The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-07-08
MISCELLANY.
From Me Parl.mglls. Jonrnal.


Where'el roam, Whatever realms see.
4" My heart, untragelled fondly lans 10 thee"
This beautiful and touching seutmqnt Of Goldsmiths
was repeated by Mr. Daniel Webster al the Cenen-
NAL Celebration ntbis place. in the cohgFatulaton
OF meeting his former fellow citizens upon his native
soil
Jadge Story who was present bat not native OF
New Hampshire, naturally aud happily availng him
self Of tie next larger circle, into which local p,edi
ections expand, at the time contracting the spot
az which I've was sanding and concentrating the spirit
OF the occasion upon which the assembly collect
ed paid passing and glowing tribute to the sharac-
Of New England; in which he adgened with sensi-
hily 10 those circumstances which excited, and which
ought TO excite, harmony and unity throughout
that community.
OCCASION calling mind those causes and principles
OF the colonzasn of New England TO which the happi-
Gifts pgesen, moral social and political condition
is SO much to be attributed might would seem, be
indngee without any great offence.
Bfeathes there man with soul so Dead
Who never 10 himself hath said
This Is my own. my native land n
TIE attachment of an American the soil, which
lie born is acknowledged 10 be rental. And such
agreeable eommeaioration Of the circumstances
which Graded the independence Of our coantrythose
gsafts aRcsa8Hta noStfU might be nnocenty gTathed
woa0 suppose, even the hazard Of reviying
pure and uneThbittered recollection of the stock
from which sprung. The Dutch do forget their
father land the fourth gene ration dis
lance wean the Scotch, the Swiss an SavOYards
from their mother country. AT Temoter period, a.
mcng tho offspring of some of the polished poo
pie OF antiquity, il was prautice consecrated by the
rites OF devotion to record the memory of their egs
grafton, and celebrate the anniversary Of their see-
meat This custom was religously kept up by the
Roman ColonstS. The Tyrans founded Ca gthaee-
SePeI' ParsatRl loco eltlti.-Sede fnibUsque in sna
Tpa, menIe, snimoque nobiscui. Such associations
might neither unnauraily nor ungraceully arise on
Strawberry Bank
II is certainly not liable TO the mputatiou OF any
hostility to the happiness of the human the
principles Of republican government. 10 desire that
the common descendants Of those ancestors. whose
hones Tepose IN England. divided from now by
and that have least left US friends in peace
should enjoy . common learning a common rellg-
ion and common liberty" with ourselves. For all
these blessings upon nations might cheerfully i'm
part cur good Wishes without parting with any Of
own invaluable privileges; nor grudge their partcipa-
ton any more than should the same rays OF light
rain from heaven An apostle might breathe such
wish as that even under his bonds. We still
hound TO the country of our ancestors by several
strong and fine and interesting ahnities among
the first literature which embraces all of ancient
icre or modern ming and which adopts the fruits
OF exotic genius if the expression is soeciSm
rs generously as it cherIshes native talent And
while also hold the general doctrines Of the
6sTsiian religion and civil liberty, independent of
their excrescences in the forms and dogmas Of a cor
Tapted church and constitution and while We feel il
10 put up cur prayers Tor the success their
puTest praclpes IN France and Spain. the sternest
publican surely would condemn the country of our
origin, If nothing more, 10 perpetnaton OF those
points of political and ecclesiastical discipline in which
the Deity has permitted the descendants OF cur fore
fathers 10 differ from ourselves.
But while the auihar OF this sentiment, which has
been impeached in newspaper of a neghbouring me-
tropois viii probably be acquitted Of any anre vou-
tonary adherence or reasonable attachment Great
Britain on the one hand-and while he is not accused
the other Of any local paraliie IN deroga;ion Of
aational powers-Set a high and distinguished Off
Ger OF the federal government il @as not expected Of
him II seem5 10 stop at any geographical limit
contemplated by the constitution but TO have extern
ded the hosou OF his citizensp the utmost bounds
of his jurisdiction. Ii is fair presume that every
thing in the article alluded as truy meant as Il
is well expressed. Then why should we STOP here
Why should we nor gofurihe and hold that The mind
OF 'uege OF the highest tIibusal in nation should
be above GRH meridian ?should move with the same
elevation At w ashington al Stockholm and act Oh
equal principles whether at Rome or Athens-moreo-
ve should belong 10 all ages But alas that Judges
Of the highest should stillbe men and with lie
greatest gifts still subject to the charms as 9TH
eTs. f
Nsscio qsa natGIe soIun1 dulcediae cunctos
Duett, et iRanlenlorss sinit esSe sal
And while such sentiment is admitted 70 be per-
teety amiahle south Of given line, is only 10 lose
us polarity when il travels north Is there any thing
unconstitutional in being native Of New Eng land or
inconsistent in cherishing the relation2
When Auicus inquiries Of Cicero why he calls .qr4
Ylaan germaaom pairiam, and asks whether he can
have TWO conntEles-an est lila una pairia communs
Cicero replies, duas censeo patrias uasm naturac
alieram cigitats ct pstriam dIcnus ubi NATL ct
Si!ameua except sumus Sed necesse est caritae cam
prRsare qua reipubice uaiyerss civitatis est
pro qua NOR ct cu totos oeere ct 10 qua nostra
oHlnia pouereet quasi consecrare debemus Dulcis
artem non mufo secus est que gennif, auam lila
guar except :-aaue hanc mean esse patriam uror.us
nunquam abo, dem lila sit major. hec in ca CON
t.aeatur.