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ANNIVERSARY OF

   AMER§ICAN IN-DEPENDEN0E«

BY N: RUGGLES sM1*1‘A_1eI¢»

Si Deus est pro nobis, quis contra nos? 010.

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VOTED una7z'imou3Zfy, Tkazf the C'omm4ag't¢‘e%e V be .d9§z?ecteci§,

to wait on Mr. N. RtfGGLEs~ SMITH, and return‘ him the
fluznlcs‘ of the citz':zen.s' for his%,9pz’2~ited‘0ratz'on, and request a,

 order of the Committee,
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The Oragfiozz, ajt. ilzeh request. of ‘ tlge Committee, is, wz'tlq

% all due respect, submitted ta'thez'r disposal.

Jasnmt RUGGLES, \Esa.V

A ‘N. RUGGLES smrm,

Chairman.

ORATION.  

i IN compliance withthe desire of ‘partial friend...-
shlp, and the solicitation of a number of respected fel-
low-citizens ; I rise in presence of so esteemed an audi-

ence, and on so important an occasion,‘ under impress-i

sions of conscious distrust. The timeallotted me forthe
completion or their Wishes, will not be judged to have
been suflicient to efiect with equal success, what a lon-
ger period might have enabled me to accomplish. And
as diflidence i and fear are restraints it peculiar to the feel-
ings of youth and inexperience ;* they have an unques-so
tionable claim on the candour and indulgence of tlieibew
nevolent and enlightened. l  l l s i
Leamdaplolitc and respected assemélya  ”     >1

; a A spirit of patriotism impels metoslcongratulate you
on the ‘pI‘OpltlO1lS’-l“€‘.tuI‘11 of ‘a this memorable anniversary ;
and with fervent zeal and ‘ rational enthusiasm, I, greet
tliat proportion of the assembly, in whom I recognise
the venerableassertors of the rights of mankind. I in-

voke your sainted spirits, ye heroes of paradise; im--- a

mortal champions of “ your native liberties! t Inspire   

breasts with the ‘sacred ardour of your patriotism; A

the flame of your magnanimity. Mingle in the lcelebrai-V
tion, of our natal rights; and infuse into the cupof
our festivity, your smiles of texultation. Approve our

litranspor_t, and sanction our independence. t

Come,wyue votaries of freedom, encircle, “the [devoted

laltar; of Liberty, and consecrate — your chaste ClieSlI‘€S«",lE0

thedignityoftherl cause *; Come, patrioticl: youth, ap,
preach the shrine ;of sacred Mworth, vtiwilte a garlantl

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{to the iinmortal fame of your country! Ye vrn.G=1rrt§«

zgrnnxpn, animate our deyotion bythe mild influence of
your virtues ,; and 1n your ..vestal robes invoke the gen...

' l tins, of your innocence.’ Dian A. will protect your hearts,

and MINERVA inspire ‘you with wisdom. l — Hail, the
anniversary of our hberties-§-l hail Intnlslmannnncn ! a

-day devoted to the cause of ‘freedom, let freemen assert A

their claims to its jpropiitious yinfluence. i «Let the efi’u,

A sions of our joy l;)e'_go;verned by the measure" of our pat,

riotisrn; and this jubilee of our rights be perpetuated in
profane its sacred temple 5‘ nor the anger of In J.-tar 31;
mar its hilarity.      l   l    l l

“The” theme of American independence has exhausted
the ‘praiseof eulogy. and coinrnanded the boldest flights
of imagination, and the extravagance of rlietorical ornaw

‘ l Inent. To or expect, at this advanced peI‘i0.dlof its corny

tmemoratio11,an.y mode that has not been embraced, were

A presumptive afnticipatioii ,; and the foretaste coul be jus‘,

tified only by the aid -of supernatural ingenuity. . The
;province of candouris extensively; indulgence lisltheolialndg

.:maid of youthful di$tru~sit—.mtI1ei‘faVour;of' these I implore.

