v " Oars are the plans of fair deli ghtfiil peace, lliiitfarp'd by pWiy race, to live like brothers.
vox. xi
SAT;llBY, JKNE J39, 1839.
1
JOSEPH GALES $ SON,
EDITORS PROPRIETORS .
TERMS. ..'
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fe&lf in advance.
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required to pay the WHot amount of th year's
subscription In advance. - -
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one dollar ; each subsequent insertion 25 cents.T -
Court Orders and Judicial Advertisements, will
be charged 25 per cent, higher- and a deduction
of "33$ per cent, will be tnadefrom the regular
prices For advertisers: by the year. "
Very Yfilnabto Property
In the City of Raleigh.
BY virtue of a Deed of Trust, executed to me by
the late Wm. C. G. Carmxqtox for the pur
poses therero expressed, I shall offer far sale to the
hight bidder, on.Friday the i6Thrdty trf August
ensuipg, on the premises, that large and commo
dious Establishment in the City of'Rateight Oppo
site the (Jourt IJdBse, kept u a pce of Private
Entertainment, under the'name of
THE MANSION HOUSE,
This Establishment was expressly fitted up.ior
the purpose named, and is admirably adapted Tor'
the business, having. a large- number of excellent
Rooms, and possessing peculiar advantages in point
of locality. There is, besides the main building, a
two Story Dormitory attached, containing Eight
JJoom with Fire-places.
Perhaps, there-is no place in the Union, offering
a finer opening to persons desirous of embarking in
such a business, than Ilaleigh. And when the fact
' is taeD-intflt consideration, that the' Bail Hoad wiH
soon be ctfrapleled, the inducements held out are
still stronger. . , . :
The Sale- will be without reserve. TERMS-
One-third Cash; one-third at six, and the remaining
third; at 12 months the Purchaser to execute notes,
with approved security, negotiable and payable at
-either of the -Bank in the City.
THQS. L. WEST, ZHstie. ,
Raleigh; June 21, 1839. 34
AT th same time arid place as above, as AdrhY.
of the Estate oi W. C. G- Carrington, I will
sell to the highest bidder, all the FURNITURE, of
every description, belonging to and used in the Es
tablishment, comprising a large number of BEDS,
BEDSTE AD8, CHAIRS, TABLES, CARPETS,
eOFA, &c &c.
TERMS For all auras under Ten Dollars,
Cash; over that amount, Six months credit.
ALEX. P. TELFAIR, Adm'r.
Raeig,Iune 21, 1839. , 34
Bl-NCINGSCeOOL,
Ji. PELTIER
RESPECTFULLY annotinces to the Public,
that having made Raleigh the place of his
residence, he designs opening a DANCING
S C H O O L for the accommodation of the young
Ladies and Gentlemen cf the Chy. -
The School will be opened every Friday and
Saturday, from 9 o'clock, A. M. till 12, M. and from
3, till 6 o'clock, P. M. Should the number of Schol
ars require it, the time cf teaching will be prolong
ed. He also promises-1 give instruction to young
Gentlemen every Monday andTuesday evening,
from 7 till 10 o'clock. .
His instructions in steps for the Cotillion, Waltz
ing, and Hornpipe (if required) are on the most
approved and popular style.
Monsieur Pkltixk having taught for many years
both in France, England and America, flatters him
self that he will give entire satisfaction to those
who patronize him. "
Teems Ten dollars per Quarter of three months.
For further information, refer to
C. C. Battle, Esq.,
; Pr. 6ec to the Governor.
Jakes Litchford. Esq.
Wk. F. Clidk, Esq.
Dr. Joskpji B. Octxaw,
Capt, Thos. G. Sctt.
Raleigh, June SO, 1839. v 34
Office of the lialeizh ft Gaston?
Rail Road Company. 3
WlIiL be offered at public sale on the 1st Mon
day of August nest at the Post Office in the
City of Raleigh, all the Stock in the Raleigh and
Gaston Rail Road Company, whereon the Instal
ments now due, shall not be paid or secured to be
paia Deiore the 15th day- ot uly next. Terms
CASH.
