Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-06
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION,
Judge Thuri,aaI's Grafton.


.srs7-rI AIS pE11yERKp Al THE THE .-oii4
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8 ,YJDedicaifon of the City Park.
,i,s' - lniEsv y,a.r... -. t..5
e.le2i ,soA As GIN 1851
~ -Feysrou,sCrrrzrNa II eo,, he for 70 ,,c,, z,
ioin Tnv con0rstnIations xvith unurs On tb,
retI,rn Of this annIversarv aDd to sngges
in verv' nisin way' and S5itbont hon tba ies q
saffort Of rbator;c soma thon@hts that see ),
slUronrsts m 70 ihs soe css;oS snas seen
yesrs eero th;s 40 o,r forsfa tl,ers
q }hemse5yes inde1enSsnt IF tI,e Rr;t;st
crown and nnbIished 70 tho H,ori1i- 49,
a. caS,ses thst ;pneiied them 70 the sesnora T.,s
cd t;n,, Thaf tba thirtaen 'coIon;as st,,,ItS II
2 timatsiy becoma ;ndano,Gants ,,,ss ~ ~ ~
2 So,,hf' IL the nat,,roi orda- IF avantS 7,
,,,o,jS ha ,ya haan 49, - ,.aaso,, or, :
their niain ;ntsrast Ear ths,,, ~, ron, DIN for.
p ,,o, e,ara, tr;h,t.;s 'oe . r,o,,,a ,.,hosc
seat of amnira wes .'hayond the Atlantic
Rnt wh;ia Is is frr,e n at sens ration from fhe
mother country was. sooner or iaTer. inev-
itahIe- II. is eonaIiv trne thar the i'm mediate
q canses of tbe senaration- and witbont which
e If migbt have heen long DELAYED was the
tyrannnv and ininstice of the .Rritish Cow
ernment repeatesilv f1isnlaved. and the well
e~ro,1nded ann.ehayas;op ~ ~ S,.nre n,e,res
s;an Tp .nnars nf ,ho nacisrotppp yppreo, y,
1j,, H. ~ I,;d :. - s.rS W. . = ~ "
no;d,,- oo,,,ao,;on s;mSi haoo,'sa - =
onr intareSt 70 do so we liseiare atSa nolo-
80. ;raa~aao,ot $50 'ho oU,o
.hasr o.o I,,o',Sr oro,s.S -, - ~,
thooo,,. s,,os .ts,, ao;d. W Do e"0h "
'no eo".i my soiu
prudence, lnoeed, VIII hctate Cnat Gov
ernments long established, should not be
changed Ior lghG anu transient causes
and, accoralngiy,aiI Iexperienceha main shown'
GhaG mankind are more dlsposeu 70 suner,
while evils are suffera6le, than to right
enemselVes lives Dy aooiisnIng e4e iorms 70
Wnlcn Cney are accustoneu. Dus, When
long tram oi ABUSES anu usurpaIiohs, pur-
suing invariably the same object, evlnces
oesign 10 reouce them unuer aosoiuIe ues7
PotlsIn, IL Is tnelr rlShe, IL Is Ghelr duCy, TO
throw on suen GoVefnmtnI ana TO pro-
Siue & new lew qua @ US .b bor onear ,usuts security
Spch mas Deen t5e patienI -sonerance OF
these colonies, and such is now the neces-
SHY whlch constralns them, 70. after Their
Iormer systems OF GovernmenG. n dne ms
Cory-ol the preseht king Oh UreaG brlGaln Is
ahisGorx OF repeated urles anu uSurpa-
tons, all having In direct ooltct, the es-
ttaolishment OF an absolute tyranny over
these States. TO prove this, let facts be
submitted TO candid world; en
Ihese facts they proceeded 20 state,
among the most prominent OF Whlcn were
ene !. Ha tIiiIIE f,h I-;r1 hos of,,sad ,,;s 20
t,e ~, ns ,silC " u
&C. fha cDI NJ, tS;o oronS anu iiooe'''iy
- i.Ha bas rof,seS ~ nose o+ha- Ioe f,r th .