The world resounds with applause and admiration of
American wisdorn and valour. Since the ifmportant but
rhazardous period, when the readyhandtf “heaven irects
ted our pious and venerable ancestors to the. rude cradle

l of her infancy; . our -favoured gcountry has progressed
Witli unparalleled rapidity, in the arts of lcivilijgzationg mar l

tional honour  respectability. Thirty and two’

a _j£have the plains of .independent America been renovated

flay the prolific]; radiance of then meridian sun ,; and as of-

ten‘ has the faithful pen of panegyrick recounted, the vita l “

yztues, celebrated the achienemelmts, andfpaid due honours
 the ancient fathers of our country. To recapitulate

  

A their deeds of zheroick tvalour and gmagnanirrnity, Wow 

the annals of posterity. Let not the revels of BM; CpHU§ ~

A lbeto {eulogize xivhat posterity can «never. forget,, or mags if
e t The epic story . of American independenceis altytoétale 

‘‘ tvonder.and.of woe. A llnterwovenl with  relation 

 

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liates rallied" to the destiny of those, whom the faitlifutié
pages of history have recorded as the victims of reme-
tliless despair in the conquests of the l ancients; and who
are represented as sacrificing the cla~i~rns f Cl0IT1'€‘.StiCl{ fe.-i

liicity, to the stronger ones, of their country, In its strains» 
f melancholy horrour and brutal carnage,-t lthe; piercing? 

iten of inriagination traces the image of the magnani-we
mous and intreped AB R A n ATE. s weltering on the Alner-
iean field; an the captive Princess of the Persian mdn-
arch invoking the shade, and erapiring on the gory bo-
$0111 of her breathless hero. It exhibits in the person

ef the “irnm-portal father of American liberty, greater prtl-' 

dence than Cesar could boast, without his perfidiousl“cle—

t ‘signs of ambition ;. and more consummate bravery ‘tliany

Alexander displayed, without A his deeds of intemperance
and cruelty. It comblnes the niagnanintity of the val.-
‘iant, Witltiv the pusillanimitylolf the cowardlytand 'treach~.

erous; and clisplays the conquest l of the forrner over

the pride and injustice of the latter. A It embraces the
‘balmy sleep oi? the cradle rocked by the crimson hand’
of” vile assassination ;.. the disolution of the -natural ties
of parental fondness and filial attachment; and the pits.»
Ollsii fate of unprotected innocence is rninglecl in the
gloomyeatalogue of its,.pjlwoes..s  It is pal series Of!€iV'(_‘.‘I1l'.iS_.,:
the relation of whicltrerrteitestiithe parclour of veteran youtlt,
andirouses the just resenttnent of A experienced age. , It
eaptivates the mind! that gtlows with the arclency of pats
riotism, by an rexhibition of rnagnanirnous and €3{2lII1pltl~
‘ry exploits of inclivridual and national greatness ;. or
wounds the finer feelings with deeds of cruelty and in.»
justice,.of unrestrained violence, and wanton barbarity..».

A Such isthe fair, and such the gloomy picture",.Wl1ieh;,~
the history of American independence clispljays.

In the attainment of our liberties were exnplyedallt“

it the tvisdomll and emitlentttalents the exigeticy of ’ the Cris

sis", eonld summon it; all the magnanim'ity and patrioticlzi.
l seals love of country Could inspires. all the lspirit‘ of‘, just,

ttttesentmlenti an insulting and   cruel foe could‘ _pl“‘0VOl{€'.
rfrom the coneecratetl bosotnsl of ‘A a people, unitedlyl cine,-

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termined on fireedom or death. The blood of the injx.=;:

mortal patriots, who sacrificed theirlives on the altar of i

independence, cries aloud for redressand vengeanceoti
the Mheads of the violators of our riglusu; and their saint-
ed manes from the dark and awful recesses of fmonu-r.
ementaltgreatness, point us to the ravages of British cru-A;
eltytand injustice; and in the language of the admired
Shakespeare exclaim, A  A i A B  t
o, horrible .’ 0, hoijrible! am,» hombre!
r If you have nature in you, bear pirlnot; it B B

But the preservation and maintenance or our individual

and national privileges 3 u and the peculiar ixuterest and p
’ - CODSCIOHS blessings We obviously derive from the inde-B

pendence of our native soil, in a degree checkourre»-L
sentment, and moderate our ardour;  r  ~,p7i

