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JULY 4«, 1810.
BEING THE THIRTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY

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BY THE REV’. SOLOMON AIKEN, A. M’.
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THE underfigneci being a Committee appointed by the 

publican Citizens of this’ and the towns adjacent, who attended the:
delivery of your inftruétive‘ and reafly patti‘otic Or‘at.ion, tender yottt

their fincere thanks, and folicitthe favor of a copy for the Ptefs.
'Wit_h fentiments of the highefl; Confideration and Refpeét,
V4 Your Obedient and very Humble Servants,
JAMES PRINCE, A
JOSEPH MARQU£‘.tNLD},
JOHN BRICKET.»

Rev. SOLOMON Atttm.

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Accept, Gentlemen, my high confideration and eiteem,

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JAMES PR.I2~ICE,
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A  . APPY are We, in bd10}di.t1_g;fl1€ tt1ittgswl1ic11 we‘

gee, met in hearing}; ofthe p1i0spe1‘it}r4ot‘Mom.t* Itiglily favoured

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;HJNIVERSARY'Oft};1€ Biz‘;/2» Prziy qfouge ,/Mztiovyz ; a11«:1 are
eetsem*1b}ec1f0t' the commemomtzion ttt'a«::1'eetl It 11:13 beezt

from time i1.1t111ett101*iztE, an ttsztge m eetetamtre ct::1ys eventful e

.1-and itnportant to the mtiozns zmd kixtgafloms of men. This
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' Vtfltmett the chasen eeeect Gt” ttae ',Fat"tt.e1* Jot’ the ."{-Vaitttzfut,

was by the pztt~tictt?m: iztterpoeitiom. at‘ the I)i";V3t‘t€ hand,‘ in

:t‘t“t“tt“£t~‘C)t.ttOt}S operatiutm, emzmeipztted M3111 their elavetir in
the Litncl at Ham, zmd; itztet t..»eeome am Eztetependeztt nation ;,
ttmttztuspicious day W.‘.-ts, by the tttntftetztte of Jehovah, theirs‘
Deiiverer, allnttélfly cot":1metmot*:1tec"t5.t It is W1*;7ttte11, “ Attct

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keep it 2: teast%11nt0 the.’ LORD, tltrottghout y0't.t§I' g€11(i‘t‘£’t«
tmns : you -shall keep it a feast, by an ozdtttzmee t"orever.”
No case more exactiy comports wtth ours, than the

1 instance of the ctelivertmce of this ancient people ftom their 

bandage, zz1'xt1becon1i11g It distinct, free, zmcti11depe11de11t
tzatioxt. Of them zmd of us it Inay be said, that 22. mttiott
was born at once. Frotn a similarity of circumstances at-
tettdittg these great events, combined with the utility of a

ettitabte celebration, we Inay conclude it to be our duty, to

.emnmemomte s0 importzmt and interesting an event, to our.-
jselves and the v-soviet, as the 11:-ate} they of our national exist.
..t331C{'3. Our Ged Wottldt hmre us mindful of his mercies,
gEi..t1t{3.t10ZfO1‘g€tft3.1 cnftxis hettefieettee. And What citeumu.

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stance can be more peculiarly adapted to lead our contena.-
platious upon the goodness and providence of God. towards
us, and our nation, than an annual exercise of this nature ‘?
And what contemplations are better suited to give us a re;
alizing sense of a particular and universal providence, and
more calculated to excite our gratitude to our infinite Beta»
efactor? All this, doubtless, God’s people felt in the com-
memoration of their deliverance. And it was the Divine
design, in the institution of the memorial, that they should
feel ‘it. How naturally and necessarily ’n-rould their tiiouglits
be employed upon the history of their nation? Tliis would
combine all the wonderful and miraculous providences oi"
God in their iavottr. Such as their Patriarchs experienced
in the land of their pilgrimage ; and all the circumstances
of their sojourning in Egypt, with the supernatural operas
tions of the Divine “hand in their deliverance. How deeply
irnpressed with a sense of the Divirte providence,- both in
the natural and the moral world, rnust they have been ‘E’
And the highest feelings‘ of awe, reverence, and gratitude,
must those contemplations have excited in them. The
same effects, will a suitable comrnemoration of our national
existence have upon us. in this ‘we recognize marvellous,
not to say miraculous provitlences of HIM, who is the great.
flrbitér of the nations of the eartli. y

