Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-02-13

due to fellowcitizens and brethren, Dut even
those execrable parricides, whose counsels anu
aid have deluged their country with eiooo, nave
been protected from the fury of justly enrageo
people Far from compelling or permitting tnelr
assistance, | am embarrassed with the NUMBERS
who crowd to our camp, animated with the purese
principles of virtue and love to their country
you affect sir to despise all rank not derived
from the same source with your own. i cannot
conceive one more honorable than that Whlcn
flows from the interrupted choice of brave ana
free people, the purest source and original foun-
tain Of all power. Far from making 1t a plea 1or
purity, mind of true magnanimity and enlarged
ideas would comprehend and respect it.
What may have been the ministerial views
which have precipitated the present crisis, Lex
ington Concord and Charlestown can best declare.
May that God, to whom you, too appeal judge be-
tween America and you. Under his providence
those who influence the councils of America and
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 theF ah
cestors"t
To Washington's 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 he was as
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
sensons and directing the business of the nation
into healthy channels.
For time the agricultural interests and the
merchants saw the growth OF manufactures with
tealousy and distrust. But Washington yielded to
no economic fallacies. Scarcely had the ReVeiu-
ton been brought to a successful termination
when he wrote to the Delaware Society for Pro-
noting Domestic Manufactures, in 1873, as fol
lows:
ofinc, of 1ncfi
in nv 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, | will only
observe that / cannot conceive the extension or
the latter ESQ far it NAY afford employment to
great number Of hands which would be other
wise in a manner idle) can be detrimental to the
former. On the contrary, the concurrence OF
virtuous individuals and the combination of eco
nomic 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 OBJ
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
by the uniformity Of my practice in giving de-
cided preference to the products and fabrics OF
America whatsoever it may be done without In
yolving an unreasonable expense very great In
convenience
Along educational lines Washngton's ideas
were equally sure and farseeing. When the fed
eral commissioners in 1895 were considering the
erection Of unworthy, he wrote to them as fol-
lows:
TT has always been source OF serious renee
ton and sincere regret with 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
unfavorable to republican government, yet we
ought to deprecate the hazard Intending ardent
and susceptible minds from being too strongly and
too early prepossessed in favor of other poiltcai
systems before they are capable of approaching
their own.
For this reason | have greatly wished to see
A plan adopted by which the arts, sciences and
Lellesletters 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
as priyate 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-
iudices which might perhaps sometimes arise
from local circumstances"
These few extracts have been selected at ran
dom from Washingtons correspondence. extend
inc over a period of % years. If they stimulate
inst few persons to make frsthand study o.
the life and writings of the father OF this coxr
try they win have frlfllsd their naissiOsL