Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-19

would associate with al the homage which we render Il
the memory Of the revolutionary patriots and heroes of
State, the Hsm,ons and Jays the Morises and Frank
Inns the Laurensss and Marons, the Henys and Jeesons
and above all the unsppoached and unapproschabe WASH
ISsroS, of other Staies. Applause. would think o.
county, to-day and always in the gories Of the
past n grandeur OF the present. and Undivided and
indvsb in The destnies Of the future. Immense applause
Blu, at moment when there to be willingness in
quarters dsparsge ancient Commonwealth and
almost rule her on. from the catalogue Of patriot States,
have been unwilling revive recoections Of ou
local history and Of the part Of which she has played in
other days.
could hardly help feeling that if we to hold oul
peace, rhe very would cry out Sir in all that relates
liberty and unon Massachusetts, persuaed is to-day
just what she was seventy-ve years ago. Vocerous ap
pause There variableness shadow Of turning in
her devotion the great principles Of her revolutionary "a
lhers, aor will she ever believe be found wanting to
any jus. obligation to her sister States. lCheersl
Mt. Mayor the act Of the 4th Of july l776, &C.
OF revolution II of organized and systematic
sissnce to an oppressive and yranncs Government, It
solemn and stern appeal from the DEGREES of foreign des
pot that great original right Of seprcservaon and self
government which the Declaration noby promugates
Thanks the courage Of fathers the appeal
oess and yoke Of colonial bondage forever thrown
Blu, another and more difficult task sti be perform
ed by the without which all their previous tolls and trials
would have been worse than useless The work OF over
throw separation independence compcd the greater labor
Of building up system Of or themselves remain
ed-a system which should render revolutions forever un-
necessary, by establishing law snd order the basis Of the
popular will constaonaRy expressed That labor, as
was performed The constitution framed, aoped, aud
organised and We and our fathers have lived under for
little than si1Sy-tsO0 years.
Yes felow-ciiizens have reached marked epoch in
the history of country You ave been reminded that It
ius three quarters Of century since Independence was
declared But, mistake not something Of mysterious
significance has been attached the precise age which our
constitution has reached. man in bis year
is said to be critical period in his fe IS called his
grand cimactc II lie sxfely passes that period he
looks for long continuance Of life and health. And our
Federal Cons,ution has at length reached Its grand ca
gsoctep;c.
And though .rences of opinion may exist among US
the exact amount Of danger in which we have been IN
voved and TO the precise manner In which our cono
vsrsies hsve been adjusted, nobody will deny that clrcum
have occurred mark the period through which we
are passing more than COMMONLY critical period IN oar
political existence But thanks 10 that Almighty Being who
shapes ouends and desnie the shades which
gathering pathway already scattered, the
bow clearly visible upon the Clouds and the sky above US
beginning be radiant with the healing beams
Of restored national concord!
Let US not indulge ourselves however, in any hopes in
any fears founded only superstitious tradition Human
life may have lis mysterious periods Of safety and Of danger
and they may be altogether beyond our control We know
that has period which prudence can avert and no
foresight postpone. We cannot stay moralitys strong
hand Tho beloved Chief Magistrate who this day last
engaged in adding another stone to the monument
Of bis lustrious e1emplar, himself the subject Of
monument before The expiration of single week. And
the patriotic hands and eloquent voices which are as
stng this day in laying the cornerstone Of new Capitol
may have become mooness and mute before that structure
shall baEe reached its completion One after another, we
all meet the neIorabe hour" But not SO with
country. There is natural term to the life Of nation
It is for the people ssy they rise up generation after
generaon the eseyment Of the constitutions which their
fathers have founded, whehe by Gods blessing, they will
transmit them unimpai,ed to their children
II sfor to say, whether will be true to those great
elements OF Free Government; those noble principles OF Lii
ber and OF Law and that blessed compact of Union which
our fathers have enshned in the Constitution of the United
States. ICheers.]
If we but faithful to that great bond and bulwark Of
Union. the Constitution, critical periods may and
gehere may be grand climacterics and petty csessars
may rise and he great and the good may fall our
right band and ebut the country, the country, will
eursive them a-wl survive all-and will stand before
the world inpershabe Of the patriotism Of the
sons, we'll Of the wisdom and virtue OF their sires
Let conclude, then, by offering, expression Of
best wishes for my country, on its seventy birthday,
the following sentiment ...
Permanent Peace with other countries fixed boundaries
country perpeuity to the Union Of the States
and faithful fulment Of the Constitutional Compact by
all who are pariee tn il -