Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1848-07-19
ADDRESS BY LAORR.


Elbow CITIZENS.
We have met 20 cole-
brate a day, bright in the annals Of
deeds Of noble daring give have
met to celebrate a day, consecrated
to freedom, by those worthless who
coucocted, promulged, and execut-
ed that glorious instrument, Just
read in your hearing. We have
met TO pay our tribute Of respect,
to the memories of the mighty dead
Ito enkindle those lofty aspirations
for true greatness in the youthful
bosom, by a recapitulauon of the
deeds Of those, who left for us,
the Inheritance Of a free constitu-
tion-to proclaim our voneration
for that vitufe and moral courage,
which not only prompted their con-
ceptions to freedom; but also breast
ed the rolling current Of bloody war,
in the consumatiJn Of their heaven
born undertaking Public celebra.
lions, have the effect Of renewing
these associatlons-of worming the
hearts of all who are participants.
They in,igorate their faith-en-
courage their hopes--:incre ase
their greateful feelings, towards the
things, or persons who are the sub
jects of their "reminiscences. What
a genial influence must hover a.
bout those, who engage in the
sweet and pleasurable devolions.
Of the 18th OF July?
What a vivid picture, is portrayed
to our Imagination What an inn
portant epoch in our countrys his
tory, is suggested ply the dawnings
Of this mornings sun, whose dawn
is usually haild with the resonat
roar Of cannon, the shril fife, and
deep toned drum salutes Aurora S
first beams, with a long loud blast
and heavy roll,-the plough stand,
idle in the feld,-the plain is mo.
tionlcss on the work bench-th,
sledge is dropped on the anvil bloch
--the countenances Of all around
are bright and sunny-the smiles
on the rosy cheek of The beaut.fu
damsel, are pleasant as the mid
summers brceze-the brow Whicl
was over sp,ead with melanchol,
gloom, now beams with pleasure
| the eye whose radiance was dim
ed by reverses and misfortunes, nov
| sparkle within its socket
What then has thus revive,
dropping nature2 This day seven
ty-two years ago doubtless thu
most intensely interesting political
scene, which has ever transpired OF
earth might have been witnessed
in the old independence Hall il
the city of Philadelphia. Jefe rson
| Franklin and their associates wer
there--they were there without tn
| instruction Of their consti tuents, f
! declare themselves free, and indie
| pendent of the mother country
| they were there with strong heart,
aud neryed arms, willing to hazar
their all to avenge the wrong 6
| their down trodden country. Me
of less stout hearts and cooler patr
otism, would have quailed bencat
the impending cloud, lrightfulI
portcnding ruin But 50 rea
their declarations and estimate the
value of life, without liberty,-ihe
poyed the gaze Of an admirin
T world, that the determination I
j which they.had come in their Decla
alton of Independence, was not a
empty prolession,-not the workiu
{ Of an inordinate self agraudlzmeu
/ but the solemn conviction, OF an on
clouded judgement, when they {,
] the support OF their declaration
pledged to each other, their live
: Their fortunes, and their sacre
. honors. Imagine yourself tran
ported back to the day, when ih
instrument was Published Ina.
3. ine yoursclfto have been a specta