The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-07-05
Fo,rrtI, orJuly.


This Wednesday, mornings sun rises upon
ns lion Of frcemen some Of whose representatives
may be found in every quarter of the globe
Wherever the glorious stars and stripes" which
decorate the Gag OF our county, unfold their
radiance to the view, will be found to-day, wor-
shippers at the shrine Of liberty. From the ice
berg dotted seas Of Greenland, to the tempestu-
Gus waters which break upon the desoa,e shores
of Cape Horn--from the coasts Of China TO the
chslky cliffs of Albion's ocenn-girt isle-ths
prisons of the free, replete with gratitude and
praise, will arise TO the "Giyer Of all good and
perfect gifts" on this suspicious morn. Other
people have their periods Of gratulation. Their
calenders contain time marks which indicate the
dates Of grand events, and enkinde national
ferver. Incidents in their aunas, have made fa-
nous the days of their achievement. and nation
al pride commentaries the snniversares OF their
,turn. In Pagan and Christian lands, like ex-
ultatons arc manifested on such occosons.--
The majority Of them. however, are limited in
their extent, and local in the outbursts Of en-
thusinsm which they ineite. But the natal day
of American Independence is the jubilee of hu.
.
civilized nations Of mankind. On the Fourth
of July in the year l776, our fore e.fatbers, bap-
tised the last born offspring Of liberty with the
tears Of patriotism, and sent it forth on its mis-
sion Of human emancipation, encompnssed by
| the prayers Of piety, and tho supplications OF
the oppressed, The history of tho immortal fifty
six god-lkc men, who appended their signatures
| a., ,Nf f,1.
ten in the archives, which illustrate the grand
eur Of our race in by.gone years The tale OF their
performances has been SO often told, it needs no
rehearsal Few in number but mighty in mag
nanimity and width Of soul, they wrought the
! stupenduus work of worlds freedom. For the
principles enunciated by them, vindicatory Of
mans rights TO-, and capacity for oelf govern
mcnt are destined in the lapse OF ages, to effect
the ultimate political regeneration of man. The
bold propositions onunciated in conneCtin with
! the assertion that the thirteen American colo
nies were, and 'of right ought to be frse and in
dependent" sovereignties, have become The Bible
of liberty, whose texts have furnished the ele.
ments OF tho eloquent music of freedom, to all
the nations of the earth. little seed. planted
in the wilds Of a new continent it has sprung
up into mojcslc tree, which hus sent forth its
roots into every soil, and beneath whose shell
tering foliage, the oppressed of every land may
cluster for protection from the wrath of tyrants
Obscure in station, unlearned to corrupt knowl-
edge of courts aud the characteristics of servili
ty. but capable and direct in the instructive re.
cogniton of true wisdom, by one act the he
roes of '76, acquired the celebrity of a lasting
fame, and gave to the crushed millions of man
, kind, motive aud n hope. The wonderful re
suits already achieved by that act startle con
tsmpation Those which it is ordained to nc
, flight of conjecture. Itspest triumphs are bu
, The harbingers of future and overwhelming vic
tories Evoked from the mist of centuries O.
wrong and oppression, the mind Of man hat
been brought to n realization of the invigorat
, ing light of freedoms sun, and unshacEled from
, the fettors of despotism, reves in the exquisite
luxury of untrammeled thought Who eau fore
tell the terminus of that mighty moral snt
e mental progression. the first step in which wa
f taken in In dependence Hall, al Philadelphia, fou
1 score and four years ago,
q 1t is well to celebrate this day. Anniversa
: ries such as this are the pulses ofs people. ant
I their proper CONNIE memoraton indicates the sulu
t brious condition of the body polite, Held il
$ public remembrance, they awaken feelings o
a reverence tor the ighty dead, whose heroic &C
y tious have made them memoable-encou rag
the present generation to like ilustrious deeds
/ and Strengthen the impulses Of patriotism. The
e serve as so many preachers, ineulcating the gos
2 pei truths OF freedom, and exhortng TO bound
, loss and undying affection for our fatherland.-
; Established upon The inviuc,be basis of the low
o aud reverence of the governed, our government
1 remains untouched by the influence of those dir
o calamities which beIail trans-A tantic institu
= tous. While tho spirit of every true born free
II man in our borders, pants after the fullest ell
c ioyment of liberty-liberty in its purest sense
IS u liberty which yields obedience to the bchest
il of law, and tho regulations of social life, W
}. all agree that the only liberty that is valuabl,
e is liberty connected with orders that not onl
). exists along with order aud virtue, but whic
:, cannot exist without them. 1t inheres in goo
t and steady government, as in its substance
II huu Ni1'' pThClPle' ~ 'h's ColieVt huu WI
II versal Appreciation of the sentiment of tru
,e liberty we owe the security aud permanence
n our political existence. Let us then strive I
keep that seutiment alive, by recurring to ii
maxim and actions of that band Of patriots
whose deliberation and deeds on the Fourth
e July 20, secured the celebration of this ann
l. vorsOry. 1t is a season of rejoicing, it shoul
l also be one productive of renewed nation,
n pride aul patriotism. If there be sn America
u citizen today, whoSs heart does not oyerno'
/ with thaukIulness to God, and love to h
country, hs is less than man.
"lrsuch thers breathe. so mark him WELL
e For him no minstrel raptures swell;
1, High though his titles proud his name
BoundlesS his wealth rs wish can claim;
n Despite those titles power and pelf