, 1862-09-04

Of sovereign people, who had delegated to them
the authority. Each Of those acts are incident 10
sovereign power The exercise Of them proves the
unity Of the nation. The leading sentiment taught
in each Is the union Of thirteen communities into
one nation. 'a a' u' .aa -+a o
The immortal Washington, sincere patriot, q
statesman Of enlarged experience, incapable Of
attempting to misead the public mind, whose lofty
character places him above the suspicion Of being
actuated by ambition, accepted unhestatiDgly the
commission Of that Congress, speaks Of the power
who appointed him; and always recognized 1t as
the Sovereign Of the Union" 80 iaNaF1
The formation Of the old Confederation and
its incidents furnish further testimony. That
history is familiar to you, but il may not be amiss
to revive the glowing language Of patriotic truth
embodied 10 the circulars issued by Congress,
urging the ratification Of the articles Of Confed.
Grafton In the letter addressed to the kesitating
States we find the following Congress, intent
upon the present and future security Of these
United States, has never ceased to consider q
confcderacy as the great principle Of Union which
can alone establish the liberty Of America, and
exclude forever the hopes Of is enemiesl" Hav.
ing named the States which bad already ratified
the compact, Il proceeds: 1T remains for your
State to conclude the glorious compact, which, BY
uniting the wealth, strength, and councils Of the
WuOlt, tHNI Ulu utuAUCG 10 GAkeTuAl NlOieICO uuQ
internal dissenSons, whilst Il secures the public
credit both at home and abroad" 1000
In transmitting the articles Of Confederation,
Congress appeals to the States ::a"L Let them be
candidly reviewed under sense Of the difficulty
Of combining 10 one general system be various
sentiments and interests Of continent divided
into so many sovereign and independent eommu-
mites, under conviction Of uniting al our coun
sells and all our strength 10 defend our common
liberties; let them be examined with llberality
becoming brethren and fellow citizens surrounded
by the imminent dangers coDtending for the same
illastrious prize, and deeply interested in being
forever bound and connected together BY ties the
most intimate and indissoluble: and finally, let
them be adjusted with the temper and magnan
unity Of wise and patriotic legislators, who while
they are concerned for the prosperity Of their
own more immediate circle, are capable Of rising
superior to local attachments when they may be
incompatible with the safety, happiness, and glory
Of the general eonfederacy.
=" his salutary measure can no longer be d..
ferred. Il seems essential to our very existence
as free people, and without II we may soon be
constrained TO bid adieu to Independence, TO lib
erty and safety
those eloquent appeals were not II vain. To
secure unity, to guard against the dangers Of
divisions into 50 many sovereign and indepen.
dent eommunities,r The old confederation was
formed, the thirteenth article providing q hat
the articles shall be inviolably observed BY every
State, and the Union shall be psrpetual: nor
shall any alteration ut any time hereafter be
made in any Of them, unless such alteration be
agreed to IN Congress Of the United States,
and be afterwards confirmed by the Legislature
Of every State.n 9"aa 'gs's1
A perpetual union was thought to have been
h.,a ..ftt
federation. That il what the Fathers Intended,
and nothing is palmer than their desire forever
to close the door on the Withdrawal Of any State 1
Among those patriots, the heresy Of secession
found no sympathizers. They dreamt not OF
divided or two fold allegiance. Far less did they
conceive that the perpetual union they aimed to
establish for which they had risked Iiie fortune.
and everything dear held within Il, and By them
80 intended, q reservation justiying or permit
ting the Withdrawal Of State Think You they
reared monument they hoped to last for ages,
aye, through all time, which could at any mo-
ment be shattered iuto fragments BY the removal
Of one Of its composite partsH No, no. no; this
"resumihg the sovereign rights Of a State" is
not Of the seed Of their planting, Ii is heresy
Of later growth. ,,.s ,, 49,.
eminent soldier Of liberty, Gen. Charles O.
gums w wv koAiNAN " Ntoo| 1btNN1
tile views Of those men, and furnishes the hey
Of that glorious success, We this day commemo-
rate Let his words wafn you at all times 10
oppose with all your strength every doctrine or
thought which comes tinged with the idea that
an American citizen owes any duty Whatever TO
any power which contravenes q whole and IN.
divided allegiance 10 the American Onion, thor
ough devotion to the Federal Constitution, indy
ing and neverswerving loyalty TO the National
Government Says be- The separate and ihdi-
vidua sovereignty Of the several States was
never thoughtof BY the enlightened band Of pa
triots who framed the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence. The several States are not even men
toned BY name 10 any part Of II, and i was in
tended to impress the maxim on America, that
our freedom and Independence arnse from our
union, and that without Il we could neither be
free or independent" ~ i
Fondly might we linger with the mcmories Of
these by-gone days; proudly descant on that
noble ancestry, on that glorious struggle for
liberty and national existence, on the batlle-fields
Of the Revolution, upon the sainted martyrs who
laid down their lives that great nation might
secure Liberty and Union, one and insepara-
ble." Fittingly upon this anniversary might be
recounted those scenes Of trial, those Sacrifices
those victories and defeats in which our fathers
shared Year after year, on this hallowed day,
WOrus oI nign'WTouSiN uuN e'hhehuy ues0'""
enc0mium have been pronounced on those Sagcs
and heroes. kindling the American heart with
prize in their ancestry, aud dcv'ut gratitude for
the libertirs they enjov. To an audience Of the
intelligence Of that before me, Il would be un
partonable to narrate the stirring events Of that
war. II is merely necessary 20 remark, IN pass
ing. that in 1888 I" he United States Of Amer
lea" vas fully recognized as belonging 70 the
great family Of nations Now could she levy
war. conclude peace, contract alliances, establish
commerce, and do all other acts and things which
independent States mayo right do"
Entering upon her career, the infant natinn
groaned under q weight Of debt, incident 70 her
protraeted slruggle Tor Independence The re-
dempti0n of this debt, and the payment Of is
i....a ....i.li.,.. rnrrl,un 10 nanni he .nl..n.