The native American., 1838-03-03

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PREDATORY Remarks ofJ. G. ,BRENT,, Esq, the
s4rsGder Of the FaetoeN .aadress Of Ifashiaga
Il, fo,s to the american People, before the Native
.american Associafiors, on the 22d Of Fsbrw-
vsary, 1885, sah Qsn tnAsf .laai hag7ea II
Fellow MEMBERS OF THE
ssAa' ~ NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION:
The circumstances under which we assemble
beneath this roof, the fact Of this being the first
time that Natives have united under the auspices
Of Native American Association for objects SO
patriotic and inspiring, are SO well calculated to-
throw new and peculiar interest around the
present solemnity, that II cannot refrain from
expressing in the most emphatic manner. the
thanks which owe you for the high honor con-
ferred in selecting me as the reader Of the Fare
well Address of Washington to his countrymen.
Connected as are the ceremonies of to-day with
some Of the most stirring and memorable Incl
dents of national and revolutionary "reminiscences,
and increased in interest, no doubt to our minds,
in being celebrated by, and chosen as the ami
versary Of, our Society, trust that the exercises
of the occasion will arouse profound feelings of
exultation and gratitude in the breasts Of all true
natives, when we reflect that the opinions and
convictions of our National Father have found so
faithful an echo in the bosom Of our Association.
1t is not merely because he proved himself on
all occasions worthy of the exalted mission ell .
trusted to his care-it is not, alone, because the
success which crowned the efforts Of our sturdy
ancestors was, under God, mainly the result of,
his personal influence and conduct, that we meet
as brothers to culogize his virtues, to read his
valedictory, and pay the customary tribute to his
memory. But, in addition to these high induce
ments, because he was under all circumstances
true and uncompromising Native-because he
has left us a salutary legacy, his solemn admoni-
ton against the melancholy effects of foreign in
fuence, and his written testimonial of fellow
feeling with the holy and natural cause which
we are pledged, by d trinity Of reasons, by duty,
affection and interest, to support and defend, is
il that we unite in the general festivities which
now gladden. the surface Of our asyet prosperous
Republic. That all the warnings and opinions
contained in that address, shall find a congenial
response in the bosoms of yon all, is devoutly to
be wished; that the patriotic principles ayowed
by the great statesmen and warrior will, with the
lapse Of years, become more. enduring and po-
pular, we have every reason to hope and believe;
and if we but adhere firmly and religiously TO
the letter and spirit Of our own constitution, rest
assured that sooner or later our cause must pre-
vail, and the foes of genuine Republican institu-
tions be met and subdued, u We have but to act
in accordance with the advice given us by Wash
ington-to listen respectfully to the ''disnterested
warnings of parting friend, and adhere, through
all changes, to our adopted motto; sour Coun-
try--always right---but right or wrong, opr
Country" to make that epoch fortunate in our
history, when Native Associations were first called
into existence, and the talents and energies Of
good and worthy men pledged to the interests Of
the cause. s.e43rstt n tsnr llj.& s4 L,tsia sa si
Friends and fellow citizens, at the moment
whilst am SO agreeably and usefully employed
in reading before an audience, SO intelligent and
respectable, the last official words of good and
great public servant to those whose real interests
It was his. constant and successful study to con-
suit and secure, the united pecan, the glad voice
of favored community is ascending in harmoni-
Gus chorus, the spontaneous tribute OF nation
to its greatest beneiactor. This tribute, thus
annually rendered to the memory of departed
worth-this electric emotion which pervades
every section of our broad domain, and unites
the grateful members OF our great confederacy in
the festivities Of the occasion, whilst it is the
most beautiful and touching manifestation Of pub
lie enthusiasm, and remembrance, must be to the
objects of such veneration and love most welcome
and refreshing, if, as. poets and philosophers have
taught, the souls Of the departed hold communion
with the scenes Of their earthly probation, and
are fattered by the undying and affectionatere-
collection Of posterity. st Years have trodden in
upon the footsteps of receding yearsr-the nation
which he left weak and unsettled has grown into
power and Importance with the speed and en-
ergies Of giant; the legacy bequeathed us of our
rights and institutions, and which he, in COM
mon with our revolutionary sires, was SO instru-
mental in obtaining and defending, has produced
the most salutary results for the general veal;
and yet, despite this lapse Of time---though great
and mertorious men, without number. have
arisen to labour for the public good, amid all
the changes Of opinion, and the conflict of par
ties-the same ceremonies are performed, the
same rejoicings enliven the communicable
Farewell Address is still read to assembled free
men, and the orators Of the day yet find new
themes in the history Of Washington for the exer-
else of eloquence and praise. s ,a,f4s,
Il AS It ever has been a source of pride and ex-
,,i}at;on for 4 country TO have given birth to