Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-08-06

A 4th az Julv aentiuaent.

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A 4th 81 July ssntiment.
ssTHEA SENATE oF rHE UNtrw ErATEs - When eUer IL
Everett speaks, dscord and dsunon shall hide their
This toast called out the Hon. Edward Eve
rett at the Boston Municipal celebration on the
4th, and he made an eloquent speech, from which
we collate the annexed paragraphs.
The TEMPLE or FREEDoN.
In the construction of this edifce, the men Of
76 {says Edward Everett) dug the foundation
deep down to the. eternal rock. Z8s Torn, the
School, the Milit,a, The Church, we're then the
four corner -stonss on which they reared il.
THE GaEAr MEN or THE REvOLUmoN.
If Neslook only at one part Of their work, if
we see tkem poring over dusty parchments by
the midnight lamp-citing the year -boeks against
writs Of assistance disputing themselves hoarse
abont3ne Hhrase in the Charter Of Charles the
First, and that phrase in statute Of Edward the
Third, we sl&S1d be disposed to class them with
the most bigSs1d conservatives that ever threw
drag-chain around the limbs of young and
ardent people. [cheers.] But, gracious heav-
ems + look at them again, when the trumpet
sounds the houraof 3eS stance survey the other
aspect of their TGreat cheering. See
these undaul patriots in their obscure caucus
gatherings their town meetings-in their
provincial dssemblies-in their Continental Con-
gress, breathing defiance to the British Parlia-
ment and the British Throne. March with their
raw militia to the conflict with the trained vete-
rams Of the seven years war. [Cheers. Wit
ness them-a group Of colonies extemporized
into a confederacy entering with calm self
possession into an alliance with the oldest mon
archy in Europe-and occupying. as they did,
na1row belt Of territory along the coast, thinly
peopled, partially cleared, hemmed in by the
native savage; by the Alleghanies, by the Ohio,
and the lakes--behold them dilating with the
grandeur of their position, radiant in the pros
pective glories Of their career, [much cheering,
casting abroad the germs of future independent
States-destined, at no distant day, not merely
to cover the face of the thirteen British colonies,
but to spread over the territories Of France and
Spain On this continent-over Florida and Lou
isiana-over New Mexico and California-be
yond the Mississippi-beyond the Rocky Noun
tains-to unite the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
the Artic and Torrid zones, in one great net
work of Confederate Republican Government.
Contemplate this, and you will acknowledge the
men of '76 to have been the boldest men of
progress that the world has ever seen. Enthu-
siastic cheers. @.
The MISSION OF AMERICA.
!" We live (said Mr.. Everett, in conclusion, at
an era as eventful, in my Judgment, as that Of
seventy-six, though in different way. We
have no foreign yoke to throw off, but in the
discharge of the duty deyolved upon us by Prov
idence, we have to carry the Republican indie
pendence which our fathers achieved, with all
the organized institutions of an enlightened
community, institutions Of religion, law, educa-
ton, charity, art, and all the thousand graces
Of the highest culture, beyond the Missouri, be-
tbo do I rboy,s i,,f nd
the circuit of the Antilles; perhaps to the Arch
ipelagoes of the central Pacific. [Great cheer
ing. The pioneers are on the way who can
tell how far and how fast they will travel? Who
that compares the North America of 1853, but
a century ago, and numbering but a little over
million of souls of European origin; or still
more, the North America of 1858, when there
was certainly not fifth part of that number -
who that compares this with the North America
of 1853-its twenty-five millions of European
origin, and its thirty one States, will venture to
assign limits to our growth-will dare to COM
pute the timetable Of our railway progress, or
life so much as corner of the curtain that hides
the crowded events the coming century? Great
cheering This only we can plainly see-the
old world is rocking to its foundations. From
the Gulf of Finland to the Yellow Sea, everything
is shaken.
The spirit of tAeage has gone forth to hold his
great review, and the kings of the earth are
moved to meet him at his coming. [Cheers.l
The band which holds the great powers of Eu-
rope together in one political league, is strained
to its utmost tension The catastrophe may for
o while be STAYED of, but to all appearance they
are hurrying to the verge of one Of those con-
ficts which, like those of Pharsalia and Actium,
affect the condition Of States for twice ten cen
turies. [Sensation. The Turkish Empire.
encamped but four centuries on the frontiers Of
Europe, and the Chinese Monarchy, cotempora-
ry with David and Solomon are alike crumbling.
While these events are passing in the Old World,
q tide Of emigration which has no parallel in
history is pouring Westward across the Attain
tic, and Eastward across the Pacific, to our
shores. The real polctical vitality Of the world
seems moving to the new hemisphere, whose
condition and fortune it devolves upon us and
our children to mould and regulate Great
cheering 7Ag
Sir, it is grand, let me say solemn thought,
well calculated to still the passions Of the day,
and To elevate Us above the paltry strife Of par
ties. Applause. II teaches US we are called
to the highest, and / do verify believe to the
most momentuous trust that ever devolved upon
one generation Of men. Let us meet it with
CORE spending temper and purpose with the
wisdom of wcll-instructed experience; with
the foresight and preparation Of . glorious fu-
ture; not on the narrow platforms Of party
policy and temporary expediency, but in the
broad and comprehensive spirit Of seventy six.
Great and long continued cheering. Hs
Brooa CoRS.--In the Mohawk Valley, N. r.,
vast quantities Of this crop are annually grown.
Ohio, and Connecticut are the
next largest producers Of it. Its origin as .
plant in this country, is attributed to
Dr.. Franklin. It is native of India Frank
lin saw IN imported whisk Of corn in the pos
session Of lady in Philadelphia, and, while ex-
amining it as curiosity, found seed, which
he planted, and from this small beginning arose
his valuable product Of industry in the United
States. In the same manner England and
America are indebted for the weeping willow TO
he poet Pope, who finding . green stick in