New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-28

present period. No morn ever dawned more 10
able than ours did and no DAY was 80 N.Y.
ciondnd than the nresentl . We are fast vergln@
10 anarchy & confusion HOW heAdi0nV'S -
the reflection that in so short space we sno.in
have made such large strides, towards l.i- ''o
prediction Of our transatlantic zoe icd'c .,,.n ~
themselves" tthc States "and their goNcfnN'H,
will soon dissolve" VIII NOT the wise ana Gooa
strive to avert this evil II 'hcrc eNIsUS nov g
power TO check them, what security ma a u",, W
iifo liberty or nrcpor,v Thirteen soNcl"lehl-
tics pulling against each other. ana an IuE-an-
the federal head Will soon bring rum on t. ,,
whereas a liberal. aud energetic Constitution WI
Guarded & closely watched, 10 prevent ehciudc.-
mnnts. mish; restore Us 10 that degree OF respect
ability Il consequence. TO when we lau a IAN
claim and the brightest prospects OIL d''"'ni"7'
After this follow many Others relating 70 the
Federal Constitution and the necessity OF Con-
stitutional Convention and then last Of all comes
his letter rejoicing at all the States having 50 far
odontod the Constitution. This is under date OF
Mount Vernon. June s. 1888. Apart from these
Iottors tbere arc others Of later date Of almost
aouaI interest such as one in which Washington
aynrosses great satisfaction on account OF inc
number NJ CONGRATULATIONS he received on belhg
oc+.d President OF the United States, and another
in which he asks Madison whether nominations
houId be communicated to the Senate orally or
in writing.
What is termed tho gem Of the collection Is
Wasbincton's Farewell Address, or rather the
Gencral's letter to James Madison, requesting nun
n write n yaledictory address for him TO the pup
liz and furnishing an outline draft OF what Tic
would like 70 have Incorporated in it, 1t Is uhuer
date of May 90, 1892.
To oruyoeratc the various subjects which
might be introduced into such an Adress Womb
rcnuire thought: and to mention them 10 H,u
would be unnecessary as your own JuoE wbctH to
toncG specifically. any Of the eNccptlonaolc par'S
of the Constitution may be doubted
Following the Washington letters comes col
lection of epistcs from Joseph Jones to James
Madison on the most important events OF the "N'-
luton and the formation of the Federal Chi"n,
dated from June 49, 1880, to June 26, looi' anu
CONSISTING Of 100 letters There is also large
number OF letters of James Madison written lro"
1880 10 1903 to Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe
Edmund Randolph. Edmund Pcndleton, Joseph
Jone. and others. comprising some '"o
hundred odd letters Some OF t'cSe
letter, were commenced during the most
interesting period of the Revolution apouU
l7os. and they fully portray the doingS OF Oo"'
crcss in those trying times. Not few OIL inc" arc
written in cipher. being of the most coh"u'n'''i
nature They were intended TO Keep the ni'H w
whom, they were addressed fully informed OF all
military operations as well as anything oil interest,"
in the halls of Congress relative to the Sta'c %
Virginia A great number of these letters Mcio
nublishcd in "EliOt's Debates and the Na''iSo'
Papcrs but many of the greatest Importance WIZ
evidently overlooked by the complierS' Inc VIZ
mont Dispute, Mode of Establishing currency
The Treaties with Great Britain and other Foreign
Powers and many other important Uahsac'io"'
are 1houghtfully explained and argued.
There is also a collection of letters from LH"iuh"
n :
Tboso lcttcrs contain many valuable calculations
Of the numerous important affairs oil IN" Co"h''S
that occurred during the formation OF IN" Federal
Union under the new Constitution and they give
= GOOD idea Of the various modes Of raising revenue
employed at that time, mprcssmcnt OF American
scamcn, and the other causes when lea 10 "'c
second war with Great Britain
A very valuable autographs document IN TINS
collection is the original draft Of the Rev Jacob
Duche's noted letter TO General Washington. Ihls
extraordinary "a we'll as unexpected cpisle was
handed the General while at his headquarters al
Worcester Township Philadelphia County, now
Montgomery County, October -, 1871, by Mrs.
Forpuson. Of Gracme Park. DR.. DGche was IN"
rector OF Christ Church, and at the beginning oil
the Revolutionary War he cspoused the cause OF
the Colonies But when the British took possession
If PHILADELPHIA alarmed AT the gloomy OUTLOOK
of affairs Duchc forsook lhc patriot cause. Ills
letter 10 Washington, covering nearly eight qnar'o
parcs Of printing is 4 plea urging the General -
nursue the same course. - Is most likely that II
was written at the dictation Of British asent''
especially that part wherein b. BEES the Icsnnp-
ZION of the negotiations with Lord Howe which
had been broken on prior TO the Declaration oi IN
DEPENDENCE II must be admitted that Dr Duchc
statement Of the gloomy condition Of affairs e\-
istinr AT that time was scarcely ovcrlrawn. wash
inron Immediately directed the letter 10 Congress-
ACCOMPANIED by few lines in which he charac-
,erizes the epistlc as letter Of a very curious
and extraordinary nature What bccam" OF the
identical letter sent TO Washington j. not known.
The letter whc, is about 10 be- sold was discovered
in the Duche papers, and is the autograph drilt
Of the original signed and addressed, and Is, con
.eoucntly the one from which lie copied that which
was received by General Washington.
When this Mcclure collection was offered 70
the Government it was refused and the probsblll-
ties are now that it will fetch twice the amount
Of money at auction that it could have been bought
for short time ago By a Congressional appro-
priatiQn.