Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-24

| tly, so long as CIR National liberties saaii bs
AN object OF interest and pride with the Ameri-
can people, so long will they cherish the re-
collection of those patriots aud statesmen, who
on the 4th of July, 1875, in Congress assem-
bled, made "1'he Declaration of Indepen-
dcnce." Nearly haca century has rolled away,
since this Declaration was made dear to
you must he the rccollections oftliat day, dear
To the memory of those who were then as
socia;ed with you. Most of those who signed
1t, have gone covered with glory, To anoiher
and we nope Il better world. -Four only sur
viye-to speak of them in tac order Os age,
you, sar, stand frSt-The others are President
Adams, Mr.. Charles Carroll, of Cpnoll,un,
and President Jefferson. Ii is Il source OF sim
cere pleasure TO know, that those venerable
and ill,istrious men, like yourself live in the
full possession OF their faculties, fall of wears
and OF hOnors. We feel for them all that res
pcct and gratitude, to whcl, their private
worth andpubic services, o.iustly cntitIe them,
ana what we now say to you, we should say
to each OF them also, We're they present ON
this occasion. We thank you and them, for
your distinguished services iuthe cause OF free
dom and your country 1--WE thank you especial
~, Tor your conduct on the day which we are
now COMMUNICATING. We thank YOU for hay-
ing solemnly published and declared that
= these colonies We're, and of right ought to
be free ami Independent States" We thankyou
Tor having IN support of that declarations" ml-
tualiy pledged TO each otheryour lives, your
fortunes and your sacred houors," and we thank
you each and ALL for having goriously redeem
ed that pledge. May the days whic,, remain to
you on cart, be as peaceful and happy for
yourselves as those which ere past, have been
useful and honorable 10 Your country Nav
the God Of all power and goodness have vol,
IN his holy keeping, and receive you when
your race is run, to his mansion efeternai go-
Try.
| July 18th, 1891.
To which he replied in the following terms
Genhemen-Thc friendly and respectful adj
dress, which you present me in behalf of a
number of my fellow citizens, who are now
met together, for the purpose OF celebrating
the independence of America, gives me plea
sure: because it brings to mind. that the Inea-
sures which were pursued, and the irinncss OF
those men who lived and were active in the
revolution, laid the foundation for that ex.er-
slve happiness and prosperity which the liz
habtants of the United States enjoy, beyond
what is enjoyed by the people of any other
country in the worl6. And it is consolation
to me TO hope, that the same happiness and
prosperity may be enjoyed by generations yet
unborn.
am, with great respect, Your ob'd't sery't.
July 4th, 1921. WILLIAM FLOYD.
! The following Inst of requisites for the poll
teal salvation oftic west will bear a comnari-
son with the modest demand ridiculed by
| sScriblerus.
g We Gods anuihlate but space and time
| we trust, however, that they do not form
the :" sine qua non" of our western brethren.
/ lDaSlnuch thpra amman. fc l.. ~. ,,,,,.,. IN.
cnliies IN their attainment as there were 10
granting the petition of the lovers. We are
pleased to be able to add, that the spirit which
dictated the closing part of the extract, is al
most exclusively confined 10 the paper from
which ii is taken, "'i'he Louisville Public Ad-
vertlser, the editor of which labours with
great assduity, to engendcr those feelings
which it is the duty OF every good citizen to
repress. N. Y. .lg,eyicar.
f" To proven; the entire ruin of the West the state
banks mus, be restored their former credit and rem
dercd stabc. The bank Of the United States must
gre circulation in the West 10 the surplus caDita of
the Atlantic States; tho Eastern creditors must cease
S!td'ng the notes OF the state Banks, and CARRYING off
the specie from the country the pulic lands mus, he
brought into market long credit nj their real an,;
ialr Valtc the purchaser paying interest thereon an.
n"ally to NICE; and pay the interest ON Government
loans ana me toyernmeni mast make national I'M
provemcnts in the West with t,c notes OF the loca,
| banks received for public lands.
" The national interest requires roads canals oun-
derIes, and military dcpols in the West and the inn
provencnt oil the navigation of The Ohio and Missis-
sippi rivers, which could be made with the local na
per currency well as with gold and silver.
IL may he pleasure TO the satasn,cn agiiculiuriss
and merchants of the Atlantic states and cities TO see
the present suffering aud distress of the Western pep
pie but the time viii come when they will be able to
break then present chains and make their proud and
Jealous oppressors suffer in turn.-The West must
and viii look in another direction for commercial re-
ip IL
establish "A direct foreign commerce through New
Orleans and Pensacola and no longer rciY on the At
lantc states for capital, and be their retailers and
they must find market for their provisions in Mexi-
co, Cuba, aud Terra Firma, and a,lerseu the Allan
tic states"
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