Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-02-20

gency found him. Any man who successfully car
red a fight to the American Indian in his own
wilds had to know his business. SO washington
would be as amused as astonished at the Doatioao
here pictured However, it is Improvement on
the famous painting in the Boston museum by
Thomas Sully Q7S31S72), which it much re-
semhles
While the picture may be laughed at, the cross
Ing itself on that Christmas night of 1776 must
be reckOned vital factor in the outcome of the
revolution. Before that crossing the cause OF
the Colonists seemed hopeless. Washington was
their one hope. And CORVALLIS had just chased
Washington clear across New Jersey and driven
MN to the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware,
leaving Rail With 1850 Hessans at Trenton to
sopDle him up as soon the river should freeze
over or boats be secured Congress was ineffi-
c'ent Jealouses had created dissensions among
the officers. The Colonial forces were melting
away by desertion. No less than 27O0 of the
New Jersey people had turned Tories to save their
necEs and estates and had applied to Rail for
protection papers," CORVALLIS was so sure of
immediate victory that he had arranged for pass
age home that he might carry the news in per-
sen In Trenton the Hessan hirelings were cee-
brating by glorious drunk. SO it was that fate
full Christmas night
Behold the transformation by noon of the next
day-Washington in possession of Trenton: Rail
and his surviving Hessians prisoners And when
Washington marched his captured Hessians
through the streets of Philadelphia all the world
marveled at the "Fabius of America" and the
Colonies passed from despair to jubilation
President Washington was inaugurated Anri,
30 1889, in Federal hail." Wall street New York
December 6, 1890 the seat Of government vas
moved to Philadelphia During the next ten vears
washington came into being as the federal cant
tai and in october of 1900 John Marshall score
tary of state. Oliver Wolcott secretary of tho
treasury, Samuel Dexter, secretary of war and
I0Tio mi Sfnf
in cooked hats, powdered wigs, broadcloth coats
and small cothes-arrived and took nossass;on 80
the little brick offices clustered about tho Uhita
House president John Adams and his family
arrived in November Thereupon tho Sixtb COW
gress assembled in the little wing of the Cant
tol that was ready for it.
The government of the United States Of Amer,-
ca was at nome In its own capital at last Never
theless, the new capital was good deal of Toxic
New York. philadelphia and other cities called n
the national bantIing, ricketty infant unable
TO go alone. That there was anything at all re
sembing capital was largely due TO the act,v,
ties OF President Washington, to whom congress
had delegated the task of selecting and develon
ing the site The act of 1890 was passed when
the new nations treasury was empty and II haa
no credit; therefore there was no annronriat;on
list OF the counterfeit presentments" NJ
George neutrality-suspicious., repiicas copies
statues busts, medallions etc-wouId All sovarai
or IneSe cOiuinHS EVERY now then q rouu
one-or one stored away and observation-disclosures to
light. The portrait reproduced is the well-known
painting by Gilbert Stuart in the Henry G. Frick
collection. Last year what appears to he q ron
lica of this portrait on circular iron nanel ,yas
purchased by a New York collector at price
said to be 100000.
Last year Walter L. Ehrick of New York exbih
tied in the Chicago Art institute one Of tba fo,r
"Lansdowne" portraits painted by Stuart of wash
ington Thereupon 100000 school children with
help from their elders bought the picture by pen
ny contributions for $4,000
The bust here pictured has had most amaz-
ing history. 1t is said to be-and probably Is
the bust made in 1882 by Pierre Jean David This
bust was presented to the United States bv France
Fire destroyed the Congressional library In 1871
The bust was supposed to be burned In New
York. not long ago. Mitchell Kennerley president
OF the Anderson Galleries. announced that he had
Just sold the missing bust for $4,000 to Henry
K. Huntington, retired railroad man and art col
lector. According to Kennerley the bust was
rescued from junk yard