all in her defence.

[D]: General Washington, though opulent, gave much of his time
and attention to physical agriculture.

The annunciation of these feelings in his affecting letter to the
president, accepting the command of the army, concludes his official
conduct.

_First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his
countrymen_, he was second to none in the humble and endearing scenes of
private life; uniform, dignified, and commanding, his example was as
edifying to all around him as were the effects of that example lasting.

To his equals he was condescending; to his inferiors, kind; and to the
dear object of his affections, exemplarily tender; correct throughout,
vice shuddered in his presence, and virtue always felt his fostering
hand; the purity of his private character gave effulgence to his public
virtues.

His last scene comported with the whole tenor of his life. Although in
extreme pain, not a sigh, not a groan escaped him; and with undisturbed
serenity he closed his well-spent life. Such was the man America has
lost; such was the man for whom our nation mourns.

Methinks I see his august image, and hear falling from his venerable
lips these deep-sinking words:

"Cease, sons of America, lamenting our separation. Go on and confirm,
by your wisdom, the fruits of our joint councils, joint efforts, and
common dangers; reverence religion; diffuse knowledge throughout your
lands; patronize the arts and sciences; let liberty and order be
inseparable companions. Control party spirit, the bane of free
government; observe good faith to, and cultivate peace with, all
nations; shut up every avenue to foreign influence; contract rather than
extend national connections; rely on yourselves only; be Americans in
thought, word, and deed. Thus will you give immortality to that union
which was the constant object of my terrestrial labors; thus will you
preserve undisturbed, to the latest posterity, the felicity of a people
to me most dear; and thus will you supply (if my happiness is now aught
to you) the only vacancy in the round of pure bliss high Heaven
bestows."

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