Evening star., 1896-09-19

the hand of youth and led him by safe
paths through beautiful. peaceful valleys.
In studying the farewell address it Is well
to impress upon the minds of the children
the hope of the nation-this clause: Ihe
name of American, which belongs TO you
in national capacity, must always exait
the just pride of patriotism more than any
appellaticn derived from local discrimina-
ton. "
History of the Address.
The same writer gives the following ac-
count of the history of the farewell ad-
dress:
washington contemplated retiring to
the noble station of private citizen at
the close of his first administration. As
early as May 20, 1892. he wrote James
Madison to this effect. and asked him to
prepare what he thought. under the cir
cumstances. would be suitable farewell
address. In this letter inclosed
schedule of address. Although Madf-
son complied with the Presidents request
and sent him a carefully prepared paper
embodying Washington's suggestions, he
wrote: 1T Is my anxious wish and hope
that our country may not in this important
juncture be deprived of the inestimable
advantage of having you at the head of
its councils
EARLY In the spring of 1876 the Presi-
dent had fully determined to retire. He
again thought of a farewell address He
had now a wider range of experience and a
more extended apprehension of the dangers
threatening the republic. This time he did
not ask a favor of Mr.. Madison, from
whom he had become estranged. but
turned to the ablest of his cabinet, the In
telligent giant Of his time, Alexander Ham
ilton.
In a letter from New York. Nav 10.
Hamilton said: When last in Philadelphia
you mentioned a certain paper which YOU
had prepared. AS 1t is important that such
a thing of this kind should be done with
great care and much at leisure. touched
and retouched. 1 submit wish that as
soon as you have given II the body you
wish 1t to have II may be sent to me-
Washington, on the 18th, sent the address
OF which he retained a draft to Hamilton,
If too verbose. and relieve 1t of all tautology
not necessary to enforce the ideas in the
original
Carefully Considered.
Several times this address passed back
ana forth, with marginal notes. thoughts
added, phrases cut out, criticisms ex-
changed. One may be quoted from Wash
with this remark: 'Oblterated to avoid i'm
putation of affected modesty.'
He selected the Daily Advertiser to be
Its medium Of publication. He sent, on
the Eth of September. for it's editor David
c. Claypoole. an old soldier and explained
the nature OF the paper, requesting that
the proof he submitted to him 1t appear
ed on the morning of the 10Th in a modest.
q postscript, as the extra of the day was
CALLED; not even receiving an immediate
expression of approval, Yet an immortal
had taken its rightful place.
This address has answered the desire of
Its author-reached the hearts of his coun-
trymen- 1t has been published innumer-
able times and will cease to live only with
the language in which 1t was penned When
Claypoole returned the MSS. he begged
and received permission to retain it. On
his death 1t was purchased by James
Lenox of New York and is now in the
1enox library among it's treasures. Mr.
Lenox printed. for private circulation. an
edition de luxe of the address, with the
two portraits of Washington in his posses
sion."
Washington's Directions.
On this paper are indorsed the following
words IN Washington's handwriting, which
were designed as an instruction to the
copyist. who recorded the address in the
letter book: THE letter contained in thi:
gazette. addressed To the people of the
United States Is to be recorded. and In tht
order Of It's date. Let 1t have blank page
before and after II. SO as to stand distinct
Let Il be written with letter larger anC