The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-07-28
SPEECH or HON. RUFUS cHoATE.

are as happy as during their honey moon.
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SPEECH OF HON. RUFUS CHoATE
Hon. Rufus Choate, of Massachusetts,, on
the 9Th instant, delivered an Grafton before
The "NatonaI Men" of Boston, 10 comme-
morate the anniversary OF American inde>
pendence. The effort is magnificent
in the patriotic and intellectual views. We
make some extracts:
CREED OF LIBERTY.
This creed 50 grand. 50 broad-in its gen
era and duly qualified meaning, 50 true
planted the colonies, led them through the
desert and the sea of ant-reyolutonary lite,
rallied them altogether to resist the attacks
of a king and minister. sharpened and
pointed the bayouets Of al their battles, burst
forth from million lips, bealncd in million
ewes, burned in a million basoms, sounded
out in their revolutionary eoquencc OF hire
ana in the Declaration, awoke the thnnders
and cleaned in the lightning Of the death
less words Of Otis, Henry, and Adams; was
sraved forever on The general mind by the
pen Of Jefferson and Paine, as by steel>
point on great rock sun-lighted; survived
+ the eXctements of war and the necessities oil
order; penetrated and tinged all our constl.
tutionaI composition and pulley, and all our
party organizations and nomenclature, and
stands day radiant. defiant, jocund, tiptoe
on the SUBMITS Of our greatness, one author
itatiye and louder proclamation to humanity
| BY Freedom, the guardian aud the ayenseF.
STATE RIGHTS.
4 In the theory ii all puhlicists and all spec
ulatists they were retained. and they were
valued for it, TO hinder and disarm that CEN
tra!ization which had been found to be the
danger aud the weakness of federal liberty.
/ tAnd then when YOU bear in mind that thev are
sOyereignties, quasi, but sayereignties still !;
THAT one of the must dread and transcendent
I prerogatyes Of soyerelgntles, the prerogatlre
I to take life and liberty for crime, IS theirs
without dispute that in the theories Of some
schools they NAV claim 70 be parties to The
great compact, and as such may and that any
! one Of them may, secede from tina, compact
/ when by their corporate Judgment they deem
i il to be broken fundamentally by the others,
and that from such judgment there is M ap
peal TO common peaceful umpire; that IN
the theories OF some sehnols they may call
ont their Young men aud their old men under
! tile pain Of death TO defy the sword punt Of
\ the Federal arm; That they can pour around
4 even the gallows aud tie tomb Of him who
I died tor treason Ia the Union, honor, opinion,
i tears. anil thus sustain the last untlmely hour
4 and soothe the discmbDdied complaining
/ shade tnat every one. BY name, By line Of
! boundary, by jurisdiction, is distinct IRON
every other, aud every one from the nation
that within their igslolate borders lie our
+ farms, our homes, our meeting houses, our
graves that their laws, their courts. their
militia, their police, to - vast an extent pro,
tect our persons from whence aud our houses
4 from pIunder; that their heaven rpens our
\ haryests; their schools form our children,
mental and mural nature; their charities o.
I their taxes feed our poor; their hospitals
cure or sh elter nur insane; that their image,
their opinions, thef literature, their morality
are around Us ever. a presence. monument
an atmosphere-When you consider this, you
feel how practicable and how inevitable is
that antagonism TO single national life, AMI
how true il is that we buy all our blessings
at price.
sgcfIoSAIIsM.
Il lifted rs shrek sometimes even above
the SILVER clarion tone that called millions d
unite tor Independence. Ii resisted the
nomination Of Washington 10 command onl
armies. made III. nea lesies hate me anntl,.
er; assisted the eabaliins Of Gates and Gun
Ray; Knocked hi retreats aud threw its damn
passing cloud for a moment over his exceed
ing glory opposed the adoption Of any Gun
sttuIion; and perverted by construction aai
denounced as cotenan. with hell the actnf
constitution when Il was adopted; brnngh
intn our vocabulary AMI discussion the hate
nd and iliumnued words North and South
Atlantic aud Western. which the grave war
nin.s Uf the farewell address expose and re-
bike: transformed tie floor Of Congress ni,
a battlefield uf cnhteadins local policy. con
tened n. cons snti0ns az Abbeyille aud Hart
, ford; rent ssunder conferences anil synoIs
. turned seated assemblies Of grave clergymei
and grave l.ymca inia shows 81 gladialors .
. Of tie beasts of gladj4fers; checked Tie BIOL.
. Efforts u mission. anil sei back the sildov
nn the dial IL 4 certain ameiiuratipn and III
} innate probable emancipation. many degrees
some might say il eliminated later III az en
terpfise even mare daring till; bat other
/ might deny Il. The asbes upun that FIRE az
not set cold, and we will not tread upon them
! Bot all viii unite 10 PRAYER 90 Almighty Go
that we may never zee. nor our children, 40
their children to the tIIUus1n,lth generation
! may oversee IT eliminate 10 a geographical
party banded 10 elect geographical Presi
dent and lhsggnraie geographical policy
NATIONALITY.
Think II il Gr.f i. state u conscious
/ ness, a. spring II feeling. i. motive I
e1erti8n, IS blessing - yuuf equity. an
! ~ resc'ing Oh sou. Think IL il a. IL III!
!. YOUR mind ami quicken. 'he hearted million
around you, born, unborn, dead, living Al
: though dead. Instantly. under such IN ia
ilHeure, yol ascend sbye ihe smoke and III
of iii. snail local siFlie spu tread upon III
high place. ~ the earth sn,l " historyi 70
i ti.ink and feel - ~ AWsgiean ipr Ametict-
!. her poser, her eninsncr, lier consideration
/ her honor and yours so1r competitors. Iik
! hers. are kings yput hume, Ike hers. j. III
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