~51“ R A T I 0 N; PRONOUNCED A3? W012 cfismxz, (Ma:.§m.) ON THE TFORTIETH ANNIVE RSARY’ EJF .4./azz;z«;'1e1r:./_/xv“ LMDEPENDENCE I“ BY JOHN DAVISA V +w-V—~w~www:%zwzm.az:cmwm~~—~« éllmxrcegfter 2 -PRINTED BY WI MANNINC3} 5 % % wnv, 1816.. % W"o2'ree£ér, Jul? 4, 18161. A 3m, 1 THE undersigned have the honor to be designated Committee to express to you t‘i1eti’nanks of the Federal Re- publicans, who convened this day for the celebration of our‘ National Independence, for your elegant and appropriate Oration ; and to request a copy for publication. OLIVER FISKE, ISAIAH THOMAS, REJOICE NEWTON. Jams: DAVIS‘, Esq; A W'orc‘esz'”er, fu.ly 41, I816. G~EN'rLEMeN, IN compliance with your request, I will transmit. er copy of my Oration, for your disposal ; trusting it will meet with that indulgence a hasty production deserves. Gentlemen, I am your obedient Servant, JOHN DAVIS» Hon. OLIVER. F:sx:e,. L ISAIAH THOMA3}‘ESq. Resoxcrz. NEWTON, Esq. ORATION. T}I.E cl‘1a1'1gi11g seasons have again rolled away", and we have ztgaixi assembled to greet the welcome return of thisanniversary, which ever fills our hearts with gratitude, our minds with proud recollections. I Wltetlier we revert to that period, when the victims of persecution sought repose in the bosom of an un-— explored wilderness, or to that more eventful era, when the bold spirit of freedom bid defiance to the menaces of arbitrary potver---«still the history of our country excites an irresistible interest. contemplate with st-Irprise ether uriconquerable zeal of the pilgrims, and that W undismayed courage which drew the sword in defence of liberty. We are in doubt which most to admire---that patient en- durance of the severest privations, of the most ap- palling tcalamitiesm-or that vigilant jealousy of right, . which met usurpation at the threshold, and tore from the crown ofa tyrant its brightest gem. ‘. This anniversary will ‘ ever meetla cheerful wel- come, while a remnant of those rights and privileges, the concptest of which, it is set apart to commemorate, remain unimpaired by the eneroachments of power. ‘What Anierican bosom does not swell with de- liglit, when recouiiting; those splendid achievements, which emancipated a nation? Who has a heartso cold and inanimate, as not to beat with more‘ than .Spartan pride at the rernembrance of those glorious fiz i at days ? What rnind does not kindle into admiration, ‘When contemplating that vigorous perseverance, that stubborn courage, which, undisrnayed by the angry threats of a despot, met and overthrew the le- gions of Britain‘? "Who does not feel equal delight, when following; the patriots of the revolution, flush- ed with victory, from the field of glory to the calm deliberations of the cabinet .9 Here we trace in every step the most cautious prudence, thernost consuim-. mate Wisdom. Here was laid the foundation of that magnificent temple of liberty, which has hitherto re- sisted the storms of faction, and the machinations of aspiring ambition. Here, too, was framed and de- posited that covenant, «Which linked inthe 4 bondsof perpetual union, these United States. i i It is the pride of Massachusetts, that she was first of the foremost in the aqcomplislimeiit of this great work ; that she, alike hostile to depredations on her rights, from internal and external foes, has religious- ly observed 1 this solemn covenant. Had her sisters been equally trueto tlieinselves, had they adhered with equal tenacity to the princiu A ples of rationalliberty--wtliat golden age of promise, which brightened the days of 1iational infancy, had yielded an harvest of the richest blessings in 1r.ua11-—,, hood, But the bitter frost of premature Winter i blighted the budding spring. In an evil hour, the irnmortal VVASHINGTON and his salutary admoni-.,i A tions were forgotten, and an infattiated people seduced .. A by the artifices of ambition from the path of duty, it of happiness and unparalleled prosperity. A I11lZOXlC£l-:- _ tied With the wild conceits of iniiovatiion, they dis-Q; missed frcm‘ their confidence those who hadbreast- @€ll.3l1..3 storms of tlte severest «adversity, and broker; 5: the