Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-07-05

Virginia nor Massachusetts,, neither Califor.
mia nor Ohio, but I wish 70 see and contem.
plate only the United States ofNorth Amer
lea.
Neither do | wish 10 know any Of yon 20
day as party meni but | desire 20 know you
ali as my countrymen. IL you are a Demo
crit and for the Union ! am with you. II
you are n Republican and for the Union / am
with you, If you are an American mud for
the Union / am with you. But / am with you
not ~ Democrats, not as Republicans, not as
Americans in the narrow sense Of the parti
san; but I nm with you ns Democrats, Repub-
%liuans, Americans in the broad sense Of the
patriot, and | am with you all for the Union,
and against oil who are against the Union,
And ns there Is but one sun In the Ma.
tural heavens around which the planets 70.
volye in order and harmony, 30 too may
there never DO more than one political sun in
the American heavons--the sun Of the Union
around which the thirty-three States and oil
others that may yet be added may continue 10
%reyolve, in order, beauty and harmony, afford
ing to oil tho inhabitants dwelling within
tho system safety and protection. And
as wherever we go from the Lakes TO the
Gulf, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
we find tho same canopy Of heaven over
our heads, and tho same earth beneath our
feet 80 too wherever We may DO, whatever we
may do, whether ascending the granite
hills Of the North, or famed by
the balmy breezes Of tho South; wheth.
or standing on the rock-bound shores
ofthe East, or roaming over the wide expand
cd prairios Of the West, may we continue 10
be bound together by tho bond Of the Union
Ms one people, act together under one gov
erument, dwell together in ono country, and
that country the United States OF America,
our own, our dear, our native, and our adop-
ted land.
And where Is no, and who are they, that
would destroy the work our fathers have
accomplished at the expense Of such tolls
and sacrifices, treasure and bloodl Who
is no and where are they who would prove re.
creant to the mighty trust placed in our hands
TORS vet unborn? Who will DO tho Arnold Ia
betray the cause Of self-governmentl Who
Will be tho Catalina, TO form a conspiracy
against tho Unionl Who will be the Attila
to lead an army Of Goths and Vandals,
TO carry devastation, desolation and destruc.
ton over tho land Of modern civilization
Who will DO tho Samson, TO lay hold Of the
two great pillars Of the Union, the delegated
rights Of the General Government, and the
reserved rights Of the State Governments,
and tearing them down, involve himself
and his country in one common ruin2 ]
hope no one who hears me to-day, and
trust that no State has so far dcgenerated
rs to produce one. And If by some anoma.
lous freak of Nature the mother of Liberty
should conceive him, mny she mover have
strength to bring him forth, but cast him out
in abortion rs n stilhborn bastard. Fear
ful will DO tho responsibility Of infdelity to
our trust and awful beyond conception the
consequences TO ourselves and our posterity
TO humanity and the world. Could Mark
Antony say to the Romans when Caesar fell
80 what a fall was there, my countrymenl"
Then you and |, and all Of us fell down,
while bloody treason triumphed DER u.s.
Could the Roman poet say: "Whilo stands
the Coliseum Rome shall stand; whom falls
the Coliseum, Rome shall fall: and when
Rome falls, falls the world" But, If Amer
lea falls, TO what shall her fall be likenedl
America, the heir Of such an inheritancel
America, the depository Of such treasuresl
America tho guardian OF such interestsi
America, the cradle Of religious freedom
America, the standard bearer Of civil liber-
ty! America, the glorious land Of self-gov-
ernment! to what, | ask, shall hor fall be IL
kened but to that of Lucifer, the Sun Of the
Morning, from the towering heights Of heav.
on, down to the unlathomRble depths of hell
and AZ he fell not alone, but corrupted and
involved in his fall, millions Of angels, so
too, can America not fail alone, but she will
blast the hopes, influence the destiny Of the
nations OF the earth; and the fall Of America
will bc the fall Of the world.
During the delivery Of the Grafton, the spca
ker was frequetly interrupted by hearty, heart
felt bursts of applause, which not only ''madc
the welkin to ring but plainly evidenced the
love Of the people for the Union, and their en-
tire endorsal Of the speakers languages ant
when the Grafton was concluded, friends anc
admirers crowded around the speaker TO con
gratulate him. We bespeak again a careful
reading of his inimitable, patriotic effort
After u very excellent piece Of music by tn
Phoenix Band, the
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