, 1860-07-13

W. II. WOOD,
J. N. CHAPMAN.
STEILAcooM, W. I, July 1th, 1851.
Gentlsmen-iourn note Of this date Is received.
] feel that am indebted for your request 70 the
kindness and partially oi iriencs rather than 70
any merit in my address; out IN compliance
with your request forward herewith copy.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
FRANZ CLARK.
To Mr.. ]. 8. Jaqnith and others, Committee on
Grafton, &C., for the celebration Of the 4th
inst, at Steilacoom.
Here follows the Grafton:
FKLow-C Citizens:
TODAY il the anniversary Of civil liberty In
Americal To-day Is day dear to Americans.
TODAY our countrymen are assembled at differ
ent points al over our land, and we here are met
Ia testifv our regard for our fathers: for the
Gthers cf civil and religious liberty in America /;
or bsnd of r,atriots whose names are intimately
connected with whatever pertains to the happi-
mesa INC liberty the prosperity, the free institu-
tione and .he fame Of our country; for band Of
nstr;ots Who nossessed and exercised the power
II arouae direct. and save nation when seem.
inoIv srrounded by overwhelming disasters and
th;ck .thToncinr public misiortunes; for band
of Datriots whose affection lor liberty was Of that
hioh unbendinr character, that they neither ac-
knowledred nor admitted In human power the
riebt % take Il from them; who believed that all
men had certain natural rights, and that govern
rneDts and laws were onlv useful so FAR as they
tended Il foster and protect them; and who,
~hsr Iaws snbversive Of those rights were at.
temnted 10 be enforced. although that attempt
vac made bv their fatherland, and the most pow.
erfnI government In the world, resisted the at.
tempt and "perilled their lives, their fortunes.
srd ,Isir s.c,s5 honorn uDon the issue. Il Is 70
commemorate the exalted patriotism Of that noble
hand that We. their blessed progeny, have here
this Law assembIed.
The collective. perhaps the individual expert.
ence Of Zach person present evinces how strongly
the human mind l. influenced by associations
To distinguish by solemn rites the recurrence
of arn;veresr;ea has natural tendency TO ireshen
M r"coIlsrton' and deepen The impression Of
sv.rts with which bv history they arc connected.
To.dsv. and on this occasion. I shall take the
Is.r,y hr,sav n aIIude 10 some Of the events
~. s.,,i.- ssered ~ Amer;cans Inc transactions
~ ~" A. II s.h;ch this 4 Inc anniversary.
Ths AZ, ,srmSnent settlement bv our fore
e,hsr. ,-ss Irsde II North Amerjca n the wear
IsnT F-or, % shs, fine the country received M.
rHs,"ns accsssions' and slthoueh each colony
sr.c..s,sIv snconntered and Endured untold
h.r,ashin and aulIarin0 vek u 4 Certnin extent,
u 80 ,,sosrerous The neopIe that had emierated
- .ss,l" "a Ana homesI ma done 20 for 4 pur-
-. Ths, we're dr;vsn from their native homes
T., ~. s,r,,,, am N Persecution. Thev became
a. Co., thsr nSt,ve conntrv. encountered the
...;Is ~ |. comravativelv unknown deem. and
..i"n.S n the danrers and privations
.S.s ",sht r.sst thsm IN IN Inexplored wilder.
~ 49, ,,,,.,oss ~ sscur;ne "a themselvea
49, ~, ~ Wy P,"I;s~ O.. nrrar vorshin and
-.s.,s. - ...i i;h.rtv n sonscieDee.1
T;,h .,,sh rscnIe AMI snch motives Il win be
- ss..s ~. enkcnI"s conld moi mt prosper. un
-. s .nS nnsxnected DANGER shouId menace
sh.,, Ths reonle AZ the colcnies were here from
shoi.. A serse AZ reIipious duty and moral
S.sI;or had ;rdmced ana determined them 10 part
la so"rs,v mt homa and Kindred. and upon ne
cosst N Nofth Lmerica 10 begin work which,
God uroInsrinv them. should last for ages.
maj rrrnoSs hss heen aeconpliehed. hum.
blv and sincerelv trust that untold ages vet 10
se,. sh.l reioics N the enjoyment Of the liberty
AZ thonght. AZ conscience. and Of speech which
s,bisrSry mower forbade our ancestry In the land
n ahrir birth, but which their constancy and
S;th enabled them 10 plant here. Yes; may
~ ny;vlsges that their moral and religious feel
;nSIr ryeafred Tor n their eafly homes, and that
mi, nietv. their privations, their sucrings and
their blood planted upon the coast Of North
America. be an eternal legacy to their descend.
ants upon the western continent
civil liberty, IN its fullest extent and meaning,
was also the result Of their heroic action. May
time. and NAV he way and the spirit in which il
shall be kept and guarded cause no blush TO
arise upon the cheeks Of those, Il living, who are