AN I
ORATION,
mzonovnczm AT

G R 0 T 0 N;
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COMMONWEALTH 01:‘ MASSACHUSETTS;
- on THE ’

F0 URTH OF JUL 1", Ar. D. 1807,
IN COMMEMORATION

OF THE

IINIDEPJENIDENCE
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
-A manfloms -rm;
REPUBLICAN cxrxzmm
91? 'r1=vrI‘;~ "
TOWN OF GROTON,
' ANICI THE
VICINITY;
SHUT PRINCIPAALLY“ 'I‘I‘-T12
INI‘-IABITANT3‘
OF THE TOWNS OF

W22*LMs1='oR1), DUNSTABLE, JZITTLETQN, LUNENBURG, xrmrrozebg,
IIARVARD, TOWNSEND, snrmzzzrr, PEPPEREL12, ..4SHE2"_
AND zzoxsozcovam
ma SAMUEL DANA.

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OLIM HJETC ‘MEMINISSE JUVABIT.

 

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AMHERS 7*, N. 1%
PRIVNTED BY JOSEPH CUSHINGL

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1807:»;

Gzeorow, fuzr 4+, 180?’.

SIR,

THE Committee for niakixig zurangements to
commemorate the FOURTH of JULY in this place are de-
sired by the Citizens, who have honoured the occasion with their
presence, to return you their sincere and heztrty thanks for the
-appropriate and ingenious Discourse, which you have delivered
before them.-—-—-"While we gratify them, We, as your neig'hbours
and friends, are happy to add our own plaudits, and to requesl;
05 you a copy of your Oration for the press.

A. BRO‘-V N,

VVILLIAM NUTTING,
CALVIN BOYNTON,

JAMES LEWIS, JUN.

JACOB L. PARKER,
‘WILLIAM M. RICHARDSON.

To rm-2 fa"o.v. SJMCTEL DA/Nxf.

i GENTL zmmr,
YOU well know, the short “time which

I had to prepare the ephemeral Compilation, which was ye-stern
«day addressed to you. It was not designed for the press. But
as it is more respectful to comply with your wishes tluui to deny

thern, the copy is herewith submitted to you.

S. DANA .

To rm: Cos/zzxrzrrm: or ArtRANe.rME2vms.

GROTON, JULY’ 6, 1805.’.

ORATION.    

Felsrzvzas, FATHERS men eeereeem
\ , _ ll STAND before you at this time,
appointed by asplecisl Committee of some of the
inhabitants of this town, and desirous to ofler
somethingfor your entertainment, upon the re»-
turn of this National Anniversary. On their be»
Ihslf an apologymsy be necessmry for lmving se-
lected 2:. person to perform the duties of Omtor,
without pretensions to talents for the oflice, and
without any claims to genius or oxiginality. A This

field has so often been explored, its productions“

arranged by the hands of masters, itsclioicest"
flowers iclulled, and the richest garlands formed
by the ablest sorators of our country, that nov"-is
elty"“ in a. discourse of ibis kindcan Imrclly be em!
pected. A subject,whicl1has so often employed the

s first talents in America, can neither require nor ad-

mit 1'I1l1Cl1§1Cldl.lZl0113.lLllll.1StI‘27l.lIlOI1.'l’ Tlxeunparalleletd
instrument, which contains the declaration of In-.-
dependence, with a few plain comments, will sat-

isfy this respectable audience, without any new i

scenery, dresses or decorations,

e  Professor“ Admins’ Ixiatzguznl Address. f Idem,

<3

Suffer me, then, for a few moments to attempt
to trace some of the causes, which led to the es-
tablishment of this nation, and expatiate awhile
upon the e£71"ects, which have followed that event.

Our forefathers left their native country, Where
they were forbidden the liberty of conscience

 and the enjoyment of their religious privilegesfi‘

They crossed a. traclieless A ocean,“and arrived at
Cape Cod in November, 1620. Being brought

 

safe to land, they fell upon their knees, and bleswc,

   

 

ed the God of Heaven, who had brou
over the vast and furious ocea l

them from many perils 
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‘ delay‘ '

 The l‘1istor;y of   lives eztlxibxts for many,
years a11pth,si«1ra'T““d%sl1ips attendant upon a new set-
tlemenit, while they were struggling With; the rug-
gedness of the country and the merciless savages
of the wilderness. But the sweet enjoyment of
their religious privileges was suflicient to induce
them to persevere in the cultivation of a howling
wilderness. One of etheir great designs was,
to obtain‘ for themselves and their .-posterity the
liberty of worshipping God in such manner, as

