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meats can the demasogue employ il
bginging about tins sad catastrophe
than those whose necks are already
bowed 90 the yoke Of the tyrant ALCO.
HOk Who rnore likely 10 present
tke-nSelves as wiling instruments IN
The hands of soae future Caesar oI
,his Western henisphsrc, abo'S to eros.
Bodily the Rahicoa Of our constitutional
liberties. % by corrupt and perverted sui.
fzycy cluse popular elections. dcsiShcc
70 u the palladium OF freedom, TO be-
come The very engiae Of its de ,;rlc-
hoos IiO=s INV Young friends, did the
Roman Ca,IliBe rally around his stand
ard Of Infamous treason against hii
country. 50 many Of the noble youth
Of the aaelent rnIstrezs OF the world
The i-zpartiL page of history tells yoa
thai II z9s aiOOe by artfli. and too sre-
oesSsul. sppeals 10 their base desire for
sensual indaigeaoe- Or TO reverse this
dark pscture, Whence Spran. The ao5le
patriotism which h>ioaged % the char
scter Of the ancsent Spartan, that sub
h7ne devotion O. their oO1ntry's hoaor.
Which eEea nor, =fter the hp,e Of
thirty oensErIes. osnses the mime of
ThermoPyie 10 thTM c.. sculs With
patriotic deiiyhs What. 1 ask, but
.lOoe th=iT tenPer1aos. and contempt
fE luxury N every oEns IL was be-
caase the fa,kers OF ancient Sparta vie
" caased their drunken slaves 90 be ex-
P0sed beSore their rising youth. the
Bore efe<fn1lly 10 awaken IN them dis
gut and aSh1rTence OF the IN natural
deb2seneat- And y hat. to come nearer
home sustained the pslgrira fathers of y.
Eag;1rt Ehen. bearing IN their bosoms
their kOGsS.soli gods OF Liberty and
Relsn7o, ,hsy bEave1 the perils OF the
Oos1n, 10 seek n asylum III the rugged
uIids q the ncS world What enl-
ksei them there 90 maintain them
selves. and grow and flourish. amidst
'the uOade5Gl Perils with which they
were sGTTDCadeH What bu; the tenn
pera.e husb1nding up of their energies,
meal and physical, the better To resist
the repe4Aea shDcks Of their savage foes
from without, and froes within 20 crush,
Ia the bod, every germ az corruption
Yes, Ey friends, II n ever thus-the yir-
tues arc al auxiliary - each other, and
EoEeve. much we E.ay lie disposed to
TeSIs. The sentiment. wei uay II be
doubted II gJoss Intempcraace and ele-
waited PairIosIsm can ind, together, an
abiding Place m the human character.
Permit me. then, fellow citizens, in
ooaoiGSioa Of this branch OF the sub
jec;. 10 appeal to you aad each Of yoa,
AZ. ss cIfizers Of Country b,clscd
among na.ions AID dIs;ing,IIshed " all
.be TIch houniies Of kindly over-rul-
ing Providence, we are not bound BY
the highes; Of political obligations, TO
PreserTe. uEtlruiShed and Unimpaired,
Our faculties and emerge, moral and
ply sic1i. The more effectively 20 be
devoted - the service, n vel Of our
cOcniry u our God
Bot. a. YET. the a4rSeii chapter in
tie IeoOssis 81 internpersnee remains
90 Re Teciiei- Wounds. Ia more SEN
si,ive. are Yet - De prObcd- Its, fell
I0E ciiixeas IL or social and domestic
rel1tsD1s where svTing up the bItieIest
flIits. The most ksaFt-Tcnting woes,
the Saside,t des0lAftcn Of this fell
soOzrc. of cur rare. Need ] institute
Tire inquiry. and proceed, by the cold
foEns Of IDyieal deduction. 90 establish
the PsCPosi;ion. that. OF al the Ills
that rscr1sl Re p ! heir e.. Yea, and
also q tlsozc = hich the immortal mind
a. called g. endure. this ~ the greatest;
IL aloae the question of pecuniary
economy be regarded. we reply. that
accUrz'e All Csrrf3Iiy formed esii-
mates have sbOxn the astounding fact.
TIA, ten nilluols q dEllrs fill short of
the annual coatIshutiDu q thc PEOPLE
- - I. States. - the support Of this
ooasesse5 dcs;r,yer Of both soul and
boiy--an 7Bouat sufficient ~ secure
n every drsfltutc widow and unpro-
tec.ed orphan Throughout Tire land. 10
the GoEuseE comfort and competency. 10
the latter f-od and rsinent, aud the
biessisxs q eSBcstsDn- What streams
q huuaa happiness, then are here
diverted ffJsa their legitimate objects.
and r.ade % f5Ern one fEf-hty current.
q bear dyEn MAJ 20 de- true iga' Or
u ne taTu frocn tbs minor coDsijer1-
fion - she susnIsely more momentous
or. tca-hing or physical and moral
oo4ssi;son- thea -. search the annals o.
tbe ar, hBalss. the hosEi'a's. The peni-
ieniIarsFs 49, psl-0ns. and the asylum
FgDss,r3 81 fhc rrrrffion ~ ihoar
Wko Fsspent M E,~lancboly spectacle
~ fh~ hsrssa miad IN s,lsas. and theTe
lssEn Ne I'D truth faiiy Developed ~
Feoeni lBquisies--.lEf q az thIi gene
Ezi aE7eEsas a poverty. and cnme.
and inEEsIiy, hise ienth5 - the hoie
- m EEslls. directly ~ intermediate
". - thss one csase--tatsEuPefance.
Tes. ~ frien8s. q o = meiancholy
fsrt eqnsliy sell asrersasned that NJ
leas tissa kslf . rsilIsen q the hoasied
free Popala',on a OR country are stc-
tirns. a. . Egr1ier ~ bess deuee 10 tbis
t-airfui fEfsiussion. and snnuslly more
tisa sfty thoazsnd 20 aoNn. IN ssd Ses-
PAR. 20 "a NJ druakard xEavs. But
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