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GEORGE WASHINGTON
; BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
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I ; LDlER and statesmen , rarest unison ;
, ' Hlgh.polsed example of great duties done
' Simply as breathing , a worll1s honors worn
, I I \s life's Indifferent gifts to all men horn ;
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; , , ' \I" , ; ; Dumb for himself , unless It were to pall , ,
: : But for his barefoot soldiers eloquent ,
t ' I " - , j' ' " < Tramping the snow to coral where they trod ,
f ' . . . ; ' < : ; : Held by his awe In hollow - eyed content ;
r. . Molest : , yet firm as Nature's self ; hlamed
Save by the men his nobler temper shamed ;
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t I' r 4 ; , : ' Not hobo red then or now because he wooed
t Wi' rhe popular voice , but that he still withstood ;
r. II. Broad.mlnded , hlgher.souled , there Is but one
'ri Who was all this and ours , and nil men's.
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j Never to see n nation born
i l Hath been given to mortal man ,
! k Yj Unless to those who , on that summer morn ,
Gazed silent when the great Virginian
r Unsheathed the sword whose fatal flash
Shot union through the Incoherent cl ash
Of our loose atoms crystallizing them
Around a single wlll's unlllant ) stem.
And maldng purpose of emotion rash.
Out of that scabbard sprang , as from Its womb.
Nebulous at first but hardening to a star ,
Through mutual share of sunburst an d of gloom ,
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The common faith that made us what we are.
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He chose , as men choose , where most danger showed ,
Nor ever faltered 'neath the load
Of petty cares that gall great hearts the most ,
But kept right on the strenuous up.h III road.
Strong to the end , above complaint or boast ;
I The popular tempest on his rocl.malled coast
.r Wasted Its wlnd.borne spray ,
The noisy marvel of a dar ;
His soul sate still in Its stormed abode.
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Virginia gave us this imperial man
Cast In the mll/Ive mold -
Of those hlgl'jjtatured ages old
Which Into grander ; forms our mortal metal ran ;
She gave us this unblemished gentleman :
What shall we give her back but love and praise
\ ' As In the dear old unestrang-ed days
/ Before the Inevitable wrong began !
Mother of states and undiminished men ,
Thou gayest us a country , giving him , ' \I
And we owe always what we owed tb ee then.
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Be to us evermore as thou wast then ,
_ As we forget thou hast not always bo en ,
r ' Mother of States and unpolluted men ,
Virginia , fitly , named from I ngland 's manly queen !
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" t i. One of the expedients of party to
t- , acquire Influence , within particular I
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" districts , Is to misrepresent the opinions -
I _ . /N Ions and alms of other districts. You
Ir\ : , ; . > cannot shield yourselves too much
t " against the jealousies and heart.burn-
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. . " . . rescntatlons ; they tend to render
! t' . . . : ' alien to each other those who ought '
. . ' : - ; to be bound together by fraternal af
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! w , . , 1'0 the efficacy and permanency of
your union u government for Ute
t . . , whole Is lspensable.
All obstructions to the execution or
. the laws , all combinations and asso-
. ciations , under whatever plausible
character , with the real design to direct -
: . rect , control , counteract or awe the
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regular deliberations and action of
the constituted authorities , are destructive
'tv ' structlvo of the fundamental principle ,
f and of fatal tendency
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t. . ' : It is substantially true that virtue
. , or morality Is a necessary , spring of
popular government.
Promote , as an object of primary
importance , Institutions for the gen-
eral diffusion of knowledge. In proportion -
portion as the structure of a government .
DlCnt gives : force to public opinion , II
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Is essential that public opinion should
be enlightened.
As a very Important source of
strength and security , cherish public
credit.
Observe good faith and justice towards -
wards all nations ; cultivate peace and
harmony with all.
A passionate attachment of one na-
tion fem another produces u variety of
evils
The great rule of conduct for us ,
In regard to foreign nations Is , In extending .
tending our commercial relations , to !
have with them as little political connection - '
nectlon as possible.
It Is our true policy to steer clear
of permanent alliances with any portion
tlon of the foreign world.
