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ster OF servilc bondage and enthral.
ment. that iurked under the veil with
wnich u was masked. They knew
iuli well the rapacity of the monster
when released from his chains. and
wisely adopted those measure, hes,
calculated to thwart its insidious pur.
poses and TO Illustrate its trcaohcry.
ihey ie't "a deep, sal, and an unmi-.
taken conviction Of the oppression il
indicated, todefeat which, they plant.
ed firmly the foot Of resistance, and of.
Tered up, on the shrine Of the welfare
oil their country, their fortunes and
their lives. Rightly conceiving the
stamp act To be but portion of a re.
neral scheme to assume unwarran,ablc
dominion over them. they denied tho
principle on which such authority was
exercised, as in direct violation Of their
immunities as freemen. Disdaining TO
summit 10 the imperious dictates Of ".
ranny, which violated their charter.
and sought their enslavement, bcliev.
ing that taxation without representa-.
Ton was an assumption of power not
warranted by the dictates Of legitimate
justice, but political change fraught
WIN pernicious innovation, they quick
" severed the ties which bound them,
ana launched the vessel Of their dcsti-
ny on voyage Of peril and uncertain.
~. Cnrepresented in the councils Of
the mother country, holding no chan.
mel through which they might raise the
cry OF remonstrance TO oppression and
tyranny, our fathers IN the noble spirit
OF iorbearance descended 10 the hum
Ole condition Of supplicants. They
portrayed IN vivid co;ors the fragrant
injustice which such measures entailcd
on them, and conjured their sovereign
by all the ties Of justice to avert the
imminent calamity. A deaf and un.
ieeiing car was turned 10 their pcti-
tons they were spurned contemptu-
ously from the very foot Of the throne.
ana denounced as the misguided eilu &.
SONS of rebellious ingrates. Still ,hey
chung with eagerncss to the expiring
hope OF redress, and grasped the last
sinking anchor Of Britain's Justice
" hen she extended to US the FOSTERING
tenderness OF mother. when she look
ed on our rights aud immunitics with
an aiiectionate eye, when. impelied by
The irresistible dictates OF justice. she
respected our privileges, We acknow.
lodged her kindness; but when she
trod them under foot, and sought 20
enslave US, we nObly delicd her power.
and laughed her menaces TO srorp.-
Every avenue to justice was closed
Forever, and the proud structure Of the
British empire tottered TO its FONDA
ton. She drove to 4 resistlcs. confc-
deracy nation of friends and bro
theirs. loyal to their king, and struck
from the list Of British dominion no.
BILE appendage.
Scarce was the manifesto Of hos,ili
ties proclaimed, when the clarion of
battle was sounded, and the clash of
coniicting arinS was heard on the
plans OF Lexington. Diversified sue
cess followed tho contcnding arms OF
either party, till the consumma,i.. =
blow to the discontinue Of British
power WAS struck by the saviour of his
country, the immortal Washington. ON
the plains of Yorktown. The dire
conflict was over America, Ike the
sitsns man, had shaken oil the fetters
with which tyranny had bound her.
anu, flushed with the pride of victory.
took her stand among the nations of
the earth. The gracious eye of that
Providence which watched over her
infant energies, which fustered their
advancing development, still extends
ITS protecting hand to sustain the slo-
rious fabric. America. our common
country. stu! lives the proudcst monn-
ment ct glory which the annals of the
world have ever developed. She cgap.
Piled IN deadly strife with the tyrant,
which dared 10 touch the Jewel She So
highly priced, with a hostile arm, and
cried vengeance on that power which
threatened To destroy that opening
dawn OF liberty which at noon day was
destined 20 shine with uncqualIcd lus-
tire throughout her prosecuted land. -
Our country, IN all the pride Of rCpub
lloan institutions Of unequalled great.
ness, hath reached the most exalted
summit Oi prosperity to which the GBitC
energies Of mankind have ever attain
Ell. Euiranehised from the ictler. 81
foreign sway, she hath planted on that
gorgeous SUNNI. a banner Of liberty
and union, 80 irausCcrdant ~ it, hri ght-
ne-'. that al mankind look up TO il
with he eye of wonder and admiration.
Her glory - like the blazing fire lin
died on the highest summit. az a bca-
con 1t safety to the snip wrecked ina
Iincr.
Let oppressed humanity look 10 t1c
bright example Of our union. and 81
our liberty. one, united and inscpara
bic. aud when the destiny Of h. ,oun
tfy y wrecked by the pillows Of i,ran.
ny and pcrspcuffop. that ev,,,,,J. a.. al