, 1860-09-24
MIR. ARWOLDsB 8PEELH.


IN several parts OF th's ConRTeSaloeai Ui2sr1ct
to rcpublah tho speech made b7 I. N. Arnold,
on the 4.h Of July 1857 and in obedience to
such call, 1epubliah it from cur ates.-Ens'
P.6T.1
Fellow.citizeus,,' in the few moments am to
address ycu to day, shall speak to you Of the
blessings Of lib .ry, Eet forsa to the world By
cur FA,hers. Eighteen centuries ago upon the
p:aic1 OF Judes, the great principles upon which
alltree governments based, tho common FIthtr
and the universal bro:A4sAood ef man, vsre
taught by the Son Of God.
These great Christian principles, the germ Of
a'l human liberty, after AtrugRllng through
many centuries agAinat all forms OF tyranny
and oppression Of religious aad polite j des-
ivelJ reco2n zed BIZ our Fathers, when on the
Fourth OF July, 1776, they embodied them IN
the eyer memorable Declaration Of lndep+nd-
ence. When ei2hty-oue Jeara ago Thomas
JedeEson, ~ the organ Of the Continental Con-
greA, proclaimed Woat, TO the ardent patriots
dent truth" "That all men are created equai;
tha. shey were endowed By their Creator with
m lnaliepabIe right to isft, ii5sty, and the
pursuit Of happiness" he struck the key nets
OF Christian freedom.
When our government WAS organized. this
VA made the corner stone; and thereby our
institutions were built on \ principle as broad
as humanity. and having its origin in Gods
own word.
When shi. glorious truth, this grant Chris
taa principle, founded on Gods Justice aad
mars brotherhood, YVES proclaimed to the M.
INNS, IL aw1ks responsive thrill in the hearts
Il down-.roddea millions throughout the ciFil.
lied werld.
Our National and State Governments were
I'll, IN theory, ba&ed Epon this principle; and,
a. COILS =qusnce, VIC 500 througlng 10 our
shores the people Of every nation aad Of evsry
laui.
Whist is the great attraction which cur coun-
| try h5ids cut TO the eni8raus7 Why a.ethe
ti"s and associations Of home, and father-land,
| ii kindred, aid ell that attaches man to the
country Of his birth, why are all these severed
by tbs millionr- -1ho SEEK new homes With us1
professional mac-all who have suffered frtm
political or religious opinions, msa ot all
classes and countries; why do they crond to
our shores:
Its not alone, nor CHI 1y. the.e fertile lands
OF the West NO, nor this wonderful material
not that here
"Is lind and socd enough for al,n
but it l., that here it, OF Is supposed to be, the
| home Of liberty.
| O,er nlt, tar a5ove all mate ial advantages
There rises the great American idea, Z +" self
evident truth" thu. here the @ ID givea right
Of every man to the enj ,ymeat Of lie, hbersr,
oEr gorernment and laws.
Nna' afpcctacle to the lovers Of freedom In
! the MD world; to The hungarian, the Italian,
! thc Pole, .he lrishman, tue G.rmau!
Whit CONTRAST between Europe and Ameri.
ca. There liberty is dream-an ideal-heEe
living reality, az Institution, estsb!iahed BY
| constltu!ioae and laws, and guarded By the
| grea. p1i.ciplss emboaied in the Declaration Of
| Iu5rpeEdeace. To the far OF gtzer on the
other aide Of tue Atlantic such il the aspect
Aner;c. presents.
Apa,ernal government, chosen by tie Rov-
ernes, the ufmost f1e dom compatible with ae-
| curt5 wise and benehleat laws, which protect
the humble, ths poor and the triend,es., free
dom to worship Tod after tie dictas.s OF one's
oKn ccnScloucs homer, and fuod, and schools
for AL Such il The picture Of the great Anerl-
cao Republic, towards which 81 many wis.ful
ey-s are turned from across the ocean.
II our country Is not to day The ideal which
the lorers Of liberty hoped for, the fault is no.
that Of The founders OF this covert m snt, bnt
rather that OF the people who a1mi1is,er It. I.
| is for the people to br1og buck the government
TO ihe putty and freedom up7n which it was
mo1eed.
We h.vs the means; tho Declaration Of Irde-
pendencr, whic1, ia The Ian susgs Of Webster,
il The tlre-deed Of American liberty, stll lives.
TEe Constitution, fran d to secure the blessings
Of liberty, still e1sts. and as jet haa not b.c3me
dead lctrer ou the statute book.
1Ie &1edt trEHt, Iae great responsibility Ct
administering the government ss it WAS es'ab-
lished, 50 4. t, SECURE tae blessings Of liberty,
devolses upon Us.
We can win no laurels in q var for indepea-
dcnce: earl,er ard worshier hecds have Katb-
cred Them all. Nor .s there place for Us By
the side OF the founders Of States. Our fathers
have filled them. It is ours to pre6etve and de-
ve!ope thai which they have left US.
lie who adcs to the material wealth OF his
country by the construction Of q railroad or a
caaAl, or tae building Of todn or city, hs who
opens nsw avenues 70 commerce, il entitled to
| his reward.
