ORATION, DELIVERED IN SALEM, on THE FIFTH’. JULY, 1813, IN COMMEMORATION NAVAL VICTORIES¢ NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE. Br 1031293: 1‘. SPRAGUE, ESQ; ~'-'-Ifl1'flM--«nu 1‘ *I"Ixe'sixh of Glory sets net with the bravesj But shines eternal o'er, the harm: grave.- u-»--hb ‘MI-v--an .S’.4I;1ZM“: % A %:1mmT12'.3;9 M: 5w.vzmwxc1=:. x*ALrmAa', yum". % 1813. .M"cmd'ary, 52‘/5 .7zz2j/, 1 813° Sm, THE Repzzélicmi Camfiziifee of A7rr¢z72g€me=m‘: for the C’elebraz‘ia72 of the Amniweyfczry cf mar Nariozzal ]72c2’ep€;'z-- dance, beg leave to regzzefl zf/mt you would t/yam *wz'z‘%[:v cz copy for the pref? the patriofic Omfian deliwru ed byyou ibis day. % * i A We are with nmciv g2/ieenz your Z)zmzZ91efi'rw72z‘.s~, 70SEPH ROPES, ELKINS, _‘}'0HN DODGE, STEPHEN WHITE, :7. WHITE TREAIDWELL, THOS. WHITTREDGE, L A A A A V A V C’a22z722i2.W»2. JOSEPH E SPRAGUE, EsQ_._ fpeéiinelr¢1»igi~on, r AN’ ORATION. THE day that proclaimed us a free, a fovereign and an independent people, that gave us‘ a name and a {tending atnongft the nations of the earth, Ihould be religioufly celebrated to the rnoit remote period of time. On its return, our national glory fhould be proclaimed from the high places isntrthe fanétuary ; the illuflzrious deeds of our countrymen ihonld then engage our gratefulrecolleftion, and an imitation of their heroic acftions ihonld be inculcat- ed on pofterity. The evils that threaten our liber... ties {hould alfo be forcibly tdepiéted, and on our nan ‘ tional errors beacons of future 1”-afety ihould be ereél:- ed. In this atternpt the ardent feelings which dirt“-« duce the patriot to look with partiality on every efu fort to exalt the glory pf hie country will A enfure the fmiles of complacency on our humble exertions. : A l A people contending againfl; oppreffion, and file...‘ cefsfully exerting thernfelves in defencevof their l liberties, affords the mofi: grateful fubjeéttfor the contemplation of the philanthropii»“c,and*the mofti V interefiing page of the hiftorian. Such, were the]; op people who fettled our pleafant thomes, who Con» A vetted the haunts of favages to fertile fields, 3.1161 - it who laid the foundation of our national giory. The " fame nation, that now denies us the rights of anointed do dependent power, denied to our fathers the rights ’ ofililngliflnnen, and to their fathers the rlghtstof men. varying views of » tthie pgoverinimlifint 21% e in 3 lead taincalcating‘ chaaritY,tt¢%:v 44 thole who differed from the ruling party in fenti» gnent, and convincing them of the fallibility of all human opinions, ferved only to blind them with the idea of their own infallibility, and induced them‘ with fire and faggot to compel their fubjeéts to con»- formity. From this fyflem of perfecution our fore»- fathers fled; they abandoned the feat of all their early attachments and earthly allurements, to en»- joy liberty of opinion, in a favage land, recently ‘gdifcovered, unfettled by civilized man, and expofed to dangers unnumbered. Left to themfelves, they increafed rapidly, they converted the feats of the fatvage and wild bealt to populous cities, they aided their parent ftate in her itruggles, with theirrefour-l ces, and bore patiently the wholefome reltraints lhe impofed upon them, and with the fondnefs of an 'afi"eétiionate child, fuffered her to refiriét their trade to her own dominions, vvithout complaint, But A when the parent itate, forgetful of the 1*igl1ts of the colonies, fought to deprive them of theirwbirthright, and to luxuriate and riot upon their refources; when {he turned a deaf ear to their humble petitions and 1'efpeél:fulre1n0nll:1'ances; then they rofe with Herculean itrength, burl’: afunder the unnatu-» ral connexion, and determined to be free. They Pcood not to calculate the col’: of the contelt, the amount of taxes or loans, or