. By a successful opposition to British pride anddomi--
nation;, we have defended, and continue to rnaintaini our
rights” and liberties; but the fmind is pained‘ by reflecte
ing on the treasure that Was expended, the labour that
was bestovved, the sacrifices that were made,’ the blood
that was shed,the lives thatwere imrnolated onthe altar
of freedom, in theirdefence. The cast and the West 
the north and the south; the “most formidable armada

that could be collected ; nay, the united force of British

power conspired against our liberties, and threatened to
delticre the brave sons of Columbia in an ocean of blood.
Ourdevoted fanes were exposed to the brutal and sacr1-

legious violenceof an infuriated soldieryg, conunon des» »

olation was the prime object of their animated exertions ;
and the icrimson. current of American bosoms was anti-
cipated as anexhilarating, cordial to their exhausted spir-L
its. The heights of Bunker, vv_hich invpert the conse-
crated monurnent on thepatrioticl; WARREN, can attest
the violence ofan enraged foe  andthe flaxnes of Fair;
field, the ruins of Dcmlmlry, the ashes of JV'ew~Lo72d0*n,

and the blood of Grotorzg can bear witness to their unt_-r l B

 hallowed strides. A _ The jglootny presages, so often pin;-7
terwoven with the general order” of nature, served to

jstreitgthen the etiergji which animated the bosoms of
_i Alnericans 2: nor could the jmjust cmenaces of the iinfue
l riated Etnotlter,‘ constrain therchild, more wise and pru-

dent than h€1'S€lf§"_t0 relinquish unconditionally, what a
sense of conscious honour taught it to retain. iThe
melancltoly ornens «which pierced the .‘l‘pitchy mantle”
 the night, and clouded the eflulgettce of the day, re-

irolving time explained to the animation of the sons of "

liberty, and against tltetnefarious designs of the rninions
of British inflttencel _ p ‘ i l

t “FRANCE, whose present summit of imperial power
excites the wonder and anathemas of the world, contri-
buted her gexuerous aid to theconquest over a nation,* in
iwhotn she beheld an ciynveterate foe to every principle of
justice and hutnanity  and the motive by which she was

impelled was sanctioned by the cause she espoused.‘

From an hereditary enemy, whose hatred was not the

conse uence of violatecl ri hts, but en endered b a‘
Cl 3 g Y a

spirit of envy, she could not calculate on terms of ac—-

ycommodation andi alliance; nor would her views of po»
litical justice and natcional integrity permit her to be- “

come an unconcerned spectator of the designs of unau-

thorized Ldominations over apfiople, whose claims were ‘A

justified by the principles of civilright.

Had the ministers oftlGrleat~Britian,“in connexion with M

the views of their sovereign, been prompted by a zeal for
the protection of their subjects; had they consullted the

.state of their sentiments with moderated fervency‘; from y

a prevailing desire of mutual accommodation ;‘ the diffi-

culties subsisting between the two countries,;.on either side M

of the Atlantick; might have been amicably and honoura-a;

»bly removed. Prudence indeed suggested the expedi- c
ence of less exercise, and conseiluently more elfectualt 1

tneasures than those employed to perpetuate the unionsof

the mother country, with the interests of her colonies. But

the restraints of prudence were of no avail inxcheckine;

It

the combined fury of monarcliicalc sway.  Oppression

‘was made the ‘i;I1Sl_Z1”.l.11I1€‘.111Z of succeeding the rdesignsof

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Britiislii violence and injustice ;“ ‘ guilty artifice a11d,"‘viic'E»~“l

-lated faith were made synonymous l with national integ-e
lyrity, ;  and insulting cruelty WaS‘€£t10thel‘ name‘ for van’-

quished ‘honour. The feelingsof Americans could not

brook the insolence of ariityrannicale foe ;‘7 nor suflerl their

dignity to be tarnished by a**base and dastardly submis-

sion to monarchical authority; 3 The genius of‘, Liberty
could have been appeased without the teflirsion of blood;
but the sacred and unsullied cause of her injured sons,

it could not be wantonly prostrated at the feet‘ of domin

neering power. l o

The rninxons of Britain advancediwitliinsulting strides,
 commenced their bloody designs of conquest over a

country, which had already given birth toheroes.   The

infant council of our nation, with intuitive discernment,
consummated principles of poltcy, equally dlstingulshed

for a display of wisdom and efiectual operation. a f 

To guide the views and animate the zeal of lenra d
freemenga a commander~ in» c111e~f,.«~at“ the head  our or-.
ces,‘ was-}udged expedient, whose military exploits‘ and

