AN O R A T I O N COMMEMORATIVE OF THE CHARACTER M R S . M ARY WA HINGT N S O , B HE R A’ QR Y . T E Y ESQ. g} L , AN O R A T I O N COMMEMORATIVE OF THE CHARA CTER R W M R . MA Y A HI N N S S GTO , HENR TA OR BY Y H T , ESQ. —~ A S mun. VERETUR NI SI AB SGONDI a n VERI T . co I B . Gr o r i t Ei s t r e b p g g b u . ALBANY J O L MUNS L L 58 S S R E E TATE T EET . DE DI CATORY EP I S TL E . C m d c o nt e m la har ing indee , is the task , of p t m ’ ing a consistently oral , and wise Mother s cha r acte r ; it is like viewing at a distance , a goddess o f m . b e love , through glasses fra ed with gold To the u - - m e hold f ll lighted oon , sinking g ntly into m the broad stretched ar s of a blue horizon , is u fu m bea ti l ; but to gaze upon a venerable atron , m m antled with ind and virtue , leaving behind m o f B b l her a fa ily i lical lights, and prayerfu ly m resigning herself to a terrorless to b , is the f If m ost beau ti ul sight on earth . Seraphs look hither and sm ile u pon the d utiful deeds of m ag nific e nt m an m ; surely the Everlasting hi self, o l u m l oks fond y down , pon the ore than angelic o f m m acts worthy wo an , and s iles again the m m s ile , which ages of ages ago illu ed creation m a m . d issol illi itably This rocky Globe , y be v ’ ed into a g ass e o u s m ist ; ye t wom an s nature ’ s a we . Yo no r b s b r i ht m h ll never ar away g strea s, ’ m ay be shut o ff this i nstant ; yet wom an s m . brighter na e , shall blaze on forever This o f ray gratitude , to the Mother of Washing ton , I dedicate , m To y Adorable Mother, TOR . MRS . MARY TA OR A'T I ON F RIENDS o r F REEDOM O bserving the gross origin, rash growth , and f - f o f m f Luci er like all , evil E pires, is event ul ; o u n n bserving the cooling clo d , e shroudi g the n a ' m pure and sile t He vens like a pal , e itting m fierce fla es of electricity , and then dashing u e s pon the earth , like the driven wav upon a o ave n ful shore , is also eventful ; bserving an g ’ m o u ar y, bearing with it , death s blo dy del ge , e m m e n slaug ht ring illions of , both by earth and m f a ll ocean , is extre ely event ul ; but these e v mm m ents , and all like events , are i e orable , whe n contrasted with those of a m ajestic mind e d m o th e r m , deluging cri e , with count m e o f less duties ; rearing an E pir virtue , upon th e ignoble ruins o f vicious Empires ; sh ow e r w m ing the world , with the solace of isdo , and the fie r - fl uid s e delighting it, with y of exc l l n o f e ce ; the watchful sentinel , a worthy sex ; ’ f o f the living estival , loving friends ; her parent s , ’ terrestrial prize ; her husband s , celestial honor ; o f o f her daughters , wreath wreaths delight ; d l ’ her sons, goodly gui ing star ; and the wor d s m m m i ts ightiest onu ent of worth ; with base , o n m m globe broad ; its t weri g su it , gilded by ’ God s shining thro ne ; its structure graceful and ’ beautiful as a sacred mother s form ; its m at e rials , pure as her maternal philosophy and substantial as the exhaustless energi es o f h e r 6 f soul ; this is a bene actress ; and this was Mrs . Mary Washington . Mrs . Washingtonlived a n u C o f obsc re hristain , discharging the d uti es her m e e e b e atronship, until her b loved son G org , ’ cam e the nation s l e ading son ; when heros t h e r m spiri ually bowed before in ho age ; sages, s regarded her as their saint ; and aints , as their . O e w sovereign bscurity lik reno n , has its bless mf h ings ; it co orts itself, wit the pious plenty of wr a ts content ; p itself, in the beauteous drapery m of daily worthiness ; constructs its si ple robe , ’ o f sacred conduct ; sings God s glory , by its o wn i d o br ght fireside ; rises up , to all the little ’ w its w d uties of life , ithin eye s range ; lies do n , i d l a w th all its uties done , to b ess its life yet e w m i o b sc ur i nobl reno n , is far ore bl ssful than ’ t . n n y Mrs Washi gto s practical sense , was the m e seat of her ntal power , senseless trifling was aphelio n to her nature ; her sound jud gm ent u e e u j dg d saf ly upon all s bjects , to the extent of her kno wl e dge ; and her knowledge upon all e practical subjects , pertaining to the duti s of a t . m rue Mother, was extensive Good judg ent h e d in bot sexes , is attainabl , and when attaine adds to their joy ; d isip line judgment by col l e c tin r m m g facts , and theref o for ing correct de c is io ns m m m ; per it no fact in your e ory, or habit in your life , to escape the analyzing cru cib le of your judgm ent ’s power wom an’s jud g m w h ent , like her goodness, should cope it ’ m an s and her decisions concerning his habits , e n lik her devoted ess to his heart , should receive ’ h i s assent and obedience . Mrs . Washington s n m m m atro ly dignity of anner , was al ost d ivine ; m m a nd she co anded universal respect , by uni o f ve r s a lly respecting h e r com mands . Dignity o f m ind and bearing, is the axis divinity shows m of us, that our ortal destiny , is independence 7 f h mind ; de ends its right position , or peris es like m f d e n c o m a hu ane hero , in its right ul ef ce ; m m ands the ar y of its own thoughts , and its u m ff tho ghts are like an aroused ar y , to e ect a ’ world s reform ing conquest ; awe s m ankind to o s e lini an an n g p duty , like archa gel standing ’ u m m a r ac e ful d i ni t pon a saint s onu ent ; g g y , is ’ i o f woman s peculiar gift . Surely the d gnity a m ’ m n real s e press , e gaged in her pictured draw m m n m ing roo , or pro e ading her irrored par l m m m ors , is i posing but far ore i posing is it , m m to behold a”M y other , E press only of a a ' ” ' h a m e n a ed i fi ppy fa ily, g g supplying their pre c io us w n m a ts , with providential econo y and n m i m educati g their spirits, until they beco e m t m w l or al irrors, hich shal reflect in full a ’ m m . a e other s blessed i ag e The present g , car i m l r es with it a wo an y force beyond , and He ave n~ hi h o f a e g above , that any previous g ’ m e it is unquestionably wo an s age, 'at l ast its m m e n d awn , 'or an age , in which wo en , rise in m e n l of tal and oral reb llio , ike a band saints, against a band o f Satans ; b u r sting the tyranni w m an m s cal rules , with hich , in ti es pa t , has t ac t c l i . y enchained her Each sex , should know l tt e r and its own duties, w than the other each f m its m o f - sex , by ra ing own sche es self e m th e o f m obling , suited to nature each , will ost rapidly advance , the natural interests of both . The sexes should continually counsel with each w n fo r other, hile labori g the perfecting of all l s and should be to each other like true sca e , ' whi c h c an not deal out the distilled poisons of injustice to others , because of dealing o u t m bounteous and continual justice , to the selves .