A p In consequence of religious persecution, and theifolly
of the supposition, that human laws inayybind the fiiitli oi‘
mankind, and ldireet their mode of worship, this new world
'1wa‘s first planted, by those who possessed and clierished the
spirit of liberty, civil and religious, in their own breasts--~»~
by a few "persecuted Christians. How isurprizingly verifi-
ed in tl1is,t is that declaration “ Surely the Wrath of man
shall praise thee ; the remainder of wrath shalt thou re-
strain.” Could the great ‘accuser of the bret11reu, have
foreseen that the oppression of the rC.»liurcll1 in the east,
should have operated to the destruct“ion of his pagan king-
dome in the west; antlhare opened the Way for the .l?i'inee
of Peace to lilaveterected HIS upon the ruins, as our ‘eyes
iseliold intlnis land ; how sparing would tliehavei been oi‘
his perseeuting influence ‘E’ iUpon this, formerly a pagan
land, Where Satan reigned without controulgin his otvn el-
lement of darlmess; our eyes now ‘oeliold tliotisantls oi’
splendid edifices tdedielateol ‘to i‘.i"l‘f.f ‘irorsliip of tile .ii“-."'i.1'lg and

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true God; and see multituezlee tlitonging; them, and listen“
iiig to the lips ofCl1tist’_s atiilaaesaclots, to hear that glori-
ous Gospel, by which ltfezmd ininiottaiity are brought to
light. instead of the hideous anti Cllt3'COI‘ClE11‘llI yells of the
pagzms, and the Vvorsluppmg of ClC‘3Vllt3, otit €‘«?1I‘S tee bleeseflt
with sweet liarmony in the songs of Zion, all atiitnetixig,
and raising the soul to God. Steel}.-* this cam be time W0t‘l«§.'
only of title, Wlmse pt'erog~ative 1?; ref to luring good, itliillw
ite good, out of evil. Vi/Tito can review the nuttiez*oue. and
eventful occurrences which have mieeel up anal izeougltt

t our nation to what it is, and not be ill1p1"t3SS€Cl with :1 reel-
l izing sense of the particulate and Ut‘t1V"t:t"SE.ll providence of

God ? Ancl especially, when in cotmection witli this,
there was a conflict be'tween sin zzmd iaoliness, tyranny and
liberty, in a civil, and in at religious. point of ‘view. ilt"Gcd
mid of his zmciemt people, when they were few in number,
and stmngets in the lam. , “ Touch not mine 2:-zeoiiited, anal
do my piepliets no l1Ett‘1n;” so did; he my of the persecuted
settlers ofthese United States. 1-me especially cl'tl12i‘t ll€-
eoic company, with the Rev.  liobinson, the first plantw
ers of this Commonweal*th. i

It is true of all the settlements, tlmt God tool: them
tlmler his l‘-lOl_‘f.?’ lteepi1*ig. Though they were atllicted, they
were zeet desstroyeel lay the Sttt»’£1g€S. G-ocl meltiplieti them
in all their statleritigs, as He (lid tlie emcicnt Hebrews.
And; tl1ey,lgoveming themseives in the tone of 21 pure de-
mocracy, until their numbers 1*eq1iired a representative

one - aecl eetablisltin ‘their eolitv both civil cmcl 1*eli<>*ious ~
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till they etootl in that L1I1pt11‘2lil€lC£l attit“ucle of prosperity,
which excited the jealousy or t.WL‘tt‘it‘.‘C of the parent country,
and which led to their entleavours to stibjtigate us by the
"force of arms. Then *2 ".15 perticulaitly the time that God,
our great protector, eppemeel in liiss itmjeety zzmtl strength,
tin“ our defence, tlHd~ ga1t*e emiies for our mtzsom. I-lie ep-
gpointecl us 2?: place, mid gave us; 21 Mme ettioegg; the pow.-
ere of the eartli. ; l

' This auspicious day we celebmte ; and what is more
tétpplicable to the pex'fomt:mce tl‘ze:*:eoi’, tlten with beams of’

i gretitutle, that we take it View oi" its superlzitive bi-Z3‘SSli‘lgS ‘#13’

fit dissolved and mmiliilzitetl ti1e.eti‘r_>tig clmins cfcivil and re.-
izgieus tymimy Wlncii ‘we1*e lbl“l”l‘il1}g for ue; Aliour ii;Ill0VV‘
eitmens, the -Htllllfllta el'tli1e u1c1*e21tt1ag and 1*2e1i3ig Nattote.

