, 1876-07-15

ORATOR. F,S ruE DAY, IT TnG sNornNisu
CENTENNIAL CrLEBRNTio$

Uo regret that we were nos n'Ie 10
,iyr last week a mntc cNtchdtd h"i,re 0i
.hc exercises of our Ccntcnuml C"tcbra.
,on, both space and TINE prevented u.s.
rspccally do we regret that no notes
were preserved Of the cscc'lcnt address
of the eloquent orn,o, ot the day, IhoS'
Burke, ESQ, OF Seattle, 50 We could re-
publish it oll Cnr our readers.
With this apology, as an explanation
we will do our best to reproduce IN ont
line OF the address, as well as We can
grom memory,
our friend, W. II. Ward, Esq, who so
ably superintendent and conducted al
the musical exercises connected with our
celebration, just before the address, sang
IA his effective manner theDriginnl words
Of " 4 Hundred Years Ago" composed
rbr the OCCASION, TO the sublime music OF
The Sword of Bunker Hill At the
close Of which, the orator advanced to
the front Of the platform, and p,rtici'
pating in the enthusiasm inspired by the
uccasion, as well as by clevating senti-
mcnt ot the music, to which all had just
listened, began his address by some very
appropriate remarks, complimentary OF
the music 10y which they had been ia
yored, ns well IA Of the sentiments IN
spired by it. Then referred in fitting
terms to the beauty and grandeur ot the
.s'enc presented by the people of every
community in on; land uniting upon
the same day in celebrating the Ccntcn-
nial Anniversary M coti0n's birth;
sud contrastoA the present, with 'he
picture Of 0hc hundred years ago as pre-
scntcd in the colonies, rs well "s 'he
2tsic Of public opinion, and the moral
sentiment of Europe at thu, time. FOR
this purpose going back to 1850; illus
tr,tlns the reactionnry tendency IN Eng
land towards despotism, which had oe'n
rs,hering force since shortly alter tue
English Revolution Of 1885, until wneA
IN 1850 King George the Third came to
IN, cnwncd King Of Great Britain, he
was surrounded by the Kings friends,
who boldly advocated principles wholly
subycrsiye Of human liberty and the
rights of man.
After fully illustrating English society,
and public opinion at that time, the
orator then painted in glowing terms the
iipancia' as well rs moral ruin presented
by France after she emerged from the
corrupt rule of Louis Fifteenth, and his
mistress, the Madam De Pompat'our, and
,contrastcd the misery Of the common
people, with tho luxury, and splendor
wasted upon crowds OF courtesans who
cat up the substance Of the land.
Then the moral influence of Ca,harine
Second of Russia was depicted, as well
AS the causes at work. that illuminated
in the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Poland, The
orator remarking that since that day the
public opinion of the world had 8" i'm
proved, that it would not allow any ma
tion to attempt a crime Of such inagni-
tudc, aud that there was no nation now,
that dare face the moral sentiment OF
the age enough to make the attempt.
The moral degredstirn Of Europe one
hundred years ago was then contrassed
with the character of the people Gi
revolutionary times, and observations
were then made on the progress OF the
age from then until now.
The social and moral position of our
own land was contrasted with that OF 9th
er countries This able effort was closed
with a series OF lessons deduced from
these examples, which were very happily
applied to tho present condition OF this
community. The effort occupied about
4 of an hour, during which time, the
cloQuence Of the ahle young orator held
the undivided attention OF the audience
and was every way worthy Of him as
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