The Washington times., 1905-02-22
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a great nation never forgets the
great needs and great examples of its
ancestors. and no man indeed in any
country better deserves grateful remem-
brance than George Washington. He
was In truth provideatial man; no
other of your many great men would
nave been able to do SO well what he
did; and he, appearing at any other
period Of your history, would not have
not, PERHAPS, have fulfilled Lincoln S
task so we'll, but he fulfilled Washing
toms, the noblest that could be mag
med. The noblest, for the question was
one then of life or death; the question
was to know whether the attempted
revolution would prove the cradle or the
grave Of American liberty.
Patience, Readiness, Fortitude.
For his mighty task he had all the
needed and rarely united quaiities-pa-
thence which was not inaction: readiness
and fortitude which were not temerity:
ealnness which was not Indifference:
| kindness which was not weakness, Far
above ali the rest his soundness of
, heart, of mind, of sense. And this
soundness of judgment taught him that
there are. coca sions when one can never
| be patient enough and others when one
can never ne bold enough. Some of his
| moves are among the boldest On record
as when, at such an early date as the
Ready res 70 ou sase 2oooo men to equip them
| and lead t1eu 30 the rescue of Boston,
u move v51l ca decided his fate and in a
| measure ttie Fat of his country.
we have i'll EYaace the same feeling
| that you haze toi' The great and good
citizens CT ths -ta.f and in this worship
is included 9iS- than one American.
George ~ ,gton being foremost
among them
1T Is M privilege, acting upon
/ the orders Esssssrsment. to present
| to Congress h1StS of the founder Of
/ this republig
| When tn :. -l,Et.ubeiu mission came
| three yeaFsa =. serving from the United
| States q ne > DE forgotten welcome.
| the wafsass. @ads of America ii.
! France. end es2s cially the members of
the mis- .sr eestred to send to this
country q tokef - their gratitude.
Could DC No Eettef.
..T1sey thought they cot i do no bet
| ter ti.an to replace The wo1k OF art, sent
seventy-five years before. to America
and offered to Congress by public sub
scription to snow how WAS preserved the
old friends feeling for the United
States. The bust was the work of David
Anglers. the famous sculptor and
patriot. who. with his friend Lafayette
lat his elbow, had tried to represent
the Washington of heroicai days. the
/
had fought and won the day
It was rscently ascertained that the
| original moss; of David's work still ex-
1 listed at Anglers. A subscription was
st the head of the list figure the repre-
/ eentatives Of the families whose name
| Is best associated with the great events
n Masningtqn career L6a ,fa
placed in the hands Of my government
fer presentation and accepted by your
joint resolution of last year.
| And now acting upon the instructions
1 received on this solemn birthday an
| niversary l formally offer it to you,
gentlemen. Forever. now I hope. the
! BE- honored IN your Capitol. His mild
and stern eye will see from year to
! year, pass by the ever-renewed flood of
a more ard more remote and powerful
posteri1y.
May this posterity. whatever be the
| distance In time. remain near to the
| faith in liberty. their nobleness of pur-
pose. ard If / may add a personal wish
~ their friendly feeling fer friendly
France.
Wetmore Accepts Gift.
| When tho ambassador had concluded
there was ripple of applause. the pre-
siding officers took their seats, and
| Chairman Wetmore made response in
/ behalf of this Government. He said:
las chairman Of the Joint Committee
on the Library, the agreeable duty rests
upon me of receiving, on the part Of the
Senate, for the Congress of the United
States, at your hands this bust of Wash,
inston, fashioned from the origina
model deposited in the Museum at An.
gers by the Sculptor David. together
with a marble stsJa on which IT rests
the gift OF certain Frenchmen who have
ties of family or friendship binding them
to the American nation
Il also count myself fortunate. as a
representative Of the State of Rhode
/ Island that IShave a part In this cere.
H1ony expressive Of the continued regard
OF citizens OF France. for 1t was off the
coast of that State that the naval anG
| military forces Of France In 1880 under
de Ternay and Rochambeau arrived and
| entered the harbor of Newport bringing
assistance 10 the American colonies If
their struggle for independence II was
| there that Admiral de Ternay dice
shortly afterwards and was buried Ii
the quiet churchyard of Protestant
Church, q part of which was set apart
and consecrated according to the rites OF
the Roman Catholic Church for his
burial. and over his remains was placed
| five years later, by order of his King, 9
| monument to his memory.
Monument Restored.
Minister to the United States, during
a summers residence at Newport, no
ticed that the monument was falling tt
decay, had 1t restored, the inscription re
cut and for future preservation OBJ
/ tanned permission 10 have it transferred
TO the interior OF the Church edifice
He also placed a granite slab suitably
inscribed.
Senator Anthony of Rhode Island. II
| introducing a bill IN 1873 to reimburs,
the French minister for his outlaI
stated: 1t may be proper. although 1t j!
not necessary, to say that / propose thi:
resolution wholly without the knowi
edge of the Marquis de NoviIles /
seems manifestly improper that tn.
country should permit this pious duty Il
be performed win not say By a stran
ger. for the kinsman Of Lafayette can
not be a stranger in America. but By
| any individual or by any other govern
ment.'
''On this same grave In 1902 the delega
ton from France to the unwilling of tn.
statue of Rochambeau, on a visit Il
Newport, laid a wreath.
Ia h4.O L. not 10 r-< IL