letters of national boridage; and received into; favors, those, Who, too slothful to conquer their own freedom, received it: as aboon from the hands» of others, pwhom l'.l1Cy11OVV deride as tories and traitors. Elevated to oflice by awakening, a passion for inr1o- vation, it has been their tmceasing encleayorrrto per- petuate ppower. by clelusiye promises ; , promises , re- pugnant to enli.gl1te11ed policy, emd hostile to tl1e,;vi.. tal interests of the nation ; promises which, if r e:»:e- cuted, would soon have ripened us for that fetal c_,::1-_ tastrophe which befel Repiubliioan France. But the l clogrnes of V those times, which inculcatepcl a love, not i for rationalliberty, but liberty in excess; liberty with. V out moral restraint ; liberty whicli origimted in the , .s11gry,pnssio11s of rna11,s11d was more fzitel lZl1El11 the sword of the destroying parigelw-a1*e now consigned? « to oblivion. p 'l‘aL1gl1tby sad pexpeirieiieefl to shm1,o11e;,,extreme, and guidedby the fzrllseylof l1un1a11,,juclgment, they — ” rush to the opposite. A, They have retreated.from.tthe i 'misrule midcrimet of ianarcliy, and » now, tamely ac- t qniesce in tirnezrsures thatrevince a disposition to de.-. posit the lclierterr of our rights: in , the erown ‘ of t Ely despot; M A i r ‘ 4 V 'I‘l:;mt vigilant jealousy of ,,usurpstion,,Wl1ich once rebelled against a n1i,lcl;,;syste,m,_ol" tax,ati0n,; isrnowtso l humble, so ,patie11t,tl1at it permits, Without la rnurmur, tlie leeches of Va(l1‘I1l.l,1l,StI‘£1tiO11_l',O_ suck: up the wealth « of the nation, and disgorgetlie booty, a \Vllll11gl21”lb~ ute A to it/zpir master. 1 4 That clelicatet sense of national honor, tlmt. elevated spirit rof11ationa1pri,cle, which spurned the conditions of a foi*rner treatyypof colfninerce, lashed the venerable ,1 A3: in efligy to the stalre, and.kincllecl,tl1e.faggot,is 6 now so n1C€i{, its virulence against morzapoly so much abated, that it receives with devotional ardor a new charter of commercial privileges, in which those a lucrative sources of Wealth and aggrandizement--» the fisheries, and the VV<,;st.. India trade---are forever abandoned. That vaporing patriotism, which affected to throw itself as a Wall of brass around the constitution, to protect it from violation, When, in the quaint lan- guage of those days, a restless spirit of ambition was struggling to found on an imperishable basis the first and greatest. column in the temple of despotism----a national l)2t1"ll{--:---l"1‘élS not only dismissed its boding ap- -preliensions, but our -political Sampsons now repose quietly in the lap of Delilah, have given to the Winds their corzrtitzttiorzol scrztples, and (rheerfully rebuilt the monarchical edifice themselves had prostrated. That ardent, refined love of liberty, which in ’99 espied, under a military costume, the cruel rod of despotism, is now so strangely reconciled to the din of arms, that the gleam of ten thousand bczyovzets ex»- cites no fearful apprehensions; but soldiers are es- teemed as the most disinterested‘ patriots, as the most zealous champions of freedom. That rniserly economy, which startled at the paltry expense of supporting‘ a subordinate judiciary to fa» cilitate the administration of justice; which. boasted of an overflowing treasury, Without resorting to odi-v. oust, oppressive taxation ;,---now levies its contribu- tions, confiscates the humble cabin of him who is too poor to pay the tribute, and squanders its mil-. lions without remorse.‘ The celebrated Henry, who received his lessons in the art of espionage from the A _greatactors behind the scene, has departed to Wat» 7 low in a princely fortune, thefruits of at base and ins famous fztlselwod. Congress, too, finding that the string of economy no longer vibrated at the touch of hypocrisy, instead of six dollars a day, which was once thought to be ezszorbitant pay, limve voted them»- selves a generous compe2z.srzrz'o2z of fifteen hundred dollars for each session. If we recur to the history of Mr. .lefl'erson’s administration, this Wears the ap- pearaltce of a. bold aberrtttion from the beaten path in which allwho were not jirqfis-'ssedZ_y