f, 0 R A T A I 0 N ‘ $1111? 4, 18005, AT "mm REQUEST or ‘rm: INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF B OSTON; IN ACOMMEMORATION on THE ANNIVERSARY cm €../Z77Z'6’»"Z£:C76Z7Z- .flza//r./2672. 4372053. ---IIfsuu-a--- BVJOSEPH HALL. v-«aura»-—- "1¢4z§.cm; p ;z.x1qrx1~;:.*;~opF1cs QFA-Mxzzmxm zozmsra, AnguE, % mtg: inn.‘ """‘:« 4’ un W A=» 2 ’ *3 "%w«‘ ‘ mifiiw mflrw‘ ‘I; 3 Q‘.?*4"" " "mu-'." ,.~.«,_.,'_ ‘M cl) E‘.’ILfll’)‘l': 1“ "L 9‘. Vote of tkt iToz¢m. ‘AT a Meeting of the Freeholdcrs and other Inhabitants of the :I,?own of Bflarz, duly qualified and legally warned in public Town-Meeting, affem "bled "at 1«‘aneuz‘l-Hall, the 4th day of July, A. D. 1800 : ~ On motion, Vated, Thattlte Seleétnten be, and hereby are appointed 3, Comtnittee to wait on JOSEPH HALL, Efq. in the named of the town, and thank him for the elegant and fpitited ORATION, this day delivered by him; at the rcquefl: of the Town, upon the Annivcrfary of the Independence: of the United States of America, in which, according to the inftitution of thc Town, he confidered the feelings, manners, and principles, which led to that great National Event--—and to rcqucfl: of him a. copy for the prefs. ./Ittg/7. 'WILLIAMi COOPER, «2*m.~.c:zu»t. ‘Boston, _‘§‘z:{y 4, I306. GENTLEMEN, THE political fentiments by me cxprcffed this day, as they were dim- tzztcd by ferious conviétion, are freely fuhmitttd to your dlfpofal. With great refpctft, ,, ‘ I am, Gentlemen, Your moft obedient Servant, JOSEPH HALL. ‘}'"l:r.~ St*lc’:.‘?mt'n qf Bo an-. 0 R A2“ I 0 N; --v--«vi-an-.n~«-.-..fl.. .....,.. l W DISiTlNGUISPlEDi for loyalty, im:lL1iiry, zmd for m2mn‘eirs which‘ aclorxiizinid fupportlthe pureli liate of civilizecll fociety, 2lI‘1l1Tl21’£€Cl with o the feelings of II1€in‘3'21CCL1ll:O1'fl€ClltO the fweets of A freedom, you weve impelled, Americzms, from principles of juliice to yourfelves and your pollerity to refili the enciroztclalnents of Britifll policy. ATTACK-I1\«IENT to confiitutional rights, not a. rage for innovation, liable not revolutionary prin- ciples diéiated your refilizlnee. In vain did you entreagpetition and rernonlirate. You were com.- pelled to arm. Friendlefs 2-1I1Cl.i1l11‘J.ld€n of pretended treaty obligations, and of idle elztitns of gratitude to Frzmee, we have here’ the‘ VVI'i‘tt€I'l“, de1ib»erate o;jixii(>n of 21 political writer of the firfi: etninentceg 'l"I1is W1*iter was 21 Iirenchmana 11:, however, reaibnixtg mi-1 the nature of things, we fliould not remove‘ tlmt iizepticifm‘ in zrelamtion to the finifterhviewse of Fmnce, wliic-11% 11215 been fo frequently manifefltezd fince the revolution in that country ; if frame flmuld yet maintain the generufity of the motives to oufzillianee whichttc-a A mated the magnaniimmus French monarcli, ftiI1% 4 the pmceedings in the Congrefs at Parisi are fuf- ficicnt to opeinthe eyes of blindnefe and prejudice itfelf. Putfuant to thep01icyt0f'1iu1'g'ot, as difplay- ed in the fecret memoirsiii‘ of the French cabinet, Vergennes ndt only recommended the re1inquifl1- ment of our fiiheries, the nurfery of our feamen ; he even advifed us to treat with Great~Britain without an exprefs recognition of our Indepetb dence. To the difgrace of our annals,‘ our Com- B A V 4*‘ Les politiqtzcs dc tons Ice cabinets dz: 1’Europc. Tome II. fa1.,395, 34:2. miiiioners t’/'0 “%%%¢%¥i rniflioners were then enjoined by public Elutllcifltji‘ to Confult the Frencl1 [1niniiter,an$d to be governed by his counfel. The firm amid enlightened AD'AMsl and-“JAY revolted at