We extract the following beautiful editorial
from the Western Weekly Review:


BIRTHDAY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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from the Western Weekly Review:


BIRTHDAY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.


George Washington! ssHis name aione'-
seys one who justly appreciated his character-
''strikes epery title dead" And, in truth, there
is magic in its simple sound, that can never
die charm that stirs the heart Of the patriot and
the Philanthropist; and which, through all ages
and in all climes, will ever rally to the cause OF
spirits of the time Linked, as it is, with thou
sand high and glorious associations; connected
with all that is great and memorable in our early
struggle for liberty; there is no American bosom
but must swell with emotions of the most emo
bling character, he ponders over all the bright
associations connected with the name OF Wash
ington. The reUeilIee that, amidst the storm and
fire of the revolution, first hailed the dawn OF free
dom's glorious morn, has long since died upon
the winds but its echo lives, and will live
through all time to come; gathering strength and
volume, and peaIing like thunder roll through
out the world making strong the arm OF those,'
who, for their rights, would proudly welcome
death and the grave until, over all the earth, from
the gorgeous cimes of the East, to the frozen So
litudes of the North, the sun OF Freedom shall
gladden. and rejoice the hearts OF ALL. Then
to the soul of regenerated man, will the name OF


Washington be-as it is to us nova WatchWord
to preserve and perpetuate that sacred Liberty,
which God has given to men as their birth-rlght
and inheritance, but which has too long and too
frequently been made sacrifice upon ambitions
bloody shrine. He has gone to the place ap-
pointed for all living.


Life's blessings all enjoyed. fe's labor's done,
Serenely 10 his final rest he's passed,


While the soft memory OF his virtues yet


Lngers like twilight hues, when the sun is set.''
But his glory and his name are immortal: they
can never die. Enshrined deep in the hearts Of
his countrymen, they will ever live and be held
in perpetual remembrance. His hallowed fame
will be transmitted from one generation to another
growing brighter and ''greener with the lapse
Of centuries s''-whe virtue is honored, patriot
ism has an abiding place in the hearts Of men.