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Just consult the advertising Columns of your newspaper. They safeguard your purchasing power every day of every year. Francis Bailey and Henry Lee Were Authors of Historic Phrases About Washington Known to All Americans Frontispiece of Francis Bailey’s Pennsylvania German almanac, printed in 1779, which made the first known reference to Washington as “The Father of His Country.” By ELMO SCOTT WATSON (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) OMES the 22nd of Feb ruary and we’ll be hearing a great deal about the “Father of His Country” and “First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” For those words are almost as familiar to Americans as are the words “George Wash ington.” How did it happen that George Washington came to be known as the “Father of His Country”? The obvious answer to that question is, of course, that a new nation, grateful to the man who had led it safely through the dan gers of a revolution against its former rulers, naturally looked upon him as its parent and, nat urally also, elected him as its first President. But the fact remains that Washington was known by that title at least two years be fore the struggle for liberty had been won and at least 10 years before he was called to the high est executive office in the land. But who first gave him that title? Historians are virtually unanimous in giving the honor to a certain Francis Bailey, publish er of a Pennsylvania German al manac in Lancaster, Pa. In 1779 Bailey issued his annual booklet with a frontispiece that was a crude woodcut of a scene in which appeared several symbolic fig ures. In the upper left hand cor ner of the drawing was shown Fame as an angel, bearing in one hand a medallion of “Washing ton” with a laurel wreath upon his head and in the other a trum pet from which comes the words “Des Landes Vater”—“The Fa ther of the Country.” Just how widespread became the use of that title as the result of the publication of this almanac is unknown. But in 1781 it was used again—this time by Count Dumas, an officer in Rocham- beau’s army of French allies. In that year Washington had gone to Newport, R. I., to confer with General Rochambeau. They Called Him ’Father.’ When Washington finished his conference with Rochambeau and prepared to return to his head quarters near West Point, the French general appointed Count Dumas to escort the American leader from Newport to . Provi dence. In his memoirs, Count Dumas tells of the incident and records the use of the title “Fa ther of His Country” as follows: We arrived there at night on March 13. The whole of the population had assembled from the suburbs, we werte surrounded by a crowd of children car* rying torches, reiterating the acclama tions of the citizens; all were eager to approach the person of him whom they called their father, and pressed so close ly around us that they hindered us from proceeding. General Washington was much affected, stopped a few moments and, pressing my hand, said: “We may be beaten by the English; it is the chance of war, but behold an army which they can never conquer.” Thus Washington during his life time probably heard himself re ferred to as the “Father of His Country” many times. But it is probable that he never heard that immortal phrase, “First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” for it was not uttered until after his death, which occurred on Decem ber 14, 1799. Nearly two weeks later congress assembled to hold a memorial service for the coun try’s lost leader and to Henry Lee of Virginia was given the honor of pronouncing the funeral oration. Lee’s Eulogy. On December 26, 1799, Lee de livered the oration in congress which, in part, follows: First in war, first in peace, and first In the hearts of his countrymen, he was second to none in the humble and en dearing scenes of private life. Pious, Just, humane, temperate and sincere; uniform, dignified, and commanding, his example was as edifying to all around him as were the effects of that example lasting. To his equals he was condescending, to his inferiors kind, and to the object of his affections exemplarily tender. Correct throughout, vice shuddered in his presence, and virtue always felt his fostering hand. The purity of his private character gave effulgence to his public virtues. His last scene comported with the whole tenor of his life. Although in extreme pain, not a sigh, not a groan escaped him; and with undisturbed serenity he closed his well-spent life. Such was the man America has lost! Such was the man for whom our nation mourns. Methinks 1 see his august image, and hear, falling from his venerable lips, these deep-sinking words: “Cease, Sons of America, lamenting our separation. Go on, and confirm by your wisdom the fruits of our Joint councils, joint efforts, and common dan gers. Reverence religion: diffuse knowl edge throughout your land; patronize the arts and sciences; let liberty and order be inseparable companions; con trol party spirit, the bane of free gov ernment; observe good faith to, and peace with all nations; shut up