Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27

years before, he drew his sword under
the elm at Cambridge IA commanders
in-chief of the Continental army. To
lead people in revolution wisely and
successfully, without ambition and
without crime, demands, indeed,
LOFTY genius and unbending virtue.
But TO build their state,-amid the
angry conflict ofpassion and prejudice,
and unreasonable apprehension, the
incredulity of many, and the grave
doubt OF all, to organize for them aud
peacefully TO inaugurate n complete
and satisfactory government, is the
greatest service that man can render to
mankind. But this, also, is the glory
of Washington. The power of his
personal character, his penctrat.
ing foresight, and the wisdom
OF his judgment, in composing the
myriad elements that threatened to
overwhelm the mighty undertaking,
are all unparalleled. Nothing but
harmony, honesty, industry and fru-
gality,p he said to Lafayette, ARE
necessary to make us IA great and happy
people, But he was not man of
phrases nor did he suppose that gov
ernment could be established or main
tanned by lofty professions of virtue.
No mans perception of the indispen-
stability of great principles 10 the sue
cessful conduct of great affairs was
ever more uncl0uded than his, but no
man had ever learned by n more pro-
ionged or arduous experience that inii-
mite patience, sagacity, iorbearance
and wise concession must attend in
flexible principle, If great affairs are
to be greatly administered. His coun-
trymen are charged with fond idolatry
OF his memory, and his greatness is
pleasantly deprecated ASA Hydrologic
cNaggeration. But no Church ever
Canonized by the national affection,
and to no ancient hero, benefactor or
lnwgiver, were divine honors so justly
decreed MS 20 Washington the homage
of the world.
With the sure sagacity of leader
of men, he selected at once, for the
highest and most responsible stations,
the three chief Americans who repre-
scented the three forces in the nation
which alone could command success
in the institution of the government.
Hamilton was the head, Jefferson was
the heart, and John Jay was the CON
science. Washington's Just and serene
ascendency was the lambert flame in
which these beneticent powers we've
fused; and nothing less than that n5-
tendency could have ridden the whirl-
wind and directed the storm that burst
around him. Party spirit blazed into
fury. John JAY was hung In eiligy.
Hamilton was stoned. instruction
raised its head in the West. Wash
ington himself was denounced; and
suddenly the French revolution, the
CHASTITY specter rising from delirlum
and despair, the avenging fury OF IN
tolerablr oppression, at once hopeful
and heart-rending, seized modern civ
iIization, shook Europe TO the center,
divided the sympathy of America,
and, us child of liberty, APP
pealed To Washington. But the
great soul, amidst battle, and defeat,
and long retreat, aud the sinking heart
of "A people, undismayed, was not mp
palled by the CONFUSION Of the world,
Amidst the uproar of ChristendOm hc
knew liberty too well TO he deluded by
it's mad pretenee. Without Il beacon,
without a chart, but with unwaverlng
eve and steady hand, he guided his
country safe through darkness ana
through storm. In the angry shock
of domestic parties, "tlere Is but one
character which keeps them in awe, u
wrote Edmund Randolph. The
foundation of the moral world, said 4
wise teacher in oxford university, bid
ding young Englishmen mark The
matchless man, the foundations Ol
the moral world were shaken, but not
the understanding of Washington.
He held his steadfust way, like ne
sun across the armament, giving life
and health, and strength, TO the new
nation. ana upon = searching survey
of his administration, which estao
| lished the fundamental principles OF
American policy in every department
! there il no great act which his country
would apuul, no word spoken, no ilnt
written, no deed done by him, whlci
Justice would reverse or wisdom de-
plore. soa,,o
ton of Washington to this august ant
triumphaut task il the event whicl
| this statue will commemorate 10 uil
| horn generations. Elsewhere, IN bronz
and marble. and upon glowing canvas
genius has delighted to invest WITH th'
| Immortality of art the best-beloved an'
most familiar Of American fgures
| The engineer of the Virginia wilder
ness, the leader OF the revolution, IN
! president. the man, are known TO al
men they are every where beheid ane
reyered. But here. at last, upon w
scene of the browning event OF ms ne
and of his country's life-here, IN IN
throbbing heart OF the great city, wher
IL VIII be daily seen by countless thon
sands, here in the presence oil the pres
dent of the United States, 81 the gov
ernor of New York, of the oiiicii
authori les of other states. of the organ
lied body of New York merchant
who, as IN other years, they have IT,
the city in so many patrisiic deed
upon this spot, lead now In the con
niemoration of the greatest, an
finally, Of this vast and approving COZ
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