The Mineral argus., 1885-03-05

lhdepenuence OF ms country which he had con
quered by war. He founded free government
IN the name Of the principles IT order and by re.
establishing their sway" Washington did in
deed do these thinss. But he did more. Out o!
made 1t a country. He achieved his count RVS in
dependience by the sword. He mainta aimed
lie finally esisbli~hed both his country
s sna M cd frss1 in an enduring
toned to make Liberty and Union one and in
separable. These four things together consti-
tute the unexampled achievement Of Washing
ton The world has ratified the profound re-
mark Of Fisher Ames that he changed man.
kinds ideas OF political greatness" He has ap-
proved the opinion Of Edward Everett, that he
great men 1t has felt for him with Erskine
IAN awful reverence 1t has attested the deg
laration Of Brougham that: he was the greatest
have unrOlled the scrolls that bear the records Of
the rise and fall Of pations-yc before whose
eyes has moved the panorama Of mans strug-
giles, achievements and progression, find YOU
anywhere the story Of one whose life work il
more than fragment Of that which in his life IL
your sceptres over boundle.s territories: found
ers of empires who have held your iominiOns
IN THE REIGN OF LAW:
reformers who have cried aloud in the wilder
ness OF oppression: teachers who have slr,yen
tn cast down false doctrine. heresy and fchis ms:
statesmen whose brains have throbted with
mighty plans for the ameioration of human so
ciety: scar-crOwned vikings of the sea, illus
triOus heroes Of the land. who have borne the
standards Of siege and batfe-come firth in
bright array from your glorious fane- ami Womb
We bc measured by the measure OF hts :; aturc2
Behold you not In him a more iIlusiriou- and
more venerable presence? Statesman. soldier.
patriot, sage refcrmer Of cree,i~, teacher OF
truth and justice, achiever and prcscrver OF lib
crty. the first OF men, founder and savior Of his
country. iather of his peoplc-thls Is me- solitary
and untpproachab.e In his grandeur. Oh feIic-
Itous Providence that gave TO America our
Mashngton. High SCARS into the sky to-day
higL.r than the pyramids or the dome OF st.
Paul~ ~. ucfer's-tle 1oftieSs
posing structure that man has ever rcared-high
scars into the sky to where
Earth highest yearns to meet a star"
the monument which We the people of the
United States" have uplif.ed To his memory IL
u hitting monument. more fitting than any
statue. For his image could only display him
IN some one phase Ut his varied character a. the
COMMANDER. the statesman. the PLANTER of
Mount vernon. or the chief magistrate of his
life In Won plain, lofty shaft. Such il his great
ness that only by symbol could It be repre-
scented As Justice must be blind In order to he
whole in contemplation, 40 history must lie
silent that by this mighty sign she may disclose
the amplitude OF her story The speaker re-
iefr"t To the great deeds If Virginia during the
Revolution and thanked q he commission for he
honor done Virginia in choo. ing one Of her ci,i-
zens to speak on this occasion, Many illusions
were IN IN made to events in English and Amer
lean history, and extended biographical
sketch of Washington was gwen
GREATEST Az Statesman
II was az u statesman that Washington was
greatest. Not IN the sense that Hamilton and
Jefferson, Adams and Madison were s,st..'nrn.
eho cannot DIM divisions Men MAJ marsha,
cations IN storm and travail who have not III,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF their cabinet ministers
Not 50 ver-cd as they was he In the details Of
poii iral science. And yet as he studied tactic
'hen he ant 'ciuated war, 80 he studied politics
~hn he foresaw his civil role approaching
reading the history and examining I he ,rincinIcs
81 ancient and modern confedcracies and max
Ing notes Of their virtues, defects and met ods
of operation. His pen did not possess the factIe
pay anu classic of their Int
vigorous eloquence had the clear ring of our
mother tongue; ] will not say that he was sc
sstntc, 50 quick, 80 inventive the one or an
other Of them that his mind was characterized
by the viyacity Of wit, the rich coiornrs Of
with him thought and action. like well-trained
cour-crs, Kept abreast in tn. chariot race, guided
by an eye that never quailed refined by hand
that never treInbled He had n more infaliibe lis
examination 81 circumstances and men than auy OF
his contemporaries lie weighed facts in a lust
or scale with larger equity, and firiner euua-
hihhty lie best applied to them the lesson Of
experience. With greater ascendancy of charac-
ter he held men to their appointed tasks; with
plicit confidence. He bore a truer diyininy rod.
and through a wilderness Of contention he alone
WAS WAS the unerrine pathfinder of the people
There can indeed he no right conception of
Washington that does not accord him a great
and cxtraor.iinary genius. The speaker con- |
cluded with these words: In the name OF the
people OF the United Statcs-their president, I
their senators. and their repre- sentatives and |
their judges, do crown to-day with the gran,iest
e Grow, that venerstion has ever lifted to the /
brow 81 glory. him whom Virginia gave to Amer /
ica-whom America has given to the world and
TO he ages--and whom mankind with universal /
suffrage has proclaimed the foremost Of the /
founders of empire in
THE FIRST DECREE OF GREATNESS,
whom Liberty herself has anointed as the first
compassed by the invio.ate seas stands to-day
he American republic which he founded-a free |
,reater Neutrality-suspicious. above the powers and
prihcipaIities OF the earth, even as his monument
= upiifted over roof and dome. and spire Of the
city. Long live the republic Of
= s ali ~ hesnectet BY mankind. beloved
Door and oppressed OF all lands aud religions
one mag 1t he the citadel Of that liberty which
.ritcs beneath the eagie's folded wings: We
~ sell to no man, We will deny TO NJ man,
ilht and justice" Long live the United States
4 America, Filled with the free magnani-
nous spirit, crowned bv the wisdom.
blessed by the moderation, lowered over
" the guardian angel Of Washington example:
nay they bc ever worthy in ali Things 10 b, de-
nded 10y the blood of the brave who knew the
ights of man n nj shrank not from rns asSer-
Ion. may they he each column. and all together.
hder the constitution, perpetual tempt" of
eace, unshadow"t by Caesars palace; AT
'hose altar may freely commune all who seek
he union OF liberty and brotherhood. Long
i've our country. oh. hing Z hr ugh the undying
e may Il stand. far removed in fact as in
pace from the Old Worlds f,uis AM follc--
Military and alone in Its grandeur and its glory.
self the immortal monument Of him whom
commissioned to teach man the
over of truth, and to prove to the nations that
heir Redeemer liveth.
Though having his manuscript on the desk !
efore him, Mr.. Daniel referred to it but
nee or twice during the course Of his ora
on lie spoke in an easy manner. his voice
eing finely modulated to suit the meaning
I his senten ,es, ard his speech was ac-
entuated and emphasized by graceful
estures. Many times was he Interrupted
rounds Of applause ELECTED by his clean
ut and well -balancsl periods and by his
cYuent style OF uitering them As he
SpnnfnrS Inn a /
peaker Carlisle and Representative Long ,
armlY cnnWraf IIlui I'll him uhiI. nn.... moro ]