more patriot- ic, than mercenary, were forbidden to tread. But time, which softens asperity, has eflaced from the memory those refined notions of economy ; and public functionaries now lavish with thoughtless exu- travagance the bountyof industry, without incurring popular denunciation. i , Loatns, which were once a theme of the bitterest complaint; which once drew" forth reiterated anathe» mas, £t1"1C-l.tVV61‘~’3tCl€110I1'»1lI1f:1l2('72Cl the most grievous curse that could befala discreet, prudent people; now fol» low, one after another, without exciting a murmur, in rapid and countless succession; r That visionary philosophy, “ that vain-glorious self-eo11ceit, which magnified our importance a- mong the nations of the earth, by representing the world as depenclent on our;sufi'era11ee for existence,” has evaporated in a long successionof arbitrary, re- strictive rneasures, which "have proved “ at prolifie source of sorrow and of suffering.” Experiment, _ however, has refuted the idle theories, the delusive V rnaxims of that fatal philosophy. The blow which was levelled at others, re-coiled with redoubled force on. ourselves. W110 is not penetrated with sadness at the rernembr.ance of those gloomy days, when en-- terprize was bound with fetters ; whenithe adventnra ous sailor was forbid to spread his canvas to the in--+ viting breeze ; when the animating ‘sound of ”indus--» try no iO11g€'I‘ vibratedon the ear, and when itheicheer-~i ful aspect of vigorous prosperity was changed to that of premature decay ‘I? Every generous bosorn ‘Would exalt to see the record of those times blotted from the page of history, unless it subserves the Valuable purpose of adnionishing; future p/zilosoj)/zers, that Utopia can exist only in fable. i That tame, patient endurance, which in "99 pro» fessed to return good for evil, and with pious resig» nation, when one cheek was s1nitte1'1 with the sceptre of a despot, to oli’er the otlier-—'-i1"1 1812 dismissed its Christian meekness, girded on the armour of a war.» rior, and entered the tented field in quest of national glory. The strtrggle was long and bloody; The multiplied privations, and the complicated wretched» ness of that period, made an impression on every so? her mindrtliat will be eflaced by death alone. i rWl1at is our remuneration for the toil,’ the labor andthe peril of that season of calamity ? Are the Cam adas subdued ‘:9 Havewe a safer passport on the higli- way of nations ? Have we any guarantee against the‘ future violation of neutral rig-hts ‘:9 On these subjects the boasted treaty, which was sealed With the blood of tlionsandsr is rsilextt; VVhat then are the trophies of a this obdurate combat .9 Natiorzal Glory. And’ what is that lnational glory; achieved by the swlordi of aanbition ? Ask that blazingl~meteor which coilsuinaiii ed«Moseow'«, and, ishiorn of its beams, hasset in amt A western ocean; The animator Napoleon acquired its; dazzling lurstrerrrfronn a'I*2LpiCl‘SuCC€SSiO11'Of cruel?“ victories. The fields of fmm. the cQ.111E;ic'ztted vV1‘ettcI*iedues};s bf povka erty and c1isgra.t:e,- Imve le.=;m1ed too late how traztsi.-4 ttotry zx11dVpterisI1aeb1:e its the glory OfCO’1'lqUCASta.' tQtt1~1esse11,~, tlucmglt less’ tdir:;=zxs;t1~ous,~ is not mufiqlt» less11t1miIiatin_g;t x A At A A AA A A ‘When the .flil1't}/wllflflrtéd tax-gatI'1erer tweaks 2.-tti jrottr tdoorfi, I’C'31’Al’1.C‘3ITlbCl“,: the tribute he clemands E9 the ptzirchztse of 11Iationa‘1 fgloryg} and ‘that the gIc>:»:';pf étclfievecl by the War tccsft ‘more tliian at-11 h!1'1’1‘t‘h“(3C1 Lniliioiis of dollars; A A A A e VVhen HIE: enterprisizag tfissttermata, w'i"1ot t%31*avestth;e‘ tclaxugexfs of the tetnlpestxmus otcean to gai11a }1L1.n1.W€ tpittemee fur 1“1is.fi1mi1y,tsees “ his QCGl!'.}A)2;1ti011 g-cine,” T0 lethimi remember, that his government have made‘ the sacrifice for national glory. A a VVhen the merchant murmurs, because he is shut" out from a participation in that lucrative source of wealth---—the VVest~In~di‘a trade ;I when he complains that it is monopolized by othersr; let him» I‘€‘L‘1’I1€‘1’Ilt~‘~==» ber, it was abandoned in quest of national glory. V\7l1en, in the disguise of double duties, you pay an exorbitant tax on all foreign commodities ; when the vigilantco-llector” of the excise exacts a premium for the humble privilege of riding in a chair; let it not escape your m.