Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-07-11

shuIricd sep passes with indifference horror thCs
Scountless MILLIONS England has expended on her of;
srridc conquest, ambition on i, ,nunicent act She
loves 20 lin@er
But is the Jeoyle Of England principally refer
hoover haze Contributed to swell her reuown BY
sccss IN arms, III Council, hv less OstCnai
souS, but perhaps bcneiiceri, cnargng the
sors ot mankind by advancing the and sciences,
soecame ihelr adopted children. Their Independence,
and fame are contributed to we'll BY the Prince hei
caSant-and arIscc:acv Itself covers beneath the;
sclaiins Of merit. Amid The mixed motives hpman
3"on these distinctions are among the most powerful IN
CentI'es To generous cxertions have seen no nci
dent since the FTCuCh Revolution begun furnishing to
my mind more satisfactory evidence ibat liberal rnci
aPcs have al last taken fam in that dehrul orl,-
1try, than IN the voluntary grant recently made by h
s coPlc OF France TO the children OF FOythe ustrous
gchanPion OF Liberty You readily perceive the obiect
al have IN referring to these instances of national LIBERAL
H'v-It IS to justify IN saying, Ego and do likewise
Il measure, national in character, noble in design
saud hcnihcent III result VIII not distris YOUR zeal
goa what theatre can tbs appeal pc properly mad
81 The Metropolis of an Empire 10 whose foundation Jef
s5erson so essentially c0tbuted-a city over whose in
'aucv be watched with parental care ON what dav so
sipfoplcus as :s? with which is;s raiiC is nserar !
sShiy connecedwhat part OF Tie cercmpn;n more nc
Scepiabe in Heaven or earib-,yhat time. repeat
ain, more seasonabie? The Anniversary of the De-
2cIaraon OF independence, Of which he was the author
--hc day, furthermore, which Completes the jubcc of
-Four emanclpaiun-on this day, fifty wears ago 60 IeP
lierson II allowed 10 write in iu record nj ,,,
2 iesny, the farest page produced n The whole OK
Atent OF backward time He was commissioned fro,o
aboYa FOR who doubt the source ofIis nutlo,rl o.,
isprocaim the glad things OF POLITICAL sayoton f. = ~
A'hShed worjdtO write the suhme and unerasooLl L..
Atrnh that nation OF freeinen had that day baa; ,r
ne oenihcen' effects OF this great eprchh heen al
ready described, with az claOrcucc To Which a. 80.
;sprctend. 1t sufficient for the uccasn to ca, a.
the roots of your empire reach from Ocean TO Ocean
Awic under lis branches nation reposcs in peace lin
erty, and happiness. hear, in the moment of addres
,'i' You, the trump Of Jubilee. The inhabitants nj rho
a oh
tam tops from distant mountains catch and communicate
ne li'g sounds to millions of freemen. But anil q
S"auoh' rejoicing, see mOurnful OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
essoh is bowed down with his Observation-Disclosures
Hirke another Balclutla, has become Observation-Disclosures
has been substituted there FOR the oracles of
the general rules of hosFi y have disappcarad Lf
athe meagTc hend If penury.
If | am asked why Jefferson Is snmIod ort -, , :.
conpatrios-irJ is, he stands rre-einent ati,
Eor his services and his misortunes God forbid that
slou dIlnsh the just claims OF the il!utrious band
who guided by the polarity ofthcr superior oens md
Any courage that was aboTe circumstance TO whom the
Ho!essiigs OF Providence became pillar of liottbo
wch we were conducted through the wilderness TO the
iahu Oh promise But as one star divreh from another
sar III glory, so asois the lot OF man. Ii was his oo,
iortune to occupy the front rank among the
AHeis one OF three survivors, signeis of lie
BOT independence His associates are comfortable and
Gnccd no aid. ~
3 Ift be inquired how has it happened that 10 Io.
Scome impoverished answer the decacy Of tho srb
eject orhids the inquiry. may ask however what nub
Gic institution Is there in the United States that has not
sprohed of his bounty What SON or darpLfer r Oii,
ion who has asked for aid, that has not received his
charity' What nation, tongue or kindred ;a has mi,
4shared his hospitality: His fame had gone abroad in The
aearth lie was Justly esteemed distinguished bancfac
S. tor at hanfIni 10 resoricd us an Orac. hi
q they might hear with their ears from his avn line
the sublime and the eternal truths of civil and
SHbeTty. HIS doors were open TO all His RESPONSES
S"ere "l'"heid from none he sequel was inevitable
IA loss OF his property Ic disinlerestedy sacrificed i
SindePendence on the altar of all the virtues The h
racteF OF hs country ennobIed BY the sacriGce I,
s" be sill further ennooed by its being replaced Inv
1the generosity of his Countrymen.
3 Will not intrude farther tran Ia say nro,, ~
reso!uons Let us act. rather than resolve Let ea,l
oman subscribe What is agreeable himself Lam
ga uhiioIm SuhscIPtion-t IS unequal and therefore mn
gust Wealth pays hundred dollars with as little in
EconYeBicace as poverty lis dol.. What wish i
Sevcry citizen of Washington may have his name in
sSerted among the benciacoIs of Jeerson-he anonn
awhether great small refers to the mo,iva ,,L;f
#ticsU. ga
q Alter Mr. BAREoUR had concluded his remarks
MIR. RUSH rose, ard said thai, in Offering himself
Ior few moments To the assemblage present in ta 20
siPacity in part with the gentleman who had met II
Eed them, he was unable orbear an exoressoo or M
satisiacion which, as citizen o another Stale as VOL
gan inhabtant OF Washington, he felt in acgniesc;r
GIN the sentiments to which that Gentleman had oiys
SuticranCe. lie ventured 10 persuade himself ;r9ni
sihat they woud challenge universal acouiescanca =
ne theme would be too common me and most es
3peciy a'ter Tie interesting exercises Of the mornino
eto cTpatate upon the unreasonable debt which osa If
se present generation owed to the founders ofour pub
shc liberty ihey were all FAST passing away few,
anu bat lew remained, around the short and precipus
3remnant OF whose lives il became us to cling with an
aeXaltcj gratitude and love. amongst the memorable
9e'' was Inc patriot and sage whose situation bad form
scJ the SUBJECT Of the appeal that had been so ly and
atiUneAiy understandable FOR his years, illusrious
sor 's services and now, tan ever cndeared 70
the hearts OF his countynen, from Tie hand of snisfor
9une bavIug fallen upon him--Tbe patriot and sare
fig Lie .Ysaon' beloved for his virtues from
whose rich and immortal mind had flowed lie o,reatt
5Salc paper we bad been listening to-a state Daper
"D'1n ha passed into history, which this day con-
,>ecracd by tbc lapse Of iny wears and Which folin
ioS He tate aud Tie fame "f the great cpocas Of thc
World would as time rolled or, acquire in the ewes OF
i"s hauoo' ana OF nations yet 10 deeper and ~
,holicr interest What did not all owe to this lin,
trious man and now willing should not all of Us DC ,o
iacGuH ourselves of portion of the dcbR The vcrr
il'H 'n winch we found ourselves assembled, appealed
10 rs 'hc emblem Of the nation, which he had done so
nHch 10 call INTO being, tie couuscs Of whose roroe