the defiruétion of lives. Knowing, that vvrithout liberty life is a vvorthlefs * yburthen, they counted any price cheap that would ipurchafe it. On the plains of Lexington the Rubi-; con was pafled; at the Thermopylae of Breedis our determination to obtain our independence wast fealm ed; At that day om: native Rate flood high on the rolls of fame; a {on of New-i-England was,‘ a cham‘; pion of therightsofman. , Faétion hid her head. In the South the eloquence of Henry was A heard in, gut filppogrtpypg generous Viyrginia pledged her refoiura, ,5 eyes in our behalf. No felfifh views aétuated her. She did not Pcand to calculate the profits ihe might derive from withholding her aid from a common eaufe. In her, tribunals of law, faélion did not Weave its web of fophiltry. , Shetwithheld not her militia. She gave us a Wafliington to lead our ar- mies to viéiory, and our country to Independence. She gave us a Jefferfon to proclaim to theworld our wrongs and our Independence; to refcue “ from the rude hands of ufurpationthe violated conPcitu- tion of his country,” and to “ preferve it in form, fubfiance and fpirit, a precious inheritance for gen- erations to come.” The refult of this glorious re- volution, and the virtues and heroic deeds of thofe by whom it was achieved, are too deeply engraven on our memoriee to require a recital, and have too high claims on our gratitude and emulation ever to be forgotten. i A war waged Without any objeét of ambition or vengeance, but purely in defence of violated rights and national charaéter, Inuit have the good Wlil16S of men and the approbationof Heaven. In fuch a conteft thecommercial cupidityof England has in- volved gus. Grafping at univerfal monopoly; not content with facrificing millions of human beings in India infpurfuitof it gr {he at laft arrogantlylydenieisr to independentnations their rights on theglocean. She has atternptei to regulate and impofe. ttaxes‘ on A our trade. a To maintainthepower to tyrannize over the ocean, {he hasaaenflaved the citizens of neutral nations, andicornpelled themto fight her battles. l Under pretence of irnprefling her native feamen, ihe has imprefled men of every language and ttongue. To o‘ur‘demand, that ihe will ceafe to enflave our counitryrnen, {he has refufed to Llifien ; fearing,as one thirdiivloflheiffliips arelmannyed by foreigners, to yield to juitice la‘ principle whieli might nunman fn e large a portion of her navy. She has wantonly etiolated out flag and our l.1‘b:€1"*t'1E3S. The cries of near countrymen in bondage have cafcended to Heav- *~en. The vengeance of their country, too long {lum- sbering, is at layit awakened; and England now feels the terrible iiference between a reciprocity of vio» lence, and violence unrefiiied. The War in which we are at prefent engaged was demanded by everything dear to freemen. Althoughaltike all human tmdertak- ittgs, it has been attended with fome ciifaftets, yet it has already embiazonedtout national efcutcheon with ttneatingttifieble lufcre.” Slurnbering -in peace, we had fcytgot the art of wage ands fome ltnifadventures were neceflary to teach ‘us its ruidimenta ; cw for adver- ziity is the belt initruetotg andVwa1* is fomcetimes as 1t.‘I.€:Cti"iin.Zt1‘§T to the health of the ttate, has letting of blood to that of the body. a For by toolong tindul-. ggence in peace, out fyftem becomes too enervated for the exertions of War, and our liberties are eafily gthtbdued. l And by a long period of commercial “getofperity, faction obtains the means of corrupting the body politic. \ This is now too apparent in our town Commonwealth, where 1'eligion it?» called in to cloak: treafon, rebellion againit the union, to pro- mote the views of the enemy and to defeat the ho- no-mtable views of our ‘own country, with as much zeeal, but with iefs honefty, than Ravillac covered. his aflhtfinatiota of the Virtuous Henry. Not COI1«- tent ‘Wi’£l1 appealing to the wotit feelings and moft deteiizable pafiions, our wife foothfayers havedlrawn their omens from the event, and pronounced the misfortune of our arms as indications pofthe clif- pieafurei of Heaven; . Impious .profa«n.ationtl Does Heavenllfrowtii What: fineehave evoked its judg- ments? None more furely than 11u1*fing within our tzountty beings who rejoice at the defeats“ of their t l taeountttrymen, who can {potty and jefc at the 1I11;u‘Cl.CI7$ 7 and ferocities?