The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-04-01
A Magnificent Grafton On wash
iugIOH's BtrIhdny. By one Of tisC
EFSI OraIUTs in II,s 4. - EkiCii-
ard O'GOrnlan On the SSnF.-A i
dress Before the Democratic
lenIrOl CiuD Of fphiI;IdttDHtI

dress Before the Democratic
CenIra, Club Of Philadelphia.
From the New York World.
Richard O'Gorman delivered an address
in Phlsde pits, on Monday evening, uader
{ be auspices oi the Democratic Club ofwhich
the followir g is true report:
There is Il legend among the dweilers by
the Rhihe that on the night in each year
when the moon is at the :uil, The great Em
peror Charlie, leaves his fomb and clad in
his royal purple, wI'h crown on his head
and scepter iu h 8 hand, stately AMI majestic
sS IN lie walks the earth again, and revisits
the scenes he loved When the H,oonbssins
fall On the noJie river, and 4 ng from bank
J TO bank bridge OF light, across that bridge
the monarch walks, and rom the hill beyond
with outsireched aims, scattCrs bened eIiOns
over all the uermsn land
| lie blesses corn field vineyard, hamlet and
castles, city AID fore; no bless:s the hocks
and herdsi the sleeping people; and then 10
turns softly as he came; to his resting place
in La Chtpelle. Who knows whether such
thi'gI may not be2 would rather trust
the instincts and traditions OF the people,
, than the wisest theories Of philosophers. Ii
love Indeed can exist on earth, 50 pure, lofty
and unse fish that not eten death can sever
It's bonds il COMMUNION may be betwoen tue
! living and the might dead then chte 1t not
as "a wild superstition. Bear with it at least
as a harmless ancy, and forgive tie enthusi
asi, If such there be, who drea;ns ON this,
! the anniversary o. the day when the G. est
! ouDder OF the North American Republic
! first saw tho hight his spirit, too may be
permitted TO revisit the gllmpses oil the moon
to retrace in loving pilgrimage The srenes o.
his ancient renown; to breathe into the bear {
| OF those TO whom his memory is dear some
OF the patriotism which ii ed hls own heart,
10 bless again with hls benign presence all
the bounteous land, in whose service every
thought hope and effort Of his noble lie
were spent. Loud cheers. Along the
road | bave travelled running all through the
gallant little State that stretches between
lhIs city and my home, lie battlrhslds oi
that chetrleSs and pei siStens struggle, 10
which his stead asst soul staggering under the
weight of his own cares, yet bore up the
talnting heart Of the American people. -
Monmouth, Princeton, Trenton, the Dele.
ware blocked with ice, the dreary huss at
Mo'rislown and Valley Forge. in which a.
md the SHOWS and iarnine OF winter Courage
seemed TO tieez and die over all the scenes Of
his tolls and his perli-sti!i tests the glory OF
his great mama. Applause
| But it is here, | think, more than any
other where, mere, in this good city OF Ph,l$
delpha, where the spirit OF the chieftan
would finger with the most tender remem.
brauce Here it was he saw the great work
OF his LIE couple ed, Here, in yonr Stale
houss, sat that convention OF Delegates from
the original States, who we're charged with
the sUlemn duty OF deternnLlng whether on
any and on what teruts these sovereign
States could become united
Over this great assembly Geo, Washington
presided,
! They succeeded, by their wisdom, moder
alton and discretion they attained their Oh.
ject.
4 Ater four months o! earnest deliberltion
and toll was mpIeted that great charter OF
American freedom that noblu colHpi iomlSe
ol co4!ilcnng prejudices, jealnuses and theo
ries - that uSt and Hatlrnai bond OF union
by which alone these SOY ereign States, DIT.
ierng in ciiuale, productions, interests, hab
its and traditions. could then have been uni
ted IN one confederation could since then
have been united can now be ,eH3aited if such
no Io' ~ AI'i' s,'0 Goa' ''u'io'i VI
'hF on'seo ot@'cS ~'0o A"0 io"s coh'' u
ueu applause
By arms the States had won their inde-
pohdenco nom 'oleIsh rue. by mutual
c"hSe"Sion anu Ia''oha' compromise tney
became uo''eu ln'o nc c. h,eaeranon "h'ch
"e e"" VIC C"'''" ''"''' anu "''nouS"
,,,' ..r, ,,at -, ,,aror,t,o, ,h,t s,,,oa b.. ~.
o,oaIa .ho1l hooe. no.,aI ov., ,hor.,b tho,
1900 obar,ar h. ,ent ho f,na;;.;s,,, s.r,IoJ
7n and v;nIa,ad hv ,,onvy w. nra4ad ~, ,r,,,1
,ho,,h H., ,,sonIa mi.lri hy Lo az r.rI,.
ani "a Az .hnass ~ o,tin, ,,,;'l,
s;r ,n hand. c,s, 4 wn ond sho,1-S ;rt,
m. an and yalueless fragments the crea: dia
mand which their fore,athers beoueathed TO
hem and ondlv bcptd then vonId pnard it
As heir own souls, until yse after age had
razed on lustur with increasing pcide: vet
still the memory Of that wise aSSemblv--ot
the men that composed it-or tn !, rnsn who
nresided ever their counsels--of the work
ihnv achaiy d md the pallant era ram
which tbev sprung, will be dear to every
hear, and in every home all over the earth.
where sill bnpe,s the blessed faith that in
sn,ts of ,iIrres de eats and 6isannn;n mants
rational lber,v is vet vi hin the reach Of
rational men [Cheer,
Washington was steadast. lcyal valiant.
moderate, wise and good
Th.. :. h;,.o. .h,u,o-
no,e s;',i nppe"' ~ '''Jeo'y laA"y hao nna'l
.no'e o'.,'a.S anu III uAs lug ana - ~
.,,o iU,e 'no's o'''i''s' "'ii O''an0'0' "N0 e0D
p'ele'
tie was indeed the right man IN the right
place Tbs true representative and embod'.
men o. tn best qualities OF his people and
age For am ar from thinking that the