New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-23
WESTINGHOUSE WORK AND FAME.

Church
Instead of sermon, the Rev. DR.. Tiffany,
OF St. Paurs NJ. f. Church. at Bourih-ave ana Twenty
seeopd.st delivered lecture last evening George
Washington. lie said
A hundred years ago. tho American Colonies con-
,alned less than three millions OF people. and their
homes extending from New Hampshire TO Georgia,
were bounded on East by tho pillows OF the Atlantic
and on the West by tho earthly cloud-capped
pillows OF tho Allegheny mountains Beyond
that range wcro scattered settlements, mostly
military or trading posts chief among which
were Pttsburg and tho Falls OF tho OHIO. now
Ioui,ye An En- glish fort called Sackve stood upon
the banks OF the Wabash and an old French settlement
with an English Governor the only European Oca
ton IN Illinois All the South which fronts on the CUR
of Mexico Florida Alabama, Louisiana aud Texas ms
well as that part OF the continent west OF the Mssis
,pn River belonged by title TO the European powers;
inf This boupdless realm was claimed and occupied by
Indians who were really the lords Of the forest"
Boston New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Charleston were scarcely than villages Albany in
New.York Carlisle In Pennsylvania, Frederick in Mary
land and Winchester in Virginia we're frontier
bamlets Coasting smaoks and few ships from
the West Indies and from Europe constituted
| inc only commerce. Manufactures scarcely ex-
| ,stcd The women whirled their spinning wheels
mr. niied the shuttle In the loom in almost every house.
while the axe plough the tools OF nearly
| ALI The men. News slow traveller, and IL took
and months 10 receive intelligence or the
herois,n OF the Lewlses aud their Virginia cOmpatrOts
and NJ the foolish not To say treacherOus peace which
,be Scotch Earl had made with the red men. Our grand
s,rca md granddames talked OF George III. the
Auumnal Congress In Philadelphia, Of the Boston Tea
Party wondering II paper and tea were still to be taxed
and the righteous souls OF he loyal people be
further yexed by such injustice OF the of that day
afterwards famous, John ana Samuel Adams ana James
| Ous were aspiring young lawyers In Boston. where
Johu Hancock was u merchant prince. Alexander Ham
| uton was at Kng's-now Columbla-College In New
York Benjamin Franklin was IN London representing
the postal necessities OF his native colony The Lees
| on their estates the Potomac. Patrick Henry aud
Thomas Jefferson were members OF the House OF Bur
cesses IN Virginia. The Pinckneys and Rutledges were
on their plantations In South Carolina. George Wash
ingtop was AT Nj. Vernon. None Of them anticipated
their great future For what Statesman though
endowed with quickest eye the keenest faculty OF OBJ
seryaton with the largest power OF reflection and im
aainaton could have the horoscope OF the century
and foretod what three have brought forth
A nation born day, Europe dispossessed OF CONT
nent and America. from the st. Lawrence 10 the ho
orande the abode Of many people speaking one Ian
quage swearing featy TO one political faith ana uRer
one las In which are all the of heaven The
ahores of the Atlantic aud Pacific bound by links OF
nd the sequoa Ggantea the slopes OF the Sierra
| Nevada, which were growing when Solomon began his
temple the property OF which fells Its pinefor
ests In Maine and hews M way through tho cactus OF
| Arizona.
| California coins its gold In Philadelphia New
| England sends wares 10 the banks Oh the