Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-07-13
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From the National Inielligencer.
Mr.. rTLNTTIR OPS ADDRESS,.
on TIE OCCASION OF LAYING THE COR.
NER STONE or TIE NATIONAL MONC-
MENr TO WASHINGTON
fello,r Citi.cns Of The Ca.ted States

mutton.
Other monuments h this llusroas person have long
MOO horn erected BY not few Of The great States Of
ulor. hY mol iew Of the great Giles al our States,
the chsced the lofty colu has been set up
IN his hupot The haI estar, oflho old NordofFrance
Il Italy, and ii England successfully has seen put in
requl,iupu ir The luudna t1r Virginia. Canova
for \ nth Carima Str Francis Ghaniry for Massachu-
sells have ecvarY senazad their genius by poraynr
ard pefpcuang the iofn and features of The Father ot
his Country.
Nh has the Congress Of the Nation altogether failed
nf ia duty ia thls respect. The massive and inaIesc
ligae which pfesllrs the precincts Of the Capitol.
and which almost in the at of challenging new
vow aeg ancc Ia the Constitution aud the Union from
every one who appmaehsait. sa visible testimony
the les grateful 10 American eye as being the
masJety prpdpaion Of native aristhai the Govern
inenr Of HE country has not been unmadta Of what it
owes Ia WAenINareN
One nj ute 10 lbs memory slcf to be readereJ.--One
Monument temalns Ia he reared. \ 4nument which
shall b'-pca the gratitude not Of ates ot Cies,or
of g y,nmeal mol of separate communities Of Off
cla bodies hut of tire People, the whole People Of tho
Nation National Monument, erected by the ciizons
ii the United States Of America.
or such monument We have come 10 lay the
stone here aud naw. On ,bs day. On tins spot in ,his
Pesruco and At ha prelae epoch IN the history of
country, and III HE w5d NO arc about 70 e5anence this
gr.,e ming work u .5pnncmorltlon.
Inc day. the place. the witnesses. the period in the
worlds Story audln oar oNn history all, all are most
Appropriate 10 the neeaelan,
he 1'y ls aPpt Wia'e ~ ld'' IN day 81 july
rmPhlUe'N Wt P'o lo DAY we COM IN 81 MY 10 &c
huo" odSo The e5Pt 'b' 10 Ulof hst, heF greatest
0'nttl'lf.
NAHiNGioN, imiaei. had n1 Immediate cnnneNon
VIA 'h. inaf'al al 81 me 4'h o July, 100. HIS
signature di oo' 1ties The Declaration ol Independence.
bul thr sword by Winch nat Independence was to be-
acheN'd was altfady al ms SIDE, ana already had no
struck the blow witch reodecd ha decllraiin inevitable.
"H's"aS fftfo fa5itH Hcs'mmm rfchperaitm,',
Il HE inscription o. tle medal which commemorate
W aShln@'"p eailWS triumph Ahd " hen The british
roeS "'lr compelled ioevHcuae u slon, IN HE lfth
day al Mach, 10 boolI 's though The Victory was.
r que u'h Ma ifIeVoeiely a".Ied ual indfPendeh'e
ana not the mere IaIfrsr nj Giirva1ces Was 10 DO tlo
ham n'1Ii stlke ol oar ro'p1l1I sltaf2lh.
Nluluut the eFeat 81 the lh July II trln, wash
lh2'on "'ol h1fe uni ~ adequate opensg Tor thst
nun career ol m'aY AM rNH glory which has rendered
hun lIulfoHs onfrr. Bot II Is equally true that
without W asAingoabs day could never have acquired
dlt irN1Wn IA a history ut human liberty, which now.
ab'c all Other days, enjoys. We my not say that
lbr m17 miIe tho day, or the day the man; hut wa
nhy say hai, by The. blessing 4 h'd they were made
1' each other, aud both. l tho highest and must Gu
doung good oi America and OF the world.
ne pace Is ap7faPaa'e N'ate on the banks OF h''
,,,i, 80 t ana 'iuui Potomac oh me sue oil w,
i,L (v,i,, - aall; are we laoMed SECS amid
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