The daily Butte record., 1858-07-10

that would utter such a scandal, has no
meaner office with which to eliminate its
own pompOus disgrace.
II it be true that the spirits Of the dead,
hover over earth in cognisance OF the acts OF
men and the eccentricities Of government,
what must be the moral condition OF the no
BILE sprits of Jefferson and Jackson, when
witnessing species Of modern democracy
that declares the working man and women
of our country to be slaves! Why sirs, at
the risk Of being hurled from this the pur-
gatory of souls, to the final Tophet of the
hopeless, the spirit Of the immortal Jackson,
at least would rise up in its native stern
ness and swear "by the Eternal" to have
summary vengeance upon such calumniators
Of his race ; tor he was known to he man,
who in his lofiiest elevation felt his soul re-
spending to the just sarcasm of Burns
what tho on namely fare We dine
Were hoddn grey and a that.
Gle fools their silks and knaves their wine,
Aman Is man for a that
For a that, and a that
Their tinsel show and a that,
An honest man though ere 50 poor,
Is king o men for that
There the terrible evils which are begin
ming to manifest themselves in our beautiful
country, we believed it to be proper to re-
fer to, if for no other purpose than to de.
nounce them as poisonous weeds in the flower
garden Of American independence, 1t was
n disagreeable duty and may be distasteful.
but besides it being due as passing vindi-
cation of the original founders Of the Amer
ican Government, who were many of them
mechanics, and al, Of them either laboring
men or the lovers Of those who toll, | have
n more intimate and impressibe motive. My
father and mother emigrated over forty
years ago to new State My father was a
brick and stone mason, my mother an ex
cell ent housewife and practical weaver.
myself have served regular appren ticcship
and t0ied at mechanical business, aud that
man who SO far forgets the propreties Of
polite society, as to denominate my parents
and myself slaves! shall have the lie and
sander Indignantly repelied whenever and
wherever | may be called upon to prepare
an address in c0mmemoration of those who
sacrificed their hearts. blood to establish u
Free and Independent Republic.
This duty performed, there is much
more pleasant one with which to enlist your
kind attention. A comningling of our joy
Gus sentiments over the claims and accom-
pishments of our undivided and indvisable
common country. On, what n theme or con.
templatl gu As Il unit 1t comprehends all
the blessings of earth. In Typographical
diversity it surpas,es the fancy of man la
clmatoogy and it seems adopted to every
conceivable necessity Of physiology and hy
gera. In material and su bstantlal resources,
it is a vast National Cornucopia, whose grow
ing abundance will soon enable it to feed and
clothe the world. AS an area of magic en-.
terprse, of powerful industry, of insulated
and aggregated genius it exists without n
parallel, altogether inexcellabe. As a gov.
ernment, administered in its purity, it is, in
mprehensiveness Of purpose, beauty OF
conception. in symetry of form and liberali
ty OF principle, the second emsnation OF an
inspired humanity, God like aud glorious in
its sublime kindness to man. In difiused
education and general mental Development
it has n IIesperean Brightness eclipsing the
Orient, when fresh lighted by Americas $
morning CLEANS.
Would you ask a record of Patriots, every
one Of whom should be Spartan in bravery
and AristIes in jasice, go take the Deciarn.
tion of American Independence, and after
rea ling the History Of your country, erase,
sing name from tha. u5t !! you dare.
whicn does uot espOnd TO the extravagaht
demand,
1t you ask for roll of State men whose
greatness has impressed itself upon the
eternal memory OF the universe, the ques-
lon can be answered in the names of Wash
ington, Jefferson, Adams. lhmiIton, Madi.
son. Webster Calhoun and Clay.
If Orators are demanded, whose immortal
teats of eloquence have reared them to an
undying fame, no country can produce u
more deathl ~ triumvirate than Henry,
Webster aud Cay.
If challenged to produce Mechanic, and
discOverers whose names have been written
upon tho horizon of time. the very heart
leaps with pride, and rapture moves the
tongue to proclaim ahead of all, the claims
of Fulton Franklin and M~e.
And thus throughout the entire list Of hu-
man avocatlons, if we were to pursue the
task OF marshalling up the immoi tai types
OF distinguished and nc cessary classes, we
would hnd, in Stntesmauship, Patriotism,
Oratory, Science, Art, Literature. and the
whole field of industrial, physical aud men
tai occupations, of the people of the United
states, a galaxy of names, and combination
OF powers, equal to any achievement, which
has been, or is to be, performed by man.
by fraternal combination of North and
South, East ard West, center and circumfer.
ence' we have accomplished a 'wer and
distinction little less than miraculous, and
by the perpetuation of the Union, supported
and sustained as it used to be, by COM
mlngnng sentiment and an enobling broth
erhood sympathy, we must continue to grow
and prosper, and rise in the scale of nation
al greatness, glory and renowu.
AS pacific link in the grand confedracy
OF Thirty Three Sovereign States, we have
have every thing with which to congratulate
ourselves except, God help US, that sound
sagacious and fostering legislation which
strikes at the heart Of tyrsnlcal monopoiles
ana opens between old and new homesteads,
those comfortable and quick media of com
munlcation which cement affection, and
make deathless the feelings of loyalty and
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