The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-10
ORATI0N.


Ildies uaa GfiilcmcB Time, upon whose pinlpns
Nc are waited, and from whose arbitrary aud unseen
wings fall nolseesly and silently the snow hakss Of
agc upon the human race, has forcibly moved US
along the Winding pathway life A. The pcndu'
lum Of time swings backward and forward the
hands upon the dial plate ofeyens today marx
period IN the history OF the world In the history Of
nations IN the history Of civilization In the history
of human activity and development with whichwe,
as a nation are 50 intimately and gloriously con
necicd Il marks the anniversary Of anati0n's indie
pendCuce, an anniversary which inspires Us 10 lin
our voices Ia admiration and praise Of the ideas and
thoughts which wisdom dictated, mind conceived,
heart felt and the arm Of yaor and patriotism forg
ed fash lnncd and f1rmed into living and lasting
monuments In oommemoraling this anniversary
wisdom. honesty and fealty oi,s teachings require
Us TO allay sectional feelings to dlseard party preiu
dies and 10 throw on the winding sheet Of political
cree,ls and dognAs which often enshroud The
brightest minds aud the ahlest statesmen that We
may better understand the past, have an enlarged
comprehension OF the present and a grander con,
ception Of The future awaiting US Two years ago
reviewed the causes which led the colonies 10 sep
araic themselves from the mother country 70 thru"
of the shackles Of despotm TO assume among the
powen Of the earth the separate aud equal s'ationto
which the laws Of nature and Of natue God cntillc
tons as separate ana independent power hence
you will excuse me In not rcfcrhng to those cAuses
again Nations Ike individuals, are born; like In.
diyiduals they die and like individuals they must
render an account for the crimes they commit
against humanity They have their storms and
eahns, their revolutions and quletude; at times
clouds of darkness envelope them, then presently
there darts athwsu the political heaYCus meieonoi
untold splcnd0r like Alexander or Napoleon al
times they arv debating peace and causing eVolu'
tons IA the political world and again they are sup
plants at the feet Of those whom they once ruled
with an oycrbcarng pride. Atumes they ART march
ing forward without impeachment, and then spar
tan hand holds them In check. Eyer nation has its
glory and shame The history Of every people Is
marked by periods Of important and extraordinary
events events with an importance oceanic IN It's
amplitude, events which east their shadows bcfore
them; events, the Importance u which NO man can
tell, no mind conceive, no imagination can paint no
thought can iathoh for who can draw aside iorone
muacnt the veil which hangs with Is heavy folds
between the present and The yet % come; who can
walk through the silent halls Of the future and de
cipher the hicroglyphios upon the p2la Of fate, or
read the book Of time. who can look into the work
shop Of the brain and tell the result Of plans yet I'M
conceived look over this orcs, aud behold the
mighty oaks with their arms reaching forth aforiug
protection % man and beast frUn the burning uytof
the summers sun ask you what was their begin.
ming Go standup0n the Shore Of some mighty ocean,
view the nayies of the world blowing is bosom,
behold ships irclghted with the aroma Of the irup-
les, scr vessels carrying ON their h0mcward bouad
journey, parent, child, aye, and perhaps lover
whose heart keeps time with the iuusio Of the sails
and you stand upon the shUrc Of that ocean Whose
yastuVsS and sabliniJy iispirrs you with awe as II
did Byrons Chllde Harold / ask you from whence
is that ocean, We ask the dewdrup what OF is fi
turc and it points Us 10 the ocean. We ak the gtau
Of sand what offs future and the poet tells that
THE little grain Of sand
With myriad, may combine.
10 lorm bulwarG to tue sca,
Its limits 10 cOnunC.'
Do you suppose that King Gcorge had an idea that
the colonies would BE- successful in deDing his au.
thoriy and In getting loose from his .imy dngrr u
desPotism. Did he suppose that thirteen dladcns
would be taken from his crown Of stated None lu,
those having prophetic vision could have believed
it. CHANGING back over the plains OF time until our
eye strikes most important period tn the history Of
the world, We behold Representatives Of thirtecu
colonies within the control aud under the jaHslic
t"n Of the british Emplns an empn whose iopt-
steps along the pathway Of ages arc marked with
blood, aud lfthcre ever was time whoa she paused
for moment In her career OF cruelty aud boodshed
&c was only 10 sharpen her bcAk ike an eagle that
she may send II deeper into the decaying bodies Of
her slaughtered victims ifshc smiles 1t Is but The
sile OF the dccviycF Il she moves II sln wrath II
she dies Il is only 10 leave fall from her dusty wing
the blight OF DEATH the milicw o. dcsolation and
the rust Of destruction Do you ask me for sdcnec
whereof speak Need multiply examples In,sd
only to point you TO suffering Ireland the mother Of
orators and poet, What has England done for herr
Consult the blood stained pages ofhisioty when was
England ever known 10 ailJri protection % the weak
oreNioud ahelping hand 10 the oppressed viii such
tender mother 10 look D. what could the colonies
expect For this reason the issuing OF the DeelAfa.