 

appeared to them most agreeable to the sacred.

ecriptures.1 In their political state, the powers
of ‘government, as well the legislative as exec-v
utive and judicial, were exercised by the same
body of men, Their exactions upon the Colonist?
were few, and they were contributed cwithout re;-V,

ii“ Hutc.-hinson’s History hilassa. Thornas 8: Andrewsiredié
tiou, page 9.  N. Englsnd’s Memorial, p. 16.  lrltztchiiison,

 

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luetance. In the year 1634, the first delegates;
from the people, to the number of twenty-four,
appeared as a representative body. By their first
resolution   they declared, that none but the reprea
saentatiees of the people had a right to exercise those
weereigzz acts of powermmfiailsing money and tax-

  es, the disposing of lands, the establishment of

laws, and the appointment of oflicersxl‘   ’1"‘heir:

a history for several years following exhibits the
t variouis attempts of their parent statetto inte1'fere

in their afi-‘exits, exemplified in the abolition of the
the old, yahd granting them new Charters for
their formsiofagovernment. The details attencl...
ing; these tneasuresiwill eztceecl the limits ef thie
discourse. On the part of the mother country,
we find constant and unceasing endeavours to
mould the government to suit their particula.t*
purposes,and to hold their children in perpetual
su-bjectioin; On the part of   thecolonists,a uni»
form struggle to-manage their own atiiairs in their
were way. a

An acute English Writer has given the true
ttharactexf of our couxttrymen, which has alwaye

  been the same. “ They left their native land in

Search of freedom, and they found it in a desert.
Dividechgas theyare, into a thousand forms of
policy and religion, there is one point in which
they alltag1*ee";“ they equally detest the pageantry

eflalcing and the supercilious hypocrisy of at

Bishop~”‘llip  

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The project of an American ‘taxation might»
have been longer meditated, but the memorable
cm, of the Stamp Act in 1764 was the innovation,
that gave a general alarm throughout the cons-
tinent.”‘“' Thomas Hutchinson, a native of Massa-as
chusetts, was among the number to advocate the

right of a Parliamentary, taxation, without a rape,

remzmz‘z'm,’r and among the first, who felt the full
weight of popular resentrnent : in one night his

jizryzirzzre was clerfrayetz’, and his house broken 

 

pieces,in the tumult occasioned by 
the Stamp Act,j§ leaving   ulexample to
all those, who shall    y
right to tax; us iaaL:4”i cases in an assembly Where’
 resented, was the great hinge, on
‘Which ittliie dispute between  i was her‘

  

 

colonies turned; Theconsequ"ences,lwhic'h would i

have resulted from yieldingto such a claim, were
obvious to every refiecting mind. Americans,
fair/Bfztl to the character of their ancestors, and

preferring even death to slavery,“ prepared for

the mightycontest. . A demand for a three-gpenny
duty on tea imported into thethen British Prov-

inces drew ‘forth itheyilfire of the flint, and

the landing of A the tea in many places was
never permitted. i  determination was shortly
to be ‘had, whether on the one hand there should

i be an unconditional submission to the power and

influence of Great-Britain, or on the other hand,

puumauuuuu

 

as M‘;-5, Warren’s History, vol. i. p; 27. 1‘ Idem, p. 
1 Idem, p. 83. 55 Independent‘ Chronicle, March,y180"2'.e

)1 Cowper’s Reports, ‘p.673, Rex, vs. Home. l

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up-u——u--pum-

resistance, at the hazard of every thing dear.
It was soon discovered, that nearly all the oflieere
of the government were enlisted on the side of
their creators, e l

pDistreasing doubts appeared among the yeonaang
ry of the country, whether we should find states»:
men to guide our councils, and commanders to
direct our yarmies; but it "was, soon diseoveered
thatiiour ‘country possessed in her bosom her

