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towns, and extensive marts Of commerco3 tkey
might have Anticipated an extensive moIch1nt
marine, bearing In American vessels the produce
tons Of our industry through every sen, and
returning laden with the rare productions n 10
remotest countries. d. csss /. {. u I. .,,as,li
But no man, sage or philosopher. could 6lshlfi
four years ago have looked upon our country
and anticipated our present position, whether
we consider our own Advancement IN AZ he e'o.
ments that constituts aprosperous. happy an1
powerful people, or as Il respects our rpnlIIp
position with the other nations o. The world.
The printing press was then coarse and cIumy
machine. The use Of steam q . p1opo|.lng
power was then unknown. Steam 1lll1 ll1
wrought 4 mighty change in the aFts, and ga.lf
increased the mechanical powers Of he world
But there Is one invention which, while i would
excite the wonder and admiration Of even Eflnk-
lin. could he revisit the earth, would uIl0 b .
subject Of especial delight % him. For dgo alle1
age man had ssen the vivid lightning fash. and
had heard the rolling thunder but no man bad
ever regarded the thunder Or the lightning other
than as one Of those insclutable elements
through which the Almighty demonstrate. hi1
power to man. They are Sun tins put sue
cessful energy, directed By American geninrI
Franklin who flrst drew electricity from he
clouds; who discovered that the great reservoir
Of this subtle element was the earth ITSELF md
that Il possessed certain specific properties But
did any man suppose that the subtle element
which flashes from the clouds In lightning could
Be tanned bv man 2 could b chemically manu.
factured IN such quantities as were required l1r
use, and, Is Il were, Be- harnessed 70 labor for
mani But 50 Il u ; electricity = now the agent
that transmits inlrlligehce from place to place
over the hce Of the earth, wherever ln1 u'lel
upon which Il may tragel are erected ano win
the same astonishing velocity with which 4 i1l-
verses the clouds from pole 70 pnle
The advancement IN science and tno arts, since
fhe dawn Of liberty, Il Is not possible that any m1
could have conceived There & everything -
wonderat and admire IN lhe odvnncemani o. ihe
physical sciences and the mechanic 1Ii1. btl
these are only the results Of the great achieve
mcnt--tho establishments Of government upon
4 urinciple that leaves the mind Of every hnrtn
being within Il nnislicrtd and free; every ave-
nue. tr,every pursuit and occupali0n. that q bud.
able ambition might aspire 70. open to every per-
sou, and each ono secure By The lau, a1 veil 1a
by common consent in the possession and enjoy
ment Of al that bis labor Or bic Ingenuity .11
produce. Itisthe gFeatpTineiPle q equal I|l.-.
which secures % every man pc own, .n.. s-n.
ulails an 10 effort Il q tolhs principle lha'V1
are indebted for that enterprise which has DOM
icilcd Ne here upon the Pacific coast.
Il e but eighly-lour year4 to-day. 1Inc. ny
Declaration Of Independents vas pIocl1.nc4' i
Is but aixiy-onb years since he FEDERAL con4'',
tuition. which gave form and stability 70 our EoT-
ernment. was adopted. We were then. IN tho
opinion 81 aII other nations. On unstable md I1-
considerable power uoaro now numbered .M11|
the llrsl and mighiiusf nations q he car|1.
We an remember to have read in our school
books il1t The exclamation, an '''n'1
eitizenr everywhere arrested ne a.l1n'11 ana
commanded the rcspec. q al Who beard .
well rememoef how, when p3y J. -. ..,-. ~,
stories. my hearfeHp1noeu YIN w ..o.9I' .1-.
the day would cone lor ny country we. .... q ..|
lean citizenship would % ne ple1a.s' e.,7 -. ..
could wear; tn.- ~ -. w. ~. 5'
crnmb|lng dyn1si'e1 o. hnIoprI ne oNr''.N y
II am an American citizen Y Is tne a'e1t r..'-
port, and attracts respect .nq noma1- y '.n.- y
which the name Of Rome In her PROVIDES, -,I-
vas scarcely known.
Great. and powerful and henoIrd 11 o. l111-
nv 4. L a slill IN il1 youth. Tho N101r1 cl
virtue ihat were learned n adrnr1'|l ar1 SIN
6r.sh In tho memory Of an our nson|o. The great
principles Of Truth and Justice. Liberty A1l
Equality. are SIN sustained by those Who learned
them from tho lips Of fIu Iacn who |I|d I11 '11r|
dalion Of our social and political aJ1Icn' Could
our fathers revisit the land their struggle 0f ||o-
erty has immortnlized, theJ would N.Iu1I. q.
fullest ffuilion Of theif londl1 elll1|I 11rl| a.
peritv ana Greatness of their country. and n ||o
hrmly cemenlod union Of The 1A|ll' IntI~.'I
from thirteen 10 thIrty-lhfeo, and 1I moving |1I-
Fedsr.l Con-litnlisn' 4 unity. peace a1d en-
cord. Among all the dislaIblag and szs'..1G
Som si%s o 3 tine have ssilllsd .ad divided 81