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=, .Nad "le DIV prepare them for the high
sFe awaiting them. They
>, ..,.,..t- 'Ature actors IN tho places
,.'.-..i - b /. -:e now the principals. and If
..a.,, W.ds are improved. their moral,
,rr 2slae.hey may be safely relied To pre-
and defend our Government and IN
sti,uuons. We owe imp!ici, obedience
20 the wise and well regulatcdlaw, of our
country. No private citizen has rish,
toques,ion or oppose the authority of any
Laws accordlnt with the Constitution.
which he, through his representatives.
has imposed on h,mself.
Our political duties are high and inn
portant beyond expression. IL is nsces-
sary 10 be religious IN the discharge Of
these. to scru,inIke the conduct. TO esti.
mate Justly the capacity of those TO whom
we delegate the sacred trust of governing
MS. IL behooves us 10 remember that ".le-
waited posts IN Governments are like steep
rocks. accessible as we'll iothe reptile as 20
the eagle. We should not give honor
and authority TO those who may betrav
and injare US.
Let no eNtrlneous and disconnected
mater have influence 20 divert our eve,
from the great truths tina, The laws which
govern this Nation ought 10 be sound. sta.
bic, and indiscnminaung; that those who
weld The powers of this government ought
20 he wise, firm, honest, aud patriotic.
We ought all 20 avoid luxury and OK
'ra'aSance-,his Is not the proper soil for
their culture. We ought, as iar as 1 pro-
per degree of spin, and praise worthy
iorbearance Compatible, to sustain ami
cable relations with the res, Of the World:
conquest and slaughter have no charms
for us.
/, iS incumbent on Us to promote feel
inS' OF harmony and good fellowship BE-
tween ourselves and all who with us
hear the name Of American ciiizenS.-to
consider the most distant State as the sis
ter OF Virginia 10 regard the obscurcst in
dIvdual friend.
In the words of an admired author
across the Atlantic, The spirit of liberty
binds the freeman To- his brother: tins Is
The Religion OF Freedom: and hence /,
IS that the stormy struggles Of tree States
have been blessed with results OF virtue.
II wisdom, and Of genius. hv Him who
hade us love one another. From this love
winch IN us mliicst sense is but The spi-
ritual term for liberty, wha,eVcTis worth
cs, Of our 'enn nature has is birth"
In conclusion, II j. our duty 20 Guard
and preserve the unequallcd inheritance
winch IS ours. The privileges, which cost
our ta'hers 80 Tremendous 4 struggle, have
been handed down - va as prriect and
un'Gammciled n man could wish. Shall
we MAINTAIN them So see nothing,
cannot conceive Of any thing which NAV
ju'hiva ne ga,ive answcrt TO thu, enquiry
a. not believe II possible Tor any train
OF circumstance 90 blo, out from the
minds at tins people the memory of the
I1s', 10 render them 80 blind and reckless
with regard 10 the future, as TO induce
them 10 part with one particle Of then
proud inheritance. So broad and so deer
- lad The foundation Of the Temple d
Liberty SO stable aud vel, wrought i.
i's snp6rsiruCiuTe, that !, must be perpct
nal. So jealous are the wor,hipper.
within that Temple, so GcVou,ly DO they
hrng their offerings so firm are they in
their faith, that ap0s;acy is never 10 b,
found
The essential principles OF ,,is govern.
mcnt must forever remain unchanged
The jealousy Of other nations, the demon
"i 6iScoij, strife. and party s,irit anon.
$50 Wv N'i-dESI iNbl/lhg tuDTtS y
ambitious politicians. high in office, ma,
al do their wors';-but - hen II !, promo,
ed tart "e shall make base aud bastard.
~ surrender of ali that We prize the voice
which urges that proposal must be silence
by Scorn. There viii never he one s'ai
oi hope "b'cured from our political frma
n'nt. Should YOU ever be tested, IN,
fellow -cI'z"nS come the tiisl when anc
how /, may, ieel the firm assurance ,ha
You NIL spare no cxertion 10 render YOU
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