The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-07-13
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roR rHE VIRGIN IAN
GRAFTON

8 Having he.n requested hy sevefai gem
4 l.,n.n for whom rui-ritin hish re-
/ al ~ DRIVER an Grafton on the Ami
= .rsary az our Independence, nave ven
! red Ia rn,nnl, with heir s"licii'ilons's
,.,rh. | would wish II Ia he understands
"a / 40 not fhink my abilities eqeal fof
-. ash have h.en requested To und"r-l
a N, Thr era vt aur lndrprndrnue. sot
dapculimy affecting. is snhlrci ~ 'n'effs
N. IN itself 81 dear ~ evety fer'man' /
81 y Gr liz aud 20 tnspiri & a. n"l ~
IihI its equal IA thu pages III "ne'en'k
A ~ mldern history. The cnmmhn Neahh.
i r. Rome, vheo ia tine z.nith Of her gl"f' i
II nis n, instly celebrate the expulsion "t ihtf
IRA an family -Englaad may hold hers
ass on the anniversary of her resoln !.
4,i,n. bnta whole people heated with aiIS
j. 20 pn,husnsn af a rightly cont Al, rnsh-a
3tri,to III. battles nf liberty under ihts
\ npulses of pstriotism tie most her"'eg
4 I'D srlf dyuiing, = tbrme more noble 4
I'D more extensive. Shall | be accuscds
\ fexirsvag nee, il, & tlng stu inithr u
ta.k what is thsreesen 10 the most Illus
i lions series of victories aud eooques's
5h4r ran Justly br considered as ah"rdlnss
A., mind tNh ia "a 10 make Pllilos"-f
Il htc estimate af haman affairs nnhl" I
! I'D nor. Interesting subj e; of contem !
81 ton AID discontsr, than The causes
A hch led 10 The foundation If this mighty
YEo 20 fhrn III. wonderful ii lines
= 70 dbl history nf what il has since
j ,pa IA j. already grown To ? thin ia, !
d Gene nf unm,eglrd prosperity and happl-u
a1e~s, thai is opeaing and spreading all ~
& ound ~ 'hn III, prospect. A. d'zllns.
E,sit is vtsi, that lies befo" up ihe uncir /
a nnscribed career Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT andi
y rnnf'o,rn.ui which We are beginning toI
4 an under such happy ansplfits, aud with
y Ne advantage sf havloe started NJ poln's
Ewhere il were we'll for the species had ~
Hbeen the lot If lndny nailons even 10 ha,rt
Nended theirs The day which save birlhs
NtD the tnWriean nation, has again coa1rl
q rannd Tint day which hn, been ccle
..fbra,.d throoghaut the Utal.d States esera
6-ncr the year 10 ~ the annl, erssry of
n enr Country's freedom, has again da9n'd
81 MON ts In this slace II nay not BE- mn
ynroner, for me- Ia sas something concern
a.iag the situation ot this Coventry prrvnns,
ST. the revolution. & of the causes which led,
slfp that sang inary euulesi. which Irlml- 1
Tprndenc., by thu Kingdom of Great Brl-
rtain. Waen opr ancestors emlglated to
slihis western hemisphere. t},ey fairly pnr-
"a chased their lands If the dian nattes,
II h. were the only rlghlful proprie'ors of
M hi country They came, not To search
s9..f1r gold i silver mines. nor to oNerrnn
sbyasi regions, nd cement With the blood
AZ fexiri minated nations the dnmininns of
ssSsson,s pnteutsre amhlllons Of rrign & over
III aste, ut the distance If ur Thousand
Kmiles f om his capitol. No.-Thr, fed
.sssfrom oppression They plunged into the
yd.n of az nntrodden wilderness, cover,
xled with swamps breathing pesilieDce,
~ icldi z the bare necp~satt- OF lite only
~ ihp sweat of l,hul --hecanse IN II, dfrs-
&Nrs soliiu,Ies they could commune with
.Ethptr God. breansr amidst It. savage DIES
III solal on, they could poor nut the feelings
Sasof gratitude AID adnr ,tlnn with which
lElfhrir h-sr's "rr" h,h.1, aud which they
Z ,,gcould MT utter IN thu land Of their naiivi
Es:ly. --They were heroes and tried champi-
Mons III religious liberty, VIII" looked Upon
nyK Ne richie aud honor. of tins world AZ
tY1dus' and ashes. in comparison With the
gfsprineiple upon which thet built their stead
fast fnlh.--They not ool, loved liberty rs
fsomaihing desi abr in itself and essential
NE iiguity Of huinda natur-. bnt re-
/ tI.arded II a. a solemn duty IL fee Them
fa,ske IS from every species nt restraint, thp'
k4Ywas Incompatible with the fullest righ hts oi
gxk conscirncs--ihey were men that feared
Mood, and knrw no other fear --ihey
EiXepre eXposed % sfsost all the hardships
:" which human nature il liable, and a.
f& nongsr others tn the cruelty Of the blood
[k4f 81, savage. vho hutch red lhrm with
ik.fout regard 10 either age ~ sex. Yet thos,
kssimen, ctuated hv true principles Of liberty,
If mr., every hardship and encountered eve
|IEry diff uliy Nlih pleasurr, compared with
w. e hal The, had suffered IN their own COM
ksIry from thr hand If those, who should
M have been their fri, nds-- Although feehl,
gs{Sassistrd by the mother country, aud sur
fMrounded aith Dangers and difficulties
HI which often bid fair tn blast every effort
Es3f{ which they were making Ia secure their
fyYtuiurr hapflness vet they continued stead
1ESas III their undertaking, and assisted by
he approving hand of heaven, founded q
B 4aniehty empire, amidst the horrors of a
/ Mhow wing wilderness.
INA The rapid growth and rising glory of
VIZ his country, while yet colonies of & eat
EffM Britain, did not escape the jealousy OF an
lEaaie"llrg an1 an pnpriociplrd ministry
FfE fhsy adopted a course of palicy tow ards
lAffhis country, which our ancestors thought
All Q be- grieslnus and opprc ss,e and d.
|hsreri 'inlation OF thase tights. which, 40
EIIirer men, they we're eniiilrd 10. Our ia
l@lhrs repeatedly p-fli"ned in thu most
Hzhunhlr terms for redress Of their grirv-
kEauces, hut those petitions were only an
e&snsred by repeated insults, aud repeated
[sfriu,Ies.
E The eoercive measures adopted by The
Es1pare"t state. prndneed disposition in the