. By order of the Board of Directors.
G. W. MORDECAI, Prea't.
June 20, 1839. .. 3t-4t
$30 REWARD.
AN AWAY from the Subscri-
fer, livthg in Onrtiite Coun-
ty, NcC., on tlie 4th mst: a Ne
Ijro marl named S'AMi He is a-
tkottt 30 or 32 years of Bge,- about five feet ten
inches in height, rather chunky made, no par
tiouUr tnarks except a dimple or scar on the
ide fbf his under jw, not recollected which
side," occasioned by a vising frorn a tooh: ' He
is, from all ciTCOrastartces, trying td get ta a
free State or pss?as free man, by- changing
bis name to JOHN HARRIS,1 aa he ha secured
A Pass in the above name from John Harris, a
iree man of colour. This pass wis given to Jno.
Harris and his wife and chifa, ! and sfgnetl by
myself Jeff. Horner, J. P. The said John Har
ris was living with t heSubscriber, at' the time
lie gave this boy Sam his Pass.' 1 will g4ve" the
above Reward of Thirty Dollar& lothis annie-
,,l,m"n anor-aeuvcry, or cominement in any
Jail so that I get jftni liSfh. f :A J' I -A
gn
BOfiNEIlt
June3, 1839.
34-3ra
N. B. This l'aa! W7Te-Hirt1 th laa if'ffnt
or the first of October. 1 g3, or t hereabbots. i
DISSOE WJTIOJT.
THE, business heretofore transact eU under
the firm of ALSTON & CRENSHAW it tbif
day dissolved by Ahe mutual consent of both
parties, and will hereafter e continuetf -by
DANJU S. CRENSHAW, who will pay all the
debts against said Firm, and receiye all that is
due the same. WM. ATSfON,
' .1). S. CRENSHAW.
Wake Forest, June 17, 1839. 34 St
Job Printing executed at this Office, irtth
neatness and despatch.
4 To ContiuicidrsJ "
flUtE undersigned, havine been appointed by
X he last bounty Court- of Chatham, ComJ
missioncjs to contract tor tne ref&amog tne
Bridge across Hay Jlrver, at Lag&eth's old
Ferry place, will, oo e premises, let lothfe
lpwestfidder, on the 5jth day of July next, the
repairing of thesame. The undertaker yg$l b
required to give bond with approved See UTity
for the faithful performance of the work.
1 his job is almost equal to the building' of a
new bridge and worthy the attention of Work
men. " J. WVJBY.NUM,"
.V TllOMA BSaX,:
THOS. LASSATER,
STEPHEN PETTY",
June ' m: ' i 54 3t .
WHEREAS, bj-the hut Witt a'ntl Testament
Stephen Ward, dee'd., his Estate is to
be divided amongst hia.Ufothers and Sisters, or
their children, after-paying some special Lega
cies named in the Will, a number pi the.Lega
tees residing out of this State, the undersigned,
Executors, take this method of Informing them
that they are ready to pay over each distribu
tive share on proper application, either in person
or by lawful attorney. JOHN LONG, .
B EN J A M IN WA Y.
Randolph, June 1839. ' 34 5tp
Shocco Clas8ial Seminary
THE Second Session of this-Seminary will
begin on Monday, the 28dbfJulv.
A. S. Xi HART;
Shocco, June 12, 1839. 34 4t
WANTED IMMEDIATCLT,
A GOOD COMFORTABLE D WELL TNG
HOUSE, tvilh FOUR ROOMS, for which a lib
eral rent will be paid. Apply to the Editors.
