Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-07-14

Fellow C1r1zENs:-Hstory, in its varied
and complicated ramiticatiOns, presents not
only wide field for observation. but it af
tords abundant opportunity for serious re
hecton. In scanning the events that have
transpired within any given period, we will
discover much that adds to our store of in.
formation. much that will chighten us in
regard 10 practical as well as ethical phios
ophy, and much that will extend, enlarge,
and render more comprehensive our views
upon general subjects Each age presents
some new feature, each period some charac-
teristlc achievement, each era some distin
gushing peculiarlty. All tastes can be-
.5ratlfed; there is no exclusion. To the
stoic we present the history Of the times
which gave rise to the stern and passlonles>
doctrines on the observance Of which he
prdes himself. To the man of political as
piratiOns and ambitious PURPOSES, We display
the history OF Henry VIII, and the men ct
those mes To the statesman and the pat
riot, we present the history of the American
Revolution,
Let US pause for moment, that may
temper the mighty impulses that instinct
lveiy possess our senses and disturb our cQua-
ninity. Let Us tame the wild emotions,
as AT this moment, and with IL caIm and dig
uitied propriey, discuss the nature Of the
Revolution, it's inception and the measure
Of its results.
The subject which propose to deScant up
on Is one OF vast magnitude, involving con-
sequences OF n significant and momentou~
character. Ii therefore | shall tail in the
requisites OF profound discussion, you will, |
trust, bear with me in the effort, and accord
to ne the benefit Of II little charity.
deem it entirely supertluous on an occa-
sion vi this kind, to refer to every promi-
nent event connected with our Revolution
AIRY history 1t IS TO be presumed that eve
ry citizen who IS capable If approaching the
peculiarly telcitous features "t government
under winch he lives, is sufficiently conver.
SAINT with the main characteristics of that
period to render recapltulaiion unessen-
tial aud unnecessary.
The impartial historian. whose object will
be to transmit TO The remutest times the
Transactions OF previous years, and particu-
iarly of the latter portion of the eighteenth
century, cannot but award to the founders
OF our Republic the merit of an honest and
most laudn be desire to promote the general
welfare Of the people, and to permanently
engraft upon our form Of government cor
rect views OF our political rights and reSpon
sibllties. Ii was certainly not the innugu-
ration Of new principle, for We declared
certain rights TO be inherent and indllcna-
be, ani their existence dated almost from
the commencement of time and The torinA
tion of matter. We did not amaze and as
tonsh the world by the PRONUNCIATION OF
sentiments which were novel in themselves,
and which were calculated to surprise by
Il, al o., 10
those nations that had gone before US and
passed adown the boundless corridor oi
time, had proven the fact beyond the posi-
b!hty of disputation that the principles for
which we were contending and in the behalf
ct which such incalculable sacrifices had
been made. boasted Of a paternity ancient as
the foundation of human institutions and
coordinate with human laws and govern
ment. Our object was to establish upon a
firm and lasting basis those principles which
every mans conscience tells him are right,
aud which if properly appreciated are in
the highest degree conducive TO the moral
social and political well being Of the hnman
race. Had the aim and purpose of our fore
fathers been 10 enact form Of government
less liberal in it's features, intended merely
to serve temporary purpose. and designed
to subserve selfish ends, the world would
have Withheld its praise, and those nations
shat have benefited by the results Of their
inestmable achievements, would have dcte-
rioted in degree which is incapable of COM
putation.
The experiment of popular government
had been tested long before this country had
an existence even in its colonial and depend.
cut form, and while it Was satisfactorily
proven by incontrovertible testimony TO have
secured to every man his inherent AID cor
relative rights. and to have transcended in
wonderful degree any and every other
species Of government that had previously
engaged the ingenuity of man, still they re
suited in miserable abortions, and the
knowledge of them remains TO this day rs a
sad commentary upon the uncertainty of hu.
man accomplishments and the indeterminate
measure Of human success
The instances that ara afforded by refer
ence TO the history Of the past of the efforts
that have been made to place upon q sub
'tantial footing government whose base
should contain the elements of universal
roveregnty. and the ingredients of which
should insure its perpetuity, are many and
various. But the failure has been owing