the idea.» Andttliouigh aflhred biyVergennes,e that r Britain would never cede ei- ther of thetwo points, and though (to ufe 21 mild phrafeology) rzzemrly dcylwed by one of their cola A leagtxes, our Commiflioners fncceeded to accorna pliih the treaty of 17 3.. UPON the attainment of‘ peace‘, thofe“ of our countrymen, who with valor ‘and fuccefs had fought the battles of freedom, retired from the tentedrifielrdltoithe boforrr of their friends and fame iliies, unrernnnerated but by the proud confciouil e nets of having idefervedl well of their country. Their mode{‘tChief, accompanied by the ggratefutl admiration of his countrymen; withclrewto the mild tretreatsioef MountVernon. Of Tim’oleonb anid Paulus Emilius it is recorded, that they were for fzxmous, it equally for their virtues andibfuccefs, ale to lettve it idoubtfuleiwhether their great achievements were due to fortune, or to their owner prudence and conduft. "1"‘l1ecl1::£r21€rer, the fervicesg the virtues of ’WAsI~ItNoTo2¥r, are indelibly? “ impreiled upon the bleeding hearts of his furviv» l ing fellowmitizens. In the attempt to portray‘ A them, “H eeeeee them, the pencil of gex1i1}sitfelfl1:ts defpztirledtof 'doingl1lmjultiCe.t l A l A t'1"I—1E feeblenefs and ioefficiency of the ‘Conl- fedemtleed fyltem, by which our nittional alffitirls were conduéted during the War, were unfolded in all their impotenceat the return of peace.‘ eMaking due allowances for the lburtlxens and penfes of tin eightyears wax‘ profecuted t‘oo*ttl‘ir1 A to ‘manner derogatory to thetnational charayéter of our enemy, did plenty, did the; erxeourztgezlnerity of ufeful indtifizry and comment-e bear lzmy pro; portionto the refources of_our country? Inlteztd of general regulations to embrace thefe im-portant objefts, each State was governed, by 3. narrow, felfifh policy 5% and under pretence of ‘fupporting her own. trade and trmanufaétures, carried on 9. commercialy warfare with her filter t 'Stateé. In purfuit of this policy, fome men of talents’ and diftinélion were fo eonfpicuoufly attire, aslto ac- quire aiclegree of popularity, “and an ihnfluencte A over their fellow-citizens, wvhich a fubfequenthun-» relenting oppofition to our prefenty ‘national fyil tern has not yet wholly difpoffefied them of; V HAD Congrefs been A veiled V with adequate A powers during the war, inany ferious inconve-‘ niencies, experienced at its “termina.tion,woulde have been prevented. * Our meritorious army would V %A¢¢%%ww Wcdmidd hzwc 1*éccixrr:d feafotuable cotnpcnfationq A mare jufi apportiommgnt of the bu1'thcn;s and Ara.1 duties, we never %vie'vved as Vvflmcongenial withthenatum of our civil and pan- Iitical inflitutioqs. Nor were we fucI_1$ fanatics in philofoplxy to courthofiility with a nation for _:.»1 di£Tc1'dcI1Cedvof% crezed in religionor politics» Odth-. V «gr nations xnightd be govcrhed by one or more A defpots, byfla: C_QIdfu1"’ or I)jrc&ory. To us they ~wered%qnirfI1por(:ant¢, ‘If tId1eyin_tcrfe1'ed not with 7gurdrig11ts,d it was our duty and our policy 1,101; i¥1t¢¥nzs=dd.1¢Wit11t11eirziifairsa 4 FROM 43 eeeeee :FR.OY‘~l'. :1 *<:er‘y' natural .cligrcfllon, which none 337.11: wild enthufialts will frowneatgl proceed to con- :lE.der' the efiimation in wl1icl1 we were holclen by .l?.urepe:1n nations, when {(3 much fatal’.