Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-07-11
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anniversary Of american 1adss,,
The thirty fourth anniversar, i
which declared the United Stafss. =
reign and independent, has been !.
in this city, in g manner worthy 4 & !
occasion. In the splendor of mill.
lcises, and thesconvivial meetings ~
zens, every demonstration has r. bss ~
the heartfelt Joy which aninates !
American, while he coniemplatrs !
sings Of civil and religi Gus liberty :!
country enjoys and which the Sam.
that achieved the revolution, will !
unimpaired to distant posteritv.
The Pennsylvania society Oft.
natl, the remnant of orr revolutions,
rams, to whom the political birthdav,
country is peculiarly dear, having =,
at the state house to transact the bbn,;;,
the Society-The following pathetic,
Introductory of the annexed resolutio
made by colonel Francis Johnston
Society.
Mr.. President,
And Brethren ofMe CINCINNATI
This present anniversary Of ouF
pendence may, perhaps, be the last l
will collect SO many of us thus happiIgE
Their. In order then to avail ourselves
fleeting moment, cannot conceive al
more consonant to justice or congeniaS
feelings,than to record on our annals N
norable achievements of our late comuI
in arms, who had fought, and bled, and
morally died in their country's cause
lenumerate all the worthless of this id
ton is by no me ans my present intent
it would require a large, luminous and
vailed volume to register the hcad
names.-Permit me then, my dear frH
barely to mention the name of WAVy
GENERAL ANTHONY WAYNE I
early, undisguised, firm and undspf
patriot tho brave, persevering an
daunted warrior whom disaster,
poin,ment and distress in the early sta
his military career, never appalled, mo-
mayed-whose military fame, tho not
petuated by government on monum-r
brass or marble, still remains record
the hearts of his countrymen--GE
RAJ WAYNE was at the early
of our revolution, awakened to a Just
of his counlry's wrongs, and glgH
prompted to risk his L tGey he'll in in d
frs ., aOenSlns' them The honorab
neglected remains OF this once high
vered member of our society,no III
.dreary, ,inhospitable beach OF Lake
within the proud limits of the grea
Hourishlng state of Pennsylvania
Of which, with honest pride we so
boast, as the place of our nativity
yet shameful torelate /! this patriot and
rior, hath not a 6 Hic jacet" inscribed
small stone, nor even little memen
any kind, erected to his glorious men
although, if am correctly INFORMED
plications for this purpose, have agar
again, been made to the governing p
What! no memento,no monument
ever reared by protected country!
country protected against set Of
+" savages rushing forth against US,
!" their dark lurking places; brand
/" their murderous knives; sparing n
/" age nor sex neither the hoary sir
/" the hopeful son; neither the tender
!" gin nor the helpless babe" And ye
savage and ruthless foe he vanquished,
asignal and brilliant conAict-7and soon
fell victim to the fatigues he had chi
in the service Of his country. Certainly
my brethren of the Cincinnati, it be
us " to drop tear over his scattered a
-" and if Perchance our footsteps s.
: touch that hapless shore that drank
: blood--gently Oh gently, let US tire
$ mong his u'lco1fned bones :"
Mr.. President,
Having thus briefly stated to this s.
the situation of the names Of our illus'