Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-07-12
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Or. thomson
DR.. BAExRs said many ex-
celient and pertinent things in his Grafton on
the Fourlh OF July The first was, that that
day should be celebrated by referring to the
principles contained in the Declaration of In
dependence from which that great national
Festival had its BIRTH He thinks a yearly
national examination Of the spirit and intent
of that declaration would prevent some Of the
terrible evils into which we are now fallen
We spend the day in celebrating other themes
and have forgotten TO mediate on the trio on
which, simple as it is, our glorious government
stands-Life. Liberty, and the pursuit Of hap
piness.
He says men are equal not in their capacity
but in their right TO this Life. Liberty and
pursuit of happiness. However unequal in
other respects, in this one all are on level.
There is no such thing as the "Divine right Of
Kings" God rests in all men the right Of
Life, Liberty. aud the pursuit of happiness, but
in no man the right 10 be ruler. That right
is rested ia him by his fellows who hold it.
And while this is the American system, il
does not follow that the people are sovreigns
God only is sovereign. The doctrine Of mems
sovreignty Is an invention or demagogdes to
flatter those they would deceive. God gives
man rights, and he simply appoints another
man TO do certain things for HIM which he has
a right TO do for himself
He says that the hopes Of all the lovers Of
liberty on earth are rested in our nation, and
now they are looking with palpitating hearts
to see how we will defend those hopes and our
own Liberties.
Ee says this great rebellion is directly
against the essential principles of our Declara-
tion Of Independence, because the North per-
sists in believing that all men ought TO be free,
and the pretext of rebellion is that the people
made their own choice for president.
But he adds that this rebellion is too wicked
10 succeed.
Napoleon said Providence. went with the
heavy hnttalious. Ours are heayy with worth
and truth and knowledge and right and intel
ligence and valOr, They are heavy with some.
thing of that animus of righteous wrath
which the Hoosier said made him weigh tun.
should be glad TO give more, indeed, the
whole OF this excellent Grafton, but will only
add the concluding paragraph which is full of
truth and beauty.
"However particular battles may go, the
stars and stripes will float high in heaven,
! when the storm of war Is over.
The storm was probably necessary. Our
political atmosphere had become smoky and
dark. Ii was full of poisonous gases. The
lurid CLEANS Of Jack-o,antcIns were dancing
/ thro' it. Ghosts and ghouls were frightening
the people. It was necessary to let in the
glorious old revolutionary light, and to charge
upon the phantoms, or upon the human devils
who were calling them up from the vastly deep
Yes, it is needful for the war TO wage. Many
good men must bleed for their country. The
severe ache Of desolation must burrOw in the
blossoms Of many wives on account Of their
lost husbands. Mothers must press their hearts
in pain for slaughtered sons. The ruddy
cheeks of maidens must wlilen in sorrow be-
cause their betrothed lovers have gone down
to death and canned return. But there is a
day Of eternal brightness for our country just
beyond these dark times. The sun of AmeFi-
can splendor is already sending precautionary
rays across this desoation, a bright promise Of
| its rising TO set in blood no more. Ten thou
sand wives and mothers shall rejoice in the
we'll being of failure husbands and sons for one
that mourns a glorious separation now A
/ merica shall be a greater good 10 the world
than ever her astonished youth had even prom
ised. Tho starry blue Of her banner shall be
hailed in every cline with rapture kindred
tothat which animates the busoms OF those
that worship the Lord beneath the starry blue
of heaven. The stripes Of red shall every
where como in blessed rapport and quicken the
flow Of blood eoursing rcd ana warm thro the
hearts of all good men. The white shall gilt
ter in the sun light Of every land. clear u her
intelligence, and bright as the ruhrs oi upright
ness in which she walks belore all people
Hail divine blue !! Hail celestial red Hal
immortal white! Hail America! Bles1
country, live forever Queen Of the worlt
and child of the skies - III.