Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-04
FOURTH OF JULY.

FOURTH OF JULY
Eighty nine years ago today delegates from |
The then Thirteen United States Of Americs. up
TO that time Colonies Of Great Britain. By public
declaration announced TO the world that they
we're "absOlved from all allegiance to the British
Crown, sni that all political connection between
them and the State OF Great Britain is. and ought
% be. totally dissolved" That Declaration of
Independence was made good By seven years
Struggle. which hnally resulted in the reeogni-
tiea by Great Britain Of the United States OF
Americs . separate and independent nations-
lily The corner stone Of the new Govern ment
-as thus announced by lie founders:
We hold these truths 10 be self-eviden,-that
all men are created equal that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalenable rights,
that among these are life. liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness: that 10 secure these rights. govern
nerts are instituted among men, desiring their
Just powers from the consent OF The s0rsfn,d'
that whenever any form OF government becomes
destructive of these ends, IL is the right OF the
people TO alter or abolish Il. aud 10 institute new
government. laying is foundation on such prin-
ciples and organizing is powers in sueo Tor N, I"
70 them shall seem most likely TO enect their
safety and happiness"
eminent Is based--and they most emphatically
recognize the right Of revolution. At fret the
thirteen Colonies eonfederated together for the
single purpose of achieving independence, and
that being accomplished the Union was more
closely cementsd by the adoption of the present
Ceassiiu,ion, The character OF the nsw Gov
ernnent--its scope. purposes and powers. are
thus briefly stated in the New American Cyclic
pedia. Vol, IS, ?. 1876. edited By CHARLES A.
DANA:
THE several States OF the Union. 20 far as
their internal affairs are concerned. are sovereign
aud independent, while for abe common interests
Of al they delegate portion OF their powers to
a central government, whose edicts aud laws, so
long as they are not in conflict with the C0nsti
tutIou are paramount to State authority. All
powers not expressly granted by the Constitution
TO the Federal Govern ment, nor prohibited by II
20 the States, are reserved 20 the States respec-
lively. or TO the people ea sf
Such was the character OF the Government
which sss organized by the election of WASH
ISe4og To the Presidency, and which joan Ap-
Axs ce.d should ever be commemorated on each
return Of this anniversary, BY all the inhabitants
of the land. with every demonstration of euthu-
suguratioR Of he grea, rebellion the complete
overthrov of which will give additional zest to
the present celebration of the anniversary of
American Independence.
Upon this day il is fitting that the memory OF
the truly great men who established the Govern
ment, should be recalled with the most grateful
recolections. They little anticipated. before the
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tween the Colonists aud the British troops. the
great results which would follow that event In
discussing it. BANCROFT says: This is the world
renowned battle of Concord, more eventful than
Agncourt or Blenheim." JEFFERSON said: BE
fore the 18th OF April, l775 never heard a
whisper Of dispositionto separate from Great
Britain" bat the battle on that day inaugurated
the war Of the revolution. Six months before.
in October, l754, WAsHSGros wrote. mo such
thing as Independence is desired by any thinking
man in America; :" and only little more than a
month before the battle Of Concord. JOHN AD-
ANS publicly declared. in Boston. That there
are any who pant after independence. is the
greatest SANDER upon the province.
The frat Continental Congress, which as
sembled on September 5. IVA, had no other
purpose but to secure redress of the grievances
of the Colonists by peacsble measures. and il
was composed of the same men who were the
heroes Of the Revolution. The documents they
proposed were thus characterized by the great
Earl OF Chatham: "For myself | must avow
that in all my reading-and | have read Thucy-
dides and have studied the master States of the
world-for solidity Of reason. force of sagacity
and wisdom of conclusion, under a complication
of different circumstances. no nation or body OF
men stand in preference to the General Con
gress at Philadelphia The histories of Greece
aud Rome give US nothing equal to it, and all
attempts TO impose servi,ude upon such mighty
Continental nation mus; be in vain" The his
tory of the Revolution and its grand results are
familiar TO all. WASHINGTON, JIyrERsON. HAN
uroS, ADAMS, MADISON aud their illustrous com
peers-men who for "solidity of reason. force of
sagacity and wisdom of conclusion" were unsur-
passed in the worlds history. organized free
government. upon the principle that all govern
ments should derive their just powers from the
consent OF the governed. The Constitution Of
the United States. based upon this idea. has
been tie admiration of the liberal minded
statesmen OF every nation. and our hospitable
shores have welcomed the oppressed Of every
cline Ii Is the only free government that hiss
stood the test Of time and developed great aud
prosperous natiOn-the foremost among the
powers of the earth. Most fitting Is it that on
this day should commemorate the heroic
deeds of the patriots whose wisdom and .,gacitv
achieved such glorious results and there can be
no more appropriate occasion for renewing the re
solution to maintain as il came from their hands,
that form of governments which secures 10 the
citizen the unslienable rights of man-"life,
liberty. snd the pursuit of happiness =
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