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Editorial
January 1, 1800
The Providence Journal, And Town And Country Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A laudatory tribute from the Baltimore Telegraphe praising George Washington's character, leadership in achieving American independence, virtues in war and peace, and hoping his successor emulates him.
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From the Baltimore Telegraphe.
I am not about to exhibit the character of GEORGE WASHINGTON, in the manner in which Maro and Horace flatter the vanity of imperial Caesar: I bid not the constellations of heaven to contract their forms, that he, as a star of the first magnitude, may blaze in the firmament, and command the admiration of mortals. Such sentiments our hearts would justly despise; such language our hero would have trampled beneath his feet. But for the ingenuity and elegance with which such ideas are, by the masters of Roman poetry, conveyed, they had ages ago perished in the flames. But while flattery is banished to the shades, honest truth may raise its awful, its immortal column. Many of us, from our cradles, have been taught to love the name of Him whom heaven ordained to lead the States of America to liberty, to happiness, to immortal fame; nor, as years increase, can we better gratify our feelings, than by appearing as friends of a man so amiable, a general so martial, a politician so firm and intelligent. In domestic life kind and faithful, in the circles of friendship communicative and engaging, in the midst of councils wise and decisive, "in peace the gale of spring, in war the mountain storm," his valour, his integrity, his experience, and his amiableness, determined America to elect him as her general, when about to crush foreign tyranny, and to assert her independence. With vigour he executed what with diffidence he undertook. Master of the passions of his own bosom, he was prepared to make victorious Americans masters of the immunities which bountiful heaven bade the oppressed enjoy. With troops disciplined with wisdom, and armed with conscious justice, he travelled to inextinguishable glory.
May thy successor possess thy excellencies, and thy renown. In the field of battle, and in the councils of peace, may happy America never want a Washington.
"So near perfection, that he stood
Upon the boundary line
Of infinite from finite good,
Of human from divine."
I am not about to exhibit the character of GEORGE WASHINGTON, in the manner in which Maro and Horace flatter the vanity of imperial Caesar: I bid not the constellations of heaven to contract their forms, that he, as a star of the first magnitude, may blaze in the firmament, and command the admiration of mortals. Such sentiments our hearts would justly despise; such language our hero would have trampled beneath his feet. But for the ingenuity and elegance with which such ideas are, by the masters of Roman poetry, conveyed, they had ages ago perished in the flames. But while flattery is banished to the shades, honest truth may raise its awful, its immortal column. Many of us, from our cradles, have been taught to love the name of Him whom heaven ordained to lead the States of America to liberty, to happiness, to immortal fame; nor, as years increase, can we better gratify our feelings, than by appearing as friends of a man so amiable, a general so martial, a politician so firm and intelligent. In domestic life kind and faithful, in the circles of friendship communicative and engaging, in the midst of councils wise and decisive, "in peace the gale of spring, in war the mountain storm," his valour, his integrity, his experience, and his amiableness, determined America to elect him as her general, when about to crush foreign tyranny, and to assert her independence. With vigour he executed what with diffidence he undertook. Master of the passions of his own bosom, he was prepared to make victorious Americans masters of the immunities which bountiful heaven bade the oppressed enjoy. With troops disciplined with wisdom, and armed with conscious justice, he travelled to inextinguishable glory.
May thy successor possess thy excellencies, and thy renown. In the field of battle, and in the councils of peace, may happy America never want a Washington.
"So near perfection, that he stood
Upon the boundary line
Of infinite from finite good,
Of human from divine."
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
War Or Peace
What keywords are associated?
George Washington
American Independence
Leadership Virtues
War And Peace
National Hero
Integrity
Valor
What entities or persons were involved?
George Washington
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Tribute To George Washington's Leadership And Virtues
Stance / Tone
Admiring And Laudatory
Key Figures
George Washington
Key Arguments
Washington's Character Combines Amiability, Martial Prowess, Firmness, And Intelligence.
He Led America To Liberty, Happiness, And Fame Against Foreign Tyranny.
In Peace He Is Gentle, In War Stormy And Valiant.
His Integrity And Experience Made Him The Chosen General For Independence.
He Executed His Role With Vigor Despite Initial Diffidence.
He Mastered His Passions To Secure American Immunities And Justice.
Wishes His Successor To Possess His Excellencies And Renown.
America Should Never Lack A Washington In Battle And Peace.