-ind-s, that this, too, is a tribute for national glory. A a When you» see the new pensioners on your home- ty hobbling on crutches, and disqualified for labor,- remember,» that they were reduced to this deplora- “ “ ble state of suffering and dependence in the contest for national" glory. Vi/‘hen: the Widow and orphans‘ of him who has fallen in battle‘ appeal to your charity,- remember, i that neither national glory,t nor those whim seek it? feed the hungry,.« or clothe the malted.» Wl1e11 you‘. see the page of history W'l1l’Cll* records the sacking of Atlexarldria, the conflagration of Buf- faloe and Hampton, and the destruction of the cap»- itol, remember, that these were only propitiatory of» ferings on the altar of arnbition, to secure the blesz-r sings of national glory. r \ These, presented in their naked, unvarnished? character, are among‘ the trophies for which we claim the highest niche in the temple of glory... w l Absurd as it may seem, the number of those is not small who choose to be the dupes of such: palpa-fig ble sophistry; who lend a willing belief tothe arti; 11 flees of corruption; and, through mistaken zeal, will pursue this égrzis fiztuus, till it deludes them to the oonflagration of another Moscow, or the fatal banks of another Beresina. If, however, -this moonshine beguiles the painful mortification arising from an unparalleled series of A shameful disasters, it would be ungenerous to dem prive the Utopian of this wretched coiasolatidn. Then let him behold it with rapturous admiration; let him dwell With enthusiastic delight upon its charms, its ideal importance ;---but let him. bury deep the rash thought that would jeopardize the peace of his country in the pursuit of so Worthless a phantom. , It is a cheeriiig rreflection that history furnishes other events, on l.Wl.'1lCh the mind dwells with ration-9 al pleasure. I , The bravery displayed at the Niagara and the Missisippi has shed a lustre on our tarnished repu- tation, that has gilded the infamy of a base ,s.urren-- clear at Detroit ,; softened the rough features of wan.- rton cruelty exhibited in the destruction of Newark; covered with the mantle of forgetfulness the cow» ardly abandonment of an enterprise against Montre- al; and almost eifaced from the recollection that storm of Vapid proclamations which howled along our northern b.ordeI'.. » .i The heroes of Chippewa and New-Orleans, who have not Won for their country a new character, but redeemed from infamy that which once held an ele-- vated rank among the nations of the earth, merit their hard-earned laurels. They exerted their valor, not to create, but to save ; not to dernonstrate that Amer» ioans could be brave; but that when the /lead’ sound, the /zearz is always brave, , A 1 * t Clllllillg‘ and bitter must be that blast which Wafts in its bosom no blessing. The War, witlil poverty artcl debt, has brought one positive, and, I1 trust, lasting; national benefit. That vain—glorioL1s self» coriceit, which reviled a navy as “~ an ocean of aborn». inations,” and, with the tl1ought1ess ext1*ava§ga11ce of a profiigate, eitpended millions on a worse than usea less flotilla, has at length been subdued. by the darn.» ing; gallantry of American tars. Despised and llfiga lected by those who reposed in the lap of dalliance, when the hour of danger and duty came, these sons of ocean seized the pledge of union and indepen-.., dence, and planted it as a new constellation in the heavens, to guide them in safety on the trackless deep. It sheds on their character a dazzling lustre, n which ditlnses itself to the remotest corners of the civilized world, i i Petrified with astonishment, adininistration felt its inveterate prej ndiee subdued; and resig11e”‘d,witl1-at out a rmirniur, another of those favorite delusivel theories which had elevated them to ofiiee,. ” As reason has gradually assumed the empire of the mind, speculative