Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-03-08
America, the Land
that We Love !
..Breathes there man with soul so

UBrcathes there man Win SOuI
dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This l. my own, my native land
No. there is surely not man IL
the United States but is proud to sa.
"Amcrica is my own, my native
land The land for which so many
Of her noble sons have laid down thcil
lives. that her flag might never trail
in the dust Of defeat.
II has been more than four hund
red wears since Columbus caught his
first glimpse of the New World, but
it is from the Declaration of indie
pendcnce on the glorious Fourth of
July. 1916, that America dates its
birth among the nations of the
earth.
For many years America had borne
the expressions of Great Britain, by
being uujustly taxed, having no rep
resentation in Parliament. aud finally
being compelled to shelter the sol
ders who had been sent by King
George to force them to submit to
his many tyrsunies. The III o r 81
thoughtful had been fearing trouble.
between the troops and citizens but
il was not until the 10Th of April, |
1916, that the war actually begun,
aud the first gun was fired for lib
erty.
The echoes of that shot heard |
round the world crossed the river,
rolled away toward the village and |
into the distance. Nor did they stop |
there, the Atlantic l. wide, but they |
crossed it, and their sound reaching |
the ears of the English King caused |
him to tremble. Still it echoes.
More than one hundred years have
passed, but wherever tyranny and
oppression raise their hands that
sound comes reyerbrating from out of
the past. and they hesitate and turn
pale. The echoes Of that shot are
today TesouHding throughout all the
Russians. and are causing the Gar of
that great empire to tremble, lest at
any moment his subjects take the
bold stand that the Colonisfs took in
20.
After the blOOdshed at Concord
and Lexington, the Americans fully
realized that they must fight for lib
erty or be forever slaves. Reused by
the speech Of John Adams, Sink or
swim, live or die, survive or perish,
| am for the Declaration. now and
forever, and by the stirring words
OF Patrick Henry, Give me liberty
or give me death, they declaeed that
the United Colonies were. and of
right ought to be, free and indepen-
dent States.
All honor to Jefferson, who framed
the Declaration; all honor to the men
who, by afixing their names to
that, the document sacred to the
hearts Of every American, relying
upon Divine Providence. mutually
pledged to each other their lives.
their fortunes and their sacred
honor
AT the battle OF Concord our army
consisted of only few hundred mi
mute men, but the number va, soon
swelled to thousands. eager and rca-
DIV to fight for liberty. OF these men
Washington was soon placed in com
mand, and owing to his bravery as
soldier aud unselfsh motive. as man
he soon proved his right to be called |
"Father Of His Country.
The war continued seven long
years, during which many were the
brave deed, and noble sacrifices.
Such instances Of courage a, that of
Ethan Allan at Ticoudaroea. when
he demanded the immediate surrender
in the name of the Great Jehovah
and the Continental Congress. we're
not uncommon. Many were the sac
rihces, but none surpassed that ~
young Nathan Hale, when standing
with the moose about has neck he
said. IL only regret that | have but