Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-04
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THE DAY.
The AnnireraarY has agaln come round, of


RICHMOND, TUESDAY, JULY 4.
THE DAY.
The Anniversary has again come round, OF the most
remarkable day which has ever dawned upon The New
or the Old World 1t is The birthday, ofan heredi-
tary prince or of canonzed SAINT but Of the greatest
Republic that has adorned oil ancient or modern
times. WE'LL indeed may il be set apart as day Of
Jubilee, for the millions of freemen, who are enjoying
its unrivaled blessings IL it be Liberty which adds
value 10 every thing else-which gives spring 10
mind in all lis occupations-which communicates lis
impulse TO every art and every scence-and which
enables man TO feel the true sense Of his dgnityf
the establishment of our great Republic furnishes beau
ideal and model for the imitation of all the
nations of the other Hemisphere, well may we hail the
4h OF July, as the most memorable day in all the cal.
endar, whether for America or for Europe. Well may
we rejoice IN its recurrence. Well may we celebrate
il as Nation of Freemen, with every demonstration
of joy which Reason approves, with every tribute
OF glory which can surround its coming. Well may
we call forth the bonfire and the illumination the
sounds OF the bell and the cannon the prayers Of
Temples the illusions Of Orators The strains Of
Poets to add inspiration to the great day What old John
Adams predicted the 4th of July, 1776, in his me-
morabe letter 10 his wife, when he predicted with all the
prophets eye and the patriots fire, that the day would
be celebrated with every species Of rejoicing and Of
thanksgiving, 10 the remotest generation, has hitherto
been realized for 81 years. And may it be continued
Liberty we hail this day with the exune spirit
of Freemen.
Providence would seem to have set apart this CONT.
nent for. theatre oil the grandest experiment. that
has ever been made in the political destinies Of
Unimpeded by the poor Aborigines who could not
cultivate the land over which they roamed-our FORE
fathers found little difficulty in laying the foundations
OF new Empire. They brought with them most of
The best improvements Of the eest country in Europe
without having any Anticipated institutions this
tnent 10 obstruct their growth and 10 defeat their
pertinent. They brought with them the bold spirit of
The Saxon They brought with them, also, the
vigorous intellect, and the impulse, which the Re-
formation had just impaired to the human mind Co.
umbus was only 36 years younger than Lulher-and
whilst the former was discovering the world, the
other was preparing The seeds of Freedom, of enter
prize, and Of mind, which TO be sown in Amer.
ca In due season, the harvest field be spread
a hardy and growing race was rising 10 assert the
cause OF Liberty. The wrongs of the Mother Coun.
try walked the eloquence Of Patrick Henry, and the
gallant chvalry and the unrvaled character of Wash
lngton, the genius Of Jefferson the abest of
cors of whom any country could boast-And the
4th OF July, 1776, burst upon the world with all its
pers, with all its darlngs, and with all its glores Ill
was no childs play IN which our forefathers were en-
gagged From the Alpha TO the Omega of the contest
from the Battle of Bunker Hill 10 the capture OF York
town. the Revolution arduous perilous, but gor
GUS struggle The blessings Of Liberty not, then,
purchased for tr1e. Some Of The best blood of the
country was shed in its acquisition And, now, whether
consider the price which they paid for the inestma
BILE blessings which we have enjoyed, with its occasion
al deductions, for more than 60 years-the unbounded
treasures which it promises TO future ycars-and
the moral force which il is destined upon the
fortunes of the whole human race, if we bu, watch the
ves!al fire which is committed to guardian care,
how be too thankful for the goodness Of Provi
dence too careful of the trust which is placed in our
hands
What were the wrongs which were redressed; what
were the rights which fathers asserted; what is
the value OF the Liberties en- JOY, are traced out
in that Immortal document, the Declaration OF Amer.
Independence, which this day republish for the
benefit of the young, and the refreshment Of the old
Ii will be publicly recied in the of The day, in
the Second Baptist Church, with appropriate com
mentary from Mr. Thomas Fl. Ellis, and its spirit will
be enforced by the eloquenttongue Of young Caske but
advise readers to read il first in their retirement
and To study il, and to mediate its noble lines.
Let us preserve the genus, which brealhes
through every syllable of this immortal composition
Let watch over our Liberties, with the same mani
spirit which presided over their bIrth-and improve
the advantages which free government always sheds
around it-Iet watch our Federal agents, that
they may administer their powers, according TO the
true intent Of it's amerslet never lose sight of that
great maxim of "Bill OF Rights, "That no free
government the blessing of liberty, be preserved
to any people but by firm adherence TO justice, mode
ration, temperance, frugay and virtue, and by fire.
quent recurrence to Fundamental principles who
shall dare set bounds the duration the extent
of our blessings' We shall, indeed, "be the chosen
people of God We shall see carried out IN all their
iullness of perfection the sublime prophecies which
Patrick Henry uttered in I7S0-when he declared,
with all the richness Of his machless eloquence I'll
g" wish 10 see these States rapidly ascending TO that
rank which their natural advantages authorize them 10
hold among the nations of the EARTH Cast your eyes,
Sir this extensive country-observe the salubrty
OF your climate the variety and fertility of your soil
nd fhote ipte tod in
navgabe streams, flowing 10 The East and TO the Wes
as if the finger of Heaven marking out the course
of your settlements, inviting you 10 enterprise, and
pointing the way wealth. Sir, you are destined, al
time other, to become great agricultural ana
commercial people.
"Sir they are already standing tp,oe upon their
native shores, and looking to your coasts with wIsu
and longing eye; they see here land blessed win ma
tural and political advantages, which are not equaled
by those Of any other country upon EARTH and, on
which gracious Providence hath empued The horn OF
abundance land, over which peace hath now stretched
forth her white wings, and where content and plenty
now lie down every door Sir, they see something
still, more attractive than all this; they see land 10
which Liberty, hath taken up her abode that L'oetiy
whom they had considered tabled goddess, existing
only in the fancies Of poets they see her here real
divinity her atars rising on every hand throughout
these happy Slaes her gores chaned BY three millions
seven,een millions, of tongues and the whole region
smiling under her blessed influence Sir, let ihs, our
celestial goddess, Liberty, stretch iorn ner af manu-
toward the people of the old world tell them TO come,
and bid them welcome and you Will see them pouring
in from the North, from the South, from the East and
from the West, your widernesses will be cleared
and settled your deserts will smile your ranks VIII
be filled; and you will be in condition 10 dey
the powers of any adversary"
ind so mole it-So tcM il be.
Excess in Georgia
The angry spirit which seems 10 animate some OF