Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-23

scrupulous. Their conduct was royn-
lsh In the extreme, even to melting
the subordinate officers to refuse to
detemperate his orders. But Wash
ington had friends actively at work to
anient the plot, and to antovert its
execution although many for time
did mlstrow him.
The experience for three or four
years with the plan of government
adopted, demonstrated, as Washington
had early foreseen, that the confeder-
alton would be caduke; that there was
Il carency which must be remedied,
and provisions necessary to incorpse
into the fundamental law, or the gov
eminent would go into collaboration.
The country was already showing ac-
cresence with the disparition of the
ha, dships of the war, and prosperity was
already beginning to be felt, due largely
to the fact that the population was con-
flated Safeguards were necessary
to avoid prodigance in the manage
ment of the government, and to make
manufacturing proticuous. The regle-
ment of commerce was also necessary,
and measures to encourage the ure of
the natural advantage of the country.
None of these must be permitted to
rabbate, but every means taken for
their protense. To prevent recdiva
ton, it was necessary to recense the
form Of government, or they were liable
to miswend. A body of insurgents
in Western Massachusetts had attempt
ed to mauger the authority Of the gov
eminent but were compelled to mo-
rigerate it. The vastisltv of the coun-
try made its government difficult and
to sepose the duties of each depart
ment, and at the same time serve as
| vlncture of the States were. the Con-
sttution was projected. and the pres
ent form of government established.
Washington presided over the deliber-
atoms of the convention which framed
this instrument, and was chosen the
first President under it.
AS he jOurneyed to the megap0lis to
enter upon the discharge of his duties
the outpourings to greet him were
ultraneous. He was note the savior
of his country. Little girls would
throng about to smouch him. He
was met by frequency or ii hosting
OF people at every city and thitling.
and received many valuable doron
from grateful people. Bonfire and
tead lighted his way at night, and
clang of tlntinabulum announced his
approach.
When Washington was President the
salary of the Office was but the mediety
of what the present salary is. As
chief magistrate, all questions were by
him wealbalanced. He was no le-
gulcian, his ignoce having been that
of planter and surveyor: but he was
thoroughly pragmatical and proverb-
lal for his negotlosity. His cabinet
was an arlstarchy, a contesSeratlO3.
free from grimsirs or magistali;y. No
maletice marred the administration.
Washington was wise mon0tholete,
never surpassed in prepolency. He
believed, as was oldsaid, in the maxim,
in time of peace prepare for war. AS
IN the case of the PENNSYLVANIA whisky
insurrection, his policy was to aberun-
cate all plots to sullevate the people
If they felt aggrieved they had the
right to apply to dicastery for re-
dress. The shlremote was free to all.
He found it relief to turn from the
assation of war and would not tolerate
boZzle in time of peace.
Washington ha btacle was at Mount
Vernon, near Alexandria, and was
famous for its xenodochy. He was
very account and paradigmatical, and
never dispunct. The house was sup
piled with substantial and massive
garage. He was not given to bellycheer
or TO convive in an epulose manner.
and yet his entertainments, on Occa
sion, were diapatical He was temper
ate, yet his cellar contained hippo
tate liquors. His business affairs were
never mensal. Not feast was held
at this famous homestead, but many
a serpet of provisions was sent to the
poor of the surrounding country. But
with all his hospitality and benevo-
lence, there were certain classes of
characters that he could not tolerate
and that We're never admitted as guests
or associates. He had no use for
appesq catso, skansmote, wag
hatten. clawback, epithete. failour,
trencher-fend. trencher fly, fustilar-
ian, freddie, wittol, henhussy, trawn-
drel, hiding tortfeasor, swasher, hod-
dy-peck, rushbuckler, swingebuckler
theologaster, quicksilver, hogrubber.
javel. stocah, Maynard, sneaksly, leas-
err, skellum. loback, skelder, lorel,
losel. shenpbiter. tongue pad, loron.
scroyle, mackerel, meacock, saltim
banco, rutterkin. muckerer, parnel.
rampallion, pelter, rakishame, pick
eerer, piller or any putid person.
/ We now come to the closing and
the saddeSt part Of the sketch
Washington's death. which occurred
when he should have been consid
cred but little past the prime of
life. He loved to be withoutforth at
all seasons, and rode over his planta
ton on a spewy day, when the ground
was Woody, which caused HIM to en-
rheum and febricitate, and then
growse. 1t was something like squin-
ancy, or some acute affection of the
| halse. Instead of administering treat
ment to make HIM eXcern. the ply
sicians phlebotomized him, which was
MOTIVE. He became rapidly warve,
and continued to grow stank, until he
ceased to suspire, and all kope of re-
viction was abandoned. He was
| doubtless Il victim of the mistaken med
ical consuetude Of the time. His body
was deposited in regulatory at Mount
Vernon. The spelition was attended
by a great concourse of people. anX
ious to perstring upon the beloved
| face for the last time His tomb was
plain, with modest inscription. 1t
was left for the future mirabilary to
preconizate his great deeds. When