Indiana State sentinel., 1842-07-19

township, at which some hundreds were present Of
which large portion was ladies' and old men. The
services of the day commenced by the chap
lain, Mr. John Eastes the Declaration of Inde-
pendence was read by Mr.. Andrew J Tins. and a
spirited Grafton was delivered by Dr. ]. w. Hervey.
In conclusion the following toasts drank with
great enthusiasm -
REGULAR TOAsTs.
/. The day we celcbrate-May it ever usher in
the memory of the glores of 70
2. Columbia, the land of freedom and equal rights
May her glory be theme for the poets of all
future ages, and may her iahe be avorite song Of
the bard until music shall cease to charm.
3. May the chain that binds these States in the
bonds of National Union be firm adamant and
inseparable as the attributes of the Deity.
4. George Washington, who braved undauntcd
the storm of the American Revolution = May his
name be lisped and cherished with delight by all
posterIty To the end of time
B. May America be a refuge from tyranny
and oppression, and may the servile chains of
slavery never clank on her shore, but freedom ex
hlbit the image Of its Maker.
g. The surviving heroes OF the American Revou-
ton-May this day catch the sacred flame that am
mates our hosoms, when we contemplate the sweets
of civil liberty.
T. Lafayette-May his name be written in golden
letters on The banner that bears the emblem of our
greatness, and may all nations when disposed to
war, be actuated by the same spirit that actuated
Lafayette, when he dedicated his life at the shrine
of American Liberty.
3. Indiana-May she proudly ascend the hill of
fame and stand pre-emlnent in moral and literary
greatness.
9. Education-Civil Liberty is only secure
with people who know their rights, and knowing
dare maintain them.
TO- The Constitution of the United States-A
mighty bulwark against dcspotism-May it be pre-
served ard handed down to posterity untarnished.
h. hon- tl,,,
tighten, and not deceive, the people.
I2 The surviving soldiers of the Revolutionary
war; the patriarcas Of our country, the authors OF
our Liberty-May tie declining sun of their lives be
as bright was It's dawn.
IL. The Fair-Never more lovely than when
mnisterng at the altar of Liberty-May they be
blessed wherever their lots may be cast.
VOLUNTEER ToAsls.
BY Capt. llodges.-May the proud banner of
american Liberty ever wave over her sons IN despite
of foreign aggression and the organized iauds OF an
internal moneyed ari>tocracy.
by William Collins ashugton. jefferson,
Jackson, Van Buren,, and II. NJ Johnson-l'ru
specimens of American Democracy.
by w. A. Dunu.-Nlay party spirit cease TO mar
that Union which should be cherished by the Amerl-
can people.
By James Anderson.-The light of Free Suffrage
the basis on which our free institutions reared
may the sovereign people ever defend 1t from the
grasp of usurpcrs.
by James Coins.-The ladies' Of Buck Creek
Township, who have honered this celebration with
their presence
Were the last drop IN the Well
And we gasping on the brink
Ere parting spirits fell,
lis to YOU that would drink
Ry a. j. Sms.-The 4th of July. the anniversary
of our nation. and the buth day of Freedom-May 1t
be hailed with Joy from Maine TO Mexico.
We have the Ms copy of Dr. Ilcrvey's oration
as well ; that of two or three others. Ii we pub
lish one 1t would be expected that we should pub
lish all and as it would be mpracticable for Us
to do that while columns oyerrun at pre-
sent with other matters, we compelled to de-
cline publishing any.