Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-09-03
FELLOW CITIZENS OF ONsLow COUNTY:

FELLOW CITIZENS OF ONsLow County:
By the blessing of God we have again assembled upon
the anniversary of countys Independence Every SEX
age rank and condition have congegaed this day Offer upon
the altar of their country incense of praise and thanks
giving praise those heroes who seventy years pered
their lives and fortunes in the unequal for the liberties
which enjoy thanks giving that benfcent Being
who, while he has fit to shower upon portions
the globe the blessings Of liberty law and uifuness and up
others the of anarchy baenness and msrue has vet
enabled stand proudly and excam, America is free
America is happy America is my own, my native land
Yes fellow citizens, have much upon which may
graduate ourselves The freedom and privileges which Amer
enjoy well calculated excite within them feelings Of
gratitude both God and We have country in
embracing every variety soil, and the saubous Cline
like that given by God the lsr2eles land OF brooks of
of fountains and depths that spring of valleys and hills
land wherein hou shalt bread without scaceness! Thou
shaltnot lack any thing land whose and
owhose hills thou mayes. dig Brass The makers four Con-
stiuion have reconced, far possible Hberia peri
adunc which Nerva eed for uniting On the scroll
Of the past the grand results of human action and of human
under thousand different shades and varieties of combina
ton and circumsancesthe mutlorm effects of mufom
mapped out for instruction and guidance Science
conformity with has disclosed secrets Of the natural world
adding comforts than exciting wonder and ad
miraon. Steam has linked together the parts of the
world, and the lightning is not only robbed of its terrors, but is
made the speedy and unerng of mans thoughts.
Nor has the march of mind been less rapid than that of phys
Cal Improvement In the words OF Lord Brougham, The
the people, becoming alive the fact that education is
inspire hove of truth the supremes good and clarity the
vision of the intellect discern it, The colleges schools and
semnaes Which, dot the surface of our countryside appropa
tons made literally by but Nth suicidal cosenes
by other of the States for educational purposethe churches
that lift their spires from the bosom Of every village and
hamlet evidences of the general consciousness that the
external restraints which hitherto have cramped alike the good
and bad of mans have been removed and that honor
happiness and country depend the proper culture and
training Of the moral sentiments and ropesties This
itself giant stride in the progress of civilization and under its
mpusve force have already become the best educated
pie i'll the world.
Such, eow-ctizens is the prosperous condition in which
(oeathers have left obvious that stand in the
relation poery that ancestors stand and
have boldly summoned them tribunal for adjudication
upon their conduct will conduct be brought judgment
by Each generation has duties of its
perform The generations of the last century did theirs
ting and transmitting 1t behooves improve and transmit
How this may be done question which all times must III
terest minds but especially does commend itself
attention when solemn appeal made the arba
of the sword and when dsregardng the advice Of
Washington, longer hesitate draw Typographical distinc
ons and seemingly forget despse his memorable words
g. United stand divided fall" Political sages
think they future obstacles greater than
vet surmoun Let them citizens and patriots,
entrusted only with great but with the
of humanity throughout the world devote this day pre-, emf
neny distinguished above all others in the annals of the world
for the nativity of gigantic republic and for the birth of senti
menS and principles pregnant with good to the whole human
famyto reflections the deep of the present
and the future and bespelk kind attention while
associate this occasion with something appro-
pirate and profitable than the customary opperes OF style and
usual expression of holiday If the dsembodied spirits
of fathers may be permitted revisit above our batteries
and the peans of gratitude may sing hem with grateful
acknowledgements they would thus convng to gnard the
monuments of liberty they bequeathed US.
While, fellow citizens heartily approve the avorle max
i'm of Gen Jackson submit nothing that is wrong-ask
Thing but what is right yet must deprecae war as most
evil time, and under all circumstances The spl-
m of the nineteenth century decidedly pacic and in the order
of things continue Sentiments OF phi
anopy and love and of universal brotherhood have great
degree superseded in mans affections and regard the old and
doctrines of nationality and loyalty. .4nOr h0lnlS is
prescribing amor patria War, formerly the only pursuit
thy Of freeman has become the final last of kings The
shutting of the temple of Janus is longer the exception but
the rule this the result of State policy OF transi
tory considerations but rather the changed sentiments oil man
kind which be hoped growing stronger and stronger
will finally admit of conflict of with only IN
1.-The of virtue and intelligence Had history been one OF
"inoftnsiYe rule,
An rsofcrp miGS, bloody annals