The Dickinson press., 1885-02-28

Seferson. Adams ana N1aulson were statesmen1
but in a larger sense. Men may marshal armie@
l%ations in storm and travail who have not ths
accomplishments of their cabinet ministers.
Not so versed as they was he in the details of
political science. And yet as he studied tactics
when he anticipatedw war, so he studied politics
wEcn he foresaw his civil role approaching,
reading the history and examining the principles
ing notes of their virtues, defects and methods
OF operation: His pen did not possess the facile
play and classic grace Of their pens. but his
mother tongue. / will not say that he was so
astute, so quick, so inventive as the one or an
osher OF Them that his mind was characterized
~ Inc ~ vlSacisy O. W.T., the rich c%o!orings Of
With him thought and action, like well-trained
c!oursers, Kept abreast i'll the chariot race, guided
ny an eye That never quailed, refined by a hand
that never trembled. He had q more infallible dis
crlMlnatlon OF circumstances and men than any Of
his contemporaries. He weighed facts in a Just
er scale, with larger equity, and tirmcr equa-
nimity. He best applied to them the lesson Of
experience. With greater ascendancy of charac-
ter he held men to their appointed tasks: with
more inspiring Vlgor he commanded more i'm
plclt commence. He bore a truer divining rod,
and through a wilderness of contention he alone
was the unerrins pathfinder of the people.
mere can indeed be no right conception Of
washington that does not accord him a great
and extraordinary genius. The speaker CON
Guided with these words: In the name of the
people OF the United States-their president.
oAA AN dllu
their judges. do crown to-day with the grandest
croMu shat generation has ever lifted to the
brow OF glory. him whom Virginia gave to Amer
lcaIwhom America has given to the world, and
to the ages-and whom mankind with universal
suffrage has proclaimed the foremost Of the
founders OF empire in
THE FIRST DEGRE OF GREATNESS,
whom Liberty herself has anointed as the first
citizen in the great republic of humanity. En-
compassed by the inviolate seas stands to-day
Inc American republic which he fouuded-a free
Greater Britaln-uplifted above the powers and
principali.ies of the earth, even as his monument
Is upilfted over roof and dome, and spire of the
Washingtonl Respected by mankind, beloved
of all its sons. long may it be the asylum of the
poor and oppressed Of all lands and religions
writes beneath the eagles folded wings: We
will sell to no man, we will deny to no man,
light and Justice" Long live the United States
blessed by the moderation. lowered over
by the guardian angel of Washington's example;
may they be ever worthy in all things TO be de-
tended by the blood of the brave who knew the
rights of man and shrank not from this asser-
ton, may they be each a column, and all together,
peace, unshadowed by a Caesars, palace; at
whose altar may freely commune all who secb
the union of liberty and brotherhood. Lont
live our country! Oh, long through the undying
ages may it stand, far removed in fact as il
space from the Old Worlds feuds and follics-
solitary and alone in its grandeur and its glory
Itself the immortal monument or nm WHOM
Providence commissioned to teach man tn
power of truth, and to prove TO the nations tina
their Rcdeemer liveth.
Though having his manuscript on the desl
before him, Mr.. Daniel referred to it bu
once or twice during the course of his ora
ton. He spoke in an easy ann his vote
being finely modulated to suit the meanin
of his sentences, and his speech was &C
centuated and emphasized by graceful
gestures. Many times was he interrupted
NV rounds of aOnl1uSn elected by his clean
cut and well-balanced periods and by hi
eloquent style OF uttering them. AS h
closed, Senators Edmunds and Sherman
Speaker Carlisle and Representative Lon
warmly congratulated him, while once NOR
the audience testified their appreciation @
the orators eloquence. After Il benedictio,
by the chaplain of the house, the distin
gulshed guests departed and the speake
called the house to order. Adjourned til
Monday.