...Washington's Farewell Address, and would in these times be somewhat original : — " Frown indignantly upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate...to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together its various parts." It was adopted as expressive of the determination to stand by the Constitution...

...that if the nation had followed Washington's advice its present problems would have been avoided: "by 'indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every...alienate any portion of our country from the rest' we should not see brothers in arms against brothers, the country bleeding at every bone and the nation...

...minds the conviction of this truth." He soberly advised not to let that happen. Citizens should be "indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every...alienate any portion of our country from the rest." Above all, "The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt...

...to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safery and prosperity; watching for its preservation with...and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of even- attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties...