Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-07-09

which Mr.. NJ. S. Creamer delivered the
ollowing address:
Ladies, Gentlemen and Pellow-citizens: 1
certainly would do violence to my own feelings
md your expectations, were l not to SPEAK
upon the subject which the character of this
day, and that Declaration which my friend
Mr.. Estep, has so ably read in your hearing
This day we recognize and celebrate as the
birth. day of our national independence And.
as He who presides over the destlnIes OF all
were it possible to attribute par
iialitv to him, would say-especially, over
this, has seen proper to again voueh sale TO US
the blessings and privileges of this, our ma
tional holiday. 1t is but meet that we to day
cherish grateful remembrance OF the WISDOM
courage patriotism and devotion OF those 10 /
whom we are greatly indebted for these bless
ings and privileges.
No other day so significant; no other day SO |
dear to our hearts as American eltlzens' as |
that on which our forefathers proclaimed TO
the world, "All men are created equal; that
they are endowed by their Creator with GER
tain inalienable rights, among which, are me-
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
In the public celebration of this day, with
each annual revolution of the 1xlon Wheel Oh
time, we do honor, as we ought, to the memo,
ry of those, now dead and gone, who slgneq
that Declaration with unfaltering hands. and
of those who sealed it with untarnished blood
We cannot separate from this day that which
gives it historic renown. He who would GO SO
| Is unworthy the freedom he enjoys and the
name of an American citizen. We cannot for
get our past history; the poet has truly SAID;
| FILLED in the countless chambers of the brain
| Our thoughts are linked by one endless chain,
Awake but one, and 10 what myriads rise,
| Each stamps its image as the other flies"
So long as this Government shall exist,
! there will remain in the hearts of It's subjects
| the silken chords of sympathy, IN their minds
! he colHap link Of JOemOPV's endless chain.
which, when acted upon by the associations
and exercises which this day ever brings. Will
remind us that when that Declaration was
made our condition as a people was different
from what it now is. Then our beloved State
had no place among that bright constellation
that now characterizes that as the flag of our
country, the gorgeous ensign OF our freedom.
Then the whoop of the wild Indian and the
howl of the savage beasts were the only sounds
borne upon the winds through the valleys and
over the plains of Ohio Then, in the language
of another. ''the rank thistle nodded in the
wind and the wild fox dug his hole un-
scarced."
Since that time changes have taken place
many and marvellous, that have secured to oul
State position in the great family Of States
that for power and influence, wealth and in
telligence, is second to none.
: But, the day and oceasion upon which We
speak, forbiGs further allusion to our OWL
State, except to remember that ours Is but on'
=, OF m&nVs eacn OF WQ1cn owes us eAlSGenceS ACS
historY*and its prestige to one and the sam'
cause That cause is the union of the severa
States. A union in which every true Amerl
can heart is engaged; in which every tru'
American sentiment is planted. conJunc
tiOn of States within the golden bands of com
i mon brotherhood A union which is the di
rect result of one of the most startling an
) | nouncement the world had ever heard-th
Declaration of Independence-and which i
the purchase of the blood that was spilled OF
the PLANES of Lexington and Concord in tn
, | maintenance of that Declaration.
when, by British oppression and unjust ex
actions our forefathers were impelled to re
7 nounce their allegiance to the mother country
n thev were precepitated into long, bloody an
a ! destructive war with Great Britain. For elgh
long wears did the founders of this glorlou
> Union defend their Declaration against an Ell
T emv much their superior, both in numbers an
h in military skill. Yet, aided by that lnvls
bic power which ever causes right to conqut
might, they triumphed over their enemle
u maintained their independence and bequeat
~ ed to us, their children, the grand prlncIpl
l. of liberty and equality. Never was rich
is inheritenee transmitted from parent to chill
:" and never have children proved themselY
D, more worthy of such than have We who ha
n developed these principles into the best Go
Il ernment the world has ever seen.
= As nation, we yet in our infancy;
= have not vet reached the summit of our gret
III ness; not yet seen the meridian splendor OF 9
ss glory. With vast expanse OF terrltol
or Stretching from the Atlantic to the Paclf
-, from the Lakes to the Gulf, with rapidly /
IL ereasing population, a universally progress
III sDirit in all the varied enterprises of life,
rs. are destined to be not only the most powerf
ly but also the most Christian and lntelllg
N people upon the face of the globe.
80 Already the genius of our boasted Cons
an tuition; the indomitable spirit of liberty is
he tracting the attention of the oppressed of
XIV Europe and creating fearful havoc among
ha oppressive dyna5ties of the Old World
4. mot a sea which eartll's uttermost bOnndal
'A' Iaves,
SIS, But the stars and the Stripes proudly float
his its waves
te. Not a spot in the world where the sun sheds
ifh beams,
But to those sunk in bondage, our bright fl
dom gleams.''
~ ~ The benign principles upon which t
u Government rests, and upon which it depel
ize for its perpetuity, are too near IN harmc
of with the natural wants of man to long rem
80 local in their benefcent results. This is
Io0 first and only Government that has dared
De incorporate into its organic law the polit
Ich doctrine of the New Testament, "Do L
3u- others as you would have them do to yo
"a No other Government hOd ever thought o
eo' No other Government could have maintai
Nv it. Done at time, too, when humanity
ley PROSTATE and bleeding under the gall
ike yoke of tyranY and oppression. And, as
threatening waves of an angry ocean were
= sufficient as a barrier to prevent the the c
t is NATION Of this country and the establishn
try of this Union, SO have they been equally p
de erless to debar the tightening winged birt
freedom from crossing it's troubled bosom
inspiring the hearts of the oppressed son
)as Europe, to seek this, our land OF freedom,
lin, home of the brave, sweet refuge from tyrf
ION People are being apprised of their right
- human beings, through the instrumentalIt
aHu this Government, and crowned heads are
III ing compelled by popular feeling and s
nm ment, to coneede to their subjects those tn
:, IN that inalienably belong to them. The
manifest tendency among the various po
Otn- of the world to make ours the model Coz
)rn msnt. Wherever the natural rights OF
;her are being respected, the American for
noo government is being apprOximated, nnd
P0N. rannV and oppression are being driven to
Oh peration. Where to-day is the arrogant Q
,eep of Spain, who bqta few years ago wielde'
med | scepter OF arbitrary power over the most
,4roo Iuded people on earth? She Is an exile
me- ,It0o home unloved, unregretted and unrespe
liiitI Where, too, is Louis Napoleon, the late Z
, he ror of France, who, with single stroke c
eep- ranny's pen, plunged Europe into the
aniv unjust war known to history? He is nov
subject of the worlds most righteous Sndi
III ton. While France, but three or four
the ago a star of the first magnitude o
lgw tions, is now dFeRshed in the blood OF al
enlv piring monarchy.
jy But the workings of these glorious pr
lead' pies Liberty and equality making gla'
Vhen hearts of the oppressed and persecuted
ak inspiring the human mind with nobler
scare ceptions of life, have not been wholly 70
in their manifestations. The land that
them birth, +, and the people who watched
their infancy, have received rich rewnr
etals their kind assiduity. They, have guara
lring them nam ana 5osEptp"s % liz, in perspI
5sS3, in property. To 'dlHs' this Deos."@tieR and
lines greatest achievement of American state
/ of ship, g1o I GGIs.itueion. we are indebted t.
cunt gr5As e., e are ever raa oa our own Il