sccommodatinn of Isr~e s9 dierr;cts of neooie S
nnless those neonIe wo,Id reIin0nish the
righf of renrtso,i +. t;o,, IN tbe ad;sIo t,,,.a
a rirbt ~ ;nest;mshie 70 then, T AM forn,iSahIa
fo t9rants only. - '--' -
E.He has dissolved representative houses
repeatpdIv. for onnosin9 witb-manlv n rm
ness. his invasians on the rights of the
peonle =, - -
He has made iudges dependent ON his
will alone rf,r the tennra Of their officas
and the amount and nsvnent Of Their
salaries - -7 =
s.He has erected multitude fnew Offices.
and sent bither swarms of officers to harass
orr neonIe' and eat Iout their snhstance
ale has affected to render the military
independent of and superior to, the civil
power:
"He has combined. with others, to subject
us to jurisdiction foreign to our constitu-
tion, and unacknowledged by our laws
giving his assent TO their acIs of pretended
iegisiation.t -
"For imposing taxes on us without our
consent: ..alsll-l q p
For depriving US. in many cases, of the
benefits of trial by Jury: -
s.For transporting us beyond seas to be
tried for pretended Offenses:
.For abolisbipg the tree system of English
laws in a neighboring province. establish
ing theirin an arbitrary Government, and
eniarging its boundaries, so as to render it
at once an example and,fit instrument for
Introducing the same absolute rule into
these colonies:
iFor taking away our charters, abolishing
our most Valuable laws. and altering.
fundamentalIy. the forms of our Govern
ments: =
"For suspending our own legislatures.
and declarin0 themselves invested with
mower tn legisiatr for ma in all cases what
soever.n
maize no .anoloov for reneatino those
.bings in ronr bearino Thev cannot be
reneeted toooften They cannot he-horne
TOO Constantly in mind! They were the
chief canses thar imnelIed the thirteen cclm-
paratively feeble colonies to strike for frle-
dom and indcnendence. that neryed thIIr
arms during the long and weary seven.
ana ~ f,,,a ,bnt toiIo1eJ ond Sbay 1eS 70
ga ;,,sar.;n,, 10 oil ~ onr rono,;ynt;ons
SiS ineSi I,o1 ~ az ot ~. t, l
oGa1e aIu Z eoSraI, VI tue eieae anu Sac.eu
princlples Vi HueIGy upou Wnicu alI IIee
GoVeIn1ens ~ anu VI Necessity inusS pe,
iounoeo. anu Ihey SHOW us Soo clearly 10
Oe SmlsunuersGooo, the nrs6 great lesson
taught py tne american tSeVolutloh, name
iy. that tyranny ueieats ltselI. -Hao Great
Britain pursued towards her colonies pol
lcy OF justice ana imagnanlmlGy' long Pc
rlod nagnt nave elapsed peiore sne Woulo
nave lost wnaG mas oeen aptly termed the
brightest Jewel IN her crown. But she pre-
ierreo temporary advantages 10 permanent
security, the lrlumpiis OF prlue 10 TUG ulc-
tates OF reason, anu the promptings OF pas
sion 60 ehe weiiare anu paclncaCion % OF ner
people. MosG fortunate ior US ana ior Ghe
worlo Is IL, InaG sne ald SO. anu Gnerepy
FASTENED american lnoepenoence, WIN the
song sequehce oI DRESSINGS W Llanhlnu =.
sultlng from II puG ner loss VINO can esIi-
mate that: NO longer can sue plausioly
assert pre-enihence among sne naInons
OF tne earCn no iohser' even on nen eI,da aavoI
ite eiemenI Is her prg.emanence zen th a,,o"eJ,
no ionger even from ner T~n th iouo,, uv y,