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commission. But in hereditary governments, nobleman,

theswcms of noblemeu, and those of t1%.1e higluer order of

‘aha Climgy, must occupy every ofiicc of honour, profit,
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The full genius of fliorse nations class not oppor*‘rr1r*r§i:§;“pe
so display itseif; and those in office‘ are devoid of ail sense
of smenabieoess to the peo Ie ; to these thirags in a gresr;
measure, irssy be attribute that hypocrisy, €.up1I:crr§,r, infi-
delity, sud deceit, so g'iari11g1y apparent 3.11 foreign courts.
‘ , 33+ the United States, all foreign powerspare taught to
govern themselves, according to their exigencies and cir-
cumstsnces, and not to toil and labour, to pay kings and
nobles for efloizag it, st their asking price. 1

If a nation of men, by a choice of their represerarstiorr,
be unfit to govern rhernselves, who shaffl. be "'_‘ormd acre»
square to the imporrsrriz task .9 % ,

Not only were the sczurc-es of Eznowieéégee, hut eh se
of Wealth opened to us by the day "We cerlebrzrte. Unrfxer
our free goveromernt, the spirit of enterprize has fa}?
liberty for acézion and imp-roven1cn’c. Ir1c‘iividL1a’.is pursue
that craft,"“srr, or mystery, best rsestred to their genius or
dipositioo. Msolrizzd are formed with ciifier"esc iocToe.s—
tions, or propensities, to the various errrplojmserars, srrcl cc...
cupatioos of lmnmn life, which are csicufisteéi to improve,
refine, and render society prosperous. Ase. rhe roore as:
liberty those propensities are, to pursue their natural or
chosen occupations, the greater is the inlproremeot, and
the more perfect is society.

This, with the economy of our potions} goveromerrr,
and the inconsiderable expence, in comparison with rhat of
European gm'er11ments, .t9;i;e11 to support it, rerreiers Til-ES
increasing in iradirriousl and national wealth. Here the la...
bourer in general is lord of the: soil; and exrrhezs he is nor,
but a few active yesrswili acquire him a landed property,,
sufiicient for the maintenance of a family.

And with respect to the increase of national Wealth,
if it can be conside1"ec‘§.distinct from individual ,; the’induI-
gence of a moments recurrence to public documents,, will
prove the pcorre,ctn.ess of tl1e,pposi1rion. On the 1st Jsrruary,
1791, the tgross srnountcof debt, was, 75,4-§3,4«76_ dollars
rand 52 cents. “='1"'i1e debt on the 1st of January 1801, was
83,r'038,»0.50. ciollars and; 80 cents. The increase of debt in

-. those ten years, vis.,from 1791, to 18O1,i11 the two first

e,c1mi11i.strat~ions, notw,i§hStanding War Vvith the Iodiazrs, and
beping on there eve of}; one, with France,, and an inslxrrccuoll,
aroorrntcrl only to 7,574,574 dollars and .‘.?..8_, cents. The

it

 en the is: of isiitiary 1810, was oniy yy33,17‘3fi30,{%y
doiitttfs 82 cents, ineliuclitig the Louisuma stock.

“he old debt remaiitihg due on the 1st oflaitusry‘

iast-, was only {3.¢1,92.‘.2y,.53():?;‘ doiims 32 cents. The sum. 0

petid of the old debt during the last nine years, amotmts’
to 41,115,t748 dollars 48 A cents; So that almost Iiaif of
our nzttionali debt was Ci1SCi1'c1l"g€Ci durmg the last nine years,

including the 15,000,000, the purchase of L.OUiSi€mZ3t.

This shows the incirease of our national w'esith, not-« A

Withstaiiding the embarrassment of our revenue, by the on
tiers and decrees of the European belligerents. A

A proportional increase of prosperity in nine years
to come, as in the nine years last past, will disohztrge the
whole of our nzztional debt, with contmcting mother of
15,000,000. V . y y y_ _

This Si10WS beyond an eoht1*o'versy the aSt01'1iSi1it]giI1-‘-
eiease of our national "wealth, in the iatst nine years.

