Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-09
CELEBRATION OF THE 4TH OF JULY
At Paris (Fauqaier County, va.

citizens. OF Paris (Va.) and its vicinity. Inc
day was hailed by a.discharge of thirteen guns,
which, reverberating through our mountains,
proclaimed to the people that the Jubilee OF
Freedom had come.
The company repaired to beautiful grove
of oaks, adjacent to the village, at o'clock,
and sat down to an excellent dinner prepared
for the occasion. Not the slightest accident &C.
Cured to interrupt them in the enjoyment Of
the day. Indeed but one feeling seemed to ami
mate the large assemblage-a chaste love of
Liberty;-gratitude 10 Heaven for its hestowal,
and determination to preserve ii. MARSHALL
AsHsY, Esq, was called to preside, assisted by
HUGH F. HENRY as Vice President. After the
cloth was removed, the following toasts were
drank:
REGULAR ToAsrs.
/. The glorious Anniversary we celebrate:
The first dawn of Freedom on the dark night
of Despotism.
2. The Heroes of the Revolution: Embalmed
in the hearts Of all the lovers of Liberty their
deeds will be emblazoned On the Temple of
Fame a beacon light through all time.
3. George Washington: One of Natures No.
bles. His fame is Eternity, and his residence
Creation"
latter drove II.
S. Gen La Fayette: whole nation mourns
his loss; Republicans every where love his me-
mory and admire his deeds.
g. James Monroe: His stern unbending ho-
nesty, and his Roman firmness, have built up
for his memory an undying fame.
T. Our venerable x-President Madison: May
the evening of his life be as calm and tranquil
as its morning has been brilliant.
g. The Constitution: Let every heart be fill
ed with courage, every arm be nerved in its de-
fence, when assaied by either foreign or do
nestle violence.
9. The Army and Navy May they never
strike but to demolish tyrants-never be bought
but by love Of country.
10. The Congress Of 49, Called forth to lead
their country through dangerous revolution,
they were rich in expedients, rich in conscious
integrity, rich in immortal fame.
IL The Union: Nothing can preserve it but
n close adherence to the Constitution and leav-
ing unexercised all doubtful powers.
r. Liberty: Sooner than surrender its cta-
del let its votaries become heap of slaughter
ed freemen.
manhood-the last to glitter on the evening-of
age.
VOLUNTEERS.
By the President Of the Day. Our sister
States Called together by community Of in
terests and feelings, may they carry out fully
the purposes of the Union, and build up a tenn
pie to harmony and good feeling which shall
resist the effects Of time.
Hugh F. Henry, Vice President May the
American People be aroused at the gigantic
strides of the Federal Government towards Des-
potism before it is too late to arrest its progress
Thomas ]. Glascock. Our Chief Magistrate:
For seven months has the storm Of Bank mer-
cenaries beat upon him most furiously; but, firm
as the mountain rock, he has withstood every,
h,ft t,ote shines hri w
its peltings.
Robert S. Ashby. May the golden chain
which connects the States preserved by men
of clear minds aid honest hearts) prove indis-
soluble by the abrasion of Hickory or the influ-
ence of the Burine.
Charles J. Stovin. The rising generation:
May they profit by, and long remember, the re-
suit of recent experiments in the administration
of our Government, and honor their ancestors
by a strict adherence to the legacy bequeathed
them in the glorious Constitution of America.
William Morgan. The Spirit of rs: No
shutting in the ranks" be our motto. Let us
have liberty of conscience-iberty to eat and
drink that which agrees best with our notions,
and chew our own tobacco without asking the
Priest
John Ballthrope May the spirit which ami
mated the hearts of our fathers in '76 sustain
their sons in "a.
Doctor John r. Edmonds. John C. Calhoun
The able expounder of the Constitution. He
yields no sceptre but that of oratory and &C
knowledges no other Sovereign but the God
who made him.
Eli Crupper Notification: The Doctrine of
the great Apostle of Liberty, Thomas Jefferson;
the Doctrine of Virginia in '9S; the Doctrine of
every other State when occasion required
wholesome doctrine, and true natures doctrine
against lawless tyrants
Peter Hartman. The American People: May
despotism.
George Glascock, Jr. The Senate of the U. |
States: They have stood around the Constitu-
ton of their country, like Grecian phaIanx.
determined to conquer or perish with il; and |
have won for themselves the evergreen fame
which survives the patriot and the marble re-
cord of his deeds"
George w. Campbell. We have learned wis |
dom by his experiment and some by erperi.
msnting on him. Let him aud the Deposites
both be restored.
F. Ashby. May the pressure which keeps
down the people be speedily removed, and may |
they never more be pressed until pressed in the |
s.ry,co of the Fair