New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-01


able march Of six days to the CAPITOL 1t was tho prdS
Of states to accompany him with tho masses OF their
people to their borders. that the citizens Of the next
commonwealth might escort him through its territory
IL was the glory Of cities To receive him with cSeH
civic honor At their gates, and entertain him Is ne
srches IRON which children lowered laurel wreAths
hi: a., brow T S.ns. nv @
hoofs. their sweet incense waited to heaven tho ever
ascending prayers Of bis loving countrymeu for hs
and reverence rreets,l and followed him along the
country side ami through the crowded streets: Long
live George Washington Long live the Father OF bis
lis entry into New-York was worthy tho city and
state. lie was met BY the chief officers Of tho ~
firing government VI the country, BY the Governor
Of the commonwealth, and the whole pop99iasuom.
and the ships of other nations with saues from tnes
guns and the cheers Of their crews added to the 10y
the privilege bending proudly to their oars rowed
the iresidenrs barge swiftly through these Inspiring
Renaissance and forcbodlGs 49,,
He had visited New York thirty three years before;
his carly manhood, fresh from Braddocks oiooV
field, and wearing the only laurels Of The bsst bear;
Davies, OF Princeton College, rs That heroic youth
Coione: Washington, whom cannot but hope provL
for some important service to the couDsry,., II ws
fair daughter Of ous State whore smiles sIIured hm
anoher's recorded his only failure and saddensa he
departure. Twenty years passed, and he stood ns-
unanimously chosen Commanderin. Chief Of the Con:
tinentsl Army. urging the people to moro elgorous
sssrsrscn a1 Of Ss sass m the I'D to
10 the enemy by domestic svmpaahLers, when nS
sw i Kim 'n was s' 10 perform the ike service for the
British Governor Tryon on hs Landing On the ritv
from Tong 1siand Witch secured from Frederick ihs
Ga. the opinion ,rs tina, . sss. ss Mn the
American victory OF the Revolution. which esve thas
confidence to our r rSo ca1. cnr amS TRIUMPH
an,lv through the war Sy years more o. an.Hm
and splendid victory of despair with an unpaid army
and Of hope from the OnS Tnscnendenss umpH
ks the last soldier ~ the invading enemy emosIHs,
washington al the ~, ne M. St me and rad. 81 Il;
rc0pc and in tho tavern which faces us Across me
ssr W VI cho~ the words he bids fawe forever
10 his companions In arms. Sich were inc rW~u''s
memories Of the past su.rcsSd TO Wssn IN, ,nrs
had mono of IN" splondor OF precedent and erllancs
OF promise which have since attended tne sdcn,.6
mai,iy because its administrator, 10 be ctnnded
10 him. was to bd put In practice. He knew tnss
n be T 70 by % tstons enporsry hushed
unanmity by tho terrific fore OF the tidaI WV" W.
s.seeiy hostile upon questions affecting ever power
Of nationality and the existence OF The feaer'i "''
eminent.
EYES ONLY FOR THE GREAT COMMANDER
washington was mover dramatic, but on great oc'
casions he not only rose to the full ideal OF the
event he became himself the event. One hundred
years ago to-day, the procession OF foreign Amoasss
dors OF statesmen and generals OF civic soceaes ana
military companies, which escorted him, marched
Broad and up Broad to this spot but the people saw
only whnston As he stood upon pom the step o.
have occurred 10 him that 1t cradle OF liberty,
and as such. giving bright omen for the faturs n
liberty OF the press. Hero tho Newfork Assembly IN ~
iSGu made the protest against the Stamp Act, ana
proposed the General Conference, which was the 20
ginning Of united Colonial action In this o a. H "a
The A,her Of American Congresses. assembled and pro
sentod to the English Government that Vigorous o
test which caused the repeal rep OF hS Ae which, lost The
American AM colonies to the British Empirc within
missoned its Ambassadors abroad and in inefeet
efiorts at government hsd created the necessity rs
the concentration Of Federal authority now
The first Congress of the United states GATHERED
S; snssn, temple him OF TO se BALCONY The
men visible about him vere Chanccii1r L,sc co.,
Vice President John Adams Alexander GaM Wury Ia
ernor Clinton Roger sherman, Rlcharu hsmy . I'D
General Knox and baron stsuben. But We believe !nSs
among the Invisible host above him. at TINS suP, nnS
mo thS thousands OF Of struggle sesove
ment were the spirits of the soldiers OF ihe M
u
Sav. and with them were tho Bsrons OF RunnSmeoSS
and william the Silent, and Sidney and Russell rn1
Cromwell and Hampden and tho heroo' Oh"
IA he came forward the multitude In tho s. SUI
in the windows AN, And On tine So. down
with emotion As he slowly rose and ms ta d.. S
nsesc form sfan apYe H'%ca the sSene
Chancellor soiemnly road 10 him the oath OF once ,ns
Washington repeating said M 90 ns s"e ~ PRESIDENT
o. .ns h rsct and defend the Constitution Of II:
United states Then he reverently bent low ~ ~
the Pbe ut'c S T nanpso %syed his
neI s S,S at IS done long live George Wash
ington President of the United scr,. %as .ss
answep,uS chcer OF the people, and from the oersd;
rang the bells and from orts sha sn,ps ,b
inc c sSsism ali over the Long 1.-Two Geors
,Hs President Of the United States"
-, .,so, rrE TRIUMPH OF THE REPUBLIC !
rhs simnle and imposing ceremony over. the ID.
,oral rad tho blessing Of God prayerfuy peuaones
q, o,d 81 psus tho festivities passed, and Washias
ton stood alone No one else SoId sae ,ns ns' on
caed tho people 70 faith In the disappearance o. No.
stStes, there stood against the precedent Of
century and the passions Of the hour little beside
srs%Ten .u a The Judgment Of washington VITA ~
a. sttempt to exercise National power began ~
anal 70 tho death between state sovekisnty clalns
me ms and the power OF the Republic to command -
.snrcos o. the country. to enforce its authority -
a. iUs tho S tut sna 10 s..Sa
ss ss Ssd statesmen, and retarded Inc sdvsnos
y % an: ans q
of money II deeolated the fairest portion o. nS
south sna '. but n ended It Xppomsstox in tho sss
triumph Of the Republic. ..s> .