Butte record., 1856-07-12


furnish a copy OF your Grafton delivered Oh
that occasion. Tor publication.
With high respsct. yours &c
LAv-iNa IoozEa Pres't
oRovILLr, July c, 1856.
aAasrNc TookDR, Esq
Dear Sir,-ln accorGance wTih YOUR
request, anu in con ormi'y with resolution
Adap;ei unan'mou-iy by the meeting to eel
sbrate the ( = Of July At the Meir0politan
The TIRE, place copy Of my Grafton deiy-
srti ou tha; occasion, at Your Disposal
am, sir. your oh, ser yant.
4 II. ZABRi4kiE.
Fst.t.ow CITIzEHs:-II History in Il. varied
and complicated Tnmifc;itions, presents not
only = SIDE field for obServa.i' I: hut it af
i0ria abundant opportunity i'.r serious re
fsctiun- In scanning tue events that have
trnnspIrod within any given period. we Will
discover much that adds to our store OF in
3,rmation. much ihat Hill culigh,cn n in
rscarl to Yracticrl ~ we'll as ethical jhl,s
gpay, and much ,itt viii extend. i,r.ce.
.u. render nIvrc comprehensive onu views
-spen general sutj ,cts Eth nge presents
a'Olge new feature. faci pHli ! some caarac-
iarslc aci.ieV cmeni. each era srne distin-
4aishing P-culiari'e. All tastes can se
.-rS.I...t; tderc l. no exclusion. !, ,hv
-taic 10 prcsrnt tho hist, r. e ;he tirio,
such gave r,s 70 the setn sai plssion es~
eIJclr!hcs Oh the %! !s:Iyance # Nh.ch he
:Flies Liinarl'. To The man of political as-
EHrStioA' anh an:5lli u par o.z>. wc display
ms h,sioFy OF H~ny VIII nii the si.rt. Il
:ho-e mes. II al. ~tlt;>IE. - and tis.. pat
ziot, we rrgseHt Tie history oi t.ie Eiasl ican
3tcvolution.
Let Ii, pause for r moment, tlt2t wo Ina-
temper tue ni .hiy inp,il7.,, that instinct
ireiy possess our sca>es lnI 1T rb eur &c ln-
II pIry. Let Us tame the Wild nu.i II.
sh ch, Ike the saves g.: au a-ita;ei sc-, " :
us Al Ibis moncut, sad with "a cnim and X
l.hrd y eprie y, 'i:-cu>s Il ua'ufe ,ftae
!c'r!aiier, It's iucci.tiDa anl the measure
X. lis results
gae s4bj:c; r!.icl. proI esq 10 dc coat up
on Is one "I vast magnitude, Involving con
-.CueDces ut y : guihcant aud nom. uiou ,
character. Ii t}.ercioie | shall Ia il the
requisites Vi VrntuunI discussion, yrs " Il. !
Iru-t, bear with n4c IA III eIori. aud accord
~ NC the ben,a II q l.tti.. uh II ~.
dceni IT eaditiy sup 1I"us un an ocva
s.0n ui t.is alud, 10 rctsr tu every protu,
hcat event euaarcJeI asiih rur ReY.irii, y
ary history Il ~ to he ~ csunl,d q that Eve
y citizen who Is oapa3,e It 4lHrccia i,g Tie
yccul!,rly teIicjtous ie4tnrc> rt government
uGGer which he lives. Is ~riucirnty toi~er-
saat viii. tic main cla,sctcrist e., If that
leclo1 Is IL render r.captnn.i.ua uhcsscn-
'!ll AID ei4n' cess"ry.
