The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1840-10-14
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ADDRESS OF THE HON ASHER ROBBINS
AT TIE MEETING OF THE SOLDIERS
0F THE REVOLUTION AT-FANEUL
HALL
FELLow CrrIzENs:
We owe all We have TO boast Of. asa'uation. q.
national spirit. We owe Il 10 our oenfeder,-
ton, 20 our revolution. or Independence and n
buve all 90 our constitution; thar proudest ~ NJ
the fnonumcnts. OF human legislation. bur mai
more wonderful 10 itself than that thirteen inee.
pendent States should have agreed 20 Il. IND
thereby have made themselves one neonle. Wh-r
. unique altogether unique, IN the hsatw- Of
conie1eracies. Every where else. 10 every ace
tie tIrt d. cogfs heve ever been too strong. h.r
he espnt astfUnaL eilheT indeed before, hnd
The va 81 man been able u solve the nfoisis.
how state Independence ml4ht bo conclliafed
with national severe gnfy.
A 10 the past. We owe al thar IS great IN our
fortunes - ihis national spirit: 50 on this natios-
81 splus ~ our hopes % the future are rested -
he pride of county. therefore. Is these nfimsnt
which, above aii others. 70 Be assidiously cul-
uvated As essential % our future weli-being.-
lAat . tbs oniy guarantee we can have Cor The
perpe.uity OF our Union; and upon our upion
our dcsunie7 depend; tue highest that ever we've
~ prosper @ nation q that union be prcser,-
ed butl. lost. the most calamifous For the~..
can. b. 10 middle state for this country between
The spiendor Of one great and prosperous nalion.
and ne degredaton Of petty indcpendeai sover-
cignucs, IN perpetual collision aid exposed 10
internal wars, ret unliks thea barbariaus %. thr
ea' .t eaistyf COS luIikc ouroHu early SET
nefs under ihe hepiarchy o. England.
bui with ttis nufionn spirit our last anchor
there Gan be no tear ii shipwreck to our National
prospects oar uniol. thrn, will ride our Every
storm "a saieiy5 that sPifit VIII carry as tIn4n-
phantly through an wars, asii has done rand, as
g has done viii pms down every iusurrectisn and
control every faction But ihis national spidt
mas t1o rival spi rs a. contend with. one nor ne
cessaniy hostile, but irmusf become 80. then il
Is most deadly ios-i mean party spirit The
cause % party mag o. The caase OF the coun-
IT,; taen pariy becomes most Efficient auxilia-
81 ~ th= national spirit. o. paf;Y may dcgener-
aic into iaclion, when & substitutes barty for
country then % is az war With the national soir-
o. and may be fasai 20 IA, the country then be-
comes the prey Of the faction, and the govern
meat becomes On oIigarchy or monarchv. a.
ways On substance and sametimesin form. Tho
Hational spiut has Thea 10 submit or rise m arms
% Finalcate the national cause. The other rival
. the seelionai spirit when extreme.--whsn II
viii not identify tsoii with the whole % be qoe-
ernec % the whole; but oppose what s behcf-
ci-i 90 The nalion, II the benefit b. oniv indirect
20 herssf as q par Of the whole; and worse. a..
sumcs 70 surrogate. a. q herself. whether lave Il
me ration she may dislike and decide q Be IN
constitutional. But short 81 these extremes the
sectional IL not compatible with the national
spirit on Tho contrary Il auxiierv hereto. ior
itinsurea the attention Of the nation 10 thrir ou 4
interest ~ every para Of the Union.
Now why Do menticn the thinrsl rtis.be.
cause consider ttis natioual spirit 81 ihe guar.
al1n -rsei VI ia.F coHHuy. that aione has scrv.
- ur--thai alone can save ne IN every rugged
cus.aoi our adams that = ouT only hope m IN,
plusent criss-lhe iaosf momenlons that hithers,
has impended over cur desnniea, aud which al
ihiats = q decide diem forever. o! that ever,
child 81 our country misht inbibe ihis nations