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down to us b orr fnraiAt.e.s winch stllct-
" adhered to, lstIoreve ms ire or free
dom aud prosperity. " Z too .l.s their cx-
amplr-an example which ! ao.e viii ever
elm 20 the recoilectioms II an ad.lirinr
poStcr;tv. We have before IL =" IL; era
BE fate Of nations that have preceded 1s;-
we can look 20 the past and see VIVA, caus-
rs tirrw :'.cm into cV.StcHce, b. what
means they rose 10 their h. at Lc:~.t;
Of mower nd n.prr. I'D W. u'Ga:. IT.
and depioraole cases rrycigita."l ;.cm
into weakness, misery. and sometimes to.a!
ruin. We then can acid the dangerous
shoals upon whici, they were fn~Iy ios..-
Let rs as good builders select from tLcir
history sn2A things rs t"rdcdto hcirarrat-
ness aad promote! their prosperity, and re
Jet t;,oSc which conSrircd their injury Or
produced t!:cir downfall. In cast;ng a
glance over the past, ny icliow-citi2cns,
we cannot fail to discover the fact that IL
lars" m%ajori'y Of ilosc fallen nations met
their unhappy fate by domestic bro;ls md
Internal revolutions. When ali .al:ri.r.ign
foes had been conquered by t,.e Union Of
their strength. sjrne little question OF i'll
terna! pulley would arise and cngruder e.
citpmcnt and an;mo>itv which would often
kimIic tie iamcS of civil war, II dcSoIate
IT, ca~atry a"i Grcnc!r tie soil with the
blood 81 is hest citizens. Rome commence
e. her decline during the bloo,'y DAYS of
.l.ar;us and SyI!a, and finally lost hcrname
as a Republic after the destructive wars of
Cesar and PotaPcy. She made one more
GREAT Strulgi" 10 rise from l!sr rnSlavcd con-
ditirr. under the standard of her f~ayoritc
HrutuS, bat failing, she sunk calmly Gowa.
- her fate. submitted her neck to the yoEe.
q. her rmrarorS ana Welded to despair ana
to the CORN nliu@ i~nilu.rcrs If wee and I'M
morality. Greece might vel hG'r stood !
H. iIg H., of literature and rcfincment,
al! 4 morrta,n II: Of Il" fame Of l.cr states
II II. a-r orator. her philosophers and her
yp.' 9, A.@ she strictly adhrr. i = tie r;m
ciy'. + ,,r ALaL..ti"nic Council, ~.
never yic:.,d g. t.r blind dictates Of excl
t. d passion which commanded her to take
ny arms a].ainst herself.
There are many questions of .%xciting IN
trrrsj IL our country which may in time,
burst from their slumber Tic dormant pas
sionS of oar people. and seriously leopard
our r"acc and ,rtarL the onward PROGRESS
Of on. blessed institutions. We have al
ready had 10 encounter Some dangerous
storM!S, some angry tcIarcsts in our nation
nj voyage, but by the kindness of Heaven,
the tlluuders were only heard in the dis
lance, the cloud finally retired, and the e!c-
mrnt% haze bccom" clear and serene rs the
m~o-uin" Of summer. And may if ever be.
ti.c happy lot OF 'ny country TO merit tlr
continued smiles of Heaven, and To- bccnG"
exalted TO her proud and elevated destiny,
uncontaIninated by the sin Of attempted
suicide. May MY eyes never behold tie
horrors of domestic strife between the con-
federated States nf or Glorious t,n;on.-.
Man oar green fields ant lovely piainS-;lc.
cheerful a',odrs Of iraprii,sS and felicity
bt hi''' ~ Nft fippb "a pIl ONH
citizens, or dcS lated by the frebrand and
the sword Of inward revolutions. If ever,
Americans sirall forget their union and
strcngti! in the cause Of independence, ti,at
ihvv are tlc brethren Of oar @rc., lItnily Of
frrrmcn, that thr iHtrIrst If one is TIE i'll
torrst Of all, and that they are the descend
ants of those who first declared that cal
men arc born free and equal" and in sup
port of that declaration wee willing 10
track with bleeding feet the SHOWS CT Fat
hg Forge, and finally to die in defence Of
their rights, then nay thr:" be danger Of
division and separation. But wouldnot the
departed shades Of Washington, Of Jcfrr-
son, of Madison and others, leave the 81
lent mansions Of the grave and return TO
the land Of their laboIs to reprove Il dc
generate and rrring offspring. X +
Though all former governments have
and yielded to the corroainG inluen-I
of time, and shared the "a" of all 9th
CT human concerns, yet there are prime;
pies, firm as the Interchangeable rocks Of Ada
mant, upon which the fabric OF government
will stand, until human afFAirS slrii havei,
and Heavens Messiah shall Gil the
of peace. Those principles are