Thc Impartial hi~,"i;tn. whose ,.;i.ct ill
- 10 trausnut TO tie re!u,teet t.n,e4 The
transactions Of u-ev;ons years, and f.srtI-u-
-s-ly Of the latter p-v;;an # tie eighteenth
Seaiury. c-nnu; but award 10 the f1unders
Vf tu Repuh,!e Ii" ert uf au hoii,si aud
most l.lid. e desire t. pr.lnoie the ceuc,gi
se,t;fc 1t tie ? op:e. aud 10 Permanently
fngrntt upon our g IN oi < sernm,t.t cor
cc,J 7.crs O! oar + n icai nights nld re>p,u
= hl.tles. i wss certain J not jhe nanKu-
E.tioa 0s hex .ilucirle, TOR We declared
o'rt~in rights TO 3r nhtren, md in icua-
p :, ami their eNi tencr dt;el aln,o-t fl uiu
1Ae commencement uf time aud he iorIaa-
taYn oi matter. 81 d,d rot Az. - aud IS
tonish the world by the ptomug gatsn q:
sentiments which we're novel IN ia, nsc!ygs,
gud which acre calculated tc sut =, isr ty
fAcir practical z c.; tnr the expe1i,l,s of
'huse us-luts the had gone before us aud
}a-=ed SHOWN Tie bp"nli'ss corridor e
Re, ha proven the iict hcyvud the o-si-
l.lty Of disputati, that iic principles fer
Nhch ~ were cunlcudIrc uud IA the bth II
+ Which such incnIcui.h'e H4cIihces hEG
been made. buasled OF !. paternity ancient %
he foundation oi human ii.. .itntions mud
coordinate with human Laws aud g.vcrn-
teHt Our UtJsct rn% 10 establish upon
Arin AMI lusIing basis those principles vh ca
every mans cousc;ence tells him are right.
sad winch If iauierly aPrec a;ed are in
the highest d-Grce conducive to the nlorni
social and political well being of the huluau
Race. lla the aim aud purpose of our fore
iatiers been TO enact y form If government
less liberal III It's features, int cd u erciv
- serve Temporary purpose. and designed
O. suhserve seih h enis, the world VI, Il a
aaye ~itheld IT'S praise, and those nati, rs
that have benefited by the rssu Is f their
inestima6le achievements, would have q, te-
rioted IN degree which - iDcnI able Of couI-
puution
Inc experiment Of popular Cover nment
aat been tested long before tlis C, untrv had
sn existence even iu ITS c, lonial at.d DEPEND
cut form. and while it WIS satisfactorily
proven by incontrcYrrtible testimony to have
secured 10 every man his inherent Il d cor
relative rights, aud to have trauSc,ndrd in
wonderful d., gree any and every other
species Of government that had previously Y
engaged the ingenuity Of man, slIll they re
suited in miserable abortiunS, and the
knowledge OF them remains to this day as n
Esd comm enlary upon the uncerteinty IF hu-
nan accomplishments and the iBdcter III. nat .
measure oi human success
The instances that are affortie,, b refer
ence 10 The history Uf the past OF the efforts
that have been made to place uron q sub
s'anIial footing government whose ba-e
should contain the elements Of universal
sovereignty, and the ingredients Of which
should insure its perpeinlty, are mauy and
VARIOUS. But the failure has been owing
not 10 the imbeclhty and impracticability OF
the plan. but 10 the want Uf patriotism Of the
people say want CT patriotism OF the peo-
iiei and III making the assertion may be
accused ot Ijustice But the term must
rot De construed to Apply in an uniuif Rie.i
sense. The Greeks and Romans, tor in
stance, were invariably prompt and gener-
eraily erh'ient i'll rspelling any invasion oi
shtiF territories, yet 1t the same they we're
eAceeaiusiy prone to indu ge spirit discon
tented anu ihcuonal in the extreme, and
which TOO eventually resulted in the mosr
disastrous Consequences The term rat.
Siosism Is often msappled II does nc,
only mean that man shall be cv-r r,al e
So repel foreign invasion. snd 70 serve hi.
country in the tented field: but il ;s NOR,
comprehensive il its nature; it requires ev
cry man 10 render strict obedience 10 I'll,
lava which have been framed .1r taa co7s