The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-26


future years, OF even for future generations.
Y own Pride !4 doing whatever may be wisely
]esttc pile, and in thus
TEsTHYING IT'S OWN HOMAGE
to the memory Of the father Of his country. Yet
to the minds eye OF IN American patriot those
marble faces will never seem vacant-never seem
void or yoiceless: What are all the noble words
which Washington wrote or uttered, what are
al the tnoidents of his birth and death, what are
oil the details Of his marvellous career from it's
SSomme1cement to its close. in comparison with
his own exalted character as mani Rarely was
Webster more impressive than when. on the
Completion Of the monument At Bunker Hill, IN
Describing what our country had accomplished
his sss @
lea has furnished the character Of Washington"
institutions had done nothing else, that
respect Of mankind. The orator then
character Of Washington. and tributes v to the
Father OF his tolntry by byron, Lord Brougham.
Fox. Irskiqe and others were quoted. Tie ex=
d Wsrs
let me not seem, even for a moment, to throw Oft
upon the children the rightfdl Share OF those re.
probabilities which belongs to their fathers
Upon us. upon US, it devolves to provide that the
advancing generations shall be able to compre-
hend, and equal to meet the demands which are
thus before them Il IS ours-it Is yours espe-
them WSltE It's iieaits Of that universal educa:
ton which Is the crying want OF the land, and
without which any intelligent and successful
tering on new Olympiad of our national his
tory-the twenty -fifth Olympiad since Washing
ton first entered upon the administration Of our
constitutional government.
THE WILL or THE PEOPLE
has already designated under whom the first
century Of that government IL to be closed and
| Ia n j-L2
be with him IN the respoasibiliticS dtt Which he
is about to enter No distinction of party or Of
section prevents our all feeling alike that our
always our country, to be cherished in all our
hands fhs ofat1on CLOSES thus 6uf, S,stchless
hail it with the Civilizations Of united and glori7
gus nation. It may; or may not, be proof against
the cavils of critics, hut nothtng o. human cQn-
htruction Is against the casualties Of tinie Tie
storms of winter must blow and beat upon it..
, The action Of the elements must soil and dis
color it, The lightnings Of heaven may scar and
blacken IT.; An earthquake may shake its foun-
datiOns. Some mighty tornado, or resistless
cyclone. may rend its massive blocks asunder
aud hurl huge fragments to the ground. But the
character which It commentaries and illus:
trates is secure. 1t will remain Unchanged and
Interchangeable in all its consummate purity and
splendor. and will more and more command the
homage OF succeeding ages in all regions Of the
earth God be praised. that character Is ours
forever!
Mr.. Long spoke from the clerks desk in an
impressive manner, and in voice which,
though not loud, was SO clear as to reach
every corner in the chamber: The eloquent
fervor, which elected frequent bursts of ap-
plause, and as Mr.. Long read the peroration,
the multitude broke into a storm of ap-
plause. On the right of the speaker were
the chap!ains of the senate and house and
Rev Mr. Wallis, while on his left sat Hon.
1ol>, IL <SeC Sl
man, chairman 1T the congress ional joint
commission. As Mr.. Long ceased the band
struck up columbia the Gem of the Ocean, y
and as the strains of the air ended Mr.: Ed
munds introduced Hon. John w. Daniel, who
was greeted with long clapping of
hands
Mr.. Daniel proceeded to deliver his ora
ton:
Solitary and alone in it's grandeur stands forth
the character of Washington in history; solitary
and alone like some peak that has no fellow in
tos, aays Gaizo %ashnsten did the TWO
greatest things which in politics it is permitted
to man to attempt. He maintained by peace the
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 moulded a whole and
made it country. He achieved his country's in
dependence by the sword He maintained
He s' fnaly estabished p BOTH lis Country !