A suitable commemoration of an :.m_nivers2u"y like the
present, is beitefieial, as it invites to the ixwention of ii»bei:»
at thittg“. _ f _ A A 5 ,

'l‘l1e‘ig1*estprovider of mani<it1d1tstI1 for wise ittrposes,
ttiiequzrilly distributed the good things of life to 1 them.
‘While some are fed to the full, and surrounded with 2131 the
riches of life, the ‘scanty portion of others is dealt to them

with a isparing i1t‘.11d.* Tltis inequality in the distribution’ A

of the means .oi'1i_fe, is designed by the great creator, that
some should be ‘dependent on othetfs for their subsistence.
T he1*ef‘dre, cherity or liberality to the poor, is so much in»
sisted on,~, in the divine oracles, as tin indispensable duty, on?
those who are made stewards of God’s bounty. And as in
the eitercise of this important ditty, many considerationsj
are eorhbined; as the ability of the donor, the necessity of
the receiver, the time and circuinstzmoes of the donation ;.
not to recseive again ;_ not to be seen by men ;. and a duty
so directly in opposition to the selfish, parsimonious hemrt _,;
fghankitidyare prone to ‘neglect itlmore thzm any other ditty,
I_11times of g‘€h€I‘£-11 rejoicing, when the spirits are ’2Lil.}iYl13tt€‘CiQ

A zind theilteart merry, it is a fittrottrable season for lihersi

things. And these are a duty comprised in the eommem»

0y1”ation.t of thisaday of our national zizttivity.   _ A V

_   This is ysanetionetl by the usage ofthe then most eh»

iiglitezted and pious nationof the earth. A The Jews dispei-sect;
s

is

ihroxrgiiout tire great Persiari iriiigeéerrr, in the dayse oi" iiiiasm
erus, the king; eriumpiied over the rezichiiiatieiis of Hsmam

for their utter ezieiisirpatien.

Iestead of their being destroyed O11ti1eapg‘30§‘flted ecisy, 4

they had peweregiifeir ‘th.ems’oirer their enemies; This con»,
spieu0”us,ea11dfortunate day for the Jews,r was 2“»:1‘11‘1"¢;’xE'&iij'y‘ eel-s
ebrated aeieerdirrg to the proeisriraiieii er Est1iei~the Cffilfifin,‘
emd Morifiieai the Jew ; “As the days ferhereiri the Jews
rested from their enemies, and the W10I1ihiWi1i’3i3“"iE7aS tu1‘n-
ed urrte them; frernj $0I‘I‘0W unto joy, and from meiirniiag’
untea good ds_'y';?' that they should inafee there diajrs sf

feastino‘ anti 'ov, and of senciincr sortiesnse one to another‘.
3:: . .. .2. P . g

and géfis :70 212.5» poor?’ A

Days ofrejoieineg ares pecuiizwly those of 1ii3e1~siity.;‘
thatrthe hearts of the poor may be meerryysssaiici joy dispens-
eds through 2111 our ranks. The indispensable command of
him, Whose all things 2.re,e is equally binding in temp-orais*

4 mid spiritmils—~=“ Freely ye have received, freely give. ”

  This duty is atteiided with superior adx*s:stage to the‘
donor, as “*it is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Aiiicircumsstanee contributixag to render the great beneficenr
Parent of the universe, more blessed than all creatures, in.
‘the aggregate, who receiveiall things from his muiiificent
hand. V A V A  
VYOH, therefore; who are made stewarfls of God"s
property, will not deny yourselves of first virtuous biess»
edness which God iisth put ii‘: your power ; by opening
your hands wide 7 n this joyful a1iniVers.sry,i to gladidexi the
iiesrt's cif the peer, zine} tori make that ef the widow ‘ref sing;

Iii View of the blessedriess of our .i1‘1(i€p"C11UiA€11C€,‘fi1f1f  

flay imrites tee careful reteritiori of it. How prone is man
ts ri‘eg1e'et.s.nd esbirse his greatest blessings, and prgjvoke
theg all beneveient donor to remove them '2? A W    A A

A i'I‘he genersrioii rising up under ourfree and elective

A go‘veririmient,;+si1dnotiieernrersarit with eilie history of others,

know not how to prize their own]; a‘1i“ti may by a few dea-
signing men, and newspaper ptiblicatibfls, Witli ether Write
ings, bemade to believe it is the; most defeeretive of a1i‘go‘V“~
eerriments ; anti to think ‘chats an adverse occurreneesv, af-“
zfeetirig our natieri“, soiely proceeding from our foreign ree-
Iatiens, and unjust imeasuress of f0i*e'igi1c0Eurts,e are to l;*,c

