Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-07-18

TONS under which we live, and the more
thankful we should he to Heaven for the
manner in which He conducted US through
that arduoHs struggle which won our Iiber-
ties, and stamped upon the American ma
ton the prondest motto that belongs to any
people on EARTH
A youthful colony struggling for freedom
with far superior civilized power; its from
tier settlements unprotected, and its help
less inhabitants exposed to all the cruelucs Of
Indian warfare, urged on by merciless
desp0t, is a prominent feature in our Reyo
IutiOnary struggle. What heart could re-
main ummoyed in contemplating the deed,
done bv yalor in all the irmness and an
shaken devotion Of patriotism, during the
war for our freedom,
without shedding tear DER the patriots grave,
Where the laurel Of victory forever shall bloom,
Who beared his arm his country TO save,
Who ripen'din glory now sleeps in the tomb
Or who can view the incidents that produce
ed our admirable constitution without feel
ing impulses spring from the bottom Of his
souR Divine inspiration seemed to breathe
Z its spell upon that dignifed assembly, as
they conferred together to form ligament
that would draw the hearts of the American
people, in patriotic devotion, to the Ameri-
can Union. Methinks see them now sit
ting in conference of the nations welfare;
deysing means to burst the chains that had
been riyetied upon them by expressions
forge! They sat like SayiOr'sover Amer.-
cas- rights, aud like giants invested with
the might of the American people boldly
met the British lion upon his own soil, and
Hike the fearless Hercules of old, slew the
monster in the confines Of bis own forest!
How proud victory! How glorious con
quest!
4 hallowed reverence Cor this memora-
BILE epoch in our country's glory shoald fill
the breast Of every American citizen, and
lead him to offer up the affection of his
heart at the shrine of his country's flma.-
That man who has no love for his country
f s unworthy the name Of man. He has no
care for her welfare, no love for any hut
himself Dead to all the lofty impulses of
:: nature, lie dIsrcgards his couutry's honor,
and casts aside the richest treasure he pos
sesses.
To be born, gentlemen, in such a country
as ours, is far more desirable than Duke
doms, than Lordships, or Magislies. 4
name is an empty shadow mere bubble
on the water-but a country-d free c0gH-
frg-A REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT is sub
stance durable as the marhIe-paramOu
r supreme. Ny birth as an American Is nay
! lollas boast: in a land ih,i has never been
polluted by a tyran's throne--tha' has new
err been dIsgraceI by the cd'lsion of the
blood Of the martyr of christianity though
it has been sancti6ed by the oul-pourlng of
the blood of the martyr of freedom on It's
, soil!
$ The preservation Of the Constitution,
) gentlemen, of government like This is part
/. " entrusted TO our care. The great achiev-
o ment Of the Revolutionary conflict is fresh
/ in our minds, and the associations brought
r up bv calling TO memory the incidents that
). produced this concussion-this great refor.
y nation in human affairs-make every chord
) within orr bosoms vibrate with enthusiastic
' devotion flr the virtues and patriotism 81
! the WORTHLESS OF SEVENTEEN.
Imagine the debates, Gentlemen that pre-
/, ceded the production Of the Declaration Of
Independence! Imagine the sage and tai.
tented franklin. and Adams, and eAerson
and.Henrv, and others, standing fearlessly
/. I'D the champion Of unborn freedom, u.s.
+ sorting the rights that man ought to possess
the blessings that Heaven intended man
4 kind to enjoy! Devoted to the cause Of a
country that had not yet promulgated her
: freedom, and proclaimed the privileges that
\ her citizens bv nature we're entitled TO; Sc
! enthusiastically devoted tothe unborn lido
), of their gigantic minds, we hear one them
= in all the high and lofty aspirations Of viz.
; tuous soul buoyed up BY b pc and the con
!. temptation of future achievements Of vic.
tory and honor, after invoking his country.
!, linen in the fervor and pathos of his own origi
/ nal mind. to dissolve all connection with q
= kingdom of such repeated, and unremittlng
4 hostiliies to our prosperity and welfare
!. franticallv explain, "As for me gire me BIB
II erty; or gire me DEATH"
) OH what pregnant exclamation Of pa
. triotism is thisi 1t is the out-breaking o
III IA soul warmed by all the lofty impulses o
q nature herself
: Imagine, too, gentlemen, the valian
; Washington in the field, fearlessly rsl,ng
h his life to make good what his countrymer
had declared Contemplate the virtuou!
lives that were laid down an humble sacri
II fee TO obtain our edom!-husbands leay
ing their wives and children and marching
. to the fields of their foe, and fighting the
4 country's battles for the rights ofman! Wo
: men and helpless infants falling victims Il
% a savage foe A foreign force already OF
i our shores-our country ransacked, and on
y cities plundcred! Soldiers without clothes
: without provisions or money!-the bloo
b. streaming from your counirymen at ever,
: portland finally, gentlemen, with an expand
% ing sou, contemplate the triumphant achieve
e ment-lhe. decisive victory of your conn