Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-07-09
THE REGISTER.
Shepherd tow, JeilersOl equity, ia.
TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1890
The Fourth or July.

back to its origin, and the condition of our
county then, as e''ntTasicd with It's pres
ent high position among tie aa'ions OF Tie
earth. The contrast is indeed most favor
able 10 the indomilah:e energy of the A.
me,ican nation, and affords a striking ar
gument as 10 the better adaptation of a
Republican form of government 10 the
promotion of a peoples improvement in
all that constitutes their greatness and
glory.
On the Ain day Of July, l776, our coun.
try embraced within its limits thirteen
States, extending along the sea-coast and
the vast domain Of the West, where the
controlling power in the county IS fast
settling itself, was then an UNEMPLOYED
wilderness. The present State of New
York contains as great population as the
whole county then did.
But a short period has passed-a few
years more than the three score year,
2nd ten" of scriplural allotment, and no"
changed the scene 1t appears the w"rL
of the magician's wand and rivals the wild,
ness and fancy of Eastern tale.
We are now twenty-five mill ons of peo'
ple-of freemen, and freemen'S wives and
children. Our limits extend from Tie A
roostook to the Rio Grande--from the re-
gions of perpetual snow TO the burning
sands of tropical climcs; our shores ar'
washed alike by The waves Of the TIVE
great oceans; the canvass of our merchant
men whitens every sea, their securl'!
guaranteed by the stars and stripes which
adorn their maslheads. Ii has been sar'
of England that the roll of her morning
drum enclrcles the earth ; ii may aImus,
be SAID of the United States
"No pent-up Utica contracts cur powers
What strides too have we made in the
arts of civil cation, in religion, in educa'
lion, Which after AL constitute the basis Of
nations greatness.
When the necessities Of the down-trod,
den and starving subjects of European
Monarchies cry for relief, We obey the
divine injunction-"clothe the naked, and
feed the hungry more than that, we
offer them an asylum from their oppres'
sious, where they can assume the chaTac.
ter, which Divinity intended they should
bear--the character of freemen; where
they can enjoy freedom Of opinion, and
freedom of thought where they can wor-
ship God according to the dictates of their
own consciences, - beneath their own
vines and fgtrees, none daring TO modest
or make them afraid.
Our prowess in arms has elected The
admiration of the World. England has
her Wellington--we have our Scou,whon'
we regard as his equal in all that consti-
,utes the great General. If England has
her Broughams, and her Cohdens, France
her Guizots, ler Thicrs, Ter Victor HUI,
Cos, we can point with equal pride to our
CLAW, Cass, Webster, and others of the
bright galaxy Of statesmen and orators
who now occupy our Senate Chamber
The literary productions of our country
men adorn the Libraries Of Europe. The
English reader of Hume and Scott is alike
grati6ed by the works of our own Pres colt
and Irving; the decisions Of Marshall and
Story are received as authority in The Eng:
lish courts. The nations Of Europe too
enjoy the benefit of our wonderful i'm.
proyements in The mechanic arts.
In short, the present high character we
enjoy among the nations Of the earth, the
great degree Of emi"ence we have attained
in all the arts and refnements Of civilized
life--in all the elements which constitute
q nation great, pronounce the experiment
Of the capacity Of man for self-go'ernmenl
successful beyond all dispute.
May the recurrence OF another Fourth
of July find US still in our career Of glory
and prosperity-ihe various states Of our
Confederacy still in the bonds Of Union,
and the discordant elements which have
endangered, and still endanger, our exist.
ence as q nation. scattered TO the winds.
lie Convention.
Since our last issue three additional can.
Aidaies have bpeD aunOiluceG-HOnR