-:.cn in our own. Our foreign trade depended upon cur; "«:le*fy and the momentary caprlce of :1 mlni{l'cr'. Lcuuis XVI. condufted in tl1is refpc-:é‘r with honoh-l ‘able though not difinte1"e{lecl lil:»e1*21litj;'. His pal» icy towards us was more beneficial than all the frienclfllip and proteftations of his unprinciplccl,l flxort-lived fueceffcws. l Hitherto their friendly lproflers have been uniforrnly accornpaniecl with 4 every fpecies of hoflility. Tm‘. continuecl- tlmugh ineffectual efl”e1‘ts of A 0111' firfl: Envoy to the Court of St. James to efE'eig7zz:y. It as exprefsly mi. ‘W;/3652' the _Ci0'L*erJ277zt7z2I: of iemh and every of" thofe attributes, and particulmy prolaibited theii: exercife ‘M’ -fitfi -)3:_{\ 4*‘! ')::Q- 511' 5*‘ exereile of any V 2252 Qf Nmaiazzal :}'Lt;*5'i/21'iC"Zio;-2. Thtrs was :1 radicalcure provided for the many evils and diforclers then experienced; and thus :-1 preventive was furnifhcd againfl: the more ferious ills with which we had been Inenaced. pi i . A ncmxciv fo liberal, fo enlightenecl, fo calculziw ted to clitninifll the influence of men whofe popu- larity rind title to, public cmiiiclence had for their“ bafis fpeciious profeflions ratlier tlmn found politi« cal principles, popular appeals 1‘21tl1C1"lZl1Ii1'1 public fer- vices, was fare to meet with their difapprobation. The fentiments of the people evidenced in favour of the Confiitution at the time it was acloptecl, fiifleti for 3. moment the pfpirit of oppofition, and compelled fomelof its opponents to give their voices in its favour. But I appeal to your fluber recollec-t 1 tion, and to your prefent ferious conviEtion,,wl1etl1~ cr iti'1MZ_vfpi1‘itl12J.S not burfc fortli with viruleneer againfi: every important conftitutional ‘net of our national government. WxTx~t an nfii~:é‘ration of 1"egorclyfo1' the Oflicem emd foldiers of our highly cleferving; ‘Fpzztriot e.rrny,”i thefe champions of State .“ii’)‘17€irC}i§;_‘;)”371t:x7'l2lI1-’ veighed with‘ bitternefs ngainfi the ~fum;iin fy1'iezn,r and urged the impmcfticnlple fclieme of clii"c:;rimina- ptiion,» W'1=~:1zN 46 +3°»i~*$-*.°M°'i+ A WI~tEN neotrzfltity was‘ ‘enjoined by pt“ot*.Iatr1:1~ tion, they cctifured the nuezifure as inconfiftcnt with our treaty obiigati-ons, and as the Itighefc pitch of iugratittude to Fr:mcc~:, ‘chem in their View the gre:,2.t model of Republicanifxm A V ‘WHEN in pe1*f<:€t Corifificzmty with our intvzrc-':fi,‘ with ourwdignityg and withogood policy, an Iilnvojy‘ was difpatczhed to Great-Btitztin to Mdoxmmd 1‘E3pi11“- a.tion&fo1‘ her aggrcflions, tlzczy reprefentecl it as um manly and difl1()hOI&b1Ci Of every tI'1i‘r1g; calcu-» lated to provoke hoftility they were 1:116: 1‘t:it~Jj«* zxdw VOC.*ZLt€:S. In the ‘true: fpiritof gztfcoxtacle, they am. % tempted to bully tdGtcaAt”-B1*itain with comrmfirciai rcfo1utions.V Tlctey confizmtly oppofcrd. <‘:vc:1‘y 1112311 yrs of dafencc, or of rnilitzxry preparation, tending to enfomzcthc claims of our Envoy, or tocxpxfié; 0111‘ own fenfibilityt W”:-xmxr thztt iitttrunmnt “pregna11t with to A r%nuc:htev'1l,%” ‘t1ic:B1*itifl1 treaty, was fatificd by that “St:n2tte,21ndtf.o /J07l07‘(Z5[:§! difclofcd to the public by‘ an honorable Senator, they t1'n:.tde every exertio11 A to miflcadthe minds of thetpeooplc upon the fub-. A jeét, Alixtle inodcfiy and r:::flcétic>nAt upon this A occafion wouldlmve d'1€tated_0no their pzufto at difa A * fcrentlineofconduét. tlnproportion as theotrtezaa ty “was unfitvoturttble to the American intc-rafts, they 47 *‘M-‘*+¥‘*¥**¥**¥'« A they ihouid have confidered themfeylves refponfible iior its defefts. In proportion as 21 clatnorousy op- pofitionprevaiis in our free gove1'n1nent, We {hall neceflitrily lofe our influencewhen treating with any foreign