Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-07-19
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THE FOURTH OF JULY.


calculated To s~ AIKEN the feelings ~ recurrence
Of 10y gone days.
The dinner vac cpsred BY Messrs Ward and /
>tPss m style hung for the occasion. The 4
fuii roh bowls o( Turtle Soup. add the eniraPpsd
huny mhAOtsut, CT The rOtOmse lay va u'OsI ca
qu'.ite silence, brow 10 The bone.
The company Va. sljt,s,sJ 10y Alexander
Campbell. ksq-, II hE,A'ii!s, IA = oricf snJ ,ui-
Pres,ivc manner.
Cenfi,n,ta and Itto,r- Cili:,s,
We have asscu,bl.J Ca th,s momenioUs oecs-
sion To celebrate tho day which gave birth 10 -
Nations Freedom. IL 40 how siNty- yeats
,.hce the Fathers of Our Nation, stimulated by
an attempt to impose upon them the bord, u
slavery. declared their Country Tree and InGe-
pcUdsut Tie tyT9nt welded the resources u
great and poserIul Nation. iheu nj peace With
the real oI tito NotlJ, aud free 10 eeN"te Its
~hois power 10 crush the hni tH.tt. Of fesl.t-
Snee. oar CsGniry ~ss thee trsmuisll,j ~ the
letters 81 'sr,ou, governments lowing FROM
ard dependant ga the NIL of oGr oppfrssor -
"a pis.snisl ihIa population. %. ii.isJ O,sr
Ns.I sxteLt Of IsrT,iory - dnunt,d 10y habit, ADD
lsSsi circumstances, without even hsule as
Nation, --~iih0ut t.Neuue. snd destitute Of all
s2rl,Ae muuli. ous Ut ofsstiled military f1TCe
II rSuuJcr these dis ours :ing cirrum.taure,
that our eIaOrs5le Ds'l ativR u IaGrt CuLsn,a
"a. u.a-I.d foT,h To Iho world 80 Dllltuitits
which might have deferred. and Danger, winch
misL, have appalled, tao s'uu'eu resolution. en-
by a. in'isoratr- - fUr lbrrt,. hey boldly
resolved ia ,uTu,vuut lhtia . ,ak itischain.
OF pernh "a tlc attempt
baud 90 LeT'c, $50 would have ,hcd new
l"sirr On iho JTigttc,tdaN, of Roman or GTcclsu
history. gathered round tAe -rai.,d banner.
Of titi' tCunfty - Under sctI,, Of gloomy su,l
di'asirOus event hey osHoed an iLCSAiolc tuiti-
Jude, united v IA tie m..i Active courage. Ad-
'ef>iiN "ss E.ad~ In 81 ,he ho!' some :tutt IT
ehI hence aud Tic HJNrIs e sI,tOfy weIc Gu
gated UPON The thorn, Of Golest. our uri.l,I
1nd iriiiua'cd TIrlit VITO. CogrIirr On cur
'mhoe iliiH, hid d,,ri.ed our manly but Pat re-
u'on>;iauo,s. IVES 'AuGpNhed wss Lvn.Lied and
compelled, IA tho most solemn n.anrcr. 10 &C.
kho-itd.c, ~ The legitimate s,.Gtt.un Of uuE
rights. that D'clarlucu, Which, IA the ,nsU;cuce
4 Of power. I'D been branded = r,bcihous.
! Yes, ny ftierds, tho result OF that ciotiou,
/ struggle ~as. that We haNs THO proud rt.it Of
IneeiIns toge lh,t 10 Interchange cur thought. up
on any subject, political or religious, fearless
and unfesirainod. B4I Tor the ulsgpl ,imou, pa
''1oi'sn Of ihc s5ses and heroes Of la Ec,u.u-
uon, We might have had TO dsP!oro IT =, tic era
b OF h"pclcS, slavery
! Our wrongs FIRST, our danger, after~ard, had
supplied ihe wait Of regular aud we'll our,ut,.-
'ed government, ouT p.iTiytiini and courage It Q
wait 81 resources. But The ,irussls over, Iae
"'":"r Pa,,"d. the frahy OF our nature lid
nearly proved fatal 10 u - Di.oouieri. i.sIou-
''s', nseutmc"t f"r tho supposed ,n.rsiiIude Of
I@e1r Country, h-d - gun TO swell the breast, Of
many Il thuse gallant Lsroc. Who had IN the
r Held so unLiy va !Icaird tkeir hbertlr. and
avenged th- wrougS 81 theic Country, Inan H.
lated monent they seemed ready To shredder
Tie rich pTi&c OF their Victories ,tO TIE sra.a Of
'hc'r 's"quished, eNs,perai'd Zoe, aud To I.rri.h
I tho ofisLI IaaIte y: glory which surrounded
I them.