< “ noble acliietiements might’ humble the pride of British
‘assailants,  provision had already been made in the A
council of freedom. The God of armies unfolded the

portals of his majesty, and liberty ushered lion---M-Wltslmg

t IN G '1: o N lmwats H 1 N G r o N,» another l name; foo‘ victory

iitselfl M p pt 1 . ‘ we _
l l fThe-fame of tlirewarlike chief? fiasliedacross the rcrirnri 9

son ‘billows of the Ajtlantickl ;. arrested the pride and ex»
clted the fears of the cabinet of Great-Britain! and
humbled the proud spirit of the intoxicated monarch,

to the hem‘ of: his purple vestment. The massy strides,

V of despotism, encompassed by the surging waves of the l

l ocean, who had bid defiance to colonial pow-er,Vand gain»

ed at ‘footing at the American straits, were pierced by the

V * spear of heroick resentment, and issued a current, that

a weakened his gigantic frame. Even the distrust ‘which

our veteran manifested in yielding to the voice of 

‘I y

count‘-ry,. excited the alarms of the invading=foe,.,n*ho,

Ia“

, were doomed to feelthe force of his greatness. r But

yvhen the crisis had arrived lwhichr.derr1an_dedt his active
exertiotus, ambition fled before, his, success, in arrns, land.
the i“ unreal mockery” of liberty, lost all its ,borrowed
lustre. Young imagination tracesihis valour; and the

mind of matures experience surveys his noble; achieve.
ments. Like the _magnanin.1ous FINGAI. against the
boasted. but imaginary .prowress of .CAaAcUL, behold

him along the fields of hispride.

“ I_jIeaver1’s fiery horse, beneath
his warrior form,

»Paw.s the light clouds, and gallops H
on the storrn."h’, ’

A Freedom would have shrieked at his fall; but the
weapons of l defeated ambition vcouldhnot .pierce her in-he

vulnerable rarmour- \ Connected Wltl1‘l,'llS_fam6 in arms, a

were tlieapplauses of his grateful country; but applause
was not the object of his ambition. ‘He sought no othe

er reward, than What a consciousness of personal recti._. y

tude and infidelity in the cause of the violated rights of
his native soil, would affordtt; and at the close of his
military career, the blessings of, private life. But _fre_e-
dom had consecrated to his yhyuntarnished 1,10.I1our, a con.-
spicuous seat, in :_her pantheon r of renovvn_;  and heaven
had already subscribed his irnmortalityr it From the

i shades of Vernon, from the recesses of his favourite re-.-y

treat, and the proud banks of hisnative river, the Amer-

ican C I N c I N NA :1: Us, relinqi_1.ished his Cl_El~;i§EI1S ton, mortal;

ity, in the refulgent car of empyreal niajesty, became an

inheritor of bliss! ‘‘ y y p A   A
he fame of Wsfisaxivcron 1S,C0—€Xt€nS1VB'W1lih the
earth; and the correctness of his principles and maxiyms

of civil policy, has been acknowledged by succeeding in A

A statesr_1;1e11 and professors of scientifick government. by But, i

; to the idishonourrof my country ; to the reproach, ofmghy

W whose boasted creed is Zibertyalid the area rs OFAWMAN .; t

arho va1u6fl*¢n1B¢1V¢$ on the declaration ofeternal féala ts    

 

A demandsl of jL1stice,‘a11d the sacred cause stotlstrefllug‘

ously-’ assertead‘ and defended by the illustrious a chief
vvhosel name and vvhose achievements will niever cease to

adorn the iiannalsd of posterity ;~ to ‘ their reproach let it A

be said, Iris views have been 1‘na1i'ciou’sliy interpreted to
aidtheisuccess of erroneous sentinieritslly; and h1s safmted

spirit invoked at the altar or saerielgiousl frenzy =IfAi
Libertyflble sometlaing more than an’ unmeaning appe1la— 

tion or momentary pliantosm;  it be the basis of na-

tional honour and national utility its V protection requires

the aid‘ of correctprinciples and ustishaken firmness,
The revolutionary contest llvvas" an ordeal by wh1ch_
the zeal and attachment of~aAn1eri»cans to the cause of

libertyguid their natal rights, vvereeyincedi "The rstrug-_-‘ t
gle is distinguished for an eminent display of republican t

magnanirnity and veteran bravery; but Were,‘ there not
some Whose feelings courted the empty applauses of

