The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-17
ADDRESS OF
GEO. COZAD, ESQ
DELIVERED AT WESTON,
on TIE FOURTH 0FJULY, 1871
Ladies aud Gentlemen

duty to address you on this anniversary U
our National birthday aud, while II Il
needless for me 10 remark that ! fully APP
prcciAtr the honor, must b. permittru 10 say
That | had hoped some other would haNi
been selected TO speak to you ON this Oecl
sion. Business which has required my ClOst
personal attention, aud which could not u
neglected, has so pressed upon my time rs IL
leave but little leisure at my disposal II
which to prepare myself for TIE position
now occupy aud trust lAat this will he q
Sufficient excuse for the drsultOry manner,
and lack Of method which will doubtless
characterize wha I shall say.
The association Of the American people In.
to one body polite, first took place, accord.
II 4 to Chancellor Kcnt, while THEY were yet
Colonies Of Great Britain. That the Union
Of this country was essential tOils silrt, Its
prOsre ity and lis greatness, had been GGucr-
ALL known aud frequently nvowcd long be-
fore the Rcv,lu lon, or tlcMctiOn oI'lhc Brit
Sh Parliament, which produced II. The
people Of the New England colonies were,
carly In our history, III the habit OtcOnird-
Grating togeih!r for their common defence.
AS their origin aud their interests were the
ne, mud their manners, their religion, their
llws and their civil institutions wrru exceed
ingly similar, they were naturally led 10 y
very intimate cOnncSiun, and were governed
by the SAME wants md wishes, tic same
sympHtllirs and spirit
Such, however. was moi the rnSc with the
Colonies of Narl Land Or virginia-thc latter
being settled by EpistOlalidn;, m tho toI-
mpr by Catholics, aud consequently ihair us
sochiions with their sister COLONIES wereirss
intimate.
At ,h'' point Il Is fitting 90 remark, that
hcclum to worship God artOrdingl0 the
dictates Of our own conscience, which Is now
A part Of our system, was first secured by tic
charter Of Maryland, which was granted by
King James, n Protestant, 10 George Calvert,
Lord Baltimore, an Irish baron ard n Cath
oil, in 1912. This charter iSjuStly con
!drrr,l Us unc of tie nDhlcst works a. human
hnds-ll cmOst glUriuus rrGcamnii ~ ever
made OF tie liberty of human thought aud
worship. lIrhncrOlt, in his History Of The
lnicd States, in speaking oil this subject
pays the following high mud deserved cont
plincnt In the memory Of the great author oI
this charter OF ClrisiiHn iUlcrHnrc: "CnI'
vert, says he, observes TO erInkcl among
the most wise aud benevolent law vivcis d
all npcs! lie wNs lie IirSt, in tile history o.
the Norll, Ia seek for religious scrnrii! aud
peace 10y the practice Of Justice, and mol ~
The exercise III power, IL plan The establish
mrit vi /. pilor institutions, win tie enjoy
rent III III" III city Of cDnsrirnle, AMI TO n'l
vance t'ccrrcr Of civilization by recognize
ing the righlfnl equality Of MI Christian
,rrts." Anl Chancellor Kent, In his l.ec-
nrr on 1.-THE flights oiPcnons, in speaking
Of the beneficial results which flowed Iron
the broad aud Catholic spirit CONTAINED II
this Charter. out ting Mr.. Graliam says
"Tlins, The Catholic planters Of Nary LIN,
procured 10 ilcir adopted county. the dis
iiagutsllcd pr,i.c Of Icing the frs: OF til,
American States in which liberation was Cs'
llblis, cl by law: ANIL willie the Puritan
were IArS, cutting their Protestant brethren II
y " England, aud the EpiscOpalihn: rciori
ing the Ninr severity on the Puritans ID
r:iuia, Tue Catholics, against whom th'
III r were combined, formed IN MAJ, land I
'dnrita'y where all might wOlslipi att
none might olpns'."
Those associations among The Colon'rs iul
rom . IN defence, Of which | have spoken
M,r renewed from time 10 tine, until nloh
The year lGss, when tile rlitrt rls Of illr New
EnSlnnd colonies, were, IN effect ynca I'd b!
II Commission from Hiug James.
TIP 10 rnl prior 10 the year l;iG, there llat
b cn vnfiuliS iUrills Of government institute
Among men. Dcspoiisms, IN which all il'
powers VI the Government, Legislative. ES
c.fliivc aud judicial, were concentrated IN
.irg'c hrad-ilumrcllicS, IN which tiles
Nria' powers were somewhat distributed
hut still limited 10 a few persons, mud Rcpul'
les, in Which all Vw,rs were derived lroll
lie whole people who were to ~ governed
without intending to 20 tcdiUusly Into
consideration Of the lcculiaritirs Of our fnfn
vi q, vyrnnt u, rs II was under the Cunstitli
tiUn u framed hy our fathers, will say
few words upon the theory upon which /
wns founded.
There are Two conflicting elements In hu
man nature, alwatE Urvnlt'hg IN Stclei!
Onr seeks IL acquire lUwrr--tlr other u tear
fil null Jealous Uf IL. III governments, Tilt
une crts 10 concentrate lis administration il
The hands file i,w-illr other To distribute
1t among the many. The former Is the ans
oiratic or D,sroiir, anil the latter tic Dem
mrH'ir element. II wa thuACtivt wUiking'
vi this he,puiic element on the part u tit
King of Great britain which led ieillr Amer
lean EevOll.t OH, aud The subsequent iorma'
''os oflhe Republic. iVu a;callawarC thu
he Ge.lis,d y allow thv people VI the tlcu
o'oni any potion pfthc power Of govern.
mcni, hut usurpcd them all; and even
treated trir respectful petitions with coli.
tempt. This lr,ductd the Declaration oEln.
dcprndunc which aS Just been rral You, In
which was cnnnciatet, for tile first time,
that profound p0liiirnl truth which lies at
liz foundation Ofall frctdOm-"tlla,all gov
rrnmcnis derive their Just powers FROM tho
consent Of illc governed
After the Declaration followed the llryo-
luton, which listed through seven years oil
bloody war aud fearful suhtrings, w.On De
mutiary tiiumpli-d, and the principles
avowed By our fathers, seated by tile blood
Of many Of the hest aud hrayrst, and rim
,lcnd sacred by their privaiiOnS, were at
last recognized rs great political aSioms.
Soon after the close If the war, Convtn-
ilOn was called to remodel the Constitution,
anl establish Government founded OH
this, immnlablc principles. The world lnts
recognized those who composed thu, body o
n nong the wiscst, purcst patriot. Of any agel
They were presided over by Washington !;
AM in Council with him we iind all ofiho.c
whose names have been litndcd down 10 US,
models ofnll that is great aud true and good
in ulan. Guided by the experience Of tie
past, and aided by wisdom which pNsselli all
understanding, they framed Government Of
aud for the lcOplc--a llepullic-wlose
70 ,ndaiiou was based on the principles Of
ilhmutahc justice, aud whose structure was
adorned with every useful ornament. With
proiolndcst wisdom, they carefully distriL-
uird the powers aud guarded against In
Engagements that might iclult ina cOnsOlida.
ton Of too much power in either branch, and
thus disturb that equality ofthr three co-or-
dinate branches which was necessary tOin-
sure the beneficial results looked for under
tie uew form Enforcement. The COnstit.
utiOn. as framed by the Convention, con.
lcrrcd all the Legislative power Of the gcner-
lnl Government Nhirh Ii oruanizrd In n