Kaleigh, June. 19, 1839. , 34-4t,
ADDRESS
OF COL. D. M.BARRINGER,
Deujxreu at this cblXbkatioV o thk ahki-
YERSART OF THK MCKliSBt7RO DECLARATION
Of iHBSPBlf CE, IN TC05C6jLD, N. C, Mix
20th, 1839.- "s "
Friends and Fellow-Citizens : lam much
gratified : with the presence of so very large
and xespeclable an assembly on this occa
sion. For though reluctant to become the
organ of the committee in addressing you
to-day, f0r reasons assigned to them and
not necessary to be repealed ; j yet as we
have resolved to mark this day by an act bf
publio celebration ; and as it is tbue first at-
tempt'at this place to do public I justice to
the memory of the actors in a memorable
event in our history; it must be highly grat-
uymg to every citizen of our Upunty, and
every friend to the reputation of Jour State,
to know that our people are willing and
anxious to do all in their power to tender the
occasion worthy of the deed it is intended
to corrimemorate.
Fellow-Citizens: The close of the 18th
century was remarkable in the history of
the world, both for the magnitude of the
events by which it was distinguished, and
the results which followed them.i on the
destiny of mankind. To America, espe
cially, it was marked by transactions of the
highest moment. , The last quarter of that
century witnessed our emancipation from
the thraldom, of Colonial vassalage.! It saw
a people without means but with a firm
reliance on Godr and tire justice of their
cause enter the lists, and contend, against
the most fearful odds, withthe then most
formidable monarchy on earth. It saw that
people, surmount every obstacle, and come
out from the contest., triumphantly , victori
ous. It saw that people occupy a new un- !
tried position on the great theatre of human
action ; and establish for themselves a sys
tem of self-government, by which theyjiave
practically vindicated the inalienable rights:
of man Acknowledging no ..responsibility:;
but to "their Creator, and the government of
their own choice : a svstem, which has be
come the wonder and admiration of man
kind ; which has shed happiness and re
nown on the nation it protects, and by whom
it is maintained.
We are all familiar, my friends, with the '
history of our Revolutionary struggle, and
the important results it has produced and
as a grateful people, we ever recur, with a
just pride and satisfaction, to the part which
was borne by our common eountrv m'that
ever-memorable controversy.. We dwell
with patriotic-interest, on every incident,
whatever may hare it bearings on the glori
ous end, so ardently wished for, the estab
lishment jand security,, on a firm and perma
nent basis, of pur freedom and independence.
In the historv of that period ,'wc find the
event which we have this day met to cele
brate; and although it maynohave en
grossed so much of the attention of. our
countrymen, or filled,, in the eye of the
world, bo. large a. space, as that other great
deed, by which our,whole country proclaim
ed, ita. Independence: : vet, to us here as-
senrbred to the citizens of he Counties of
Cabarrus and Meckle'nbuff---arid 4 to the
people? the5 State pfvlSyorth-Carq'lina, it
posse? sesUtiigh ahd peculiar ixkierept, and
deserves, to 'beremerabcred with Hhe live
liest gratitude by os and-our descendants,
to the latest posterity. : . s
When the British, deluded "hyrfalse and
mischievous counsels, arrogated the, power
of taijng America, without her consent; the
iattef iastantlvresisted -the i assomption
not so much on aceonrit of any irrrmediate
detrirhehf to her inleret j a On principle
oh the greatSaxon prUiciplor no taxa
lion without repreBellEatiiOJt,, -nqs im posi
tion of burdens without thfecorisentof those
jwhd are compelled to pay them. A srreat
fundamental principle which - had been re
cognized andanstained byf the example of
Britain herselfy and which would havin
volvedv in its destruction, the entire Over
throw. the liberties of the colonies, and
the subjugation of America-Resistance to
this unauthorized claim became, the general
spirit bf the country every' part wasjmore
erless under its inflaelice and determined
to szqfikt all in defence of their invaded
rights-aiil privileges. As mightreladiiy
have beeiv4&r,esfcenthis conteslorresurt
ed in themp&fm&Qtvt the last argument,
of kings the arglfmerrt of thersword. VThe"
apjieal wa? the choice $f pelting r andiht'
eohtrne!it accepted thecbaillnee.,f .
