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feIixion - free religion q IRE niasy . worship
pen % rsceFe inject fher eoascicucss may
tiet.Ie-tie religion q tse heart - t.e issi q
Godf 1siabIishmsut, not Mass.
Thnse constitute q summary 1.-THE fesplts Of the
eight years toll o. our Revolutionary Faihers.-
Wonld your patience permit, might lenrsF more
iufo dctad might point yOu 20 Der great increase
In popeizioa her lhfee millions grown into twen-
tYfse her Old thirtsen u0u shirF7sne. add 81 each
session Of Congress some new applicant smerging
from The uilds u The West. casling OF the swad-
lIing cloth of her territorial infsney. ard asking
peEmissien % Be reeeiyed tni9 tbs sis.efnooa o.
8laless might name the nnmber Of mties q nef
fail<Rads h9se iron bands which bind slais % sls-
tef STATE AMI which Is they ievsi physical oosIae
fious 80 do they 10 some extent eFe nese unnaia-
eal preindices which OF late years hare sprusg up
between diGereat sections OF the epniederaey Of
States and which have threatened their very ma
1iolaiify. might point yoa % Nha< i now Dbl
Projeek. but which The iadOmitable energy OF the
American people will soon transform into q result
the Great Pacific RaiIroadT--that great Highway
81 Nations which isdes,insf 70 bear apon Us bosom
the aecumnIaled weakh Of the world and TO trans
form voyage q menths around Cape Hofni iato
trip OF searceiy greater number OF days ana
which will bind ocean % ocean. and clamp together
VITA hosks Of iron The States which are wahAed BY
the waters Of The Atlantic and those which are des-
tined . arise the shores Of the Pach., Such u
an imperfect picture Of our present greatness. As
regards oar limits we can almost say
mo peni up Utica contracts our powers,
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II has been the proud boast Of Englshl thatlH The
knocking rail- OF her martial drum encireles the
earth - our bozsi Is ih. the MIN Is ushered In by
The music OfIhe peaceful arts the hum Of Industry,
ths cheerful song Of the ploughman as be prepares
his earth for the seed the noise OF the loom and Inc
anvil the snoring Of the iron horse a. be rushes
ihro1gh valley and through glea.
BAT Il skere are chose among Jeu wke haSe
feeng of love forths military yen toomay be graf
iheddwiih q retrospective view. Our success in
arms has been commensurate with our progress
II othsf respects We have met England a secoad
time In arms, and hnmbIsd her pride upon the seas
her own native element, and the cenplet which
eoce applied TO her nov more appropriately belongs
tesus--ihai
"a Her march Is DER the mssntain wave
Her home is oRthe deep"
More recently, our victorious armies have planie
theis banners IL The cities Of the Anees, and NE
wonders which surrounded the story OF Coriez have
been dispclled. But while We encirce thebrows
ef the living with The victorious laurel, let us no:
forget 10 cast the fnnerea cypress Ger ahe graves
Of those who repose IN distant Land from the Bra
xosto The Sierra Madre, and fro San J naa d i-
: loa 10 The proud capital Of Mexicd
s We have thus attempted 10 present 70 you the
victories Of war and OF peace (fos Peace hath her
Fieioeies ne less renowned than those of Wary
which illustrate eur annals and have pointed 70 the
blessings Dyed BY our people. The most impor-
kIs consideration 10 the patriot is the preservation
~ n nrtSf re ny best "
which % fuh destiny IS BY The proper education
Sfne masses BY pregress-not the progress which
looks only TO the expansion Of territory for the mere
sake Of expansion, without regard TO the means en-
ployed, which would sacrifice national honor atthe
shrine Of degraded ambition which would force
eur form OF government upon those unwilling 10
receive and unable from bent OF education TO APP
pfeciate It's intrinsic exeelleness rather than re-
commend IL BY the force OF our good example; such
j. net The progress 60 which we must look bat
rather that progress which whilst Il looks TO the
expansion Of cor territory BY all proper and honor
able means, looks 10 a corresponding expansion OF
the minds Of those who are TO inhehh H. that pro-
gress which cntiyaies the arts OF peaceraiher than
these OF var; that rearS temples TO thr living God,
49, W, as ours; II snort i6st Progress which
locks 20 the elevation &c Man-fpr Il is the popula-
.ion Of Republic witch constitutes her WhaLshe
IS How BEAUTIFULLY has this idea been expressed
BY Sir William Jones, one oi whom his country
may well teel prond-
q What constitutes statea
Not high raised battlemen.s Or laboreA mound.
