The Russellville Democrat., 1889-05-02


him, marched from Franklin square 90
Pearl street. through Pearl TO
Broad, and up Broad TO this
spot, but the people saw only
Washington. As he stood upon the
steps of the old Governments building here,
the thought must have occurred to him that
it was cradle of liberty, and as such CIV
ing bright omen for the future. ln these
halls in l1Ii, in the trial OF John lenger,
I had bcenicstabished for the first time in It's
history the Liberty OF the press Here the
New York Assembly, in 1864. made the pro-
test against the Stamp act, and proposed
the general conference which was
the beginning OF the United Colonial
action In this old State House ia
1861 the Stamp act congress, the
first and the father OF American
Congresses assembled and presented TO this
English Government that vigorous protest
which caused the repeal OF the act, and
checked the first step towards the usurpa-
ton which lost the America colonies TO
| tho British empire Within these walls tbs
Congress of the Confederation had commits
stoned Its Ambassadors abroad and in tnef-
| fectlial efforts at government had created
eral authority, now to be consummated.
The first Congress of the United States
gathered In this ancient temple OF liberty,
greeted Washington and accompanied him
to the balcony. The famous men visible
about HIM were Chancellor Livingston,
| President John Adams, Alexander
| Hamilton Governor Clinton, Roger Sher-
man, Richard Henry Lee, General Knox and
| Baron Steuben. Bat we believe that among
the invisible host above him, at this supreme
moment OF the elimination in permanent
/ triumph of the thousands Of years of struE-
gle for self government, were the spirits OF
| the soldiers of the revolution who had
died that their countrymen might enjoy
this blessed day, and with them were the
1 Barons OF Runnymede and William the
| Silent and Sidney and Russell, and Crom-
well and Hampden, and the heroes and
martyrs of liberty OF every race and age.
As he came forward, the multitude in the
streets, In the windows, and on the roofs
/ sent up such rapturons shout that
| Washington sat down overcome with
emotion As he slowly rose and his tall
and majestic form again appeared the
people deeply affected, in awed silence
viewed the scene The Chancellor soil
EMMY read to him the oath OF office, and
Washington. repeating, said: II do solemn
ly swear that | will faithfully execute tho
office of President Of the United States, and
win, TO the best of my ability, preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution of tho
/ United States Then he reyerently
bent low and kissed the Bible utter.
ing with profound emotion: so help me,
Cod The Chancellor waved his robes anc
/ shouted; 1T Is done; long live George
Washington, President of the United
States!n Long live George Washington,
our first PRESIDENT was the answering
cheer of the people, and from the belfrie4
rang the bells and from forts and ships
| Numbered the cannon, echoing and repeat
ing the cry with responding acclaim all
over the land: Long live George Washing
ton, President of the United States!'
No man ever stood for so much to his
country and to mankind as George Wash
ington Hamilton, Jefferson and Adams
Madison and Jay, each represented some OF
the elements which formed the Union
Washington embodied them all
Do his country1nen exaggerate his viz
tuesY Listen to GuiZot, the historian OF
civilization: Washington did the two great
est things which in politics 1t is permitted
to man to attempt. He maintained by peace
the independence of his country which he
conquered by war. He founded a
| principles of order and by re-establishlng
their sway Hear Lo. d Erskine, tho
most famous OF English advocates: You
are the only being for whom have an aw
full reverence" Remember the tribute of
Charles James Fox the greatest parlia-
mentary orator who ever swayed the British
House of Commons: Industrious man, be-
fore whom all borrowed greatness s.nks
into iusigniicance. Contemplate the
character of Lord Brougham pre-
4 every department of human activity and
! thought, and then impress upon the memo
ries of yoar children his deliberate judy
ment: Until time shall be no more will
F.
made in wisdom and virtue be derived from
the veneratiou paid to the immortal name OF
i Washington" =
We stand to-day upon the dividing line
between the first and second century OF
constitutional government. There are no
clouds overhead and no commissions under
our feet We reverently return thinks to
4 Almighty God for the past, and with conf
dent and hopeful promise march upon sure
ground towards the future The simple
nTt
Imagination, and we contemplate the vast
accommodations of the century with awe and
pride. Our population has grown from
four to sixty i've millions. Its center, NOV
ing westward five hundred miles since
3 l7S9 is eloquent with the founding of cities
and the birth of States New settl ments,
clearing the forests and suhdGing the prai-
ries, and adding foar millions TO the few
thousands of farms which were the support
4 OF Washington Republic. create one OF the
great grainaries OF the world and open ex-
/ haustless reservoirs OF National wealth
| During this generation, a civil war Of
, unequaled magnitude caused the eXpendi.
ture and loss OF eight thousand millions OF
dollars, and killed six hundred thousand
| and permanently disabled over million
/ young men and yet the inpetuous prog
! ress of the North and the marvellous in
! duStrial development of the new and free
| South have obliterated the evidences of de-
I struction and made the war a memory,
and have stimulated production until our
annual surplus nearly equals that OF
England France and Germany combined.
: The teeming millions OF Asia till the patient
( soil and work the shuttle and loom as their
! Europe has felt the influence and
received the benefit of the ncalcu-
! liable multiplication OF force by inventive
genius nee the Napoleonic wars; and yet,
! only two hundred and sixty-nine years after
/ the little band OF pilgrims landed on
/ Plymouth Rock, our people, numbering
/ less than one-tilteenth OF the inhabitants OF
/ the globe. do one-thtrd OF its mining, one
fourth of its manufacturing, one-htth OF It's
agriculture and own one sixth OF its wealth.
/ Steam and electricity have changed the
! CONNIE ce not only, they have revolution
/ lied also the governments of the world.
/ They have given to the press its power,
and brought all races and natlonalit es into
/ touch and sympathy. They have test I'd
| and are TRYING the strength of all systems
4 to stand tue strain and conform To the con-
| ditions which follow the terminating
| influences OF American Democracy At
/ the time of the inauguration of Wash
! ington, seven royal families ruled as
many kingdoms in Italy, but six OF them
| have seen their thrones overturned and
I their counties disappear from the map
\ of Europe. Most of the Kings, Princes,
: Dukes and margraves of Germany who
! reigned despotically aud sold their soldiers
/ for foreign service, have pas cd into his
/ tory, and their heirs have neither prerog-
/ atiyes nor domain. Spain has gone through
/ many violent changes and the permanently
I Of her present government seems TO depend
upon the feeble life OF an infant Prince.
France, our ancient friend, with repeated
/ and bloody revolutions, has tried the
government of Bourbon and Con-
vention, of Directory and Consul
( late, of Empire and Citizen King,
/ OF hereditary Sovereign and Republic.
/ OF Empire and again Republic. The Haps-
/ burg and the Hohenzoilern. after conyul
/ sions which have rocked the foundation of
] The throne have been compelled to con-
cade constitutions 10 their people and "a
divide with them the arbitrary power
/ welded so automatically and brilliantly by
/ Maria Theresa and Frederick the Great
4 The royal will Of Georg Ill could crowt
1 the American colonies into rebellion an!
+ wage war upon them until they We're LOST
! to his kingdom. but the authority of the
I Crown has deyOlved upon Ministers WIFI
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