The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-22
WASHINGTON.
Tributes or American Statesmen to the Father
OF HIS Country.

Tr1Oute0 OF American Statesmen 70 the Father
OF His Country.
The republic may perish; the wide arch OF our
Union may fall; star by star its Giories may expire;
stone by stone its columns and its Capitol may
moulder and crumble; all other names which adorn
Its annals may be forgotten; but Is long as human
hearts shall anywhere pant, or human tongues any
where plead, for Q true, rational, constitutional
liberty. those hearts shall enshrine the memory, and
those tongues prolong the fame of George Washing.
ton. r. G. WINTHROP,
George Washington. the highest human persona
ton of justice and benevolence. ". q. SEWARD.
His great fame rests on the cold foundation that
while he was careful to avoid doing wrong to others,
he was prompt and decided in ropelline wrong.
JOHN @. CALHOUN.
Washington Is the mishtiest name on earth. Long
since mightiest In the cause OF civil liberty; still
mightiest In moral reformation. On that name no
eulogy 10 expected. It cannot be. To add brightness
to the sun or glory 10 tho name Of Washington IL
alike impossible. Let none attempt It.. In solemn
awe pronounce the name, and in its naked deathless
splendor leaving 1t shining on. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
To act Justly W as his instinct, to promote the public
veal his constant effort. to deserve the affection Of
good men his ambition WASHINGTON IRVING.
Love Of country in him was invested with the sa.
cred obligation OF q duty; and from the faithful dis
charge OF this duty no never swerved for q moment.
either in thought or deed. through the whole period
OF his eventful career. JARED sPARKs.
That name was OF power to rally q nation, in the
hour of thick. thronging public disasters and Gallant.
ties; that name shone. amid the storm Of war, q bea.
con to light, to cheer and guide the country's friends,
1t famed, too. like Q meteor. to repel her foes. That
name. in the days OF peace. was q loadstone, attract.
Ing to itself o whole peoples confidence. o whole peo-
PIES love, and the " hole worlds respect. That name,
descending with all time. spreading over the whole
earth. and uttered In all the languages belonging to
the tribes and races Of men. will forever be pro.
nouhced with anectionate gratitude by every ono in
whose breast there shall arise an aspiration for hui.
man rights and human liberty. DANIEL WEBSTER.
He was the FIRST man of the time in which he grew.
His memory Is first and most sacred in our love, and
ever hereafter. till the last drop Of blood shall freeze
in the last American heart. his namo shall be n spell
OF power and OF might. RUFUS CHoArE-
am not less sure that Gen. Washington would
have spurned q scsptre. II within his grasp, than 1 al
that 1t was out OF his reach II he had secretly sighed
for IL. JAMES MADISON.
The life of our Washington cannot suffer by q com.
parison with those of other countries who have been
most celebrated and exalted by fame. Tho attri.
butes and decorations OF royalty could only have
served to eclipse the majesty Of those virtues which
made him from being q modest citizen u moro re-
B%plendent luminary. Misfortune, had he lived. could
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superficial minds who. believing that characters and
actions are marked by success alone. rarely deserve
to enjoy 1t. Malice could never blast his honor, and
envy made him q singular exception to her universal
rule. For himself he had lived long enough for life
and glory. For his fellow citizens, II their prayers
could have boon answered. he would have been i'm.
mortal. His example is now complete. and |. will
teach wisdom and virtue to magistrates. citizens, and
men, not only In the present age. but in q. future
generations. As long a. our history shall be read.
JOHN adams.
II virtue can secure happiness in another world, he
Il happy. In this the seal is put upon his glory. It IL
no longer In jeopardy from the nckleness Of fortune.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
The most inustrious and beloved parsonage which
this country ever produced. john Adams.
The moderation Of his desires and the strength of
his judgment enabled him to calculate correctly that
the right path to that glory which never dies Is to use
power for the support Of the laws and the liberties Of
our country. not for its destruction; and his fame
will. accordingly. survive the wreck OF everything
now living. THOMAS JEFFERSON,
Perhaps the strongest feature In his character was
prudence. never acting until every circumstance,
every consideration, waI maturely weighed; refrain
ing II he saw q doubt. but. when once decided. going
through with his purpose. whatever obstacles
opposed. His integrity was most pure. his justice tho
most inhexible ! have ever known. no motives Of
interest or eonsanguinity. OF friendship or hatred,
being able to bias his decision. He was. indeed, in
every sense OF the words, q wise. q good. and q great
man. THOMAS JEFFERSON.
In war we have produced q Washington. whose
memory will DO Adorod while liberty shall have n
votary. whose name shall triumph over time. and
will in future ages assume its Just place among the
most celebrated WORTHLESS of the world.
THOMAS JKyyERsos.