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sure u ~ lesson OF how impossible n is
for slaves 10 subdue freemen, IL they are
resolved TO be free. Hsw natural ihing
u Is TO doubt. and how miserable thing Is
fear.
Am aware IL may be said, our IA
theirs had tho arm Of France on the one
uds, and the counienanee Of Holland on
the other. Bot their confidence rested
on . broader and deeper base. five are
indebted TO France, 10 whose lively and
elastic Constitution is iu,bued the vieor
end the texture Of every people, we are
lar more indebted for the consertA,icn Of
our nights and privileges, 10 that rock Of
our salvation. the Old Confederacy. /
Will agree the bare name Of France was
90 acquisition 90 US. IL might be assert
ed IN fgurs,ivs sense, tina, she had
been bred IN Europe, amid the schools Of
national law. aud took from The prece-
dents that surrounded her, the mistaken
right oil welcoming new member, 10 a
seat in the family Of nations. viii 90
farther, and eoncede TO the warrior she
sent US his well earned laurel. in abandon.
ing the sweets OF social aud private life
and tn'eIing into our contests Tor liberty.
For this, will every age and cline bless
ms memory. For his sword is garlanded
with iresman's flo Sers. and pairiolismgiyes
ihem an immortal bloom. Wherever
Christianity kneels and Freedom bre a.hes.
there his deeds are enshrined; and though
his honored dust has gene down 10 its
fathers, millions unborn, redeemed mil
lions, will be bis mourncrs, and an eman.
ciPaied Hemisphere his endearinc monu.
ment.
Our constant aim, Fellow-citizens
should be an equality among men. as
well with others, as With ouTseIyes.-
Upon this Fundamental maxim. hangs
ell The Law and the prophets of our hi,,o.
ry' Nor, Is d IN any other mode, we
can ever discharge a ponderoui debt OF
auechon and obedience 20 our ancestors
Ia TACT tits kind of uudiminishable, ire
dsemAble debt, that will be eniailed upon
The thousandih and the thousanith gene.
ration. la ali the ciTcumsiances either
innedia'ely or sbslFac,iy connected with
this memorable period, | am persuaded
you must concur with me Ia opinion. that
at every stage, they car an invaria Ole
testimony TO the PRINCIPLES of social pro-
gression; Notwithstanding it isa philoso.
ply. ] will allow. that is much question
Teiu,ahon. II is the interest Of The Mo-
nopolnt, 1t IS the business Of Kings to
condemn 1t And all this quite natural.
II would shut out from the one the possi-
billlv OF Monopoly. and take from the
other The pleasures Of has Court and the
enjoyment Of bis Throne. Wl-o is i,
cannot see, when II begins to mature,
when the price and paraphernalia Of tho
poli'Iea. bigot ia swollen and 4. cked with
the patronage Of Sinccures. and the plum
der Of his subjects, how IL wall strin him
oil borrowed greatness, and lay him level
with The sons OF men, Who Is il can
mott tell every resistance will be futile
and every dslusion unsuccessiuli For
where Is the vice that, ofiisclf. is not over.
grown; or the ambition, whose safety
does not pail upon The intellect as well
as the appetite. and leave il destitute Of
energy, or so far exhausted MS schemes
partske OF tho weakness Of its fatniiy.
and the wildncss OF its vision? But YOU
are ready to reioin, with the inquiry
setting ASIDE ourselves--Where i, this So
cial progression? Where is its ilIustra-
ton am free to admit no people. in
their descent. have been more fortunate
tie qulbbling and senseless distinctions
OF blood, but the science il brought US
the arts It conference.-the principles il
transplanted. Yet, look 10 France ! l.,
theic no evidence there Look 10 the
state OF England ITSELF this very mo.
meat IN the change of her Ministry
England from whom the brightest
beams OF literature have sparkled. and
the widest plane Of elevations have start.
ed at her touch. Look 20 her! And AL
though dlsapproye the idea so common.
W entertained and urged. that her debt
or her vice will ever entirely destroy her
relative resPectability 10 the scale 81 Ma.
tions, her existing :cmpora!ites have bu;
two Rliernatives-Ruin or Reform. l..
not Ireland her own Jealous and much
injured Vassll Ireland At whose
name the Patriot. the SAINT tue Ph;loso.
pher, and the Orator. kindls with n me-
lahcho!y admiration. holds out the dep!o.
Iaoie testimony OF this prolheiic truth
For Of al! the Isles that encircle, and ali
tho Countries that cover that vast
tract. lfeland, cIinging with an unri.
vance mafiyrdon to the sanclity Of her
Pie'y' add the purity Of her patriotism. is
the most durable monument Of The effect.
And not long hence will be, too. monn-
ment Of the fate Of oppression and abuse.
When Reform is rejected by the hand Of
Intolerance and Of De'poiism," it is Liber.
w.. Liberty Liberty the people must
and will have! Does il signify whether
~ IS A'henian, or Spartan. or Roman (,
Perhaps II will be cast 10 the medium be-
tween the liceniiousness Of the former
french Nobocracy, and the sturdy. tho
nigh trained Aristocracy Of Scotland.
hat should we not turn our eve, nearer
home Halter mysel! the invitation !,
not di'agraeable TO you Tor, We must
oil aceofd 10 principles. however 40 NAV
disagree IN settling minor points Of prn.
denee. y juoiciously regulated neutral.
NY Vs. indIsPutably, tie Wisest policy on