CiC€‘1’05«.» her Sciacolas, her Fabiuses and her Soipia A

Ilos; A T116 Alllphictyons of the western world
met in council On the 5th September, 1774, and
prepared for the mighty Conflict. lilostilities soon
commence ; the din of arms is heard, VV.A.S);~‘I1NGTON
appears, and is invested with the command oi
our armies). Still We are like  child growing to...
wards manhood, reéellizz, thougl1 justly, against.
thetyrannical authority of ya apparent. t Various;
overtureaare made, for a settlernent of the differ-V.
ences, but the important pursuit is not relinquish-
ed. In the summer of 1776, RICHARD Plantar
LEE, of Virginia, was the first, who dared to pro-a
pose the decided measure of Independence 5"“ he
was seconded by J01-:I1*«T ADAMS, the sage of Quin-
cy. He rose with the face of intrepidity and the
voice of energy, and invoked the god of elegzzmce

to enable him to do justice to the centre of his A

country. After a long debate, in which was disa
played the energy of brilliant talents, and all tpl1§y

but-utluuifl
pun-cu----wil--UNI-'-

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strength of argument, a large majority of the
members of Congress appeared in favour of an
immediate renunciation of allegiance to theicrown,
or any future subjugation to the king of Great»
Britain.’’‘‘ A A declaration of the. independence of
.A1‘nericavvas drawn up by the then ingenious and
philosophic JEFFERSON; and in the language of
the late Doctor Srxnss, he poured into it the
soul of the continents? On the 4thiof July,

1776, it was signed by order,. and i er“

the Congress, by JOHN Hauog and
a delegate from 1VI’c1S5a911,   Thus, 111)’ breth-

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ren, was this  “om in a day 1

 

    

;    lift} .VVAS'HING'T'0’N'9   H13‘
councils of our sages in Congress, and supported
by a people determineld to live‘ free or die, ledour
armies through diificulties before unknown, and‘
dangers unparalleled, to conquest and a victory,
andobtained for us an honourable peace...

i r Butit was soon found, that eornInor1- dangers,

A not our articles of confederation, held these states.
together. A yrequestyto the states to invest Con-'

gress with power to lay an pirnpost duty of A

five per cent. on goods imported, broke the links

of‘, this feeble instrument ;. and we were again
afloat without helm or compass "‘ upon the tem-

Q pestuous ocean of liberty.” Difliculties arise, and

the threatening storm of clashing opinions gathers.
But our Lockes and i Sidneys again assemble, and

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A 7* Mrs. Wiarren, vol. i. p. 308. ‘f  Bidwel1’s Orratioa.

Ill

IIVUIII-Imam‘
no

form our present federal compact. Near twenty
years has this charter been upon the full tide of
successful experiment. Thick clouds have arisen
in foreign nations, and darkened our hemisphere;
but the wisdom of our executives has hitherto
dissipated them. "We have generally had our
War partisans, and many times their insidious
propositions have seemed to gain ground; and
some internal regulations. have been thought in
their tendencies to conceal a deadly poison, which
Wtmlci in the end destroy the constitution; yet
the remedy has been found in the essence of the
constitution....frequent elections. And the God
of our fathers, who has. sowonderfully appeared
for this nation, has preserved us. from w:.u-,lt11;n:
we may arrive at more mature strengtli ;. he has
defeated the schemes of its partisans, and turned
their counsels to naught; and we are yet in the
possession of the blessings of peace. Happy A-
rnericans, you inherit a land literally flowing with
milk and honey 1. r A

Cast your eyes on the devoted‘ countriesiof Eu»
rope: Behold their nations swiftly passing away l;
behold their religion subverted; behold their fair-
est cities plundered and burned ; behold their do-
mains laid waste and destroyed. Almost every
arrival brings accounts of fresh slaughter of the
human race. Wlien will the God of armies say
to the destroying angel, It is enough E’----Retu1‘r1 t
your own peaceful shores ;' here let rnenof piety
and devotion behold in th~eseUnited Statfifia and



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tperticularly in New-England, the numerous beau» A

tiful edifices dedicated to the Worship of the Most

A ftligh, and the labourers of every denomination,

W110 arel constantly sent forth into the vineyard.

~ Our nobles are from among ourselves, our govn

eI,’no1“s proceed« from the midst ofttus, and we have
our judges as at the begirnn~in;g.‘”‘ Let the jurists
of thetcountry rejoice, that the halls of judgment
fitand open, and that impartial justice is adminis-

tered freely and without delay. Let the dis:

 

