The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-15

formed to undermine him, and Jay and
Hamilton and other supporters of his
policies were stoned or burned in effigy;
secret correspondence and the yilest
charges and insnuations inspired by
members of his official family and pub
ished broadcast in the press were
used to break the trust the people had
in him. Often discouraged, but never
disheartened; often aggrieved, but
never angry, calmly, patiently and
heroically he united liberty with law
and liberty with union. He created
public credit, found sources of revenue,
promoted progress and energized devel-
opment, and brought the new machin-
cry of administration and its many de-
partments into harmonious working,
until by his genius and firmness the
young republic grew to be a nation
which inspired loyalty at home and
commanded respect abroad.
THE French revolution threatened to
involve the world with war. The waves
of its madness swept over the United
States and were followed by a passion
ate demand for an offensive and defen-
sive alliance with France, which would
have destroyed our Government Wash
ington alone grapSed the perilS of the
situation and remained calm and i'm
movable. Neither popular clamor nor
legislative pressure could plunge the
Republic into the vortex while he barred
the way. Said a distinguished English
man: The foundations of the moral
world We're shaken, but not the judg
ment of Washington
After forty-fve years devoted to the
public service, Washington was per-
mitted by his grateful but reluctant
oountrymen to retire to the private sta
ton he so much coveted and his be-
loved Mount Vernon. One hundred
years ago to-day his spirit assembled
to heaven, leaving his people in tears
and his country draped in mourning.
Europe joined in the universal sorrow.
The British channel fleet lowered their
flags at half-mast. Napoleon Bonaparte
ordered that black Grape should be
suspended from all standards and flags
for ten days, and arranged an i'm
posing funeral ceremonial and testi-
monial Grafton. Lord Brougham.
with characteristic clearness and elo-
quence condensed the judgment of man.
kind. He said: 1t will be the duty of
the historian and the sage of all ma
lions to let no occasion pass in COM
memorating this illustrious man, and
until time shall be no more will a test
OF the progress which our race has
made in wisdom and virture, be de-
rived from the generation paid to the
immortal name of Washington.
If the brightest intelligence, most
hopeful spirit and most brilliant imag-
ination standing by the bier of Wash
ington had predicted the results for
century of the experimental govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people, his prophesies would
have been commonplace compared with
the marvellous blessings which tonight
are the glorious heritage of Americans.
These are the eloquent figures of ma
terial growth Then we had a republic
OF fifteen States, now forty Our coun-
try covered SO5,46 square miles, now
5,6o299O on this continent and 100 1000
more in our colonial islands.
The population of 4.00O,OOO has be- |
come at least 75OO0,OOO. Our revenues
nave increased from $12,OOO.OOO to
SooO,OOO00O, and our estimated wealth |
from S1OO,00O.0O0 to 500, GOO, 600, GOO |
we import seven hundred millions of |
merchandise annually against seventy |
nine millions in 1899, and from an ex-
porting country of seventy-eight mill
IONS year, the products of our fields, |
factories and mines, exported yield !
Twelve hundred and twenty-seven mill
ions of dollars. The balance of trade
against us in 1893 was exhausting the