Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-07-20
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fiction ID the b.east Of hi countrymen,
and the exalted character Of the iliustris
ous man, win ada dignity to the age in
which he lived. ~. ss s
call not for he nervous tea. Of IL,
lection from those who loved lln--i1'
would Aowunbidden-I call forth niahp
y sen.imentof sympathy in every Anne.
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When Fame shall seize her trump q
usher TO distant ages, the actions I'd
virtues Of illus,rious men, the name q
/. W1sHIEcTos win thunder in the blast.
When the proud uaonuments Of human
grandeur shall be Wondering in the dust
when the future barbarians shall ovsuun
this Western Empire, at the tomb Of A.
merica's Chieftain, viii they. bow with
reverence, and their rugged souls be
touched with sympathy. There is ~
charm in VIRTUE, which even the savage
feels, and the wild untutored sons ofna-
ture, will venerate the name Of WASH.
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Youth would yoti be great Be
truly so. VIII you ascend TO the tenn.
pie Of Fame !: Go by the road Of virtue.
1.-THE path be rugged or uneven at hrsts
when you reach the top, you attain tho I
summit of every earthly happiness. :.
From that proud height, may you look
with compassion on the vices Of dege-
nerate world from thence may you be-
hold with pity; the deprayity Of man, and
rejoice in the sublimity Of virtue. If. l.. Z
Under the patronage Of that rsspeeta. |.
Bile body,t l have this day the honour to
represent, no doubt yon WILDE instruct.
ed in the right way, and prompted toac
quire that knowledge, which shall REM
der you respectable in socity and useful
TO your countrys ss..,ss@s.ss s -
Adhere to the precepts Of morality u
fmbibe the true principles Of religion
Cherish the noble spirit of Patriotisni.
The one win render you esteemedinyour
intercourse with, the world, the other
win cheer yonwithits lthfulinAuence,
in the hour ofadversity, and the love Of
your country IN that laudable excitement,
which shall lead you tohonour and fame
The American republic has now ex-
listed for many years, in which time ie
has shewn to the world, the truth Of ma
ny arguments.in favour of civil liberty,
and BY defeating the sophism Of the con.
trary opinion, evince the truth Of the {
doctrine TO future governments.
An nations, arc not alike worthy of ma
tional liberty, and where the struggle
has arisen from mott, es Of ambition or
aggrandizement, the attempt has rarely
succeeded. - LII y k. n sE
Without recurring to ancient histofySS
che history Of the French resolution afi
fords MS m instance even in our day,
how different orc the effects of causes,
not widely dissimilar. Twas from OPP
preston We each sought relief. - was
to redress our grievances. we each arose
in arns, and struggled for that freedoms
which nature bids Us seek. =
But marx the tale.--The American
Revolution beganin an apreal TO Heaven.
The first blood flowed from an Ameri.
can bosom, and tho deficient IN force,
we we're NOT wanting in sigour, and pro-
eeeding in the manly effort, with hrm-
ness and resolution; the event Is tho
glorious epoch We this day celebrate.
France began in impiety, proceeded
wilhyengeance, and ended iufolly. The
visionary ideas other philosophers, were
like the wild enthusiasm Of her citizens.
and after brilliant conAictofmany years,
she laid her laurels on the tomb of her lie
berry. The virtlous spirit which once
breathed in'her nation, now sighs 10 its
end, and she realizes only the shadow Of
her freedom.
The uanseendant genius Of the Cassi-
can Cesar, rode triumphant onthis storm
of error. His vast soul like the meredi-
an sun, dispelled the misss cftheoreticPo-
liey and grasPed the destinies of France.
Thus have the talents and ambition OF
one great man, risen superior TO the for
tunes Of \ people, and seized the soye-
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