National Republican., 1875-07-07
THE NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, AoRNING 1875

yss OSen u eSs sfSes "a j
| govern themsei.sss One hundred years sgo that
hetercgensoy.s mass had numbered three millions
ss seoionis,A. They had then attained thsir fall
stature, nth all the aciities Of commerce. tnstt
| utions oIlearnine and local governments.
| Ens.iand had claimed the right 70 govern thsse
| people Step by step she bad Advanced IN tyren-
ny. denying TO them All rights rnen had come
of the monarch had tiTh,sned; he had demanded
that persons charged with offenses sheuli be car
| Red % England for trial Life, liberty, every
| Aconsress Of Coionists had been called. There
had been assembled the most enlightened mea OF
merchants, me- divines and phiIosophsrs, All bad
come. They could not close their eyes 70 the fact
that they were laying
THE rouxDAvIox OF nATIoH.
Yet, thwarted IN everything by their mother
country they still clung TO hsr, reluctant to sever
'Nfs The Gr frss 0c.srss had assembled on Monday,
Ssa S TRs second Congress Rsd met ID
the same place, May 10, H76i yet there had been
army had been in the possession Of Boston, an
army large enough TO crush out all the Colonies.
/ The ports Of the Colonies had been closed By the
!, Colonists themselves, and commerce had Ian
In Boston, in the very face of the proud and
truculent foe, who had banished the leaders from
the city, In the midst Of all these daagsrs, the
| fires Of liberty had been lit. From Maine, then
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In the month of April, IT'S, the British com
The revoiutionsry acts of the Uoionisss, bad ssnt
i out the flower or his army, but yet the Ysnkees
/ formed his column messengers on horseback we're
securing the country, and soon body Of fearless
men had gathered to resist the Zoe. After that,
/ works on Breeds hill, and General Gage In the
| morning, seeing them strengthening their posi-
tion, had marched against them. Three times
had he been repuleed by this handful Of men.
Again he had rallied and carried the day st the
| point of the bsyonet, against men armed only
| with their dubbed muskets.
| BARREN VICTORY.
True, continued Mr.. Bradley, the British army
had been victorious, but what victory had beeni
They had carried OF the trophies Of the field but
Ssss e. Bunker he ss
| had been the death blow 10 British power In
| can liberty. The war had gone on until By the
aid Of France It had been finished, and peace and
/ plenty had smiled over the land.
sooner than break the bonds with their mother
country, they had let another year Of horror
| In iSio there had been another and stsrnsr
i spirit In the spring Of 10 In the New York As
ssmbly at Albany resolution had been passed.
| had passed declaration similar in purport 70
| the one that had been read that day, and which
on the passage Of that resolution the British dag
ON the State-house bad been struck TO be raised
no more Ss %a Sse Ssrs me
largest Colony ,proclalming to the world the
mighty throes that preceded the birth Of nation
In rapid succession all ths:oOloniss had passed
resolutions instructiDg Congress 10 sever all the
bonds between themselves and England. These
| had been referred to q committee. Theirs. be
question proposed to them had been discussed for
| ten long years In the pulpit and the blseksnith
shop. They were only waiting to hear
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Virginia had spoken and had elected Governor.
The COMMITTEES had made their report on the frst
Of July; the vote had been taken on the second Of
July, twelve OF the thirteen Colonies voting that
the United tS Be free State; s Tsis
pendence, but IL had been for certain reasons
! changed to July4. That day secured TO the NIL
blessings bless aV Of nee scvsrn@s1t. Ths same con.
nittse, on the day that they bad reported % tas
mao rep bssn y ne
tion OF Independence, which they had heard read
on that day II did not, he said, create govern
how only government could be created. It had
gladdened the hearts Of suffering milliors-not
only glsddensd their hearts, out had nsrysd tnslr
the vaulted skies and had been caught up py men
on land.
had not been trained to thoughts Of freedom and
70 work out It's results. They could only clasp
hands and
WISE TIE AMERICANS GOD SPEED.
while they dared not strike out Tor tnemeetYes.
