Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-10-13


opened to him; let interesting books
have been provided for him; let him
have been associated with others in the
same pursuits and he would not have
found leisure a burden; he would not
have found company snare; he would
not have found his home irksome. Life,
with him would have received new
impulse, new resources; and he would
be proportionably raised above sense
and matter, to intellect and virtue.
( The hope of seeing communities thus
educated, intelligent, virtuous and hap
ply, is one which VIC delight to cherish.
We gladly SO along, however cautiously,
with the spir, and promise oil the age.
| Visions Of improvement, not OF perfecti-
i bllity, are before US: and though past
experience seems to mock them, we
will not believe they are dreams. The
auspices of freedom, the tendencies OF
knowledge, the counsels of providence,
the promises of christianity, the hope of
man, all forbid despair. Let our favor
ed communities do their duty, and there
shall be no place even for scepticism.
Tell US not of difficulties, o! obstacles,
of expenses, in the way of rearing wise,
and enlightened, and righteous genera
ton. Give US but the refuse oil the su-
perfuous expenditures of our country,
The fragments from the tables of luxury,
the leaviDgs OF expensive entertainments
and ADJUSTMENTS, the casto off garments
OF the sumpluous wardrobes: or store
for US what excess consumes, and intem
perance swallows in this land: and
with these means VIC could pledge our
selves to raise a community, far more
enlightened than the world has yet seen.
Let every man, moreover, give his own
faithful personal cndeavors, and we
deem il not too solemn TO add, his ear
nest prayers to heaven, and here upon
these shores of promise, shall be reared
up community as pure and happy, as
i, shall be intelligent, and enlightened.
Mr.. Ua6ater.-In the course of his
eulogy on the venerable patriots Of Mon
,icello and Quincy, this gentleman pre-
SCENTS lively picture OF the debate on
the adoption of the /" Declara,ion;" and
the following is the animated AID charac-
,eristic appeal which he supposes Mr..
Adams to make. The orator has Judi
ciously used some of the real express
sions of MIR. Adams, Ed. SPEC.
" Sink or swim, live or die, survive or
perish, l give my hand, and my heart, to
this vote. 1t is true, indeed, that in the
beginning, we aimed not a, independence.
Blu, there's Divinity which shapes our
ends. The injustice OF England has
driven us to arms; and, blinded to her
own interests, for our good, she has
obstinately persisted, ill independence
is now within our grasp. We have bu,
to reach forth to it, and it is ours. Why
then should we defer the declaration
Is any man SO weak as now TO hope for
a reconciliation with England which
shall leave either safety TO the country
and its liberties, or safety to his own life,
and his own honor! Are you not, sir,
who sit in that chair, is not he, our vene-
rable colleague near you, are you not
both already the prescribed and predes-
tined objects Of punishment and Of ven-
geance Cut off from all hope Of royal
clemency, what are you, what can you
be, while the power OF England remains,
but outlaws! If we postpone Indepen-
1 danNa w. tn IN
up the war :? Do we mean to submit to
tho measures of parliament, Boston port
bill and all! Do we mean to submit,
and consent that we ourselves shall be
ground to powder, and our country and
Its rights trodden down in the dust?
know we do not mean to submit. Do
we intend to violate that most solemn
obligation ever entered into by men,
that plighling before God, of our sacred
honor 10 Washington, when putting him
forth to incur the dangers of war, as
we'll as the political hazards OF the times,
we promised to adhere to him in every
extremity. with our fortunes and Our
lives? know there is no, . man here,
who would not rather see general con-
1agration sweep over the land, or an
earthquake sink it, than one iot or title
OF that plighted faith fall to the ground.
For myself. having, twelve months ago,
in this place, moved. you, ina, George
Washington be appointed commander
OF the forces, raised or to be raised for
defence Of American liberty, may my
right hand forge, her cunning, and my
tongue cleave to the roof oil my mouth,