Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-22

george Washingsos.
SO hackneyed have become arti
cIss concerning the 22d OF Febru
aIy that the occasion might vel
" suffered to pass unimproved
were It not for arscent event which
teAnsplrsd In New York. On thu
eoeasion Of . reception rendered Il
ox.Prosldent Grant, at Albany
some two or three weeks age, Gov
Cornell introduced that gentleman
q, In substance. . creator mar
than Washington, beth In war AMI
peAoe.
We shall not attempt to outline
tie blasphemy involved in such n
oomparlson. II the Greeks, In
their crude days, passed the rude
Hercules and the stalwart but
subtlor Thessus into the Councils
Of the Gods, the American people
ase Justified In constructing ON
Imaginary and patriotic Olympus,
IL which Washington shall sit su.
prone ~ Jupiter.
The fact IL that, In running
through al the annals Of mankind,
there are but . scattered few who,
for moment, can be compared to
Washington. Sir James Mackin.
tcsh, In . -labored essay. could hnd
only Q man here and there fit to be
compared, In manly worth, to Sit
Thomas More. How much is the
dlfaculty enhanced when 1t comes
TO Washington, the Savior Of the
American Republic and the Crsa'
tor Of the Constitution OF the
Dated States, for only to his be-
nigh md firm policy was the fabri'
cation and adoption Of that fatefu
Instrument made possible?
There are certain features abou
Washington which make the mar
and his career memorable beyond
precedent. As . soldier, at every
stage Of his career, from the frs
time he stood by the eide Of Brad
deck ct the junction OF the Monon
gAhsla and Allegheny. till nea
tbs close Of the war a
Yorktown, he fought agalns
ovsrwhslming numbers and over
insstsripg resources. The York
tewn centennial will shortly
Do cslsbrated. aud only there has
he . fair balance Of. chances from
che standpoint Of ordinary war
fAre. Undoubtedly bis sublime
eeuntsnance derived much Of th'
dignity and majesty, born OF pa
tlonos, from the Unprecedented
edds against which he was forced
60 struggle for long and weary
years. His military career Wal
CLOSELY followed by Frederick tn,
Great, who contests with Alexan
der, Hannibal, Cesar and thu
Flrst Napoleon, the siEnal distinc
tlon Of being the greatest genera
pof ancient or modern times
Frsdsrick's commentary upor
Washington's history 10 . matte
Of record. The great German had
with his small PrussIan Kingdom
Withstood the world. Yet this CON
summate soldier, at the end of thu
American revolution. did ungir
hIs sword, and have engraved upor
u the words, "From the oldss
General in Europe TO the creates
General in the world" sending It,
thus smbsllished. to Washington
It may be seen to-day 10 the patsn
once ct Washington.
But Il 10 not ~ . soldier merely
that Warrington calls forth ou
holiest and highest emotions. Al
. man he Was sublime. His early
nurture was almost as severe a
that Of Romulus, the founder o
Rome. While . mere stripping, hi
followed m intellectual profession
through environments that re
quired more than the nerve Of tn,
Gladiator Of old. He sighted hi
theodellte In the midst Of untamet
jupgles, where lurked the san
culinary Indian. In such scenes b,
grew resolute, mature, ajestlc
The sculptor who was sent over Il
America by the French KIM
70 take his bust salt
THAT he was the most Godlik
Of men. No one who looks upol
his memorable, beautiful and In
exprsssibly awe-inspiring face, .
depicted on the canvass Of Gilber
Stuart, can fall to experience sen
elment OF heartfelt contempt for tn
plsbslan faced person whom Gov
Cornell has sought to set up allow
him. There is Inspiration and |
long sermon inculcstivs Of hIgl
and heroic resolve In the face o
Tsha Father NJ His Countrv. W.
decline to pursue this phase Of tn
subject.
George Washington was proba
by the most perfect man who eve
llSpd, but he was NO good-goodJ
49,. At times he could rival Ny
Uaols Toby in Flanders In th,
6oQth, resonance and internally Of
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