Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-09-08

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sun IN Heaven We shall make tins glorious, an inn
mortal day. When are in cur graves our children
VIII honor 1t. They will celebrate it, with thankssiy-
my WIN testivty, with bonres and iurninatious-
IN It's annual return they will shed tears Copous eus
ing tears, not of subsection and slavery not of agony
and distress, but OF exultaon, of gratitude and OF JOY
o'r, before God, believe the hour is come. My judg
mont approves this measure, and my whole heart in
it. All that have, aud all that am and all that
nope IN this life, ready here stake upon ii;
and leave of. as begun that live die, survive
perish, am for the declarations. 1t is my living sent-
ment, and by the blessing OF God il shall be my dying
ssotiment; independence, and INDEPENDENCE
Y0REvER.n
Add SO that day shall be honoured, ustrous prophet
aud patriot, that day shall be honoured and as often
IS returns thy renewn shall come along m ii, and
he glory of thy hie like the day of thy DEATH shall
Ali from the remembrance of men.
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Bea.tifa Eriraci The E,,lovir- extract from the
Oration of MIR. Ev ERETr, delivered Cambridge on
The anniversary, breathcs the nOblc and worthy
spirit as exhibited BY him the floor of Congress
last winter, when pleading for the few remaining heroes
of the Revolution. .NUes.
"Lct us not forget the return of this eventf ,lay
The men, who, when the conflict OF counsel was over
stood forw ard in that of arms Let me not by tain,Iy
eadeavorIng to SKETCH do deep injustice TO the story of
their exploits. The efforts OF lie would scarcely suf
nee 10 paint out this picture in ALI mingled colors of
sublimiiy and woe, agony and rinnph But tho aoe
OF conmemoratou is at haud The voice of our fathers,
oiooo begins 10 cry tI us from beneath the soil which il
ehef, The men and the deeds o. that high SOU led day
he generation OF contemporary worthless is gone: the
crowd OF the uusigualLeJ great aud good Jisappears
ana the leaders iii well counsel are seen in
iancys eye, To take their stands The mount OF rclem
ofance They come from the embated cliffs Of Abra-
na' tey start from The heaYns ods OF Bunker's II ILL;
they gather from the blazing liuc of Saratoga aud orl
toWh from The booddyed waters of the rand
from the dreary SHOWS ct valley Forge and all the
bard-iought fields OF the war With ali their wounds
and with all their honors they RISE plead With us
broth F,,-i,N /.
lude' not o. sounding words, but by stretching out
'e strong a'rs of our Countrys prosperity TO ep Tia
veteran survivors, gently down 10 their gravcs.o
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Extract of letter from Thomas Jefferson Ptesien, of H.,
United States, to DR.. Priestly soon fer Ls fr o
10 that Office dn Ted Washins ton, March s1 1901 nnh
ished III the Appendix to the Life Of Lindsey
nat an effort, my dear sir, OF bigory in petite,
ana rengion have we gone through. The Jarjo,lans
really battered themselves they should be able t ,;n
back the times of Vandalism when ignorance mt eye
ny thng INTO The hands OF power and priestcra All
advances IN science were prescribed innov tons: thew
pretended to praise and encourage education but il
~ 10 Tue education OF our ancestors to look
BACKWARDS, not forwards, for improvements the Psps,
DENT HIMSELF declaring, in one OF his answer, IN I'd
dresses, that we expect TO m beyond ,ye,
III real science FMS was the real ground of all their
attacks upon YOU Those no live BY mystery and
ia'aneiie tearing you would rcudcr them useless BIZ
supplying the ch'7san hiiofhy, the sublime and
benevolent, but the most perverted system that oyer
shone on man. cndeavourin crush your well earpod
and well deserving fame: but ii was tie Iliputiaps on
CULVER Our countf ymcn have recovered from the
larm into which art and industry had to own them sc
ence and honesty replaced on their high ground and
you my dear sir, their great apostle IRE on lis ppna
Gle 1t is with heart felt satisacon that in the frs,
moment OF my public action can hail Won with VOL
come 10 our land, tender you the homage of il, rcsnect
ana esteem, cover yon under the protection of tbos.
laws winch were made for tie wise and the good like
YOU and dsclaHn the Legitimacy Of that Heel on leps
lation which, under the form Of law was for sa,na
As *
ng' and the horEon becoming serene. is pleasant to-
EohsldeT HE phenomenon with attention. We can M
iohgeF say there Is nothing under the sum- FIR This
"o'e chapter 10 the history OF is new; the crea,
extent OF our republic is news its sparse habi,ation s
new ue mighty wave OF public opinion which has roll
leu over H. IL new; but the most Pleasing novelty is it's
SO quickly subsidng, such an extent of surface IN
lis true level again The order and good sense disnIav
ed 10 this recovery from Geluson, and in the omentous
CRISIS winch lately arose, really bcspeak STRENGTH of
character IN our nation which augurs well for the
ton OF our republic. have been above all tI;nna
Soaced by the prospect which opened upon US i'm tie
event OF non election of President; IN which case
~ government would have been in the situation
OF clock or watch run down; there was no idea of
IoTce nor OF any occasion for it. convention invited
oy me republican members of Congress- with the vr
'ud' fresdent aud Vice President would have been ON
the ground IN eight weeks, would have repared tho
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HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REyOJ JTTtOS
me history Oh our revolution and constitutional or
Pa"Waon rs yet to be written Nothing but materials
nave been published on this unparalleled theme And
many more materials must yet be given to the world
and perhaps another generation eapse before the his
o'y can DC written lac archives at Washington must
be explored; those CT the several States t6oronoLJ
esdIcheo anu the treasures which scattered about
10 the families of the Revolutionary worthless mnst he
gwen 10 the world. The laiterIs quite as important
preliminary as either OF the others. The history of th
revolution in the letters of the great men who sbone
ih IT, IL Is from them alone that characters can ho
raouated naIores sifted parties unrayeed opinions
illustration, the Journal of the Federal Convnrt; |
oteagre as 1t IS at best what would have been " itlon
tne contributions to it, furnished by General Bloomfield
As 10 Mr. Breary, by MIR. e.. Pinckney and
~ Mr. Madison. Even the Sketches of CO. I.. u
&'es imPeriecta they present us all that we az
yer possess III the nature of report OF the discussion
~ tnat august BODY Much more remains in mann.
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