‘ of the Cannibal Allies; Do they beta. lieve that Heaven vifits nations for the finsof ‘lytheiti fubjeé‘cs?' Let them leook well to themfelves, we r zltand in awe of the curfe pronounced againft thofey who refufed togo up to the afliftance of the Al« mighty; who refufed to aid their countrymen in the profecution of righteous conteft; l ‘But we will quit ya. fubjeft, our detefiation of which, language is inadequate to paint; warning our coun- trymen that if in fuchaa caufe they fuflierrtliem-” felves to be governed by the Views of this faétiotn, the world will eonficler that they merit that lofs of liberty which will furely enfue, and are unworthy of fympathy. We will drop a. fubjeét which hare» rows up every feeling of our fouls,ancl turn to la. molt important caufe for our gratulation--—--the eviclence that our countrymen are yet deferving of liberty: in the triumph of our confiitution over every enp;iz*1e of atnlnition, facitzion, corruption and foreign influence, in the re-eleétion of the illuflrious flatefmant who clrafted that moit excellent: inflrument, who liae adminiPtered it in its purity, and who, with 3. noble independence, at the rifle of his popularity, has dared to vindicate it againlt one of the melt powerful nations on earth, and to wage war in its defence. A A A National cliaraéter isabfolutely efllentialto the] happinefs of a’Cl"1CAll.1l3j€C.:lZ, and the exilten*t:e of the Ptate. As in private life no one refpteé’tsa perfon who has no refpeét for himfelf, fo anation which fufl’e1's another nation to infringe itsrights, induces other nations to make fimilar entzroachments. Nor does this forbearance tend to the ptfefervaw tion of peace; for a nation ‘ii.1ffe1'edt to makelo:nea:;y;t encA1*oachme:n:t\ tow da.y,’tlo~morroW a Will: y A feeondyi norwillliity lC2*flt3;fe:,A11'I1lZll.ilt has aovetturnred , A y the liberties of the tnethatltfubmite to. tviea 8 i lence. On the other hand, a nation that promptly meets force by force, and repels injury, checks the progrefs of violence, obtains iredrefs of wrongs, and the refpeét of other nations. Patriotifm can- not exifl: . in a nation that does not refpeét itfelf. Though we may pity the infect that is cruihed with- out the power of reiiflsance, yet we defpife the man, who, capable of efficient defence, fuffers hirnfelf to be abufed with irnpunity. So a nation which uni- formly fubmits to indignities, not only finlts into contempt with other powers, but its own fubjeéts are afhamecl of their country. On the other hand, a nation true to itfelf, that fpiritedly dyefendsitfelf, will not only gain the applaufe of the World, but the love and admiration of its own fubjeéfts. For in all nations they will find, that according to the charac«« ter of their country, will be the rrefpeét they receive. Wliat American will doubt this pofitioni’ ; Vvho ‘will fay that the lafl: year has not made him proud of his country 3,’ t Every volume of hiitory is replete with proof of the neceflityof national charaéter. But our own hiftory contains too humiliating evidence to require more diftant refearch. The fpirited refiitance, by a fmall people, without government andwithout re.