same time the Archbishop recited a poem, of which the following translation was made by an English lady residing in Sweden. It is said to give but a faint idea of the beauty and spirit of the original.

"Swedes! drink this toast with glass in hand!
America with us unites,

"Tis for the Father of his Land,

The glorious founder of its rights!
That place in honor's Pantheon,
Which on our Vasa we bestow,
She gives it to her Washington,

And both, with pride, exulting glow.

"From God's own heart, O, Liberty!

Through mortal veins thy stream doth run`;
Thy march is o'er the boundless sea,
Earth's furthest shores to thee are one.
Where'er thou bidd'st the patriot arm
Against the tyrants that oppress,
The pulse beats high, the soul grows warm,
The cry is VICTORY! success !

"It was thy hand that dubb'd him knight,
That noble hero of his land,

Who, when he crush'd the tyrant's might,
Gave glory to Virginia's strand.
'Twas thou, at whose command he came,
Conquer'd the enemy !—and then
Return'd, with Fabius' laurell'd fame,
The General and the Citizen.

Interpreter of thine high cause,

Known by its accents, he was sent,
When to his nation noble laws

He gave that kingly President.
In council the same dauntless mood
Inspired the sage, in civic toga,
As that with which the hero stood

At Trenton, Yorktown, Saratoga.
"O, when, in deep oblivion's shade,

Fame's airy bubbles burst and die,
And many a princely name shall fade
Away from memory's starry sky,
Then he shall gain his proud reward,
Immortal glory and renown,

That sovereign without court or guard,
Or regal pomp or kingly crown.

"Our feelings, pilgrim-like, repair
To seek our hero's sacred grave;

No fragrant flowers shed perfume there,
No weeping willows o'er it wave;
But zeal for freedom, law, and state,
Friendship and faith to all below,
Join'd with a never-dying hate

'Gainst servile chains and empty show."

The public journal which gives the account of this interesting occasion says that, at its conclusion, "each guest received from the hand of the host an autograph of General Washington; to the Archbishop he gave a portrait of the great and good man, whose features, like the Union, should be dear to the heart of every American.”

One of the most brilliant of modern poets has expressed the universal sentiment of the world in the following lines.

"Where may the wearied eye repose,
When gazing on the great,
Where neither guilty glory glows,

Nor despicable state?

"Yes-one-the first-the last-the best-
The Cincinnatus of the West,

Whom envy dared not hate,

Bequeath'd the name of WASHINGTON—"*

The memory of Washington is a possession of infinite value to the people of America. Among the innumerable evidences of the favor of Providence, with which they have been blessed, it is an occasion of especial gratitude, on their part, that such a character was raised up, to lead them to the attainment and enjoyment of their national independence and liberty. It becomes them, in their thanksgivings to Heaven, to praise and bless God, that when the sword was to be drawn, and embattled hosts to be arrayed, He gave to their fathers a champion and a leader, whom a virtuous and Christian people can safely teach their children to honor and love. In the progress of civilization and Christianity, war, with all its works, will be done away. Its glories and its horrors will be known only in history ;-but in those happy days Washington will still be found worthy of the admiration

* Additional Stanzas to Napoleon Bonaparte, by Lord Byron. April, 1814.

of mankind.

The future generations of America, and the friends of liberty, to the end of time, while they admire his valor, shown on fields of blood, will also find much more to admire in the private and personal virtues which made his whole life beautiful, noble, and grand. The enthusiasm with which they contemplate the hero will be blended with approbation, love, and delight as the patriot, the citizen, the philanthropist rises to view. They may safely give their hearts to the conqueror who feared not man, for their lives will thereby be brought under the power of the example of one who feared God. It will be well for them to linger before the living canvass which delineates his form, for, although the sword of battle is at his side, and his arm rests upon the neck of his warhorse, the spirit of benevolence and of peace beams from his countenance, and the lessons of virtue are proclaimed from his life. Happy indeed is the people, who will for ever call him the FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY!

APPENDIX.

FAREWELL ADDRESS

TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.

SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1796.

FRIENDS AND FELLOW-CITIZENS,-The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive government of the United States, being not far distant, and the time actually arrived, when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person, who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that I should now apprize you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those, out of whom a choice is to be made.

I beg you, at the same time, to do me the justice to be assured, that this resolution has not been taken without a strict regard to all the considerations appertaining to the relation, which binds a dutiful citizen to his country; and that, in withdrawing the tender of service, which silence in my situation might imply, I am influenced by no diminution of zeal for your future interest; no deficiency of grateful respect for your past kindness; but am supported by a full conviction that the step is compatible with both.

The acceptance of, and continuance hitherto in, the of fice to which your suffrages have twice called me, have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of