Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-16

seneca root with an acid in the form Of an
oxymel. and have found it an essential i'm.
provement TO the medicine.
JOSEPH BREVITT. I
Baltimore, 9TH mo. 10th, 1907.
FROM THE RICHMOND ARGUS.
GRAFTON,
Delivered in the capitol on the s4th July,
1907, by SkeAoa 1ones, esq.
FELLOW CITIZENS,
UPON the dawn of this day for one
andthirty years, we have been accustomed
to look with the gladness Of freedom. We
have annually hailed its arrival, asthe an.
spicious birth day Of American liberty. II
was the refulgent morning of emancipation,
ADD its mild radiance has cheered our hearts
and leo, an hilarity to our countenances,
which neither the trophies Of gully con
querors. nor the naaguihcence Of mighty
monarchs, can ever bestow. Much would
itjoy me, upon occasion Of this holy fes-
tival, to approach my fellow citizens with
,heEsual congratulations, and greet them
with the accustomed salu,a,ions, upon the
accomplishment of another year of peace,
Liberty aad happiness. But our ancient
foe, with whom We wrastled ia our youth,
Will 30 longer permit Us TO enjoy the bles-
sings of peace: No declaration of war has
been proclaimed. but the act OF war has
been committed by the foul. coward like,
cold blooded murder, of our unprepared,
ADD defenceless fellow citizens.
wilinot say that our countrymen have
been kllisd-bccause tina. expression msy
Imply death by accident, or 10 some manner
that nay be justified or excused but | use
the word murder, 10 iis fsIonious and 10 is
basess sense for there has not been the
faintest glimmering Of proyocalien on our
part. nor the smallest sxer.ion Of manly
valor On theirs, TO illuminate the dark at.
trocity which enshrouds this gloomy event.
NJ there is not my. fellow ciuzens, one so.
litary circumstaocein all this ,ragical trans.
action, to do away the guilt or extenuate in
the slightest degree, the enormi.y of this
medisated murder.
The free aud high minded citizens Of
this great aud elevated western common
wealth, have been treated like the slaves
Of despo.ism: They have been force d 10 o
an involuntary sefyi,ude, on bord those
prisons, called British Men of War. They
have been compelled under the lash to risk
their lives, III defence of a cause not mere.
y indifferent, aud foreign 10 theirs and
their country's interest; blu, often hostile
to both: As an aggrava,ion If any can be
added to the loss Of berry, they have
sported with their lives aud in several in.
stances, particularly the detestable Occur.
renee which is one object Of this meeting
to deplore and execrase, they have actually
murdered them: Yes ,he s. sensible va, a,
motioa" Of our brave and generous tars,
is converted into "a kneaded cold" aud
the remorseless grave has received their
lifelcss trunks. or their swollen corses are
buried deep 10 the cavern Of The ocean. or
they have become food for sharks anudol.
phins. Mourn! mourn! for your honor
is insul,ed, your independence is mocke.
~, and your liberty itsclfis but the litter.
ing jest OF tyrant's slaves. But let our
mourning be short; let indignation sue
seed It let the lightning ofliberty fiona
the West, blast. dissipa,eand sca,,er into
"shin air" the heavy cloud Of guilt aud
oppression that lowers in the east.
Nothing can exhibit to us ia stron ger
point OF view. the pasional insul, we have
received, than the mechanically contra.f
between the appearance which the Che.a
peake may be supposed 10 have worn !.
her departure from Norfolk and her -.
tsrnt TO that place. The friga,e was bull,