The Cecil Whig., 1885-02-28

ITS own homoge to the memory OF the
Father of his Country. Yet to the
minds eye II an American patriot those
marble faces will never seem vacant
never seem void or yoiceless. No mystic
figures or hiero.lyphical signs will, III
deed, be described on them. No such
vain glorious words as 'Conquerer, or
'ChastiSsr OF Foreign Nations, nor any
such naughty assumption or heather as
crrtion rs Child Of the Sun, will be de-
ciRhered on them. But ever and anon,
as he SazeS, there Will come flaShlrg
forth in letters OF IYlh@ light some Cf
the great words, and grand precepis,
and noble lessons Of principle and duty,
winch are the matches bcqnest OF
Washington to his country and to man
kind
WAsHiNGToNs EMOTIONS.
Mr.. Winthrop recalled the various
tributes to the virtues Of Washington
which had been paid by his cotempora-
ries, and added:
Think not that Lam claiming au i'm
maCuiato perfection for auy mortal mar.
'He LeinS only has ever walked this
Garth "i ours without sin. Washington
had AIs lntirmltIcs and his passions like
the rest Of Us. he would have been more,
or less, than human had he never been
pForcome by them. There were soure
officers around him. in camp and else
"Hcle' not uhI'HeIy 10 nave thrown temp
1@1ohs IN ms path' whether he ever
yleiued 10 them OF not. iheEe were
IGeachc""aS men, 200, whose words IN
council OF con"uct 10 battle, OF secret
Pi''lhSS heAlhd his BACK, aroused hls
'iS S'''So"' iil'''9 nation ana gave occasion
.o' lle''so'@oLe ouI''S ei anger Now ana
'h0n Inole was disaster Ike that Oh
d. Ilait eNPe"ltloh against the Indians
III i''i' tHe Hist udIhgs OF when stirred
me very otl;As oi ms soul ana betrayed
Him INTO momentary OF mingled grief
and rage, "aieh pio'ed how V-essnt were
he emotions he was SO generally aGio t2
control.
NE" oAlMPIAD'
In concluding his Grafton he remarked
that it IS the duty Of Congress to supply
the people with the means Of that uni
yersal education which is the crying want
OF our land, and without which any IL
teiHseht ana successful free government
is impossible.
We are Just entering On new olymp-
lad Of our national history-the twenty
ifth olympiad since Washington FIRST
entered upon the administration Of our
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'u' fs"I'' n"s ""'""S "eA'a" a""'e" uiiuei
'''''-i '''' .'i'- century ol '"'U So'elh
'i'1''' Is 70 - 'lo>'u' ana '"e osSV hopeS
','' " ''''eH VI every P'''ioC " III oe WIN
am. ~ '''S cat o'iSI o'i'.''S o'' 'l
"e - "V't' 10 enter NO 0'stlncIleli oi
party 'i ol SscI'oh prevents our al leei-
NY "''Ne mat our country oS "AoilSo-
ever S"'eiieu' Is sun ana always our
country, to be cherished IN all our hearts,
% De oPheri aAd defended oy ali oVf
H"h"S'
AoSt AalPy would II DC II the "Jth OF
APill, Oh "hlcH 'Ae HiSI inauguration ol
ashingtoh took place IN I'o9, couid
hehceloith oe the A"ufatiohS' AS IL
LhI@ht oe oy sIlsht amendment OF ths
~onst'IutIon'-&lNn2, as twouid'a a much
"oeoo" extension 10 the snort sessions ol
'e''' "'''' Inv
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4"1 hNAN''-E o. "AN"lN"IoA'
Bat let the day be what it may, the
inspiration of the centennial anniversa ry
Of that first great Inauguration must not
be lost upon us. Would that any words
OF mine could help us all. old and young ,
to resolve tha! the principles and charac-
ter and example Of Washington, as he
came forward to take the oath5 of Office
on that day, shall once more be recog-
nized 'nd re7ereneed as the model for all
who succeed him, and that his disin!er-
ested purity and patriotism shall be the
supreme test and standard Of American
craftsmanship That standard can never
be taken away from us. Tie most elat-
orate aud durable monuments may per-
ish. But neither the forces of nature,
nor any fendish crime of man. can ever
mar or inutilate great example of pub