Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-01

.iis hone that. I'VE might survive Us eH
,,9ene7ient k public and again ne
-ought the sec'usion OF his home Du',
fer the triumph OF the war, ana tue
formation of the Constitution, came 'hs
,bird and 6ual crisis; tie initial movements
# government which were 10 tsscn lAe
fsrt safe the stesdier steps OF empire.
WASHINGTON WAS NEVER DRAMATIC,
INF an grest occasions be not only rose to
me fpll ideal of fhe event, he became NM
elf the event Oce hundred yesrs ago
day he procession o. foreign ambass' :
5o-s Of ststesmen, snd generals, oil eiYlc
s,rieties and military companies, Wnich
e,Corted him. marched from Franklin
/ Souars to Pearl street, through Pearl 10
Road and up Broad TO this Pot, Dot inc
ps-pls Jaw OILY Washington As re
sfo5d uvon the steps OF the cid Govern
ment building here. the thought must
/ n W occurred 20 him that II was ersdIe
If iibartv. and as s1ch giving a origot
or,sp for the future. In these balls n
| 1735 in the TRIAL OF John Zsnger,
Dad been established for the ms
time in it, history the hDsr'y
|.f the press Hare the New
| York Assembly. IN 1864, m de the pIo's-
.gsinst The S'amp Act, and -eposeu 'ne
General Conference, which vas the oegin-
,;.,,, of limited Colonial action. In tDis
/ ola s. att House in 1865 toe Stamp ACT
| Corgrsss ,he first snd the father OF Amer
/ - Congr, go assembled and presenter
IN he Foglish Government that vigorous
..-.t. ., which caused the repeal OF the All,
"a cbscked the first step towards the
..-,,-r- t,on which lost the American Colo
r,es 70 the British Empire. Within these
.gsus m. Congress of The Confederation
mad commissioned its Ambassadors s0roAd,
ma in in, tT,c,ua Efforts at government
had created lie necessity for the conesh-
ration of Federal authority, now 10 Dc
con animated.
Toe First Congress Of he United States
gathered in this ancient temple OF loeIty'
erected Wsshi gtOn and accompanied nun
/ IN the balcony. The famous men visible
a5out him we're Chancellor Livlngst9D'
V,cs President John Adams, Alexander
Hamilton. Governor Clinton, Roger Sher-
nan Richard Henry Lee, General Rack
Nd Baron Steuben. Bat We believe that
among The invisible most above him, st TINS
.unreme moment OF the culnlinatlon N
.,.r,ranent triumph of the Thousands D!
so,rggle TO- seli-gOverDmert, were the
-nir,ts Of the soldiers Of the revolution VINO
~ dis3 Ia. their countrymen might en-
low this blessed day, and With them were
d. Bsroua Of Raunymede and William the
3 emf sna Sidney and Russell, and Crom-
we'll ard Hamp1en, and ths heross ana
martyrs Of liberty of every race ana age.
As he came for ward the multitude II
trs streets. in the windows and on toe
r,ofs sent such rspturOus shout that
Washington sat down.
OVERCOME WITH EMOTION.
As he slowly rose and his tall aud msJ este
form again sppeered, the people, deeply
e.ct-d. 10 ewed silence viewed the scene.
The Chancellor solemnly read 10 him the
oath o. Office, and Washington, repeating,
said. II DO solemnly swear that l Will
faithfully execu'e the Office o President OF
.he United States, and VIII, to the bsst OF
m7 ability, preserve, protect and ce.ena 'ne
Constitution Of The United States. linen
he revereatlv bet 'Ow and kissed me
Bible. utterius with profound emotion,
.S- helm me. God The Chancsller
g.iv.d Sis robes aud shouted, ii ID done
l..c Ave Gso.ge Wshiog az. President Of
N Unite1 STATES" Long live George
yga-nirg,on. cur first President vas the
.-everi1g cheer o. the people, sid from
th. balfries ra1g the bells, and from forts
,-d sbips ,hu-ds7td the cannon, scholng
and repeating the cry with respondlng ac-
claim an over the laud, "LOug live George
vy,sSi~xton. President of the O~N'N1
f'f
WASHINGTON LEGACY.
Nm man ever stood for so much TO mis-
country sud 20 mankind As George WASH
i1gtrr. Hamilton, jefferson and Adams,
N.d.eon srd Jay, each represented some
.. she l,mouts which formed the Union.
+ w ,h,sqtcn embodied them all They fell
at r,n,.s under popular disapprovsi, were
+ burned ia efiLy, were stored, Ok NJ win
/ ..,.rr.rg Judgment was nj ways The leader
4 .le es. pc Milton said OF Cromwell,
I tha- wsr made INN great peace greater.
rt.e superiority Of Washington character
and genius we're more c1nspic uCus IN the
f.rmstion of our government and IN put
iu.- DO en- indesir ucti0ls 0urdationS thsh
81, Iesdirg armies GO v'clcIy and conquer
inc the independence Of his country.
..Tne Uaion u shy event, IS 'hs central
thought O. MS farewell address, and eli
the wears of ha grand life W re devoted 10
lite sormatiou and preservation. He iouga'
ra a youth with BraddOck ard in the ccp-
n-a Of Fort Du Qucsue for the projection
o.. the whole country. As COMMANDMENTS
Caisf Of the Continental Army, his con-
uissi., Gs- rom the Congress OF ths .i-
ed Col nies. He inspired the movement
for tn Republic, was the President ara
dominant spirit of the convention walch
| frsmed It's Constitution ana it's President
for eiQh, yel-s. and guided liz course until
ss.iffed that movi safely along the
/ broad highwiy OF time, /. would be surely
.e~6ine toward the ST place among The
mai rs OF th- Orld, the asylum Of The op-
pressed. th home of The free.
DO his cOautryman sXaEgsrate his VIZ
r--e Listen to Gniz0t, the historian o
lc.y,lz 'icn: Washington did the :wo
creates. things which in politics /; ID pei
rirt,c 10 man 10 sttemp- He maintained
by p ace the Independence of hls country
,ghicr he uqner.d by wsr. lie formed q
fe. government in The name and princi-
mes of order and by re e -a6lishlng their
sway Hear Lord Erskine, the mc't
If.mrus of E,glish advocates ''ICu a-e
,hs nely one for whom I have on swfuI
/ r vereue,.n memter tie tribute ct
Charles James Fox, the grea,est psrliemen-
/ s1ry orator yho ever stayed the British
n ,use az Commo1s: Industrious man,
before whom rll borrowed greatness sinks
INTO insigni6esnce.n Contemplate the
character Of Lord 8rougham, p-e-eminent
10Y tUo generations in every department
o.. humen activity and thought, and then
impress nuon the memories of your chill
d-en his deliberate judgment: Until
ume shall be no more vii test OF the
progress which our race has made In Wis
] dom and virtue be derived from the vene-
ration paid to the immortal nsms Of Wash
ingtOn.
| 4 LESSON AND 4 PROSPECT.