The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-07

glowing artlcipa.ons with which in the sesano nsru
nent, their independence was inaugursted, and Their
Union frat proclaimed No formal act had as YET bound
together plan of confederation had boen
proposed common allegiance embraced them as parts
supdered thew btcame group OF Insulated and feeble
communities not otcally CONNECTED with each other,
known yet in the family Of nations. Driven by
common necefsity, yearniug towards each other VAN
common sympathy Of trial and OF danger, piercing
with ami patriotic foresight into the depths OF
ages yet to led by divine counsel they chung to-
geher with th.n elective affinity and declared the
nde pendcnce of tho United States North and South,
great and small Massachusetts, aud Virginia. the Oldest
OF te destined preponderance, but al
ready holding the central balance Rhode Island aud De-
aware raised by the Unop TO political equality with
their powerful nrghbors joined with their SISTER Tepub
lies in august Declaration for themselves ant for the
rapidly multiplying family Of States which they beheld In
prophetic vision THIS great charter Of Independence
the life OF the Rsvolutonhe sword of attack the pano
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guided them TO victory. gave Us the alliance with
France, and her auxiliary armies and navies 1t gave us
the confedera and the constitution With successive
strides of progress has crossed ths Alleghanies,
the Ohio, the Mississippi and the Missouri has stretched
its living arms almost from the Arctic circle the pid
waters OF the Gulf has belted the continent with rising
Saes has unlocked the golden treasures Of the Sierra
Madre and flung out the banners OF the republic
gentle breezes Of the peaceful Not confined to the
continent the Of the Union has conveyed our com
over the broadcast oceans 70 the furtheres isles
has opened the gates OF the Morning friendly in
tercourse; andsight before in human history
has from that legendary Cpanso the original object Of
on friendly embassAge 70 the western shores Of The
world. dividing Meantime, the gallant Frenchmen
who fought the battle OF liberty on this continent
carried ba TX the generous contagion TO their own
fair land. Would that they could have carried with
Il the moderation and the wisdom that tempered our
Revolution. The great idea OF constitutional reform in
England, brighter jewel IN her crown than that OF
which fathers bere it, 10 coeval with the successful
issue Of the American struggle The first appeal Of revo
lutionary Greece, appeal not mede In vain was for
American sympathy ald aid. The golden vceroyalties
Of Spain th, continent asserted their independence In
imitation Of example, though sadly deficient in pre-
vious training in the school Of regulated liberty; and
now, at length the fair Niobe OF Nations, accepting
constitutional monarchy nstament Of the long de-
ferred debt Of freedom, signs through all her liberated
States for representative confederation and claims the
title of the Italian Washington for her heroic Garbadi
Here then, fellow citizens, close where began the
noble prediction Of Adams Is fulfilled. The qucs.
ton decided eighty four years ago in Philade
phs was the greatest question ever decided in
perhaps, will be decided among
men, The great Declaration with its life giving princi
pies has within that interval been exertng its influence
from the central plains Of America to the snows OF the
Cordleras from the western shores Of the Atlantic 10 the
farthes East, crossed the earth and the ocean, aud
crced the globe Nor let fear that its force is exhaust
ed for its principles broad as humanity eternal
tined TO be fulhed-if IL Is the will Of Providence that
the lands which sit In darkness shall See the day
that the south and east Of Europe and the west Of Asia
shall be regepeated ard the ancient and mys erious
giops Of the East the cradle OF mankind, shall receive
back these latter days from the West the rich repay
ent Of the early debt Of civilization and reoie Ia tho
cheerful light OF freedom that light will 90
forth from Independence Hall Philadelphia that lesson
of constitutional freedom they will learn from this days
Destination,