Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-11
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e bled this statue Il now dedicated 70 tie Union 4
D the name Of he people n Ohfo -.
The inhabitants Of this Commonwealth are b,
tleir descent OF common blood with nearly Al
= tle 2lder nifed states, and all the most highi,
l. civilized countries Of the world The homes o.
their ancestors are TO be found IN the Old Domir
i0n % ana an the States 20 the north Of H. IN tn
Dfitlsh Isles and Ireland in the Iberian Deninsu-
R "a IN France, In Italy; and Of all the Continent
a. States especially In Germany. 50 that IN addi
l.i uGn % % ne mysterious affinity Of human natur
VIII ruin ana freedom, no word can be utterer
D ~ any part Of the cultivated world for right an
i, lLDeIty Dut you may claim in il family interes
e ~ yyur own. IL IS the sons OfyOur forefathers
= oi whom yOu expect that the tomb and the bril-
7 pace OF irgtl Will be secured 70 the guardian
5nlp OF the tree It Is your brothers and your KIN
9Iea, l, VINO are to take the only worthy Vengeaue,
for what our revolutionary fathers siiFered from
lne petty princes Of now fallenAampire bv IN
! eiung and teaching its immortal people 10 CON
st59et dl'!. free and united Germany.
ono rises before the world as the nqiestie yrff
ness 10 the beneficent reality of the democrafi,
principle. commonwealth, younger hi wear,
man man ne who addresses you not long ago havinf
hONlslDle existence but in the emigrlnt wagons
now numbers almost as large popuiafion IS tbot
OI Az England, when il gave birth to Raleigh
ana bacon, and Shakespeare and began It's con
uhuOus attempts at cOlonizing America Eaef
one of erinhabitants gladdens IN ne frI1it ofbi
own toiL She possesses wealth that must be Com
Pnlea soY thousands Of millions, and her frugal
INDUSTRIOUS, ana benevolent people, at once dar
ing and prudent, unfettered in the use Of ther
Iaeuitiesi restless in enterprise do not souander
the accommodations Of their industry in vain show
out ever go on 70 render the earth more produc
tive more beautiful and more Convenient to T1s1
mastering Tor mechanic purposes the unwastinp
forces Of nature; keeping exemplary good faith
I win their public creditors; building in half
century more churches than an EnelHnd has rais
ed since this continent was discovered: eudowino
ana sustaining universities and other seminaries
o. learning. Conscious Of the dynamic power OF
mind III action as the best of fortresses Ohio
Keeps no standing army but that Of her school
teachers, Of whom she pays more than twenty
thousand; she provides library for every school
district; she counts among her citizens move than
three hundred thousand men who can hear arms
ana she has more than twice that number of chill |
9Fen registered as students in her public schools
here the purity of domestic morals Is maintained
Dy the virtue and dignity OF woman In the heart
OF me temperate zone of this continent in the /
] lana OF the corn, of wheat, and the vine the I
! eldest daughter of the ordinance Of seventeen
hundred and eighty seven, already the vOnn0
mother Of other eommonwealths, and bids fair 10 |
we Win her IN beauty, rises in her iOVeliness and
/ glory, crowned with cities, and challenges the
admiration Ofthe world. Hither should come fhe
political sceptic, who in his despair is ready to
| strand the ship of state; for here he may learn
/ how TO guide It safely on the waters Sbould /
/ some modern Telemachus, heir to an island ern ]
pre-, touch these shores, here he may observe the
vitality anu strength of the principle Of pODular /
power; take from the book of experience the les
son that IN public affairs great and happy results
follow in proportion to faith in the efieae offbof
principle; and learn to rebuke ill-adVised coun-
sellors who pronounce the most mOmentuous and
ana most certain ofpolitical truths delusion and
a failure.
This anniversary Of the great action of Oliver
Hazard Perry. is set apart for inaugurating
monument to his fame. Who has NOT heard how !
gallantiy torty-seven years ago, the young hero,
stll weak from a wasting fever, led his squadron
10 battle. As If shielded by a higher power he |
encountered death on his right hand death on !
ms lett, ever in advance, almost alone for two !
