Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-07-13


too h,mhlv how at their shrincs, place my
meek garland upon their tomb ANA cndcav
or to nSiiI in 10 my own breast that drvo
ton to principle, that love Of liberty, thai
unlnching adhesion to virtue and honesty
which cmdnatc from their graves .Ictfcr
son, whose hand pcnncd the mighty sen
tcnccs Of that declaration which has been
read in your hearing; Adams, who will
an cloQucncc that WAS Irresistible, ndv0ca
ted its adoption upon the floor Of the Con
tin'nt0l Congress, both of whom died jus
fifty years ago to-day. On the same day
and at almost the same hour Of the day
those iify-siX who, with Il firm reliance
upon Divine Providence, mutually pledged
to each other their lives, their fortunes anC
sacred honor" that illusrious one, whose
name is recorded upon almost every page
Of American history, whose memory is en-
shrincd in the heart of every American
citizen, whose praises are whispered by
every breeze that sweeps along our shores
whose superior cannot be found among thu
annals of amy other nation or any othcj
age All of them are entitled to our high
est admiration, our ntcnSest gratitude, on
slnCcrrHt reverence.
Standing here, as we do to-day, upon tht
soil of our own proud Maryland, whose
! banner, from the days of the Revolution
down to the present, has never yet bccl
sulicd by any deed at which her citizen:
need blush, in one of the most substantial
| districts of one of its most prosperOu.
counties, we surely will be pardoned 1ol
recalling the names of few Of her noble
sons. Being one Of the glorious old thir
teen, She too had her representatives wht
affixed their signatures to the paper of sep
araton and stakcd their lives upon the act
! William Paca, who paid a well meritc(
compliment to the statesmen Of our sister
State by declaring that the Virginia gen
tlcmcn alone seemed able to carry on tho
government, 50 that there was no need OF
! 2ny one else. Thomas Stone, who after
ward became one Of the committee that
prepared the articles of confederation
Samuel Chase who became q distinguished
Judge. and whilst upon the bench said to q
iimid sheriff who doubted his al ility tC
take some rioters to Jail, Summon me, Mr.
ShcyitT, and III tax" EN- And last, but
not least, Charles Carroll, who to identify
himself beyond mistake, lest some name
sake should share his risks, added "ot Car
rolton,' to his name.
But in thoS" dark, dalk days, those Gays
OF tlmmcrlan gloom, Which prcccNcd l!i'
brightest sunshine the world mas ever Wit
MESSED since we hTs' Gay Oh 'hc llisl cen
lu!Y of the Christian era, ln"t sunshine
that pen,!!rd with ITS gotten rays lhc
mountain tops and guided the hlShcSt peaks
and tIIled with lighl the deepest 'aliGyS OF
this broad land. Maryland, thch mao not
only her statesmen but her heroes. forln
went her ChiNaIric sons, first to the North
a"d then to the South, enduring s'lcrl''g"'
hnrd@hips and rrlHa''onS beyond uc>cFIp-
lon, conSrrrallh" with turlr hio"u INC
battle hriHs OF lao, aiu Win llr'i d'Hl!'
hcQucalhing to Us the richest legacy mat
mortal men ever gaNrAlo l!itir p"H'crl'E,-
SET government, freedom from tyranny, 'Mc
right to rule ourselves Ilom go 10 $50.
When We read the word written III hIooh
during that struggle upon almost every
h"auh-stonc in tn" State, OF the graves
dug by cannon and mnskci Shot, OF the
achievements Of the "old Maryland Line,
is there man, woman or c!IId within the
Limits OF the state, vino does not icri prouN
to cNClaIm "M;Tylnnd my Mnryland.
Forgotten many ot your names may ne,
but your memory Will he cherished IN
faithful breasts, and your deeds Will con