The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-07-21

,mmander, all men NV that Heaven hat
siIned the promise OF success. And now
shout went up from the camps, from the
Council Halls. from the temples. from the
dwellings, from the fields of the whole
reoplc-ior all men knew that their lie
liverance was at hand What though
/ there were battles vet to he fought, defeats
to be sustained, lives to be offered up, VIC
tories won? 1t matt-red not-tnr nov
the nations from atar could see that the
| hand which had set the Star OF Bethlehem
as IA sign in Eastern lands. had placed the
star Of Empire in the tirmament Of the
/ West. Anu now along the ocean shores,
from the icv capes Of Boston 10 the pal
| mctto waters OF the south, the American
guns were heard And their roar Yet
again converting from the north to-
wards the south. and from the south to-
wa d> the north till meeting midway
around the rampartS ot orktoWn,
one last long roar proclaimed 10 manklLd Il
that their work in the cause of lndepend-
ence aui seli-.oyernment among men wa.
done. llenc, 70 tn 1t remained 10 he seen
whether the wisdom Of peace should main
tain in dignity and honor that liberty ana
/ Independence which had been wrested
! from oppression 10y va!Or of arms. And
here the work of the soldier done, the
labors Of the statesman commenced.
Could il be that the Right Arm, so long
visible in laving the founditi"nS. and IN
uphoIdin. the armies 0f liberty. should
E0w be withdrawn. and the foiilcs and
passions nf men should swallow up that
independence. upon which that s"it-rov-
-rnmeut was to be founded. which had
been 50 vI>Ihiy acquired iv III" approta
ton Of Iicav-nt A=air. eighty" wears
stand forth 10 testify. ana now t!i"if voice
snail he heard. Hollow. distant. io", men
al lNrb you eaten lis sound. and "ow 1T
uS draw g"y"rcutiy near, and listen /" II,
wei-uir words We !5hi not aui.hrl 'ie
passions "i men III" 1"untat!"h> al your
state We paused !oh- anu tplIH'i'' "'''
before ever We "rt'tih!""'t upon I"t con
~'iui'h thnt >H"Hil '-'Ab''-i li'' I'-'',-
hHd pp.h' Out i!ir "ut'"H "' ''' 'h!Ti",'H
"iN'lE.H. Tor eleven wears '"" wants 't'
INTERESTS. Inc passions thi' ihttN me III.
nv itt.tNh"- 81 lh'7 WIZ" Ni'"',' ''''' ,
"" ih"N.Hi"d. :" Lar ~ human "'>'t'" an .
forecast might a-aiu-t every r'll W. i1'
-""i'. "'"rE n'>ch.t! "" '"H'h h'"'' I'NrN
I" arse It "e hn"W ut t"" wen '"i'
With Tia" progress oi years. ne" interests.
H''N !a->I'''- NJ N'''N ''1-.'' - '0'
whose d"-iructi'" force. no constitution
win whatever wisdom! ana forecast I!ah'-
ed and however venerable from age. oT
IeN"r'd ;ar IT. "ti-iir Couri "Nh.t i'u'
-. know tall we. that iuus rr- that d,E
saYatu JUlVc the MISSION Of tn" CnH~tt!-
ti,u would have been fulfilled u our
ho,,rS. burme .pon the au-t.r."- OF The
past, We're destined 10 b~ fulfilled. II would
nave implanted In the hearts 81 the f"o
pie. f."rn generation to gen~rat.pu. those
sentiments OF wisdom. justice. tprns-ar-
aIcc and moders,t.on- that would mas" q
constitution avail not, a. aa .u>'Iunieit 81
wrong. aui ic Leeded Eot Icy urnold'":
whatsoever wa- eight For : t"e r"rteI'i-
OF the u:l>j truly ar-. ts.at q I.an = cAl&-
lie ot eit-nyrIuu".t. extending over
many a'i;uur-. tacn y" Nuaw t.!'; the
dpy Shall come. although i : not yr; that