General Schenck And Washington's Birth-day

General Sbhenuk mane a speecñ at Wheoling on Washington' birth-day, oncJadiiif happily 48 ibllows: JJut to ihe diy. 1 huve not attemped to say anything about the characeror history oi Washington. I have íot, becftiMW I fel restrained in my ippioüch t$his subject, so saered in e" American heart. I have said that lis precepts, dulivorod in that farewell iddress, a] sar tó me suc'n that, without jrrevaxífice, wc raay cali them tht )oütical gospel of the country; and urelv tliLTu is no rroverenco in it whanan American utters a sentiinont f that kind, if we lemember what has ieon the estimation in which that great ind Lood man (eqnaliy aa g.ond as ïreat), has beon held abroad. He was ;he man oot inerely of our nation, but e was the man of tbo whole world. I wish to repeat a little anecdote- autheotio beoause it occurred with'u Lhe range of my own experience - ii relntion t tfie Bort ot tnat is entertained nbroad about our Washing ton. I mentioned it the (jther night on linie occaflion given by vonr citizens [Cpmplimêntary supper to the Lela ture and Convention.] It is so im pressive, so pleasant a remembrance that I ihink you vvill agree with me that t will bear repctition. It wfis inv fortune, some ten o twelve yenra :ïgo, to find inyaelf, upoi one occabion, o tbc Island of Madeira Among other plises I was invited to visit the cfiiivunt irninediatelv back o the. city. Thero is among the Sisters Uiere, ono who is aocustomed, - bright, entertaining and lady-like as she is- to come fonvard and receive visitors and give the.n explanations. Sister Clara, 1 thínk is her name, though I may havo forgotteu it. I rometnber of a partj of American citizens, hended by tnyseli, dnHing nt the convent one dav.- We were drawn into a conversation wilh Sister Clara about Ui e UtHMMJ Suites. Pho seetned pwctljarly inlerested in the leading citizens of our coiiotry, '-' the great Bepublio," as slie said, jjn.d femarfccd, in the jouise of convuisiition "I hare read a good deal' about yonr country. I know Pometjbing about youi1 great men." " Ah ! Sister Clara," said, " I am very happy to hear that. And, pray, uhiCii of onr men do you admiro Bjosir1 " Wei!," a:.d stie, " I have read about Jefferson and Madison, and imongyou'r inen now, Henry Clay and Ditriie? Webster; and ï think thora very great men, indeed." "But, Sister Clara," I said, "you forget the grjeatcsi of tliem all." " VVho is that?" " Washington." ':(J, your Washington, said slie, 'it was v.-i'ir raen I was speaking of; Washington is a Saint." [Vooiíerous ipplause.] Lt-tns jo from liere feeling that this 'Siiiiu's " has been well spent, if wa revive íd our nainda the proper emotioa that will carry a remembranee along vvith it to the gu1d;ince oí our aotious hereafior, aceorciing to the pro cepts i'end huvo to,day, which have been dellvered to us as coming írom the grave. [Qreat appkueiB.]