The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-02-22

ION OF OtnerS, must 90 this, because oO
Is thereby enabled to correct his faults,
or remove the prejudices which are
imbibed against him. For his reason
I shal thank you for giving me the
opinion Of the world, upon such points
as you n me to be Interested In:
for as have but one capital object In
view, I could wish to make my conduct
coincide with the wishes Of mankind,
as far as / can consistently; I mean.
without departing from that great line
OF duty, which, though hid under .
cloud for some time, from q popularity
OF circumstances, may nevertheless
fear a scrutiny.
my constant attention to the great
and perplexing objects, which continu-
ally arise to my view, absorbs all lessor
considerations and indeed scarcely al
lows me to reflect that there Is such
a body In existence as the general
court Of this colony, blu when I I'm
I, upon recollection, discover In what
instance Il wish they would be moro
explicitly, ! could have been inattentive
to or sighted them"
AS an evidence Of his kindness OF
heart, there is nothing better than his
letter to the widow OF Gen. Augustine
Washington, written In February, 1898.
In part he said:
my Dear Fanny: To you. who so
| VIGIL KNOW the alI~eCtIOnate TeSdT l. HdQ
for our departed friend, 1t is unneces-
sary to describe the sorrow with which
1 was afflicted at the news Of his
death, although 1t was an event l a
expected many weeks before 1t hap
pened. To express this sorrow with
other purpose than to revive In your
breast that poignancy Of anguish,
which by this time l hope is abated.
1.-THE object Of this letter is to con-
vey to your mind the warmest assur-
ance of my love, friendship and dispo-
sition to serve you. These also I pro-
fess to have, in an eminent degree, for
your children"
AS a statesman, Washington was a.
sure, as broadminded and as deter
mined as he was as a general. All his
letters to his friends, and to those who
served him. show that his efforts were
directed toward the prevention, not
only Of entangling alliances abroad, but
to o..lming internal d~issensions n d.
recting the business Of the nation into
healthy ann
For a time the agricultural interests
and the merchants saw the growth OF
manufactures with jealousy and dis
trust. But Washington yielded to no
economic fallacies. Scarcely had the
revolution been brought to a success
full termination when he wrote to tho
| Society lOT ITOtllOlluS D0-
nestle Manufactures, In 1898. as fol-
lows:
THE promoting Of domestic manu-
features will, in my conception. be
among the first nsequen which
may naturally be expected to flow from
an energetic government. For myself
having an equal regard for the pros
perity Of the farming. trading and
manufacturing interests, I will only
observe, that I cannot conceive the ex-
tension Of the latter ESQ far as It may
afford employment to a great numbeP
Of hands, which would be otherwise In
a manner idle) can be detrimental to
the former. On the contrary, the con-
c%urrence of %virtuous individuals, and
the combination Of economic societies.
to rely as much as possible on the re-
sources Of our own country. may b
productive Of great national advan-
tages, by establishing the habits OF
industry and economy. The objects of
your institution are, therefore. In my
!, opinion, highly commentaries: and you
will permit me to add, gentlemen, that
I propose to demonstrates the sincerity
!, Of my opinion on this subject by the
| uniformity of my practice, in giving q
decided preference to the products and
: fabrics of America, whatsoever 1t may
/ be lone without involving an unreason-
l able expense. or very great ~inconveni-
ences."
I AlOFS eCutdllOllil lr1lGS "FtSIllLlS tOn y
! ideas We're equally sure and IlrSeeing.
2 When the federal commissioners, In 1895,
5 We're considering the erection of a uni
1 versity, he wrote to them as follows:
1T has always been a source Of ser
ious reflection and sincere regret with
t me, that the youth Of the United States
; should be sent to foreign countries for
[ the purpose Of education. Although
I there are doubtless many, under these
1 circumstances, who escape the danger
l OF contracting principles unfav0rable
to republican government, yet We ought
to deprecate the hazard attending pr
dent and susceptible minds from being
. too strongly and too early prePossessed
in favor Of other political systems, be-
. fore they are capable Of appreciatihg
y their own. p
r "For this reason have greatly
. wished to see q plan adopted, by which
I the arts, sciences and belleslettres
could be taught in their fullest extent,
r thereby embracing all the advantages
OF European tuition. with he means
r Of acquiring the liberal knowledge,
n which is necessary to qualify our citi-
l we'll as private life; and (Which with
: me Is a consideration Of great magni-
t tude) by assembling the youth from the
different parts Of this rising republic.
d contributing from their intercourse and
; interchange Of information to the re-
moval Of prejudices. which might per-
y haps sometimes arise from local cir
: c~umstances."
AS a Student of Men.
: Those who read Washington's letters
= will be astonished at his shrewdness,
y penetration and knowledge of small
human weaknesses. The dignity of his
style particularly in his letters to gen"
erals and statesmen, conceals, usually
= one OF his strongest points, and prob
= ably the one which enabled him to
: handle his generals with such uniform
success. In a letter to a friend he OBJ
serves:
MEMS minds are as variant as their
faces, and, when the motives Of their
k actions are pure, the operation of the
h former is no more to be imputed as q
crime than the appearance Of the lat
ter; for both, being the work Of nature
a are alike unavoidable"
Again. when writing to David Stuart
he says:
1T is much to be regretted. however
common the case Is, that men, who
possess talents which fit them for par
ticular purposes. should almost fnvar-
"a iably be under the influence Of IN un-
a toward disposition, or are scottish. idle
W or possessed by some other disquali.
/ f1cation. by which they plague all those
by whom they are concerned"
20 That this shrewdness guided his
Judgment Of all men is shown by his
comments on Talleyrand. in 1898. in 9
letter to Timothy Pickering, secretary
40 Of state. At that tirne France ant
~ England were al odds, as usual, ant