Round 8: Tossup 16

This leader said that he had “grown… almost blind in service to my country” and put on glasses (15[1])in a speech to quell officers rebellious (15[1])over lack of pay. This giver of the Newburgh Address claimed to be (15[1])“unconscious (15[1])of intentional error,” but admitted it was “probable that [he had] committed many errors” in a text which (15[1])warned against (*) partisanship. That letter denouncing “frightful despotism” of political parties and foreign influence was published by this man upon leaving his highest post. A Parson Weems biography of this man popularized a story about chopping down a cherry tree. For 10 points, name this first President of the United States. ■END■

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