The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-06

proud OF IN the n~lnety-nVe years OF
our national ~existance, to cherish
for o moment, the recollections
and asperities of the dark days of
estrangement. Much in our litera-
ture, craftsmanship and in the field,
whether our arms were directed
against a foreign foe or unhappily
employed in domestic strife against
children of the blood, cherishing the
same hopes and proud of the same
traditions. The fame and glory of
our distinguished men belongs to
every portion of the Republic. The
public virtue and private worth of
our Washington, is the boast and
pride of old Virginia and of Massa-
chusetts. The great forensic achieve
ments of the immortal Webster and
Henry, belong to the whole country,
and to the World. Our language
is musical with the mellihuous SEN
fences and sweet cadence of our
Prentice, Longfellow and Whittier,
vieing in the softness and sweet
ness of touching sentiment gorgeous
ness an d grandeur of description g,
with Moore, Byron and Pope,
while our Irving. our Bancroft, and
Prescott, may be found side by side
in the library with the authentic
productions of Hume. Gibbon and
McCauley The wonderful genius
which has been developed. the uu-
daunted courage and sacrificing de-
votion manifested on our battletields
IS all American, prompted by the
blood Of the revolution and illustra-
tive of that national character of
which we may we'll be proud.
Let US celebrate Independence
Day, then, in the spirit of con-
cession and conservatism. Our
Government which has advanced
from its feeble condition ninety-five
years ago, to the proudest position
yet occupied by any nation of the
world extending in its boundaries,
until we can almost exclaim the
whole boundless continent is ours"
powerful in military capacity, vet
built upon the great underlying
principle of equal rights, was the
result of concession and conserva-
tism. 1t is demanded of every we'll
wisher of the country to cultivate
those relations in which the Gov
eminent had its origin, and which
should be preserved and constantly
kept in view, if we would enjoy the
full fruition of the teachings of its
founders. The Declaration of In
dependence and the Constitution
which followed it, were designed to
secure and protect diverse interests !;
yet we should feel ourselves n peo-
pie. careful of the good name, and
jealous of the rights Of all, cherish
ing those sentiments of fidelity and
charity which alone can make US
homogeneous and happy.
In all ages of the world since
governments yer instituted amongst
men. however alike and united in
manners. customs and in blood, there
have been conflicts of intellect and
conflicts of arms. The most inter
esting passage in British history, the
one fraught with Grander consequent
ces to the admirers and supporters
of representative government, but
reviews the conflicts of great minds
and brave hearts. No Government
moves on smoothly to the fultillment
of its useful mission without the jars
and conflicts which have ever existed
and which always mark the efforts of
man in all his undertakings. From
James the First to the close of the
revolution of 1858, a period to which
| have referred, when monarchical
privileges and free principles stood
face to face in irrepressible conflict
for supremacy, the sword of intel
lect, Srasped by the aspiring genius
of free principles and welded with a
masters energyand skill, overturned
the advocates of Feudal oppression
and threw Off the spell which had
hindered the march of mind and
chilled the current of civilization.
1t was then that the brilliant battles
of the great luminaries of the law
dispelled the darkness and illumina-
ted the pathway which led to Re
pnblicanism and constitutional lib
erty. These principles marked, not
alone by the enthusiastic eloquence
and profound logic of the votaries of
free principles, but blythe clashing of
arms, which Las made the name of
Oliver Cromwell historic, indellibly
stamped upon the minds and hearts
of EngliShmen those ideas of gov
eminent and of law, which have