Ciples of Galen and Hzjbpacretes be  ~61
progress of their art, that the preseiaa~»«~er"liiigl1tens
ed Legislature of hIassacl1uW,asst at their late
session made adVanC¢$~'i"i'?$t'6:€W'ard granting to their
Society a townsi_i;,oi’ land in the Districtof Maine
to enable pursue their enquiries into the
causes of disease, and to extend the healing arts
Let the lovers of science find pleasure in behold-.
izig the numerous colleges, academies, and schools,
which at once adorn our country, and dissemi-
nate lsznowledge. Let our farmers glory that our
hedgestare pruned, our meadjows drained, our
upland cultivated, our trees tl'1x~ixring..,;in fact, our
whole country is becoming a .ga1*den ; “and nothing
is taken from the month of ‘ labour, but what is
indispensable for the support of government.” Let
the bosom of tlie merchant swell with honest
pride, that our canvass Whitens the ocean‘ of every
,lc1ime,~and our ships return laden with their rich-«

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13

est produce. Let all ‘classes rejoice in belrolding
the vast machinery, the fruit of the fertile inven-
tion of our countrymen, by which immense la.

bour is saved. Let the opposcrs of the peaceful y

acquisition of territory be informed, that more
than one third part of the raw cotton manufacturu

ed in the United Kingdoms of Great-Britain, is

Exported from the United States of America. In
this amazing contrast, is there not abunclantcanse

V of gratitude to Him, who holds the destinies of

‘nations inhis hand, for the numerous favours

iholconfere on us as a people. Let the tnced of

P1‘ 33536 be given t0 Our. faithful representatives in
the Congress of the United States. Let the just:
tribute of rnerit be given to the transcendant
policy of a Jarrnason, who, aided by the coun-
-sels of a MADISON, a GALLATIN, a DEARJSORN, a
lSMI’1‘I~I, a Lmcoru, a Baaertanaxnoa and a Ron.-
mtv, has preserved us to this time in j2c‘:lce. 11-
lustrious citizen 3. disinterested patriot! it is a-
Inonglthe everlasting decrees, that your labours
for the benefit of mankind 772ml‘ come to an cnd.”"
Greatness will depart in glory I Envy will be si-
lent 1 All will acknowledge you to be the first of
citizens and best of men, and none will feel hurt by
your superiority. Recorded honours shall
gather around your monumeynt, and thicken over
you. Your reputation is a solid fabric, and will

support the laurels that adorn itfr

jlkufflfl

 

it I-Ion. J‘udgeMinot’s Eulogy on ‘Wasliington.
ti’ .Tuuius’i Clmtters. t

11%
iii

‘With pleasure We this day address our former
brethren in arms, and hail. them upon the return
of this glorious Anniversary. The battle of Bun.-
ker’s Hill, the defeat of Baum by the venerable
STARK, and the capture of Burgoyne, are lasting
testimonials of what may beatchieved by the mi»-
litia. Your situation as soldiers is honourable to
yourselves because it is useful to your countryfl‘
Are there among you any who are ready to say,

‘Why do we toil and spend our strength....why t 1
do we incur expense, and devote our tixnwem l
..,.,  ‘ .““.?‘;...‘.» ‘

learning of the use of arms, to “he prop.-
erty of our richer neiglibonass:r“%*e?"tiiiil§eit me answer,
that nation, which hasnot within itself the means
of defence, Wil%1,,sloOn become a prey to some law».-
less power.  In what manner shall we have a de,..
fence ? Will you have a standing army it Never 1
never 1 never 1 The injured shades of Iwawerick,
Gray, Caldwell,’ Carr and Alrrucks, slain by the sole-
diets of a mercenary army on the 5th of March,
1770, when exhibited before a News-England an-
dience, produce a frenzylike the bloody mantle
of Caesar, when shewn by l\/larls: Anthony yybefore

the Roman populaced; Even the small specimen of

an army attempted at*Oxford, when no enemy
-was ‘near, when no service was assigned them but
to await the orders of their officers, spread alarm
in they-community, and the body politic exhibited
 Gov. Strong’s General Orders to the Militia.
-3- ‘When this interrogatory was put, there was an apparent
iznvoluntary burst from all the oflicers and soldiers, No! Nol N05
 Sl1akespea1'e’s Julius Caesar.

