Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-25

owned property not far from where
We now stand.
II was he who surveyed, mapped
and laid ont the overland routes from
the Potomac To the ONO River down
to Fort Pitt These roads were used
rs public highways to the West and
1t was practically these that were
adopted by the great railroads. The
maps were afterwards used by Jcffer-
son in his celebrated notes on Virginia.
1t was during these early years that
Washington made his first and only
trip out of the country. which was 10
the East Indies with his brother Law
renee. the owner of the Washington
estates. II WAS probably NJ this time
that his brother. who was very fond
Of him. decided to leave his property
To him. for on his return We find in
the will of Lawrence Washington that
his brother George was mad" his sole
heir. ana was appointed guardian of
the Washington family.
Lawrence soon after died. and II
was then that Washington became the
owner Of the Mount Vernon estate.
lie acquired u fine military reputation
In the conflict with the French and
Indians over the possession Of the
country now known rs Pennsylvania
and Ohio. In 115S he gallnntly plant
al the British flag. and intrrnched his
troops on the ruins Of old Fort Du.
Quesnc--thcn called the Gateway to
the West" On that spot has arisen
one of the greatest Industrial crnters
Of the wOrltl--thc city of Pittsburg.
The government presented him with
five thousand acres of land In the Ohio
Company. which gave him n private
estate Of over thirty thousand acres.
In the twenty years preceding the
revolution Washington became one Of
the leading men OF the country, pro.
| noting its commerce In every direction
possible. lie was made president Of
the Virginia Land Company. lie made
many Journeys to the West and start
ed settlements at different points. This
IL the Washington Of the early days.
Familiar to all Is the call of the
colonies In 1915. selecting Washington
ns general Of the army Of the rcvOlu.
| ton.
Under the charter oak ut Cam.
bridge he accepted the great trust,
and the patriotic soldiers Of Bunker
Hin were ut once inspired and filled
with confidence. The electric spark
had been touched; the country was
! aroused.
The English army. however, was
strong AMI powerful. both In the field
| AMI on the sea, with every equipment
then known TO warfare: and being
commanded by leaders Of distinguished
ability, It presented formidable front
wnshington's army necessarily took
the defensive. and from his mastcrl,
retreat from Long Island. which tx
cited the surprise ana admiration %
the British. he proved his ability an,
restored the public confidence In tn,
cause of Liberty. The arrival of la
faycte with his gallant troops. tn,
successful work of Franklin In Part
negotiating loans, all tended To civ,
the pcopl" courage.
Repnlsrl by II powerful army n
Brandywine. he showed the great RI
sources of his military genius at Ger
mantown. The chlvalry and magma
nlmity of Washington were shown u
the Siege of Red Bank. Here tn
German troops under the gallan
Dunop We're repusI with tcrribl
slaughter ana the leader wounded an
captured,
| Washington sent an officer to tn
wounded man with assurance of hi
s0llcilude and offered to convey hil
safely to the British lines. Dunop'
famous reply WAS as follows:
Convey, sir, to Gen. Washington
the deep impression of my gratitud,
My situation admits not at this tim
of Il personal acknowledgements: brl
the first moment of my recovery
should such he the will of heaven
shall he 10 place before him. tn
homage of my heart"
| This testimonial from the lips q
the enemy SURPRISES all eulOgy.
Passing to the last scenes of tn
war, the capture of the British a
Yorktown, we find the same wisdom
prudence and Judgment, the sam
val0r, the same undaunted, inircpi
spirit that the great soldier displaye
at every point during the eight year
of continued warfare,
The rights of the country had bee
maintained Her independence wa
acknowledged by all nations. Peac
then spread her wings over our Ian,
His farewell address to the arm
created the prOfoundest impresslo
throughout the country. 1t Is ella,