The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-06

eloqu aud hampers The diversity az new s~rrea
cstsa,iIy pass through may INTRODUCES change in a.
huctustiDg opinions and Of which we o~xo
ps rtiOp Of Prtvid,nce. but visible a
causes seems 10 indicate strong tendencies towards
general improvement"
Fellow Ctizeps-o the Fourth Of July l77e the re-
representatives. Of the United States Of America Con.
ges assembled declared that these United Colonies are,
ard of right ought to be- free and independent stsss
This declaration, made by most patriotic resoluee
men, trusting In the u,tce Of their the pro-
tetion Of Providence and yet not without desp socf.
tude and aDxietyhss stood for seventy i've yea<
and still stands II sealed in blood. It has nsse
dangers and overcome them; 1t has had enemies,
and it has conquered them; It has had ds.rscsorss
ard it has sbashed them all; 1t has had doubling
friends, but 1t has cleared all doubts away; and
now, to day. raising its august firm higher thau
the clouds twenty millions or people eoutsnpssss ~
with haaowsd love, and the world behoits it, and
the consequences which have followed, with profoun1
admiration This anniversary animses, and gladfen,
and unies, all American hearts On other days ID tho
year may be party INDUCING in controversies
less important to the public good may have
likes and diflikes. may maintain political
differences often with and ,omstimss with angry
feelings But day Americans, all and air,
nothing but Americans Az the great lumnary QUE
heads designating msts and fogs cheers the whole hens-
dispense all cloudy and suen weather and Gil soxous
exhaatons the minds and feelings Of true Americans
Every mans heart swells within him-svery m,n's
pert and bearing become somewhat more proud and
lofty as he remembers that seventy five years have
rolled away and that the great inheritance of liberty
stl his his undim:nished and unim aired his, ia -
lbs original glory his TO enjoy his TO protest. and hts "a
transmit to future generations Fellow citizens This
inheritance is not only inheritance of bery, but u
our own peculiar American liberty Liberty has existed
In other times in other countries and In other forms.
There has been Grecan liberty bold and powerful full Oc
spirit eoquepce and fire. liberty which produced null
til udes Of great men, and has transmitted immortal
name the Of Demosthenes to POI tsry. But stiit
was liberty of disconnected $, ste sometimes united,
indeed by temporary leagues and oonfsdsraaes, but
oftn involved in between themselves The sword
Of Sparta turned its shsrpest edge against Athens,
epslaved her, and devastated Greece, ansts
in her turn Sparta compelled TO bend
before the power Of Thebes And let be
let the truth sink deeply into all Anaer-
mnds-,hat the want Of union among the ssve-
States which finally gave the mastery Of all 6rseoe
to Philip Of Hacedon. And there has, Also been Ro-
liberty proud ambitious, domineering spirit, pro-
Tossing free and popular principles in Rome itself but,
the best days the ready TO slave
ny and chains into her provinces and through every
country which her eagles could BE- borne Who
heard Of liberty In Spain, or Gau, or Germanya
or Britain, In the days OF Rome There was
none tuch. As the Roman empire declined, her
p ovipces not instructed in the principles II free,
pop ular after another, declined alsos
and wheE Rome herselffe in the end all fell together
have said ger t.men. that Inheritance in
beritance Of American liberty That liberty k character
istic peculiar and together Nothing like It
existed in former times; while with It's principles
have become interviewer into the minds Of indviiusl
cfed with daily opinions aud our daily
hs bits until II Is may 40 say An element Of social as
nd her hiatt
region American citizen carries himself takes
with him, fully developed in his understanding,
at &C., in cooperation with others apply them To
the formation Of governments. Ofthis, most
drful instance be in the history VI the state
Of California ON former occasion, have ven
tur,d to ark that 1t Is difficult To establish
Of all this interests Of society What has dcrmany done
learned Germany ful.r u ancient lore than all this
world besides What has Italy done! What have they
done who dwell the spot where Cicero aud Justiniau
lived, They have not the power Of self 4 vsrnment,
hieh common town meeting with Possesses. Yes,
ray. that those persons who gone from town
meetings, TO dig gold in California, dt max.
republican government Than any body VI men in Ger
many or Italy because they have learn this one great
lson that there is security without law, aud that,
under the circumstances in when they placed
there no military authority 10 cut thr throat there
IL sovereign will but the will u the majority thre
fore they remain, they must submit ~ thai will" And
this b,lieve to be strictly true Now, fslow-cit-
zens. your patience will hold out, will, venture,
before proceeding the appropriate duties Of
day to state in few words what take these American
political principles In substance to BE- They consist
think IN the frs place, In the establishment Of popular
governments by equal representations for IL IL plain
that pure democracy like that which existed in
OF tb. states Of Greece in which every individual had
direct vote in the enactment OF all laws poss-
bly, exist in country OF vide extent THIS principle Of
POI ulsr rrpresenation prevailing either in all she
branches Of governments in Of them has existed
In these states almost from the Us " the settlement
yorktown and Plymouth borrowed no doubt from tho
example Of the popular branch Of IL British Lcgisia
turc The representation Of the people In the British
House Of Commons was originally very UNEQUAL
Ind. n. A.. x..gla
Of knights aud burgess~s ASSEMBLING tho
summons Of the crown, not rather intended
tive ia matters Of revenue ration rather
mode If aseertaining popular opinion Nevertheless,
and Of the character Ut that origin ~ acquired,
by slow degrees greater and greater strng la
tnsl goycpm Mt 81 tbe country IL was IN fact aform
Of rprefeDtatiop, however. unequal; numbers wero
counted. and meorities prevailed ana when
tors acting upon this example introduced equality
of rbiaioD, the icea assumed rational and
distu ct shape. AZ any Tsts this OF sxercising
OCULAR power was familiar 70 our fathers When they
sett'd On this continent. They adopted It, aud
generation has risen up after generation, all 40
buovhdgiDg ". ana becoming Acquainted with its
Irsciite and ats forms md ihs next Fundamental
prime pc In ys.m h. that the will IL the majority,
fafly eSprss,d through the u representation,
shall have the force Of law ard 1t quite vd, at that,
In country without thrones or arstvcraces, prvi-
Hsd carts classes, there be- foundation
fer Law to stand upon and as the necessary result OF
Thu the third FL, meu y that III. law y the supreme rue
fer the government Of all The great s,ntiuent u Al
beautifully presented TO u by SIR lillian Jones,
absolutely ttdsl-nshi" 10 the cousuuctlon and main
tcLsrcc "a our political systems -
~ hat constitutes state
No. high rais'd tattl.mcnts or labor a mound,
Thick v-tl or mustsd gate
Not cities proud with spires and turret. crcwnd;
Not ley snd broad arm port,
Nh,r'. lsul hing at the storm, rich navics ride
Not starr d and sIaBgl.d courts,
Nh,re how bro. ID bcseness waits perfume to pride.
No-nicn. high minded men.
With p,wers as fsI above duh br,,.es epiued,
In icr,st brake, OF dcn,
A. rast. excel cold rocks and brambles rude;
Men Who their duties know
but kt'ow their rights, and Knowing, dsrc maintain
DiCv,nt the long Hind blow,
And cfush the tyrant While they rend The chain.
These constitute "A state
And Sovereign Law. that states coll, cted viii,
Orr thrones aud globes elate
sits empress browning gocd-reprcssing nln
And finally another importan, part Of the great