Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-07-18
GRAFTON.
DELIVERED BY c. II REEVE, ESQ,
in Plymouth, Ind, July 4th, 1872.

whose canals in many respects. had not lived up
to that date, and whose superlors have not hved
since All were gentlemen in the strict sense OF
the word. Nearly all were classical scholars: Al
were men OF prominence even IN that uay OF stoS !
travel and were known throughout the vast extent
of colonial settlement All were statesmen, pnl-
losophers, generals, and men OF heroic courage. /
The old chairs in which they sat and the tables on
which they wrote, stand there yet IN All tner rude
and uncouth simplicity. The building is backed
by beautiful park, surrounded by the spenulu ar-
chitecture of modern times, hundreds OF thousands
of people go surging past the door and windows
every day and the whir and tumalt OF business, +
and the rustling OF fine shows OF fashion IS heard
on every side, aad it is impossible to realize the
silence the anxiety, the mental labor wltnln, anu
the fury and enthusiastic determination without,
which July 4th, 1I16, witnessed in that place. , /
Away from modern surroundings we can bring
before the minds eye, the quaint form OF Old lnde-
pendence Hall We can enter the room, we can re-
call the forms and faces as they have been pictured
for US; but realize that the fathers OF nation
were there; that as result OF their actoh Inat
day that q nation sprang to life and to-day const-
tutes the only home OF civil liberty IN its broadest
sense on all the face OF Gods green earth?
Can We 20 from thence as there was carried to
the street that famous Declaration whose language
you have Just heard read, and Which startled tne
/ world as it was read and comprehended by nation
after nation, can we comprehend Tor single mo-
ment the enthusiasm the wild tumult OF JOY and
passion which sweed the hearts OF thousands as
those words rang out upon the air-aS the Deils
pealed and the cannon beched forth its thunder,
as the loud huzzds rolled along the crowded
| throughfares, and the men, women and children
~ oi,g inZ9 II Il not nosSSo for ns with
our nr.seI,t Surroundings 10 conceive ANYTHING OF
the reality: vet we have this day met to commem-
ort te G4s a' bistory lis ma tbe eyenf hic6 led
to and followed IT. as to make that commemoration
one OF the heart as well as or memory anu lorln
| .'These United Colonies are, anu OF l1gnt ought
/ to be- Iree ana independent states Memorable
words! the destinies of great nation with all the
coY,daI,ssj i,5Io one connr.6,uslye ana emphatic
eoliaisro ~ M o niti 1S1ioniesp Initd Tor
;. -, oI evt.y,1aI defiance Ifnifed
~ - Ia - J roe nsfion whose peoDle c0ud
49, ~ - y " lii IN 3 r i,a or,ir,4.ss nnInr ,vs
II ~ isi.,s, ~ -, 49,, NJ themselves and nor
u NO. ~ y -, - ...,,s,,eI, rlaii,,57ner n fa
] AT lie ,lOt-O -, ~ - - - - III nv Dxins r;erht
oVin !H al - .i0 P,iit re ma in T'l1I,snsr1f
-, -, - -, Il, -, ghsv OWED nofoin0 to
states. W. 80 ~ 49, i No., Lo5 rs.iaiosd
tne4l 81 ~ i - ~ II rb;+,ilS. t,a fac. III t,,4
tie " So 20 ti ri,s and establjshed
o,,1,aree mon tbess waters lhev had built up
~ -, M li+;as an 1,t@fI t,,. existing wealth.
. M " -, i,,t -, no s,lr,,,,1.f of tnost.
l aliq a.. ~. ,b ia, on h9pad bnrih-
Ell seil & ~ HI - ~ sl ai l1v
"a 1,l w, 90, - u my we're. ana so Ia i
NJ rie5r oncSht Ia be free ani independent Of all
- ~ ,7-1+sda Iteration. and although there
siI.c Cojones fIey ,rt.rs th.n an ought 10
- So ,ri+b 4,a,,,4r tn l.vy war contract peace
-; ,,- 49,. IL ali other an. ann ffttn.rs ,ylli,h
fo5apanll,1ff ,liisf ststss N. chi do.