- fources, during our revolution, of one of the mofi: powerful nations on earth ; gave us an exalted itation in the eyes of mankind, and the aeftors in that fcene acquired immortal renown. This high charac-y» ter remained unimpaired until in the year t1792”we . fufi'eredyGreat Britain to depredate on our cornmerlce. Wantof fpirited oppofition to Great Britain in. duced France to claim the fame impunity. Thus our national charaéter was degraded, and our peace‘ with both nations alternately jeopardized. Since 1800, the fame paflive fubmiflion has induced Eng- land, France and Spain to repeat iimilar acfts of via» V . 9 . ience and plunder. And two years fince, our chats aéter was fo humble, that Napolzeon confifcatedrour‘ ihips and cargoes with as little ceremony as he leivied contributions on his conquered provinces ; our normal merce was as much controulecl lb-y the orders of the’ Englifh King in Council, as that of his own fubjeéts 5; and the featnen on board a our flnipe on the high feas were as liable to be taken by the prefs gang, as in the ilzreets of England. Such the humiliating effecflz non-refiflance, fuch the infeparable incident to lofs of eharaéter. In bi But thefe difgraces are eaiiily obliterated. The fplendid deeds which have attended our well timed exertions will bury the recolleftion of thefe tirnee we bluih to name. Wllen it {hall be told to future ages, that the intrepid Eaton, with a handful of men, pafled through the deferts; of Lybia, and, aided by ourlittle navy, did more than Europe had ever effeélzed to humble the piratical fiates of Barbary. "When the poet, borrowing from real. life, deeds. which fancy cannot heighten, and romance cannot excel, ihall narrate the deeds of Deca:tu1'--«how at dead of night, he made a fplendid day of glory for his country, and of difmay to its ene::7Imies. How with the Turk, the fell murderer of his brother, he“ fought in ‘lingle coxnbatmliow hope exulted when~he raifed his fword to hew the Turkifh fpeermhow {he fainted, when thatl‘fword broke ,at the hiitwhow he warded the deadly thruft, and, clafped witilh his foe- man, fell-wand how, parrying the drawn dagger’ from his heart, he fent the dreadaflhfiin to his long liaclcount.-m--And how the generous tar.,lw'ho had no hand to ward, the blow aimed at his chi«eftainv’slife, tprefented his ready head, which opening‘, ffiilzedtrltfhc“ hofiile fciamictar,in-~Thefeilfplendid deeds :Wi1l~be res membered, Wlmnourdaye of humiliation are an M 1.0 "However We may lrave been degtaded heretofore, a brighter fcene of glory has now opened on our country. The deeds of the pail: year mutt malsze us proud to bear the name of Americans. An era a has arrived, in our affairs, which cllallenges the {plen- dour oi‘ any age or nation. Ourtroops, unufedto Wat‘, have faced and defeated veteran foldiers, and even“ our militia, when engaged, have left little to regret but their precipitate zeal. That 111013: of the Britifh provinces are not I1()W§il1'1 our poffemon, is owing to events that no fo1'efigl1t, could controul. Foir thougli we have ihadyr ti”o1ne,,checke, We have not been difgraced. « T1'eacheryandcoWardice tare com- mon to all Cli1I1eS;,:«3.nd if unfortunately either of them have been found in our ranks, it ~ cannot at» ltach difgrace to the country» or its foldiers. The foldiers who Wereifurrenyderedat Detroit, did not difgrace their country, nor are they difgraced. The men that fought at Brownftown and ‘Tippecanoe, ywill never difgrace their country, or be diigraced by their own conduct. g Our troops, Whenever they have been permitted to fight, have given the molt .convincing proofsof their valour andgood conduéir. F1'ornrende1~ing juftice to troops whofe valour faction has endeavoured to defeat and obfcure ; we now turn to a View which has afioniihed our own country and the world, and has fpread confierna- tion arnongit the thoufand flrips of the enemy. tEngland had loxag ufurped the dominion