 

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“.1"4.."""....‘...‘:'.‘.".!S

eperrm like the body natural when agitated by

convulsions. Jarraason, whose piercing eye
pervades all the resources of the country, has told
us, that ‘“ our reliance must be upon the militia, to
repel the first assaults of an invading enemy, and
that regular troops must be formed from them
afterwards.” The possessors of the country must
be the defenders of it.""’* ‘Persevere, then, in ace-

quiring the art of tactics ;. let your uniforms al-«

ways be neat and clean, your arms bright, and
all your equipments in good order; then may
your country repose in safety upon your columns
for defence; i And shouldany daring despot pren-
sume to make a demand of you similar to that
which the judges of Ilidward I. of England made»
of Earl War1‘en, shew the title to your indepen-
dence ! let your answer be (drawing a sword1')
by #52: our ancestors acquired it, and by this we
will continue to hold it.j

My respected Fezflaerr, r
ALREADY have most of your compatriots of
the revolution been gathered to V their fathers.
An important duty still remains for those of you,
who yet survive ; you, who devoted the meridian
of your lives to the ztcquirement of indepena'e72ee....
yeugwlio reinemberrthe Hood and treasure which
this independence cost, consecrate your children up-

 

‘ 9*‘ Gov. Sullivan’s Inaugural Speech.
i r 1‘ Here a naked sword was actually drawn and exhibited he-«
fore the militia. V i
j: Rap_in’a. History of England, folio edit. hp. 359.

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nunmaunuuluflu
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on the altar of reybzzlv/icgzzzirezyy; give it to tl1em as your
dying cl1a1*ge, that they preserve this form of gofv...-r
ernment ;, tell them, in the language of Mirabeau,
to begin with the infant in his cradle, and teach

him to lisp the nameof Wasrxtnorou : so shall a

remembrance of your toils to procure this blessing

survive, when you shall be laid in the silent manna

sionsof the dead ; and your virtues, like those of
thejust, shall flourish when you sleep in dust. A

Rer}>ecfc°ci .H6.’c2r7~*crs",  r r  ‘ «

\ You are members of the only pure reputlalh“ re-
maining on the globe. It is reseryedforyazr to make
one more erzperirnent, whethertlrere is a people on
earth, that are capable of goV'ernii1g themselves.
Be it yam: gareo iztrlliltransmit those precious rights
to poster’ity;, pure as you received them. If you
ask in what manner you shall be most likely to
preserve them....I answer, That virtue is the basis
of a republican government. "l"wenty—-»seven years
since the frarners of your government declared,
and caused it to be impressed on the ymoulde-ring
parchment, and deposited in the arcl1i'~ves of the
state, “ that a frequent recurrence to the funda—-
mental principles of the constitutiomand a con-
stant adherence to those of j2ie2‘y,jurtiee, rzzadercztimz,
;’e72z])erz:z1~2se,.industry and frzzgality, are rzbmlzzmfy nec...
essary to preserve the advantages of liberty, and
to maintain a free go~z,er'7zn2ent.”'* Let these senti-
ments be more lasting, than if they were written
Witlt the point of a diamoncl upon tables of marble.,

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* Bill of Rights, Art. 19, Massachusetts CDII‘-5l'.llLl~1lll0TIlu

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Revterence these temples dedicated to the wort»
ship of the Most High, and evince your sincerity

by your constant attendance at tllem. Lr?‘.v.€, res» e t

51566;‘ and support those Who minister at the altar 5
who enlighten with the torch of eternal truth
the path of your fellow mortals to brighter vvorlds,,
Be faithful to them, so long as they are faithful to
themselves. If they forget their divine Illissiotn

and hurl among you political firebrandr, arrows
and death, beseech them to remember, that they

are the disciples of a Master, who tastlgllt peace
On C‘3El~1’lll1 and good will to men,

Instruct your representatives to revise the charm

later of the University of Harvard, in Cambridge_,,
and to endow the college with proper donations

for its so ort; that '_ our sons ma. be there re.»
PP , Y Y P

pared to go forth in phurcla and state....tl1at l;t1ae

brilliant g and energetic talents of your “posterio-

ity may not be laid up ina napls;in.”“

Cause your wise regulations for the C3llSS€l.”~lt"ll?na<~
tion of lgnowledge to be faithfully executed. ihzar

town schools, in which the rich are obliged to eds»

mate the children of the poor» transcend all other
institutions of this kind upon the face of the globe...

,Be it your care to cherish and support them. in»

street your legislators, before it be too latest t_oap.«

3* St. lLl.1l{€3fg.'2£lJ{-   20.. l ’ l
1- The Hon. William ‘King, a senator for_.;;;lgg;tlistriete_o5f
Lincoln, I7Ian_eool;iax1d Washixzgttms in slate dtbaiei_iz1_tllte_Sen;
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propri-ate a proper portion of your vast territory
in the District of Maine to this laudable purpose.

