The true Democrat., 1857-04-28
Fom the Boston Post. A Remarkable Historical Docu. ment

1A 1NSNudIkaOlS a1SCOt1Cal OOCu- ment.
 When old things become very old they ap- pear new, and particularly when they have been unknown and buried in the dust of age> | for several generations. What vii. you say of the novelty and interest that will attach to a most remarkable historical document. of the year 1776; nothing less than an oraion deli vered hy Samuel Adams, in Philadelphia, with n a month of the Declaration of Iudepend. ence? It was published in Philadelphia, and also in London, under this ti:le:- :" An oration delivered at the state house in Philadelphia to very numerous audience on Thursday the first ol August, 1776, by Samuel Adams, member of the ****t ********* the General Congress of the **~*** ****** of America
 Per damna, per c@les, ad ipso Duct opes, animuinque forro.--Hr. Oh! save my country, heaven shall be my last-P
 Philadelphia MDCC. .LXXVI."
 The honor of bringing this oration before the world for the first time, eighty years after its delivery, belongs to Mir. Frank Moore, who publishes it in his "CYcLoPEDIA OF AMERI- CAN ELooUENCE,' now in press by Appleton Company. It will be remembered that when George the Third offered general am nesty to political offenders, in proclamation issued by Governor Gage, there were two ex- ceptors; " Samuel Adams, and J John Hancock, whose crimes were too fagtious to admit of pardon." The old king kept his word; he ne- yer did pardon them!
 IhIs oratlon has euded the grasp of all the historians collectors and MHerateufs, up to the present time. In fact, 1t has not been believed that sam Adams delivered any oration on the subject of American Independence, though his ardent and fiery spirit, and patriotic labors ate well known. Many have the opinion that he was a brother of old MT. John Adams but he was only distant relative
 l fancy see some huttering among the de- scendants of the latter as old Sam looms up in this oraton, one of the most magnificent, as it was delivered at one of the most remarkable periods of the worlds history IL seems lit tie curious while Jefferson called John Adams the pillar of debAtn,'' in the continental con. greSs. that no oratlon of his was ever delivered or, at any rate, has ever reached us. Had this oration of Sun Adams been known. it is more than probable that Daniel Webster never would have composed his celcbra- ted phllippic that was supposed to be- the sentiments of John Adams What have all the descendants of the old patriots been about, that this oration, pronounced within month
 
 dence, and not only printed there, but in Lon don and Paris also, should never have seen the light for one hundred years! If there was any one man either in or ont of the continental congress, Franklin not excepted, whose public speeches would command the attention of co. temporares, and the respect of posteritv, that man was Sam Adams of Boston. If the posi- tlon that John Adams has taken in his tory. in consequence of his election to the presidency, has been more prominent than that of his CO., patriot and namesake, l venture to say that the publication of this oration in full in Mr. Moore's volume, will go long way towards restoring an equilibrium.
 And 1 venture to predict that this remarka- ble productions will go down to posterity along with those of Demosthenes, Cicero and others, as one of the most stirring and eloquent ap- peals ever made by man in a good cause- With what a becoming modesty and kindly fraernal feeling he commences!
 "Countrymen and Brethren-I would glad ly have declined an honor, to which 6nd my self unequal. l have not the calmness and impartlality which the infinite importance of this occasion demands. 1 will deny the charge of my enemies, that resentment for the accu- mulated injuries of our country, and an ardor for her glory, rising to enthusiasm may de- prlve me of that accuracy of judgment and expression which men of cooler passions may possess. Let me beSecch you then to hear me with caution, to examine without prejudice and to correct the mistakes into which may be hurried by my zeal.
 Truth loves an appeal to the common sense of mankind. Your unperverted understand lngs can best determine on objects of a prac- tica nature. The positions and plans which are said to be above the comprehension of the multitude may be always suspected to be vis- ionary and fruitess. He who made all men bath made the trdths necessary to human hap piness obvious 10 all"
 After referring to the great reformation he says
 [" Are we sufficient for the comprehension of the sublimest truths, and unequal to material and temporal ones? Heaven hath trusted Ills with the management of things for eternity, ard man denies us ability to judge of the pre- sent, or to know from our feelings the sxpe- rlence that will make us happy
 
 I've have explored the temple of royalty and found that the idol we have bowed down to has eyes which see not ears that hear not our prayers, and heart like the neither mill stone We have this day restored the Sover- elgn, to whom alone men oug Int to be obedient. lie relgns in heaven, and with propitious eye beholds his subjects assuming that freedom of thought, and dignity of self-drecton which he bestowed on them. From the rising to the setting sun may His kingdom come.
 Having been slave to the influence of opin- ions early acquired, and distinctions generally received, am ever inclined not to dlspse but pity those who are yet in darkness But to the eye of reason what can be more clear than all men have an equal right to happiness? Ma. ture made no other distinction than that of higher or lower degrees of power of mind and body. But what mysterious distribution of character has the craft of statesmen, more fatal than priestcraft, introduced?
 According to their doctrine, the offspring of perhaps the lewd embraces of successful in- vader, shall, from generation to generation, ar- rogate the right of lavishng on their pleasures proportion of the fruits of the earth, more than sufficient to supply the wants of thou sands of their fellow creatures; claim authority to manage them like beasts of burthen, and without superior industry, capacity. or virtue,