Gen. Washington Resigned Today

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  • Deep Lurker

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    On this date in 1783, in our historic Maryland Statehouse, General George Washington resigned his Commission in the Continental Army, before the assembled members of the Continental Congress.

    From Wikipedia:

    Washington arrived at Annapolis on December 19, 1783, and was greeted by General William Smallwood and General Horatio Gates at the Three Mile Oak.

    The next day, he wrote to Congress about the method to resign, whether in person or by writing. The President of the Continental Congress, Thomas Mifflin, appointed a committee of Thomas Jefferson, James McHenry, and Elbridge Gerry to determine the details.

    On Monday, December 22, Congress honored Washington with a feast at Mann's Tavern, attended by between two and three hundred gentlemen. Later that night, a public ball was held in his honor by Maryland Governor William Paca at the State House.

    Nearly six hundred guests attended.

    At noon, on Tuesday, December 23, Charles Thomson, secretary of the Continental Congress, led Washington, accompanied by two of his aides-de-camp, Col. David Humphreys and Col. Benjamin Walker, into the Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House.

    While depicted in some paintings of the event, Martha Washington was not actually in attendance.


    Then Washington delivered his remarks to the assembly:

    “Happy in the confirmation of our Independence and Sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States of becoming a respectable Nation, I resign with satisfaction the Appointment I accepted with diffidence.

    I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my Official life, by commending the Interests of our dearest Country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them, to his holy keeping.

    Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.”

    — George Washington


    As the last act of his resignation, Washington handed his commission and his speech to President Mifflin.

    The next day, December 24, Washington left for Mount Vernon.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington's_resignation_as_commander-in-chief

    https://annapolisdiscovered.com/george-washington-resigns-and-goes-home/
     

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    Deep Lurker

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    Part of the reason for posting this is to raise this alarm:

    “The Traitors Are Coming! The Traitors Are Coming!”

    How long before the Traitors - - who currently sit with such ignorance and arrogance in the historic Maryland Statehouse - - vote to remove the statue, plaque, paintings and displays honoring General George Washington, to erase this awe-inspiring connection to our Maryland and American history?

    That would never happen you say?
     

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    Deep Lurker

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    The statue of Gen. Washington in the Statehouse reminds us that Maryland is literally the birthplace, along with her sister Colonies, of American Liberty.

    PATRIOT PICKET and MDS members were proud to pay homage to the memory of our Patriot ancestors who once walked with Gen. Washington in the halls of the MD Statehouse.

    These pictures were taken on one of the Monday nights when we traded our outdoor sign-messaging for indoor “WE WILL NOT COMPLY” shirt-messaging.

    We sat in the visitor galleries of the MGA House and Senate Chambers during debate sessions on the bad gun bills:
     

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    John from MD

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    What a man of yesterday.

    Great Washington,
    O, to be a worthy son
    To you, to hear the clarion call
    Of home and country over all,
    And to answer it like you,
    Standing firm and staunch and true,
    Head erect, and facing foe,
    Strong in weal and strong in woe,
    In my country's need;
    O, to be indeed
    A worthy son
    To you, great Washington!

    And to the Patriots of today.

    With his eager, resolute eyes aglow,
    Alert for a glimpse of the nearing foe,
    With his sturdy shoulder backward thrown,
    Facing odds that he dare not own,
    Ready to start at the country's call,
    To win if God will—if He will, to fall,
    Whatever may cost the impending strife,
    Home or fortune or limb or life—
    Ready to give what the hour demands,
    The hero of Concord's story stands.
     

    JamesDong

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    If Gen George had visions of the future he would have told the framers to be MUCH more specific when writing the constitution.

    Census are for CITIZENS to start with when considering delegates. :sad20:
     

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