M

saitttibttteci to 7C‘hfi3_;?&(3tni11iS’EratiO11 of our owe gover1i:menti

to ijetqtlige £1 gu_:.irdia11, sari

Stzcii is the effect of the iicentiousness of the press.
Ignox'anc_e<, more than any pliysjicai imbeclhty of a 11:17.

tion, is the OCC,§.iS_iq1".ttiQf l7Oppr.€SsiO1_1; and it We loose out‘!

liberty, it wosi%Ii ii.-eieps~if.t ‘‘‘‘ flbyfltiie door of ig2jioraince.i "Somef ’

ciegree of itii1otvgied.g.e_t, and .oftui1derstaiidit1g the princi- 

pics of our Coiistitmicii, and fl’1€‘IYi.&'fféIlS_‘;11"f3S of its admwiiiis-
Vtmtion, are s.bsoiote_iy trecguisite for the people t,%otietti1it}ery-
stazidiiugly in govemmeiitzil concems. ” i" 

If :1 private iiidivicltiai, “vvhethei"" El fiirme1*, merchant,
or niechsnic, should leave his %bt_1si1iess totally‘ to persons
employed to carry it o11,_[anci to.com;ti1it to t_he;m his purse,
his credit, his property and all M his concerns; witiiout
A-imowing what they take, ivliefit they do, or how they inan-
oge, ottierwise tiioii a mixetit, interested iieigiilaottirhooti
shoulci teii iiim ; would he not be tiiotlggiit to act most
-1)i‘€})tQt$t€‘!‘OLiS}.}’? and the public would jtxdge an iiidiviciuéii
W 0 should neglect, 1‘eEegse, or be

tmzibie to mziiizige 11423 %oewn tcso_necc31“11[st.i

A But no less tiiisiiitgbie  ;condtiet of a people?
-who have the gOV€iF§1fl1Cflt"ttiX1"1.flTl€1i‘fOW111hiftllflifsa, to be igiio-

grant of it, %aiicii‘ctot2iiiy eto;11eg:1eict t‘;ilA“_,1);t.};EJ-iiefl.iCOtiC€Iji1$i Tliis
eont1uctbettei* coiiipfofrts Witli tI1e¢%ceoneL1tioi1 oftslaves, who
Aimve no ,y'o1coc or mfltienee in their govtferiimeiit, tythan with

.:i free peopie; °';”i‘i3ose who rwiiii not gigoyein tlietriseifiesg

tzzimivtst lose fllfiir liberty a11<;1  g_0fV.€I‘l1ef;‘di:by others. A

Vi/'e fl'1C1'Cf();3‘,€. see into be i1idiispeiis_ab}.e to theereten.

tion of oL11*freeciom, that We exert i‘i@urse1W‘es for the \dis--

semination of politicalk1t1oVV1ed§§e,; t:ii1*oL1g11 all raiiltsiiiof our
‘fellow citizens, And let it be  stigmei ?_,1pO11ii.:El jpeifson

fl“W~hO ought to _I«::.11oW Solnethillg‘ oftotir publiccoiicerns,

when he is totaliyi ig11017al1t.QfI11€i'fi; Butlierei ourfiduty
;is not te1~aiiiimtec1. Let us be aware of those circuitistatxu

ices and practices ‘ti.-’Vi1;.1VCi.1ii£t1‘§3iiSOiL"t1"‘iiES iofiignorance. o
Afliuence which is mturafly predicated of €V'«‘3~t‘§Tfl_~‘€B'

ggoxreiéiiiziieiit, has its concatenation of%tempts.tio1its : Jfzrgm

teztse,‘tto idleness, hm;u1*y, inteifrlperancet, aiid every tefi‘e1-1-ii-

state tpraeticev; to the tiebiiity of the miiid, as Weiil as body.
In this stztte,17;1«:~:n wiii seek was tiieiifiisuzazzm/.972‘ éorzun2;ti'ie
ggraitificzitioii of titzei1"sai;i_icn1:;ti passioiis and appetites; and
become l‘5§'itT3i°»"‘.;,* ggmiti mote iscmiici, peeVi_sii, ~St’:ifif$i1,_fOtf%g€ttfi,3i

iii?

