The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-02

nry years after our forefa,hsrs went forth to the
! sacrifice OF Dlood under tnat dread command. In
\ that warfare trey acquired continent ana a per-
I feet hDerty, and transmitted them 10 Us. For the
first ten years iney were painting Ior breath amer
the struggle, under the ajestlc sway Of washing
ton. and were SINUS brought TO the beginning OF
new century. apparently set apart and Dedicated
! 20 their neutrality-suspicious. over three score
anc tee years age. Three score ana ten years. What
OF this allotment OF lime 20 the natural span OF
human life, IN IT'S relation TO the lie or liberty,
/ under the nurture Of our own iatbers and OF our
/ DUTY and devotion TO IT'S sacred Dehestsi Three
| lOurths OF the nineteenth century OF grace have
| gone into the ooundless abysm OF the past, ana
already Time 4 casting lIs records and
bis CHASTITY ana swift moving phanG0ms. leav-
ing 10 Us their dark tran only 10 warn
cOmminglng good and evll 90 the human family;
especially that portion assigned 10 tue American
continent and most noSaoy TO tue people VINO
derived their political existence from the Eng
lisn Colonies. In Europe the first decade was
signaiEed and emhlazOned by The oVer-master
tens and ruling over the Continent, ana tie
mighty intellect of Ptt deyIng that rule aud hurl
ton dead. his roOes OF unsmTched purple
stolen and misntted Tor time, were again
Whlte-handed Hope waved ner sceptre OF Faith,
and Liberty sat smiling beneath the bright
seemed 20 move 70 Inc aH
ing ana the coronation. Tenderer ANA
more devoted, stronger and puIer shigher
mothers love Tor her child, is the almost divine
sentiment wnlea makes Us love and live for the
land OF our birth. Bnt above TINS, above al
OF earth-mOre neaVenward STILLS that feeling
which makes US reverence with worship and cner-
ish by devotion the truth which is transmitted TO
Us py our fathers lor thar "a the hlial obedience
SHINING IN the same sphere with immortal
love- This holy sentiment ia all It's most heroic
forms, developed into action ali the VirtuOus
energies or the men who mad won she liberties OF
America, and with wise ardent aud yaorous de-
vOuon they went on building up a grand ana
glorious structure on tnat foundation strength
enlng and adofnlng 1t with the pillars and NUM-
/ a Tna Ttun GnI l.un lnF s4nT md "a
mighty prerogative OF me freedom Of con-
science. They were grandly inspired architects,
those master builders who came out OF the nrst
war for civil Independence In this New World,
and in ifTy years they completed edifee dedi-
Gated to CIVIL freedom and free conscience whose
founssUlon was continent, whose boundaries
were boundless seas aud whose turlets aspired
TO heaven to eaten the Dght and blessing from
Goo OF Truth. ms was the temple which was
10 become the pride OF history, the JOY OF
aro great ne g agd Of many 10y me
liberty was to be Judged by another mans con-
science. For this sacred purpose the covenants
opened 30 the people, aud they went in and
prayed, with thanksgivlngs and hymns OF praise,
ana renewed the covenants, ana the world be-
gan TO know them and called them blessed
I r. on as oSa , fSea 10 be5
How supremely art thou blessed.
Brothers. 1T was the design, the structure, the
Offering OF our very latners-our fathers VINO
Atlantic and built the University OF Virginia. The
men who Degat US were the royal priesthood who
covenants, ana place IL securely as they prayed
on their Zion; and they were those who called on
the earth 10 rejoice and on the nations say that
liberty again dwelieth on tne EARN. and on us,
their sons, IA humble faith TO cry 'Amen ~ And
what IS our answer II was IN tnls supreme
hour that there sprung from the godlike
brain Of the hign priest OF that hierarchy, this
our sanity and benignant nurse mother,
whose generous breasts have nurtured this
generation who have renewed all that covenant
by sprlnking that altar with tneir Dlood-with
our blood young men. We are thaC generation
we are the men WHO have haZarded our lives Tor
DEFENCE OF THE TRUTH.