hours lighting his ship till it became a wreck so /
that but one of its guns could be used any LONGER
and more than four fths of his crew Law arOTrd
him wounded or killed; then unharmed. standing
q arrnfrf h.sr. ]
uninlured Niagara, unfurled his flag, bore down |
within pistol shot of his enemy poured into them
broadsides starboard and broadsides port and &
Wh lie the sun was still high above the horizon | 4
left no office to be done but that of mereV 10 tbp
vanquislled. If the comparison does NOT seem {
taneitn, l will call his conduct during those 7
eyentful hours complete lyric poem, perfect in +
all its parts. Though he was carried awaV and
raised above himself by the power with which he I
was possessed the passion Of his inspiration was
tempered by the serene possession of his faut
less courage; his will had the winged rapidifv of
hery thought and yet observed with deliberate 2
hess the combinations Of harmony and the pro- I
portions OF measured order =
NOT may you omit due honOrs TO the virtues of
the unrecOrded dead not as mourners who re- q
gulre consolation, but with clear perception of
the glory Of their end The debt OF nature ali / n
must pay. To die, If need be in defence of the y
country is a common obligation Il is Granted to e
few to exchange life for victory so fdli0fbenets
to their fellow men These are the disinterested II
unnamed martyrs, who, without hope Of fame or
lin, gave up their lives in testimony TO the all
was of country, and left to our states
tongueq A state abandOletl ~ tl7ing but h
despotismg d people inimical TO human ifee
dom? No they were the nation from whom
most Of US sprung, using the same copions ian,
guage cherishing after their fashion the love OF
liberty, enjoying internally the freest govern
ment that the world had known before our own
But the external policy of their government has
been less controlled BY regard Tor right than
their domestic administration and q series Of
wantOn aggressOns upon US, useless 10 England
condemned now by her own statesmen aud Judges
as violations of the law of nature and the law OF
nations, forced into conflict two peoples whose
common sympathies should never have been ais-
turbed. And is this aggressive system foreNertO
be advenmred by her FulerSs How long IS the
oyershagOWing aTistOcratic clement in her govern
ment to stand between the natural affections 0i
kindred nations? ..-.-.-.. --f.-- -i
Even now British minister, whose past career
gave hope Of greater fairness lsrenewing the old
system of experiments on the possible c9hIingeh-
/ cy OF the pusilanimity, the Indifference or the
4 ignorance of some future American AqmlnstFa-
ton and. disputes our boundary IN the Northwest,
/ though the words Of the treaty are too PLAIN 10
i be perverted. and though the United states
/ claims no more than the British Secretary OF
/ State who offered the treaty explained as us
meaning before il was signed. BRUSH solGieEs
/ are now encamped on partOf our territory which
hears the name of Washington. " nh mOdeTa-
I tiou that shOuld have Commanded respect, the I
United States waived their better clam % an
couver and even to any part of 1t thinlng lteeh-
ducive to peace to avoid two jurisd ietons on alI
fprent mart Of the same island and in return FOR
this forbearance, the British Minister ylelulns 4
perhaps TO some selfish clamOr Of trading com I
I many Is much against British interests n 4
agafnst American rights. FeprOduces on an Amer 4
fcan island the inconvenience Of divided oecuIa- 1
ton which it was the very purpose oi tne treal3 4
l to avoid If the hum Of the American seaoOAIg1
r in Bart the echo Of sentiments from abroad 4
here the unmtxed voice Of America may ~. ~ /
heard as Il prOnOunces that It is 100 lale y w.
territory from the United states BY PREY
7 nv menace. or by force. From the English dock
wards 1t Is a long voyage to San Juan; the only
good land route across the eOntlnenl TX SOusl -
Lake Superior; in few years there viii De rIee
Ohios on the shores Of the Racihc-- ~ Eng
lands interest well as duty 70 give eleoi ~ e
treaty as it was Interpreted by her 9W "
ours, HOurvOices on tins meIporahle day sRE l NC
instruction 70 ouroWn government TO aplee.Dy tne
iVeatY faithfully, on the condition tn4t a3fllail
. yyuI DO the same but the treaty must bind nell
fher marty or bOth-must be executed IN gOou
faith or cancelled The men who nonof tne i
/ meuory of Peuy will always know now 70 as-
fand fge domain In their country.
. ] Has ans European statesman been miseOunt-
. ing the NFe8gth of this nation oy snDsutallns :
reminisc snee Of our old feeble confederation loL
the present. e5ent and almost ReTlse, N bssr
of the body pOIitief Has any foreign ruler oesn
so foolish h 70 listeH with creduhty 70 ~ ~ - -
Z Of impending disuniO7! Livery man man OF me tne ~
pie Of Ohio this great central nlshSSy ~ tsI
tional travel viii withoEt one excel ntloh, W! tsll
the calumnfatJ- or the uHbelieyer that lhe Noioes
OF discOntent Enong us are blit me ef5hescels
! vapors of men s breath that our little donestlc
: fas are no mon fhan momentary disturbances
on the surface, easily settled among ourseIEesi
that the love Of Union has wound lts esfu llui'
solubly round the Whoie A4ilsli - 49, - rr--,.
So then our last word shall De lor 1AE 7 SloS-
The Union viii guard the fane Of ils delehoeIS}
and evermore protect our eltife territory u viii
f keep alive for mankind The beacon lights OF pop
ular liberty and power; Il Will diasqade nations
in a state Of unripeness from attempting 70 Iounu
!, Z reuubIican governments before they spring up
: naturally By an inward law and rs mighty heart
will thrOb with delight at every tue advance IN
, any part Of the world toward republican hAppi
, ness and freedom.
T DR.. Usher Parsons was now eai,sd upon to
relate incidents Of the Battle in when ne
bore so prominent part His rsmineseonees
were very interesting lie said
Mn. PREsrDExr-In responding to your
aattering invitation TO address this vast As
semblage, vain would be ny endeaVor' alter
tbe rie5 BANQUET we have enjoyed 70 enter
to tain vou with historic or classic auusionsI
re 80 The ,races Of q polished style. Mine,