At -, -, in arms E~ance her huge lbs
- ~ n, hood and the allied powers OF
-'- . a. - -. - - - 49, ,ettn wide dos
-l t9l "a ,,tf-e,,,t a aats 6r ne7-y cannon or sol
sola4on- ~ it, - ,.t,h a I'm, rsiiaf,re ~
~. II s.jiti,, proridene.n fhay pI lcr,d
~ ~. M tL t.ir Ii,s tI,.r torfInI : aud t6e:I
70 90 ga ''I,ny ornSi ''.7-' L -
How arrof rs. their descendants, with every
al4n,a,t of strnotb rely on the Almighty source
~ 80. y ,,lI, ,,,, Ais bass Tor the reservation
OF me subiiIae fieciarations these men made ana
which ySt.r4. obtained and can be maintained only
by such rsliance and the making and observation
~ speh n njedtr.3 Yop each OF vou answer Ion
yourst,yas
| In ~. mighty str,lcela that f0loyypi-anid darlx
]
| of baft,e and the slow deatn from suffering ami
r,riva ION the lsolatiou OF defeat anu The crlsl
ing consciousness of an overwhelming power Il
their foes-diG they loose that reliance, or forge
: the sacreIuess or that pledge? Never and tim,
taught them the safety OF such reliance and al
: herence would that we, their unworthy children
could fight bloOdiess battles IN the preservation
OF their precious bequest Uniler pledge OF 'sacret
honor, as faithfully kept-then would our herltag
last until the latest moment OF recorded time.
How comprehensive were thOse words. Retlec
upoD them. These United Colonies, are and o
right ought to be- lree and independent states.
The theory Oh the world was reversed Until taeI
all power was inherent in tine governor, and al
. concessions made were TO the people Here Wa
the enunciation OF the doctrine, without detail
that all power was inherent in the people, and al
concessio1s must be to the rider In due form VIII
right in the people 10 resume IT, ia due form. whel
tbev so wiiled to b. empnaticailv expressed there
after In the constitution No l0ns-,.r colonies the
became states. No longer separate. thev becam
. uuitsd No touger slbor-.inafe fey became indie
pendent states and in their united capacity coul
do ali things which independent states might dc
iisb b tTsi tbaf inde5snGence -' - 09'''
Two years and five days a ter making the sublim
declaration thav AGAIN announced the svle OF tbs
union To ne .sThe United States of Amerlca:n an
declared .each state retains its sovereigntv fret
dom and independence and every power, iurisdi,
tion and rigbt which is not by the confederate
delegated to the United States in congress assen
hleden And they called their articles |artcles {
confederation and PERPETUAL Union"
Eleven years, two months and fourteen days, aft
. they made their first declaration, they made ne
Fundamental law in which they fully recognized ii
INDEPENDENCE of the several states under the Unio
and to make the union more perfect and perpetua
anil in two wears and eight days thereafter, to D
all questions at rest they again declared that Il
mowers mt deIeoatd To t1e nited States by the co
stitution. nor prohibited by it to the states we
reserved to the states respectively or to the peopl
And thus fhev laid down tiIa theory of the who
e,ovsrnmentaI Structure. and took away ali chanc
FOR dispute or cav ami firmly established the do
rine not only of a union, union of states, and t
l1ndenendeuce of the states under the union:
made the constitution the test of what powers b
been either delegated or prohibited, and that I
Z mower NOT delegated or prohibited was reserved
the states Respectively or il it, had never been Civ
to the states then it was inherent and remained
+, the neone
J THE Convention of this foundation was sublime
he 7 had almost said divine and one might fondly
Iieye II was inspired by that Providence on who
its authors relied under their sacred pledge throu
the long and weary days of strife, which broug
10 them this time of fruition as the result of tn
labors and trustful hope.
The profound wisdom which evoked such fol
dation of government from the materials then [
ice sting and gave ii the shape it assumed Septemt
25 ils9 has had no equal in the history of ms
- kind, and nearly one hundred years OF trial, su