Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-11-01
WHAT lS TO BECOME Or Tnls
COUNTRYfn
BY JUDGE STORY.

w HcH WE reicCt OIL Wnat nus Deen. M
'la' is. how is il pc 'sible not 10 feel a de
rnse of the respo, sib.lil, of this repubIi,
o all firure ages? What vast motive,
'ress upon us for lofty eiIots! What 80
mn warnings al once demand OR viii
nee, aud moderate our confidence
The old world has already revealed "a
IS in is onscaI d bo ks. the beginning an.
nd OF AL It's m,vellous struggles in Tn
nuse oflbcrty. Greece! lovely Greece
~ land ofscholars. and The nurse Of arm
'yhere sister republics il, lair pro- sSio
united the praise of liberty where is sf,t :.
or two rhoisand years the espresso
onnd her 10 the earth. Her arts are no
. or'-ihe last sad relics of he, .tqp,,lo
RI but the barracks of RI S. soldier
'h fragments OF her co'umns and paI
81 are IN the dust, vet beautiful in ruin
he f'll rot when the mighty were uro
''r. Her Sors were united al Thermopy
re and Marathon; aud The tide of her Fri
mph rolled back upon the Hellspont So
'':ll by hand "f her own people. The MAJ.
o. Macetlm did mo- the wo k Of destruction
! was already done by her own CORFU
ons, banshnents, and dissensions.
Rome rrpub lean Rome whose eagl,
.lance,li in the rising su,l---whcrc aud viii
x she? The eternal clly vet remains
..roud even IA her dcssolaio a noble in Dc
aine, venerable in the najcs;y of religio,
md cain, IN fhe composure of death. Til
MALARIA has but travelled in The parts won b,
he destroycrs. More than eighteen cen
,uries have mOurned o., he loss of tn
empire. A motsil disease was upon he
before Caesar had crossed the Rablcon I.
ind Brutus did not res-ore her health b,
he deep probings of the semitic chamber.
The Goths. aud Vandals, and uns. the
wa ms of the north, OILY CON, leied wha
was begun at home. Romans BETRAYED
Rome. The egions were bought an
sold, but the people paid the tribute lno;,ev
And where are The republics Of moder
times, which clustered around Immortal
l,aly Venice and Genoa exist hut IT.
name. The A ips indeed look down upor
the brave and peaceful Swiss in their ma /.
tive tastness-but the guarantee of their
freedom Is their weakness aud no. their
strength. he mountains are no, easl,
ce;aincd; when the invader comes. he
comes like an avalanche, CARRYING destrnc.
lion in his path. The peasaniry sink be
lore him; the country is TOO poor TO- hun
Yer, and too rough for VALUABLE, conques
Nature present her eternal barrier on eve
" SIDE. TO check The wau,oicss Of amb
non. Aud Switzerland remains. with her
Simple Institutions, II military road 10 CHI
mates scarcely worth permanent 10 ,s,,s-
>ion, aud pro ccuAj b. the jealousy OF hcy
eighbor>.
W.. stand thu latest aud &c 80 G.n, ,,,,.il
bly, The lasl example of self government b
he people. We have begun il under cir.
,'umt,nccs o. tho most auspiciois nature
Ne are in The vigor of youth: our growh
has never bccu checked BY the oppression
~ tyranny. Our constituents never have
been cn!eeblcd by the iuxurics and vices o.
The worli. Such as we are We have been
from the bcgnning-smple hardy, inlelli.
gent, accustomed TO sclf-govcrumrnt and
self respect. The Atlantic rolls bttwec,.
rs aud the old wo ID WITHIN our 80
erri'o v. stretching thoigh many dtgrcC,
Of lati;udc we liav, the choice o'' maiv p'o
aucts, and many means OF independence
The coternnem is mid line pr, IS is free
- Iigion free-knowledge reaches or may
r, ach every home, Wha iairrr prospects
OF success could be- presented? VIVA
more is necessary than for the people 10
preserve what they themselves have ere
tied?
Already has the age caught the spirit o.
our institutions. Ii has assembled The An
LIS and snutE.d the breeze Of both oceans.
II has Infused i'sclf into the blood Of En-
role, and warmed the sunny plains o
France and the lowund~ oi Holland. ]
has touched the phlloso,h of Germany
and the north. and moving onward towalYI
Inc south, has opened 10 Greece the lcssoll
Other better days.
Can il br. then, that America, unde
such circumstances. can betray hcrseI,
That she is 10 be- added TO the caialogu,. %
republics, he inscription nFon whosr ruiz
$ {. the were. bur they are. not" Forbl
i. my countrymen! Fo. bid il Heaven!
I call upon fathers, by the shades o
Our ancestors by the dear ashes whic
repose in this prcriols soI-by all 20.
Ui hone 10 b,---r sisi very prpieci ofd,
nrioIl--resis every attempt 10 fter yoa'
conscience, or smo her our public schop' :
or ,xiinguish your $, stem OF public ins'nic
nm.
| call upon you mohcrs, by that whl
never fails ia woman. the love Of yopr of
spring. and teach them as they climb YOU
knees % lean o. your boso'ns. The blessing
p'lberty, Swear them at the alier, as viii
mir bap'snal voss, TO be true to ihe',
coum,ry--nnd to never forsake her.
cali ulon you. young meu TO rcmemb''
whose IONS you ar--whosc blooi flows il
oar veins Life can never bc TOO sho
Inch brings nothing bat disgrace aud op
preston. Death never comes too soon
Unnecessary ~ defence ofthe liberties OF on
country.