The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-21

due to fellow-citizens and brethren, but even
those execrable parricides, whose counsels and
aid have deluged their country with blood, nave
been protected from the fury OF a justly enraged
people. Far from compelling OF permitting their
assistance, 1 embarrassed with the NUMBERS
who crowd to our camp, animated with the purest
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 which
flows from the interrupted choice OF a brave ana
free people, the purest source and original foun-
tain of all power. Far from making it a plea for
purity, a 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 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, determined to
hand down to posterity those just and invaluable
privileges which they received from their an
cestors
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 determined he was as
general All his letters 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 anu the
merchants saw the growth of manufactures with
jealousy and distrust- But Washington yielded to
no economic fallacies- Scarcely had the Revolu
ton been brought to. a successful termination
when he wrote to the Delaware Society for Pro
noting Domestic Manufactures. in 1885,. as fol-
lows:
The promoting Of domestic manufactures viii.
in my conception, be among the first consequences
which may naturally be expected TO flow from an
energetic government For myself. having
equal regard for the prosperity of the farming.
trading and manufacturing interests. will only
observe that cannot conceive the extension OF
the latter $50 far it may afford employment to
a great number CT hands which would be other
wise in a manner idle) be detrimental to the
former. On the contrary, the concurrence Of
vrtuous individuals. and the combination OF
nomic societies, to rely much possible
the resources Of own country, may be product
i've of great national advantages by establishing
the habits of industry and economy. The Oh
jects OF your institution are, therefore, in my
opinion, highly conmendable: and you viii permit
me to add, gentlemen, that propose to demon
strate the sincerity OF opinion on this subject
cided preference to the products and fabrics Of
America whatsoever It may be done without in
volving an unreasonable expense OrFery great in
convenience"
Along educational lines eWashington's ideas
were equally sure and far-seeing. When the fed
eral commissioners in 1875 we're considering the
erection of a unworthy, he wrote to them fol-
lows: =--sze -
1t has always been sources OF serious srehec-
ton and sincere regret with that the youth Of
the United States should be sent to foreign eoun-
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
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 approaching
their own.
For this 1 have greatly wished to
plan adopted by which the arts. sciences and
belesIetters could be taught in their fullest
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 well
as 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 Wasningtons correspondence. extend
ing over period OF % years If they stimulate
just a few persons to make frsthand study of
the life and writings OF the father OF thiS eaGn-
try they viii have fulfilled their miEsioR-