Before rprisilokfi rer.Miad arrived i
light- and knowledge tir thnsiuraTof - our
rigbjts, andjhprinciples of humanliberty
were diffused ;1rnong our people nth the '
moment of0nflicifounan intellirentan
fejlesa yomlif.repared, ajU hazards
10'eet it, ant "abide! Uhe fa4e of arms.
IT..,' - "'.'! .
.weeungs, in pycty section ol- the country,
had been held, tohere discussions were
freely aml-fully entertained tm the usurpa
tions of the mother country and thVmeans
of organized resistance tocher tyrannical
claims. The fires of DatrlotisrrusDread over
tne land ; and when the Congress of '76
declared one entire political separatiQnfYom
Great Britain, it but re-echoed the ; ardent
yish of all Americdi"it touched a chord that
vibrated in every true American heart, and
exploded a magazine of feeling'which iiad
long before been collected and cherished by
the patriotic sons of freedom in our land.
This truth is illustrated by the whdle his
tory of the revolutionary contest, from the
first attempt of the English Parliament to
stamp us with a tax against our consent,
till the final declaration of Congress that we
rere a free and self govermtfg people.
'feut, fellow-citizens, to our beloved State,
and to pur immediate section of that State,
belongs, in an especial manner the high
and single honor of having -first publicly
proclaimed to the world that .we would no
longer submit to the lawless demands of a
tyrannical parliament, in which we were
unrepresented; to us. belongs the glorious
distinction of leading off in the race of free
dom, and of declaring long before all others,
that we were a sovereign people recogniz
ing no other power but that of God, and
the government of our own creation.
Let us, my friends, for a while recur to
the history of this memorable transaction,
Let us contemplate the character of an event
which has placed the names'of our Revo
lutionary Whigs in the boldest relief, and
which has become distinguished in our
State. and throughout the Union.
The truth of the Mecklenburg Declara
tion of Independence, is now placed beyond
the contingency of doubt. The praise-worthy
exertion of our native sons, and public
acts of our legislature, have established, be
yond the reach of controversy, and made
known throughout the land, an era in our
history, which was attempted (for reasons,
it is not now necessary to examine) to be
thrown in the shade, and, perhaps, oblite
rated from the memories of men. To us,
and the generation that have preceded us,
it has ever been familiar as household words.
To attempt, therefore, before this audience,
art -argument to prove the existence of , the
event we have assembled to commemorate
would be insulting to the understanding,
and feelings of those who breathe the 'ailT
andtread the soil where it transpired some
of whom are the coteraporaries, and others
the descendants of its illustrious actors, and
whose recollections of its truth are as early
and fs strong as the first impressionin their
nfancy, and as vivid as the remembrance
of their fathers who periled their lives and
their fortunes- in support of their pledge on
that extraordinary occasion.
Previous to and-on the20thof May 1775,
he present County of Cabarrus, as ydti all
know, was a part of the old County of Meck
lenburg and $o continued till 1792. As there
fore; this county was a constituent part of
Mecklenburg at; that time and Was fully rep
resented m her famous convention (having
not . less, I believe, than one third of all the
delegates,) and equally entitled to the hon
ors we tins day render ; so the observations
which are made are intended to apply equal
ly to both counties, between whom the only
rivalry should be which shall most appro
priately commemorate th e deed and-most
successfully maintain the principles it pro
mulgated.
In, the early part of the .year 177,5", the
British troops were stationed in the City of
Boston and as that City had always been
distinguished for its enthusiasm in the eause
of the colonies, the eyes of our countrymen
were anxiously turned to the early' cradle
of republican libeirtyj iri liveljf expectation
of some hostile movement, thai jgould bring
the'unsetde&afFairs of. .the twa countrielo
a crisis and make up the issue, ef yberty
or submission;, -to be- decided ' only by the
God of battle. - ! B - ' -
: Jn:Ma;;orth couhtj of
feddenburg, always conspicuous, Jor, its
attach menV to theAVhig cause of the. Reyo
lotion and once hDnored by -Crnwallts
with the -compliment of 'being denounced
held defatcheci meetings ' of the people in
the jlfiVfut neighborhoods j at which
neihbOTheraeedng3, J some of;. which
who sit before me) the people discussed
ni 4vuumuo9 u,jtt.u v r j niu tv. i alio
. - " .
the general state of affairs, expressed their
sympathy for the common cause and espe-
cialljrfQr theirvsuffering brethren in the
city ofJBeston, in whose fate were identi
fied the interests ef their countrymen, as- 1
sferted their determination never to submit i
to the exactions of the British Crown ; and 1
to supporttheir brethren in liberty, throngh- 1
out all thtrials of their perilous situation.
