The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-08-11

lnOSt part poor, dud, tneTeloIe, ouSht "
be careful how you cut shindies under the
broad sword of q wish I could say impair
italy justice, that hangs over your heads
by a single hair. If you only had a
superAuity of lucre, you might 60 your
lengths at spreeing it: kick up your heels
u pset all the dishes on the table of our
republic, and hold a glorious jolliicaticn
at the expense Of Uncle Sam. Now
situated as you are, in moderate circum-
stances, and within limited means, you
ought to cut your cloth Of pride according
", and not swell out SO as to snap your
purse strings and be done up forever
| don't like to see person of more osten-
tation than moeey or brains, take stand
in the broad field aof independence, put
his arms saklmbo; and hit all sides of crea-
ton withhis elbowsin trying to turn round.
1t looks tome as thoughhe not only meant
to enjoy, but to monopolize and desecrate
that sacred liberty which our American ia
theirs tugged, toiled, sweat, fought bled and
died to obtain for,us all. Yes, they died
for us-they inundated themselves upon
their country's alter-they suffered mar
tyrdom for the holy cause of Freedom
they threw their bodies on the funeral pyre
of Oppression, gave back their spirits into
the hands of the Onnipotent, deposited
their names and their virtues in the hearts
of their countrymen, and scattered their
ashes upon free and Independent SOIL
The American temple of liberty, my
friends, is built upon the bones ofits foun-
ders the very dust we tread upon contains
particles Of glory and renown-and the
waves of the ocean have rolled out the
bones of its valiant dead to bleach upon
republican sand. Every breeze has a
tongue to speak of the illustrious deeds
accomplished by departed heroes: little
brooks babble the name of Freedom in
ecstacies, and the mighty cataractthunders
forth the eloquence, majesty and might OF
her children. On Mount Vernon, where
great Washington reposes in the lap of
death and in the bosom of his family, eter-
nal peace and quietness prevail. There
the willow bends, emblamatical of a. ma
tion's sorrow-there tributes are left as
evidences of nations respect there
flowers bloom as tokens of heavenly favor
and there the laurel rears its evergreen
leaves, symbolical ofhis own wide spread
fame and transcendant worth. O, my
friends! he was person whose like we
never shall behold again! it is surprising
how so noble fabric could ever have been
manufactured out of common material!
1t were an insult to call him mortal, and
profanity to look upon him as divine
Now, since he has Dissolved, his spirit in
habits two worlds-one above, where
everlasting freedom is, and ours here be-
low, where he planted the young shrub
of Liberty, and lived to see millions repose
beneath its sheltering branches. There
was more virtue in an ounce of his clay,
than in the whole mass of all distinguish
ed heroes, warriors and statesmen, that
ever lived from the creation of the world
up to the present time-including General
Jackson with the rest.
My hearers--.you live where the sun OF
freedom shines down upon an unmortgag-
ed soil, and beneath its productive rays
start up the shoots of prosperity, happi-
ness and abundance; and still / don't be-
lieve you are satisfied: you want to enjoy
more liberty still. You are allowed to get
into sugar cask, there gorge till youmake
yourselves sick, and then complain that all
the luxuries ofthis world are not fit to lay
before hungry dog. You mustn't sup
pose, either, that in a land ofliberty, you
have right to knock a man down in the
street; because that is partial liberty you
take it all to yourself and allow none for
others. advise YOU to think over these
things between now and next Sund ~,
and act upon them. Ifyou only grow a
little wiser and better each week, l think
| can make you become respectable by
the time that am called upon to cease
my labors here, and pack up my duds of
mortality for journey beyond the grave.
So mote it be!
From the Baltimore Clipper
MN nTH TYNEE