The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-07-21

Ctmmitee Ct lauttatton.
OTTAWA, july 9th, 1850.
Messrs +. Y Griggs, D. Walker, A. +.
Dow, J. NJ. Earl : Thanhouser Committee,
fc-lt is t highly that estimate the
current fourth OF July literature of the
day. Nor do ! imagine that the rather
basty production read 10 you the other
day, merits any particular distinction. II
you imagine there is aught in it tina. will
r<quite the reading, it is quite at your dis
pOsal
Thanking you for the manner in which
you have conveyed your request, trans.
init the paper in question herewilh.
Truly ycnrs, -49s e.aAntLss q
FEix6E CousfkfxEs:-The sun that rose
on the morning Of the fourth Of July,
l1I6, was saluted by three millions and a
half OF tree-born British subjects, inhabit-
! ing the Eastern margin OF the American
continent At high noon. III. rays de
scended upon the heads OF the tiity-six lie
yresentaiiycs Of these ireeInen in hIgr and
solemn council. with purpose 10 redress
/ the wrongs YOU have heard enumerated
And when this mellow light descended
/ the .Allrghany slope towards the I-ighhor
! ing occan-lhe deed wa, doHt-the Briii Ia
/ Empire contained three million and a hal!
! fewer subjects. than on that Inoraiuc had
! owned the imperial SWAY and a nation Of
/ three million and Il half OF frecu,-u had
arisen from the ground and stood forth
among the nations OF the earth, the pcel
+ OF their proud aud Obdurai- oppressor. and
the first born Of sOy"r,IgEtlts over hal! the
. earth.
ii there IS ANYTHING in the history o!
! man that j. suti!me-anlthimr III Ms dee
/ tiny that disowus the inpcIi.rtIOn> Ot hi,
/ nature. and scars above the low ambition.
/ the narrow purposes. the selfish aims, thai
. Justly make tlI. individual man de I'd
aino = men. and co' ru- nations L. Ihc
ohloquy OF history, and til. contempt oi
at rr a..s surely that wu- the day. and
/ there WAS Il e scene n y Inch tho iCr.h
J And tn, ~ the ~ {, of all uaui> >ind. IN "a!
tute t. CrIuc. will tuIu L. ~re II hHl,iy they
may discern whether what was there pre-
+ >a-,d OF The nI-n destiny ot man, ;lH~,
and y .>,.Cu.. shall ave uch h.s capacity in
nG.uta!E. LIEhty-:our wears stand iortn
+ 10 clam the ycrd.c: a. mankind and OF
nlstoIy-bUt. were you Ill. cpuutIymen. 20
accept their evidence. a. conclusive. IL
would soon ~ seen inat ciG!ly-i,ur year>
had testified in vain For ;h,. history of
nations .-> been written - vain. II Il does
not teach too l,iaia,y no; /, ho ~"-n Of all
mrII, too constantly 10 h- di>i"GIrd.d by
auv man. that white V.ni"rse - u. lpj!~ly
directed. energy, stimulated ~ patriotism.
or Ey ambition. suffice Tor the establish
~, II: OF rLtloa~-y"t that il l. by wl~-
dom. hy moderation. IL lu.t G, Un-,'l-, ana
Just administrations only. that ration, can
De preserved And I.olc than all and
above ali Ia Il COycTUncu: 80 artliIciaiiy
constituted a. i the government OF tar
United states OF aInc!Ict. wIf"r- every
citizen holds AN equal Integral pait OF the
sovereignty IN the hollow OF h!> hand. Uut
commits h!> >fIai- OF that sovereignty -
proxv Tor execution. can he withhold u VI
ril.lt and an iutrlij. gent ys.stcitulmess over
those who execute par h!y. the sovereign
pover q, the country. and Yet expect To
retain hj> property Ia that sovereignty uu-
impaired Aad therefore It l.. that we.
uiy couutrymen. grateful 10 Almighty Go
Tor those eiyhry-iuur N-ar- OF !itcIty, -
,,t u impaired OF prosperity. Uu>gpa,s-
-d. accept the duty-acc' pt the lahor-ty
the ,.Ncic.-e of all til" i.4son thatt',d ht>
gwen u. ,earclinc out tue lu>t rights OF
gil-ard hrcau~e they are Ju-t. rr>pcct.u.
;E,iu-aud. with a iu>; "a WIS.,. and hrII
. -
,bo,e who. whether iv ,'oieurc. 10y fraud
or 10. >peciouS rr";ru.r>. seek 10 a>>ati
them. undertake. now h,rr to day. 50 far
rs We have Tia" power, 10 tfar>'Hit 10 those
who shall come after u, another eIghiv-
four wears Of liberty as Just aHd II Will ie
our fault. and the fault ui those who shall
succeed IL a. we'll II II shall not be Il iihel-
" more va.u ,bie and more perfect, h'--
lirht. aud the shadows of the eighty tuur
wears that are gone Among the truths
that eightv-:our Years of experience has
revealed To the perceptions OF all, it's seen
that governments. like the men who ere
ate them are imperfect. that the seeds oi
dissolution, aye found IN the hearts Of
states rs we'll a. in tie breast OF man ::
and that wiIie it may b- that the duration
OF the human race and Oi the planet they
uhablt may bc co terminate. Vet over all
and upon all. planet governments, and
men the hand oi Destiny has set til. sig
net seal OF mortality. But the wisdom
of man, although II cannot reach the inii-
/ uiie. i progressive Yet: and arts arse, and
Truths are seen which prove that the sun
/ q ot forty centuries has not been >hod
,u,oa man IN vain. Aud hv that lieht.
Protected from is intensity 10y the shade
/ ,t eyitrience let Us HOW dlaw Hcar. and
examine nIoie closely the men and tine
events which have brought Us here today.
, And Low we see. that descended from Il
race ot men who had for unknown .ehc-
ratOus owned the rule of Kings, our Ia
. theirs rel. cic,l with a h:t erIe,s of spirit
/ AKIN TO hatred the kinglv naI,ie and oil
fee Yet their fathers, tut few short
wears Leioie, after bringing their prince To
/ the scatio.d, had abandoned with almost
unanimous consent the attempt 10 govern
themselves; and preferred 10 recall 10 the
/ throne the most worthless EugI.>!lnaii
that roamed the earth, that they might
ind and cnj joy that irl"se IN the vcneii,-
ton with winch all n'eu regarded the OF
fee and the line of their cxiied prince,
that experience had TAUGHT them they
could NOT attain uudrr Il government ii-ti-
tuted ly themselves. Surely, he who
I wclId a~,,ile to ti4at kmou ledge which
( qualities nian to COY ern .mon. Ine:i, which
I n;yes to any iiIan tie. i.,nte>l claim to the
\ character -: Statcsnan. has learned. or
/, must learn, that .,;i accurate, a profound
| know i.d.c oi tie rae" q! men with whom
he has to ,leai-"i all the moral and intel
lectual pecuiaritlcs which distinguish,
/ them from other men. lies at the iuulidi
ton of the science of which he seeks To be
master Of that success III guiding the de>-
tiny of states which he may seek to attain
1t can hardly bc supposed tia. tile rio
found and philosopl,ic minds OF Hamilton
and of jefferson, and of that which WAS
more than profound, and more than phi
losopLy, which flied the breast of tina,
other Great Name. which is first in the
hearts of his countrynien, had failed I,
weigh. and to consider this great truth
And now, mirrored in the clear waters %
eighty four years, we can see more cleari!
! IL, r,,ull theu be soon. and thnSa " IA,