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ed BY you, this day. upon the subject of TEN
pcranee.
They embrace the opportunity Afforded by
the communicative Of this rrqscss, 10 exprcsa
their acknowledgment for the very appro-
pirate manner. in which the duty assixsed %
, on was performed. and the eoa6dene hope,
that the Publiestioa of your Address win con-
dnce 10 The prosress ADD prosperity Of the
Temperance Reformation
Very Respectfully.
C. q. STEWART, .
=. A. MOORE, j
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have the pleasure 90 acknowledge the re-
oeipt Of your polite note, requesting. Coz pub
LEGATION the address delivered by me On the ith
instant
Prepared, as the production has been, a n
tcrvals n.tehed from pressing professional
engagements, and therefore exfremely imper-
feet, Il would have been more In accordance
with my feelings and estimate Of is merifa, 90
have withheld Il from publicaiioa- Joining,
however, with you In The hope, that Il may, IN
some humble measure, further the noble cause
fully aeccde 90 your request, and in conciu-
sion, tender % each Of you my respectful ae-
Acknowledgements, for the manner IN which you
have communicated the request, and the com
mcndation you have been pleased TO bestow
upon my humble effort
Very respectfully,
your obedicnf Servant,
ANDREW HUNTER.
To AIR. c. G. Stewart and others, Commit
tee, &c
RiESpS AND TELLow-CITIZENS:
In compliance with the flatiering
appointment of the Chariestown Tenn
Perancc Society, | appear before you
this day 10 lend the feeble aid Of my
humble powers in behalf Of cause, in
volving to a very great extent, not on
ly the wcll-being Of civil society, but
in high degree the purity and per-
Pctuity of our free republican institu-
tons, and above all, the solemn destiny
Of intelligent and immortal beings be-
yond the confines Of time.
To some, the occasion selected for
the purpose may seem inappropriate
thus TO devote the anniversary, con-
sccrated by long and approved usage
as the birthday Of freedom in this wes-
tern world-a day usually set apart to
the delightful task Of resounting the
gallant deeds Of our reyoiution-of tell
ing the story of our fathers wrongs
ihe patriotic fire that was LIT up in their
bosoms, and reused into action, that
more than Roman firmncss and heroism
which nerved their arms 10 strike the
deaih-blow Of tyranny sought to be cs-
tablished upon our unpoliuted shores.
Yet judge We, my friends, il before the
task allotted TO me is performed, you
do not concur that such is far from
being the case.
The martyrs of our independence
have shed their blood a willing oblation
60 their country freedom, and are now
reposing peacefully in their bonored
graves; or the venerable remnant Who
still survive are fast being gathered
home 20 their fathers. They have
fought the battle, and they have achiev-
ed the victory. The arm Of Providence
has conducted our beloved country
through the ordeal Of sufeTings and
bloOdshed, defeat and disaster, safely
TO her eoequai rank among the nations
Of the earth; and TO US has been hand
ed down from those who thus achieved
il, a legacy far exceeding in value the
treasures Of Golconda or Peru.
What then, NATURALLY arises the in
quiry, remains for us u do! What are
the duties which devolve on us in ac-
complishing the high destiny Of our
favored oouniry-in rendering her the
freest. the greatest, the most virtuous-
the land whence shall flow back m Pc
rennial streams the blessing. OF enlight-
cned liberty 10 the worn yut nations Of
EuropeS What, but, with ves;al vigi-
lance 10 preserve, in unirnpaired purity
and integrity, those blessed institutions,
moral and political, thus inherited from
our illustTiOus ancestors. aid which al
ready render the name Of American so
dear TO ali whose footsteps have tfod
upon a foreign shores
But how Is this 20 be done; Ifpublic
wrongs are about 10 be inficied upon
us, OF public nights withheld, o. the
high claims Of oar counlFy's honor call
for vindieaiion, why, then. let the deep
tones Of indignant eioquence rosound
through the halls e Legislation, and let
the voice of public sentiment echo and
re-eehO them back from one 10 the
other Of she vide cxtemities Of our
Union: nay, II need be, let the young
patriot, and the veteran too. buckle ON
the armor Of defensive warfare, and
shake loose 10 the breeze the proud en-
blem of our united strength, 10 save in
triumph over people, free. and resolv-
ed 30 10 continue, as long ~ the cher
ished remembrance Of their fatber's
deeds shall re main uneaaeei from the
sanctuary Of the soul.
Bot nov, in these the days of haleyon
peace, when difficulties from without
are Ear removed in Prospeci. YET ua
turn 70 he dangers from Within--let us
cherish With 6Iial reverence those noble
principles of virtue and patriotic devO-
ton, which, Ike beacon fires. guided