nation. With deep regret It utter it, trhe afliliated focietieé of Genet were alrnofi an oVrc1?ma;tcI1y;for our Conftitutedt anthoriaties,_ when Mr. JAr~’”s nomination took place. tS.,u;:h_ mifiakenae principles then aduatoed many of our ci~tizen9, that had our. territory, like that of the than free _ and happy cantons of Switzerland, been COlT1iIigr~ none. to France, we flrould have fl1ared~ theiryfince wretched, remedilefsfate. ii A V THE French’ government were foon advifed of the firengthi of the treaty oppofition. Happily for our country, they iniftook theebullitions of the moment for an invincible attachment to their diforganizing principles. In order to counte- I1.3.I1Cf:': the phalanx on whofe fupport they de- pe~nded, and to fulfil the prediéizions of yfome of our» unworthy citizens, they ccomrnenced a pre- datory war upon .A Our commerce. They inyfultingly told us, the rnotivfifi of their conduét. were to ‘teach us re/jwc‘? for our ytneutml right.» They'cen- fnred our adminifiration in every particular that had“ been urged by their fuppofed paritizans. ’ A C r i Terese 43 Veéeeee 4' t THEsE%i‘nfnltsrand outrages beganhto produce‘ their natural effect upon than intelligeng thigh»- fpirited people. 7 rO‘uf o‘ve-rweening attaehxrlent d began to be fi1‘perfede‘d by manlytdrefentment. This falutafy efl"e€t' was c'he"cked', and the caufe of Jacobinifmt was p'r‘orno'ted in our‘ country by a net- tion, whofe blood dndtreaftrre had been profufely expended to‘ prevent its deleterious influence in dEur”ope'. T he unwarrantable capture and" con» ddernnattion‘. of our vefTeI‘s in the5Britifl1 Wait» Indiersjufily exafperated Americans. Tl1istfrefl1 aggreflion was difavowed by the Britifir cabinet, and imputed to the miftalces and errors of {ub- ordinate officers. Changing the fource of the aggreflion neither dinairuiflied the refponfibility of the Britifh government, rreftored our pro'perty5 nor foftened our jufl: refentxnent at the moment. t But French depred-ati'ons continuing, our ininifier fhoffrdance not only unaccredited, but treated with da petuIanc‘e unbecomi'ng the di'gnity“of anygoin hcffimcnt," three Envoys were appointedn with furl jjo\ére‘rsf‘htot:1dju{t:ht til? matters of difference. The co‘ntume1iiousmanner inwhicht theytwere treated, A dthefitinfidious attempts to perfuade ‘:1-mu tormi. “ A "ficfit the dignityeancj/fintrereitsofthe United States, A fTIé5p1;b1ic tanxhieffroccefionedbythe long delay andemaeciatincercourreofm afnsc_»/.2 En-ways, ‘-~n~.:. ‘ . ‘V d 336 "379. eeeeee ere recent in your reco11eé?cion.y The indignation; ‘then kindled in every true American bofoml ought not to szeafe to operate, until a real‘/jbirit of mzzity on the part of France {hall in fome rneaf- nre atone for her pztft outrages. A ll AFTER her repeated rejection of the Olive ‘Branch, after experiencing from her new and enggi*ayated . h-ofltilities, our ‘ govlernment y refolved -upon the protection of our ,commc-srce. Our tr21d- ing vellels were fuifered to arm. Public ihipsof force were equipped and commiflionecl to convoy our trade, and to capture the French veflels that annoyed it. The benefici'a,.1p confeguences tltiat ihave rcfulted from thefc indifpenfible, though expenfive meafures, l121V"€ been felt and recognized throughout thewhole American nation. Millions have been favedi by them from French rapacity; land the labours of the mechanic, the trzrdefman, the hu:[bzmdman_ and the merchant, been clien- wtially promoted. V Yet thefe important meafuree, fo promotive