These meetings -and discussions, prompted
by the love of liberty amon? the beonle
herisilves,tepared them for tlie erent of
which weftoff speak, and this day; cele4
b'tteiy-. r. .' -. 's
Accoraingt an order was issued jby the
Colonel Commandant of the Country; di
recting. every militia company to elect two
delegates find to vest them with unlimited
power for the general, good and safety.
'JTJiis order met with a hearty response
Iroxn'the people. The delegates were elec
tetl as required, and . met in the town of
'Charlotte on the 19th of May, 177.5. A
remarkaiile coiacidence occurred ofiHhat
occasion. When the delegates weld as
sembled and in the performance of the high
trust committed to their charge, greeted
andirged on by the warm approbation of
their assembled countrymen, an Express
arrived announcing that the first hostile
blow had been struck in defence of liberty :
that the follies otVnegotialion were ended :
that the Rubicon had been passed : that
the sword was unsheathed and its scabbard
thrown away : and that the blood, the first
blood of American Citizens had been shed
on the plains of Lexington and cried aloud
for vengeance! The very Goddess of liber
ty herself could not have furnished a more
powerful motive for prompt and decisive
action, a more irresistable incentive to that
noble deed which has crowned our patri
otic forefathers with imperishable renown.
Suppose, Fellow-Citizens, our beloved
Country now insulted-and our rights tram
pled under foot an imperious enemy
to invade our. shores with an hired soldiery
and beseige our cities- and to coffiplete
the climax of insult and injury, suppose
that enemy to make our free soil drink the
blood of American Citizens, unhumanly
butchered I What son of her's would not
quit his fireside and jrieet in the tented
field thejridator of his country's injured
rights and hjpnor ? Yes, my friends, thou
sands of swords would leap from their
scabbards to avenge the wrong and defend
our country thousands of patriotiW.arnors
would lead us on to, battle. .But the deed
we now celebrate, .as we snail presently
show, was of still higher daring and glory.
When the messenger arrived and com
municated the momentous purport of hi3
intelligence, our delegates were $urround-
ed, but not overwhelmed with new difficul
ties and still greater responsibilities. Theyi
still proceeded in their noble work, with
unflinching firmness. The 19th passed
over. The night was consumed sleep
less and grave but unwearied deliberations,
The sun of the 20th. pf May rose upon
their labors. They felt the awful responsi
bility of theit situation. They knew the
dangers by which they wcrev surrounded
the extent of the power they defied, and
the weakness of their own arm to contend
against it. Still .they wavered not. The
proposition for independence was finally
prepared submitted discussed and unani
mously aoreed to, in the form, and in the
chaste, simple, firm and sublime language,
whfchjias this day been so well read in
you? hearing by our venerable friend
44 The sense of America
at that moment
has never been so well expressed before or
since."
After devising measures for the safety of
their new government, and for the security
ef the persons and property of the citizens,
and the futyre progress andlsuccess of the
Whig cause in our section pf the State, our
Convention dissolved ; and its delegates
returned to the ranks of th& people, but not
Ho be luie spectators oj. tne neart-stirring
events" that were occurring m our country.