entice eseeiess, of the pubiic good ; and pr-ep:.ite theihsetves
to beyiiisctive, Worthless slaves. “

V ‘‘ Vie must for theiretentionof our liberties avoid pub-
iic sins, as well as private vices, He who hath given us
independence and liberties, can, on Otlfétbusfi Oi"'tig‘t€1I1,i,2‘€-.
move them in Ways 't.1I1fOI'_€‘._S€€1"1 and unthought of by us.
"W e cannot manifest ourtthankfuinesstfor, and due improve...
ment of our reiigious liberties; but by a serious and con-
stant attendatice on all the ordinances‘ and institutions of?
the gospel. .

t % Atiiong the public sins of our land, we caiiiiot iforbear
to mention the abuse of the important liberty of the press;
Uiihsppily, a system. of the most unseemly slaiidef, aiici
mist*ep1"esentstion of "facts, hath, for years past, been piusc-;
tiseti ihtour land  greaflj; to the displeasure of God; are
higitiiy “lC'iiSg1“2:C€fi1i"’{0 our tuition, A W

  Public sh-mdei* “and defamation, jhave overieaped all
i30‘t;tt‘3CiS ; aiichtiot content with their own, are found is the
2220.32? sacred CZ€j3a}“Z77Z6’i’EZS _; as if the strength of our govern...

detest were to be ttrieciby their force. But our nation is

enligiitenedi; the},?£i17€5isw'a1"ei of V the designs of their ene»
ties; the pi1iai*sio.fOt1r union trembie not at their efforts;
the Stampstins of the 'i)tlSLffl€SS are shorn to the quick! and

‘iet it‘ be hour. %enc.ea’v:otti' to p1"C‘V€Eii‘. the future growth of

their tocks. A t  

This at'1t1iV€Ii‘Sa1"y bids us 1~ecognize the price by which
it wzts ptirchased, Heaven rarely bestows great temporat
favors without t correspomiing exertions and stitFe1*i11gs to

W obtain them. These United States, once aciznowiedged
British coioiiies, findiiig their chatter stolen and violated,

and the cieterminatioiii‘ of the Bxritish 1)21I'iiam€1‘tt to4cat1'y in-
to*e:hfect a system of ‘policy towards them, which compris-
ed {ti 1“}gi't'£ to biiid the colonites, without their representa-

1 tion, in ail cases wh2ite*vei~;. rot1sed“in%'then1 ta, triostt deter-

neised opposiiion ; as the pretensioii was o‘ii11dicstive of every
prominetit featurewhich designates tymnny ; arid subjected
the colonies, to the most abgectistate of slavery. The most

ilulfibifi petitions and i1‘€n1d1iStm't1C€S appeared to imvei‘ no

other efiiect on is theflritish cabinet, them to incite them to

 t_€5Iif0i’.‘C€ their deteritiinatioii, by the prowess ofmrms; This
ezteiteei  theifitates at CO-1‘t‘f:"SpQnt:it:1'ti'. f}§3iiI’ii£ off ojgpositisjii 

ltltrouglt revolvin

I13
Jwhieh pervaded all ranlte :r.md every grade of our fellow‘
eitizens. They’ saw nothing helbte them but this altetrtau
tive, slavery for tltemselves and }_:»oste1‘ity', or atdlre coozllletgl
‘To resist a power which made the thVrooesof E1*..:l‘O}’)(3
tremble, was awfully presumptuous! To submitto vats.
salage, wasworse than cleath ; ’;?t11dp1‘O‘l«’:.lng tl‘1e1“o:z.el7'-ares un.-
Worthy of ltheir magnanimous ancestors, who 'f'o1*eoo‘l{ all
the deligltts of civilized Europe, encottnterecl the da11ge1"s
of the seas, and the more perilous ei1"et1mstz.tr1cee of tla1td-
ing their families upon the d1'eat‘y shore of at wilclemeas,
inhabited onlyi by savage beasts and more savage men ; all
for the sake of religious amzl civil liberty for themselves
atld posterity. ‘ A it A A l
V“ ‘What can We do ?” salcl the colonies.»--“l Shall we,
solitaly, and alone, in the wilcle1*11ess, waist the gtteztteat
power on the earth, Whiel1 has a p1‘EfpO11(ltErEtll11g ll1flt1(31”lt_‘.C
over all the sceptres of’ Europe ? Slaves we cannot be.
ll/Ve appeal to the Prince of the ltings of the eatrth for th
I'€Clitl1d(‘;0l‘ our cause, ancl the decision of the case.”

