The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-07-10

/ up and weighed IN the scales of right, and
/ eternal justice. Never were men more SOL
! emn, more honest, or more intcntly in ear
nest, than these men.
On, fcllOw-citizens, il was \ deliberate
design on their part to rise above, and 20
beyond, all previous national declarations
Of the rights Of man. They deliberately
published it to the world. They under
standingly wen. up on to that high platform
that All men are created equal" aud there
taking their stand like bold and true men,
they appealed to the God OF nations and the
God Of battles
feilow-cltItlZens, was it true 0. false when
they uttered it2 Is it true or false to dav !:
point you to the common origin Of man as
announced in the Book of Books. | point
you 70 the common nature and character Of
man. as established by the Word of God
and universal observation, all corroboratiny
this bold and noble sentiment And then /
ask YOU to look from the pine clad hills of
the North 10 the orange groves, and the rice
fields Of the South. ask you to take in at
one glance, the millions pcopliny the Attain
lie SIop", the IN Hons thronging this great
Central Valley, and then, with the immortal
words Of our fathers in my hand, sealed
with the best blood that ever stained Ameri.
can soil, want to ask you, did they publish
a truth, or a ialschood, when thev declared
that All men are created equal:" And
leave You to answer the question as pass
10 tie second item in the text
SECONDLY. THE RIGHTS or NAN.
Endowed with certain inalicnabe rights
i life, liberty, happiness" Ia reading these
words, with all the facts before us. il seems
as though the inspiration Of Heaven must
have been granted to them.
They have boldly announced the cqua,ity
Of man, and now they proceed just as fear
lrssly, TO announce the rights Of man
Il ght> not founded upon the = bins Of par
ties, or the caprice Of despots-but rights
g ven by the Creator himself, 4 part OF
mans very being. Rights Of U hich lie can
not be deprived without fragrant violation. q
the Law OF God, and the most horlid sacIi-
lege upon humanity. Rights wli:h lie can
fJrht only by fragrant crimes a;a.rst God
aud man.
Prominent among these rights. they have
singled olt these! suppose for their in
'rIn>'c mportauce--iite, liberty, happiness
You ali know hat life :. To be sJni,:en
down by the hand Of violence, to wc,'er and
die in ones own blood, and lUr 10 crime
You know that j. not life.
To never possess one mOmgn. OF tine
one puisation OF the heart-one dollar of
money earned-;he wife o. Your bosom
The child oi your loyv--to never brcatac--
Inns eaH-of ac' 'or yolise!i-to never
have voice in single law voa mus; obev.
~ u''''e' ""'s" You must >Eh-F-t1 b.
"''''o'' 'e 'e'e"'a. Or % lie crush
cd hra tyraut al home or yond the sea.
ILjs. You know, IS 10, liberty TO be fed
vel, TO cat, drink, sing and dsncC--.:..s :
hol "apP,heaS ''r b,.n5 Win sou! caia-
o.t VI "i!"''e expansion a-- endless * s.
ehs'.
I.e oeast mat peTishes may navc sport
iae human being well fed, with his m-rta,
nature crushed his spiritual nature annihi.
a. ne may nave sport with cards and
',.' - ., ne > n'Sr' or With us o2HJo
So d" ue 's ''@eH- bli mat Is ho'
rr"t =, "ot ."I I"lF."eSS oi which ini>
:. '"' Nn,.'' our IA the!S sP'i'
80 81 l4'''-lor NAieh tAcF
az 'C' Se-ana ei. TIER IN
o,..,'le- ''',,> Al o'N'o"n' Monmouth, and
- -'o,'.t"S s.oI' o. tAe possession
N .'''1,a a Fo"t'S OF man
''a''''' '".y Uy "Ho.es0iAe law, cid our
ia'neIS = u. mean ear. ~ haIpne
" 81 o" %lnS, tH.s was truth IN %
y, y, 10. .,'' i''c o' NE. yonF stronger .oYe oi
ir.'',,.t' S'HI ta'.es, .onSiisS aor hapP.,ieSS'
- ~ -"
80 aus, - ''e 4-'>'.o' ","n' Gown !h
80, i.' .. our so.'.S' "'-''e pass 10 Tue
N "I u. '..l ~,
:. ~ u. u --.'' a"., o2eo' o' 5p' eminent
=. '.'- "eI 70 "'Su'e
%. az d,'' . "a ','e
o''''' NeSt'1'-S''.s .. '"t "or'"' the
- .'.,l a.u 'n"''e'',oe 40, tsniS OF man were
"a 'l"S "G'ns' ""l must TINS th!ra
j
!.t aA a' '"s Ioo' o. every throne i" europe. ,
: a. '''ee' Wal uIo" 'he o''lhe 1=nI "'
h''TI' :" open IeouNe 10 'Ae 'yrany oi the /
C,.d-
Is II wrong LOT iAe arIstocfacy anu the
L.'Sfo'S ol Eofope 10 eNciuIe the people I.
IL o'N Al pa' ipat'oh IN thc government,
; I'VE 70 n'cra n war ana pay up their bills
~ peace Ineh "na' a tefrio!e reouhe was (
th's uecIafauoA 10 mos! oil the rulers on the /
ea' II, 'oF 'ne masses were regarded oy thOse /
IN authority as vie nero, lit only to Ire ,
''a'es IL peace, ana 20 be slaughtered IN /
war IN the lace oi al tAiS, these NOPE .
men inSC..oed OF lAeif banner, ana boiH!y /
'.hi i.i.eI II.
All just power IS eer!'ea rom the con-
sent oi the governed, am then just beneath
II, theY ,hsc'loe the true oD)ect OF govern
neht III ie''srs just as pam, 10 secure 10
INC governed 'heir f'Sh's.
y '.'e ~ ~u''''o-." ~ > - ~
ana piiiaSe 'he people, 'uPPorsroyai tam,
mes anu sustain use al,stocFacy' th's hau .
oeeh Tue u''ec' auu iesI I,'tI'a'e business o'
: so'.ri'ihent ioF DuI BAY 'uese men
the troe ouJect ot government IL 10 guard
the l''es, oeIeho tue hoef'.HS' ana mus aio /
thG Peop.e IL, 'lie pursuit OIL happiness:
no" Si.iipie 'his, ana yer now lar IN al
'""'e o' 'i'' "se III W'',I" ''st H'eu' aye
no" lar IN ADVANCE Vi the age III WHICH we
I've.
But see must close without eniarg ng .
upon theme so fruitful and interesting.
Fellow C'iizens-i assume that these prin- /
cIples are just as important and true to-day /
as they were eighiy-two years ago this day.
l assume that Important as these principles
are, they have as yet received but partial