' inonarchical pride, rather than merit the acclatnations

t their my !

 their own country ?-—--,-VVer'e there not ‘same, Vsvho
counted uvvithl pain and regret, the drops of blood from

British wounlds; tmdr who sighed to chant TE“-ns.r‘JM tdg”

the {victory ofGeorge’_s banners ?-5--Nay, pardon the en‘-=+
quiry, have not treachery and; in gratitude crept through

the space’ of thirtyutwo erevolving years, and at length,

erected their thrones on the soil of Columbia ? The

irnpending , clouds that‘ lower onour political hori2~on,~ 
.thurider a replyofterrour; from their A dark etherial cave:
Aen1s~forkecl ligrhtnings flame, and angry meteorsgattend

he ocean, 7 whiehborle on its faithful ho}
som,ot1r»venerab1e ancestors tn the gloomy wilds of this
westerri country," is mantled with a garment “loft bloom:
The fangs of r the‘ Lc°i;01’ba7a‘_a'l have been ;‘diéAd  the vital

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 ef innocence  ' and rapi11e,lleirls61ehcee anal slaughter
  have rested t‘heir hydra rormsros jtheypedestaltofethe alg-
 tar of "liberty." '  We imprecate the “destructive iinlluencre

of British agency in lthe‘coi1venti»ons other nation-; and

t Rropagation of principles, ‘which tihireilcati never ac-1
  yornmodate to the feelings of devoted Arnericansf, 

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ztzvhicli are diametrically opposed‘ to republican 4‘ habitsi
A country so7pe“culiarly adapted to the cultivation of such
habitstandt forms of governrnent, as our own, calls for!
redress and vengeance on the heads of traitors to her»
‘cause; and invocates the aid‘ and talents. of patriots r to"
defend her claims, and protect her liberties. l 3 t r

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The science of government, as with every‘ other that
requires the exertion of human ingenuity and Sagacity, is
attended with intricacies, and oftentimes apparently with
insurmountable obstacles. That its originally intended
effects may be promoted, it must embrace the views
and liempers of those, who are the immediate subjects
of its power.  But the general and individual interests
of mankind require, that it be well understood, and cau-
tiously investigated, before it is permitted to commence
its operations on society. - The ‘mutual checks necessa-4
ry to be observed inits’ institution, are demonstrative of
the various extremes of tyranny and licentiousness, Cruse

elty and injustice to which it is exposed; and the cause"

it is intended to protect, discovers the source whence’
it originates. i i  i ' lb

The balance of power, as it primarily embraces the
irzterests :50 it must be resolved by the will, of the peo;-
pie. The -will of thepeople, as it has national and
indisputable claim to the freeclotn of election ;1 as it has
an equal influence on the institution of civil govermizerzt.
i(7iviltg0t:errmzerzz,las it regards national utility; so it is
concentrated in the choice of the people. Political dis-
tinctions to the exelusiott of republican prerogatitres,

experience has verified to be gradual p1*o_gressio1is.to r

tyranny and usurpation ; and experience is a stubborn
witness. France is a deplorable instance of tyranny,

usurpation and cruelty. The surnmitlto which she has

arrived threatens her own ruin, and the finalildestruction
of her tributaries. The l1ereditai*y enmityiof Exigland
towards her rival,‘ and the ‘convulsions which have "sub-
sistted Within ithebosoms of botli nations, have extended
their eileets to an unlimited degree, and threaten the

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«pride of Europea-n greatness. The United States have
A loeen‘tdoon1edto r,e;xpcr1ence the dtsadvantages arising
from ‘their immoderates and cruel contests. Bot/z hav_e

\ os‘a~ed insults to our neutral flag; but one has aimed at A

 the root of our liberty, ,bys_l_at.1ghter and hostile aggres»,
A sion. e  A A

To enurnerate the tdeedst of «_British ‘violence and 

usurpatiott committed on our rigltts within the space of
two successive years 5 to arelatie the secret machinations
of the cabinet of St. Jarnes against them digttity and in-
terest of the a union‘, which chance has ezztposedi to the
views of our ycountry_rnen, would encroach on the re...
maining duties of celebration; and serzve only to wound
your sensibility with a series of insult, barbarity and W0‘€.\
YVisdomttand jtlstmeasures ofgresentment have rnarlted
the conduct of our tadministration, notwithstanding the
strenuous opposition of British agency, y'I‘ he cottncil
of our nation, inttheiritnode of olgtainyliug gmdressy, have

risplayed a degree of A prudencejand sagacity, ntagnaa.

