The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-06-25
THE CENTENNIAL YEAR OF 1876.
By REV. A. koUQUET'TE.

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tbe SUD, once more to look abroad on the scene
around him-on the great day OF liberty.
Heaven, in its mercy. fulfilled thatprayer He
saw that sun he enjoy ed its sacred iight; ne
thanked God for his mercy aid bowed his aged
head in the grave. "Felir, NON ritoc tantRm
slur;tate, sed etian opportanitate norris"
That day, that great and glorious day OF
Nberty, We, with the same pride and joy, ehaN
sec and greet. 10 spite of 30 many jealous
kings, ciipgipg to their erumbling thrones, ana
in spite of the omiuous warnings OF their false
and siavish prophets, we shall hail that grand
centennial day of orr independence. We shall
hail and celebrate il with burning words,
sound, Gang from n mberless bells, which shall
svipR and vibrate in unison throughout the
vast extent of the triumphant republic.
omG,hs ss Of T. lightly ssy 5sGS ,,,.,,
ssa ssy
with words Of shame
ADD taunts of acorn they Join thy name.
AYE. let them rail-these naughty ONES
Sh ns,e DO sa not sn know how loved thou art
How many fond and fearless heart
Its life between thee and thy foe!
Shall brighten. and thy form .hal tower;
y ould brand Thy with words of scO7n.
Upon their ips the tauns shall dis!'
Shortly before Madison's death, AS if to gather
ID the great constitutional Lessons OF his life,
he peuned these sentences of advice to his
conntrym men 1.-THE advice nearest to my heart,
and nearest to my convictions, 49, that tho
anion of the States be cherished and perpetu-
ated. Let the enemy to 1t be regarded as
Pandora, with her box opened, and tho dis
Suised one, as q serpent, creeping with deadly
Wiles into Paradise. Yes, the union of the
States must be cherished and perpetuated for,
without union, our Independence and liberty
woald never have been achieved; without
aniOn they can never be maintained. The loss
Of liberty, of all good government, of peace,
plenty and happiness. should Inevitably follow
90 n dissolution of the Union.
1T must. indeed, be u mighty storm that
sAD push from it's moorings the sacred ark Of
obs common safety. 1t g not every tritiipg
bsee5e. hoWever it may be made to sob and
howl 10 imitation of the tempest. by the aux
aia2y breath of the am bitious, the tinid or the
aiDoontented that can drive this gallant ves-
sol, freighted with everything that is ear to
M AneTican bosom, upon the rookie, or lay it
xheer hulk upon the ocean,"
-"Sail on o ship Of state!
Humanity. with all its Fears
Banging q ~ assi5ii on si
VIAL Mass5 ss h shy
Who made ,, each mast s and sail and ,oPs
tsrEs SS T eSss RaSs beat
Fear not each sudden sound or shock-
lis Of the wsve and not the rock;
In spite OF false lights on the shore,
Sail on. fear 70 breast the seal
Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee 49,.
Cur faith triumphant DER our fears,
Are Nil " It'll thee. all with thee"
@Our country with all it's sectional diver
0iky of views and feelipgs, is one. 1t is one in
She political principles of republication; one
N Abe substantial basis of our manners; one
n Shat glorious constitution, the best inherit
anee transmitted to us by our fathers, the
nonument of their wisdom and virtue, under
Kbose shelter We live and flourish as q people"
GTo this great republic union is peace, union
70 grandeur, union 10 power, uNton 10 honor.
nBiOn 10 everything which free-spirited and
0ighty nation should glory TO possess"
HoiO, 10 the eyes of our countrymen ana oil
Shs world, with the muse Of history before "a
10 record our deeds and our words, let as. like
hannibal, at the altar of bis gods, swear eter;
nal faithfulpeeB to our country, eternal hatred
TO ito foes. Show that we are welded to the
Hniou, for veal for woe, rs the fondest
lover would hug to his heart the bride bound nG
session. Rally we, then, to the stripes and
DtArs as the symbol of glory TO as, and the
haEhiuger of liberty to all the nations of the
BoBla.
America SIS not poets dream
vain, delu.ivs hoIe a. It may we; sSsm;
ISOSe Stsrs watch intent and rejoice,
WiSh sight intu!ttve prophetic voice
:sEt6 s6y sSsny ,E ,1 70 r STSsl
Sny sGSssi sus helm
Dp0n thy giant states, with awe and praise
zs .Sr ss. sem Ssss e$ssssa. sSs VA $ssss
NY ssfS saaae ap at
q fInEdoma' Tiho and fall Of empIrss dGaol
Tia God's decree uncheEG'd, 'EWiil be for eer;
Nea, oities realms, appear and disAppeart
n VeFidn GToun old worlds In strength Succsed
AN Ss TsSSs g 1isid sse soSPtro and command,
nv Trnk the greatest monRst the great to stand;
49, born as others rose, thou risesG not;
1Sl with tby fan, th0 book OF nAtiOnA : shutI
But to be true to our manifest destiny, Il
accomplish our glorious mission, let the oaus
Of every single citizen be the cause of tn
whole people, and the cause Of the whole pee
ME be that Of every single citisen. As in Oh
5spoot Of our lofty moOnbainB, primeval forests
1aagnihcenS lakes and mighty rivers, there
an American grandeur which rehecta the nj
1iOnnl chars tar, let our patriotism be exalte
md boundl ss; let orr love Of the Union
stTonger than the hate of all avowed or di
ruissd ensmtes; let ne rise and soar above
1etty and selfish pSssions; and let uS, IL nee
Se cement with our blood every part OF 81
noble ediaes erected by the hands Of cages m
p,eTosa-Rep Ublicda.