ofwourfolid interelis, were oppofed violently by fome of our citizens. .If they were nftuated by miftalcen, not perverfe principles, we A ‘ought to forgive them. But, until the defolating ‘War, which convulfes Europe to its centre, be terminated, we ought not to forget them gr much J leis ought wectolteiiify our gratitude for théil‘ patriotic Rh poeweee jszzmotia ferviees by ’e1e'€cing them A but Governere “or iL’egiflators. i " ‘ WHEN we coriiider “the diiiiculty oififorrningi c 3 Conititution of government for five rnillions of freemen, fcattereydi over an irnmenfe territory, of ‘«tdi3fi°e‘rent habits, accuftomed to tdifferent laws and "ufigets, of fironglocal prejudices, naturally ijealo ups ofhthegovernors even of their own choice, we could not rationally ‘expeét our :n:ationa1;govem- ?~i”ne”i1tito beatdminiftered Without oppofition. we reiieft that it fcarcely began to operate before the fafcinating jargon of modern iiiF1fench principles we1‘e propagated throughout ourp country, A we are {truck with admiration of the virtues and intelligence of our countrymen. VWHEN We review the wanton provocations to hoftility which We have treceiveid, well from “ Great4~Britain has “from liratnce, tthtough not in ”equa1degree,'we feel :a pride,vas pAme'rica'ncs, in the I prudence, moderation, wifdom andtfound:.po1iC:Y ‘"o’fourtNational tAdmniniP£ration. R A A ‘WriE”N we contemplate “the eonfequences vsthicht have refulted “from A our j Independctntce, fand ifrdmtlte operation of our national government, A pwhich alone can fupporr it, gratitude t*to‘T-Ieaven I cornpels A us to awfcribe‘ to 1 the God“ of :<»‘ot1“r ‘force _ fathers 3*“.-“.é.7.W' eeeeee fathelrs the linnulmerable .bleflinjgs we enjoy esta people; A l ‘ls we c'ontt‘3§il ‘the gloomy "period between 1783 and t788 with the brightening profpeft which our exilling. national fyltern has continued to develop, we {hall find abundant ‘reafonto res- vere its wifdom and eflicacy, to operfilt" in ‘its fupu port, and to putfue the Ready policy by which it hasbeen direéted. Notwithftanding the depreda- tions We have fuffered externallyl; although a mortal pefiilence has repeatedly ravaged our cities ; and although two unprovoked rebellions “have enormoufly augmented our expenditures; lyet our public credit {lands upon an unihaken bafis, our commerce has 'extended,l our manufac- tures “have “advanced, our agriculture is improved, our wealth and population have increafed in an unparalleled manner. Such have hitherto “been the happy refults of our wife national policy. "But a in theapprehenfion of forne good men, elouds and darknefst await us. hear «gloomy predirftions of the probable eornfequecncesaof our mifiion tocFranee, as refpecfls .o.ur interior and foreign concerns. Should a free tintercourfelnovv take place between her and us, A, it is feared that -her former ppartizans in our eountry will fupplant in the public confidence its ’ long-tried, A22‘ eeeeee A long:-triedfltedfaft friends, and materially change its policy. ' a It is to be hoped that the underliand... ing and virtue of Americans willprevent fo great ca public calamity. Vife are induced toyicherilh this hope, when we reflect that even inithofe parts of our Conimonvvealth rnofi: difaffeéted to our in» tional policy, oppofition candidates. are ftuclious to difavow any partiality to France,‘ and loudly to vauntof their federalifm, thebetter to fupport their pretenfions to public confidence. With re... .fpe€t to out foreign concerns, it is apprehended that an