Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-19

hisiory Of Massachusetts, b. y with the rsvo-
luiionary struggle Of the country. and what
wss ,hsti For what did Massachusetts asrng.
glcf for what did she ofrer 10 pour out her blood
like water. and exhaust I'll her treasures - 6
they were worthless. and run ill the risk cf
war. and Of civil strife, and Of the gsllnws. and
Of execution as traitorsi What did she DO Il
al for? Why. depend on il, gentlemen. itwas
not any narrow principle, and l0csl Onjsct.
any sectional concern of her own. She did
not brook the power Of England for : "trip q
land fifty milcs in width between Connsetieus
andNew Hampshire. She did not do it svsa
to project this glorious bay before u. % beau.
tiful. and studded and gcmmed with . many
islsnds and islcts. No. no. no. Msssachu-
sctis struck for the liberty Of con6nensl--
Cries Of good. good. and loud cheen.] ltis
her everlasting gIory--everlssting unless shs
terminates il hersclf-(yesl l-,hst thss war was
the irst effort ever made Dy man 70 separate
America from European dominion. Ap.
plause. That was vast and comprehensive.
We look back upon il now. and well may We
wonder At the great extent Of mind. and gem.
us, and capacity. which Influenced the men Of
the revolution.
Gentlemen. friends. fellow -citizens- mo
tell yon that Massachusetts had all Americain
her heart when she summoned her Whole
strength into her arm and gave . blow for ths
liberty Of the American world. (Cries Of good.
and hearty cheers.) Il was nothing less than
that; Warren did not die for Massachusetts on
ly. (No) Her soil is honored by receiving
his blood-but the world 10 not wide onOugh
to circumscribe his fame. All the generations
Of mankind upon this continent will never b
able to recompense for his devotion to ropubli-
can institutions and his death in the cause of
liberty. s,a'f.
Well. gentlemen. that Is the original eharsc-
ter Of Massachusetts; that 10 the foundation of
all her renown that Is worth possessing. 10
her original devotion to liberty % = csuss--t0
the whole Of America NJ country. Her ~.
nown. in that respect. is placed on deep. well
laid. and firm foundations, fuundations never
TO he disturbed, unless in some day oi darkness
and OF death-in some moment Of folly and of
frenzy, and Of madness, she shall herself Sob
vert with that same arm. tho foundation Of III
her greatness and rsnown. (Criss Of mover.
never.) That will not happen. (No.) lpny
Almighty God. at least, il that IL to happen.
the judgement Of that day may he postponed
ill my head shall be covered with the Gods Of
the valley (Chsers. as W.
Well. gentlemen. Vt u adhere 70 that sp;ris
Of union. Of narionaIism. Of Americsnism. and
let not narrow, selfish, local policy-no tfiAing
concern of moment. influence tho council0
Of Massachusetts. In the day that made Mae
sachusetts what she was. and Whist shs has
been. her policy was large. comprehensive,
united. She never drew . breath that was mot
national breath. She never had IN aspiration
which did not embrace all her colonies, and Il
the crown Of Great Britain on that day had Of
iered her an exemption from oil rigid enact
non,s; If it had offered her free trade. unscs.
irlcted by colonial Legislation; II il had offered
her t~ eDty seats in her House Of Commons,
and two hundred noblemcn, che would have
rejected them all. (Good) She went Ssr
principle-she went for America. lfA risa
could free herself, she wished to be free; and
il America was to be suijugsied, and that was
the will Of God. she was willing TO be subju-
gated. and remain in subjugation until moss
fortunate hour should arise Tor the freedom of
the whole.
Nov. gentlemen. let " dwell on that, and
any man at this day who sets up peculiar mo-
lions. sectional distinctions. who would have
rs believe that her interests are essentially die.
connected from aed alien 10 the .'inierests of
other members Of this Republic. is an enemy
to you. is any enemy 10 tho republican cause,
and an enemy to freedom oil over tho world
(Cries Of good. and chesrs) ~
That wss the original character Of Mssss.
chusetts. which learned in early life. and
which inspires mo with venersfion and dsvo.
ton. think understand il. think 4 havs
read every page Of her history. ! have known
some Of the great men Of ths. day pcrronally.
| never saw John Hancock, or Sam Adams,
or John Otis have known John Adams,
Robert Treat Paine, EIbridge Gerry and some
other great men Of that period, and l have lis-
tened to them ss to oracles teaching me .
young man a. TO the proper performance of
my duties, il should have any public duties 10
prform.
Well. then, succeeding to this revolutionary
epoch. came the constitutional epoch. The
necessities Of the country At the close Of ths
war showed the necessity Of more coossita-
iional form Of government than then existed.
II was great thought. 1t was, II ons may
say SO. fearful experiment. II Appeared
so 10 some Of the wisest and best men Of Mac
sachusotts. 1t sppesred to those men, st the
head Of whom was Sam Adams. that il might
ne dangerous to create central governments
with authority TO sct directly upon tho people
and not be oi,lidged to act through the inter-
ference Of the States He WINS wise man..
He saw the necessity Of such . goverpms6t.
mud he yielded to it; and in yonder Old Stass
House-I believe it wss in the Old South
he gave l,is vote for il. think l behold him
now. in half Quaker dress. with his broad
brim hst, his gold headed cane. not less ihas.
five feet long, and sfter oil his diseusssos snd.
all his doubling. crying out AYE" and ~
whole assembly re-echoing the shout Of rsjois-s
ing. lCries Of good.) ,.ass
The Constitution went into operation and
the country had the good fortune 10 Plaos
Washington ut the head Of sffairs. You III
know how It revived everything. Msssschn.
sets went under that Constitution. sacrihcinG
her peculiar rights to the general good. and lst-
ting the Government oppress her commsssss
which wss more than the commerce Of every
other State in the Union. thrse times over.
yielding The whole To the hest interests Of The
new Government. And she has from shae
day to this experienced rich rewsrd Sos ~
she sacrificed by the protection which thss
Government has afforded her BY upholdine
her Gag all over the world, and instesd e
holding up her venerable l,sdian with do boo
and arrow. maintaining the stars and stripss
from ocean to ocean and river to river. (Goods
and cheers. s4erb
Well gentlemen. submitted to what sup
posed to be the will ofths good psopls q
Boston.--snd although i has insertssed wita
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