The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-07-15

people Of such countries as France and Spain.
and when the subjects of Turkey rearei IN des.
liberal government. 1t Ia with pardonabe pIide |
aud satisfaction that we may allude 70 tle a.
freedom and independence since /, 70 the then |
thirteen colonies have nttalped the foremost |
rnnk among the nations OF munklnu-gteaI III |
the arts of peace and pnwerful In wa respect. |
ed as such y the nations Of the earth. A cen. |
tuiy ago when we bee me n macon, the greatest |
mOtor- Of civilization were unuilized ana un |
knOwn-rai rC aus steamboats, and telegraphs |
AMI many other great agencies of progress We |
as well as the reSt ut mank nj, were strangers
too he gren, ieats and wonder OF InIlro roadng
30 egraphy, Ne which nre now aCtIal realities
with us in our ever, dag lite-ani not al az
generations ago, like the wildesU taies Of the
Arabian Nights" With n'l our wonders and
progress, the tomevemCnts and possibilities of
the next cen urv OF our national existence my
far eclipse those OF the pa centenniai decade;
] nave NO douot thnt II 5 s,me QUE wltn vivid
now prepare ps n sketch OF the possibilities
which will or may become facts anu realities
hef0re another century elHpses, II would accus-
toned as we are To wonders mud sen nsAtlOns, ap
pear TO us IKE the idlest fiction. With the great
6nwnid strides and discoveries in the " Is, sci.
enCes and the growth OF the idea OI freedom and
Independence IN the government OF nations, 10
becomes necessary uuty Of the cuHen ana pa
triOt to be on the alert ana guard the great cor
nnr stones upon which the Republic must ever
rest and IN the wh1rl Of enthusiasm occasioned
by trOyress and a flood tide Ol success, see that
the people not uncOnsciuusly lall INTO the pit
III Is of dtsluyaty, ven 'lty, curru ton, eNtiavn
game and poihcil Lecay. Gieat aud long con.
tlnued inuivldual aud national prosperity may
have n tendency to lead people from tne paths
OF sim ,hoitN aud true patlit tlsm INTO extlavaR-
nnce. corruption and nHtlOnul decay And White
| we are here to-day rejoicing and ceebraling the
| centennial anniversary Ol our indept ndence, u
| may ne Oeht lng for us to seriously II fleet wne.
! ,her Gs individuals or rs nation we are stead
! fasny clinglng 10 he most correct IDEAS ui hon
! esty u itriUusm, simplicity and public spirited
! ness, ihu SO great bulwaTks uDon winch our no
ties aud national existence depend history
| nfts her wnlnlng voice IN no uncertain tone,
| Ihe fail OF the republics " ancient Greece are
! standing monuments in history over peoples
and nations, who were once yirtuOus, puDhc
| spirited aud enlightened but who fcil lnto eX
| trnyaranCc, corruption and national decay. Nir-
the in an enlightened sense. Is tile mann sprlng
III a republican iOlm of government rms Is
| the unanimous testimony of historians, ana Is
| extremely " az; eeable to tine nature of tnings. Ii
IL clear that IN Il monal ehy where he who COM
mands the execution OF the laws, generally
| thinks himself above them, there ~ less neeu OF
| virtue than in a popular gov eiun ent, where the
person entrusted with the execution OF the law
| is sensibl that he is subject to their dit ectOn
When Svlln,the greatltOman statesman thOugnt
of +, storing Tome to her liberty, that unhappy
city was incapable OF such blessing. Her VIZ
| tue and public spirit We're decaYed The mem
| hers of the commonwealth were rlOting on the
| pubic spOlls and her strength was only the
| power OF a iew, and the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of tine
| many. From the desperate efforts of Athens
and Carthage III theirslast tnTUes TOR existence,
the stars OF Their Liberties ana their national
ity were lost IN the gloom Of eternal night, we
NAV Judge OF what they might have performed
In their tuil vigOr aud viltue There are suif
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and political decay in uur own beloved unu o
seriously at tract the attention Of the citizen and
the statesman And there ls IN my Judgment,
government anu its tree institutions than lacA
of public spiritedness, which am inclined TO
think IL growing to some extent among a class
OF our best citizens. l mean that class of Onr
fellow citizens VINO calmly fold their hands, wnO
take no part IN our pOlitics, who say there Is no
use to do So that fraud demagOgism ana cor.