every avenue to foreign influence: contract rather than extend national connection; rely on yourselves only; be American in thought and deed. “Thus will you give Immortality to that union, which was the constant ob ject of my terrestrial labors; thus will you preserve undisturbed to the latest posterity the felicity of a people to me most dear, and thus will you supply (if my happiness is now aught to you) the only vacancy in the round of pure bliss high heaven bestows.” Two Claims to Distinction. Even if Henry Lee had not been the first to utter those historic words, “First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” his name would be deserving of remembrance for two other reasons. He was the brilliant and dashing cavalryman of the Revolution whose fame is perpetuated in the title of “Light- horse Harry” and he was the fa ther of one of the greatest soldiers in history—Gen. Robert E. Lee, military leader of the “Lost Cause” from 1861 to 1865. Born in Westmoreland county, Virginia, January 29,1756, “Light- horse Harry” was the son of an other Henry Lee who had mar ried Miss Lucy Grymes, the “Lowland Beauty” for whom young George Washington had “entertained an unrequited pas sion.” Young Henry Lee was sent to Princeton college in New Jersey for his education and after his graduation there in 1774, he returned to Virginia to take charge of the private affairs of his father who, as a member of the house of burgesses, was en gaged at the time in negotiating a treaty with the Indian tribes. Soon after the outbreak of the Revolution young Henry Lee re ceived an appointment as captain of Virginia cavalry under Col. Theodoric Bland but it was not until September, 1777, that he joined the main Continental army. He soon attracted the notice of his fellow-Virginian, Gen. George Washington, by his skill as a leader of cavalry and he was promoted to the rank of major and placed in command of a separate cavalry corps which, when it was completed, included three companies of horsemen and was known as “Lee’s Legion.” As head of the legion, Lee more than justified Washington’s faith in him. One of his most daring enterprises was a successful at tempt to surprise the British gar rison at Paulus Hook, where with the loss of only five men, he cap tured more than 150 prisoners. Congress promptly voted him a gold medal for this exploit. He was promoted to lieutenant- colonel and in the autumn of 1780 sent to South Carolina with his legion to join the army there which was being reorganized by Gen. Nathanael Greene after the disastrous battle of Camden. During GreeneJs famous retreat through North Carolina in Febru ary, 1781, it was Lee’s legion which covered the rear of the American army and engaged in some lively skirmishing with the dragoons of the hated and feared Col. Banastre Tarleton. When Greene crossed the Dan into Virginia, he left Lee south of the river to harass the enemy. Although he failed in his attempts to surprise Tarleton, he did defeat a body of 400 Loyalists under Colonel Pyle and at the desperate battle of Guilford Court House he routed Tarleton. Next he accom panied Greene to South Carolina to drive out the British command er, Lord Rawdon, and during this campaign “Lighthorse Harry” proved his skill as a besieger of cities as well as a dashing cav alryman in the field. He cap tured Fort Watson, Fort Motte and Fort Granby and after a siege of 16 days forced the surrender of Augusta. Lee then rejoined Greene, aided in the siege of Ninety-six and played a very im portant part in the victory at Eu- taw Springs. Marries His Cousin. . At the close of the campaign “Lighthorse Harry” returned to Virginia where he married a cou sin, Matilda Lee, who owned Stratford House where he lived thereafter. In 1786 he was ap pointed a delegate to congress from Virginia and he remained in that body until the Constitu tion was adopted. He was a ^member of the Virginia legisla ture from 1789 to 1791 when he succeeded Beverly Randolph as governor of Virginia, an office which he held for three years. In 1794 occurred the famous Whisky rebellion in western Penn sylvania and when President Washington sent Federal troops to suppress the uprising they were under the command of “Light horse Harry,” who did such a good job of it that the rebels were dispersed without bloodshed. Five years later he was a member of congress and upon him fell the sad duty of pronouncing the fu neral oration of his old command er and friend. Meanwhile, his first wife, by whom he had a son and a daugh ter, had died and he had married Anne Carter. She bore him two daughters and three sons, one of whom was destined for future fame as the beloved “Marse Rob ert” of the men in Gray. In 1801 Colonel Lee retired to private life but his declining years were shadowed by financial difficulties which led eventually to his being imprisoned for debt in 1809. Dur ing the time he was in prison he wrote his famous “Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States.” In 1814 he happened to be in Baltimore when a mob attacked, the office of the Federalist Re publican, which had been oppos ing the