! A, this awfIi, por,eHiucu, moment, wa,l,r--
tor, irsrs"sndsut among hcroe. aud pstri,'. ar-
prIfed asaia 10 save them-aI Ia, sPIEoatl l.. Tie
Scnius oil S!scofd Ict,Icd, sJsshcJ aud conft4ud-
+ eel lac renewed iorIItude ard sustained Ia, war
worn companions, aud GohfTE.,d ILtm ~ u /.
. resolution TO sacrifice every comfort. to ,.'!sr
. eNorN distress 60 complete the ,aNaticn II tier
Counir'. Their private grievance, thsir CALLING
dtscoEieni,. their EratI-IenGIrs anguish iron.
supposed insrstituLo. were all sscTiRced Oh the
alter u ihcr Country.
The history Of mankind furnished no oSamrle
81 government founded upon TIE tree aud de-
lbsTaie choice Of H.t.Un. Ttr, Eior, va, Io-
served Tor our happy tOuuir, Hat N.cn Il q,
TeccHrcicd how various, how cNien,,e Lo>
complicated hi, subject va. IA i;,,if how utter
"o'e" with Tie n!ostiS Heterogeneous. oorilictmE
Pa>s"nS, wants 9Uc lUCSi dnctsiiics q ihii CT
tebdoi empfr; low easy ~ was for aiSe aud
smhtlcr, without danger Of drteciicu 10 a.suue
Ns sAso oi virtue and patli,tbn tic f.rna
Ion of guNeTnH,:ui, which might secure tie
happiness II Iheir County -Ptcsruted sta,k. m
ihD accomplishment Of which, IT.. most psr,cver.
ing 'Isor might despair aud the most ,asaoiou.
intellect have been o"nfeunLrd. Tho heroes
and stat, su,,n of The Eo,oiutIOn, ,uppyr.ed by
some ofthsr younger t5citr.n, vino he'd csu.L,
ihe dane " p.gfiu; IN from III, M bold, un,!,r.
took tho ardUUu, labor. Al The anticipate L.f-
tcGliIes, aud many not forcsCcn. were .ncrt.,.
lull. onrouGtertj, aud from ihr united Mrdon,
o' a. OTtsti co.'s teilslIon Of Statesmen - ever
aciod loSr'her. spfanE or prescott uuINslled
form OF Eo''runIent. Thu, government Nas the
terUlt, not ofttc PrUfoYrdc,t i,dofn oul, tut
e. a. ed al
Sfi~s, iccai interests, rr'air ErIrvsnrt,: tat.
co"''4urnce, faFOfI'c system. IN Gus the nust
powerful AMI OO'tuste ps.sI,us IL TIC human
heart, were al surrendered as tie price VI n.
puTchIse.
Departed he-9s,, witness ihs' your reusrot,
example Z. not ic.t on as Geuias ~ A,nrr,.,
spirit Of W s-hinEton. look down add behold our
ooeJienoe o. 's. pAfi1"s ada.Dinton-
We hAl have been aiss's o. posse s,Ion Of T.
Lefiy, csnnOt fully appreciate he value 81 Zee
u"n'i II - ihOss Who have lived 30 Monarch AZ
touhturs, those ~ 30 have been oppressed D.,
The cruel hand % iri1,tice. tLo,e Who have
sf"antd undcf iho uUip,t Laws q ,r,~gusI t.As-
ton, tto,c NhO have been com peiisd tu lend
theH nsrks sLbniIs.i,tly 60 5tsrici ous AID ur-
feeling DCsPots ard - wesf The fsttsrt Il dsrk
aud evil designing T,fstts o. 70 thy NIen
c9fnPelled 70 leave their native soti. 10 g.u the
eouutry thst gave Thea, lirth ard s,sk "a ..y.
lum ~ free ADD happy csunify sIers s,ef,
tndni dual hss pstiest and usdOusied gfittIeKs
az WorshiFgihs tbe supreme Beng 10 = aiartsr
''eomirS tfcsmen, vhefs tyuai ffshis tq,isi
taxation. JHst and Utossuu.s laws tight q .uI-
Irsss, freedom Il speech. are sfJpfsd without
mole -isiion--'Ta tLe1 no kpo~ ho~ 60 3D.
prtcisir Tie vtiYe q ubcttt. AID tity ouI,. ~.
SNOW % only ~ . aau,e Take ffam o. aii tis.-
pfrHrEes NC UOW srjas. sbd - F,lds1e.-.U,
90 be language oftissfo. . LIBERTY - sound
once ceishtiul 90 stcft AH.sfican ssr % sacred
Pf'Esge Of Amsfic-n ritixershir' once Sacred
TO" tfsmPied upon Bot. u,sna Itea.-a those
Pf'httss esnnoi easily DO iatso from 49,
"''i'es 'hosr1' 90 msn sho are superior to Oh
~mP's''ri whom nothing csn divert from q
steady pursuit Of The interest 81 ii..tr raustf,
rhO 80 IL tnce ts ornament snd ssle guard
rpuid point cot bumpsrs ~ lee men L.I
TINE, ard their asmtB in ay surtssFIrs t.r..
shall grace TIE aersfs az Au,sftr. -. ID. -.