, 1889-05-02

over, Ine InHuPuThl Tehu, tuo oic'r'he "
God prayrrfullv petitioned 10 old st.
Psul's. the festivities passed; and Wash.
iogtou stood alone. No one else could
take the helm OF state, and enthusiast and
doubter alike trusted only him. The
teachings aud habits Of the past had edu-
catrd the people to faith IN the independ.
ence of their states, and for the supreme
authority of the new government there
stood against the precedent of century
and the passions Of the hour, little besides
the arguments Of Hamilton, Madison and
Jay IN the federalist, and the Judgment OF
Washington. With the frst attempt to
exercise national power began the duel to
the death between state sover'
nulify federal laws or seceds from the
Union, and the power Of the republic to
command the resources of the country, to
enforce ite authority and protect its life.
IL was the beginning of the sixty years
war for the constitution and the nation. It
scared consciences, degraded politics, de-
stroyed parties. ruined statesmen. and re-
tarded the development of the country: 1t
sacrificed hundreds OF
THOUSANDS OF PRECIOUS LIVES,
and souandered thousands OF millions OF
money, it desolated the fairest portion OF
home North and South; but 1t ended at
Appamattox in the absolute triumph Ut
the republic.
Posterity owes to Washington's ad
minisrdtiou the policy and measures, the
force and direction which made possible
THE glorious result. In giving the or.
ganizition OF the department OF state and
foreign relations to Jefferson, the treasury
to Hamilton, and the supreme court to
Jay, he selected for his cabinet and called
to his assistance the ablest and most
eminent meu Of his time. Hamilton
marvellous versatility and genius designed
the armory and the weapons for the pro-
motion of national power aud greatness,
but Washington 8 steady support carried
them through. Parties crystalized, and
party passions we're intens, debate were IN
temperate. and the Union openly threatened
and secretly plotted against, as the hrm
pressure of this mighty personality funded
the debt and established credit, assumed
the state debts incurred in the war OF the
revolution and superseded the local by the
national obligation, imposed duties upon
imports and excise upon spirits and Gre
ated revenue and resources. organized
national banking system for public needs
and private business. and called out an
army 10 put down by force Of arms resist.
ance to the federal laws imposing unpop-
ular taxes, Upon the plan marked out by
the constitution, this great architect. with
unfailing faith and unfalteripg courage,
ouilded the republic. He gave to the gov.
ernment the principles Of action and
sources of power which carried it success
fully through the wars with Great Britain
in 1912 and Mexico in lS48, which enabled
Jackson TO defeat notification, and recruit
ed and equipped
MILLIONS OF MEN FOR LINCOLN
and justified and sustained his proclama
tion of emancipation.
The French revolution was the bloody
reality of France and the nigksmare Of the
civilized world. The tyranny of centuries
eliminated in friRhtful reprisals and recE-
less reven0es. A. parties rose to power
and passed to the guillotine the frenzy of
the revolt against all authority reached
every country, and captured the imagina~
tions aud enthusiasm of millions in every
land, who believed they saw that the mad.
ness of anarchy the overturning of
all institutions, the con6scation and
distribution Of property, would end
in a millennium for the masses
and the universal brotherhood of man
Enthusiasm m for France, our late ally, and
the terrible commercial and industrial
distress occasioned by the failure Of the
government under the articles of confed-
alton, aroused an almost unanimous cry
cry for the young republic, not yet sure Of
its existence, to plunge into the vortex.
The ablest and rurest statesmen OF the
time bent to the storm, but Washington
was unmoved. He stood like the rock
ribbed coast of a continent between the
surging bIllows of fanaticisn and the
child of his love. Order Is heavens first
law, and the mind of Washington was
- 1l..k,4 lAGA Cd al ...l
derided the law. Washington devoutly
reverenced the Deity and believed liberty
impossible without law. lie spoke to the
sober judgment of the nation aud made
clear the danger. He saved the infant
government from ruin, and expelled the
French minister who had appealed from
him to the people. The whole land, see.
ing safety only IN his continuance In Of
flee, joined Jefferson in urging him to &C.
cept second term. North and South"
pleaded the secretary, will hang together
while they have you to hang to-"
No man ever stood foz so much to his
country and to mankind as George Wash
ingtou. Hamilton, Jefferson and Adams,
Madison and Jay, each represented some
of the elements which formed the union.
WASHINGTON EMBODIED THEM ALL.
They fell at times under popular disap.
proval, were burned in effigy, we're stoned,
but he with unsrring Judgment was al.
ways the leader OF the people. Milton
said Of Crom well that war made him
great. peace greater" The superiority Of
Wsshington's character and genius were
more conspicuous in the formation Of our
government and in putting 1t on indie
structible foundations than in leading
pendepce of his country. The union In
any event." is the central thought OF his
farewell address. and all the years of his
grand life were devoted to its for.
nation and preservation. He fought as
youth with Braddock and in the capture OF