The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-11-30
V o l.. V. NO. 90.
would be none more glorious on which 10


besow on you, asa portion OF the country,
but also TO those which have been render
ed to the same country by my father. In
the act of the Legislature of tho territcr Y
northwest OF the river Ohio, they formally
and solemn y acknowledged the services
which he had rendered 20 this Union and
tothem, by refusing the proposition oflhe
British Commissioner for the negotiation
OF peace, which would have bounded
the territory of the United States upon the
Ohio.
Fellow citizens any testimony ofregard
from my conntrymen, for any services
ever rendered by myself, touches nv
heart in manner which can never BE-
forgotten. But to that which refers to the
services OF my father, any thing which
regards myselfis, in the comparison, as
The dust in the balance. know it is true
from the lips of my father have heard
1t more than o0ce, that the greatest Ell.
joyment OF his life, was The acknowledg.
ment by Ohio OF services he had rendered
on that occasion. With regard TO NV
services, trust, fellow citizens, that they
are not get entirely concluded still
entertain hope, from disposition which
my fellow citizens of The Congressional
District TO which l belong, have shown
to place me as their sentinel, upon the
watch tower ol The Constitution, it nav
yet be in my power 10 render some slight
services 10 them, and 10 you. But what
ever that may be--Whether or not NV
services may hereafter be Of any impor.
lance TO them or you-the remembrance
OF your kindness 10 me this day, will re-
main with me ill the last drop Of blood
shall cease to circulate in my heprt. And
with this, | trust you will permit me TO
add my prayer 10 Almighty God, for His
blessing upon you and your posieriy so
long as time shall last.
Address of John Quincy Adams
On laying The Corner Stone of the o..
serratOry al Cincinnati.
1.-The usages of civilized life made,i.
common practice to mark the erection of
certain edfices, devoted 10 purposes Of
more extensive interest than the common
dwellings of individuals, by the ceIebla-
ton of soiemnilies at the laying of their
corner stone. The palaces OF monarchs;
The churches devoted TO the worship OF
Almighty God.-the Halls o. Legislation
the Tribuna s ofJudgmenl - The places
of the assemb!age Of men, for the exercise
of the rights of power-lhe house for the
receipt OF Cusloms--the Mint, for the coin
age of money - the Exchange of Tie
merchanl-lhe Bank or Insurance CON-
paoy OF the dealers in money, or The at-
venturous navigator-the market house
of the multitude - the Hospital of The
riend!ess deceased-lhe prison or penI-
tertiary for the transgresSors Of the Law
the retreat oflhe deal dumb, ard blind
the recrplacles for tie maniac, the uuulc.
and the ldiot--lhe Summaries for educa-
ton, Universities, Colleges, and Schools,
all have been from time to time dedicated
with grave ana solemn dignity 10 tho
purposes oftheir construction.
This usage long established in the Old
err World, has been partially adopted and
frequently initiated in ours. We have
indeed, 10 monarch from his palace 10
rule with his sceplre of iron, "a groan.
ing, oppressed and submissive people, bu,
we have built palace for The abode of
the Chief Magistrate oflhe Union; and all
he other edllices which have enumera.
ted, besides he mig hty works for The sup
ply Of waller 10 popuous cities, not 10
speak of light houses, bridges, turnpike
roads and railways, that have, in every
part of our Union, been auspicaled at their
inception by ceremonies invoking the
Of to1 10 InLo
terprise OF man, for the improvement of
his own condition. Cast your intellectu-
al eye over the surface of that immense
territory watered by the St.Llwrence and
he Mississippi, from the 81 John 10 the
Sabine, aud from The Nevessnk to the
mouth of the Columbia, and at every step
on the soil over which the loot olciviI a.
ton has trod you perceive the spires and
turrets, steeples and pinnacles pointing 10
the skies alread y completed or Standing
up as. if by enchanImen under The plas.
tic labor of her hands You see YOU are
no longer in the wilderness Of savage
men. You see provision made for The
cultivation of the mind, not less Than of The
soil. The cities gathered aud gathering
on the shores OF the ocean, the margin Of
rivers, and the borders of the lakes. tell
you that Art aud Science, Commerce aud
Law and Justice, Christian
Truth and Vlrtuous Morals, have fixed
their abode on the borders OF the Western
World, and as you pass from the coast 10
The interior, the gardens, The corn fields,
and orchards. the bealing Aocks and gra-
zIng herds-the barn door fast and the
courser in the stable and the wa'ch dog
At the gate, were you not even TO hear The
,onnd of the human voice, would by their
presence attest that the hunter is no long
sr there. That the forest has fallen and
is filling under the axe Of civilized man