Thick wall or moaied gate:
Not Cities proad with spires and tarrets crowned, 4
Not land nor broad armed ports,
Whsre laughing a the storm. rich aaFies ride
Not starred and spaneled courts,
Where low browcd ba.eness ais perfamc TO pride;
No mea !; high minded men;
Men who their duties know.
bat know their rights, and knowing dare maiatail.
These constitute State"
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consideration view Of our country prior to and
SINCE the Revolution, its condition 81 poverty and
weakness then, its wealth lis greatness and is glory
now. i mare dawn The contrast between the priv
ileges Of American citizens, and the expressions
Of olhers ali resulting from the difference in the
forms Of government, ours tending 70 expand the
nigd. and the energies OF man; theirs 20 repress
al dta tettet them This is not mere assertion, but
faets dem.nsiraie the ruth Of what say. We are
nov acknowledged 10 be among the first of the Pow
ers 81 The earth. In commerce, we have. within the
iastyear or two, run ahead OF England and now
frank cpaiessedy the first commercial nation on the
Face Of The Globe Ia every other respect we need
bel shrink from comparison with Ihe mightiea
aid greatest European Powers. Allthis the result
st che experiment OF Republican Government.
brought about in lilile more than The three score
ad ten years0f serptnral allotment % man % live,
q short period in the life OF a nation.
a IL sachis the picture now, whatcould we behold,
wars we allowed - look into The future The inn
Aftnatioo cannot picture tue 0I creatures
q rhich we will have attained al the expiration Of
che aineteeih century, il We are 1Fuelo the uust
esmmilied ~ our keeping.
With what care then should weguard the price
less heritage Of Freedom bequesthed rs from the
past, that we may nansmis il nnimpatTed 10 these
who are to fellow afler me stage OF action -
With moFe than yeslal vigilance should We iced Inc
flames upon the altar dedicated 10 Liberty. We
are not tree from danger; there have been periois
in our shsst career and there viii be again when
ske Union OF the States, the sheet-aechoE 81 our
s6iety 10 whose existence We alone look for be
preservation offonr liberties, has beea threatened
viii the horrors OF dissolution. The Union gone,
Lhsrtg will have gone with il, lor in tie ianguaEe
oil Webster, they arr one and iaseparable." Tie
memories Vt the past then. he etigeaeies Of ~
present and the hopes Of the latIke, demand iAs
eentlnued existence Of The Uaion and eall upJD as
te ffewn down every attempt TO impair her strength
and every sakeme which may "a the slightest de-
gree Tend 10 reaken the Affections Of the people Cor
the goyernmtn<A 'hich Affords them blessings which
20 others ca4 eeioF.
net why ebeshehns 10 Virciaians Is there moi
snkeisnt lncensss 10 yenf prs, history srge you
90 this holy Sciy |, was here that aihe IDEAS OF
political freedom frs, dawntd.s 10 use the words OF
bancroft Il vas here that impetus was irst given
20 The ball Of Revelation il was here that the in
spitrd Heary ppoelaimed 10 ii. World ..as for me-
&ive ne liberty or give me deSfhs words whiei "
k4ue1 throaebiAe hearts 1t The people, and nerved
mentsr The tsnksrs ofthe canning sorn. Virginia
gareto the coea,ry the mind 10 frame the Declare
sion Of 1sAesicAa Indepea le1ce and The leader Of
Aer Ar.7.rs % aeeomplish, 10 e6inpiese The work
Love lcs our goc4 I'd Sat- her lovs Tor the soil
which. enlonbs al thai Fssn1 irS II Washington
seelit s<<l',he heaVgs 81 ysrxinians i xainsl al
s1ertlietoqs attempts - he integrity OF th Unior
~. = 1e<re = N'eyiniar uke dsss not cherish
iecling'N tofe ice bis mother sax. ! lec ing Of
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