Look, then, my friends, at the glorious
deed as we have described it a deed wor
thy the cause of liberty, and the piaise and
gratitude of her friends as long as she can
find a home upon - the earth. For this no
ble deed, we are assembled to do grateful
nomaffe, not to an illustrious line'of titled
nobility, not to the memory of miliary des
pots whose laurels have been dyed in the
blood of thousands; ingloriously slain, but
to the patriotism the rcnergyj the pru
dence, and unyielding firmnessiof a small
but featless -band of plain but intelligent
rrieii; Avho knew their rights and dared to
maintain themi ot r men, who, allured by
no promptiugs of personal lagrandizement,
and unawed by all the frowns of power,
took the first bold 1s tep in the history of our
liberty ; of men,' who, unaided but by the
common sympathy of our people and un
counselled but" by a knowledge of. their
rights were the precursors of all others, in
proclaiming themselves tree from- the
shackles' bf royal 'dominion. It was an act
Worthy the enduring admiration of posteri
ty, deserving the. noblest giCut of the orator
and the brightest page of the historian. It
evinced, a1 heroism equal to the best days of
Greece Of Rome; It wa unsurpasssd for
its daring hdldhess and :mordl courage, . I
,, The pious eloquent and distmgaishjjd .Johji
Hobineon. DVP- 5 who himself well remembers the
cTihff, declaration f . tha 20th May ;
i s - i - . , . , . .
1 nn1 aa nprevnallo on w i n tnAjtu-t f K nnorltr flLl IIS
gingers,' and who testified thi daj J to their high
indiTiduaf-or as well p thlTtruth of the event
in which they wereacicrsr
do not mean 'thai reckless audacity which 1
is neeaiess oi consequences, and forsees no
J danger, but that true fortitude which is
i seen in great-exploits that justice warrants,
and that wisdom guides. Recur,then,fellov
i citizens, for a moment, to tlfe 20th of May,
!l775, and Teflect under what'circvmstan
jcs that declaration wrs made. .We were
then a feeble nation, thinly settled, in. what
might well be termed, the wilderness of
the New World. We had al domestic
foes to divide our ranks, and cripple our
resources, some from the natural propensi
ty of men to uphold the forms of govern
ment under which they live,' and others
from the baser motives of interest, of fear
and subserviency to 44 the powers that be.'
We were without means or friends, except
the cheering encouragements of the friends
of freedom; Without arms. except the
double armor of the justice of our cattee.
Without an organized and efficient govern
ment for our protection. Without concen
tration of power to give energy, to acGon.
vv ithout credit abroad, or an army or navy
at home. Yet, in the midst all these priva
tions and obstacles to successi and" whh
the gloomiest prospects before therri, a little
band of patriots assemble, in a remote sec
tion of the country, and hurl defiance at the
common enemy, disolve all "connection
with a government on which they had been
so long crepenaent, proclaim tnemseives a
free and self eroverninsr association, and
pledge their lives? their fortunes and their
most sacred honour in defence of their prin
ciples ! And against whom, my country
men, was this pledge given ? Why,agamst
the then mosl powerful kingdom on the
globe, against a nationrhbse prowess had
humbled the proudest armies of Europe,
whose wealth abounded in, every land,
whose commerce whitened every sea
whpsfiefpriorrs" armies 'were spread in ev
ery quarico,f thoprld, and whose navies
had wort 4ier the jprbud titfl of 44 Mistress
of the Ocean.'Tr: oppose such odds,
wifs an elevaticm "of;6Hrage, and firmness
of purpose that We can scarcely realize in
this our day of palmy prosperity. It has
fev parallels in the annals -of time. Leoni
das and his Spartan band have not Snore de
served the applause of mankind for their
'nvincible valour against the Persian hosts,
than our ancestors Tor the noble boldness
of their manifesto in behalf of liberty aifd
the immutable . rights of man.,,' If the he
roes of Thermopylae have gairfed immortal
ity for their desperate bravery against the
invasion of their country, by the armies of
Xerxes : equally hiffh in the temple of
fume should we inscribe the names of
those who pledged their lives and their all,
upon the issue with an enemy not less ter
rible, in defence not only of their country,
but of their principles, sacr6d to all man
kind! But, fellow-citizens, our forefathers
were men, not only of words and profes
sions. They practiced what they taught,
and acted out whatlthey professed. The
delegates of the 20th of May 1775, were
the heroes of many a well-fought battle
field. Throughout the campaigns of the
South, their heroic valor was displayed ;
their blood freely shed ; and-some of their
lives sacrifieeyd to attest the sincerity of
their pledge, and to the end of the ' san-
guinary contest lor liberty, and amiu tne
most appalling difficulties, they ever evinc
ed the same intrepid courage, and immova
ble constancy.