 

nitfnity and patriotism, which can "jbe equalled only by A

the unrivalled wisdom of the illustrious JEFFERSON!
Hear his name, Americans, andexult; behold histmag-
nanitnity, traitors, and blush l  During a the a.dnjliyni:stra=_-

tion of the chief magistrate of the union," “ who loves

the land and common profit of his country,” scandal
has been active in .diminishi11g his fame; and envy has

A seven wept at his excellencei- But the unpolished stliaits
“ of detraction have never pierced the shield of his hAon~_~
A our; nor the crocodile tears of envy allutted his inviolate

rttr~...l:>oson1 to the point of her dagger. y y

iA; general View of the measures aclopted since rhis.ixy1~.~
auguration, ‘discovers 7a combination of qualities, less
distinguished for a display of aristocratical ; pageantry

a ‘ and monarchical restraintt,;i than for an unprecedented

attachment to the principles of republican forms,“ and at
yvindicationof _1:epublica;1,imrnunities. ,The united force

A A Vof:~fhis'po1iticaI assailants, their calurnnious attacks, and

 gtheirscurrilous imputations of deference to foreign in:



iluence,liave met with equal opposition, and failed '

their intended effects; as libels fall into oblivion, iwhent

, they are disregarded. The name of an ADAMS will be t

honoured and distinguished on the list, of conspicuous
statesmen, as long as patriotism has its advocates; while
that of a PICKERING will be eulogizedonly by, traitors
and the enemies of liberty. ‘ y W

t it It is ~ enough‘ that the ardent expectations ii of republi-
cans! liaxie been answered in the administration of l the
chief whom they support; but let the pitiful evasion of
his enemies be anathematised, who have strove by art and
artifice, to rifle the republican interest of its title, to as.-

,sist and give currency to the cause they espouse; for

whicli they can find no term in their political vocabula-
ry, to express its significance. Let them continue to
discharge theirpolitical shafts; and» make » the fair fame
of ‘ J E rrsnson the object of their detraction. Their
malevolent and nefarious exertions are “vain and im--

” potent ;” and the illustrious sage, at the close of his men-

nntora-ble career, will retire to the shades of his nativity;
but his retreat will not be like that of CHARLES the
FIFTH, for penitence and regret.

To the patriots and statesmen among the ancients,
who have acquired the name of /war/zen, Freedom was
but  transient guest, and Liberty a stranger. Insensi-
ble to the blessings of independence, and but rarely the

‘subjects of peace, their‘nati*onal. oppressions and local

disadvantages were oftentimes intolerable, and always
burdensome. A spirit of generous emulation and patri»-t
otism inspired their breasts and pervaded their councils;
but this sacred infusion “ served only to discover their
want of skill and discretion in the prosecution of their
political measures. The bribery of orators, the pre-
sumptive violence of partizans, and the corruption of
worthy motives and patriotick principles, checked the
progress of that success, which otherwise had been.
promoted. The representation of t their worthies with
thenames of H‘sacULn‘s the Victoria, and Mass. the

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V AVE was only flattered their caprice and inflated their

pride arid the imiaginary einfluence of inferior deities
through their rbraien vestments, and the pmystickg re.
spouses of oracles, only served to exhibit the degree of
superstition, to which lhulman nature is capable of ar-
riving; i . y t A . l .
Colurnbia is distinguished for a Wise application of

“genuine principles; and the acclamations of her sons,"

are an ample reward for the services of her heroes, spa-»
triots and hstatestnen. The feelings of republicans are
not governed by a spirit of superstition; and the cause
they espouse is the cause ofthnmanity. .  
Americans, tcontinue tfirtn and undaunted in yotir op»
position to erroneous principles, handtthe success of urn.-
autliorized domination. And as long as the sun shall,
in. his daily circuit, beam his efiulgence on our land;

i as long as order shall distinguish the orbsof heaven, and
A vegetation continue the natural quality of the earth; so

long may national wisdom and magnanimity ; freedom.
and INDEPENDENCE’ be the pride of our cotmtry;

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you GELZE‘.BRATINGh

THE FOUR'l‘H OF” JULY, 1808.,

AT ROXBURY.

