The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20
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the tenderness
dine IN falow-citizeps AID brethren, but even
those execrable PARTICLES, whose counsels anu
aid have deluged their country with oiooo, nave
been protected from the fury OF justly ehraged
people Far from compelling or permitting their
assistance I am embarrassed with the numDer7
who crowd to our camp, animated with the pures0
principles of virtue and love to their country.
You affect sir, to despise all rank not derived
from the same source with your own cannot
conceive one more honorable, than that when
flows from the interrupted choice OF a brave ana
free people, the purest source and original Ioun-
tain of all power Far from making it plea Tor
purity. mind of true magnanimity and enlarged
ideas would comprehend and respect IT,
What may have been the ministerial views
which have preciptated the present Crisis, Lex
ington Concord and CharlestoWn can best declare.
May that God, to whom you, too, appeal 1udge De-
tween America and you. Under his providence,
those who influence the councils OF America, ana
all the other inhabitants of the United Colonies,
at the hazard of their lives, are determined to
hand down to posterity those just and invaluable
privileges which they received from their an
cestors."
To Washingtons high personal character, and
his lack Of small weaknesses, his correspondence
all bears testimony
As a statesman, Washington was as sure as
broadminded and as determined as he was as a
general All his letters to his friends and to those
who served him show that his efforts were d.
rected toward the prevention, not only OF entan'
Cling alliances abroad but to calming internal dis
sessions ana directing the business OF the nation
into healthy channels
For time the agricultural interests and the
merchants saw the growth Of manufactures with
jealousy and distrust But Washington yielded to
no economic fallacies. Scarcely had the Reyolu-
ton been brought to a successful termination
when he wrote to the Delaware Society for Pro
noting Domestic Manufactures. In 1893 as fol-
lows:
THE promoting of domestic manufactures will
in my conception, be among the first consequences
which may naturally be expected to flow from an
energetic government. For myself, having an
equal regard for the prosperity Of the farming,
trading and manufacturing interests, viii only
observe that l cannot conceive the extension or
the latter ESQ far as it may afford employment to
q great number CT hands which would be other
wise in manner idle) can be detrimental to the
former On the contrary, the concurrence OF
ylrtuous individuals, and the combination OF eco
nonic societies, to rely as much as possible on
the resources Of our own country, may be product
i've Of great national advantages by establishing
the habits of industry and economy The CD
jects Of your institution are, therefore, in my
opinion highly commendable; and you Will permit
me to add, gentlemen, that | propose to demon
strate the sincerity Of my opinion on this subject
cided preference to the products and fabrics OF
America whatsoever it may be done without H.
volying an unreasonable expense or very great In
convenience"
Along educational lines Washington's ideas
we're equally sure and far-seeing When the fed
eral commissioners in 1895 were considering the
erection of unworthy, he wrote to them as fol
lows
1T has always been a source Of serious redec-
ton and sincere regret with me that the youth OF
the United States should be sent to foreign coun-
tries for the purpose of education Although there
are doubtless many, under these circumstances
who escape the danger Of contracting principles
unfayorable to republican government, yet we
ought to deprecate the hazard attending ardent
and susceptible minds from being too strongly and
too early prepossessed in favor Of other political
systems before they are capable Of apprecating
their own.
For this reason / have greatly wished to see
a plan adopted by which the arts, sciences and
bellesletters could be taught in their fullest ex
tent thereby embracing all the advantages OF
European tuition with the means Of acquiring the
liberal knowledge which Is necessary to qualify
our citizens for the exigencies OF public as well
az private life; and (Which with me is consider
alton of great magnitude) by assembling the youth
from the different parts of this rising republic
contributing from their intercourse and inter
change of information to the removal of pre-
JUDGES, which might perhaps sometimes arise
from local circumstances"
These few extracts have been selected at ran
dom from Washingtons correspondence extend
ing over period of rs years they stimulate
lust few persons to make frsthand study OF
the life and writings of the father OF this coun.
try they will have fulfilled their mission