The influence of their fearless example,!
pervaded ail ranKsfol society; and our part
of the State became proverbial for its ardent
devotion to the commorcause a reputa
tion which it nobly sustained until the great
object of the Revolution was achieved.
But that influence vas not confined to our
section of the State. It diffused itself far
and wide: it decided the fate of the Whig
cause in North Carolina. The lukewarm
were confirmed ; the bold encouraged.
County committees and associations were
formed throughout our borders, which
every effort was artade nnd pledge given,- to
maintain and hand down, unimpaired, the
just rights and privileges of the people.-
"NO Stat was more fixed or lorward.
The Provincial Congress of North Caroli-
.1 .-k . 1 i A 1 MM S ,1
na, on tne ixsin oi Apniy 1770, was tne nr?i
organized, deliberative assembly under the
authority ef the State governments, that re
commended the declaration of Amenean In
dependence-. 'The Mecklenburg declaration
was the first link in that great chaiirt which
terminated in the establishment off our.na
tional Freedom. Our State, however rriuc&
as she may; have beco neglectedjn the his
tory of the times;-was the first 10 ' put the
Ball ofuhat Independence; in niotfOn ; 'and
amidst all the embarrass me nt5and distress
es 1iy which she- was encompassed, no State
maintained the Whkr cause of that day wilfiu
with mor ability in council-a'ncr alHerityih
the field. ' V" , V
' Suffer mp here' to say; my friends, ..fhat
al though our State rriahot, th j( false arh
bition and overbe'arin'o; vanity; havebaibn?
ed forth her "jjrarse.td ihjaTageot'o
her sisters, I ndiie havej afcered withvmbre
rigid, cohsfsffene to thefree princlpje "iihe
wasthe. Itrsf tJPdtainr.1 'Ntf State is bies
edfith 1 .a better CoTietjtntiori.f Thee'ii fio
Stated wrierethe'Iaws, 'iperewSth, ffle$
cy, are administered with more ablliiy7, Ins-
tice.anti impartiality; -wnere iicenuotMniess
is more .detested and avoided; and wJiereH
people better understand arui" practice ''
upon the principle, that tftre fiberly co'nsisj
in a wiliiug obedience to jusWm'd euili laws
and restrictions imposed by. ihemseives. In"
short no State, that has-juster and higher
pretentions to all the attributes tHat 'dignify
and enoble a moral, religions" and latv-abidh
jng people. ; :i
Fellow Citizens : ; We-have derived a
grateful j oy in the contemplation of the e
vent wo have this day brought to our remem- -brance:
shall we not also, learn wisdom
from the same . source? We, should never
suffer occasion lie the present to pass,un- -
improved. 4 II istorj As philosophy Reach
ing by example.' It is good policy 'often
w recur 10 purer anqoetier umes, i.ct us,
then, imitate the exampreand emulate the
virtues of our ancestors. We may never
be compelled to make another declaration,
of intlependence uhder; sirrfilar circumstan
ces. That is- an epoch that can happen.but.
once in .the life of a republic. Yet still we
have duties to perform. .We haye need-to ,
guardihe gift, and improve the legacy be
queathed to us by the blood, and virtuous
intrepidity of our forefathers. Liberty U
to be preserved, only by Hie practice of the
virtues by which it was obtained. Our fore
fathers were watchfulof the first invasion
of their rights, wjere prompt, tiold, and .dis
interested, and persevering in the execution
of the great trust committed to,, their-Jkeep-,
ing, and in resisting the tyranny of-unconstitutional
oppression. , Let us, also, imitate
their vigilance, their promptftude, their dis-
interested patriotism, their' boldness and
constancy in preserving, improving and '
transmitting, Unadulterated, to after times,
the blessings, civil and religious, they hay e
bestowed upon us. .