Still, he continued, there had been no general
With the disSsnt S Colonies; @ they ' could Ot in
sssi sens nn 70
that had reported the declaration had been also
S 2,
ber except samuel Adams, had left. and the arti-
cles had not been submitted until III.
rendered with his whole army. This had led Eu-
ropeaa. nations 70 think Of treaties Of alliance.
ssS s S ns s.S
Lord CORVALLIS had surrendered the only SEM
blanee Of Q British army then in America, inde-
nations shouted, "HOw suprsmely art thou
It had been oftenasked, continued Mr.. Bradley,
and what It had been. The journals Of Congress
of17T7 declared that
THE FLAG OF THE uNIoN
be thirteen stripes, and that the Union be repre-
that time that has been the dag Of the Union,
might they say
"The starspangled banner. oh, long may It wave,
brave"
When the war had been concluded, the people
had stood alone, unique among the nations. Bur
live under the Articles Of ConfedsratiOn. Anarchy
and dissolution were imminent. In 17s7 con-
up new Constellation, and, with amendments, It
W WssSinston had beer been, he aid, the savior of his
deemef Of his country afterwards, tor it had been
around his beard that the Constitution had been
Their union, he said, was not merely blessing
but o political necessity. With what watchful
care, them, should they guard themselves against
piaoea sOtf that they % could Keep S watch upon AL
Their days Of usefulness were not yet past. Gray
headed q asS s Si %
ful and true to teach their children that the price
Of liberty was eternal vigilance; to be honest and
them to love themselves last; 70 be Just and fear
not; that all their alma might be their countrys
Then, II they fell. they would fall blessed mar
Mr.. Bradley was frequently interrupted BY ap-
plause, and, when he had concluded, the audi
and Of his Grafton By greeting him with sstOrm
vote Of thanks vas then rendered 10 both Mr..
BusIxEss MEETING.
The president, Dr. Blake, then called the ssso-
citation to order for the transaction Of nusi ness,
with Mr.. J. Carroll Brent - secretary.
o." in % bsnsif Of Of Era. Harriet Z. MarsS, present
address Of Andrew Jseluon, delivered March 4
The presidsnk az he read the initials "N. o."
looked suspiciously on Mr.. Nicholas Oallan.
Psyns Jesse BS %s elected
10 Membership.
| PRESENTATIONS.
The following rare works were presented 70
the Association, which we're accepted, and vote
Of thanks were returned 70 the donor. Acts OF
the Corporation Of Washington, published BY
authority viz: For the years 1s0S, Is, 1o, rs, 81,
a. '33, '34 35, 80, 80, and 5l, 80 and 40 40 and
al, II and ~ ~ and H3, AS and ~; laws Of
Congress relating TO the city Of Washington fof
1851 "a "a '36 81, 49, 30 and al; the National
Calendar, 1872; Washington plrectory, 1s4s; BIZ
ennisI Resister, 1881; Navy Register, 1s4s; map
Of the gold and quicksilver regions Of CaliforniA
| is4s; map Of the seat Of war on the Potomaei
Almanac and Congress Directory for 1886
The following gifts were received with votes OF
thanks: From Mr.. r. W. Clarke, Q copy Of . song
having reference to the shooting Of General Ross
by Wills and McComas during the war OF lSl2;
from Mr.. James n. Callan, directery OF the
l Twenty -frst Congress. which met In December,
| 1879, and the Washington Pocket Almanac for
| 1881.
| their departed members. At least three, he
knew had died since their last meeting, and he
| announced the death Of Mr.. John Johnson.
Mr.. Jenkins Thomas announced the death of
Mr.. Charles Dean of Georgetown, and J. Y,
Brent that ofLemuel J. Middleton AL these
l deaths had occurred during the past month Ap
| proprfate remarks were mnde by several OF the
association, and In each case resolutto OF respect
| for the dead and sympathy for the living were
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