Milford chronicle., 1883-10-26


feel as we recall these great trans. :,
tlons, as we stand upon the spot where
they were enacted, centre upon WASH
lngton. Great everywhere and at all
times, the part played upon this field in
these closing months of the Revolution
was not less conspicuous nor complete in
Its greatness than any manifestation of
his life. Had these events closed his
public service, had he then forever re-
tired from the great theatre of action
and renown, had he never filled out our
admiration and gratitude by the eight
years Of private life and the eight years
OF the Chief Magistry which followed the
surrender of his military commando
his great presence in the framing of the
Constitution and in the guidance of the
nation by high craftsmanship and pure
administration-if all this had been
wanting to the full splendor of his fame
If ne stood to his countrymen in their
memory as he stood upon this very spot
one hundred years ago, his face would
have shone to all this people as did the
face OF Moses to the children of Israel
when he delivered the tables of the law.
"And now, after a hundred years of
marvellous fortunes and crowded expert
ences, we confront the days and the
works and the men of tie first age of the
Republic: Three wars have broken the
peace here proclaimed. The war for
neutrality to complete our independence.
by establishing our right to be at peace.
though other Powers sought to draw us
INTO their wars. The war for boundary
which pushed our limits to the Pacific
and rounded our territory. The war of
the constitution, which established for
his people that, for them and forever
Liberty and Union are one and INSOFAR
'ole. These rolling years have shown
growth, forever growth, and strength.
Increasing strength, and wealth and
lumbers, ever expanding, while intelH-
ence, freedom, art, culture and religion
AVE pervaded and ennobled all this
laterlal greatness. Wide, however. as
our land and vast our population to-
ay, these are not the limits to the
anne, the fame, the power, of the life
ld character of Washington. If it could
imagined that this nation. rent bv
sastrous feuds, broken in its unity.
louId ever present the miserable spec
Gle OF the undefled garments of his
me parted among his countrymen.
nile Tor the seamless vestures of his
rtue they cast lots-if this unuttera-
shame, if this unreasonable crime
ould overtake this land and this peo-
e, be sure that no spot in the wide
'rld IS inhospitable to his glory, and
people in it but reioices in the in
ence of his power and his virtue.
If the great statesman and orator
:. Fox could, in the British Parlia-
mt, exalt the character of Washington
that lllustriOus man deriving honor
from the splendor of his situation
IN from the dignity of his mind. be-
whom all borrowed greatness sinks
o lnsignitcance, and all the poten-
IS OF Europe become little and con-
ltible;' if the famous eloquence of
kline would speak of him 'as the only
nan being for whom he felt an awful
erence;' if the political philosophy of
ugham prescribed it as the duty of
historian and sage of all nations to
no occasion pass of commemoratine
illustrious man. if he asserted that
IL time shall be no more will a test
le progress which our race has made
-isdom and virtue be derived from
veneration paid to the immortal
e of Washington if our own great
9smen and orators join IL this ac-
q,
oriturum alias, nil ortum tale fatentes.
is countrymen with one voice accept
cherish the splendid possession, and
and perpetuate itnow and forever"
W. Mackey said to a
rter for the st. Paul Pioneer Press:
ling is the most precarious business
e world" "You can well afford to
it, the reporter retorted, with
100, 900 to your credit. But did Won
SO in 1869, when you were push
n ore car in the Ophr mine?" 81
it then only in theory; for my sal
+ 81 a day was sure, and my wants
simple. You always hear of the
ssful miners. The men who dis
II and are lost in Pauper alley are