, 1881-02-26
GEORGE WASHINGTON.


GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Tho Tributes of Two I:nglirii It1.to-
RUNS to the Suprcnlu Worth Of His
Character and tho Grant1oMr Of HIS
Life,
E,tmrt trnm It kciurs on iht american 1iitr" arit-
IL n"tv y ri Il Il; ' ttrsy s'g. y gs5r2g Ena ''''
must conclude my account uf Washing
tot, by observing Tint tho bnhnvlor Of Frn.leo
ilnatp IL necessary for Asllarlcn to listurb this
great mai, o,,ce mare III his retirement. ttnl
to rluce him ut tic hend of her military
torcc. Washington Imlretl expected that
favorable alteration III tic conduct Of Frames
which nflerwarl to0k ptace: but lie lived
mt to soe 1t, dying It, Deeembcr, Tim, after
short Illness. and resfgnlng Ills spirit will
cain mid nntronblcd niEd to tho disposal Ut
TINT Almighty Being in whose presence he Ind
acted Ills Important part, md to whose klnd
l'royf,lunco ho hut SO oftoM committed III
n.aly NJ, anxious moment, in tho Cabinet
nnt In tito field, lIic dcs.inics Of Ills behaved
country. "I1a WIS not" la satl, "afrafd TO
tiu."
I0 tl.o historian, indeed. there nro few
characters tint appear 10 little to have shared
tho c0n,non frallties and tmperfrctin1,s OF
human, nnturc; there arc but few particulars
TINT can be mentioned even to his disa.lyan-
tage. Instances n,ny ba fouit! where,
Verllnps 1t lnny be tEtnNRht lln was tloetsiv0
to n ticgtcc that lInrt1Hk III ll9rs!ltiess, or
tlpesstOils Iii llull to n1nkut i,Ow dltltcult MID
how Important through tile oventfM st'rlesuf
twenty yenrA uf cuI1isinl!t!. In the Cabinet, or
tho tea1 LIT 1t bn considered what It Is 70
hum the n,a'lagc'ne,,t Of II revolution and
ufterwnrl tho Mltt!hseiiancc III nrter. e..
Tho pIautlts uf his country wnru continually
sounding !, Ills uars, Md nnlhor tho 1a,lE-
disturbed. Arlnica were led to Tho ilclta with
all thu enterprise, of hero. mud then Dis
missed with I'LL tho esiaanl1nsty nf II p|'il9-
sapher.. lnwer WIS accepted, was exercised,
ti!o way tilat slnty mil patriutism .ltrsctml.
Whatever was tho difficulty, tho trial, tic
temptation, or THO danger. tfefe atontt tfo
soI!er n.l tlio citizen. cterltally thn ss!i,le,
WIS the 1nali win was not only ut nll Tines
r!r,llul.s hut nt nil Tines wise. - ..-
Tho inErtt Ut Washington by ITO mems
ceuses with bis cu'npulgns; it bSes''l'ta, afler
thu peauc bf l133, cyeilmure STRIKING tln'lbc.
fnrn, tnr tho Jln lnail 'wiIO Tor the s,tlto u
liburty wns nrtlelt enunEl 10 reslst the W'wer
Of tireat Britain, Htd hnznrl everything OIL
t Till ss Il, t9 SsSS st II q ty gry yh wa M wa3 20
.ntssfts sns ta apa{ci ~ n1npl f' iss o I Acilcan
Revolution wMs to api,snacl' l1in,, nl.d ~ WY
IiuynIutjom WIS tt rsacl. hin aid to co!tSu:no
but tut, ,llury Ut his cuu'llrylncn, and Ills
''0wll ut'.creal .noll, inenpa,Io Of s'ain. WIS
to puryu or tlia brlsrr lre vtctorloss." But
du.,rti though lle Ind tAlIc.l nl,d tho enthn
| slAs,n nf t1,Osp around Him unt when liberty
| WIS ttlnsIoll; Iut the Foundations Of tho
.nluraI world wHro s!lakcn aild not tho under
S'.is KS fuller II iakini, 10 may be proposed
| ~ II inutteI. Ureply impressed With tho
original rights Of human nnture. hY never
forgot tint lilo end, ald nlcanlnE, nlMl ain of
MI Just government wns the tHEpiIess 1f the y,
people, and he never excrcisGt nutt!'r!ty TIL
! liz nl first taku,l cara to PIT, h!nAsutf clearly
| Iu tic right. Ills cusl1ur, his Watlunce, bis
ye ot jnstfse wcre ,!nexa',si; ana tnls
liz thereipru doiiheratyd we'll and PLACED
Ills subject III every .pnint ct View before la
hc was thus rendered, hy the Hat'trg ot M Ills
faculties, his atve:gtl Ut mind. alitl Es pri!'-
clplus, tile n!an n all otllers to wlionl the
Interests nf Ills fellow creatures might with
tnt,st confidence be lntrusted: lnt IL, lie WIS
ths list Of ti!o rn!ars of nankil,d.
'e% rs t!nt tr<ys s;; n; e. s,s a. ~ r<'''t" ''
Tlio Coi,srrss % If Delegates fron the Coin
general ,lcfcnse, ortcre.l the luyy Of aIlarIny,
ind set Georse Washington at Us i!oa.l; 20
lMtiens life. Washington was grave md
courteous in address, his manners were
simple nr1 unprctelt!lng; Ills silence nlltl te
s.ssf et III it t9s, trs s sHs o g ii
soul wl,leh lifts his tlsuru with ail tha
simple rln1esty Vt nll nneient statne out ol
e. lS S,Sf %sfl as'Sss araSnd @ as irwin Witt t'ss: i!
rlenttc,l lin for cu.nn,nnit was s!mply Ill.,
weight au,ong his fe'iow Underwriters, Of
Vtrginla, mil tho experience Of wnr which
l,u llnl ,.nined by snrrIcu III lortler COLI
| fnuts with fhA ErHtIcta Mid tllH itll[lnslG