The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-31

uiumphanuy over the length ana of om y. 'h's
fair land--crected, by the act you have just heard
read, and by the vaor of our foreathers, into vast
and magnificent inheritance Of freemcn' Borne
along the rugged coast and over the granite heds OF
the MOREOVER the sunny plains ana smiling val
eys of the South-over the Appalachian ridge to the
far West, along the great valley Of the father Of
riyers-oyer the Rocky Mountains to the shores of
the Pacifc-over the Cordilleras and the Andes,
and along the borders of the Amazon and La Plata
TO the utiermost southern cape Of southern con-
tinent, (for the Spanish Americans were awakened
liberty by our cheering example) -he sees every
where, throughout the whole course of his flight
lands set free by this great act and everywhere hears
hosannas arising from grateful hearts, and witness
es the rejoicings Of thankful people. The high
qualification these feelings bring with them is not
confined to those Of US who are at home The
American abroad is, perhaps, more sensible of the
blessings his country enjoys, than those who par
take of them on the spot. Wherever he may be-
whether traversng the deserts of Arabia, or buffet
ing the waves of the stormy Northern ocean--n
the gilded halls of the capua of Europe, or amidst
the luxurious splendors of Asa-every American
bosom beats with triumphant EMULATION on this
suspicious day-with even more OF exaltaton, and
higher patriotic feelings, than we experience our
selves. He is far removed from the petty party
warfare, which here sometimes disurbs the harmo-
ny of our feelings; he remembers only the amount
of general happiness which the Union and the con-
stitution dluse among his prosperous countrymen;
he compares the magnifcence and the misery which
surround him, with the equal blessings which all his
ellow-citizens enjoy in the land of his birth; and
he exclams, exutingly, in truth have goodly
heritage-my lines have fallen in pleasant places;
mine is the land of equal laws, equal rights, and
equal enjoyments. There, the only distinction in
station arises from the respect awarded to talents and
services. There difference of wealth is the result
Of superior industry and knowledge Throughout
that land, every walks erect in the proud con-
sciousness that his responsibility and fortune and
he fnf, cOndifion of his Children depend
his own conduct and exertions. No man stands
above him in the eye of the law; and if he is sober,
frugal, and industrious--f he watches over the
moral and religious education of his children--he is
certain to be prosperous HIMSELF and to secure the
future welfare of his offspring.
"Fellow-citzens, speak from experience. Wher-
ever the return of this day has found me, | have
celebrated 1t in my heart; and say to you, that no
one in this favored land experiences on the event.
full 4th of July, the enthusiastic feelings of
patriotism;--the same fond yearnings;--the same
burning love of countryside same pride and conf
dence in the wisdom and permanency of our insti-
tutons that glow in the breast of the exile IL any
waver in his love of country; if any feel discon-
tented with the government, and disposed 10 MUIR
at the difference of the burdens il imposes let
him go abroad, and he will soon learn to estimate
justly the wonderful workings Of our constitution,
and the Incompatible wisdom with which it was
framed well as TO understand and appreciate the
inestimabe value of the Union which binds to-
geher this great confederacy Of sovereign States;
the admirable administration of justice, carried to
every mans door; and the equal distribution of
property, that poverty is banished from the and;
from his distant station the exile all these things
at glance, and wonders that he should have ever
suffered his passions 10 blind his reason, while
mingng in the strife of party at home; wonders
that he should have ever murmured at evils which
are nseparable from the lot of humanity, and have
shut his eyes TO the many the great, the transcend
ant blessings he enjoyed in his own favored land.
"What he sees around him, will impress upoE his
mind more strongly, from day to day, the edvan-
that the evils his heated imagination had magnifed
which all human institutions obnoxious and are
iDseparable from the administration of country of
such vast extent, embracing 80 many varied pro-
auctions, and involving so many distinct interests;
and that these evils, when compared with the actual
suferings of the people among whom he may chance
TO be, are but the dark spots in the sun, which
serve only to mark its revolutions but neither dim it's
lustre diminish its benefcent heat and light. See
ing and understanding all this, he WILL unless he is
either stupid or corrupt give thanks to God for the
great and glorious privileges of his brth-rght and
return to his country well satisfied with his lot in it;
he will have become sensible of its advantages and
determined to uphold its institutions and laws; and
above all, to maintain, by his best exertions the
Union, which not only secures peace at home,
but he will have felt every step Of his progress
strengthens the arm of the nation abroad, and rem
ders it mighty to protect its citizens on every sea
and in every cline. He will have learned to Judge
It at its true value, and return prepared to lay down
his life, if need be, to secure its advantages and
blessings to his posterity forever"