Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-13

EXTRACT
From S7r. ParNE's 0ratian snTbs Fourth sf 1aly.

who planted, 10 the heroes and patriots, who
reared and defended our empire TO our potter
ity, y he will fishthIlly claim, as an unincum
bered Inheritance, the full enjoyment of thofe
liberties, which have defended to US we owe
rigid adherence 10 thofe manners and principles,
and the facred preIervafon of thofe inRitutions,
which are the mighty hulwark of our nations
peace Would we fecuIe thefe, we muR oP-
pofe the arts Of that conrtezan philolophy and
aaaiIin infidelity, which are combines 10 dior
Eanize fueiety. 10 denroralize man, and even To
de,hIore the Deity. We mat guard againlt
The infdicus attacks of atheifin on our religion,
the only cement of fociety, and the main pillar
Of all governments. We muf prelerve and en-.
courage our happy fyllem Of education, the
only fure fource of correa opinions, juR princi
pies, and pure habits.-We mutt revive that
sncienI fpiEit Of patriotilm, which does not, like
the patrioifm of the Prelent day, fsllely 70 call
cd, confound al countries and all crimes in one
common chaos of general good, but whole OBJ
lea is 70 maintain the dignity and independence
Of its own country upon thoie broad principles
Of iua and equal policy, which alone are COM
balible with the peaceful intercourfe of nations,
America Rands alone, di1imilar il government,
in habits, and in principles, and hyperion in
privileges, in improvements, and relources, to
every other nation on the globe. Rich in civil
liberty, ID e1teufive commerce, and mild laws,
ibe exhibits the only relief in the fombre picture
Of nations The PAD century has exhibited on
the Rage Of the elder continent, fcenes which
have alenilhed the boldeR philosophers and
tafied the ikilI of the wifeR politicians War,
horrid war, has drenched her fields with the
blood, and choaked her rivers with the carcafes
Il q Il Il
has tumbied into rnin,and minor empires within
the vortex other influence have been unbalanced
III their governments, and lbaksn in thsir indie
tendsnce br-onvulfons, which have been afcrib.
ed to the prit cf liberty; that fame fPrt Of lib
erty,which originated our independence Anne
rieans can this be true? Can THAT principle,
which produces order and happiness, produce
sllo conlufon and mifery? Does the fame
cauie, which engenders the thunder 10 purify
the atmosphere OF its noxious vapours, produce
ALTO the wild tornado TO defolate where it
fpreads2 The fun, that warns and illumnes
the univerie, may lometmes By the intenfity
Of his rays produce the peailential drought
but by what power in phyGes can be leap from
his centre and conhagrate the world TIE
Gpirit of your fathers ries indignant at the com
PARTON The liberty; Of which we boat, con-
Gas in the feeurity Of our lives, our perfons,
and OR property ; 10 a modified reitn6fon Of
individual will, harmonizing with a public
and equal right 10 do whatever expeTieRce has
declared to be compatible with focal order, or
the voice Of Legislative authority has pronoun-
ced 70 Be lawful This Liberty is not the fan
talic creature Of an Imagination, diaempered
BY viionary fchemes Of happiness but It is
the produ6 OF cool, deliberate reaion, operating
upon the pat mifeIies of mankind, and
grown wife by the folly Of ages. This,
Americans, is the liberty, for which your
Stateirnen have toiled, and your Heroes have
blsi !-Will you barter il for the wild projects
Of dreaming philosophers and moonRruck poll
tieians Will you abandon thofe found princi-
pies, fanetioned by experience, thole induRrious
habits and pure morals, the rock, on which are
built your nations freedom ,frengIh, and great.
nefs No, my fellow citizens Here i our
country, her are our fathers fepulchres, ,hefe
are our liberties While we enjoy and are
grateful, let Us remember and Be wife While
with flial wonder and feave admiration We
gather around the affairs Of our country, to de-
vote and 10 confecrate this day Of empire 10
national glory, let Us celebrate and hallow il
As a day Of occurrence TO national principles
to that AGRA, when this multifarious continent,
win all its claGss Of inters1s, its gradations
of knowledge, and It's variety Of rivalfhiPs, was
united in one common zeal, aud was preferred
by the compact, let US, when convened in this
annual af-mbly to revive the recollection OF
our dangers, while we re ad the triumph of cur
liberties, blulh at the aPofacy Of our patriotifm.
Whether recalled to duty BY rejection, or re-
Yerted to principle by local infpiration, let us
unite in deprecating the curle of foreign infu.
ence, that Aaron's rod, more powerful than all
the other ferpents of democracy and, impref.
ed and humbled with lenfe of our Camelon
greatness, and catching foms portion of the no.
" fpirit Of our aneehOrs, let US renew our TO-
Tenn obligations, 10 venerate the memories of
our fathers to preferve their inRiTutions, to en-
rlats their virtues, to defend their inheritance,
70 cultivate national character, tc. glow with
pride at the name of our country, to become
only AMEkIcASs
THOUGHTS ON POLITICS.
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