Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-09-05


raised or TO be raised, for the defence of Ameri-
can liberty, may my right hand forget her cunning,
any my tongue cesve TO the roof of my mouth, II
| hesitate or waver, in the support give him.
The war, then, must go on. We must night It
through. And if the war mutt 60 on, why put oil
longer the Declaration of Independence! That
measure will strengthen US. 1t Will give US cha
racter abroad The nations will then treat with us,
which they never can do while we acknowledge
ourselves subjects in arms against our sovereign.
Nav MAINTAIN that England, herself, will sooner
treat for peace with us the footing OF lndepen-
lence, than consent, by repeating her acts, to &C
knowledge that her whole conduct towards US has
been a course of injustice and oppression. Her
pride will be less wounded, by submitting TO that
course of things which now predeslinates our IN
dependence, than by yielding the points, IN con
noversy TO her rebellious subjects. The former
she would regard the result Of fortune; the lat
ter she would feel as her own deep disgrace. Why
then why then, sir, do not as soon as possible,
change thi. from a civil TO a national war! And
since we must fight it through, why not put our
selves in state 10 enjoy all the benefits of victory,
if we gain the victory!
If we fail, it can be no worse Tor US. But we
shall not fail The cause will raise up armies !;
the cause will create navies. The people, the
people if we are true 10 them, will carry US, and
will carry themselves, gloriously, through this
struggle care not how tickle other people have
been found l know the people OF these colonies,
and know that resistance to British aggression Is
deep and settled in their hearts and cannot be
eradicated Every colony, indeed, has expressed
its willingness follow, IT we but take the lead
Sir the declaration will inspire the pecpie with
| increased courage. Instead OF long and bloody
war for restoration of privileges, for redress OF
grievances, for chartered mmunilies, held under a
British king set before them the glorious object OF
entire ndepenience, and it will breathe into them
anew the breath of life. Read this declaration at
the head of the army every sword VIII be drawn
from its scabbard, and the solemn vow uttered, to
maintain il or perish on the bed OF honor Publish
it from the pulpit religion will approve 1t, and
the love of religious liberty will cling round ii,
resolved TO stand with it or fall with Il. Send it
to the public halls proclaim 1t there let them
hear it, who heard the first of the enemy's
cannon let them see it, who saw their brothers
and their sons fall on the field of Bunkerhill, and
in the streets of Lexington and Concord, and the
very walls will cry out in its support
Sir, l know the uncertainty of human affairs,
but see. clearly, through this day 's business
You and |, indeed may rue H. We may not live
to the time when this declaration shall be made
good. We may die /; die, colonists die slaves !;
die, it may be, ignominiously and on the scahod.
BE il so. Be il so. If il be the pleasure OF Eies-
ven that my country shall require the poor offering
of my life, the victim shall be ready, at the ap-
pointed hour of sacrifice, come when that hour
may. But while DO live, let me have country,
or at least the hope of country, and that tree
country.
But whatever my be orr fate, be assured, be as
sureti. that this declaration will stand. 1t may
cost treasure, and it may cost blood but 1t will
stand, and willricbly compensate tor both. Through
the thick gloom OF the present, see the brightness
OF the future, the sun in Heaven. We shall
make this glorious. immortal day. When we
are in graves, children will honor 1t. They
will celebrate it, with thankegv ing, with esivlty,
with bonfires, and uminaions. On Its annual
they will she'd tears, coPous, gushing tears,
moi of suhjecrion and slavery, not OF agony and
Distress but of exui alton, of gratitude and OF Joy.
Sir, before God, | believe the hour Is come. Ny
judgment approves this measure, and my whole
heart is in it, All that have, and all that am,
and all that hope, in this life, am now ready
here to stake upon it ; and leave oil, as begun,
that live die survive perish, am Tor the de-
claration. II is my living sentiment, and by the
blessing Of God it shall he my dying sentiment
independence, noW; and INDEPENDENcE FOR
EVER
And % that day shall be honored, illuatrions
prophet and patriot so that day shall be honored,
and often as it returns, thy Tenown shall come
along it'll it, and tie glory of thy life, ike the
day of thy death, shall not fail from the remem-
brance OF men,"
Mr. ]. II r',aush, OF this county, states in the
Examiner of Wednesday, "that daughter of his
being bit in the ancle by copper head snake, the
poison was extracted by applying the mouth of a
bottle filled with whiskey to the wound Alter con-
tinulng the application for about three quarters OF
an hour it taken off, and the poison was found
to he nearly all extracted the part swelled but lit
tie. Had the application been continued for an hour,
it is supposed that the poison would have been en-
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