American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-25
Friday by ALBERT Henry Wilson, Market

them, merely because they do not belong to theis
own PARTICULAR sect, or party or shall decry wise
measures, or nsrepresent the motives OF Just ones,
with the sole view OF pulling down one individual,
or OF building up another; or who, making the
liberty o debate or of the press, cloak Tor ieens
tiousness, shall pervert, both ether to purposes
OF malcyolence, sander
Above all, those will be false to the genius and
cha acter OF our revolution, who shall associate
themselves with political leaders, without reference
to principles who shall deny rulers The chance
show their real projects, by the course of their ad
ministration, but shall wage upon them from
the very beginning on the principle Of political ex
termination.
There can be no surer sign .hat The liberties of
people are Fastening to dissolution, than their
countenancing those, who form parties on men. and
not upon principles. Whenever the only question
is whether Caesar. or Pompey, LeP'dus, or Marl
Anthony shall rule, and the people are corrupt, OF
debased enough, from mere personal affection or
preference, to flock to either standard, ,-such peo
pie are not far distant from revolution, which
will not leave them even the poor privilege OF
choosing their own masters.
Thus you perceive, fellow ci.izens that the glory
of our fathers, which we this day celebrate, was
not of temporary, individual character THAT
there is nothing exclusive in its nature that IL
may be shared and emulated by the truly noble Of
our race, in every age that i, essentially consists
IN possessing aDQ cXntDltiOR, I'D OuF puUnC TSia.
ttobs, pure, just, elevated and manly spirit.
And now, fellow citizens, consider your privileges.
Consider your duties. BY the virtues OF your faith
crs you have been preserved from ignominious
bondage Beware least you become subjected to
more grevous bondage of base, ignoble passions.
As they subdued their enemies in the field, do you
subdue those enemies, which have their strong
holds in the human heart and which have laid low
in the dust, the proud hopes of all former republics
-" "ambtion--avarice--loy OF riches and the
ruptons Of prosperity" Be as just as temperate.
as moderate 10 preserving your liberty as your
fathers bold and daring in repeliing The chains
Ity,-of religion,-of Justice aDd virtue, and inha.
med with sacred zeal and affection for your coun.
ftry." Thus it may be hoped that through the
combined and strenuous endeayors OF true ano
faithful men, in all times, there shall be gradually
infused into the mass of mankind loflier thoughts.
higher aims, more generous motives whereby the
human character being elevated and refined. shah
become more worthy, and thus more capable, OK
| perfect freedom. And SO this temple OF liberty,
| the foundations Of which were laid on the 4th Of
! July, l776. in blood and peril, by fathers, shall
by the labors, councils and virtues, OF all the good
and great of present and future times, be enlarged
and extended, in true proportions OF moral archis
lecture, ill it's pillars embrace the universe and its
! dome vault upwards, with more than human skill
with glorious archings Of celestial wisdom,-re-
splendens with purest faith radiant with immortal
truth, crowned with revealed hope,-to the JOY and
rest Of man, the promise, and IN the presence Oh
the Eternai.