of the ocean. No power could refiit‘ her prowefs. _ And with nearly an equal force, the was pfure to_;conqu’er A every thing that fwam. Suchwas thecharaéter of A the navy of England in the opinion of the world, when the American banner was unfurled invindi- cation of the freedotn of the feas. Then, the mofl; fangnine of us, inour pride of country, dared V fcarcely hope, as the refult of a meeting between been done, in a conteft requiring more, 11 our ihips anditheirs, more than a parting on equal terms, without difgrace. At the moment when our boforns were glowing with folicitude for the refult of an aéiion; the frigate Conilitutioln, commanded by the rnodeft and unobtrufive Hull, met the proud fr‘igate Guerriere, who for months previous had borne at her malt head defiance to our navy. The meeting was ihort, but decifive. The ftars of America beamed with the rays of viétory, and the ftripes of liberty drove from the ocean the arrogant champion of opprefiion. The charm Whicli had encircled the Britiih navy was difliolved. The idea of the naval fuperiority of England fat forever ;.r and the world, convinced that “ more could have ” unlrefitatu ingly pronounced, that a Britiih frigate could not meet fingle handed an American. This aétion was thernoit fortunate event that could have occurred to give freedom to the feas. It has taught other na- tions that England is not invincible, and even the molt incredulous of us, that a navy is a defence the nroit terrible and effeétual in our hands, againit our enemies. It has laid the foundation of a national eharaé°ce1*, which will be 1*e.fpe€ied for ages. It has. bound us with new and infeparable ties to our coun» try, and has created a r national pride, which will eventually deftroy the ferpent faélzion, that his drug- gling to flifle it. England had but, jufi: learnt the news. of her defeat,‘ when the Walp engaged the Frolic, a veiiel every way her fuperior. Q In the com» mencement of the aétion, the Wafp was wounded in her fpars, and rendered in a great degree unmayn-a . ageable. Yet in this fituation, amid the tumult of" , the elements, flue raijfed a iiorm to her enemy more i terrific than theeonvulfion ofthe ocean. A In a few moments fearce onefolitaryimeiienger was left, to tell to England her new difafter. I The Wafp and 12 her prize were captured by a Britiilh {hip of the line, England had then an opportunity to compare our nondefcript with liter {hip of fuperior fize, to wi-tnefs her own inferiority, and ]ones’s immortality. In ten, days f1‘01Tx this Etélsiion the gallant Commodore Deca-« tur captured confe fiedly the belt frigate in the En-» glifh navy, new, jiuit out of clock, l cornmandedby an excellent ofiicerf, and bravely defended, {he was compelled to acknowledge American fuperiority. And with the Macedonian his prize, Decatur crofied the Atlantic, and at her mail: head is now difplayed, ‘?‘— Free Trade and no I722prefl?22e72t.” e A The deeds of De- catur had, previous to this vicftory, raifed him to the hlgllfifi place in the temple of fame : but vsfhirlit his country has a foe, or the ocean a laurel, his tun- extinguilhable enterpriace will ntever {lumber fatisfied with thchononrs he has (won. A This feries of decifive x‘rié°cories ‘drew from our enemyra confelfion of our iuperiority, and attraéted the admiration of the W01~1d_1 . But other heroes panted for glory, and of ‘the thoufand {hips of England, fome of her frigates were without‘ convoy. 