An age Illustrated by the travail Of patriotism,
truth and Justice ever bears in its WOMB gene
ration ready TO defend and maintain these at
tributes with all the virtue and all the yaior 1t
has inherited and history records THIS day two Of
her grandest proofs In view OF the shores OF the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF equal Dlazonry-under the
auspices OF George Washington and Robert Lee.
nee Won my gentle friends to remember that
am not discussing the itfHl politics OF day, or
the feeting controversies which spring from the
chance conditions OF popular sentlment-the
OF party. These, II not beneath the dignity are
lar removed from any OF the purposes OF tins
humble way 10 display the logic OF funda-
mental principles and potential events in a
peoples history. / regard M sell fully justified,
by the supreme significance Of the theme, IN
adjusting the destiny intended for TIC people Of
whom we portion, and OF wHOm we assume,
IN some large degree, 10 nave been here under
this roof set apart as tie representatives. / pray
you, then, TO keep this kindly present 20 your
MINDS Besides, It Is essential IN all just historic
cal criticism 30 keep before us not only the prin-
clDlcs which 0nGerle but all the broadly marked
events which control the conditions oil civil and
social arrangement. l might indeed, treat OF
all these wonderful things as abstract
speculations. But | dare not do IA
presence OF the living generations. The bloody
tumult OF that STERN which fell upon our peaceful
grandeur may have subsidized, but our poor water
logged vessel is sjlll Mapping her shvered sails
ana rolling heavily ana helplessly IN the yawning
trougns. ana her way back to ner haven can be
known only by measuring the nature, the
strength ana the course or opposing currents.
what are these Unnappiiy Tor manknd for
md w nm far n
Uses In this great work OF our fathers there
was associated people OF different origin,
OF hostile sentiment, who early resolved that
we should not worship IN our own temple or De
free under our own covenants, except we dd
both according TO their judgment and their con-
PURITAN BABBLrNGs
For time, however. our service went on under
the guidance and piiesthood OF Jcnerson, Madison,
Monroe, Marshall and their compeers, sustained by
tne genius and spirit which brOdght unpolluied 10
TINS Continent the great principle ana usages
Of The English constitutional liberty. But
these people who came to this Continent CO.
partooS OF me STRIFE w6Ic6 C caused The
political separation from England, hated
Ine manner OF liberty | have attempted to
describe, because II restrained their covetousness
by the dictates OF sel-cOnscience and liberal pro-
visions OF equal law. They were originally driven
from England for violation Of her fundamental
lawsana therefore could not bring with them
motives ana sentiments in accordance with. bnr
IN isct ana naturally, ADVERSE TO the principles or
English constitutional liberty ana OF English
religious freedom. Iney came. not as refugees
capped cOnylcts from the Just penalties or a turbu-
lent neresy ana an ambitious rebellion, Wnich
sought Dy violence 70 enforce their cOnsclenceS on
Eng1nds laW. instead, therefore Of bringing the
laws ana usages growing out OF the charters or
English liberty, they brought only crude aud
SHALLOW systems OF theological, philosophical
anu political hctOns scarcely aoOve the vain Dab
biDcs Of nedisevai specul8tiOns mingled with the
poisOns OIL hcenuous lanatlcisp, establishing
upon them municipal forms OF mere superficial
restraint ana nimsy systems Of educational train
ing calculated TO perpetuate ignorance and sub
abtuts individual craiS for puDtC virtue. Their de-
scenGants, therefore, who we're contemporary
with Ourroyal priesthood OF Washington jefferson,
Henry, Mason, MADISON, Marshall, the Rutledges
and Pinekney5, could have 40 INFORM reverence
Tor such prosecutors, and theTeDy became, and
must continue, the representatives OF merely
individual present and seldsn interest. people
VINO can nave no truthful reverence Tor the past
can never provide W0rtnIy, not 10 say nOby and
nonOTably, for the future, The Aaynower
iTeIgnt, uDacr the laws OF England, was
Her0sy and crime. The Jamestown emigrnnt
an English freeman, loyal 20 mis- country and
hts Goa, witE England's honor ia HIS beart and
EngDsh plety IN mis- SOUL and Carrying In ais right