Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-07-13
Strike till the last armed foe expires;
Strike for our affairs and our fires
Strike for the green graves Of our sreS,

UOu anu our Hdtlhe lduu
''Siuk or swim, live or die, survive or per,
ISL here we stand And to day lO1 years
lago, the representatives, of these respondents,
in Congress assembled, gave formal expression
to this immutable resolution, hurled def ice
10 the face of d .SpotiSm and assumed posi-
ton whose moral sublimity IS scarcely par
alel in the annals of time !
1t required no ordinary courage to take this
decisive step 1t was full of risk and danger
Failure to mike good the position assumed,
involved confiscJ,ton. ruin, death-all the
atrocities insanslfe power knows how to infiict
upon vanquishnd rebels And, to all human
calculation. failure seemed not only probable.
but almost inevitable What disparity of
| forces, what dsprop0rton of resources ! On
the one side were thirteen American colonies
sparselv populated, scattered overa vast ex tent
.of territory, without m army or navy,
without munitions of war, without credit
without n ,mA among the nations, but with a
selbori incapable Of defense by any means at
kther commtsd with II frontier mrnaaed nv
Hostile Slvtg4s ratdv to carry the tom .hawk
| and sCtping knifa into the very heart Of the
country, AMI with enemies amoag thrmse yes
1earer 10 assist in the overthrow OF their coun-
trvmen; on the other, the most Formidable
power on the globe, strong in mighty army
| and puiSsant navy, rich in resources, with I'M
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name that compelled respect from the mist
unwilling Whit eve could see hope for the
weaker in such contlict2 IL was weak ness
fconteniing with strength, it VS. desperation
counting diSis'Pr, il was madness rushing
blnily on to swift distraction Thus might
humln reason characterize the ominous sfrug
gle But these men, strong in the justice of
their cause. amin ,ted by filth in the triumph
.pf right aud true 10 thu cOnvictinns OF impera-
fatve duty in the face of all opposition. in the
view of all possible consequences stood 6rrn as
| " III Of adIm1nt, aud resolved TO do or die !
I Nor were they wanting in the elements nee
esstry TO a vigorous prosecution of the enter
prise ia which were embarked their lives
Their fortunes and their stcrei honor The
fstory OF the Revolutioa--is il not known TO
/ you all? The spirit tn II amin ltei the father !,
/ Hoes il not live in your traditions? IL was
holiness that shrAnk not from the most for
nii tble uaierakjHgs a calm intrepeiitv which
no danger couli eft, fortitu lie disaster
could no. crush. cour' ge appro .chng death
could not exiin rutsh. perseverance that dis
EARNED adversely an1 compelled success 1t
sas Ethan Area. in the gray light OF morn
/ ,ng laundering At the wall of T,coniero-I.
/ snd dem IN iiuE il, sirreni-r IN the nam OF
| The Greu Jehovah and the Continental Con
! gress 80 IL VS. Prescott calmly facing the ai-
vAneing foe ~ q iak-r's Hill. and letting loose
I he fiery energC that twice seut the ass nltins
columns back broken ani defeated II WAS
Washington leading his defeated bat nnis.
nlvei 81 ifers htCS over the icy n law are
/ in rkness and tenp,sr. aud pr-cipiJstiug
Them like an animated ,huaderbolt apon his
late pursners At Trrntsn, scattering tb-m - be
fore the blast OF the Almig hiy: il Was Wayne
hesiing the patriot columns a. SinaT Point,
RAID. vh n st-'ks7 irsn b. al e7vious bullet,
I commanding TO he carried forward th,, h
+ m ght die 10 the con1Ier.i stronghold IL y -
Green, oftea drtetiei bat alsays uaconll.rci
returning again sai agai1 70 tho combat. till
misfortune sts orsscone. and IIarioas triumph
achieved
{ This sss the s7jrsg exhibited: ,h,4s With
iathsrs Of ,,npsrish 'h'r VA were 'hr ma aho
/ - the loas an 4 "a. struggle rim tie ltei
( the rights Of Hi-1 demonstrated th1 v,liAity OF
/ their title tn fstt 10 n, eai wssat reluctant
'h1ax. AMPLE. concessions "a their claims fro n
The once haa ShJy bat nos hanhl~i far Z .hi
/ IOhlT haze you f,a al; - m>n o. S-vea,v sit
eighi vsi,s9ils hive rpu preceded .ni Toar
+ aa-a = - III live in an ant Sary assoc ttst
/ si'h a. thU u sahliin, in ef.,; an heroic 10
/ achievement. whti~ time its-if sht endure
/ Blt. triumIsl ~erurg~I NaI it,I .p.nIesiee ~ "a
another pr"nlssra taxing ths utIas resources
>'At.'sru In~llipy pFe~*ntssi tt~-lf fir ~nuItan
( Preserved an psTP s1aais-ls Uy what form ~
.,.vsvuEn NJ shall tiar pTfarpiss. ~uy,s<fujty
IA sint ,iasi "a established as.l conserved. ~
/ prgtTtsrs hal shows the !nsugfi sIrnry 81 the
Ayttcl', - t'lfsFi srstinn. asErpg.s usll,r TIN,
pre- tlre ~ external y. slAHs a'tt Fiift-t-
tss1 ~ Tia ~ 4 stu ~Eo u a',splussslv essential
] facr, . wa1 rem NIB ring Ia. - n -uI.
