The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-07-02
or SEE FOURTH PAGE.
Fourth of .BuTy.


Next Friday will be the Fourth of July, and
the Goth anniversary of our National Independ-
ence. We have not heard that the day will be
celebrated either politically or socially, in this
place; but we would suggest to our citizens the
propriety of closing their stores and workshops,
and devoting that day exclusively to the cultiva-
tion of social and patriotic feelings.
But few short years have passed by since
the American colonies threw off the British yoke.
We were then weak in numbers, but powerful
in patriotism, hating tyranny and oppression. A
little handful of raw Yankee boys, with the pa
triotism Of Leonidas and the nerves Of Hercules,
met the naughty and well trained legions of i'm
perious England, and whipped them on the
ocean and vanquished them on the land. The
British lion covered before the American Eagle
Liberty and Democracy were triumphant--Mo-
narchy and Tyranny were made 10 kiss the dust! Ii
was then, on the 4th day of July, l776, that the
representatives of the United States in general
Congress assembled, appealing to the SUPREME
JUDGE of the world, for the rectitude of their in
tentions, did in the name and by the authority o
the good people of the then colonies, solemnly
publish and declare that the United Colonies
were, and of right ought to be, free and independ
ent States,--that they were absolved from all al
legiance TO the British crown, and that a Il polit
cal connection between them and Great Britain
ought to be totally dissolved-and for the supper
T.. Al Al.
protection of Divine Providence, they mutually
pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes
and their sacred honor The Declaration of In
dependence--that glorious Magma Charta of ou
liberties, was drawn up by the immortal Jefferson
and will be admired to the latest generation, az
the most sublime document that ever came from
the pen of a Statesman.
Sixty-nine years have rolled away since we be
came free people, and contrary to the predic
tiOns of the tories of England and the admirers
of monarchy in our own country, we are now
united and prosperous nation, sailing on in the
full tide of successful experiment. Since ther
fifteen new states have been added to the Amer
ican Confederacy, increasing its strength, great
ness and glory, and it will not be long befor'
others will be knocking at the door asking 70
admission. We are nov a united and happ
people-the Angel of Peace spreads his wing
from shore to shore-Agrcuture Commerce
the Mechanic Arts, and every branch of indus
try, are attended with prosperity. Occasionally
few hot headed enthusiasts and misguided ia
natlcs, spring up in different parts ofthe country
and for time threaten TO dissolve the Union,
everything is not managed according to their Vi
sionary and abstracted notions ofrightand wrong
But there is conservative spirit which finds
resting place in every honest American bosom
which will frown upon and keep down the MAJ
outbursts of reasonable men. God grant tha
we may forever continue free and united people
and the Star Spangled Banner,
80 long may it wave,
Der the land of the free and the home ofthe brave"