lnstantlytwere all ranks, anclboth; sexes, as from I-leavez‘t

inspireclgwith a firm, ~unsha_ken resolution, not to live
-slaves, nor sttfller oppression to‘tlclel~3eeucl f1~omthem*to their
lofi“;-;prliot0~.’ And when the scene of blood ttrazvropeoed at
Leztittgtott, the spirit of our heroes failed them not, nor did
that of our heroines flinch. Frorn that *t1rl_y“7« morning,
g seasons, out before peaeefula~la11d be-
eame an‘Acelcla1nfla. Then commenced the time which

l "‘ tried «mt-:n’s souls ;”those in the cabinet,tlan(lthose who

:we.re destined to the field. l The martial clarion1*esotmde<l
thtougltottt our land: ~ % A ~

‘‘ Towarmsl to arms 2” was the call. The “‘_Wa1"lil£€
epirit glowecl in those bearing arms; and in additiolt to
their own, they were stimulated by; the {ire offi*722zz[e]2azri0z-

zfsm ; which unloeltecl the arms of the fair, from the most

tender €tT1l3t’tlCC;‘S of llllSl3=§ll1ClS aotl sons, an-cl of those who
elterished the lhndeet hopes of a future eommlaial connec-
tion ; sa3?ittg, “ go! go, L‘lI1t;lt3‘1“l"tl1€3 protection of Itleaven,
and save our eotmtry ; and if you he not permitted to lt"ett1t'1'1?
let us have the superlat;ive consolation of lteztriztg that you
(lied valiantly. H ow can We suhmitlto the degtmflztttiozt of be...
eoming mothers of a p1"ogen§;" of Sl2lV€S'~l’_’l()ltl1‘ heroines, in
"l’.ll€l1‘pl9.C€,‘W’€t‘€ not a wltait hel1indot1t* foremost l1etoea. 'l".ltt:~.l::

M

tpesizriotic ..¢on_<_‘.1;;*1*;€:11ce, ;a_2';d %pe.rsuasi%ve Vv%eE0que13.pe, stz$m';%*
fibre less soft, but more zx’a:h1e:»rtic new:-zs with vigoxw to xyieid
the swiord; and to mam be1Q11g31astiz§g renQ_vvn,Wa11c1 au} _E
§a%rt1c%1pa£10i1 111% all the 13.011013 .~'<T~?1;C13¢03§?Vf§}%of  %d_ay.

Eat Wh«:‘at, ;aS thfi pm“cha&e—0f em: ;11_c1e.p.e:;d.e;1¢e e.n%sL1.as.
fag: 4a13:1140st ..§:;ght s:2cc€?€€i1m%' Yfiars 5?’ "E0 _<_;gL;.=._1“% Lcountzfy is Azazvw
;};ot_tec1A W€3ti’,1§0111:€ &ndMp€ri1QuS days,» ;1;1d fléepless nlgghtse
A prC)§fi.1S1Q11'.,0‘f blood anal .;t_1‘;€aS;LiI'€y‘” New flu:-zrhed W1fi;h
_3,1ope, jand £11611 nmre a11xf1o11s%fQr me. pause. A VV,a£;'fii11
*thi1'o1ig=h¢a{1}; 311$ caggrgcc zmd .V1CiSS1’Eud‘€E3 V05 a »pro%tract¢d,a11d

fizheqxxered is, *,;:..r,. ” A

gas.-ya-:T%hey lay Waste our pleaszult

'1‘l1e%1xgerc§_iess Britons 011.0116 %%s_ic-16, anti fiche “savages
of the xviidemacgs on the other. Hope a‘ncM’ear,“accompan~
fmcl yv_it;1;; sympathising compassien for,L11Ao.se%.iv,hG %m:mrned
»:zhe;1Q%ss pf fr§_.en‘ds% and gQ111j;ec;iQ;1s%,Sfalltaxxkii1%w,theV11ig'11places
 the —£"i<:.l;&;, “e_§:tt:1_1c:1€d .f1‘(Z )1"»l',3." habit%ati011%tO habitatitmi $.11
were ;g1iw*e far i11te11ige3m_:e wfmtxn _tI1e c011flicting zxrmiasg
‘M11911 they .c1read$ed IQ ‘ heal‘. §C1"u(§:1ty and devastatiqn
maztked the gfcotsteps of t11eMfoe.- Thcy make fl1eir rava.
A A A _wha.t dd “I

   

:,se;c:? »'W":1j;__zat pliteadful %.conflawtratio11 is ,that?A J’Tis}Char1es»

@1143 “ms Wr3.pt 111 flamczsl %_%%sg3-e the patchy %%e,:;112dat1o:a,,

Ifi

fiike \c111;1Mifi11§.§ moumzmus .toa1re1i.11 g to the %?skies~!