philosophy has yielded to common sense; and thus “ that frost-Work of fan», cy’f’ which characte1"ized the reign of experiment, has rnelted away. It is sallultary to expose the errors of an adversa. , ry g l but unmanly to boast of superior Wisdom :,_ nor do federalistsi claim an exemption from human frailty, or the fallacy of human udgment. But they are gratified that they have erred so little that they l have boldly confi'onted the mexlaces of power, the is wiles of ambition; and, in the darkest times, advou cated those great and leading measures which were calculated to accelerate the prosperity, and promote the permanent interests of the nation; while, on the other hand, they have strenuously opposed that nary row“, selfndestroying policy, which was founded in party animosity, adapted to a foreign climate, and drew after it poverty, war, and the loss of invaluable national privileges. Were they proud of ordinary -foresight, they might exult that their adversaries have been compelled to acknowledge the wisdom of that policy against which rebellion liftediits daring front. W Could federalists exult in the discharge of severe and ungrateful duty, they might look back with proud satisfaction on their career. ‘Who were the p heroes and statesmen who shared the perils of the field with the immortal Walsnlnorpotnlt t and Won his esteem and confidence in council? Who cons quered and preserved the independence We now eels elorate ‘I? Who sealed with their blood that covenant which broke the chains of bondage, and proclaimed a nation free ? Those who have been reproached as tories and traitors. W Who gave our country its eat- ly reputation amongthe nations? ‘Who established and administered our civil tgovernrnent With such Wisdom and impartiality as to command the adrni- ration of the world i? W110 originated our infant in..- stitutions, and patronized the arts and science? Who laid the foundations of that national greatness which neither the collisions of party, nor the storms of ‘ faction, can shake ? Those who have been prot- scribed as the enemies of their COL111’£;‘ya W 14 Who, -in those gloomy days when the mad conceits of ambition had palsied the energies of man, and made the country one common prison, stood forth the undismayed champions of liberty; foretold; the disastrous result of that fatal policy, and struggled to avert the impending ruin ? VVho, when the storm of War burst and its l.ight11ings played about us, tray» ersed with fearless confidence every ocean; struck dumb the haughty Briton, and taught him that his’ safety consisted not in fancied reputation, but in congregated strength 5.’ Need I add, that these too, have been proscribed as tories and traitors. And. who is it that dares thus to lift the finger of iscorn against the saviors of our country '? ‘Mnltitudes, who are strangers to the days of revolutionary ad» versity; multitudes, Who have escaped from merit. ed punishment in their own country, and find pro- tection under a constitution framed by those Whose virtues they deride. l True patriotism cannot boast; it claims no richer reward», than the credit of having faithfully dis-t charged its duty. Federalists ought to be, and, I‘ trust, are, always satisfied with those measures which accelerate public prosperity. They rejoice that the sun of reason begins again to pgild our hen1—. isphere, and chase away the chilling (lamps of a more than polar night; that the iron reign of exper... iment seems to be quietly passing to the tomb ; that , enterprize is again left to spread its canvas to the breeze; that our country is again gradually rising under the ponderous pressure of debt; and, if un- touched by the palsying hand of Presidential pro» tectioii, . will soon reach its former glory. A A w 15% l i ’ it has now become our duty, not so much‘ to‘ coin»: tend against anarchy,- as to be vigilant in protecting our rights against the dangers of the opposite exw treme ;' lest an unlimited confidence in men should; pave the Way for some Arnerican Caesar to elevate himself to a throne. in ~ ‘' A nevv'era in the history of politics‘,— or 1*ather the epoch of regeneration, is beginning to dawn upon us. The asperity of party is softening‘ ; the tone of rez- crimination is assuminga milder accent: and may we not indulge the pleasing hope‘, that the period is not far distant, when We shall be favored with an entire exemption from those vexatious measures " which have streiigtlienecl animosity; when the force of reason will subdue this stubborn attachment to anfloitious partizans, and unite,— in 722571 as well as- measures, all honest hearts‘. t A vindictive temper is repugnantl tor the maximsl of federali‘sts.