frame Of oonstitutional government. fash
separablc. These four things together consti-
tute the unexampled achievement of Washing
ton, The world has ratified the profound re-
kinds ideas OF political greatness" He has ap-
proved the opinion OF Edward Everett, that he
was the greatest OF good men. and the best of
great men," 1t has felt for him with Erskine:
IAN aWfn1 rpVnrpnc0" haQ HttoSto6 the
iaration OF Broughaln that: "he was the greatest
man of his own or of any age. Tell me We, who
have unrolled the scrolls that bear the records Of
the rise and fall OF nations-ye before whose
eyes has moved the panorama of mans strug-
gles achievements and progression. find you
anywhere the story OF one whose life work is
more than fragment of that which in his life Is
set before you? COnguerers who have stretched
your sceptres over boundless territories: found
ers of empires who have held your dominions
IN THE REIGN OF LAW:
refOrmers who have cried aloud in the wilder.
ness of oppression: teachers who have striven
to cast down false doctrine, heresy and schisms
mighty plans for the ameioration of human 80.
ciety: scar-crowned vikings of the sea, illus
triOus heroes of the land, who have borne the
standards of siege and battle-come forth in
bright array from yOur glorious fanes, and would
ye be- measured by the measure OF his staturei
Behold you not in him more illustrious and
more venerable presence2. Statesman, soldier
patriot, sage, refOrmer OF CreedS, teacher OF
truth and justice, achiever and preserver Of lib
erty. the first OF men. founder and savior of his
country father of his pcople-this is he. solitary
and unapproachab!e in his grandeur Oh. fclic.
| itous Providence that gave to America oul
Washington! High scars into the sky to-day
! higher than the pyramids or the dome of st
| Paul's or St.. Peters-the loftiest and most i'm
posing structure that man has ever rearcd-higt
scars into the sky to where
-. Earth highest yearns to meet star"
| the monument which I'VE the people of tn,
United States" have upifsed to his memory. Il
is fitting monument. more fitting than any
statue. For his image could only display him
in some one phase of his varied character. Is tn,
| commander, the statesman, the planter O
! Mount Vernon the chief magistrate of hi
country. So art has fifty typitied his exalted
life In yOn plain, lofty shaft. Such is his great
ness that only by symbol could it be repre-
sented. AS Justice must be blind in order to b.
whole in contemplation, so history must ~
silent that by this mighty sign she may disclos
the amplitude OF her story The speaker re
ferred to the great deeds Of Virginia during tn
Revolution, and thanked the commission for tn
zens to speak on This occasion; Many allusion
were then made to events in English and Amer
lean history, and an extended biographica
| sketch OF Washington was given.
GREATEST AS A STATESMAN.
1t was as a statesman that Washington wa
greatest. Not in the sense that HAMILTON an,
but in larger sense: Men may marshal armie
who cannot drill divisions. Men may marsha
aations in storm and travail who have not tn
accomplishments of their cabinet ministers
political science. And yet as he studied tactic
when he anticiDated war, he studied polite
wien he foresaw his civil role approaching
reading the history and examining the principle
OF ancient and modern confedcracics and max
ing notes of their virtues, defects and method
OF operation His pen did not possess the facil
| play and classic grace of their pens but hi
vigorous cloquence had the clear ring of OH
mother tongue I will not say that he was
astute, so quick, so inventive as the one or an
other of them that his mind was characterize
by the vivacity of wit, the rich colorings {
fancy, or daring flights of Imagination. Bu
with him thought and action, like well-traine
coursers, kept abreast in the chariot race, guide
by an eye that never quaiied refined by han
that never tSenbled. He had more nialliblc d Is
elimination OF circumstances and men than any
his contemporaries He weighed facts In 4 JUS
or scale, with larger equity, and iirmcr caua
nimty. He best applied to them the lesson
experience. With greater ascendancy of cIiarat
ter he held men to their appointed tasks; wit
more inspiring vi2or he commanded more i'm
plicit confidence. He bore truer divining 70,
and through wilderness of contention he alor
was the unerring pathfinder OF the pecpl
| There can indeed be no right concep, ion
Washington that does not accord him gre;
and extraordinary genius The speaker co.
cluded with these words: In the name of til
people of the United Staces-vheir presiden
AHS. Alx-S..