Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-08

~ IF tho nrinciples which actuated the patrlc
go nf,-6 was brought here by the Pilgrims OF
Nov EncIand. and the associates OF SIR Na,'er
Raleigh. They planted it in this western %iner,
nes. and left it to grow up and rlpen, ana "heh
ira fnll time was come their sons put In te e''
kIe and gathered the harvest -
Rut f,llow-citizens, when we Contemplate
the mighty effects of the American Ke'o,u','N,
| we stop not here Ola our own threshold. LET 10
look abroad upon the face OF the earth, ana see
what it has done, what 1t Is now DONG ana ",at
III, destined 70 accomplish Trace TIE sprea" VI
liberal sentiments for one moment, see 10" ''ey
are pervadlng all people and Ill nations AM
FIRST fell the impulse of the feeling we awakened
and thouyb the whrlwind of Revolution was
there violent and destructive, we trust u mas Po-
! r;6ad the nautical atm rsyhere. The c0nyu'slVe
,hrocs of Spain aud Portugal next followed ana
| have nor vet subsidized: and We pray Uou, uh'h
the tyranss of the people are prUstrate' mat 'hey
never NAV. The whole of the southern part Oh
this immense continent, excited BY our course
has risen IN its strength, and shaken on the slaC
kles of oppression. That country dear 10 eve
vheart by its interesting associations, wherc Out
few wears ago, the solitary traveller stood on me
w.stsd nlain. shoutin" Leonidas! Leonldas and
no ecno repeated the great name, Sparta herseH
seeming to have forgotten her hero. Is now awake
and in life. and vocal with songs ct praise to the
memories of the heroes of o.den Greece, ana 10
our WAsHtxGToN.
Such is the glorious destiny of hmerica-sIch
the part she is acting in the grand drama OF nu'
man af!.tirs! Her silent, unseen influence ~ 'ie
moral lever which is to move the very t'nhdat''n'
of bgotry and tyranny. She is to earn The l;''',c
I Is ba;r,, the ninneer in the march Of the whole
earth 70 Liberty.
e. ~, Il tnn ppau
our annals. presents fit opportunity TO recur
70 these peasng recollections, to indulge in these
refreshing remembrance ofthe past and to Gallup
all those bright images ofnatonaI glory and renown
which vet Inc in the distance. 1t is with no de-
sire to indulge in feelings of luminosity, to keep
alive old preiudices, or TO open anew wounds
long since healed. that this nation. on the anni-
versarv of her independence, listens to the rect
tai Of her former wrongs. and eXuts III her mt
umph over her foes. A great, generous people
know how to forgive and to forget. In the words
of The Charter of our Liberties, we are enemies
in warm peace. .trteads.
FeIlow-ci'izens. ia the rapid visw we haze Ia
ken of the men Of the Revolution, their deeds,
and the effect of their character and achievements
upon other nations as well as upon ourselves,
thousand reflections must have crossed your
minds The outlines onlv have been touched:
u has Dpen iett Tor You I'D Hi up d'lu
the Picture Amidst them all, however, one
great, one interesting question presses upon the
attention with force not 10 be resisted. lnha-
bitants of a land blessed as ours is-ci.izcns OF
Government 50 highly flvored-are we to "hoId
fast to the profession of orr faith without wayer-
ing.: or are we, like the base Judcan. TO throw
cichs r GShs ihsan % s hi J tribe FELLOW ",
shades Of Mount Vernon. 1t calls upon Us, BY
nj
toll common fame, and common glory, to pre-
serve entire the liberties bequea,hed to us. 1t
asks US if we will blot the escutcheon of our ho-
nor, and suly the bright page Of our national his
tory: Shall this voice be dIsregarded? Shall
We turn deaf ear 10 lis warnings. which speak
trumpet ton ded TO the soul? Shall we FORGET
that Heaven itself has visby shown its regard
for the nation, and s.haIlowed anew the day we
now celebrate BY double apotheosiss' We
must learn wisdom from the dead. One by one
the Patriarchs of the Revolution have rested from
their labors. Of the names appended to that pa
per. CHARLES CARROLL alone remains with US
and of us. standing like solitary pillar in some
ancient temple. beautiful in its proportions. only
touched, not d.cayed by the hand of Time. and
with the parting Eays Of an evening sun lingering
and playing around its summit We can no
longer g lean on their great arms for support"
bright examples we must folow-their prscepts
we must remember. We owe this not only to
them and to ourselves but to those who are to
come after us. Should we prove recreant to the
trust confded in us-should we, by any means,
bring dishonor upon the great cause of Liberty,
the homes Of the world will have fed, and the
night Of slavery will again descend upon the
earth. History appeals to us, and aids the ex-
hortations of our own patriots, with its solemn
mementos. The splendid ruins of once famous
cities, beautiful even in dcsoaton-
! But be0'hy with that fearful bloom,
| The hue winch haun;s II 30 the tomb
tell ne. in language more eloquent than words
could express to take heed by their fate, and to
shan their errors. They are landmarks in the
solitude of Time. pointing out to us our proper
course. Are we to disregard all these, and to
behold
| As white page as Honor e'er unrOlled
] Bltckvn bencih our touch into scroll |
| Of crin and sn,