Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-07-19

NignS ct royalty around him. nAmpliug down the
dearest lights oi his fellow man and forging thntns
WIN winch to bind irecmen IN slavery, hls Throne
rocks beneath hun. aud his gorgeous palace tottefs
tot iall-1hai while every th,ng seems how in
hnmhle submission To his DEGREES, obscure Judi.
'dhal may dare 10 proclaim the blessings n Liberty
Ia M enslared and degraded wotld--'lhat some
Henry, like our own immortal patriot, may rise In
shake the fabric Of tyranny to It's foundation aud by
ms csisiess cloqucnee klude flame that can never
be cNtineuiShed may bid all the lelruiues Of free
dom lash and all the lhundets ol resistance roll
may btd the subject burst the chains which hind him
III oppression, aud rally around the standard of Ihcr
" and Equality, with It's noble motto Of " SO scmlo
t4fdRplsa streaming from on heh.
W Itt WIS the condition ol the world before The
American Rcyoatoni Noueh, but one dark and
mttd niflh at slavery aud oppression peyadcd the
cm1h But suddenly the sun OF liberty rnsr cllul.
gent IN The Western World darkness n,d ils orient
heans, anl joyful day burst upon astonIshed man.
" here ytauhy once extended IT'S hllghting cUcots.
nov freedom eNerls ils Wholesome influence. Fol
lowing the 'N1mplc OF onr ancestors South America
east oil TIN yoke of oppression, aud erected free
government upon the ruins OF slavery. 1t Is also la
he asc,hed Ia he cxlinplc of ON revolutionary pat
nuts, thai the eh,valfous Greeks, who had long
gtoaued undef The bondage OF ihe Mussunan, tram-
pied down the insignia ol Turkish despotsm, and
raised once molo the standard OF fallen Greece.
France, Too, attempted 10 follow tlIeir example. And
although The French Revolution uniofluuae, result
ted N the ic-esiabshmcnt of monarchy Vet II has
been OF incaleuable benefit 10 Europe. Entouf-
AGED by the rtminiseenro of the achievements of
American heroes, the nublc TEXANS fought aud won
the miae. And when we cali to mlnd the glolcs OF
l'nnNcfs lllll, we can point too to HE cvef=mcmo-
iablc plans of san Jaointo, where iecmen offered
up ihctt lives ~ thclr couuuy's cause, and showed
that the blood Of the siio still flows IN the veins oil
The som that the spnit OF ON ancestors sill flows
IN tie hosnus oi Their postcfiiy. II was the rceol
lection 81 BunheI's Hill which neited the ANS al
thu Texan heroes on thr day OF that eventual battle.
aud enabled them to triumph over the ,noble slaves
Of a Mexican iytant.
These are the consequences OF the American Re
voiutIon Thus has it brought freedom INTO nworld oi
slavery Since HAT period, We have seen Republics
spring up III every direction, and millions OF euslls-
ed lrcemen come into the enjoyment Of every pfRi=
lege tQal can feadcr man happy hhd content. II
has bestowed upon mankind tie ncstnnhIe gilt, mol
only OF CIVIL bnt of RELIGIOUS hbclty--ifeedom 81
speech oi conscience aud OF action. II Ia nnc that
of these, martyrs had blcd and died, had suffered
the greatest torture aud agony, without u tnuimnr
endured the most cruel punishment that the witch
educss OF man could devise; but II renamed lur
RG.uluiinn to secure the privileges FOR which they
lad 50 nlaeuanimousy sacrificed thefrl Here,
IN this lovely llnd the pilgrim may dwell in sale
". The land ot our fathers shall ever be home
IN the oppressed and here the genius otlibey shall
loievcr felgn, upon out eonsctiaied shofes and
plains mllowed with tire blood OF our aut csors, aud
IN abiding place shah ever have.
There Is not Il tlrant IN the world who does not
nemble on account Of the influence ol thai kcvoln-
ton and not \ subject who does not feel his CHAINS
grow l1elttr, aud Joyiuy anticipate the day wI1cn
Tie bloody cnsigns nl royalty shall no longer dis
Piacc mankind. aud the whole world shall be cloth.
cd IN the lovely habillmenis Of fccdom.--Ies pur
Revolution * looked back To, with enthusiasm and
delight By every nation II would seem rs IL lts nt-
lhors we've ordained by heaven as boon 10 the hli-
man race. There aie few pages al history, The
glory Of whlchis nnranshed but the page of the
American Revolution stands an OASIS in the desert.
He deeds ol other men have been glnrious but that
glory WIS too often tnnshcd by ambition. IN tie
characters OF the founders of Amcilean liberties, We
hla every thing to approve, aud nothing 10 condcmu.
The government lhey established Is perfect model
EQUALLY removed from the umnts Of a turbulent
democracy and rom the evils OF monarchy. The
Roman government has been often pointed to
model OF freedom, Rome III her most GLORIOUS
days aud exalted era, scarcely knew what liberty
ilet government was continually changing from
gal To consular, from consular 10 a pretended
republic, aud len TO tumuuous democracy the
whole power was concentrated IN the hands OF the
par!clan mobiles, while the people, under the appel
llllou Of pcbaus, were continually exposed to Iulu-
Y and oppression, without any means of ledicsslug
their grievances, save sor IL The sword.
II Is Tue, thai under the Gtccian nopuilic, the
Arts, Sciences aud Liberty nouri.hed, and the he
foes and philosophers OF Greece will forever attract
attention md excite admiration but remained ior
our lllustuuus ancestors to win the laurel: 10 eslab
llsl government purely republican,, erected upon
The broad basis Of popular rights, aud to build up
institutions, the guarantees ii freedom and bnlwafks
lgainst drspotic power. Here, then, hud the
eonsnmmat,onof eovernmenl--lIclc are institutions
IN winch reason, religion, and philosophy are blend
ed :-here We find freedom Of religious worship
freedom OF The press, Ice representation, and per
sonnl liberty responsibility of those III whom power
IS oonidel. and equal iaxafion all guaranteed and
brought INTO active operation.
Such are tie invaluable institutions of Our wise
and vutueus ioicfllhefs. Such Is the temple OF
Amcrlean Liberty. We were told thai IN Gly
years from It's erection every pillar would fall from
beneath tho mighty tabIiC butlt stands III dclauee
of every shock; and may hope that the time IS
approAmatlug when every milton shall bow and wor-
ship al lis shrlne. The world shall begin 10 appre-
cate the value Of equal rights equally projected by
Just and equal laws. And il it shall dnly value
them, then viii that be accomplished for which our
ancestors lied aud fought--lor winch Henry spoke,
Jefferson wlote,-W Washington fought aud Lalay-
etc BLEED.
But, while we contemplate the benefits which have
resulted 10 the world from the American Rcvoh,-
ton. let as lurn our attention TO own county,
aud llchod the hood OF glory which has burst upon
MS since The commencement OF our national exl.-
fence.
The time WAS, and not many years ago. when
noug but lltle boat float upon the broad
surface OF The noble Ohio, where now the majestic
steamboat rides III grandeur, bearing III its bosom
hundreds Of tons of rch and varied merchandise
he time was, when passage OF four months from
NdtcheA 10 Pltaburg deemed speedy trip,
and the boatmen, having ended then tol.soine voy-
a9e, cdped on shore with as much delight II they
had crossed the Atlantic. The first canal OF any
magnitude in the T. States, was completed in 1907
not more than thlny-six years ago aud the odes,
railroad, not more than three mics in IpnuIl WIS