New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05
VII.
DUTIES OF THE FUTURE.

We come then to-day fellow-citzens with hearts full
OF gratitude God and man, pass down our country
and its nsuons-no; wholly without scars and beIn-
isnos upon their ,ntnot without shadows tho pest
or clouds on the uture-but freed forever from ut least
one great stain and nry rooted in the love and loyalty
of united people-tc the generations which 10 sue
,eeG rs.
And v hat shall We say to those succeeding genera
tious ~ 1e commit The sacred trust TO tneIr keep
Ing AMI guardianship II I could hope with'fut pre-
sumption that any humble counsels Of mine ON this
nauowed anniversary could be remembered beyond
the hour Of their utteranco, and reach the ears
of my couutryInen In future days; If could borrow
the mastery pen" of jefferson, and produce words
whc should partake OF the immortality OF those which
lac wrote on this little desk II could command the
a onless tongue OF John Adams, when he poured out
appeals and arguments which moved men froih their
SEATS and settled the drstnies OF nation ii could
catch buS single spark of those electric fires which
Franklin wrcstel from the skies, and cash d0Hn
phrase word thought along he magic chords which
stretch across the Of the futrre--what could t.
what would l. sayf
could not omit certainly 20 reterate the solemn OBJ
legations which rest every citizen OF this Republic to
cherish the great principles Of Colonial
and Revolutionary Fathers-the principles Of Lhelty
aud Law. and nseparabe-the principles OF the Con
sttutiOn and the Union.
could not omit To urge every man to remember
that seisoyernment politically can Ony no successful
If it ne accompanied by seligovcrnnent personally ;
that there must be government somewhere; and that II
the people indeed to be soyeregs, they must eXer
else their sovereignty themselves individually,
wen as over themselves in the esulatiug
their lives. resisting their temptations, snbdu
ing ther own passions, and voluntarily imposing upon
thems Ives measure Of that restraint AMI disc
piine, which, under other systems, II supplied from tie
armo.es OF arbitrary powerine discipline Of y.lRe, N
the place Of the o,phne of slavery.
could not omit to caution utem against the cofrpting
Influences ntcmperaure. extra'aslnce, aud luxury.
could not omit them against political intrigue,
as well rs against personal RIGHTEOUSNESS; and TO inn
porc them 10 regard principle and cha aoter rather than
nero party allegiance IL the choice OF men u rule
t'pE,.
could not omit can upon them foster and further
the cause OF universal EduettOn to give liberal sup
port 10 our schools and colleges; to promote the adj
yaucement O. science ANA arr iu all their multiplied dI-
r,lons aud relations aud to encourage and Sustain all
those noble institutions Of charity, winch, IN our own
land above all others have given the CrUwuin grace and
glory 10 modern civilization.
could not reilain pressing upon them Just and
generous consideration FOR the interests and The rights o
their fellow me1 everywhere and an earnest effort to
promote peace and good will among the ualots OF the
earth.
IoOud not refrain from reminding them Of the shame
tue unspeakable shame aud gnominy, which would at
who snoad show themselves unable up
hold the GLORIOUS fabric OF selfgovernnent which had
been founded for them at such by their Fathers
Iidete, rdete nc, m iuis pheherrtBiHm tR Lantdia
roLiS i'm -ii glaridn rei,HqUsre. SIC rCJs rpssin,
sat- fiud Qi,od aeerp,ss hsri Il posse 20
And surely, most surely, could not fail TO invoke
them initiate and emulate the examples OF virtue and
purity and pat oism, which the great founders OF
Colonies nd of nation had abunanty left them.
VIII.
WHAT ARE GREAT kfENf
But could stop there Could hold out to theni as