Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28
ONLY I53 YEARS AGO.

IF was only one hundred and fifty .--.s wears ago, yesterday since the r.,b.r of b s country was born. and but < yssrs the 4th day of last December, ,-., he said Il die hard; but 1 am not ,...ii t5 go." 4 little later he added .r ,rel myself going. l thank ycu for ,,-, a.tsution; but pray you to take nor. trouble about me. Let me go ., -,ly. caanot last long," Soon he t.,,me more quiet, felt his own pulse s,i i,e without a strugEl These simple r,-is we're characteristic of the man. srsss no more trouble about me. Let ne 70 guetly." Brave as any hero, yet ,-,ie,t ani unassuming as a child, ,;-7--s Washington was the greatest as cal as one of the best men that ever ,v-l There has not a King or Emper- -.-4;-rsI since the foundation of the va-lI whose memory IS revered by all -,,jo.s as Is that of Washington. He vss the first man that rose above a e--sn. He could have been King die ,,.sr- 4nytaing that be chose to be, but bs r5ul I accept To power or authority t-an ,be people tha. he could not return a ;Lsn. Napoleon BonapRrte, the 1,st ambitious, and greatest general Ina. ever lived, gave Washington the e.,. plase among the great men of the world. Il has been but a few weeks E1cs Gladstone the great English leader sail. If had been asked who was t5s greatest and the purest man that La. .Ivei, ny answer anytime during ;ls past 45 years would have been Washington. and I still hold to that opinion The native born citizens of ts United States, during the past ;Esaty or thirty years, have allowed the memory of Washington to be lowered n their estimation Ear below where | .gs;ly belongs, and 1t Is time the 'Fa.er Of Ills Country" should be fully restore ia their affections. The time Ess when the name of Washington was never mentioned save with the greatest l5,psct and aioration; 1t should be sO 1lE.
 To-day is being observed generally ,h-5l,uult the United States as the one h1ai.el and ffty-third anniversary of t5s birth of Washington-yesterdsy, the 21i. being Sunday. The monument Wssli1ston's Monument, the founda- rJa Of which was laid 8 years ago, and
 vhca a4s just been completed. was
 formally deilcated on Saturday, the
 -ls; i-,,sL,. it should have been Sun dsy th- 2-l as no day could be too good frs1rl purpose), but owing to the ilc.sus-cy of the weather, the day being ye-. c8.i, the attendance was com F.-siT-ly light. The ceremonies were interesting and some of the old relics VII Ellch General Washington was in iz..4ly connected were brought into Use The gavel used was one prepared Ei ussd by General Washington as Grand Master in laying the corner s:5as ot tae c tpitol on the 18th of Sep tsabar, l793. It 4fTDrds us much pleas -,a to know that the washington mon- s4eu. Is at las, completed. and is, as 1t s-lai be, the highest monument ever s'so.ei to the memory of man, and over :1Ps all other monuments in the world s: this date. It Is the work of the ra- ton Washington founded, which has ID 8 .t:le more than a hundred years become ids vellthiest and with single e1cep- t.aa, tue mos. populous enlightened na- ;.9a ID ,he world, and soon will lead sll such nations in learning, wealth and population.