Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-07-24

Delivered by Rev. a. H. Windsor, of
EsIOOningburE, on the Fourth
of July, 1873, at WASH
inStOn, Ohio

1t has been subject of no little
study with me as to what l should say
on tb is occasion, for 1st, I have had
but little time to prepare, about a
week, with three sermons to prepare
and preach in the time. ID, was as
sured by one of the committee, doubt
less with the kind intent of making the
labor easy, that all that would be ex-
pected would be little spread eagle
speech. This occasioned me some
study. For whether did it name a
little speech with a good deal of the
spread eagle, or quite speech with a
little spread eagle. Ii it meant the
former, l did not see how, under the
circumstances, l could study brevity F.;
how l could retrench Or smother up
the patriotic sentiments that will swell
up in every true Americans heart on
the annual return of this glorious day,
accompanied, as it usually is, with
waving banners, martial music, and
the magic power of a great assembly ;
and then feared could never exhibit
the spread eagles to any degree of sat
isfaction, and was afraid might incur.
by vain attempt, the lasting hatred
of the American Eagle, and having
been on such good terms with said
bird SO long-haying prayed for the
boys in blue, who carried him so tri-
umphantly in the South-I dared not,
at this late day, behold the angry
flashes Of the eye, or endure the pun
ishment of his deadly beak and cruel
talons. But if it meant the latter, re
solved to make as quite a speech as |
could, in a word to do my best, and be
the style what it might, whether spread
eagle, Demosthcnic or Ciceronic, to
let it take care of itself But when this
spread eagle had folded his wings and
settled to his perch a new difficulty
presented itsell What should be my
theme? l knew l must have q theme
before could unfold it; the bud must
precede the expanded flower, and the
text, the firstly and the secondly, and
conclusion. therefore argued thus =:
have been invited to make Il Sab
bath School speech on the Fourth OF
July, and yet it is doubtful, from what
| have heard, if there be many Sabbath
School children there as members OF
Sabbath Schools, but there will be
many citizens there with their families,
and the Firemen will be there, and SO
l determined, in the first place, to
make patriotic address AS suitable to
the day. ID, 20 address the fremen,
and Sd, to address the children OF
the Sabbath Schools if there. The
following includes the first two points !;
the Sd was never prepared or spoken
The return Of this glorious day
brings up memories Of the long ago
scenes that occurred on this natal day
OF other years, when we bebeld the
nultitudes assembling, some on foot
and some in wagons, embo wered with
trees and filled with the fair, and rem
dered charming with the melody oi
patriotic songs. What memories OF
waving banners, the Stars and Stripes;
-honored and hOnorine. What en-
thusiasm from the spirit stirring drum
and fife! But what of the orations Of
those days; the oppression of the
mother country was set before us II
fearful array the study and persisten'
ties of wrong seemed to sweep on til
| forbearance ceased to be a virtue; til
an outraged peopled assembled an6
with unanimous voice filed their indig-
nant protests; but that high handed
tyranny had rode the nettled steed toe
long to be unhorsed by protest; th'
chalice of power v as too sweet to b.
dashed to the ground by the resolu
tions of a few colonies. But whel
protest and explanation and supplica
ton and representation had all beer
denied, there was kindled everywher
among the people the spirit of resist
ance; and now the spirit of resistanc
swept on fierce as the tide of Oppres
sion, and so tide was to meet tide an,
struggle for the supremacy, and tn
white caps and ascending spray an
broken columns and shattered wave
were to tell how fierce Greek was tt
meet Greek in the terrible tug of wal
SO general was the resistance that i
the year 1776 a general Congress as
sembled in Philadelphia to take thei
grievances under consideration AM
adopt measures for relief The ques
ton of resistance had been debated un
til it was seen that almost all felt drive
to it; but in the final consideration c
tn question they closed their door
doubted. We suggest, therefore, the nal
of MADISON PAvEY, Esq, a gentleman
excellent legal and general qualification
for the position of Common Please Jude
We feel assured that the nomination of Il
gentleman wopld be eminently satisfacto
to the voters Of this Judicial District.
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