Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-07-07
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Deferred at Plymouth. Indiana. July 4,h,
1859, BY
Fellow CITIZENS, LADIES AND GENTLE
MES:--The morning was ushered in by
thundcrs. There were disinc, succession
of reports. and ru ubIings along the earth.
as il some mighty eruption threatened.
But in strange contrast with this, stirring
music floated on the air. The face Of man.
as if fearing no danger. wore buoyan,
smile. The lads and lasses tripp,d lightly
along. ard the air rang with their shout OF
ylce. What means this? IL is the FOURTH
OF july! the day that gave our nation lib
eriv. No wonder, that
"wild was that dawning. No welcemc of words,
No star to fore.eil tho warblng Of bird
But the day broke in thunder er land and DER sea-
And from cloud and from shroud, rang the song of
the Free"
Yes. We have met you to-day. you who
have come from woodland and prairie,
from town and farm, from field and work
shop. from your quiet home. where you
sit rs under your own vino AMI fig tree.
with none to modest you. or make You
afraid. Yes. we have met you here. to rejvice
with you that We are free! TO thank God.
and again renew our patriotic VOWS. and
cause Of human liberty; and like Hannibal
nj the altar. vow eternal hatred 10 tyranny
and oppression.
To-day. glad hearts and happy faces
have assembled among the Granite hills oil
old New England, along tie murmurirs
shores Of the Atlantic, from all orer our
broad plains and prairics; and even now on
the Pacific SLOPE. for our land is SO broad
that they have to wait the coming of the
Sun. to commemorate The nations birth
day. Aud no doubt. bu, while we speak
upon the Pacific and in the China seas.
many stoat heat weeps rs he stands up
on the deck. thinking Ill is Fourth Of Ju-
" at home' for it is 4;h of July all over
the world; and as the first CLEAN Of light.
from the rising sun. bursts upon the wa
tiers. lie seizcs the halyards. and away
goes the bunting 10 the top mast. and the
stars aSd stripes shake out boldly in the
breeze.
! God bless those stars forever. f.
1t is LIBERrY's refrain.
From the SHOWS of wild Nevada
/ To the sounding woods Of Maine.
Oh. long ago at LEXINGTON, PIT
And above those minute men, .ueiir
The odd Thirtecu' we're blazing bright;
There were only thirteen them a..
Oh, the stars have risen in il,
Till the Eagle waits the Sun, ,f
And FREEpox from her mountain watch,
Has counted Thirty -one.'" 'i1
Counted thirty .one;" poetry written
time ago. will not do for o-day. For to
day, We add new star 10 our galaxy. an,
now We havs thirty-three IN the family 0
States.
| know Of no way that we can better oc
cupy the brief moments allotted US to- day
than 10 reviewing the subject. fAmiia
Though it may be to you all. Of the ris'
and progress II civil, religious and polit
ical liberty on our own soil, in our owl
happy country.
A full century had Elapsed. from the dis
lcovery Of this continent, before any per
manent settlements were made within GU
bounds; the whole Of our new prospcrou
fcountry laying a Quot waste. ~.
In 1893. during the reign Of Elizabeth
a party Of christians. under their pastor
Mr.. Robinson. on account OF persccutio
Il for non-conformity to tie established re
IIigion, were obliged to flee their nativ
country, and seek shelter on a foreign sol
This was after the reformation, yet relig
ious tolerance and freedom Of opinio
were then unknown, they are products o
American soil So determined and crue
was this persecution. that while it forbad
the pilgrims to worship according to III
dictates of their own conscien nee, IL deter
mined to prevent their migration, and a
they were about to depsit under cover Q
night. part Of them were seized BY a
armed force. and the remainder alone cs
capped 10 Holland for = temporary shelter
lIl was not until i6aJ that they again re
united and embarked for America A
first they started in two ships, but on &C
count cf the leaky condr;pn of one Of thcr
they were Obliged 70 put back no less tina
ekreer tiucs.' b fc6t. wheunone of ,hei
vessels was ahandcned; and the whole com
paay, consisting OF 'oor hundssd and on
I persons, crowded M = anal CRAZY craft
set out on then. psriIous ve1ngs7to' seek
home. In the uncxplored :irsgioas Of tn
New World. p, srrns % tlpcv -ei.i'ou bo,''
usyAo were theys'thus driven. ,fromithsi
nAtivs shores "A band Of 'ortlaws?d \ Nh
,IIoad Of convicts and esndemned crisainsls
1 Oh. N0->but . baSd Of stern, rssolute
unfinching mon. with their wives and lit
IL oness Daring me dsrgers Of the ocean
,fouGnd among the sayaees grave, o. Z