Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-08-09

nan drinks the poison Of lcentious press no
man plots treason at a debating ocie,y no man
ds,racts his head about the science Of government
All there, is calm, unruffled even dead
sea of black and6itter waters. Bul we move upon |
a living stream, forever pure forever rolling. Its
mighty tide sometimes flows higher, and rushes
faster than its want, and as it bounds, and ioams,
and dashes along in sparkling violence. it now and
then throws up Its leecy cloud but This rises only
TO disappear, and it fades away before the sun
beams Of intelligence and patriotism. you behold
upon its bosom the rainbow signal OF returning
peace, archng up to declare that there is no danger
AND now, 1t is no vain speech, TO say, the eyes
OF the world have been long upon us. For nearly
hity years we have run the glorious OF empire.
Friends have gazed in fear, and foes in scorn; but
fear is lost in JOY, and is turning to wonder.
The great experiment has succeeded. Mankind
behold the spectacle OF land, whose crown is wis
dom, whose mitre is purity, whose heraldry is Ia
lent; a land, where public sentiment is supreme,
and where every man may erect the pyramid of his
own fair fame. They behold, they believe, and
they will initiate. The day is coming, when thrones
can no longer be supported by parchment rolls. 1t
is not leaf OF writing, signed and sealed by three
frail mortal men, that car forever keep down suffer
ing millions; these will rise! they will point TO
another scroll, to that, of whose bold signcrs our
| IHREEt remain; our THREE. whose . alliance"
was, indeed q holy one, for it met the approx
ing smile ola Holy God!
Many must suffer defeat, and many must taste of
death, but freedoms battle will yet be fought and
won. AS heaven unbnds the intellect OF man,
his own right arm will rescue his body. Liberty
Will yet walk abroad in the gardens of Europe
Her hand will pluck the grapes of the south, hci
eye will warm the snow drifts of the north. Tn,
crescent " iii go down in blood, from that 90 brish
cline oil battle and OF song" for which He died
hat ntl.. al
| generous arm like LA FAYErTE, who struck hi,
golden Tyre to LA FAYErrE's great LEADER
And TO this young land will belong the praise
| The struggling nations point to our example, ant
IN their own tongues repeat the cheering laDguag,
OF our sympathy. Already, when a master spiri
towers among them, they call him--their WASH
| tNGToN. Along the foot of The Andes, the,
breathe In gratitude the name of CLAY; by the ivy
buried ruins OF the Parthenon, they bless the elo-
quence OF WEBSTER!
| FELLOW CITIZENS, my imperfect task is end
ed. have told you an old tale, bui you will for
give that, Tor II Is of your coun,cys glory
Y GU will forgive that have spoken of the sim
pie creatures who Were here from the beginning 70
1t was 10 tell you how much had been wrought 70
you by PiETx! you will forgive me that hav
fingered round the green graves of the dead, for
was TO remind YOU how much had been achieved TO
you by PATRIOTISM. Forgive me, did / say,
| Would you have forgiven me, if had not dom
this! Gould L, ought ], to have wasted this h. p
Ply hour In cold and doubtful speculation, Will
your bosoms were bounding with the holy ,hrob O
gratitude! Oh! no; il was not for that YOU cam
up hither. The groves of learning, the halls o
wisdom, you have deser.ed tine crowded mart tn
chambers OF beauty, you have made soli'ary-tha
here, with Tree, exuting voices, before the onl,
throne at which The free can bend, your heart
might pour forth their full, gushing tribute 10 til
beneiactors OF your country.
On that country heavens highest blessings ar,
descending. would not, for need not, use III
language oil initiation; but the decree has gone forth
and as sure the blue arch Of creation is in beaut
above us so sure will ii span the mightiest domini
on that ever shook the earth. Imagination can
not outstrip reality, when it contemplates GU
desinies as people. Where nature slept in he
solitary loneliness, villages and cities, and states
have smiled into being. 4 gigantic .,s.:oa ia
been born. Labour and AT adorning, All
science IS exciting, the land that religion sanctied
and liberty redeemed. From the shores TO IL
mountains, from the regions of frost 10 the vaie
oil eternal spring, Inyriads of bold and understand
men are uniting TO strengthen government OF thei
own choice, and perpeiuate the institutions OF tei
own creation.
The germe waited over the ocean, has struck il
jdeep root III the EARTH and raised its high head % iii
clouds.
Man looked in scorn, but Heaven beheld and blessed
rs hiahehy glores, spreading Der the West
n" summer giudc, the wonder o a day,
Dorn but to bloom, and then TO fade away,
giant oak, it hits its lofty form
GTetns IN The sun, and Strengthens, in the storm.
| Long IN its shade sha children. children come,
And welcome eaith poor wanderers to a houicS
Long shall II live and every blast defy,
Till times last wIirlwind sweep ihe ilulied ,ky.
John Adams. Charles Carroll Thoma, Jefferson the .urvi
wing sisnrrs Of the d elaraOn OF Indcpe ndence.