Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-09

Britain threw off the bondage of an oppressive
mother country, the shacles of foreign domination,
and took their equal place in the family OF nations
as the United States of America; and ever may
they continue united as well as free people,
worshpping Libertu in the temnle of Uninn and
shining the brightest constellation in the poht
cal armament, lamp unto the feet and light
unto the path of the benghted nations Of the earth
pointing them the way to freedom and happi-
ness Well was the illustrious JOHN ADAMs-the
advocate of American Independence; the defender,
with eloquent tongue, of the glorious DECLARATION
of JEFFERsoN's immortal warranted in pre-
dieting (and the happy event has sealed his claim
to the prophetic ken) 1At it would be the most
memorable of all holydAy9 in the secular calendar J;
day Of bonfres and Examinations !" day for
the pealing of bells, beating of drums and firing of
cannon for the civic procession and the military
parade for the jubilant heart and the loud huzza
for the festival, the toast and the song; for the
patriotic Grafton and the religious service for the
poem and the anthem; and, finally, for heartfelt
thanksgiving and fervent prayer to the Almighty
Giver of Ali Good, VINO was the pillar of cloud BY
day and the pillar of fire by night which led us in
safety and triumph through the peris of revolu-
ton to national existence; who, in his infinite and
undeserved mercy guarded and guided us through
the period of our political infancy and youth to our
full maturity and who yet benignly sheds the
light of his countenance and favor upon US in our
now "high and palmy state of national prosperity,
greatness, and glory, rendering US the most God
blessed people on the face of the earth How deep,
then, should be our gratitude! 1t should cause us
to throng this day in glad numbers to the united
affairs OF DEVOTION liberty, and patriotism there to
pour out the oblations of full hearts in anthems of
praise, singing, in choral strain
"God bless free nation, frecst nation of earth"
Let, then, youth and age, beauty and intelligence,
high and low, rich and poor, all come to the com
mon shrine, and join in the common offering of
thanktulness and praise to the God of our Fathers
who led US, like Israel Of old, through the wilder
ness of revolution to the Canaan Of independence ;
to land flowing with milk and honey; land of
light, liberty, and happiness, unparalleled in the
annals of the past.
On the recurrence of this joyous day, being the
seventy-seyenth anniversary, and beginning the
seventy-eighth year of National Independence,
there is scarcely speck political horizon to
mar our graduation, alloy festive feeling, or
even alarm the fears of the most timid. The dark
and portentous cloud which not long since hung
like boding and brooding mischief in our frma-
ment, electrically charged with elemental war, and
ready to burst in desolating fury our land, has
passed away, and all again is calm and peace.
Cursed be the hand and palsed the heart that would
rake in the ashes of the past and rekinde fraterna
strife; or perhaps light the torch of civil war !!
Infamy be the fate of him who would fire the
more than Ephesian fame of American. Union and
Liberty!
How does the heart of the patriot leap and the
imagination expand in the contemplation of the
dazzling future of our united country Our sis
terhood Of States, originally but thirteen in number
in less than eighty years is fast approaching trip
cation, and less than thirtyone stars cluster
IN consolidated ustre and glory the blue field of
our national banner Our territorial domain is more
than quintuplcd in extent, and our population has
swclled from primal three millions to near the
tenfold number Of thirty millions Of human beings,
reposng under the ample and protecting folds of our
national flag, and revealing in the blessings of wise
and free misunderstanding every under his own
vine and his fig tree daring to make him afraid
Louisiana has been long since by peaceful acqusi-
ton giving the mouth of the Mississippi the Father
of Rivers, outlet and inlet for the enrichng and
iaexhaustble of Western empire Florida,
too has long been alike acquired completing national
Southern Gulf boundary, defined by the hand Of
Nature and adding to national security, strength,
and power Texas has knocked kindly portal and
we have admitted her into political family che
rshed younger sister The far and mighty West is ours
with its mines Of lead, copper iron and coal its pra
res, furs and bualoes its fertile valleys and rocky
mountains Oregon is ours, by peaceful negotiations in
stead of fierce and bloody on land and with
kindred nation. Utah and New Mexico ours, with
their yet undeveoped treasures and California is
the modern Ell Dorado with its illimtable yield Of gold
all the fruit of multtudnous victory over and compu
sorry purchase from, the fallen Aztecs Our boundary
stretches the hand, from Lakes to Gulf; and on
the other from the stormy Atlantic TO the gentle Pacific
The shadow projected into the future augurs for
continental domain and destiny, with the North Pole for
northern and the sthmus of Daren for southern
limit; and an advance awaits in civilization and
ement in arts and arms, in commercial wealth and
population, in greatness, happiness, and glory, with
which imagination itself scarcely keep pace The
steam engine the steamboat tho railroad and the cleo
trio teegraphn the creations Of the inventive genius
Of the past half centurybave literally annhated time
space scaled mountains hridged rivers brought the
mountains into proximity with the seaboard made next
do neghbors Of the distant nations and advanced
their trade and intercourse in and to extent
which has actually caused imagination outstp reality
and converted into Of fact what would have
been ridcaed or perhaps only INDUCED Utopan
drea M TIE result however is that it is perfectly
practicable and think desirable, that after Lapse Of
marry years. end by course of mastery inactivity,
not by war on spoiaton the entire continent Of North
Amer. on should be embraced under Government
unac cur nd urabe system of regulated and contitu
tio,al liberty blending in harmony and in invncibie
strength the National and Federal forms Of civil polity
capable Mt once of suppressng dsaecton ut home and
commanding peace respect and consideration abroad
is as sure rs Gospel truth that this contamination
great and glorious in ITSELF ana SO devon'y 10 De
wished Gun only be accomplished by preserving that hall
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