Cherish a love of your union. Let the name of"
American be your countersign. It was the sugges-
tion of our beloved VVAsH1No.ToN,”“ that much
pains would be taken, many artifices employed, to

weaken in your minds an attachment to your A

union. Indulge a spirit of free inquiry, but sus-
pect the man, who tells you, the union can in any
event be abandoned. Banish all distinctions" of
Northern and Southern, Atlantic and West«etrtt;
Let them never be the expedients of  to
acquire influence. ’ A i “

Respect the patriots or the revolution. “ Did
you notyiny the»d“2t'ys of your tribulation, kneeling
at theii‘foiotiiiiiof the altar, thankingheaven ‘foryhav-5
ing raised up able men to your assistance, and im-
ploring a benediction on their heads, vow that
their services should never be forgotten, or your-
selves be reconciled to the enemies of freedom ?”1'

Elect to offices of honour and trust nonebutrnen
of virtue, and such as are well known to be
devoted to republican principles. Vlfhen you hear

 

ate of Massaolmsetts observed, that, according to the increase
of the population in the District of Matinee,‘ she would be able
to set off Massachusetts in about ‘.22 years. This gentleman is
not often mistaketi in his tcalculations : if he is not in this,
it is time to determine what ‘disposition shall be made of the
eastern  l t l

9* Vifashiinfgton’ s Farewel1Adtlress tlzroughout...

‘i-vNational fEgis e-xt1'a. April I, 1807.

 

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citizens declare, that this form of government can

newrbesupported, be assured, they are unfit to t

administer it. As. well may Y0~11-C04fH1T1ili the lamb

to. the wolf to be devoured, as. tocommit the com
stitution to such men to administer i,t.“"‘

Lastly, cling to the constitutions,‘ federal and
state, and to your laws, as the only arks of your

political safety. Many in recent times cry out,
The constitution, the constitution is in danger.

 The tendency of this declamation, Whether otl
fered in the form of pamphlets, or d‘eclarati‘ons,,

film???’ When often found to be false, lull you into a

fatal security,~,the better to make way for future

attacks upontlais charter of your liberties. Read,,

and after meditate upon this.

vinstrument. Learn
to analyze its principles, that you may more easily
perceive when they are violated. Eveniloiiie wilful
violation of the constitution should be amongthe
political sins never to beforgiven. These consti-
tutionsare above all praise. A I will conclude this
discourse, by a panegyric upon the eonsiirution and
laws, by a celebrated lawyer.

I .“ As an American, I cannot but love and revere
the laws and comtimtian: of my country. As a

man, it were a shame to rcontem late with cold» l
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ness and indifference those laws and that constitu-

tion, which have made the best provision for the

 

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“"* Solon, by his wise ins
be anothex-’s guarclia

11, who was to enjoy the estate after his
death.

[P0tz‘cz*’rx1rzz‘ig.  ll, 5. 26.]

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titutions, provided, that no one should i

no

rights of humanity....are the common support of

‘citizens and aliens, ~nay,~as far as may consist with
the public safety, of enemies rcposing under their
”shadow...a constitution, at which the breasts of aphi-
losophers have burned with rapture l....laws, which
glaclden the heart of the peasant inlhis cottage,
knowing liirnself not beneath their protection...t hat
venerable constitmiain, which gives power to all for
their own security andthe service of the public,
but for oppression to none....those laws and that

co72.rtz'z'zm'm, which have their roots in the 
unfathomable antiquity, deep-laid in 

dom, in the rights of roan, anydtiw tlheiuineliangea—

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ble fitness of things ; theirlbranchfs CV61 21 migh-

A {Y empire, Whig}, 3-,11e§%ti‘ist1~engtl'1en’, preserve, per...

petuate;  head in the heavens.....those

.1.mana t that constitution, which neither blind am»-
ilbition, nor the spirit of party, nor superstition,

nor intestine dissentions, nor popular fury, not‘
the mining of time, nor the lightnings of War,

shall ever be able to destroy! Destroy? the ..S‘Z706'li3
‘of ages, tymmzy, .mpem‘iz‘z'0n, popular nzadrzm, Clo...

mestic fzmzzzlts, all in their turn, have contributed

to stril«::e forth their meridianlsplandaur, mature

their perfection, and to lerect a system of legal lila-

perry, as well for the instruction and benefit of

azzzmkind, as the deliglit, wonder and blfififiilig of
.Amerieans”.;... y ‘M l l
ESTO ,PERPETU,Aa