, 1874-03-21
SUMMERS LAST SPEECHES.
Ills Notion Of the Centen-
nial Celebration and
Worlds Fair.
Cancifnl Procession Of European Ka-
ttons Into Memorial Hall.
How He Would Have Had the Hundredth
Anniversary Celebrated.

Anniversary GeleDraleu'
A Tribute to Liberty and O Blow
at schcming.
Ths last notable utteranccs Of the Into Charles
5umnor in tho United States 6cuate woro called
ont by tho now Centennial bill. which proposed
to open tho war for national responsibility Tor
the Philadelphia Exhibition. Ono of thcBo
spceohes vas made Friday fo. " tu;n, nnd tho the
oloa1ons. The list Inns been widely quoted from,
and We reproduce tho first in full. as it has both
intrinsic mort aud keen interest derived from
tho circumstance that 1t wns one Of tho last Of
Mr.. Summers finAl addresses.
11r. SUMMER send to lLe Chatr An amond-
mont to strike out al after the ennctine clause,
Tho PRESIDENT pro tcmporo-The words
proposed to bo inserted will bo read.
Tho Chief Clerk read as follows:
That tho celebration Of ths ono hunlrcdth annvor-
s e ING O. o. v R s 10 ns M
further conduct Should DO left in Tho hands Of tho
Commissioners appointed rndrr tho act Of Congress
neessy ct fsrsh such sst United Sats'
Ral not b abo for any expense attending such cx-
hibition or by reason Of tile sauo."
1Ir. sUMNER-I am often struck by tho VI
ciasitudes Of bnsiueas and debate IN this charn-
ber. For weeks the senats has boon engaged In
considering tho financial condition Of tho coun-
Try, Wheso, amidst great diVefgonce OF opialoh,
al have beon anxious 20 ne!p tao l5ohaurYX nY,;
is intorlectoa wioBo practical optoct ID to COM
;nn. . ~ nmnv ~ osnunt arr wjen say mill
ions. TLlH will appear In tile briof explanation
Which I now make.
Certain gentlemen In Philadelphia, to whom I
teter with respect, conceived aoue ttme ago the
idea OF camnlonlornttng IN that city the hun
dredth anniversary o. Amerloan independence;
Tile idca was excellent, and tue place selected
o vho put tprth tie
great Declaration.
Too much cannot ho said in savor OF the COM
mcmoralion. Tho 4th Of July, 177B, In Phlladel-
phln, witnessed not only tho beginning Of tho
Republican Institutions on earth. Down to that
]ato no Republic lad existed founded on tho
two distinctive principles announced by our
fathers, th.t all men arc equal in rights, aud
that Just government atands only on tho con-
seut Of tic governed; nor had any aucn Ropub-
lie been described By historian OF philosopher.
Greoco and Romo, Venice and Geuoa, wero Rc.
publlca in name only. How faeble tho apeoula-
tions OF Sidney and of Montesquou by tho sito
of the precise delinition first enuuciated by our
fatherbl Pardon mo for calling attention to
this contrast. do it, because would not fail
to impress upon you the peculiar grandeur of
tho anniversary, marking repeat, not ouy tho
beginning Of lie American Republic, but Of Re-
publican institutions on earth; ma king ono of
the greatest epucns OF human history.
ln this Btatcmont do not e1sygorate. Only d
slight acquaintance with the times shows that
whose liberal spirit enabled them to discern his
torical events III tho light OF ronson. Or these,
select John Adams, whoso remarkable words,
early aud late, show more thnu those Of any other
r,arsnn h mi rnit,1e nf the occahinn. .Ieffnr-
son, who stated the gfont principles 80 veil, was
. loeB propnotic spirlt. VINO does not thrill 1t
lie words Of John Adams, written at tho timo !:
,yss @ Il sr porsp
oover nor will be decided among men. -. j.
az. surprasd u tho suddenness a. Well M - greatness
q tns M feyoon @ .. .i - .naersa ahH % fopaya
TaeD ae ia III md ood "nd traasnro Il will
roat ~ mnints,r In nennratinn riee hnforo him
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