adjuitment with France during the European conceit will excite the enmity of Britain, Let us not, by oppofing our adminifiration, or by pre- di&ing_ the hoftility of Britain, invite it, A If we remain true to ourfelves; and continue to place a manly confidence in our nationalgovermnent and ‘ adminiftration, we {hall have no reafon to dread yr the frowns or hoftirlity of any nation, however po- a tent ; more efpecially of a nation that is generally 4 . governed by wife rnaxims of policy, and that has fo lately denounced to the worldthe Aunprincipled interference of France in the affairs of other na... tions. t Bethe confequences of the rnifiion favora- Vblel or otherwife, it has_been adopted by confcitm tional authority, and as good citizens we are pledgg l edtoabidetheifl'ue.l it “ l l l A Tate 93 *1*‘*¥*+¥**¥**$°+1‘ THE future deitiny of the American empire depends upon the confiancy, intelligence and virus tue of the American people. To render it truly great and glorious, they Inuit continue cordially and confiitutionally to fupport our national gov‘-, ernment, renouncing the abfurd, deftrnétive, um» conftitutional doctrine of State fovereignty. A The pernicious influence of foreign incendiaries Inuit be controlled by Alien Acts. The tongue of i foul {lander againft our public functionaries Inuit be curbed bywholefome Sedition Aéizs. To the honor of my native countrymen be it fpoken‘, few indeed of them have been convicted of {edi- tion. The operation of the ac’: againit this dan- gerous crime has been chiefly confined to the pun- A-ifhtnent of fizreign renegadaes. This circumftance -alone proves its expediency. The conftitutionality of both acts rerrlains unirnpeached, maugre the elaborate. report to the Virginia Legiflature, drawn by the niifdireéted pen of the fpecious Madifon. Had fuch falutary laws been adopted by the free republics of A, Greece, neither the emiilaries nor the gold of Philip would have fapped their free», dom. A THE fituation of our territory, from north ,4 to fouth embraced by the ocean, the abundance, and the variety of its produétions, the induftry A A and $+¢$%% mad lxarcly erlterprize: of its i:l1l1abim;nts, dir‘e€t our defiiny 3:311 commmcizll people. Dear~bought ex» lgperigmcc inftruétss us, t}llaJt,u‘V£§ can lools; to o‘ur.-«V felves aloma for the protecfiion of our commerce“, "We have witzmefied the operation upon. ne-utmls, of tlm jam gerziizmz, as recognized by great nmritilnlc mxtions, who are never neutrals ’tl1€l‘I1f€ll‘V/7€i’S when any 1'nariti:1m power itli 3;. belligerent. We have witneffedlxow little favorable to the rights of neu» ltifalitjf are the opiniom; of their learned judges and C."lLVll.'l'J.DE~§.. Hence we fee the abfolutc: neceflity V05 2: rei"pt€l":z.bl»3 m.vz1l e{lz1bIi.fl.m'Ic-:nt,‘F not for the pu1*pofi:s%0f l’oreig11 ccumluellz or of axmoyance ms the tmdc of otlxcr nations, but folcly for the pro»- fl',€&lOI1 of our owm “ Let us obfcrvcll good falltll sand jullice to» wards all naticmsl ; let us cultivate peace 2mcllI"1a.r« zmonywith all,” aslfaras wclczm confifiently Clo it; A let us purfuc a {heady fyficazfxul of policy, without whicll no lnation can become relpeafkable ;. lctlusl refpeél: ourfclves and our own% inflitutziodns, and llwe fhall not fail to cammanlcl the refpcflz of for» “ 7 (sign nations; jj -f;-%As our exports principally confifi: of the produce of the farmérlsllixiwl lduffirgr; hié peculiar fintcrefb in l:he~fupport~of a. nzwy mull; bcxfbvious to lll;helnzghte1tll¢br«;v¢r. ~ Al _ _ V *