Washington is in the clear upper sky.

Webster’s line elevates George Washington into a realm beyond ordinary political dispute—“the clear upper sky” suggests a fixed, luminous point of orientation, like a star used for navigation. The image implies moral and civic clarity: Washington stands above the “lower” atmosphere of faction, passion, and transient controversy. In Webster’s typical nationalist rhetoric, such language functions to sacralize the founding generation and to present Washington as a unifying symbol whose example can steady the republic. The metaphor also hints at permanence: while parties and policies shift like weather, Washington’s reputation remains serene and visible, inviting citizens to measure themselves against an idealized standard of public virtue.