Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-20
WASHINGTON THE UNrrIER.
He showed the Thirfeea CoIesIes
the Pathway TO NasfosaI Life
n Ideal Americas.

II seems no wonder al ali. that.
after six years of terrible political
distress. under the articles Of eoa-
federation. Washington should oe
called 70 preside at the constitution
al convention in Philadelphia. Char
zcteriSticaiiy. Washington. when sum-
moned- was IN western Virginia seek
ing how he might open up his lines
Of communication and natural high
ways by which the eass and the vest
eouid be bound together. and the wRv
made clear for that great procession
westward OF a advancing race
which he foresaw. He was the rrea.
balance-uheel Of the Phi.ad~lphja a.
sembly OF f5.7. when sectional inter-
ests threatened disruption He was
the anchor Of the ship Of state when
storms zrose-
Made president. SAYS the sunday
School Times. he. under God. showed
n the true pathway Of national life.
IL J. difficult to realize the division.
the weakness. the lack % eoherence.
in the country and the government.
over a century ago We were \
-b=ckvsoods nation between The
mountains and the sea- The state.
were JEALOUS Of the each other and
OF the central government Parties
such a they were. had inherited all
the Tieiousness OF the Old orgaaiza-
tons in Great Britain The people
we're % welded together. One -.
wanted 20 b. prO-Frsneh and the
other pro-B-itish-
When -Citizen Genet came over
to get ships and and
also 70 play. fer selfish purposes
upon the gratitude which our father.
felt for French aid in the revolution.
Washington took the right stand %
neutrality lie showed that We were
not 70 b hyphenated Americans
a. the name Of some :. even in
this day. He taught that The true
patriot should D.. not Irish or Dutch
or Italian OF Franco o. Bri-ish-Amer-
ieanS- but Americans without ad5ec-
tivrs or p~olif5eiauS or printers ex-
p~edien1s- To Patrick Henry. WASH
in<-on wrore- 4 want an American
character. that the powers q Europe
nav h convinced that we act for
ourselves and not for Others He
Nrote again NV ardent desire -
q keep the United states free from
political connection With every other
country. TO see them fndsp@uient %
all. and under the influence Of none
No wonder that Washington left
money 10 establish a national univer-
sity. for he wrote: 1t has alwzvs
been a souree Of regret TO ne to see
the youth ~ these United States sen.
10 foreign countries for the purposes
Of education. often before their
minds are formed
thus this wise and great man. who
~foresaw orr national future gzve
Us under Cod the tra- principles Of
unity Our fathers listened to his
voie~- pondered- took sober second
thought and decided Alright and
happily for themselves and u In
stead OF scattering and deg~ueratinx.
cur country bcgan 10 Consolidate and
grow The nation. oh~yiug the true
instinct OF Development began 10 ex-
pand toward the west y grez.
stream Of population moved over the
A~-eEaeHies and TO the Pacific Vow
We look farther. yet let u remem-
Der
IL = good 90 notice. in the IateS.
and scholarly -Wzshington the Sol
der by Gen- Henry b Darlington.
OF the United States regular army.
that the haSeless legend of the COM
mander in chiefs profanity at Mon
mouth i efeetuaiiy disproved- We
NAV b. ever grateful To God for the
leader He gave u Greater even than
Washington the engineer. soldier.
statesman. 81 Sage. vas Washington
the American. the uniser-