Warren sheaf., 1899-12-14
NEW FAMILY VAULT.

ington's death and greatness. Some
OF the noblest tributes came from eng
land France was appreciatiye. Of
course. Those quoted here were prompt
ed by the occasion of Washington's de-
cease.
& General Washington is not the idol OF dav.
but the hero OF ages. ~ The whole range ~
history does net present to our view character
upon which we can dwell with such pure and en-
tire dmiration.-Lolldon Courier.
lie was one who seemed to have been expressly
formed by Providence for the mighty work of es.
tt'aoilis''lhg me Independence of people which
may one day delight the philanthropist with the
vicw of as great an assembage of freemen as
Europe now contains of slaves, M nne
ever passed through the ordeal Of power and in
tuence more free from the ,otest suspicion OF
selfish and ambitious designs British Register.
His fame, bounded by no country, will be con-
fined to no agc.-Sir William Hamilton (England).
recommend the constant remembrance of the
moral and political maxims conveyed to its citi-
zens by the<father and founder of the United
Statcs.-Earl BuclIan (Scotland).
character of virtues so happily tempered by
one another and so wholly unalloyed by any
wees as that OF Washington is hardly to be found
on the pages OF history. For him it has been re-
served to run the race of glory without expcri.
encing the smallest interruption to the brillancy
OF his career. Charles James Fox (England)
Where Washington hath left
His awful memory
light for after times
Robert Southey England).
How shall we rank thee upon glorys page,
Thou more than soldier and just less than sage?
Thomas Moore Qreland).
In modern times Washington, ! believe, was
the greatest man, and next to him William ILL.,
Sir Henry sGrattan England.
Where may the wearied eye rcpose
When gazing on the great,
Where neither guilty glory grows
Nor despirable state;
Yes, onc---tllc first. the last the best,
The Cincinnatus of the west.
Whom envy dared not hate
Bequeathed the name Of Washington
To make men blush there was but one -
& Byron (England).
His exterior disclosed, as it were the history Of
his life, simplicity, grandeur dignity, calmness,
goodness, frmness. The attributes OF his charac-
ter wee also stamped upon his features and in all
his person. Count de Segur (France).
4 have formed as high an opinion of the pow
ers of his mind, his moderation, his patriotism
and his virtues as had before conceived fron
common report Of his military talent and Of the
incaleulable services which he has rendered his
country.-G Gerard, French Minister
This is not the moment to retrace in this hall
all that great man has done for the freedom O.
America, the number and importance of his
waFlike exploits, the generous inspiration with
which he animated the French who fought under
him and the sublime act by which he did eternal
honor to his memory, when, after having con-
tributed to give freedom to his country, he laid
down all authority, the supreme power, to hide
his glory in the obscurity of private Efe--Felix
Faulcon Francc). t
Washington was completely the representative
OF the wants, the ideas, the knowledge and the
opinions Of his time He seconded instead Of
thwarting the movement Of mind. He aimed at
that which it was his duty to aim at; hence the