their ppln-
uing.wlIeos, or piled tie shuttle in tho loom In
almost eVory hotlso, Wills tho AZ and ths plow
woro the tooh Of nearly all tie men. Domestic
tnlk by tho winter freslds OF tho year l774, or
tAe fehttys gatherings, WAS Of Lord Duumore's
war fought IN the previous spring and summer.
NoHs Sas slow traveller, aid it took wce.a,
cvcn months, to receive intelligence Of tho hero
tim OF tho Loui.es md tleir Virginia COM
PATRIOTS rnd Of tho fnollsil. not to say tfcacar-
tho rod men. ...
oun onAxparnEs A:p onASpDAuE.
alEo talked OF George ILL.,. aud OF tho autunnal
Congress- In rhila.letuhia, the Eoston tea-pagty,
Tia Ministry Rt1 Parliament. wondering il paper
aud ten wore still 70 DO taxed. md II tile right
sous souIs Of tito loyal people vcro 10 be fusthor
yexcd by euch ipIus!ice.
John aud Samuel Adams and JAmes Otis wcro
AHRsTjGE young lAHSGEb Ill NUStOEls where 1olu
llsncock was ! merchant prince; Alexander
Hamilton MAS At Kings. nov Columbia Collage,
New York 1;eujamin Franklin waB III London,
representing tho postal necessities OF his nativo
country tho Lacn Wcto Oh their assatcs on tho
Potomac Patrick Henry and Thcnas Jefferson
uere members Of the uouBe OF Burgosses, in
Virginia tho p,ncknoys and nut'cdges were OIL
theu plantations In South Casollnai
0EonGE WARRINGTON
mas nt Mount Fotnon, nouo Of thc'u anticipating
t$,oir frt3 Dr1R arm a5otau
though endowed NTH quickeRs eye and kcenent
faculty OF observation, With The largest power of
reflection md imagination: could hnve cast the
horoscope Of centuyy sud forctoa nhat threo
patton boro III day. Europe dssposseesed
Of u contipeut, aud America from tho 81, Law
romeo to tho Rio Gkando, Tie abode OF many
pcop!os, apcaking ono lanGuaEe, sweasinE fea!ty
to Que political faith, aud tluder ono iag. on
which arc mixed nll tho hucs OF heaven. fhe
shores Of the Atiauttc mud rsc!tlc, bound by
hooks Of Bteel, aud the gceuoia GiEantea on tAa
sopea Of the BIerr4 NevAdh, which wcto grow
ing when Solomon began his temple. tho prop
stty OF q race which fells Its pino foros:a In
Maine aud lews its way through tho cactus Of
Arizona. California coins its gold IN FhiiAdel-
phta. Now England sends wares to tho hanls OF
tho Columbia, tho orange groves Of Florida find
marta In Boston, San Diego aud Virginia City
Texas ahips it, cattle; Rocktand Lake sends leo
to Now Orleans, md Chicago supplies tie world
With wheat and corn.
America is recognized in tho tourney Of tbs
world aa gallant kulEhs who, though yoang:
haH fairly won his spurn upon tho teld, hsii
calmly takes ius accorded station In the lists
nmong tho noblea Of history.
Whohssh wrought this wondrous transforma.
tton which moro than sultilB tho dreams Of Plato
iu bis .tiloal republic :" The underlying rulig-
aud to Him ho nll tho glory. Yet, unlor his
boniguAnt sWay oue man, moro than all otllers,
was raised nr for thia achievement. "htany
Sons have done Eirt1lously" Ia this great cause
pious caro- slo will "emba1m to immortality"
but ono "Aas o1celled them all;" 10 him tie
nation owes and alwaye will owe its largest debt
Of gratitude. Travellers Who visit Bwitzerland
who ysit the Cosdillcras, returning. toll ua only
Of Chtmborazp. but any cltizou Of tho world.
speaking Of American history feela thhs
WARRINGTON Is ITS sYKoSHM.
The Doctor hege sroko Of tha dlAlcassy es tho
theme. which arose partly from it, familiarity,
ter Of Washington. which prosecuted 80 few
hulieut points. Washington TaB no oratot; was
not q successful Goneral, il judged by the nuln-
bor Of his victories WAS plod4lug aud e1lctlhE
failed In making him ; romantic hero. Yet those
very deficiencies were necessary to hla work and
influence. Ills blameess virtue and his deep
religious convictions were mentioned ua the cora
OF us EHaI4CIEFt aUu Liz ETGE{, HEgu III ui& CUt~
duct, was declared to 10 q lifelong act Of faith
in God and In IIta providelcea. DR.. Tiffany
here stated that 1t was not his purPoss to re-
hearss The story Of the lifo Of Washington, Tor
al IT, incidenss ware household words. bus would
rather weave clAplct from tho tglbutea Of Mtn
OF nose aud lay It Gu bis shrine.
The critical and learned GsEsnan. Ton Raumer,
sasS: Few snea who have earned goF Mem-
relycs \ celebrated uamn IN the history Of tho
world exhibit such harmony, such coneortlant
1AtF nil "a ~ fIUf
i 's r.ndssr hlmsejf sad o.Lers happy ~
Washington: His soul vas elevated
oss and paE;J aims. llo ac,el accosa.ng 10 .Ae
impulses Of noble 3ssst ~ I'D h,o sound Under
spo.less image will remain . model mud rallyins
rolut 10 hll 10 encourage tho good and TO deter
thc bad. How petty do tho eosnason saso Of
martial heroes appsaf II comparison with Wash
"Wsshingtton id tbs smo gressest thlnss WHICH,
1T politics, man can have The privilege Of at
tempting. lle maintalnol BY pesoe that indo.
pe,toues Of Ills country Which he had aoQuised
BY war" De- chateaueriand says:, "Wash,ng-
ton, after having raised nation to tndepenu-
cnco. slept peacefully ~ q retired magistrate
under his pAterua! ruof, amil tho rogtets Of his
countrymea aud tho yencfat'on OF sll poople.
ltls glory Is the incsensng ratrl1aony OF tue la-
Of thoso sanotuaries rhoEoln stream, puro aud
ino1hauatiblo flows forth forever for tho sotace
Of tho people. When tho nows Of bis death
reached france, Earotoon, tho Arst Couaul, not
only wort into mourning llimsolf, but caused
the whole army to do tho sAtne, snl he issued
the iollQwtng general order;
WASHINGTON IL DEAD.
This great man fought against tyranny. liz con.
anlidate1 the Liberties Of hiS country. His Jneoty
will srst ba dear 10 te French nat!on. Ill free
uleA 10 both tho Old anl tho New Worlds, aul ~
psciny to the soldiers u France who, uks ltlu AID
lilo American soldiers, hght fos e4uailty and liberty
pF. T4ifAny also quoted eloquent extracts In
the ssnio vein from tho PENS Of Foulcon. kossutA.
Thomas Ersk,ne, ChRrleH J&.nes Fox, Horny
GIattan. Sir Jlnea Ac1ntosh. air Archibald
Allison, Lord John Russell. Lord Macau!oY, Lord
byron, 11,acketsy. Lord BIoughan. Prot. Will.
ian Bmyths, Charles Phillips alldreth, Chloi
Justice Marshall. William II. Prescott, Edward
Everett Washington Irving. aud Thomas Jos-
foraon. who said. referring to tue ssasu !:
"Washsngton's fame will 50 on Increasing uu!ll
ssd IL BY b.s n.@o. VIII 's sssss feely ps.