The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-08
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RICHMOND. stb JyLr.
THE 4TH OF July

was nor celebrated IN this city with all the honours
which 1t IS entitled. The different military corps
appeared IN uniform there was fcatteriny dinner
here and there but there not that universal and
foemn exhibition that fvrpa hetc concert of foul,
which ihoud announce the Birth. dav of great ma
ton. There was no foen,n difcharge OF Artillery:
through the different fages of the dav there
was no great affenblage of citizens in the CANT
tol or at feaival: there vas no puB}ie dinner, no
animated exprelion of the American feeling bv toans
due to the occafion.
But this apparent remInefs is M. 10 attributed to
zuy Indifference about the principles nf the Revou-
ton, which was this day announced bu 20 the want
OF lone stive individuals conduf the neceGary ar
range nents- Especially to the want of pro-
per concert among the everal volunteer CORPS each
OF whom have have their particular mode of celebra-
ton
AT l2 o'clock, very Respectable number Of gen.
tlenen and ladies attended at the CAPITOL in the
Hall OF the Houfe of Delegates, when the following
GRAFTON was delivered by Mr.. PETER v. DA-
MEL,
May I not, on this flenn creation, prefnne
upon the common feelings af Americans Nav
j not, in the holy zeal which to-day !hou!d ami.
mate every bofom, meet that indulgence which
youth and Inexperience are taught TO hope for
For this, fellow citizens is the annvrrfiry of =
Teafon and huma i,y nver proftrate violen-e AMI
fallen corrHDtiop: the dav on which the f,inted
martyrs IN defence of freedom, as the only tri.
butte worthy their achievements ), claim the tears
OF freemeH. Should our grateful emotions find
a witnefs Whole feelings Ro'v not in the fine
warm current with our vn, his unnatural hebe-
tude fhall be corrected by prefentinc to- his view
the various governments Of the earth. w. will
Thew him fine miferable hlrd-earDed pitsancr
by infplept force or corrupt Ingenuity. ,vrung
fr0mthe ham, OF laborious p"nury-the fanglIi-
nary and r1pacious fDoler, rioting in the prof.
tration of liberty and ficred property 1; and fure-
fy, furely h. viii Ne kindIed into man. TheCe
he will contraf with the countlefs blefTings
gladdening orr country; will learn to glow
with brother warmth, and raife with us the
voice of exuiia.ioo, at contemplating the dign-
ty and happincfs Of the fpecies. When the an
nails of the vor Il are unroled to our infection (:
when acts Of criminal abandonment fwell tbe
horrid detail, how plelfng TO the phiIanthronic
tenp'r tn 4. examples which prove that hurna.
nifty has not been uniformly bad & degenerate 4:
that man has fometimes demonstrated his divine
Original
The event we hail with JOYOUS acclam,tion.
The glpri revolution viii n gave indeoen-
dence TO America, coai lerei as 10 its caufrs,
IFS progrefs, or its effects, challenges entire adj
miration.
~ the hardy Britoos, peopling this remote
region, the filming pro1ud of the mine, the &c.
nial temperature Of an even fun, nor the de-
ghts of luxurious opportunity, offered no allure
nrnt. In all the inhofpitabIe rudenefs cf ma
ture they fought the Tackles wild they fever
e1 the cloief ties of focal exiftcnce, and eager
met the mercilefs fayage -extremes of climate
60 them almof as upfrieBdly: want, difeafe,
death Bat wher viewed in comparifon with
arbitrary and opprrlIive religious and civil re.
fiidion, calamities fuch as thefe dwindled to
in6gnihcance, with freedom and all her brigh,
concomitants in profpett -
{" the deiert fmrd,
" And parable open'd in the wild"
Beyond the lickuing atmosphere Of tyranny, the
Briiiih American colonies rofe early to profpe-
rity and power: but as faid generous advo-
cate of American rights, "they were planted
hyoppreiIion, they Houri1led from neglect 70
For rotby Offices of paa nta tenderness did they
learn the mothers attention towards them, but
by jealous manifestations that the power OF
chaffement was hers. The genius of defpot.
i'm, banqueting on human degradation and mi
ferv, pined at beholding riiing people in full
fruition of many and valuable blefIings her is-