But &C who extends the area Of freedom he
Who IL the hour Of temptation stands faithful to
til: great American idea of human H3erty-hs
Hhn, Ike Jefferson, blilds bar1less to fetc &C out
The e1c.o3chment. Of oppression, for him We
will ~e3va the garland, tia Eane shall te ''can-
I oriz:d in the hearts Of the American people,"
lts good tor us on thesa recurring ann,ver.
10 learn oa- Of Iaaan1 Il sss i ssil !sE fs
from the Biafs, and secondly, IRON the Declass-
t1on ct Independence.
| There ere those who tell Us the Bible is
dargerous book for the psnp1e, and that It
shsuld oa'y bs read IL Interpreted by tho
g'osses o3d commentaries Of priests and secta-
rfans. 80. Eome modern pt litici 4rs tell u.
that 'ha Deo1 -rat!oa Of Independence, the very
! embodiment Of the earnest, sturdy principles
Of our Revolution, is not 10 be Understood ill.,
orally as exposition cf the diriu. right OF ,he
paapie to teedon, bu: thst 1t is 10 be explained,
Gua1ti d sud construed 10 suit the plans and
platf- Of the day.
Tte5 .ho 20 teaco. m;sunders!aEd, CT ni,:
r~pFeseu. Its true casrac!sr. It was designed
W those who framed nad adopted it, as grens
landmark Of human right
Then, fellow citizens, lss this declaration con.
tiaue TO bs read ou each recurring anpiEersary
Of iis adoption; LIT il ba read ID the church
$1E.. A..
lesiel-tise ball, from the white hills Of New
u*npah,r. to The free soik ~ Of Kansas; from
the lakes to the suaDy gsovss Of the 5,uth;
above I'LL, let 1t be read in tbs halIs Of Congress:
let it be 1esd aud studied as ths great eh IT Of
hunaa rights; 81 the great tihs ae'd Of A1aer3.
eaa labfrfy. uA,il the people a1d their servants
inbsbe lss very tocl aud spirit, and then they
will feel aad .ct up,u, aad carry into effect lis
glorious ,tuthz-latetul to t. rants every where
It's s.crea pricc'p1es-iaeompIsib!s wi.A Au.
man sArtry.
L,se t11 marirer after storm at coa, On ev-
cry four'h Vi July, lot the thoughttut sud chris
ttao ci.iz.o pause, aad take The beaslng of Tho
SHIP ol STATE; hos Tar, amidst the contests of
waE'i1g parties, Of reckless ambition, and sec.
ttorat strife, ehe has drltted hHa7 from tbe
prlntiples Of l776; how far she has been forced
from the principles Of teese early apostles OF
liberty, VITO, in the words Of Madison, Thought
j: wro'g 10 adn.it in sas Contribution tia i1ta
LII. President. nhlle ne looE sround Us to.
day, At this 9ood!Y sight; youder city, with its
enterprise, It's as:oni:hlbg energy, its restless
industry. its commerce, Its radiatlng railroads,
It's Tree schools. It's free aoor, its caurches, ils
institutions Of learning; thute broad prairite,
stretching away toxa1ds The setting sun, al.
rea " dotted With thousands Of Cities villages
and to1ns, u2d happy bomes-this glorious
Ao:thE e7.-the pride and wunder OF the Union,
what, TIL me, what is the secret OF its moat |
woncesful .rawlh and prosperity? Proclaim
to infant States rising tround us-to kans,s
and Nebraska, to U.xh, to tnose in sat settle
ments stretching ousa'd to the PaciGc-nhat
has mads this wonderful growths
But lew years aku, wlthia tho memory Of /
Eouc that n,w lear me, tic whole country
S,uta and Wes. AID bordering on the Likes,
slept in the unbrokeu solitude Of nature The |
rank vegetation grew and annually decayed in
the depths Of tbs forest, or led toe sutumnal
t:ts OF the prairies. The wild flowers that so
gorgennslg decorated these Western wild5,
literally
Where then vas Ohio, the siaau::c empire |
s:a1e ut the Sor1haest, t1e frat bora cf the or.
cin.nes Ct l's7r Where Michigan, with her
gotlrn wheat deldss Where 1ndiara, vbissn.
and -1dov? Where young Wiscorsir. and |
lo1a viii iAeir srrs adi.E sa:ilemen.a Whtrc
N=br Iska AID Minnesota. Where Illinois, With
her herds, Il cks. and her rasir ads and ci ies,
her schco.s AID univers!tisst Where Chicago.
gFatplpg in one hard the coupesco Of the East, |
and IN The othsr the agricultural products Of the
Valley ol :ls Missssippi7 They we're not;
aud Ger oil the Territory Of tte'e young com- |
monEe:fha, these giant children Of the ordi- |