Show of the first president I 1 I 1 WILL go to the chair wrote george washington to his friend benjamin harrison lson after his election elect fon to the presidency under no pro pre engagement of any kind or nature whatsoever but when in it to the best of my judgment to discharge the duties of 0 the office with that impartiality and zeal teal for or the public good which ought never to suffer connection of blood or friendship to intermingle so as to have the least sway away on a decision of a public nature in this way washington without a B precedent to guide him set up tho the standard that a public office Is in a public trust no man has influence with the president wrote john adams adama to an office seeker ile he seeks information from all quarters and judges more independently than any an man I 1 ever knew in the presidency as la in the army washington labored to build up a national spirit by securing the best men for office without respect to their party ile he WES was astute in public here tho the libeu lor the forat year of their official life they then moved to a larger house on broadway bro Dro dwy adway near e r dawling bowling oreen green mrs washington followed the president from virginia a lew few weeks alter after his bis inauguration together they decided tho the social program befitting the president of the republic striking ikin a judicious mean between republican republic aft simplicity and refined elegance opinion but he never allowed it to 1 influence him from what he ha believed to be right when he be refused to recognize the french revolution a mob of gathered in front of at his house in philadelphia when he signed a treaty with great Bri talk tn in 1793 there was an outburst of popular wrath neither demonstration swerved him in the slightest from his path and the public in a short time caroe came bade back to him in his relations rela tlona with the diplomatic representatives of other countries washington ashington NV mada na as few mistakes as n dealing with his own people delicate situations lie he handled bandied with great as witness the tha instances of i the french revolutionist volney who had solicited him for a letter lette r of introduction to th the american ame ri people which washington did not wish to give but could not flatly refuse I 1 he I 1 e therefore wroth on it a sheet of or paper C needs no recommendation from roro GEO washington I 1 it la Is from the home life of the tha first prest president dont that the people today to day get their beat view of washington tho ninn main there was no federal mansion for 1111 when he came up to new york rout NIL mt vernon to take office a onse was hired for his teal rest ence nl at zhe corner of pearl and herry tits tty streets true a long one rice nev swallowed up in the business chon 0 amr asand |