The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-07-06

| dustry.
The rare facilities for the unlimited
production of all that is useful to man
and essential to his comfort almost
demonstrate that this vast country was
intended by nature for the occupancy
of one great nation, which in peace and
in war should be self sustaining and in
dependent of all the other nations of
the earth.
Everywhere may be seen the homes
of a happy and prosperous people in the
full enjoyment of all their rights and
liberty.
The absence of an established relig-
ion, and the numberless churches OF
every denomination and creed, proclaim
liberty of conscience and an untram
meled, unobstructed investigation and
search for truth.
Colleges, academies and semnaries OF
learning are everywhere, and IA common
school system prevails and offers to
rich and poor alike the means Of educa.
ton; science receives due attention,
and the triumphs of art minister to
mans convenience and comfort, and
everywhere beautify and decorate. The
highest type of civilization, with giant
strides, leads the march of universal
progress. Peace blcsses the whole land
| The entire nation is united in this cele
bration Of the natal day of our country
of day that does not come down to
us from the heather mythology or saw
age legend of the dim and barbarous
pasta day which comes to Ills as the
result of tine determined efforts of the
fathers of the Repub!ic, in that great
battle for human rights. No sign OF an
! intolerant, tyrannical established church
| or creed; no crosses of St. Andrew and
st. George: no gold lily of an etfete
monarchy; no single or double black
| eagle of an iron despotism; no raven of
superstition is inwoven to mar the SYM
pathy and purity of our banner of the
free. as it proudly floats to-day over the
land and the lakes and the rivers and
| the seas and the oceans.
| The white ribbons on our flag SYM
| bolze the motives of those vino first
taught that true government is the
Heavenly art of making millions hap
by with heartfelt joy; the red are the
ever present reminder of the blood of
| the revolutionary heroes and martyrs,
who gave up their lives that liberty
might not perish; and the field of blue,
with it's stars of light is the emblem of
| that celestial home of the heroic dead,
whereof Warren spake. What other
people celebrate the national anniver-
sary with the same degree of enthusi-
asm and sincere affection as ours?
What national birthday so awakens
the deep nndying love of country, and
stirs to its profoundest depths the pure
! well-spring of gratitude in all hearts
| gratitude to our benefactors? Where
else does the patriotic pride of ma
tionality so pervade all ranks as here?
Well may this whole people rejoice,
blessed as we are, beyond the most san
| guine predictions OF the sages who,
with infinite care, fashioned this gov
eminent of constitutional liberty; well
may the American heart swell with
| pride as we dwell upon the exalted vir-
| tues of the founders of our government
of our benefactors: Washington, War
! ren, Jefferson. Franklin, Adams, Hen.
ry, Hancock, Hamilton and their com
| patriots.
Well may the American citizens,
whose hearts are true to the sacred
| trust in our keeping, meet around the
sacred altar of liberty, built here deep
| in the rock foundation of this conti-
nent, and pledge anew our time, our
| attention, the wealth of the whole land,
and the lives of her people, to the pres
ervation, during our time, and there
| after, the transmission unimpared OF the
| sacred trust, the priceless legacy of
constitutional liberty. Well may We
resolve anew that we will revive the
virtues and the wisdom of our glorious
dead, in diligently and vigilantly de-
feuding that liberty against each newly
arising danger; against foreign foe
which is the least; against internal fac
tons, cabals and ilitrigues, which are
| more threatening; and above all against
| that shameless corruption, which is the
disgraceful ruin of all governments,
| and which to us is the most threaten
ing and impending of all dangers, and
| the most ruinous m its baieful conse-
quences Well may we remember the
! gloom which settled over that celebra-
| ton los years ago, when Warren spoke
words of wisdom for Americans through
all generations;. well may we realize the
danger which threatens America now,
as those Americans realized the danger
which threatened. their liberties then;
and well may we resolve to pro-
| tect and defend that liberty against the
destructive influence of venality and
corruption, as did our wise forefathers,
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