Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-07-20

is its best eulogium. u .,z5ss
Formed by the sages and patriots as
sembled in America counciis, this great
charter Of our rights received the sancti-
on ofthe states, and At once became our
pride and safety. ! u. r. - 5@1sT Z ~
:. While this great monument Of our
wisdom shall remain, while this palladi-
nm ofour nationshall continue inviolate,
so long shall we = free. But when, with
uhhanowed hands, this fabric is defaced,
our national structure falls to the ground.
IT'S avast machine whose relative parss
are 50 intimately connected that destroy
but one, and the whole il Lost; Ills q pa
ternal gift from our fathers to Us and
Should descend in primitive excellence
to our latest posterity. -. :. -
When your children skall prepare to
destroy this system, the work Of wis.
dom, Of time, and experience, let them
reflect on the labour their fathers did to
obtain it and prize it as a legacy Of ines
Unable value .(:.,~:
While we retnais united my country
men, our Constitution will remain with
us, and when We faltit will serve as a
memorial Of our former greatness. =. :
While we preserve this charter Of our
liberties, we need not fear foreign ag-
gression or domestic intrigue. While
our government shall remain il will Gre
ate respeet abroad, and confidence at
home. But If you cancel his bond Of d
Mon, you become prey I'd foreign usnr-
patton and domestic ambition. II il not
when the fortress is entire that the enemy
makes his assault, but whenthe opening
breach envites his entrance so whenu-
nited, we may defy the world, but when
divided we are lost as nation. " =.
The Constitution is the basis of ont,
national governmenmsnt, iten,braces all
that can make US just and happy, it binds
our interests, il forms our safety /: 'tis
the great national compact, where many
interests unite in one general welfare.
Preserve then my countrymen, this
excellent system Of republican govern
msnt preserve Il a. a doctrine, whose
truths are evident, and whose principles
tend to the welfare and happiness Of your
country. i -. : - So = w.
| While we contemplate the many bless
ings We have enjoyed; when we reflect
on the many dangers we have experien-
ced, and rejoice in the happiness Of our
present state, letus pay the grateful THE
butte Of Remembrance to the memory Of
those who are gone. Let that eyewhich
beams with joy at the recital of our hap
piness, be suffused with the manly tear
| Of sympathy at the mention of departed
worth, How shall / begin the list, or
where shall / close the tale. How many
now sleep in the peaceful grave, how ma
ny are fast approaching The end of life.
These were onceth pride Of my coun-
tryi they lived to do honour to the A!
merican character and to leave lasting
fame. Alas! a few years. and scarcely
one win remain OF the many distinguish
i ed worthless fthe American Revolution
their race Is run and they are called to
their Fathers, 20 receive the reward oi
their eminent merits. = ..r-sa
When the son Of true glory shah arise
his first beams win irradiate the tomb of
| WAsHIscToH-good old man He lies
inferred in your neighboufhood. The
simple turf with unaffected grace, alone
i covers his honoured head Ii
g. War tho no scrlp.ur'd forms be4sck
/, the place,
Or marble monrmtaf his ashes grace;
SILL fer the dreds Of .Dsfih, lUhich he has
| done, =, 7ss go
VIII fo.t :, sntadiag, fo4ri.a &c h.
He 10 gone! But he lived 10 see the
first wish Of his heart accomplished. TIC
see his country free and happy. tn.
vast task assigned him on this earthly
stage was amply fulfilled. The great par
he was directed to act on the theatre o
life, was nobly performed, and he sunl
to rest, cheered by the blessings Of ;
Her. the Orator empiaIcaHy psinfs