They also understood the nature of their
rights, as well as exhibited. ..the courage to i
defend them:, They.felt that virtne-ami in
telligence are proverbially the. pillars, of a
republic; and that vice, and egejjeracjaip .
the offspring, of" ignofance-. -t Let ; us too, .
cherish a virtuous love of coimtry, arid let .
knowledge reaeh every home. -- These are
the foundations of our greatnesi, -these the ,
grounds of our hopes. - S - . .
But there Was oneOTliar eharacleristio
of the times of the? Revolutiort which it
would be erimlnal to omit tobotice, oftthis
inresimg Occastbrf 1' aliirde to the spirit '
of reliance' OniDiVine Pfovidenee Tor prtt
tection and success, which pejfcfraded Ihe
publitracls of that eventful period.- 'That
spirit is seen illuminating the pages of the
declaration we have tilts day celebrated and
may be witnessed, sheding it beiiigrfnflu-' .
ence,'in: most of the public rjJOrds and doB-
uments of our Revolutionatytime'Froni
the illustrious Father of his-country, down
to the common soldier ihthe ranks, they
felt and acknowledged the force of th in
spiring truth, "righteoifcsnesSexhalteth a
nation, but sin is a reproach to any people."
This was the shiekLand buckle of ther
cause: this the sure guarantee of its success.
How opposite the example, and how awful
the contrast which marked the fate of, one
of the most powerful and gallant nations of
f modern-timcsl France, in the pride of her
glory, and meridian of her greatness, while
the , scourge of Europe, became the telf
destroyer of the happiness ef her own peo
ple. Infatuated with the' dreams Of a false,,
philosophy, and intoxicated with the height,
of her own grandeuiysne rejected, despised
and proscribed the oracles of the living God,
she desecrated his very temples and rioted
amid theirruins. Atheism,, like a "demon,
stalked over the land, Irreligidn became the
boasted fashion of the day: And whatever
was holy for its inspiration or yenera'ble for
its sanctity, was contemned and supplanted
by the vain wisdom of human reason, and
theself-sufficency of fallible and mortal men.
"Vengeance is mine, saith the most High!' ;
And never were ihe vials of his wrath pour
ed out witlra njOTe unsparing bitterness on
the devoted headof any people. Social -Of-der
was uprooted, all regular government
was abolished. The most ancient institu
tions were crumhled irntlie dust. Anarchy
had undisputed sway, and the rreign of ter
ror" was triumphant. throughput Jier beau
tiful but desolated land. Her name was dis
graced by -every Jspecies of yiolencJer and
crimes ana tlttl history of Iter-.woes wis
written'iri blood. And finall,'fter" suffer
ing tlie most heart icknirr series of misr
fi)rluries and raiseTyj.her people becacbe fhe
thef
surjpliaut subjects of imperial tyTanny. Im
dethrone merit of1 one despot' was prit ' foif
the elevation of another ; and , instead 6f a
j.verhtrient of their own choic& their kid t
dom becamo the play : thing Of 'fljO, alUe of
Enropcl arid even to this day, raneedhe
Republican Franct?, is rufedby a mibnarchy, .
Goristitutionai irtform'1batde fact,
airdthfj rlpresentatiyer of jheV haurttj-, :0at
cpritenter p'ejbple fi'av' " 'tiTe. . td;3o.
register teeoicts; of tiieir aiagtist arid royat.
iribter oineVr '
'fffiui;iffi4$&ert,-'my eoqnrii&TiaN
fiicturfe with tts ftethe japsVriri$alv
ceriturorifve&
sarn through; eVeryyssitud
1 The succesrtff ohr sysh?ril is WiUiefied''.by
ttie woKII.Ad
dmW &kg p:uV piiicanoriaib.rirty. are
ri' dispeirld by the yittu
Mdthe' oWi(yihiMnkot bunrici
our great empire will more than realize tha