The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-09
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING. JULY g. 1876

/ Ii Ia not my intention, my friends, TO re
hesrse tine dangers, the sufferinge. the priva
tions, which our chivalroas ancestors snduret
| liberty, and for our coaRtTy tho first plac
among the nations of the earth. Theirs wa
the labor, ours the enjoyment they planted th,
| under its inviting shade. The immortal George
Washington, like another Moses, broke asundel
the letters of bondage more oruel than tha
endured by the Israelites under Pharaoh
Washington aud his army, like Leonidas and
his little Spartan band, were determined e
give freedom to their country or die ia the 1t
| tempt. They were soccessfuI. We, their chil.
dren. possess to-day In peace, and by the viii
OF Heaven. the Land of Promise. We sit under
the symbOlicai tx tree and partake of the mill
and honey Of . land teeming With the riches Of
be our admiration of those devoted, those mo-
bic men, who were willing to sacrifice not only
their property, but their very lives to the holy
cause OF freedom They knew well the fate
in the strugglc. Desth stared them In the face,
but they despised it's terrore. The cause they
were defending was joss, sacred one the
honor, she dignity, the independence Of their
country were at stake They felt the full force,
and understood the literal adjudication OF the
words which have braced the nerves and fred
tie, Quam dslce ct deoorum est pro patria mort I"
Appealing TO the honest verdic5 of On unbiased
world and to the immutable Justice of the
Eternal God. our illustrious, patriotic, and
sword OF Revocation, which severed with one
side, connection with the mosuer, (f) country,
and With the other, carved oas ; Republic
which ie to-day the wonder and admiration of
all the people Of the earth. II ever people had
juet cause to rise mp against their rulers the
Americana had rcason, sufiicicnt and jussifica-
rAnny exercised by Englsud over the Colonies,
the uDjus oppressive laws enacted for them,
were simply disgraceful and insu1fsrable.
shall not stop here TO recall TO your EiBds the
ooGv lfa 1nrri L..
loan Colonies. IL suffices Co say that they were
condemned ss Ubiquitous BY the greatest
statesmen of the British Cabinet, and sti Emat.
ICED as barbArous by the most gifted orators in
tue Imperial Parliament. The famous Lord
Chatham rose from his seat in the House of
Commons, and in tones which shook the very
walls of the house and terrified the hearts of
the pamPered ministry, said, illegal violences
were committed in America" He smelt the
smoke OF battle from affair, for he well knew
that the noble, indomitable spirit of the Amer
ton Injustice. And who were they, my friends,
who, at their country's call, bnckled on armor
and went forth to battle against. the (then)
most powerful nation Of Europef Were they
veterans Were they soldiers acquainted with !
danger, and Injured to heat and cold, to hunger |
and thirstf No, they, for the most part pur- |
sued the peaceful silks Of life and were strang-
ere to the profession of arms. The immortal |
George Washington himself, the central figure |
Of the revelation, exchanged, like CincinnAtus, |
the quiet peace of q country life, for the stormy
scenes OF tne D4stIe-neld. IL was neeCher the
Ines of military fame, not the bright prospect /
Of booty that urged the brave C0mmandeR-in-
Cniet end ms nndIsc1Plinod army 90 take the |
held ~ was she voice OF potrtottsm that bade
them hght against nation whoee weIl-disoip-
lined army and incompatible navy were the |
terror OF all EurOpe- shall not attempt TO /
snter into the details OF the war, TO rocount
The Pltcned nSssleS, the skirmlsheos she valOe-
'uS deeds OF neroism with which every inch OF
ground was dispnted. shall not describe how
me patrotlc heroee mot their enemies foot to
Dot, arm to arm b. esst TO breast, and how mo-
ply they faced death in their cOuntrys cause.
1s IL NOS necessary for me 10 mention the
'ames OF the most illuSErious Of the mRrtyred