Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-07-09
THE ADVOCATE.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. FRIDAY, JULY 0, Iss
THE FOURTH OF JULY

lHE FOURld VI JULY
While the subjects of European Governments
celebrate the birth days of their princes, tho
free citizens of this republic hail, with an ever
renewed enthusiasm, the Anniversary of that
which declared nation free, and proclaimed
10 the whole world the principles of Free Gov
ern,nent They celebrate the birth day of a
nation. On each return Of this memorable dav
the annunciaiion of tho principles embodied and
ehshrined IN tho immortal instrument which de-
clared us free, anmates the bosom Of every
American, and pervades, as with an electric
cha'n' the hearts of millions of Freemen, and it
Is ce'e"rated with songs and rejoicing through
all our borders.
ne 4th OF July, coming this wear on Sunday,
was celebrated on the Saturday the third of The.
month by the 4" Charlottesville Deb,,;no S,c;a.,
w 6y the delivery of an appropriate DISCOURSE
ny MIR. NATHANIEL WoLrE, in the PRESBYTERIAN
Cisnrch, aud the reading Of the Dcc,nratio, of
Independence by DIR. +. CARR We shall saw no.
thing OF the merits of MIR. Wolfes Grafton. 70
which the delighted and enchained attention of.
an enlightened audience bore ample testimonv
as we hope hereafter to have il in our mower f.
lay 1t before our readers. We have heard of
other celebrations in our neirhborhooJ bu, mona
of the particulars have been communicated -
US.
Miss WRIGHT takes her departure for Emo.
land in the Hannibal, which has sailed from,
New York. We cordially join in the hope ex.
pressed by the Federicksburgh Arena" That
she "parts, like Ajut, never to return"
The President of the United States wac nv
Pected on the 25th or Goth of June AT Louisville
on his way to the Hermitage How different ia
the progress of General Jackson, moving ouietlv
o" 10 the hermitage, declining the public ex-
preston OF the willing homage and respect
winch freemen would render to tho man of their
choice' The hero who rescued his country from
INVASION and plumber and tn. constitution from
violation, from the electioneering excursions of
the Coalition Misunderstanding on the good
sense ct the American people, and conscious of
The elevated simplicity of his mind, the iustnes
OF his views, and the disinterested patriotism IF
the means by which he aims at their accomplish
'nent' he is willing to leave their results. and
the consequent estimation of his character TO the
impartial and unbiased decision of the neonle.
We hear of no barbecue revelry-no tahIe ora.
Tor themselves. They require no blazonry of
hciious defamation to recommend them.
Iheir contrast with the deinquences and cor.
ruptions of the coalition is Recommendation o.
nough. 1t is not necessary that the Clerks in
the offces at Washington should neglect their
outies' to engage in " arduous political warfare
IN defence OF his administration, or In abuse of
ais opponents, and when driven to desperation
by this neglect& their own private extravaoaoce.
To rely on the connivonce of the government, in
consideration OF their services, to overlook or ex.
ruse their plumber of the treasury We hear Of
no " ebony and topaz" toasts. We see no Sec.
rotary OF State traversing the country in the
character OF political mountebank (by the bye
quite IN character in tho late Secretary lavish.
Ing nnmeasured praise upon himself and his as.
sociates, imPrecating war, pestilence and ia.
NINE on the success of his opponents, and f.
naIly going off in abortive explosion of In.
temperance and vanity. (See MIR. CIay's Mount.
sterling speech.)