The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-07-08

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A celebration p II is out of the question.
We cant gct u speaker Every lawyer in PerrysJhrg
is engaged, anI the great ones Of Montgomery
are all going, gone to 6opLig Green. What eau
We do? II We try it VII Du 4" grand izzleF--
nnts stop friend. Are there not itle (" loads in
lhc pudilcY Aud quite a. shoul OF small Try :"
in The occau? Are younot going to let them form
a grand procession rank andde, on II proper oc.
casion? Now, VIC hold that the spirit OF 76 y
is good for young America Neither will ii hurt
the rest of mankind. Drink 1t in with your breath
battle In it. 1t is good or the blood and iniuses
IHcw Iiie into Old Mortality II fires up, it starts
the train, it sets things agoing. As to the De
caralion Of Independence, We will not undertake
to DO eloquent about it. We have seen many cop
les Of it, but never held the original document
between our fingers, and cannot tell what would
have been the effect That piece of writing, how
ever, was highly surcbarged 1t had wonderful
power in it. There were certain great men who elt
It's shock. Had been tyrant, should have
feared it no less than the hand writing upon tue
wall scaling my doom. Had it been u thunder
capped cloud gathering force till it flashed forth,
it could not have been more irresistible. God
poured out upon the people the spirit OF Liberty.
They made the Declaration OF Independence aud
were thoncclOrth free! This Declaration OF our
fathers may be hawkcd about, it may bo trampIed
under foot, il may bo spit upon. When that time
comes we may be slaves or we may hold slaves
But till then Nc arc free. Our brethren ut the
South hold that this instrument Is made up oil
| " gliucring gcncraIitcs' and peiorce oI the sen
tincnt become slave holders But when they break
again the spirit OF '76 the slave will become Tree.
| ihc first infusion OF that spirit cinanclpaieS the
! sou The hhacklcs fall oil and the lawnng slave
stands erect in the image OF his maker Cords
and chains bolts and bars are OF no avail, That
spirit knows of no bonds II cannot be bound.
l'hc Fourth Of July, then, is memorabilia II Is an
occasion which ought 70 be commenoraed by
| rrccmen. II banners wave, let them wave on Tue
lh II the people ever leave their farms and
shops aud stores, aud come together in multitude
| LIT lhcm do it on the itl II nothing more is done,
let the parents aud children listen to the reading
of the Declaration Of Independence, and muse
upon the history of our country till the spirit oi
| liberty burns in each bosom. Let our country bC
shielded by our fathers God. Let HIM who led
forth the host Of trecmcn in the battles OF the
Revolution, inspire Us, their sons and daughters
with the same spirit. Let us not dash the cup o
liberty from our lips If this spirit comes from
God, through the Bible; if it is by this word lie
secures to US our birthright let us dearly cherish
this blessed volume the inviolabe charter of oul
liberties and through il teach our children to bless
aud adore its great and glorious Author. OuI
Sabbath Schools came together, sung patrlout
hyms, listened to addresses, and feasted upon gooc
things We had no bands Of music, no big guns
and not many great" things. While in the grov'
fine shower came up and drove us in quick TIME
to the meeting house. We were favored with sew
eral heavy discharges from the clouds. Ohe OF
two claps were really sublime, exceeding in cilec
y, whole pack of artillery. Our speeches were
nbundantly patriotic, | would not dare to sn,
that each one Of them was not eloquent W.
don't feel like critcsing. We were all in too
good humor for that. We resolved to secure speak
ors aud n band of music, and celebrate the mex
memorable 4th II amy body will come and hell
u.s. they shall be thrice welcome. We arc not il
the center of Wood county but we hold some
what central position on the earth, nnd some o
us expect to make noise enough to be heard
A CITIZEN.