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""hn'oni pot win ~rupuous punctfllo We au-
tc'ps'ed their intsn,s AID frustrated their par-
Pc>e. The machine that they had, proved
wanting IN some Of the material parts OF me-
chanism. u failed 10 perform the required
rotations, ard TO act with success in the sphere
ss'sncd a. Then Il woalL seer, thu, The .ci-
enee OF mechanics had been superfcialiy stu
Died. and that they failed IN their great r,le.i-
oerstum. which ves 10 r,et upoa VS. The chains
OF unmitigsted taxation, aud 10 inxuf us in
inc vortex 81 gaping destruction. AID NAV
not hily eek what was 10 we had done tn de-
serve THIS cruel uoatnen,i Did NE ever r..i,t
hConsntutional requirement. Were Ne not
ths~ dutiiui and loyal subjects, I'LL TO have
been W longer. would have been madoe.. IA
The extreme Would IL not have been the
Acne OF Political folly. AZ well a, the height of
COLOSSAL ab.urdiiy. longer 10 have submitted
10 Their claims Of power. until. like the YAM
pyre, with the very breath that famed no. thew
would have destroyed uS Treasoai treason.
treason' Was the wstchword. when there was
n' treason. We had neither Arbaces nor
beleses among W. but like faithful salemines,
~e were ready At all hazards TO nail our Hay
IN the mast. While hope could be seeu in the
common armament n. to the common fund.
We contributes five millions Of pounds, altho'
nave placed the amount Tar below the true
result, must b admitted that neither Isssi-
tide noe languor were competitor in our
rsnss Activity and animation were aiuay,
v'eing upon the arens-ihe one in contri-
briiag the greatest qusntum. the other in rem
'sring easy tie passage over which that GUAM
tlm waste Ps~. And FOR thi, we we're 10 h.
Branded a. rebels, aye, TO be treated ~ the
oH-scourers OF creation. ID have denied 90 US
the guaranteed rights Of the Constitution. I'M
dsr which our fathers were born, and no,
vor>e, " we hsd submitted TO H. to be tram
ped upon a the offcast slough Of a noi>ons
~ver' Such treatment is unworthy the part
OF great Snd mighty nation. IL seems ratl er
- lie chain newly issued from the furnace
o. somc Mormon d,-yot, and forged with the
worse than tyrannical intention. Of the anc,en,
Nero. A nation from whence had sprung
,ieh men ~ her Bscons and her BoyIes hcr
Iockes and her Newtons, the sect uf tho Mu>r.
and the abode Of the Classics. the nur,rr, Of
The Sciences, and the nouTi-her of the Ara
.ay. such nation 20 have acted the part ~.
lid, must be accounted for by sttrIbulir. 'he
cause to her overweenins ambition, or 10 her
buonapartic love Of conquest Little thought
abe that the youthful patriot. of our land
would be able TO contend with the hoary- adj
ed veterans Of experience aud e. little
thought she, that Washington, the ir~l in
the American galaxy, would rise up in our
lind TO rescue the sons OF Britain from the
yearning stomach Of the British Lion. The,
spirit OF Liberty was abroad that subtle
spark was fed and famed by Wa.hington.-
Through his widespread influence and pai,i-
otin e1er''ons In behalf of Republics. Tyrant.
have fallen and the reEalia Of despo,sm been
shorn OF their regal sway
" Fsme spread hsr uirs. and with her trump,
blew
Great Washington i, come Whs, prai., i.dne.
What title shall he hsyc' She p,u,-d tnd I'D
Notone-his name aionc strikes evrr, 'tl- d.,i
Nineh honored statcsmsn, husband, fsIiurr 'r,-,I
y generous nstio','s grateful trsr' ere ihin-,
Yen unborn ages shalt ihy Youth eorar-ni
And ne'er-fsding lsureis deck th, SHRINE"
The nsmc OF the sage ri Mount Vernon pre-.
seats TO the rnind enduring scenes Of patient
struggle. animated and led on from ardent at
tachment 10 freedom. Nor can tho mind IN ~
tho presen; occasion, from patriotic a.socia-
tons, free jtself nom the rntntion Of some Of
those bright compeers, whose names stand
high IN the niche of fame. and who, bv their
deeds, have reared for themselves monument.
