The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-06-13


the sure gaaraHty =. ils success. Hos
os.-nsile Ihe rxsaa7ls. snd h0u awful ~
s.nirasi uhIrh msfkei she flie uf CT
Il lie most psReslsl aad gallant nsi;ea'
Of modern nalas. fFanee. in tie I,gi..
al her FiOrr. saa meEidian Of her great
ness. white Ghe sesrr-c a. EHrare, BE-
came the eel a.es,nnyer al the hSppines.
ol her e~n pscp.e. lGiaiuased with Ihs
tisssars ~ : islss philosophy. and intax'
ie.ira Ssh tie height 81 her Own gran
deer. shr rejected. iesGissd and PrOseri
Lsi she CRACKS nf the living God. shs
slcserrased his very temples sad Ti0Ist
amid Ihsir ruias. Asheism. like aemOR,
s.alksd over lie land. IHTelIgiOR became
lhe boosted fashion 1T the DAY. ARd
uhalersr was hsiy lar its inspiration Of
venerable inr - ssneiIiy, MAS eahlsa.n'
ed AMI supplsnsei By the vain wisdom
Of hsAsn reason, aud the seii-sufieien
ey Of lallIble and mortal men. ''ken.
esanre is mine. saith The mOs1 High.
And never were The Eisls Of his wratl
poured out with more unspsTing bitter
ness on the desoleI head Of any pleo.
pIe. SOcial order vas uprooIed. all re.
gular government MAS abolished. The
most ancient institutions we're erumbled
in the dust Anarchy had undisPu,ed
sxay, sni the " reign Of terror" was
triumphant throughout her beauIiiUl but
desolsled land. Her name was disgrac-
ed by erery species OF violence and
crime; and The history Of her woes was
written in tlood. And finally. after suf.
fsring the most heart slkening series oil
mislOriunss and misery. her people be-
came the suppliani suhjsels OF imperial
tyranny. The reinforcement Of one jes-
pot, Vas bat for The elevation Of anath-
er: anil instead of government Of their
own choice. their kingdom became the
plsy.Ihing Of the allies Of Europe! and
even n this day. Ffanes. once Repub-
lean France, 10 ruled BY q monarchy.
constitutional in form tui desr0tic in
fact. and the representatives Of her haugh-
~. but disconnected people. have lille
10 Do but register the edIets Of their au-
gus, and royal master on the throne.
But how different. my counlrymen, the
picture with u.s. Afler the lapse of a
half century, our government has remain
ed the same. through every vicissitude
Of fortune. The success Of our system
is witnessed BY the world. And although
clouds may sometimes daFken our poll
Geal horizon, they are soon Iispeiled
by the virtue Of The people. and the puri.
Tying influence o! our principles. From
the Joyous reco!lections Of The past. We
have the brightest hopes for the future.
II true To ourselves, the destiny Of our
great empire will more than realize the
happy visions Of The most ardent paIrint-
ism. II untrue. il faiIhIess To the prin-
cirIes we have so long and 90 success
fully cherished. the last and best hope 10
man on The earth will be lost. and lost
perhaps forever. We shall deserve the
sxecrs;inns of The fSiends of liberty
throughout the world. We will be trail
tors To the mos. glorious cause the sun
ever SHINE upon; And The spirit Of free
dom. as i, takes its las, farewell of its
best home among men. in the bitterness
Of its sgony, will exelaim:
o. fOr tongue 10 curse the day
When treason, Ike deadly blight,
Cane Ger the councils Of the free
And bias. them, 10 their hour Vt might
Before conclude, felIow-ci,izens. per-
nit me, in your name, 10 address word
IN our Revolutionary friends. who have
hOnored ne with heir presence on this
occasion.
My veteran friends--In behalf Of this
large assembly, and in The name Of our
common country, ! greet you! ! welcome
you 10 the honots Of this day. and offer
you the parting tribute Of gratitude and
praise. IL may, indeed, be a parting
word that we say 10 you. Before anoth-
er anniversary shall have rolled around. !
''lhe places which know you now. may
know YOU no mare forever" Those sill.
Eered locks aud Io,sering frames speak
lie slnquence Of 8 language no human
Iongue can employ. Those eyes. which
nnce dashed with indignation al The vio-
alton Of the sacred rights Of your coun-
Try. are new din,Ded by the shadows Of
line hose bodies that once bore. with !
lrm and untiring slep. The arms and proud
Of The cause OF liberty, are now
bowed down with lie inhrmiiies Of age
= and ihase hearts. that once bravely
'wslled. amid the thrilling iumult Of the
battle field. viii soon cease TO psIpiiste
forever. Like The sturdy oaks Of the To-
rest. you have brsscd The tempests of
Tine; but ike them. ton. you must soon
n'ngle With your mother dust. and yield
70 the great Law Of our nature.
Ba, nv venerable friends. you are not
without consolation. You have enjoyed
? peculiar privilege. While your depsr-
,eu conpa'riO,s in arms have gone one
oy oae, 10 other, and. we hope. better |
scenes you. li,tle remnant Of that IL |
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