The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-16

new; and of all the inyriads engaged in the vast
contest to leave the prize of the'greatest fame
with him who struck the first blow!''
The author works out the details of
@ashington's career in the course of
the story and leaves it to two of his
characters, George Warrington, an
able, high minded Tory. and his broth
er Harry, patriot close to Wash
ington, to bear him out in the tribute
which stands ut the portal of the
structure. Speaking of Washington
when at the zenith. Warrington the
Tory says:
What a constancy, what a magnanimity, what
surprising persistency against fortune! Wash
lngton before the enemy was no better or drawer
than hundreds that fought with him or a@ainst
him (who has not heard the sneers against .Fabi-
us IN which his factious captains were accus-
toned to indulge, but Washington the chief of
nation in arms doing battle with distracted
parties; calm in the midst OF conspiracy, serene
against the open foe before him and the darker
enemies at his back; Washington inspiring order
and spirit into troops hungry and in rags; stung
by lngratitude but betraying no anger and ever
ready to forgive; in defeat invncible, magnani-
nous IN conquest and never sublime as when
he laid down his victorious sword and sought his
noble retirement-here indeed is character to
admiresand revere, life without STAIN fame
without flaw Quando nvenies parem? (Wherc
will the equal be foundD In that more extern
sive work which have planned and partly writ
ten upon the subject of the great war | hope I
have done justice to the character of its greatest
leader. And this from the sheer force of respect
winch his eminent virtues cxtorted. With the
young Mr. Washington of my own days had not
the honor to enjoy much sympathy, though my
brother, whose character s mi md
afeetionate than mine, always his fast friend
IN early times, when they were equals, as in the
latter days when the general, as do own and
think, was all mankind's superior
HIS great and surprising triumphs," con-
tinues George Warrington's eulogy. were not in
those rare engagements with the enemy where he
obtained tFiiiing mastery, but over congress,
over hunger and disease, over lukcwarm friends or
smiling foes in his own camps whom his spirit
had TO meet and master. When the struggle was
over and our mpotent chiefs who had conducted
VI began TO squabble and accuse each other in
their own defense before the nation, what charges
and eounterclarses were brought, what pretexts
OF delay were urged. what piteous excuses were
put forward that this feet arrived too late, that
regiment mistook its orders, that these cannon
balis would not fit those guns and SO to the end
OF the chapter Here was general who beat us
With no shot at all at times and powder and
no money, and he never thought of convention.
>"N-'AnN
doubt and darkness the danger and long tempest
OF war. think it was only the American lead
ers indomtabe soul that remained entirely
steady
While Washington was being dis
cussed among a company of noted
Nirginians. Harry Warrington spoke
of his bearing in the crisis brought
about by the Infamous Conway con
spiracy.
And it was here" said he. "as ! looked at
the chief talking at night in the silence of the
camp and remembered how lonely he was what
an awful responsibility he carried, how spies and
traitors We're eating out OF his dish and an enemy
lay in front of him who might at any time over
power INN, that | thoughts Sure. this is the
greatest man now in the world. And what
wretch am TO think OF my jealousies and annoy
anees whilst he is walking serencly under his i'm
mense cares!' +"
70 this George Warrington the Tory
responded: we talked but now
Of Wolfe Here. indeed. is 81 greater
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