ruphOn will win the day ut any rate. ard that
1t will avgl nothing for AN honest ciiizen to at
tend the primary elet tiOn meelnGS ana the
polls. If This indifference and want OF pubic
spirit should continue to develoD Ii self as rapid
~ as ring rule, chicaneiy and co 1upti0h have
come cOnundIum wne, her our own great aud
prosperous Republic will exist so that its cit
zens can celebrate its 'ecCnd centennial in $40
Let us labor aud hone and pray that our nip Uf
state may meyer. ip pass, ,ng Though the dark
rst waters strike thai iock upon which nation.
|, | al shipwreck il possible. Let us by ord and
deed hrmly adhere TO the motto" The Union
onward forever, one aud nseparable." II our
people remain true to themselves united and
vlrruOns, our Republic has a glorious destiny
awaiting 1t in the future The tests and trials
70 which our hepqDhc% % mas been SUBJ cteI iron ron
most trying charact T, and Its citizens have al
, ways thus f"r proved themselves equa TO tue
, greatest emergencies. Our na Ion Is ,e6 oung
and vigorous, and its fundamental principles
and the bonds Of unity which bind II together
are firmly laid and strongly cemented Dy til,
Lie. blood of tens of thousands OF its est rnC
best cllzens. A grand national UNION If iret
states, thus torlHed thus uled, thus sustained
W
nave enjoyed the besslnLs 8 of treeuOm thegI and
est heritage OF maui kind, during times that tliet
mems sous as wen a. tniongh M ser, ons Oh th'
happiness may well inspire US with enthusiasm
and admliatlon We may consider ourselve
tuuate that we ale privileged to celebrate
such centennial as this Millions of our iei
+ low citizen. as enthusiastic and devoted as we
dId not live to see the sight y country ik,
, ours, bounded on the east by great ocean, ans
on the est by another, with its great puDlii
3 domain enbre cling millions OF acres, fertile II
soil and prolific III mineral resources, with III
numerous great lakes aud rivers to facilitate
commerce, with It's maCnlne shops and manu-
factories, with its ral roaos ana telegIaphs OK
tending from ocean to ocean and It's In
Vulnerable branches, with its countless ppbh,
schools ana colleges, with its churches ana cnar
itaOle institutions, and above all with Its A. mil
lions ofhOnest Industrious, patCIOtlc. inielligen
ami pubilc eplrited citizens, 1t is next to impOI
sole to even predict what will be the measur,
OF It's greatness in the hereafter az counties
generations yet unborn shall live and pass a
way. That the future of our country may b.
even more than its past, an asylum lOr the Op
pressed, a place where all mankind shall stani
as equals before the majesty Ol the law, n plaC
where free thought and free speech shall b.
welcomed ana protected, place where ever
one may obey the dictates OF his own cUnsciencl
in matters of moraity and religion, a plac
where true happiness and plenty shall have
triumphant reign, grand reueat from whence
/, the beacon light OF liberty ana independence
peoples of the earth let us implOre the deli Oei
ate consideration OF mankind and the approving
- blessings OF Almighty God!
The address was received with con
siderable applause by the assembled
q multitude.
, We cannot refrain from compliment
! ing the members of the Jr. o. U. A
, NJ, of this borough, on their very nea
and tasty appearance, and for the en-
, ergy displayed by them in decorating
y for the occasion,
a In the evening the Fantasies, upde
, the leadership of the indefatigable P
T. Brady, made their appearance OIL
q our streets, and in their march througl
this and our sister borough of Weiss
}. port attracted immense crowds of spec
+ tators, who evinced their appre ciatiol
{, of the turnout by shouts and laughter
I The fantasies were a success
q Democratic Platform.
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