Arizona republican., 1893-02-21

Harily sbillful avoidance Of battle when
Defeat would have beer almost certain
zhd when it required strategy of the
highest order TO avoid it, was carried
ont with the patience and the conviction
u genius. His retreat after the battle
81 Long Island was Of itself, in Glad
Sone's opinion. sufficient evidence Of
great military ability to justify his APP
continent as commander in chief of the
American armies
But it was not in respect Of military
quality that Mr. Gladstone regarded
Washington as so pre-emInently great.
q was in the perfect balance of all his
greater iA...., and int llectuGl qualities
dat this pra-eElinence lay. His patience,
according to Mr.. Gladstone. was some
thing exceeding that OF any other man
vino achieved greatness, for it was pa
tence under extraordinary irritations,
Spd patience exercised for no personal
sWhjrion. bat simply for the cause
His conception OF what the govern
mem winch 40 was seeking to establish
should be was quite as distinct and com
prehensive as that of Hamilton, Jay
Madison or jefferson. although he prob
zbly could not have set forth in legal ar
gument as they did tho reasons for that
conception. They were admirably set
forth in his messages, and especially in
his farewell address. although there are
Indication .'at some of the messages
were written by Hamilton. while the
Erewen address was unquestionably
written by Livingston, although some
writers believe that Madison wrote it,
But if the phraseology was that of the
secretary the ideas were those of Wash
pofon. end he undoubtedly set them
forth to his secretaries, asking them, who
Tere more familiar with the literary use
u the pen than he, to put them in fitting
Mr.. Gladstone regards the finest
Triumph Of noble, unselfish, patriotic
Bli majestic impulse TO be illustrated
by ono brief incident in Washington
greer. w men Washington refused the
clown, then the world had the finest ex-
Css.!.i.,s.,,.'' &C.. # noble, majestic nature.
Tho incident il not as familiar as il
ssc-!G -.' ..neriCan youth know that
Washington captured CORVALLIS made
a brilliant retreat after the battle Of Long
Island and worried and fretted the Brit
ish armies into exhaustion duringa sever
years war They also know that he was
president twice and declined to become
president third time There are moi
many who know that the only time tears
were seen IN tuS eyes and the manifesto
ton of great personal sorrow was made
To those about him was upon that oc
casion at the close Of the war when hi
E1ny, encamped upon the banks of thu
Hudson. was about to be disbanded. There
were men who We're fearful that the am
kiu"ns a"o gealousies of some OF thost
Who had been of influence during thu
Revolution would lead them to attemp
to gain great personal power. Their
N,4c v,nc.s ', 40 believed that as resul
Of the victory there would be established
IN America a constitutional monarch,
modelled after that of Great Britain
The nation ~ we now know il was
GSTo...:4.,..s Jet TO be created.
So company of officers men having
influence having talked this matte
over, agreed to go to Washington, asI
him to accept the crown OF empire AM
TO promise him the support of the arm
an establishing thus a personal throne
when they approached him WashingtoI
lc,yyed that these officers and friends u
his had come upon some such errand n
J them often to seek him for counsel