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Editorial
September 20, 1796
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Editorial from Baltimore, September 17, urges George Washington, if declining the presidency, to mediate peace in Europe by presiding over a congress of wise men, restoring the blessings of lasting peace as he did for America.
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BALTIMORE, September 17 --
But one thing more remains to be done by that goodly great man GEORGE WASHINGTON (Should he decline the presidential chair) to fill up the measure of his glory -- and that is; to conciliate the jarring passions of convulsed Europe, and restore to that devoted quarter of the globe, what he has so wisely preserved to his own happy country, the INESTIMABLE BLESSINGS of a LASTING PEACE If this, as Echaeriaux asserts, is to be accomplished only by a congress of wise men, who so fit to preside, as He who has shewn to an admiring world, that PEACE is a gem that he dares to prize, above the love of vulgar fame.
But one thing more remains to be done by that goodly great man GEORGE WASHINGTON (Should he decline the presidential chair) to fill up the measure of his glory -- and that is; to conciliate the jarring passions of convulsed Europe, and restore to that devoted quarter of the globe, what he has so wisely preserved to his own happy country, the INESTIMABLE BLESSINGS of a LASTING PEACE If this, as Echaeriaux asserts, is to be accomplished only by a congress of wise men, who so fit to preside, as He who has shewn to an admiring world, that PEACE is a gem that he dares to prize, above the love of vulgar fame.
What sub-type of article is it?
War Or Peace
Foreign Affairs
What keywords are associated?
George Washington
European Peace
Lasting Peace
Congress Of Wise Men
Presidential Chair
What entities or persons were involved?
George Washington
Echaeriaux
Europe
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Urging Washington To Mediate European Peace
Stance / Tone
Admiring Exhortation
Key Figures
George Washington
Echaeriaux
Europe
Key Arguments
One Final Act To Complete Washington's Glory: Conciliate Europe's Passions
Restore Lasting Peace To Europe As Preserved In America
Washington Fit To Preside Over Congress Of Wise Men For Peace