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| And he bat nakssi, tho wrapt up in tteet 3
| Whoie sonieience with injaaice is orPrea d."
What lesson 10 ambition 8 what
consoling reflection for generousfr eemen;
Pride. pomp, and uower combined !; sse
tricheSaf. the world brought in vain TO OPP
esate against the infantine weakness OF a.
.ceoplesswhom nD,hing but the love ofsrat'-
Ional liberty could strengthen, and patriot.
ism. pso,ecE With whaspatience was every
loss supported, and every want endured;
with what fiFnaness. was every tareasscefy-
ed, and every danger braved.- laesgiorl'
Gus price was independence andssse.f 60
.yernn,ent, without which to liue:was deeW-
ed worse than death. What but the best els
forts of reason, and the most heroic virtues
of the heart could have supported such a
struggle.
The ebuflitions of rage or the frenzy OF
zeal II, aavscause yield TO continual suffer-
ings & dangers. but the temperate determi-
nat ions of the mind arcaike Atlas, when,
! Storms and tempeft. thunder OH It's brow.
And oceans break their pillows at its teet;
- 1t ilands unmov'd and glories in its height,
! Such was the conduct of our fathers, we
know the issue, We enjoy the,fruits OF their
patience, fortitude and virsae--Whilst We
enjoy, let US neyesiforgst them--bus les
every resunning fourth of July, bring, TO
our recollection the glorious event, and
the. sublime principles which that day pro.
claimed to the word and let us, by resrac,
ing them, impress upon our own minds and
the minds of our children, the causes
which produced and the. spirit which at.
,chieved.the sAmercan independence.
,iiut should not execute the task assign-
led to me, did leave unnamed the sages
and the heroeswho accomplished the great
object of our contest and who. either pc.
,rished in the field, or have since crowned
with giory) sunk intoithe grave.
And 6rss on thee, Warren, do we cast
oar eyes, who led the untutored sons of
freedom on to noble daring, and with
truly spartan spirit, taught the imperlous
Tee TO feel that bravery was not confined to
transatlantic breasts, but was felt By all,
when warranted by reason and guided by
Justice. Ever me ;norable will be the day,
ON which 70 fell, when small, but virtu.
Gus band of patriots, unpraesisedin the art
of war, forced "a veteran army TO yield.
B Thy apirnasing word made each soldier;
feel how strong the >arm was which JUS
lice nerved, how weak the ministers of
unlawful power. So great an act, heav-
en- would not leave without reward. bat
took theeto itself, that thy rich blaze of,
fame might light each future warrior on,
his way, and shew how far transcending
every earthly bliss, twas TO die like thee },
inrtay counary's cause. 4
Next followed in the path of glory the
great Montgomery. Him, tho in ether
regions born, our cause had made urown.
Generous and philanthropic breasts knew
no distinction but that of virtue, and sui.
fering virtue will ever command their SER
vices When the thick cloud Of doubt
hung Ger our heads, and the threatened
vengeance of an enraged enemy, swelled;
with sae pride of conquest, had consigned
US to Destruction, his generous heart, dis
daining fear, led him to seek immortal glo-
ry in the fields which the blood of heroes
had before believed The chilling blasts.
of winter, the want of every necessary
that could support or comfort nature in so
severe trial, and the appearance of a ve-
teran foe, could not stop this gallant leader
and his chosen few. To the astonish,nent
of the enemy they presented themselves
before the walls of Quebec, and although
victory crowasd not the enterprise, yet it
proved the .unconquerable spirit Of our
countrymen. But here il was ordained has
course should end, and here, where Mont
calm had fallen and Wolfe had bled, il was
fit the ashes of Montgomery should rest.
Aud thou too, Mercer, made glorious
sacrifice of life. On the plains of Prince.