praises of the hero
of Saratoga, and his much-loved compeer of the Carolinas?
No; our Washington wears not borrowed glory. To Gates--to
Greene--he gave, without reserve, the applause due to their
eminent merit; and long may the chiefs of Saratoga and of
the Eotaws receive the grateful respect of a grateful
people!

"Moving in his own orbit, he imparted heat and light to his
most distant satellites; and, combining the physical and
moral force of all within his sphere, with irresistible
weight he took his course, commiserating folly, disdaining
vice, dismaying treason, and invigorating despondency, until
the auspicious hour arrived when, united with the intrepid
forces of a potent and magnanimous ally, he brought to
submission the since conqueror of India; thus finishing his
long career of military glory with a lustre corresponding
with his great name, and in this, his last act of war,
affixing the seal of fate to our nation's birth.

"To the horrid din of war sweet peace succeeded; and our
virtuous chief, mindful only of the public good, in a moment
tempting personal aggrandizement, hushed the discontents of
growing sedition, and, surrendering his power into the hands
from which he had received it, converted his sword into a
ploughshare--teaching an admiring world that, to be truly
great, you must be truly good.

"Were I to stop here, the picture would be incomplete, and
the task imposed unfinished. Great as was our Washington in
war, and much as did that greatness contribute to produce
the American republic, it is not in war alone that his
pre-eminence stands conspicuous; his various talents,
combining all the capacities of a statesman with those of a
soldier, fitted him alike to guide the councils and the
armies of our nation. Scarcely had he rested from his
martial toils, while his invaluable parental advice was
still sounding in our ears, when he who had been our shield
and our sword was called forth to act a less splendid but
more important part.

"Possessing a clear and penetrating mind, a strong and sound
judgment, calmness and temper for deliberation, with
invincible firmness and perseverance in resolutions maturely
formed, drawing information from all, acting from himself
with incorruptible integrity a