Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-05

we might Judge thereby Nh would
occur in the future. aaa lie fecommen-
Ced TO the American people the docu-
mcnt read 10 ,iay Another great
political philosopher, the greatest
OF his country. Sir james Mcintosh
said: Nations are not made on parch-
ment: they are the growth OF time and
/ nature.u Aud ] want 10 say To you
to-day, fellow-citizeas, that IL | cannot
I educe from the lessons Of history some
practical suggestions for the future,
then what will saw will be empty and
vain defamation. sound slgBifying
/ nothing. | want 10 slow you to-day
how il was that we have achieved that
Independence not possessed by any
other people under the broad canopy
OF the blue heavens. IL was not
achieved 10y that papcr. That PAPER
does not tell you that the declaration
OF Independence, penned by the lin-
mortal jefferson. was To grant the
American people independence. Not
az all. IL tells YOU the pre-eXisting
fact that by rea son OF the tyrany OF
George Ill, the states We're and of
righi ought 10 BE- free and indepen.
dent. Not that that paper made them
So, but that the American people with
the courage hy which they have ever
been characterized, had determined
that il should h thrown of. They
had evidenced ID by their conduct al
Lexington. Boston, Concord and Bun
ker HUI. Ii published the fact that
the people had 20 determined. and
p opeTiv saws in the conclusions. ain
the maine and by the authority Of the
People; aud the glory Of this country
ofOurs, unlike any other country ON the
face 81 the earth is that our constitution
acknowledges that all political power
/ inherent in The people. Ny friend
Paddock, who takes the liberty of
joking me whenever he feels disposed,
saId the other day in the GAZETTE
that | would make the long talk, but
that ii would not be too long however.
Ii Will not be too long, but | can state
some wholesome truths in the meail-
time. The distinguished speaker
dvelt 81 some length on this distinct
i've feature OF the institutions Of the
country. He then called attention to
the fact tina; what he hal to say was
entirely eXtemporary, that he had
made no especial preparation for the
occasion, not even having prepared
notes. and that in justice to himself.
he wished to lie reported carefully.
He made brief reference TO the first
settlement AT jamestown. Va. in 1907.
~ the landing at Plymouth in 1920,
and rapidly reviewed the hardships
encountered and the courage and lofty
patriotism displayed by these early
settlers in laying the foundation of the
Thirteen original states. The struggles
OF Roger Williams and his sympathiZ-
ero III their efforts To obtain religious
liberty and the inc.lculable value OF
their achievements to posteritv, were
then depicted in eloquent language.
The speaker then followed up the de
velopment of the spirit of liberty
among the people until finally the
representative measures leading 10 the
revolution were adopted by the English
crown, and then, when Massachusetts,
became the especial object OF the VEN
geance of Great Britain, how instead
OF standing back and allowing her to
suffer Tor her rashnAss, the other states
declared that they would stand bv her
through veal or wee. The meeting of
the congress of the federation of states
aud the adoption of the declaration OF
independence We're sketcheh OF the
ltter the speaker said: This world
mas never read, this world la, never
heard read, philippe against a IT,
Fanhlcal government equal To that
which has been read ia your hearing
today. Ii went out al! over The worlu
ana with 1t the death kaell Of tyranny
was sounded and liberty was usherea
IN. When the war was over. The uc,-
PIE found that the loose Articles Of con.
federation which had heretofore bound
them together through the seven wears I
81 Inc struggle were no longer su;Ii-
cleht Tor the purpose, now that fine
Imperative necessity which had ren- /
dered no other course possible during
tIlat period, Was passed. The conven- I.
tioh Tor the adoption of the constitu.
ti"n, was held in Philadelphia in l7S7 I
anu sald the speaker, there has never
existed IN this wide world a band of
~ re lliustrious patriots, men Of more
profound sagacitY, of more diligence
ana eArnestnes Than those men who
met there T. establish liberty for them
selves ana their y, sterity for
ever. The personnel OF tha
convention was - ken of
'pmeTh Il IN detail and a glowing tr-
pate was PAID 10 some of is more ais.
Llnguiehed members. The ditficuIties
Intending the formation OF the eons,i.
uVion aud OF It's adoption by the states
were men described. Said The sneaker.
YOU'D that had time To pause. II
: lhe greatest event in Tie history az
ne world. Nonatinn on the face of
ne eartii before their time had started
government into motion based ,,non
i'e principle that all political bower I
' ~ Inherent IN the people. No GOV.
intent oi ancicnt times had ever ;
''uiolhed the two principles of A fed. ,
IN government for all The states ~
ne an yet leave 10 each of the STATE
ne regulation and control of its o,v,, t
e!iiest tc affairs. IN the constellation I
/, tuese nited States these two prin. |
ipts ufSt appear together. As states /
9 are instinct rs the pillows: as a (
mon, we are one as the sea W. I
lattSu OUT among the nations M tba a
artil as an example TO mankind and +
e nave been followed By many na'
ohS since. We have demonst r,,ad \
lat the people of'this country arr ~. n
aolc OF self government. The graf il
vents OF the country's history war r
leh rapidly passed In review. Tho an Il
',,ihehtsot. the two acts known ms ~ ii
' n,ia ana sedition Laws, the political d
lscussion resulting tharefr,,,' n,
le election of T,I,n,,i :,
,nursol "a the presidency rs consa- n
ience OF The interference of these act. +
IN the liberties of the people the ID
t ,,'ie OF Louisiana during his Nd h,
lhls'ration, thereby OPENING mn ~
the Mississippi river:tba war nj
a'i-, me causes leading thereto and "a
y results achieved by the contest "
e 'arlii discussions which agitstsd n,