second war with England. In his effort to defend the prop erty of his friend, the editor, Lee received injuries from which he never recovered. He went to the West Indies hoping to find relief in the change of climate but when that failed he started for Virginia. He reached the home of Mrs. Shaw, the daughter of his old friend, General Greene, near St. Mary’s, Ga., and there he died on March 25, 1818. One October day in 1775, His Excellency, Gen. George Wash ington, commander-in-chief of the Continental army, encamped at Cambridge, Mass., received a let ter, written at Providence, R. I., which said: Sir: I have taken the freedom to address your excellency in the inclosed poem and entreat your acceptance, though I am not insensible to its inaccuracies. Your being appointed by the Grand Continental Congress, together with the fame of your virtue, excite sensations not easy to sup press. Your generosity, therefore, I pre sume will pardon the attempt. Wishing your excellence all possible success in the great cause you are so generously engaged in, I am, your excellency, your most obedient, humble servant, PHYLLIS WHEATLEY. The poem which was inclosed contained these, lines: Shall I to Washington their praise recite? Enough thou know’st them in the field of fight. Thee first in place and honors—we de mand The grace and glory of thy martial land. Fam’d for thy valor, for thy virtues • more. Hear every tongue thy guardian aid im plore! Presumably the general was too busy with his task of driving the British out of Boston, for her let ter remained unanswered for four months. Then on February 28, 1776, he wrote her as follows: , Miss Phillis: I thank you most sincerely for your polite notice of me in the elegant lines you inclosed, and however undeserving I may be of such panegyric, the style and manner exhibit striking proof of your poetical talents, ig honor of which and as a tribute justly due you I would have published the poem had I not been ap prehensive that, while I only meant to give the world this new instance of your genius, I might have incurred the im putation of vanity. This and nothing else determined me not to give it place in public prints. If you ever come to Cambridge or near headquarters. I shall be happy to see a person so favored by the muses and to whom nature has been so liberal and beneficent in her dispensations. I am, with great respect, your obedient, humble servant, GEORGE WASHINGTON. Who was Phyllis Wheatley? She was one of the most re markable characters in the early history of the United States. The date or place of her birth is un known, but when she was seven or eight years old she was dragged more dead than alive from a slave ship in Boston one day in 1761. A Mrs. Susannah Wheatley took pity upon the girl, bought her, gave her the name of Phyllis and made her the special servant of her twins, Nathaniel and Mary. One day Mary saw .the little African girl trying to form letters on the wall with a piece of chalk. So she began teaching her the alphabet and how to form words. The girl’s progress was amazing. Sixteen months from that time the slave girl was reading the most difficult passages in the Bible and within six years this prodigy had become so proficient with the English language that she had written a poem. Her health failed when she was 20 years old, due to the long hours which she had spent in study. So when Nathaniel Wheatley went to England on business in 1773 he took Phyllis with him. London society “took her up.” A London publishqp: brought out a book of “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, by Phyllis Wheatley, Negro Servant of Mr. John Wheatley of Boston in New England.” Finally ar rangements were made for her to be presented to the king and queen of England. But before she could enjoy this honor, Phyllis learned that her mistress was ill and she hastened home to attend her. Soon after she reached Boston Mrs. Wheat- ley died. When Phyllis was 25 she married a man of her own race and bore him three children. But her life thereafter was an unhappy one. Her husband lost all of his property in the Revolu tion, was imprisoned for debt and was unable to support his family. Her three children were almost continuously ill and apparently she was unable to get any aid from the Wheatleys. She was working in an ordinary boarding house when she died on Decem ber 5, 1784, at the age of 31. Although “Lighthorse Harry” Lee is indisputably the author of the “First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his coun trymen” characterization of George Washington, he must share some of the honor for the thought behind that historic phrase with an African slave girl who, 24 years earlier, had called Washington “first in place and honors.” CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT FULL DRESS TUXEDOS-FROCK SUITS with otripea I rotisers. Complete Accessories TO DB^MT for Weddings eod All Formal Occa- fstie I aiona Anywhoro. Writ* for dttaiU M. STEIN ft CO., 1714 L St N.W., Washington, DiC. BABY CHICKS CHICKS! Assorted heavies.blood- tested. 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