The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-01

SOURCES OF power bHlVA CatiVu ~ ouS
Cessfully through the vars with Great
Britain in 1912 aud Mexico in lS4s,
which enabled Jackson to defeat lullitl.
cation, and recruited and equipped mil:
lions OF men for Lncoln and justified
and sustained bis Proclamation Of Eman'
Cipstion.
a COMPARISON.
The French Revolution was the bloody
reality Of France aud the nightmare Of
the civilized world. The tyranny o!
centuries eliminated in frightiul repri'
sails and reckless rcvenges, AS parties
rose to power and passed to the guillo.
tine, the frenzy Of the revolt against all
authority reached every country, and
captured the imaginations aud enthu-
siasm OF millions In every land, who be,
lleved they saw that the madness Of an
archy, the overturning Of all institutions,
the conhsCation and distribution OF pro-
perty, would end In millennium for
the masses and the universal brother
hood OF man. Enthusiasm for France,
our late ally, and the terrible CONNER
cial and industrial distress oCcasioned by
the failure OF the Government under
the articles OF Confederation, aroused
an almost unanimous cry for the
young Republic, not yet sure Of
It's own existence, to plunge into
the vortex. The ablest and purest
statesmen Of the time bent TO the storm,
but Washington was unmoYed. He
stood like the rock.rlbbed coast Of q
Continent between tho surging pillows
OF fanatiCismdand the child Of his love.
Order Is Heavens first law, and the mind
OF Washington was order. The Revo-
luton deiled God and detided the law.
Washington deYoutly reverenced the
Deity and believed liberty impossible
without law. He spoke TO the sober
Judgment Of the Nation and made clear
the danger. He saved the infant Gov
ernment from ruin, and expelled the
French Minister who had appealed from
him to tho people. The whole land,
seeing safety only in his continuance in
office, Joined Jefferson In urging him TO
accept QeCond term, North and
South pleaded the Secretary" will
hang together while they have you to
hang to-"
wAsiTNaToN's GREATNESS.
No man ever stood for so much to his
country and TO mankind as George
Washington. Hamilton, Jefferson and
Adams, Madison aud Jay, each repre'
sentod some Of the elements which
formed tho Union. Washington EN-
bodied them all. They fell at times un.
der popular dlsapprqyal, we're burned In
efIigy, were stoned, but he with qner.
ring Judgment was always the leader ol
the people. Milton said Of Cromwell,
Hthat war made him great, peace great.
or" The superiority Of Washington's
character and genius were more con-
spicuous In the formation Of our Gov
ernmont and In putting II on indestruct'
ible foundations than In leading armies
10 victory aud conQuering the independ'
enco Of his country. "The Union in
any event." Is the central thought
Of : bis farewell address, and nj!
the yeag ol hiS grand life were devoted
10 lis formation and preservation. HC
fought as a youth with Braddock and In
tho capture OF Fort Du Quesne for the
proteCtion OF the whole country. AT
Commander.in.C Chief OF the Continental
Army, his commission vas from the
Congress Of tho United Colonies. HI
inspired the movement Tor the Republic
was the president aud dominant spirit
OF the convention which framed the Con,
stItutlon and president for eight years
and guided lts course until satisfied that
moving safely along lhe brosd highway
OF time, II would DO surely ascending
toward the first place among the nationl
OF the world, the asylum Of the uppress'
ed, tho home Of the FREQ.
TnE NATIONS PBouREN.
We stand to-day upon tho dividing
line between the first aud second CenEu
ryot Constitutional Government Their
are no clouds overhead and no Conyul
sions under our feet. We revCrently 70
turn thanks 10 Almighty God for thl
past, and With confident and hopeiu
nFonise march Upon sure ground 10
wards the future, The simple facts o
these hundred years pAralyEe the lmagi
nation, and Wo contemplate the vast &c
Oumulallons Of the century with awt
and pride. Our population has growi
| IRON four 10 psixty.avg millions. lis cen
Ire moving westward lve hundred mile
since 1859, ID eloquent With the ioundln
Of cities and the birth Of States. Ne,
settlements, clearing the forests and sui
dulng the ptaifles, and adding four mil
lions 10 lhp few Thousands Of farm
which were the support Of Washing
toms Republic, create one oil the, grea
Efanafles Of tho world and open exhaust
lea reservoirs Of National wealth.
The infant industries, which The, tirl
act Of our HBt Administration sought !
encourage, now give Tutnunoratlve On
ployment 10 more people than inhA6ite