'l‘l1e fineft frigate that De»- catur had left to her navy, manned with a number of feamengreatly exceeding her complement, and ~witl1 every ndvantage of pofition, was deitined to afiord the Confttitution a fecond victory, and to wreatla. the brow of Bainbridge with laurels. The eonfternation produced by this fplendid fuccciiion of victories was fo firileing, that the Bonne Citoya enne dared not accept the challenge of Capt. Lawn rence in a vefiel of inferior fize, but fought fafety under the convoy of a {hip of the line. The wifh, _ however, of Capt. Lawrence to meet the enemy, was not long ungratified ; t and the deftruétion of the Peacock is the II1ORl‘WOI1Cl€1""f1ll fpecirnen of eaecu» tion on the record of time, and the molt tlettided iaitancte of our fuperiority. 1 {'3 with the fnaalleftr marineof any maritime pawct—;”' we had now contended nine months with a nation whofc marine greatly exceeded the united mariner of the refi: of the world, and whofe power on the ocean was undifputed. , We had five times met in combat, and had five times been crowned with vic- tory. Not a fingle Ihip of ours had been taken in hattle by thecnemy. His pride writhed in agony. Every mean was taken to cover his difgrace. I Our, trigates were overrated. Ships of the line, witha few guns taken from them, were called frigates, and fent for the exprefs purpofe of contending with the clefpifed navy of America; a navy fo final}, that when its numbers were mentioned in Parliament, it excited the rifibility of the members. Commodore “ Broke, in one of their fineft fhips, with a feleéh crew, and with part of the crews of other fhips, praétifed d.aily in our fight for months in firing, appears as the champion of the fallen honour of England, sand bids defiance to our arms. When the Shannon ap- peared, the Cheiapeake, a {hip of ‘inferior force, the worfi; in our navy, not quite ready for fea, with a. crew that had not been on the ocean for two months, many of whom never, a crew frefh from diflipation, with young ofiicem, midlhipmen aéting as lieutenants, and a captain who had taken the command, but a few days---with allthefe difadvan- rages the Chefapeake took up thegauntlet. The aétion was the fl1ortePc and roof: fanguinary in the annals of hiftory. The crofs of England was raifed a over the ftars of America ; but the honour of Ame- rica was not flzained. Her fuperiority was as decid... ed as in any previous action, and the Shannon; awouldthavegfound the ocean’s? bed in lefs timetythan the Peacock, had not almerei ferries of accidents“- chance rflmots, whitch,,neither‘fl=;;ill . or abravery ‘could; , forefeeor avert, havethrown thechefapeake into 14 inch 21 pofition, as enabled the enemy to take pofiefl» {ion of her, before the men below deck could be brought to oppofe them. The American flag, how, ever, was not {truck by Americans. ‘We had in our former actions, evinced our {hill in conquering the {hips of the enemy. In this we have ihown with wlmt defperation we defend our own, T he whole force of the enemy brought ngainlt lefs than half our force could not conquer until every oflicer on board the flllp, and every fearnen on deck, was killed or Wounded. In our victories over the enemy, their {hips were IlI'lCE!.pE1- ble of further refiltztnce, and their "crews twerelr in great meafure killed or wounded gr gwhilft engagement our fhip received very little injury, and our men were in a fituation, but for raccidentt, l to have repelled the whole forceof the enemy. This circumllance molt conclufively fhows, that accident, not fleill, gave England the 'viél:ory;"that our ho»- nour is not terniflaled, butrendered more refplen- dent. And we have only toiregret the fate of the fallen heroes. J A, A Of this rapidand uninterrupted difpley of valourt, fitill and bretvetlfy, duty and pride demands our admi» ration. Shall we admire the eétions of other new tions and times, and look cooly on thofe heroic deeds of our own countrymen, which challenge 3. parallel in hiltory P Shall We, like thofe canting hypocrites of faction, who have nothing of religion buta cloak, bury in oblivion every deed which has not a direcft tendency to promote their deteftsble views? lNo;,rwhilfl: memory holds (a place, while 3. page of hiltoryretnainstg until the day of defola-a tion feals forever the lips of the minflrel and poet, and obliterates, the finelt fubjeéts of the painter”s canvafs; the deeds of the heroes whofe valourtve 4115 now Celebrate will remain, and their aclorsj be revered. _ l ‘ Nor will the deeds of our naval heroes be alone cherizlhed. Thememoryof the brave foldier, who fell in the caufe of his country will ever be 4 clear «te its friends. With "Wolfe and Montgomery, ‘thy - V name, heroic Pike, lhall everybe repeat~ed. A The brave genera1,wh«oferminvdvvasyfiored with fcilenele» whofe heart‘=Was ,at.tuneyd toiliumanity, and whole ‘ £etti»ng; fun was iirradiavtiedtwi;tl1wv~iétory,fl1va.ll be jhtfllfl in veneration by the left of his co-u*n't~ryrn=en. . s l Nor {hall memory delight to dwell on thofe alone * ‘who have fallen in the arms of vié°cory. s Over thy tomb,’ Lawrence, thy country will ever Weep. fEen--* 1’0p€_,iAf1“lC3., and both .Americns,l l19.ve witnefl"ed=tl;1y unfurpziflecl velour. M:1ller of the fe2njnan’s art, and every branch of lfcience conneélzed with naval war.- fare, thy example and in{lru€’ci.o11 {hall lend zfuture heroes to glory in flrivingf to l1I'1l:lZ’c1t>€ deeds which cannot be furpaffed. "l."hyyou.tl1 has been devoted to thy country, and in theprime of thy life thou halt yielded it in ifacrifice to her honour. _ When Decatur rnade-«(lie fuccefsful and defperate attempt “1 adellphlizzt, rLavvrence xvas by his Iicle to burnthefig in g;lory.. l T1 ‘ tcoaft oftSontl1iA1neric.a;hasfeenythe . flcmnain fl1rin1< fromthrarmsv 5 the Wcfilndiresvcan atvtefcwwithri whatvrrlldrcadrtce5rtai~nty aitnetlfli the deadly vvezatpvons off” lcleflruélrliox-1y_l4.;., andyjour‘ own. eyes have witnefled the uclofingi and 1nofl:lhre1*loicjfcene of thy exifcence- Fo1'tunat"ely we} were fo removed, tlmt: our feelings were not iigonized with the melanm eholy view of the wounded hero fupporting himfelf by 21. pike, and refuting to ‘leave the deck ; and even when the deadly l ball had pierced his body vvithv a mortal vvnrunrd, flillv he continued encouraging his men, ilzill commanding them not to yield tothe foe, until the ebbing tide of l life left its channel, and fen-» re iibility and reafon fled. Shall cold cenforioufnefe impeach thy laii; aft as rafh? Had the iiiue been otherwife, fuch fentimentss would not be heard. That it was not, was mere accident, which nothing could controul. T hofe men, whofe honour fits flightly about them, are not competent judges of the -‘motives and conduct of honourable men. Heroes are heroes’ peers. From rafhnefs their verdift will “honourably acquit thee. Thy country’s honour was sajiven‘ thee in charge, thou kneweft the valour, the y iirill and fuperiority of thy countrymen would not admit a quefizion, as the Shannon’s hull bears thee incontrovertible teflnnony. Thou Wouldfltnot fuf- re1~ the honour given thee incharge tobe*;cha1Ienged, ‘butthou hat’: fought and vindicated it. No? man has done more-to exalt h1s country’s character than Lawrence. No one has greater claims on his coun-—» try, to place in eafe and independence thofe who, do- by fueh heroic deeds. prived of a companion and a father, have a right to demand of that country a father’s and protec‘.tor’s care. Suffer not, my countrymen, the imputation of ingratitude to fully a natienal charaéier ezaalted «W ‘ - Amongft other caufes of nationalgumtulation and pride, the manner in which the War has been con.» duéied on our part is not the leait. Our officers have been as difiinguiihed for their modefty and fimplicity in the accounts of their own victories, as for their humanity to the conquered. A contrafl; with the arrogance of the enemy affords a mod ho- nourable and marked diflinétion toour country. 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