The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-22

independence of his country which he had con-
quered by war. He founded free government
in the name of the principles of order, and by
re-establishing their sway Washington did in
deed do these things. But he did more. Out of
disconnected fragments he nodded whole and
made it country He achieved his country's
independence by the sword He maintained
that independence by peace as by war. He
finally established both his country and its free
dom in an enduring frame of constitutional gov
eminent, fashioned TO make liberty and union
one and inseparable. These four things together
constitute the unexampled achievement of Wash
ington.
would with all my heart that worthier one,
not /, had been your choice. Too highly do
esteem the position in which you place me to
feel aught but solemn dstrustfulness and appre-
hension. And who indeed might not shrink
from such theater when Winthrop's eloquence
still thrilled all hearts. with Washington the
themel
"Yet, in Virginias name thank you for the
honor done her. even in the person of her hum
BILE son who is the medium of its acceptance
She deserved it. In her merit / hide my insig-
nifcance Times there are when even hardi-
hood is virtue; and to such virtue alone do l lay
claim in venturing to abide your choice to be her
spokesman.
"None more than her could offend did take
opportunity to give her undue eXaltation. Her
foremost son does not belong to her alone, nor
does she so claim him. His part and her part
in the Revolution would have been as naught,
but for what was done so gloriously by his broth
ers in council and in arms, and by her sister
colonies, who kept the mutual pledge of life,
fortune and sacred honor
'But may 1 not remind you that Washington
was Virginian before he became an American
to tell his countrymen that: The name of
American which belongs to you in your national
capacity must always exalt the just pride OF
patriotism more than any appellatlon derived
from local determinations And it l seek the
fountains from which sprung character SO in
ct RI fri0 / Sha
sue line that seems not without suggestion IN
the invitation given me, and may not be without
a useful lesson.
I'm 1867, while yet Cromwell filled the Stu
arts throne, there came to Virginia, with party
of Carlists who had rebelled against him, John
Washington of Yorkshire, England, who became
a magistrate and member of the House of Bur
gesses, and who distinguished himself in Indian
warfare as the first Colonel Washington on this
side of the water. He the nephew
of that Sir Henry Washington who
had led the forlorn hope of Prince
Rupert at Bristol in 1913, and who, with a starv
ing and mutinous garrison. had defended Wor-
cester in 1649 answering all calls for surrender
that he awaited his Maiesty's commands And
his progenitors had for centuries, running back
to the Norman conquest, been men OF mark and
fair renown.
lone hundred and ifty-three years ago, on
the banks of the Potomac, in the county of
Westmoreland on a spot marked now only by a
memorial stone-of the blood of the people whom
l have family described-the. fourth in descent
from the Colonel John Washington whom have
named, there born to Augustine and
Mary Washington. And not many miles above
his birthplace is the dwelling where he was
reared and lived, and now lies buried"
The speaker then followed the career of our
own Washington, from early manhood through
all the grades of his promotions and all his great
services to his country. He concluded his ad-
dress in the following words:
'Long live the Republic of Washington! Re-
spected by mankind, beloved of all its sons
long may it be the asylum of the poor and OPP
pressed of all lands and reli gions long may it be
the citadel of that liberty which writes beneath
the eagles folded wings: We will sell to no
man, we will deny TO no man, right and justice.
'Long live the United States of America!
Filled with the free, magnanimous spirit
crowned by the wisdom, blessed by the modera-
ton, lowered over by the guardian angel of
Washingtons example, may they be ever
worthy in all things to be defended by the blood
of the brave who knew the rights of man; may
they be each column and all together, under
the Constitution, a perpetual temple of peace,
unshadowed by Caesars palace, at whose altar
may freely commune all who seek the union of
liberty and brotherhood.
Long live country! Oh, long through
the undying ages may it stand far removed in
fact as in space from the old worlds feuds and
follies-solitary and alone in it's grandeur and
its glory, itself the immortal monument of him
WHOM fFOVluGnce commissioned TO Uedcn man
the power of truth and TO prove to the nations
that their Redeemer liveth."
Though having his manuscript on desk be-
fore him, Mr.. Daniel referred to it but once or
twice during the course of his Grafton He spoke
in an easy manner, his voice being finely modu-
lated to suit the meaning of his sentences, and
his speech was accumulated and emphasized by
graceful gestures Many times was he inter
rupted by rounds of applause elected by his
clean-cut and we'll balanced periods and by his
eloquent style of utterng them. AS he closed,
Senator Edmunds and Senator Sherman,
Speaker Casle, and Representative Long
warmly congratulated him. while once more the
audience testified their appreciation of the ora
tors eloquence
After the benediction by the chaplain of the
House, the distinguished guests departed, and
the Speaker called the House to order, and the
body at once adjourned till Monday.