Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-12

10 iae'e solemn cerennulr. III ,,,,,,,,i7.,
- i'i'ae' 81 the eFdiSaFy business NJ If.
10 '"' y t'''d Crowded assrmbiaee ali bss,..L
Tue occasion which bhres rs tooe,h., p Nv
owe o' extraordinary public in,e,ss, 10
'"tis ne any present TO whom is d,tn,i. -.
>'ein TEDIOUS aud ~earisons L., ti,, -
. h't Ws@ hings and il he e,nn., sn;o, ~,
''" ,olefatr thcm al least, for the sake NJ ii 49,.
~ "hoh hey relate. and the ppc ia, c,rcn,,
| s'.tfet which have called ten, for5b.
'Ph "" 'aok around rs and view viii,
""H"ss OF Hrepresslble exaffstiou. The L,.,,,
'"'"S OF oar country, aud our cuuhfry's inst,.
-""eh we rad, ~ their unrauail.a
fr"sPe''y the certain and unerting evidence
v '''e eNee''ence OF oar Drmocranc RrpabIi.
can system when ne see the w,de C,r,sts =,
our Continent stripped ofihelr NAIVE aro.ih
ana 'rtmlng with The products of ayrir,I,,,,
sN'Il NH min,'ty, aud the desert ia tru,b aud
!" ,ao' o'ossomlne n the rose. We can scarcely
realize 10 Ourselves. that the f., ,,,,i,,.,,''
ny c'VIlZHd man, was made IN y. America. AT
period II tie more than two rpo,nr,es ,o "
Can scarcely believe that these h..,i,f,,l 20,
gions, which are now filled with enlightened
rIteiheh, were so recently tine track less bauuts
Oh savage race, restrained IN their nativr
p'opfnsiIes by no form of goyprnmpnt--no
st'toed rule ut national Conduct. Such Is
h''"e'tt, the iaCi. NhaI /, NOW the condiIiou
u 'hfSe ancient lords oi the orest-thpse ,n-
'"'otth sons 81 natutei Expelled, step by
step, ifnm their lawful and hereditary pnsses
SLOWS, ihrH have at last become strangers IN the
'a"a OF lheir brih-and, hurried along as they
are, helofe that tide of population, Who's. mn
pe'aons wave is constantly rolling u the Wesi
they Will ere loug find no abiding SPOT, saw in
HE barren and almost unnhabtttble Wild. al
western America. While weestmate hipl,Iv
rs VII We may, HE value Of our institutions
h"a ihr rt!ect o! Their example upon the world
II word be alike improper and unteeling 70 rnss
over Tue CONDITION oil those, upon whom we
have necessarily, tho lnnUcently. inflicted tne
deepest aud most lrr parable injuries, without
ihe exp essiOn Of our siucerest lrgrsIs at their
n's'oH"nes, and our llVeliest sympathies in
their suiiplings.
But LEI US urn away from this unpleasiug
subject, 10 speak Of one more cnapeni,I with
the feelings which have brought US ,ogether
upon tie present occasion. "A detail - TIE
colonial connection formerly iub,srnc be-
tween our country snd Gteat Britaia Is not ne
ce'sary Tor oaf present purpose. The relation
"hich we bore 10 that mammoth kingdom, was
lhe beautiful and interesting one OF youthful
a"h lovely daughter 10 lis aged mud venerable
ho'her 10 england, rs the common sourcr
OF our peop'", ouI feelings aud our very exis-
fence, We naturally looked foT that support
aud protection, which belong and are incident
10 that euJeaTing relation. that SUPPORT
had been rendered ii tiieat Britain bad 10 fact
ana ~ truth been TO Americana mother kindly
aud alectlJnattly attentive 10 her inierests--if
indeed, She had abstained from absolute and
aggravated injury UPON our feelings as men
hno our rights ds nauou-,hen, most proba.
bly, we had not met here to day--1heu. uefhaas
no American Revolution had ever graced the
annals OF History-and Liberty, like the dove
sent from The ark having found no resting spot
upon which 10 place her foot, might st.li have
Continued her hopeless waudtrWES through
The world We have, then, very Hpundaat rea.
sou ~ exult IN the injuries which were inflicted
upon our forefa hers--th"y were InAppreciable
benefits Conferred upon us-they were hatbln-
gers OF that glorious event winch has been pro.
ductive of untoId blessings 10 our own country,
nd may perhaps ct wax, into aclion The SUM.
beriog apathy OF other and less fortunate ia.
tons. Man is naturally an inert being. aVerse
TO arduOus enterprise, save in the certain ex
pectatIon of corresponding benefit, willing
" rather 10 bear those Ills be has, than 10 fly
TO those he knows not of" When. therefore,
We look at the condition Of our country al the
period of the revolution, without army, without
navy, without treasure--.wih no resource, ,avr
Ia the gallant hearts of her patriot sons and
contrast II with the HerCulean power o; the
oppressor, the mind IL lost IN silent aInazenent
at that godlike spirit. which could erect the
fearless STANDARD OF resistance, under CIrcum.
stances SO irightfully inauSpi, lonS.-lhe hand
of an overriding Providence IS here plainly and
distinctly manifested. VINO could have am
cIpated mat the petty exactiuns aud e1'ortton-
ate demands Of Great Britain upon tie colonial
possessions oil n. America--woud have gwen
birth to an IRA which stands proudly eml-
nent on the pages of History. over as fartst
and most brilliant records Who could have
behaved that thus a fame TO be enklndied
whose faint and feeble gIimmerings would
slowly and insensIbly increase, TIL then noon
Gay radiance should brighcn aud llIamme thr
w0ole civilized word But such has been ihr
fact E; add man, flute, ignorant man, IA con-
strained 10 admire aud TO "on1a al the "asI
OF that mysterious Providence which his dhThcu
edIntelect cannot comprehend.
The causp which led to direct and open VI
olence between he colonies aud the moiher
country are coucisey aud elegantly rnumerd'
"a IN thu immortal Declaration which has
this day been read 10 you with so much feeling
they need MOI therefore be rep aled. fei!-
succeeded e,noH.trahte-aiI TO be .ighttd--ail
REJECTED The language OF menace mad lu9oil
was returned TO repeated suppllcallons Tor
mercy, Until finally tie voice at an indignant
aud injured people was spoken, in terms that
could not he mlsunderslood--and the sound OF
Revolution was heard In The cannon 5 roar, up
on the plains of Lexington on tie I9ib day oil
Apri, l771 me armies ui The Revolution were
led TO batt.e aud victory by the Father OF has
counlry--by him whose torlunaie aud dlsiln-
gulshed lot IL was
"To lose tho Rcbel's in the Patriots namc,
- And step DER prost'ate Loyalty 10 Fame
What American can hear the venerdted name
of Washington pronounced on this sacred day,
and feel rot a tear Of patriotic r grei starting
into his eve , What American can re,lrcl upon
the victorious character and the exalted palri-
oiism OF that wondei fuI man. who WAS " first
ia war, first in peace, aud first IN he al c.Ipn'
of bis countrymen," and feel not his check
suilused with the generous flush OF paniohc
e1ultationl The sun sets, nut the Storl-s uI us
ra1ye arc SuhlimpI0 ptctuI eu upuu the