04es HgsessifnsB iu ttas prosecution nf the nv
- s ~ th~ iaisfp. A. mt actor. ~ * Staf-<
1AVnfg ttae erection II $ttoHg satrai govern
n sni. ta<'itn1el In ~pls respects Afgsr the moo
{ tbsra EpNrTuut 'Uts II Egrpp7: there were
. ,tacrS va Fcgar It tht> ~ simply rs.tura u
fil evils from wtcli IN y nal - hAyslsi' s<>Ap-
l. Atd = tsp- g I ~ tenn fsr removed A.
> 's@'o's' from th'' "-Is prop s~s,i. How Shnnti
ghn%ss canalrttng view - r-in -iIssis Vision,
I sgAt npt wanting la this graf en- .T<rncv. and
Z tns Constitution, giAy ttag asEin>t upins csn-
4 ggAitEattoa. o t'i.s one hAtlt aud tAs tsniaucs
- Dissemination. IN "a" other. tptss,i as
ihs ~ ~ II Hrg ty~rnfn aat an ths hulNark nj
ptiT th .gEtsss-tbe ~ypsneat 81 our duties ausl
I fh~ charter - "us privileges tuler ~ h'Htg .
Iniues.g the country has i've aud 4 issr n II
sssi grown. nutti u sian l. forth a star at
me nrSt futsn'inir IN tae e1'sirliai'on IT M
sloas. Like tar grain II mustard SOD IN scripture
parable ia" t*'ilSr plant ifsu~fars. us fat
/ has gruwu Ia De mighty tree, under wlgrSr
Sprs ting osa psI - the pDp~,.s .si II every elm
nav girsl shelter AIT pr,,t-.c;lssi. uithry they
I N,rn >. th~ vtrslnis Of ittastirs an wrs1g the
chilirtn M pytSa'ion a-si want. A. IN an ark q;
reftf ss aud tue atV " = sssl - ~ ,m s<ttinS
tass. AMI trans fnrms tt.' intn faithful riIlk 'Is
AMI <tHrty frr-m ~. rs.aiy to break ie1ce with
I front And not only do We otter b.re asy Ium
fpT the Vis, M nj oppression. bu. EVAN pie Is
"a iiaitis D'nisaa1t influence s'rs1a l. tihsraix.
us cram mt, am tlorAtiog tle cbniitta1 81
psnpsN, AMI Fastening forward the eay when
tyranny. civil. csr s~taStlcal and political shall
Ia ovsrthrbvl ani destroyed. l know 81 no
! pr1asicF bast than that which pertains o.
/ Am 'ri~aa citizenship. M higher Inc sntivr e.
| patriotism than that wIsch arises from u con'
It>tth<ul.i'ssi psttsoa " ",rnpF am Fa< the
! nations NJ the earth. y oaiv dp ". cnl'pply
wtsfntn- All ths achtsvsm MT oi - glorious
ancestry, hat Staut forward a. tps living ,x-
prneut u tae right nf th' people II originate AMI
[ control their owa governments. and the suthor,
iiattve example and tliu< ration of their power
20 maintain that whiclt they have originated
and preserve that whtsh thNy control. Aud
thnnsh W. NAV u1t boat 81 mighty armies and
/ navies. 81 hioai-Stain,-i triumph~ in war
/ NJ aggression md conquest. have tina,
which Is far more valuahis-se have liberty. W
have equal political rss'S. W. hsvs = 'nrlty. NJ
have plenty t.aItagss, tu com b.rt~,n with
which the pb'nt All >plsnt'r Of tn aa'udas 81
feSp1;istns ara but As "A spllispz b-ass an a
tsukiing cya al.
| WHAT rpasiitnt - a stats.
No, gl-Tas>~i ht'tl IN ~ or lahprc IN ,aid.
/ Faics ~ ~ ar IN at 'iSvs;
Not cities proud with spires AMI turret< crown i
| Not hays and brad harm ports.
Where. laughing at the storm, rich naVics ride
Not >tarr'd aah sp,ngsed courts.
/ Where low-browd inSDlcuce watts psrfum' tn
Hut men: high-niudetl m,n,
!
Men who their du e know. but know their
/ rights.
/ Aud. knowing. dare m.intain.'
/ The constitution. aud the gnvernm mt ba sei
upon IL, depend frT their pre- sarvatiou upon the
fidelity and patriotism NJ the people. That have
Idscendci u u, a. s,ered trust to he guarded
and maintained IN all their eNrellenee, that they
may bc tra1sm'it"sl, uuimpa'r'l. t. rem btest
posterity. II, through ANY malign in iuance. we
hecom unfaifhtul to THIS duty. rpcrealt II this
obligation, then ''Ichabod' will he written upon
our institutions and achevem ant> of our fathers
VIII live in history only an Illustration NJ the
vanity and futility of the nohlrSt enterprises.
which dep md for their integrity ~ on the public
virtue. Eternal Vigilance is the p.ice of liberty.
When the army sleeps the foe prepares his sur
pri<eS: and whau thu Gu sto1ta1S of liberty,
iulle n n fa1ctcd security. relax their vigilance.
aud iutermit their end 'avnrs her enemies, In
secrecy aud silence, are forging the mlnacleS for
her en>laveIn mt. Let US tn m aS faithful bhni
charles Of the privileges purchased for us. and ms
vigilant sentinelS upon the watch towers OF
liberty. be ever alert To detect every hostile APP
proach, ara rsS olutc to thw trt the m lchinatons
| OF every foe
| So shall our Institutions b. preserved AID the
lgallanttbark Of American liberty sail salty and
majestically over the ocean of Time the terror of