“ fI‘1;ez'§: is .th_¢ viVgqr.0;.}$ son, aiding his aged %fau:I1ez.‘
Hji‘IQIf1«fl3l B 13411;-..s5. ,f{S;~ &:e f£1;1~.f3.¢<iis.t1‘_e;ssec‘L_ 1nat§1*1121i parent seek?
mg ,h+;=;r ”£kfi‘1'ig"}'1‘§.€d czizul-:1, :to s11atp11 it fmm flu: Vencirclixag

ggfiagmes. And now, ‘bAe~h01d, 1111c1k3r Cover ofihe dL1sE<:y, Va;

pout‘ o;f;fi1e cQ11su1ni11fg; eléanegt,  .t,35.1e :.adv[:_rse £09, in 131511»

‘;1ia;1—t 111[a1f;ia1%arra13r, with. fi?rm;L ahd L111d%uzu1ted‘=step, boldly

marching to embmcze the: }"i*0nt§:>f battle. Now are :t11e
 mgi11es%;and 1mp1e1mnts% Vgf kcleath, in action.’ ‘Tm: ea1'tIj;

fmagxgblesg the atxnasphere iS'ii1‘i agitatioxl ;by the horrid
_.cQnfl i(}t_. Tfihe :1m:1i1<:‘:1an $}1AI}._,w by %1mte;*pus 6Xp1QSiQI1:S? ~12;
?%;gh;:,;fn4¢ef halfhgsbeams; A‘ ”QL1r foe movas %b01diy .011, Mbufi:

in “ tvortg;-rin%g%eet11e1"5’ Dole is dea1t;then1. M The grouxlfi

is wcrimsoned ‘with th;eirb1oo%d.’ Thrice are Athey If£3pL11S,€C§

,aI1df£1_ ub.‘E1C1{. A11d.thri.ce.......Ha1j'k.3 Elarkl !......,,.V%.7h2:€:
g1~oa.ns a:re ‘:;h$oseIAheVar? ’A,Tis }«‘vTax'2f€11 I ‘Wis . ;%'%c?:2e2“%z2:Z ‘War.-
zren 3 he i»s%fi:1M€11 1 he is ¢morta11y WOLl11dC’d3 see there 3.15
ibis»! he »wa;:itiaes, hegroans, he bleeds, hepis expirizag 1
£i§01c1.3. he yet speaks! E I.wi3.1:1iste11 andé.te13%y0u
*m-‘hm; ha sa}?s........E'§;e’s siiem. H63 no mam. Hes

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 forever! he said in paini{’nt accents, onfl Ks feehte

voice, “ 0, my country! tvilhtagty do E offer the sacrifice
of my life fO1'th(:‘§i‘a Death is not the worst of evils ; "t,stave~
rye exceeds it. I only regret that E can stand no iottger, in
thy defence. Be valismt, and you are free. Be virtuous,
and you are happy. 0, my dear country 3 I commend

thee and thy cause, with my departing spirit, to my God.”

And now, the voices of thousands of heroes, are in
sccotflance with his,;.---Generals Moxntgomezy, Thomas,
‘Wooster, and Mercer, and the bmve who fell with them.

Among whom,t do not some of you 1*e“eog11ize the
troice ofa former magmnimous husband, an heroic son,
a valiant father, or an intrepid brother ‘I?

All of Whom interposed their lives, between the stroke
of ty1"an11y and their country. Language of this argument
and energy excites, yea more, it demands attention.

These were the sacrifices which were made to per.-
ehase our in?clepende.11ce. The day” calls our attention to

the blood of our countrymen, and the remembrance of

departed,he1‘oes, who died in our defence, that We lnigttt
enjoy our hbertxes; and ad; ures us, 1'e1i,.<};iotusIyto improve,
and SACREDLY T0 RETAIN THEM.  

   

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