Wilmington journal., 1876-08-25

to read a paper that shows in such
degree the canning handiwork of IA
master artist. We shall await with
impatience the publication OF the en-
tire address:
AN APPEAL TO NORTH CAROLINIANS.
stand by Your Country stand by
II. =, Your stale. i sg,
THE PERORATION OF T. B. KINGsBURY'S
HISTORICAL ADDRESS AT OXFORD, N.
G., ON JULY 4TH, 1876.
Furnished the DAILY Journal by e
Author.l ......
This is Centennial Day. 1t is a
good time for freemen to gather
around the altar of liberty and swear
eternal fealty to truth and right Our
people must never forget what they
owe to iberty-that
! external spirit of the chainless mind"
| Our government was formed to at
tain 90 more perfect at'eiOl," to 'es-'
tablish JUSTICE" to "insure domestic
tra,aquitity," to 15rontote the general
aOezfare, aud secure the blessings Of
liberty to ourselves and our 2oOstelity. %
This was the solemn enactment of the
young and passionate nation, just risen
from long and cruel war. For near
Iy Century, it has been ringing in
the ears of the nations, and it has
seemed the majestic echo of
the voice of God. Vor 21opuN,
v0r Dei,-the voice of the people
has seemed as the voice nf God
Must this voice become forever mute?
Must the mighty inspiration evoked
by the noble action of our fathers be felt
Carolina-hberty's 1o,.d-dear cid
calls of the enactment ? Will they
recoil in disgust from the holy incen-
tives of the past and disregard their
obligations aa .freenaen In the name
of liberty protest against such inf
deity and madness.
North Carolinians cannOu forget the
past. Around their history cluster
the memories of lofty patriotism, OF
unsullied honor, of noble daring an0
high emprise. L know that they are
profoundly and ardentIy attached tC
liberty. / do not believe that under
heavens magnificent canopy there
dwelIs people who are more heartily
devoted to civil and religious freedom
than our people. They know well
| what sufferinga and trials were en-
| countered before freedom was estab
lished within our borders. They re-
member LIBERTY's birth hour amid
! perils and darkness-hOw she was bOrI
literally on an open field of battle
and of blood, amid kissing bul
let's and dying groans--hOw, as
Sainte>Beuve finely says OF Mar,
Stuart, 'she was smitten with tempests
from her cradle" They remember
how fiery storms beat long upon hel
unsbeltered and homeless childhood
They remember how promising hel
youth, how she grew up iuto benlgnant
loveliness under no gentle nurture
trained to aelf reliance, and strength
ened and developed by the rude buff
etmgs of fortune. They remembel
the centuries of carnage and convul
sion through which our English ances
tors passed before the bright an(
precious guerdon of freedom ~a
wrested from the hand OF oppression
They remember how Sidney and Rus
sci fell before. the executioner's axe
pouring out their noble life's blood a
sacred libation to LIBERTY; how
Pym and Hampden upheld he
matchless cause in halls of stormy de
bate and in secret conclaves. They re
member how for one hundred year!
she has been the guardian angel of thu
Republic; that under her benefcen
protection and favo.: the thirteen in
fant colonies have grown into thirty.
eight giant States-rememberin these
things, the people of Granville county
AYE, the people of North Carolina
| L Il
mother cleaves. to her firstborI
through peril and storm. It is true
our dear Nymphf has been sorei4
buffeted since she came to dwell
among the solitudes of our mighty
forests. Her beautiful tresses are
somewhat dishevelled, her rich and
gorgeous robes are somewhat soiled-
even her fair and radiant face is some
what blackened and SCARED by VIC
lence and war. But she is still lovely
immortal in her youth. Hope still sit,
npon her helmet singing it's merry song
and sweet and benignant calm rests
upon that eye that few years agc
flashed with the battle light of victory
As the custodians of liberty, my
countrymen, we have great work tc
perform. It must be preserved invio
late on these Western shores for oul
children and for their children.
children. We must cultivate a IOU.
Of country. We must keep step hence
forth to the music of the UNION We
held firmly. unwaveringTy to certain
noble principles we thought in danger
We appealed 10 the sword and were
defeated. Our people have accepted
i'll the most absolute good faiti
that decision. There will be nc
more war for those principles
although they are imperishable. Al
the very eloquent and able Rev. DIR
Moses Hoge says: ga form of govern
ment may change, a policy may perish
but principle can never die. Cir
catnlsta'aces mag so change as to make
the application of the principle M
longer possible" So the South viii
never again take up arms for any
principle that entered into the war OF
the States. It has solemnly sworn to
henceforth maintain and cherish The
Constitution as it is. That beautiful
flag, so dear to our hearts, that once
ttoated in triumph over SO many bat:
tlefields has been fur1ed forever.
The great New England statesman,
in his massive and memorable Ian
gnage, has declared ga sense of duty
pursues us ever: it is omnipotent like