Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-05-17
.CLEARFIELD, PA, WEDNESDAY, MAY H. 1875.

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TO weary couch became his death-bed, b
v career was one without parallel
= the worlds history HIS life SCENE
Ie 70 20 a charmed one indian bulle
IS ana Indian arrows, British lead on
D, BRUSH steel, were alikc turned irol
~ their course whcn aimed III him, by q
q invisible hand, i.i .s
u IN me hght Of me inture history
'c Washington as the Comnander-ii
q. Sbiei OF the American iorccs IN th
q hevoiutlonl as inc PRESIDENT OF th
'c convention mat formed inc CONSULT
q uon, us the hrst fresidcnt OF the Un
teu states, as inc prIght ana shlnin
. example Oh MANHOOD that wouid nc
J, accept the klngly crown OF royalty i
. our new, porn country, out preierre
. ,a'ner thht such uovernmeht shoul
y DC instituted as would make every maj
, ~ oncS p2.n sovereign ana cltizen, am
: y .ne sn.vl lne whoIo history Of IN
nopuo,.r, VINO snail Say that there wa
% ~. uivinc guardiahsnlp wnlcn mad
; .n,s maj, ,ne nnmple I,Dl instrument IN TN
n"nus ,%o y, lroV,ucnce 70 es'apnsh her'
, = ao,oiil'ncn. .no wlscs, sliu most per
''vS Nv .ne woIlu mus ever KNOWN
W "sn,ns'Vn was no. genius, us .n'
and hT;II;sn, u;s oarool s Ia 'as 10. ~, !.
of the Grar r,sh;n,, ,ooLa, G e., 10 w.. wa, |,
moment br;, ,t,ens x % Iea,,ans 'a; 'u;,I ~ ~
hr;aht ',lorD ,han d;as 49,, ~ '.ns -
ont foreyor Rnt bo WOO ;rna 81 h.
needle IN tbe noIe u;s was rathar ths a.
steady COURSE ~ tho nIanot IN ;,s orh;,
never enc,no,;n. NV nal,n,. @ ,.ar'.;,. ~. V'p ~,
II aenius bo that intelliaence w5;ch an
llig6tens tbe ind onnen, end 10, nd,
ment which oner1, ,zed nd tren =, ,benasd
bv intell;gence u d;rec,od ~ sn,,n5 adsaS nnn
ciusions t6en was Wosh;no,on indaoJ
n man of gcnins md genins tnch 90
the world 6as seldom known His was no
A genjus which searcbed for tborh;,oso
p6v of events and f;nding this phiioso
pby wisely based bis action fnr tho
intnre ON The ccrta;nt;es of tho nas,
His was a canine hased on ,,oro, ir;, &
ciples No nublic man evor Lived +,
oseroonformitv with h;s consc;ant;ons
and well.estobl;sbed nr;ncinles az r;oht
Ills moral character erwas liz ont oroSS,L
of bis moral nrincinIes ratbor9 9tbato
suners,rnn,nrdf f,.osrdd M, - "' Z"
j lrbc ouidance oe a noble mo,har and
Tho comnon;onsh;n of = ,r,a ond f,;,h
mi wife were his rons,on, s,nno,, n ,a and
STAY in his bearins before tbe world
and those added tbe;r ipauanco In nro
- :" P
sentng W thc iuture tnls nopie specl-
men of man. His moral sentiments
showed themselves not in speech but
in action. No man of so much promi-
nence ever said less and did more to
Impress the greatness and goodness Of
his character upon the present for an
example for the youth of the future.
fourschool-boy orator could prate more
loudly Of freedom than he, as your
chronic oiiice-seeker could speak more
glowingly ofpatriotism but both lights
would wane and grow dim in the pres
ence of the shining character of this
great man whose very silence would
smother their flickering flame The
quiet eloquence of the character of
Washington carried with it more force
than the impassioned oratory of his
most eloquent compeors
With this great man, duty always
took precedence ofinclination. Private
considerations were always subordinat |
cd to thepublic welfare. Public life had
for him no charms. Nothing can excel
the modcsty with which he was wont
to receivo;hc compliments OF his friends
and of tho Nation. So great was bis
embarrassment when he arose to reply
to the resolution Of the Virginia House
OF Burgesses, TO which he was elected
at the close of the French war, thank
ing him for his military services to the
Colony, that he felt himself unable TO
utter a word, and the Speaker only rc-
lieved the embarrassment by saying
to him, "Sit down, Mr.. Washington
your modesty equals your valor, and
that surpasscs the power of any Ian
guage possess, Ana when he found
~ the openingof revolution that events
seemed 70 indicate That he would be
maue Commander IN Chief OF the
american forces, so great was his agi.
.auon when ms name was proposed TO
tne Convention that he Immediately
from the room, that no one