The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-14

am now to address free people ),
These were the opening words Of Gfattan
when, IN 1872, he moved the Bill of
Rights in the Irish Parliament. His
idolized country had been dependent foP
ages--harassed by etrangers aud o,-
pressed by extOrtion and nisgoyerpmetit.
until the story of her woes had excited
the pity of mankind and all nations a3d
in every clime-when the patriot states.
men, with o heart full Of love for his
country and OF gratitude for the good
emens In America, where tho stftieRle
for liberty was then approaching les RIo-
riona termination. arose in bis place and
proposed o Declaration of Independence.
he saw that the measure vas ftiil--that
the time had come; aud feeling within
him all tho enthusiasm of the Eatriot,
mingled With the inspiration OF the
prophet, he proclaimed In advance the
rule. -. { + 80
Such occasions arise at long intervals
IN the history Of tho world, Nearly sc
the end of G century, in che distant .corn.
try from which Grattan drew his ilispira-
tion---etter ah cxhansting civil war of
nearly five years, supplemented by m.
paTalleled iosseB and decade of anniaI
aud political chaos-we are happy In the
consciousness that we can, In the same
spirit OF grateful exuitatioi, repeat the
declaration of the great Irish orator that
We are "a FREQ people," d
There nre events in the history of the
world which, from sne interest attaching
to them, or from the magnitude of the con.
sequences which flow from tLem, mark
the eras of chronology, and stand out al
Iandmarks along the course of tims.
Sometimes. those events aye of ouch n
character as not only TO mark aB a beacon
or lighthouse, but TO give direction to
the current of events. No power of In
sellect can comprehand what would, nov,
have been the condition of the world If
the printing press had never been inyen.
ted or the Continent of America discoy-
cred. Some one has written an interezt.
ing book, entitled "The Fifteen Decisive
Battles of the World, of which contrary
event would have essentially varied tho
drama of the. world In all its subseaue7,ss.
scenes" Among those named are Mara
thon, Arhela. Haa.ings, and Saratoga, Ie
is no doubt true that those famous battles.
in connection with the causes that pro-
duced them, had much influence upon
the afiairs Of the world but tits beloved
that victorious battleS-the development
of bravery, physical force, and skill
have not had and do not have as much
influence in changing the fnce; of hfatory,
tiie apptATHHUr, upon the stsgs OF ac-
lion at certain epochs, Of great men,
seemingly produced In the fallness of
tlme for the Accomplishment of great
purposes. The battles indicated arc
among the consequences Of the appear.
ance OF these grent raakefs Of history.
Inc incident must always be inferiorito
the principal. We raust mt take the
effect Tor the cause. Miltiades made the
battle or Marathon, Aie1anaer the GreaE
that OF Arbeia, William tho lCunqueror
siiiiy OF Hsating1, ana the eventiul anra
i T1iidoT Uf Durgoyne at Saratoga was
brought about by George Washington. \
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Tbis ia the or nj, 3, :.
and we are here IN con,,, o ~, ~,
! I,;fih al Wastingion ,yf,;ch ncoorrs5 os.s
hundred and forfv.s;x sesrs ar, ~ a.,
which shonld he aver ,,;en,nrabIs nd y y,
the calenSar al tbia conntrv ss ~.
for on that day was born man 1.isv,i,,;s tsbos3
virtues and heroic aota bayon5 I'i all vE Jo,,bs
achieved the independence of Of tbesa he's Tf,g I'M
ted States cbangnd ~ tSa b;stns y, n.oss oIiI al
No,tb NJ % n,a.;aan Smeg ~ sne history O the
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