Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-09-05
Duties Of Americans.


This was the subject of an Grafton, delivered
at Pennington Falls, by Rev. ]. S. c. Abbott,
on the fourth of July last - an appropriate
theme for the day How much more suitable
and fraught with good results, than the brar.
gart and self-glorying style of address SO often
heard. Mr.. \. begins with recognition of
that discontented spirit, which is ever com.
planning and sighing for change, and then saws
u ought TO be contented. There is but
one New England upon this globe There is
not, from Pole to Pole, upon the surface of
our planet, another people 10 be found so high
ly blessed in all that renders life desirable
Tell me not of the gold of California. of the
mines OF Mexico, or of the soft prairies of the
West, of the genial skies of the South-where
can you find such villages as nestle among the
hills and fringe the crystal streams of the
Northt Where can you find more comforta-
bic and tasteful homes, more true refinement
and politeness and kindness among the great
mass of the people! Where can YOU find the
church splre more frequently adjoining the
landscape, and the school-houee and the Acad-
emy dlffuslng more generously their priceless
blesslngst Where can YOU find man and wo-
man more perfectly developed in person and
mind and heart Where can you see so little
of grinding poverty; SO little Of overgruwn,
ostentalous, assuming, oppressive wealth or
SO much of general comfort and eniovmentl
Maine the North Star of the Union the
Prov of our national ship! it is a goodly heri-
tage. Few can wander from the bosom of this
kind mother and not long to return. Her
children are widely scattered, but there is no
one of them all who is not proud of his lineage
| love Maine with flial atfecton-the home Of
my chIldhood,- the house of my fathers, and
their grave. love It's green fields, its maies-
tic rivers, It's wide spread forests, its noble
mountains, and over all and above all. its
frank, hospitablc, intelligent and independent
inhabitants.
"Where'er roam, whatever realm to see,
My heart untravclled fondly turns to thee"
The \. o. Courier demo- thus speaks of
the defeat Of the compromise bill:-
The telegraph brought information that
the compromise bill is rejected in the senate.
For some weeks past we anticipated this
| most unfortunate, most sinister, we trust nor
ominoIs result of the patriotic exertions Of
the great and good men who brought for
! ward the measure, and advocated it with a
an energy, ability and elo1uence, never ex-
celled by members of any deliberate assem-
bly, on the face Of the globe. To the lead
ing senators on both sides of the question that
has hitherto divided the American people
to Cass, Dickinson and Foote-to Webster
and Clay, the American people owe debt of
gratitude, the remembrance of which will
never be effaced from their bosoms till thew
become Indifferent 10 whatever is honorable
and manly; till they are wiling to sell their
birthright and to scott at the memory of their
brave fathers.
We regret that Mr.. Soule spoke and voted
against The bill-we regret il for the general
cause and for his own sake The people Of
the state which he representa-. are in favor of
the measure, with the exception of few
sprigs of chlvalry, numbering couple doz-
en- in all, and somewhat larger body of free
soilers and aboiitionists'