Taking care always to keep our-
selves , hy suitable establishments , on
a respectable defensive posture , we
may safely trust to temporary alli-
ances for extraordinary emergencies.
Harmony and a liberal intercourse
with all nations are recommended by
policy , humanity and Interest. ,
There can be no greater error than
to expect or calculate upon real favors
from nation to nation. It Is un illusion .
slon which experience must cure ,
which a just pride ought to discard.
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THE FIRST ELECTION
Party Feeling Unknown , with Washington the
Unanimous Choice of the Country.
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Ollly ten states voted at this first
election. New York , although having
ratified the constitution and thereby
having the right to vole. lost this
privilege through a bitter contest her
tweell the two brallcheR of her Legislature .
lattll'e over the appointment of elec-
torR. There Is no satisfactory record
of time number of popular votes cast
nt this election , nor at any of the succeeding .
ceedlng elections until the year 824 ,
when Andrew .Jaclson received ] 55-
872 votes ; .John Quine , Adams , 100-
311 votes ; W. II. Crawford of Georgia ,
H.282 votes , and Henry Clay , 46,587
votos. Although time popular vote cast
for Andrew Jackson exceeded the
numlH.'r of votes cast for John Quincy
Adams hy a little more than GOOOO ,
time electoral college gave Adams 1G
11101'0 votes than Jackson received ,
and Adams was declared President , to
the disappointment and rage of the
supporters of aclsoll.
Washington's cabinet had In It
'homas Jefferson , Edmund Handolph
and Timothy PlclC'lng ! as secretaries
of state. Pickering was from \tassa-
clmnsetts and he became secretary of
state In December of the your 1i95.
Alexander HamIlton and Oliver
'Voll'ott ser\'ed as secretaries of ho I
trerishry during 'Vashlllgton's admlnls-
tration while Ilenry Kllox , 'l'Il1lOth
Pickering and James McT leury soured
at different time ! : as secretaries of
war and IHlVY.
AU was not harmonious In the Pres-
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Some foils keep antes ( In which
they jot down thoughts that are
meant for 110 other eye ! , butt tlley have
little thrills of delight In antlcipallllg
time day when the diaries shall ho '
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accidcntally ! ) ) lost. J
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Idont's cabinet , peaceful as his h election .
tlon had been. Thomas Jefferson and
Alexander Hamilton were not the best
of friends , and lime breach wldenod as
It became more and more apparent
that Hamilton had moro Influence
than .Jofferson over 'Vashlugton and
was able to bring more things 10 IH1SH.
\VIIHhlugton was as wllHllg to me
celvo his secOIul nomination as he had
been to receive the first , and ho was
anxious to retire from mhllc ) life , hut
again his friends made him feel that L
It was his duty to accept the ofIlce.
'rhe second canllalgtl like the first ,
was without conyentlous , without
nominations and such It thing IIH a
"platform" Oil which the party might
"statuI" was liS yet unheard of. But
party spirit had made Itself felt , mold f
there were Federalists and Anti-Fed-
orallsts , to whom the nnmo of HOlluh. i
lIuaus began to he gl\'en.
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Hut both parties were eager
\Vashlnglon rlmould remain In olllco , I
although there was un effort made to }
oust .10hn Adams froth the \ ice presidency ,
donc and to give that ofIlce to George
hilt Adams Is well
Clinton , was , ali i
known , elected for Il second : tern ( 4
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Patty spirit ) mn high. Indeed it be- .
came HO violent before time close or
Wulhlngton'u : second ndmlnlstrntlnu
that ho might well Immure wlshcII lmi11m '
self back . on his peaceful 1\H. VOI'UOII
farm leaving behind all the vexatious
cares of slate that must ho the pOl"
tlon of every President of time United )
Stn tes.
DI' Spltzlm says the brains of crlm.
InnIs are In no sense I1hnormal If
limo whole tl'llt h were 1000\\'n It would
probably ) appC'ar that Il majority of
I the 'rlmlnl118 are lIIC'r'h' too lazy tQ '
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