The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-07-17
4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
JUDGE TRURMAN'S GRAFTON,
DELIVERED AT THE
Dedication of the City Park, of
Columbus, Ohio. Juiy
4tfi 1867.

4th 1867.
FELLOW CITIZENS: I come before you to
Join. my congratulations with yours 2n the
return of this anniversary, and to suggest
in a very plain wav, and without the least
effort at rhetoric. some thoughts that seem
appropriate to the occasion. Ninety one
years ago this day, our foreiatherS declared
themselves independent Of the BRITISH crown
and published to the world the causes that
impelled them to the separation. That the
thirteen colonies should ultimately become
independent was, no doubt, in the natural
order of events 1t would have been con
trary to reason and their plain interest for
them to remain forever mere tributaries OF
power whose seat of empire vas beyond
the Atlantic But while it is true that a
separation from the mother country was,
sooner or later, inevitable, it is lqually true
that the immediate causes Of the separation,
and without which it might have been long
DELAYED was the tyranny and injustice Of
the British Government repeatedly display
cd and the well grounded apprehension Of
future oppression. The signerS Of the
Declaration Of Independence did not say.
We sever our ancient connection simply be-
cause it is our interest to Go so; we declare
the colonies independent States SIMPLY be
cause they are strong enough to be such.
On the contrary, they said:
prudence, indeed, will dictate that Gov
ernments long established, should not be
changed for light and transient causes; and
accordingly, ali experience hath shown,
that mankind are mole disposed to suffer,
while evils are sufferable, than to right
themselves by abolshlng the forms to
which they are accustomed. But, when
long train OF abuses and uSurpatlons, pur-
SUNG invariably he same oljeGi' FinceS a
design to reduce them under absolute dee-
potisn,i it is their right, 1t is their duty, to
throw of such GoyeInment, and to pro
vide neW guards ttr Their future security.
Such has been the patient SuHelance Of
these colonies, and such is now the necessi-
ty which constrans them 10 alter her iorm--
er systems OF GoVGmment. ne ilsfofy oi
the present king Of Great Britain is his,
tory of repeated injuries and usurpatlons,
all having, III 0frect o9J'ct, the eStap5lSh-
ment Of an absolute tyranny over these
States 10 prove this, let facts be submit
ted to a candid world -
These. facts they proceeded TO state,
among the most prominent OF winch were
the I2liPMlng' pI h,. .ot,,.oah accent +o
~ ost ~ 'n onso,,n M ,,hca.s,,v or
,I"' a." nnblic I""rI "ood.'' '''''0 "'0
Wv. II Tp 're he's refused to mass other laws for
Tho an.om,n, odot;nn of Iarpe districts Of noo.
,'Io ala nv" ",,le"s thnse nconjn would rr]iuonish h
tb1o' i rrbt I IF rcnresrnt;,tion in the Lngi,ln.
t,'ro. tmT ,rht ;nest;nall to ,hem and for.
.u;I, MAN. - T. =, t,ra,ts nnl,
MI, III has d;ssolvei rrnresantatiye houses
,.,,,oIt,5I'. r., or,,o.i,,n with ,n,nIv Arm.
g''i'.', ,os IN t6n riyLts Of thn neo.
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I'm, b,s ,,,nlo ;,1 ,,e, 5onnnaant nm his
,;Il ir in 'I e." n'1l1 ee ta,Hro IF thr;r rtirts
nni ',i dt", tn .n,nt m and navr ont Of their sula
";',' ,';n'. '''o ''''0' ''''' i'' Wv
tn bo, orootc1 j, ,,,,,,;tpda or new of.
fcas and sent Iither swarms of officers to
Lnr,g.S AN ,,annln nnl cat nut tl,pir sub
stance: :
he has affected to render the military
indcDendent of and superior TO, the civi!
mower;
.'IIe has combined. with Others, to sub
iect Ms to a;urisdictiou foreign to our con
sstiiution. aid unacknowlcdged by our laws;
giyinn his sasscnt ta their acts CT pretended
! ruiJatiou.''
,.Ls. -. ta,,os -, NO .,i,hnpt o,,r
o,,,-o,'t. ''N '''''7
'0i'S GU cl
/ por depfiV'ng US Ill many vases Vi wy
/ benel!i ol tfiai " jury !,
fot transporting y y pcyohu seas ~ W
! tired for pfeiended oHeISes' o,,
f. For abolishing the 1ree system Oh Eng
hSh laws III helgnp'Iins ptoS il'o' e"edo 'o
hNnIng 'hetfin an afD'uaiy u uo'e'
ana charging IT'S houhuaries' ~ es " te,''
qerlt az once an example anu Nv I.,4l iNS,au
men. lor introducing INC s"ih0 ""'o-"''
rule mo y rcoiohloS' ~ ...a Thai,
+ IoF TAKING away our o''afteiS, a",'i'4,ns
our most Vainapie ia"S' anu a''e i,,S, iu"
damrntaly' inc 'ofiis Vi ou' Wy i,,9
,foT suSpehdihg our """. lTE,ai,i' EI Vi.
and decarng themselves ''lVVHloo @ WV.
po"erlo 4eglsiato loi Us Il" "N '"soo ii'''''
ever
! make no apology Tor repeating thes'
things inyour he; ring. They cahnot pc re
puated too often. They cannot De DORM
too constantly in mind. They. we're tn
chief causes that impeled the thirteen com
paratiyey feeble col, MES to >uIke tol Tree
dom and Independence, that ncrrcd thci
arms during the long and weary seven year
of war that followed, and they led to tn
insertion in all Of our Constitutions, stat
and Federal, of the great and sacred prin
ciples Of liberty upon which all free Gov
ernment is, and Of necessity must be, found
ed And they show us, too clearly to b
misunderstood. the first great lesson taugh
by the American Revolution, namely, tia
tyranny d feats itself Had Great brl'al
f pursued towards her colonies policy @
: justice and maenannity, Iong ,p,no
: might have elapsed before she would hay
: lost what has been aptly termed the bright
, est Jewel in her crown. But she prcItrc
, temporary advantages to permanent eecuri
) ty, the tiumphs Of pride to the dictates o
reason, and the promptines Of passion {
tho yra' f,ro md nociHnntinn ot bpr upOplp