New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02

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ago the population only 5000 Three years ago had
passed $1,000, was the third place the State, more
than threefhs Of the people were natives and capt.
tai OF Paterson building silk mills in such other
towns as Allentown, Penn, where there redundant
laboring population. In 1870 the wages paid in silk
mills exceeded So O0O OF which New-Jersey received
half; $23,0OO,OOO was expended in materials chiefly
raw silk, and the product Sal 100000 per annum.
Mr. Jefferson built hour-mlll which failed; Mr..
iamiltons scheme employs 81 900 hands Oh silk alone
in this country radating from Paterson which an
original creation.
Twas near the town settlement called Amagansett,
on the further end of Long Island Thursday and
meeting two editors from Sag HarbOr asked them IL
Roscoe Conkling's father had not sprung from that
part Of the island. yes" said one, the ex-scnaors
grandfather farmer at Amagansett and sent his
son. Judge Alfred Conkling, TO college at Schenectady
and he afterward settled In that general vicinity and
married and produced his and daughters" Hearing
thS Mr. stephen French remarked: Not long ago Mr..
| Conkling saw man from Eastern Long Island with
number of wild and asked him where he shot those
geese The man reflected and slowly said: shot them
on the land where your father was born" Mr.. Conk
ling 1t Is said expressed the hope that he might
DAY become the possesOr again of his fathers birthplace
Referring to Mr.. Conklng may say that his former
political friends observe of him that he had for time
before lie left the Senate rising passion to acquire
iresoue about letting go of his patronage influence
In politics. The ultimate catastrophe threw him upon
thls necessity, OF which he Is making good use hear
from another quarter that he has two maiden sisters
living In Rochester and another In Milwaukee, and that
the latter writes poetry. The immediate associates of
President Arthur do express any curiosity
whatever in the ex-senator It to he understood
that his nveghing against all his former lieutenans got
TO be bore and repeated information being carried up
to high quarters that he sardonic Arthur
either Cornell or Hayes produced GOODNESS there. One
should never tell the truth to kings.
Mr. Fogers relations to our future politics do not ex
cite the populace much they do his associates II
that he is the disturbing between young
machine adherens This city and their old commander
or a cautious somewhat hesitating nature deeply
specfu OF public opinion in the interior OF the State
with spells Of sickness which may from the body
may come from the mind and without much mixing"
ability TO carry his spirits his sleeve and let all the
different DAVIS peck at him. FOlgeris sinking down the
vale OF years comfored by the beautiful moral reflections
Of George Bliss whose views Of human nature next
| to ideal.
The Secretary OF the Treasury was Just sufficiently
active in the scheme renOmnate himself to make II
matter OF sef-reprOach and also give color to his
supeors saying that he had business to commit the
Administration TO his passion 10 be Governor. He has
fit to change the great officials in New-York In
order TO provide for the working element here which
does not get much pabnlum from Mr.. Robertson The
President might wish FOgcr to take such responsibility,
but does not ike TO give the order TO do. the Pres
dental nomination could be secured then doubt the
order would be given plant Secretary put in
the place. For after the nomination such things be
done without causing much cutlery In the party.
The Federal Hail. where Washington was inaugurated
remOdeled for the Capitol by Major LEnfant. The
same engineer built the eItravagant canal at Paterson
y. j. ruined Morris by building him a vast palace in
Philadelphia, prepared the badge Of the Society OF the
Cincinnati, and drew the plan OF Washington City. He
received for his work tract OF the COmmOns,and
covered by property worth tens of mlllions,but de
clincd It and put in claim for few hundred dollars
He died next to pauper the farm Of Mr. Dgges
Rggs's villa near Washington.
Mr. Wards statue OF Washington can be sneored at by
that class which has other way Of advertising its
knowledge OF art but considering the awkwardness OF
the site he has judged we'll lfcsle statue at that
height would have seemed smaller than life and betted
the occasion and purpose. The pedestal and the statue
In good relation as TO size No one can doubt the
meaning OF the figure and every that the |
monument aftcrthought. 1t IS in situation the |
most striking statue in SewYOr, pier OF the ebb and
flow Of human life where OF physical achievement
ought TO be and in hermit places The best Of the
execution Is its fidelity; the heavneSs Of sarts face is
not there. but the man Is unmstakable The sculptor
has dared do for WashngOns limbs what Stuart did
not do; the tremendous strength of the man |
whose legs could clasp his horse like great wise and
were almost disproportoned his body His hands the
sculptor stunted; Lafayette said George Washing
ton Parke Gusts in 1925 so large hand |
Oh any human being the Generals; you could only |
hold to one finger Of 1t in your youth" The Mr..
Ward has justly rendered which described by llaz
let's father "a thick and though n bcrted his other
features was too cOarsey strongly formed be the
nf fta rn tnpr nv his
statue il slightly melloNvin into
trate yet with his strength and country mould good for
many years 10 He at the time ifty-SI years
Old ana had eleven years TO live. Every man who sub
scrbed TO put this statue where IL may feel honor
able scf-respe, II unquestionaby commentaries the
greatest incident in history the rescue Of the Excel
tive powers OF the Republic from Parliament and their
concentration in the hands Of the ablest who could
WELD them since Oliver Cromwell
The Inauguration of General Washington was the vim
dication Of Cromwell after the lapse OF 1875 years The
ceremony was almost idcneal like Cromwell, Washing
ton twice lnauurdtcd; the former desired 10 Dc
called the Chief Magistrate but the word Protector
adhered to because IL had been used by former English
regents. The Long Parliament of which our Continental
Congress nearly copy, had usurpcd the executive
powers OF the sovereign after deposng him, and cor
rupty exercised patronage aud would terminate
their existence Cromwell, after waiting thirteen years
for them to order election and after they had
pcatcdly broken faith with the army aud the Nation
turned them out Their committees had exercised the
executive functions our Continental Congress did
and 1t is clear the prompness with which Blake
and the navy fOrsOOk Sir Henry Vnc the leader OF the
naval committee that the victorious element OF the
zion demanded "A President The same second Thought
led the Icopc here out their Congress- then four
teen years old aud raise Protector with an Instru
ment" or Constitutions to regulate him. They chose the
Cromwell Of the day, the who had driven the King
out Of the country.
September 1, 1851, Cromwell was first inaugurated at
Abbey. escorted by procession, he in a