ton oi Independence was an important step In the
history ofhuman events That Instrument OF writ.
Ing proclaimed on the t Of july i77c and thou vet
forth upon the pinioas Of time, has caused the
erpwncd head Of Europe 10 wonder the deeaying
bones Of Unpir - rattle and the automatic nations
Of the world to take council together You will re-
member from having heard the Declaration Of indie
pendence rad, that ont OF the mnltitudinous OF
rights with which man is endowed ouly thrtc are
mentioned "iife, liberty and the pursuit OF happl
ness' To those right, can only draw your Attcn.
tcntlon, Life that which WeHrc entitled to what Is ne
Il Is an ocean along whose rock bound shore lie
the wrecks aud ruins Of all the unnumbcrc,d hosts
that have ever imyeied upon it, bllowy aud stormy
bosom and in ,hcmost beautiful language Of a much
criticised lecturer Of the present dag. Every life
no matter II IL every hour Il rich with love aud
every moment lcweled with Joy viii at it, close be-
come a tragedy Us sad aud deep and dark as can be
woven ofthe warp and wool Of mystery and death p
But amer all What Is lfc that narrow compass ofcx
stance without liberty We have therefore life aud
liberty Joined together, What Is liberty Many arr
the ideas In rcgard 10 liberty Liberty isnot 10 allow
man 10 do that which he pieascs without any re-
stnint whatever. ifthls were 10 law. would be a
useless science. Order would be an exception and
not rule. Properly which We might accumulate
By industry, would take wing and ny away aud be
N much food for the hungry maws ofsocialist com.
munlsm would walk erect through our streets the
undercurrent Of society would BE- ever boiling and
seething the torch Of revolution would beeyer hang.
ing over our heads like the sword uf Damocles dis
order would ut enthroncd. our maris OF comm cree
would be converted into pest houses; our churches
would be turned Into inquisitoral halls our school
would become hot beds Of immortality; our charita.
hle institutions would pass away with the expiring
lame Of christianity vampires would suck the life
blood OF society and birds Of prey would send their
beaks deep In to itsiecaying body and the Keaneys
would inhhlo the stencil with a relish such would
be the state OF society II liberty was unreztralned
But such was not the idea our hther had when
they wrote that the colonies are and Of right ough,
to be free and independent" Law Is necessary
70 define the domain Of liberty for Nj Locke say,
when there Il no Law there Is no liberty" liberty
Thy hubiaiion is not confined TO metes and bounds;
all space lie open before ihee Thy esis tence Is fou
eternity TO eternity; thou vert with the Almighty
when lie formed the mountains, built the cone Of
Nesuyius followed out the yallios, and rolled out
the plains aud yet thou dislsi condsscend 70 come
down to man. How many crimes are being commit.
ted daily in The name u liberty You may Try 10
lmprison IT, but Il opens the door with unseen kew.
You may cut oTit locks but they will grow again.
You may cast II into the fuuRnce but Il will come
forth again and asser, It's divinity
Eternal spirit 0fthe ehainlcss mind
brightest IN dungeons. Liberty thou art
FOR There Thy habitatiou i the heart
The heart which love OF thee alone can bind
And when thy suns 10 fcttens arr eOnslgnd
~ ietteFs, and the damp vaults dayless glnou
lheir country conquefs with their martyrdnIn
Ana Freedoms fame fiuds wing on every wind .
Life would be mOckcry and liberty sham. IL the
pursuits Of happiness wcre denied Us I now con.
struet an areh-tie three pliian supporting Il are
me- liberty. and happiness, aud as this arch spans
the bridge OF time, armies Of ideas viii march over
II, on their way to transform and revolutoul,e "a
eiety. Wisdom begets power, and IN proportion %
The wisdom Of our nation. ~ Is IL strength pu,
some have an idea that our governments tenainvta
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