The Penn's Grove record., 1882-07-22

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sacrifice 10 do honor to the memory o.
those who sacrificed SO much for rs
who placed their all upon tie altero
their country in behalf Of themselves
their children and their child.ens child
rem even to the reiDotest generations
that they and theirs might be safe in tn,
4 possession Of the great human bTthrighi
ofFfeand the pursuit Of happiness. Lei
( us LOOK back upon the causes which LED
liberty to be the foundation stone OF sul
/ C-oyefnment and search out its sources o.
strrUpthan safety and see where daugtl
Is slowly undermining IT; look bach
through the dark period Of eighteet
wears which changes the feeble rebellion
/ of thirteen infant colonies into the grand
est revolution on record. The spirit O.
liberty and desire for freedom was in
planted In the human breast Thousand:
Of years ago. 1t has az times been hid
den aud concealed and anon would spring
into sight with all the briliiancy ofa me
teor. it would be beaten down but IisC
again unshorn Of its strength, powerful
/ and progressive 1t was the spirit Of
liberty that made exile IN = strange and
sweet to that little band Of pilgrims
which drove them 10 brave tie perils q
the sea and launch their little feet upon
the main. to following the setting SIN and
I lodge their floating arks on the shore OF
a new world. It neryed them to dare
the many dangers Of an unknown land,
and was the magnet whseh drew them to
/ cether TO resist the attaeksOf q king and
his ministry.
The 4th Of July is written not only on
the uares Of our nations history, but II
Is slammed in indelliblc characters upon
the open volume of the worlds history;
STAMPED in characters 50 plain that they
who run can read Free America makes
freedom possible to al, whatever may
befaIl US. If we but stand firm upJa the
rock whose foundations were laid upon
this day. nothing can harm Us and an
will be well and the m0Irnful history OF
1861 will never need a return The year
1851 was the great hinge Of our history;
the turning point ia our allotted destiny.
Nations as well as individuals are chas
tened and purified by the fire of affection
The result Of the war between the sec
tons was larger personal liberty 10 all
Americans and a nobler corpora HE for
the Republic It has brought abundant
COMPENSATION for the cost; We have a
more durable and solid Union The ami
moSities betweenths w sections are fast
diving out, and the states will lie welded
together n a irmer s~isterhood.
The great problem Of future American
history is immigration The fate OF Ar
existence hangs upon this. We may now
look upon it in its brightest light We
stand with open arms ready 10 receive
the liberty loving people of ether lands;
- .l-...-.l. .,rrr, 4artz af AbazrEar5Ts
are accepting the opportunity. Ne Go
not ask the emigIsUIt az be - landing,
lonely and heart sick upon our shores,
the cause of his coming; why he left lis
old homeland kindred. Yet We have the
right to demand that they assimilate
themselves to our ways and institutions.
If they cannot accept shis requirement
we shoulG prohibit their coming u pro
tect our own people in every manner
Free America was never destined tobe an
asylum for the mental, moral ard physi
cal incurables OF the Old world. Let eni
grants come in welcome, whether from
China or Russia, Ireland OF Australia, and
when liberty touches their eyes, as II by
magic. all the scales ofoid bondage viii
fall. and they will see with a strange
light and behold freedom and progress.
A new people in new cOantTy should
be the ~progcnitors of a new race. The
tide is now OH the flood and old land
marks are being swept away and Old
societies and institutions worn out and
useless are terror stricken by the roar of
the i~uundation. The Golden Period
of the worlds existence is not in the
past. but With Americans Of the Nine
teenth Century standing upon its very
Threshold who q already family dis
Germ the springing Of The browning race
Of mankind. The Ethnologist of the
future will Add another race-the free
man of America. Let me exhoTt you in
c~onslusion, to be tIue to your heritage OF
freedom in this free land and ~bequoath it
TO your children unimpaired; for q free
land is the greatest, noblest, richest her
tage earth can give her children.
GRAFTON BY ION. JAMES BUCHANAN.
Tie orator opened his address by
picturing the discovery OF America By
Columbus: The trials and yaclssitudes
Of IL navigator who opened tbs way 10
a new Horld for millions OF mankind
He then referred TO the extent OF our
coantyy. frigid north Of Alaska. 10 the
aln,st tropical climate of Florida,
and, from the Atlantic 10 tia Pacific
ocean; also, the elevation OF IFS high
mountains: its inland seas and great
rivers, all lifting it for tie habitation
of a free and prosperous nation. Its
railroads are now nearly Ii hundred
thousand miles long, and its telegraph
lines almost equally 30. Its newspa-
pers number some six thousand; Its
free schools, seventy thousand shall
We SO cond vet ourselves that this leg
acy bequeathed Us by our fathers shall
prove a last suecesy3 Rome, once the
proud mistress of the word, in the
height OF her prosperity became luxur'
ious and then began TO decay. The
arts proved on barrier to her desiruc'
tiOa. Aud 80 with Babylon As fol
our own country, there are grave fear:
for her safery. Among tbs tendencies
10 evil for our country is, We are rapid
ly losing sight of the fact, that this ia
ton was founded asa Christian ma
ton, and this government, a Christian
government. 1t was founded OF the
principles Of the great Teacher of MAJ
kind, whatsoever you would tina
OLllblA blittGIl y ~ yO1s Ap s00 w.
50 10 them" ON fathers were Co
serving men and in hoping for his bAes
ing they launched the SHIP OF State.
Tie speaker then referred to the an.
tagobists of The idea that the law of tbl
land recognized TelIgica. Although
does not recognize il In any partieula
fegm, it gives eqsal liberation to all
/ Laws exist Tor The proper observane
OF the Christian sabbath and for secur
| ing 10 each man the right to WORSHIP
/ Col-aecorajrg to the dictates at hi
/ own conscience, with nCne 10 moles
Or make bim afraid. George Washin:
toa was a trt,e illustration of the spiri
OF the age which gave birth to on
country. That Christians have night
Which others must respect, must |
kent in view. The Sabbath is "a da.
fOr rest, quiet and worship and he VIII,
prevents it depriyes Us OF that right
There are some tights which ven ma
i~orities have no rjghttotake away. ~
have allowed our Sabbath to be neafl'
taken away from us. The Bible is oai
ished in some places from the school
and dram shops iGfest nearly ever,
/ street corner of large cities. Corpora
lions ale even most clamorous fer TN