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‘The procession was formed at the house of Mrs. BURRELIL,
at twelve 0’c1ock, under the di1'ectio11 of Major Bossom, Mar-
‘shall of the Day, and moved from thence to the Rev. Dr. Pon-
Tmnfs Meeting»-Hox1se,unc1ex? the escort of Capt. BxcKNELL's
ezompany of Artillery. % %

1st. , A
PRAYER, by the Rev. Dr. PORTER.

A 2d. V
HYMN. 'I‘0AFREEDOM.---V-Tzme, ozd%Hundmz.  

FREEDOM, arcmnd thy glorious shrine,
In sacrecl frizm-r:lshi]) let us join ’ ‘
Inhale thy irxcense pure, and own

T he lasting; blwssings thou hast showvng

VVhe11 O1“der firs’: its reign began,

Ere ty 1*u1hzt‘('111s3u,{»m shackled ‘man,

(Yer Nmturc:’s bcmxjdlvzass spacegtlmou stray’dg,
And all creation horrxagc pgzid. ‘ 2 %

But LuxJury’s eneving; hand, A
And wild A1n1)'mon’s darxhg band,

C0nch:m.n’d thy slmtless train -to’ rove, -  % %

Asfihxiles in the realms almve.
%W§Lgain descending to1»this1% eartly  _h h % % h
What time: thou gjav’st COLUMBIA,b1(Pth;. h 

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 ith hear in peace thou d::igt1’st,j_tohhdwell, 7 “ % V
 And s1ave;ry’s_ho%stih1ehosth1*£e1;v;:l.h . ‘ h h ‘

  
 
 

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l Stay; heav’nly‘ "Guest, not Ic;;ave%o1.tr State“
To Greecé or Rome’s relentless fate; % l

7 g t But fo't1_nd»anV empire to remain
‘Till Time itself dissolve the cham.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE,
flood lzy  Alzralzam Fox.

4th.

1   by  N. Rtrcctns S1vt1'1fI-.t.  

5th, A
ODE FOR THEFOURTI-I OF JULY, 1808..
l Tune, Rise Colmnbia. I 

WHEN Britain proud and vengeful grown,

To slavery cloom’c1 Columbia’s race, V
The bloody mandate, from the throne,

Her myrmidotts brought o’e1:' apace.

. * Tlzen our Fathers Moore to be
flair-8 to Death or Liberty .’

411,

But rousfd at FItt~'m'.no1st’s glorious can,
% And smarting. by oppt-ession’s ‘rod, .
 heav’nlly zeal united all--— J l l l
Their Rights, their Country, and thlei1*tGon.
oT[zcn oflrfdthem swore to blcl V A l
I:lerz'.9t ta Dcdth or Liberty I
4 L III. W V
Unnumherkl Martyrs 'seal’d with blood,

Tltefsacredif_C:1A11'r1sR of the land ;
W‘ho;il like th;75immo1‘ta1 ’Sparta1»1s stood,

,   l ¢  ‘ Whent$Death or Victory ltd the ‘band;
    l ‘ ./{band qfHc9*oes sworn to be

 

A ' % Heirs to Death or .Liberty 1

19:  
    Iv.
And, shall they ever be forgot---

Their toils, their dangers, and their death i?

No ;o---o’er each grave-.~immingled spot“
Shall Flora waft her sweetest breathe.

flnd dews am’&oaz'al alwaya be
Where also-fz the Heirs of Vz‘cz‘o9"y.‘

V.

And while around the genial board, a
When Plenty decks the verdant fields,

A happy nation thanks afiord,
The best oblation nature yields--—

To zflzose iwlzo bra"deZy .9‘zuoo~e to be
Heirs to Deczt/zior Liberty .’

VI.

COLUMBIANS, let no faction vile,
Witli wiles insiclious, blast your fame;
N01‘ Brz'zz's/z 1l€Iz'm'o22’.9 art beguile

Your hearts, to prove your country’s shamve,

T/Link /tow your Fat/zem Moore to (Be A
Heira 47:0 Death or Libertty .’ i t

VII. l

Unite and guard your equal laws ; a

A Your patriot Chieftaixfs VVorth revere ;

And all who fought in freec1om’s cause, i
~ Demand a thankful tribute here.

Forget‘ not those rwlzo aware to lax:
Heirs to Death or Liberty.