OF never-ending rcnown-I mean our GreeoS.
our Sallivans, orr Putnams, our Morgahs. our
Mcigs, our Henrys. and our Lees. who. hy
fnir concentrated efforts. brought 10 pass
what before the world had never seen. And
What was IT. Arepublir. rising nS it were from
chaos, shooting forth il. stems from n trunk
grown old with age and weakened wiih care.
spreading the benign influence Of its light 10
the remoiest corners Of the word. AMI con-
vIncing the unconvinced ihat man wa. made 10
iAiHk. not N obey. How beautiful 20 oonicn-
plate the harmonious symmetry &c ou- free
government, moving on IN uninterrupted avs
TEN, dispensing impartial Justice 60 all withnui
favor, without fear, and without bias, COM
handing the admiration of Europe and eau.
ing the exclamation, o, wonderful people,
would The aristocratic poInp and noble glare
OF the sea-grt lsle, if the spirit Of prophecy
hsdforstnld IL. believed that Ameries would have
risen to the height she hiss done in the scale n
uailons' No. my country men. Her lofiy ideas NJ
s'lf-importsnee ~onld have spurned the sumo.
shon. II would have bceh TO her like pluekine
The last feather from the plume ihsi nodded in
her cap. or tearing from her Monarch the y rrAth
thst eneiTeled his brow.
More thsn hslf century lee rolled avAv. rnv
fsIloV-eitiIens. and Se hAVe been IN the rpioy-
Enen, Of ell those blessings that mpn could Sish
We hsve >een the palsee TO rear its siRirlv head
~hcre the humble cottage, in rural simplicity. st-
tFaeied the ere OF the lonely traveller or Indisn
hunter. Mountains have been levrlird, snd the
hills have erumblrd before tho msrrh Of i'm
provrmebt. Embahkm-nts Of earth thst ones
seSmrd to present an indispensable bsr for tn pass
ske OF man, have given place 20 the slveTv
stream, bearing upon its bosom the q. ,duee Of
i1inSTv. snd challenging the scrutiny 81 the me-
ehanicRi artist The tide Of tme. in iis sn~sri
course. though Il has brought vith "a plrspnrts
has not been without its painS. On revolution
srV band Of patriots have nearly III left Star
sitsr ssr, they have sunk below their earthly i,u-
riIon, toll scarcely gtey.hsadrd ,stsrsn Il th-t
illaHrious band ~ ief, among US some ~ them.
vithou, monument 60 their mrrnortss md the
most Of them uowrpt aHd unmowned " ve
know not their nsms =. let cherish their leeds
let ne treasure up their virtues. 1T us forget
thsiT in'bles sad their frsllties. Charles Carroll
81 CarTolltoo. uho formerly AS The THINE f,r
The orstor's tongue asd the OTEtoE's pen. nUs ~
logger grsees the beautiful EsIsly the, once
s'resped 10 living life, richly sursst,r TO ti,s
eyes Of sdmiribg millions lie. too. in rri,-
i'ehion 9TH the IFs-rminsni men ~ho struggled
with SaT 20 the khifs and Gar t0t the hih " hath
gone 10 join the, iIias'rous bsnA the, once proud
" s"d gsllsnily stood up fOv the rights II nrsn
sod the Dictates ~ liberty. And ds you not ssk.
haih not smother one gone iIs vho. on Occasions
previous, occupied - dising usl,sd tart 90 the
ceremonies u Liberty's birtii-dsy' And need
mention h's nsnr. b. order 90 present Lim ~ lull
frmrishrs'es e. the grateful hearts Of grsisfui
Anericsns' No vosld rsthsT ssy 20 you, ses
him ~ tie prosperity u the country, ~ the on
vsfd msrrh VI liberty, 80 our Lslls snd oar
chambers. even upon ~ sipds snd apon the