Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-02-15

The ttscontsnt and spprehensfon
continued. a meeting Of officers vas a..
ranged and there were issued the
-Newourg Addresses. intended to
arouse the army To resentment wssA-
ingtJn- <hninvited. attended the meet
Ing and made an address. tn which hs
declared the claims Of the army would
not Be tisrsgard-d. and begged his
hearers to express their utmost hor-
rur and detestsfiSn Of IN. man vhs
wishes. under any sp~ciaus pretsnses.
70 oyertHra the liberties Of our eoun-
try. ant xho wicxediy attempts TO
open the aoodxazss Of civil dEsrerd
and tsla<~ cur rising empire In
blood Ths result Of bis appeal. reso-
lutions we're unanimously adopted con-
curing IN the policy he proposed.
Seortfy before the dissolution Of the
army WashiExt0u addressed a letter
70 the governors Of the states. urxinx
rpun them realization % the four
thIa<s essential 70 the existence aad
Seitasius % the United States:
First. an indissal1his union Of the
states aa4@r cue federal head: second.
slervsl regard 20 pahIic Justice:
shlr.L tie adoption sf a proper peses
sst1alisAmsnf aad fourth. the prevs,
rezce Sr that pa,sirs ssr rrferrry IT,
Position anorS The people of tho rnfc-
~ Stafss Nhich viii induce them -
forget their laeaI preiadicss AMI poll
cies. 10 make those mutual cunc~s-
sions whieh Ar@ requisite % thu gen.
sral prosperity. AMI in soms tn
sfaEees. - sarriice their individual
munlfy These he counted the pill
larS sn which th. xiarf5as fabric se
car inaeDsndsnsE and national char
artsr muss rs=t
In the domestic retirement 30 dear
tr his aatnre. he kept careful watch
II puhIie matters. We aaa IN one OF
his istters this estimate The con
federation appears 70 me litrie more
than a shallow without the substance,
and congress migratory BODY .
Again BE- writes I have ever been
4 friend 70 adequate powers In con-
EFess. without whieh IL Is evident to
ne ~ shall never establish a national
eharacter- We are either Q
united people under one head and foe
2 sisral purposes. or ws are IL tnde-
psndent soversisnties. equally counter
acting each other Again. IN more
emphatic ianEIaEe- 4 do not con-
csive we can exist longer rs a nation
without lodging somewhere a power
which viii psrvade the whole union
IN as energetic n manner as the au-
thority Of the state governments sx-
tends over the several states
In such perfect sympathy with he
idea af conferring greater powers on
the federal government, be consented
to head the delegates from Virginia
to the Philadelphia convention called
May Il. f1s7. and was unanimously
elected president Of this convention
Il closed September Il. On which dats
Washington. a one Of his biosraphsrs
phrases H. had the supreme safIssar-
ti1n oe addressing a letter to congress
announcing the adoption Of the con-
stitation Of the United States. To
quote directly from the letter. Ia
all cur deliberations on the subject.
ws kept steadily In eur view that
which appears to Us the greatest inter-
est OF every true Americau-the con-
solidati0u Of cur union-in vhich is
involved our prosperity. our safety.
and perhaps our national existence
On the sth Of April ITss. Washing
ton was declared president Of the Cni.-
ed States. On the 30th Of April. hs
was inaugurated Hts wisdom aut
frmness carried the ship OF state safe
" through two administrations.
though the waters Oft we're troubled
D. the close Of the first term be de-
sired 20 withdraw 20 private life. but
was urged that duty TO the country
demanded he continue in public serv-
ice jefferson wrote The confidence
of the whole country is csntered in
you North and south will hang to-
gether II they have you to hang on .
Hamilton used this persuasion. Ii
Is clear that is you continue in otncs
nothing materially misehievous is to
be apprehendsd- IL you quit much Is TO
be dreaded trust. and
pray God. that you will determine to
rake a further sacrifice Of your tran
guilty and happiness TO the public
good
Washington the soldier. to whom
proud CORVALLIS made surrender. au-
peals to the popular fancy. But the
people should remember the hero vas
also drSt in peace--a nation builder.
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