Connecticut western news., 1876-07-07

Ana ValOr, as we may.
 What better work were wrought
 Out of our marble fine, 4'- .a
 Than to imprint their names
 A record for all time.
 Thou great God of Nations,
 We worship Thee to day;
 We tkank Thee that Thy goodness
 Has led us all our way.
 Our fathers loved Thy Kingdom,
 And trusted in Thy word:
 They asked that we, their children,
 Might live for truth, and God.
 So may our children love Thee
 In the ages yet to come,
 And they, and we, be gathered
 Into Thy Heavenly Home.
 After Keller's American Hymn by the choir, Donald J. Warner Esq. began his oration. With few notes only of head- ings to his thoughts in his hand. he made his oration almost entirely an extempora- neous one, and that it was well received was attested by the frequent exclamations of delight by the audience: ''That is good" 'Good," and the numerous applause. Were we able to do so, we could not this week publish his oratlon entire, but will give some of the prominent points as nearly in the language of the speaker as we can un- der the circumstances.
 THE GRAFTON.
 In the history of every government there are important epochs and marked signs, around which cluster the fondest memories and most cherished "reminiscences; and which demand that their anniversaries should be publicly observed for the great lessons they teach to the present and com ing generations. .t.s.
 We as free and independent citizens oi this small rural town of Salisbury, in the small state of Connecticut, Geographically considered)an, integral part of this vast free government, have assembled on this fourth day of July, 1876, in special town meet ing, to commemorate that great declaration of human rights; made, signed and pro- mulgated by the founders of this govern ment, one hundred years ago thls day the purest and most perfect declaration of the duties of man to his fellow man, that has ever been penned since the sermon on the mount a declaration made under the mos solemn circumstances that can be possibly conceived of, by patriotic and wise states men, trembling under the awful responsi- bility of summoning people to arms, auG to lay down their lives in it's defense. w have met in fulf1llment of the prophecy ot tha: noble patriot, the 'collossar Adams when he declared after the passage of tha declaration, that he believed that 'tht fourth day of July would become the Ma tion's great festival; that it ought to bt commemorated by acts of devotion to Al mighty God; and celebrated with romp anl show, with bells sand guns, with bonfires and illuminstions, down through the reno test posterity." And now on this day al the sun came up from the bosom of tho l Atlantic on the east, and it's light gildeC the summit of Bunker Hllls monument, i lighted upon banners, pomps and parades hailed by the roars of artillery, and all tho exclamations of joy and happiness and as he moved along in his western course through tEis vast belt of our government with like parade, pomp and show will hs be greeted until he sinks into the broad Pa cific on the west.
 1 We have met to rejoice that these princi pies thus declared were maintained and es- tablished by our ancestors that they have guided their posterity through the genera tions of century, until they have faller into our hands untarnished, and made brighter and more perfect, by being fully incorporated into our organic law as a par of our national creed, that "All men ar. created free and equal" no matter wha may be his race or color: to rejoice tha the most portentous cloud which hovere( over our nation from it's birth, threatening from tune to time, to burst upon us witt wild disaster and ruin, has finally spent it fury; and that now the sunshine of peace liberty, and restored Union, has painted the rainbow of promise in the vanishing storm, proclaiming to the whole world tha this Democratic Republican government ''thls government of the people, by th' people and for the people" shall never per ish from off the earth while it lasts.
 He then alluded to the prophecies of thu wise men of other governments, at th, time ours was in it's embryo state, that this like all other republics, would prove hu initiating failure, and they still at this lat day even, persist in adhering to the ult mate fulfillment of their predictions. Il alluding to the prophecies of friends as wei as foes of republican governments, Mir Warner spoke at some length, and after ward said: .~
 That the first emigrants to this country and those that continued in their fOotstep and followed them from tune to time dow to the Revolution, were from the middl classes ot Europe, men of the highest typ of manhood; of deep religious convictions intelligent, of the sternest virtues witt none of the vices arising from the aristoc racy or pauper class of Europe, thoroughl imbued with the Idea of enjoying civil an religious liberty; and that every sect il Christendom came here; the Episcopalian predominating in New York and the South the Quaker in Pennsylvania.
 The Virginians under their charter estat lished the first representative democracy il this country, in their House of Bur gesses The May Flower brought the Pr ritan to Plym outh Rock, and without an, kingly charter. at once established tn first pure democracy. The s'Ark and tn Dove" moored in the Chesapeake an planted colony of Roman Catholics i Maryland; and be it ever said to their cred and commendation, that Roman Catholi legislature in that colony first proposed an enacted into law: that every person 0 every sect and denomination within it's lin it's. should have the right to worship Go according to the dictates of his own cor science. And right here let me ask m Roman Catholic hearers never to perm themselves to be guided by the spirit o bigotry and intolerance, but ever cheris and emulate that noble spirit of religion freedom and tolerance which actuated thei predecessors in the good old state of Mary land, remembering that protection of a sects and denominations, is the protectio of each and the security of religious liberty
 In concluding his most eloquent and ii teresting oration, and which called fort numerous applause and expressions of dt light aud other manifestations of approvs from the large audience. he said:
 To those who have from adjoining towr 50 kindly joined us in our observance ( this the one hundredth anniversary of or Nations independence, l am requested