- Moved, therefore, by a zeal, not to promote‘ the interests of party, but public prosperity and happiness, they A will cheerfully” extend the hand of fellowship, and make‘ a united efibrt, While reason predominates in our connclills,~ to redeem the nation from those ca‘- lamities which a mistaken policy has precipitated upgn u'3,«. r “ I up Two centuries have not yet elapsed, since the per-‘ secution of religious bigots forced our ancestors to seek an asylum in this then inhospitable Wilderness.~ VVith What astonishin”g~ rapidity the arts of civili- zation have spread over an immense territory ! How suddenly the rude, Lrncultivated face of nature has been clianged to that of smiling plenty 2. The ma. ~.~lIIlV€‘§, retreating before persevering industry, has re- a tired, in sullen pricier to the deep forests beyond the ll/lissouri. Wliere once stood his htirnble cabin; [populous towns and crowded cities, as if by the magic of enchantmeute b have sprung into existence; Touched with the fire of el'1t€1‘P1‘iSC.'5 thought can scarcely keep pace with the rapid growthof our‘ country. i Commerce; when unrestrained, pours into her’ ybosoma an immense tribute of Wealth; oppressiong an immense tribute of population. In her infancy,«, she bids defiance to empires; with the strength of zmaturityi, she will bid defiance to the WO1‘lda Em; bracing almost every variety of soil and climate, she‘ t has Within herself those great and essyential resources which,» if discreetly managed, cannot fail of mak-:ing"‘ a reasonable people happy; i l Wheri We behold the cloud of bigotry and ops pression which overshaclows Europe ;; when we see a country, rich in the bounties of Heaven,, distracted with ayfeucls, laid Waste and depopulated by ruthless ambition ; towns sacked; cities destroyed; and fields of human beings rnown dow_n in the struggles :,forr;“tl11fo1,1fi‘S rand £:,ii,iaClCTI1S%7ffi?W€y have yreasyon to bless yGod that an ocean rolls between us ; that an i1‘np€11-‘- yetrable forest ‘skirts our jborcler.: Such isthe enviable situation of America, and ysuch, by “comparison, her propitious lot; She is afa fluelit, powerful, happy; But to be y*g1*eat--«to es» (tablish a character which shall reach future ages»--eat @3116 ymust encourage and Cherish a love for the arts and science. A is A A i *'I"hep lGody,oyfyNatu1'e has se’atteretl, in rich profu-» wSiY01‘],’|11wiS choicest blessings through our exteiided imr1*itory panel the plastic lmtl of art,« if cn<:oL2~re*r 1'?’ get”! by suitahle rnunificence from the opuleiitg will soon lL)I'l11g‘l11l20 existence monuments of taste,“ which will emulate the best days of Greece and Rome. The patriots of the revolution foundedan empire 5 it should he the pride of ‘posterity’ to give it a name tvhich will survive the wreck of its power. Athens, althougli her Walls and temples are min-'~ gled with the dust, is held in grateful remembrance ;; not hecause she was opulent or powerful; not be»- cause she shed her blood at Salamis and 'Marathon--~ no : the Cossac and Tartar can ' boast of deeds equally heroic; they too can point to the field of slaughter where they plttclted the encrimsoned wreath: But the fire of that genius which guided the pen and the chisel, seen tl11*ot1gl1 the vista of ages, shetls, even at this remote period, an uudimin« ished lustre on her name. “ The pursuits of letters and the arts are the purest sources of enjoyment :: p tlieyicalm the turbulence of political discussions; like the air We breathe, their influence reaches every object that can contribute to our comfort or satisfac-—‘ tion, till their clilihsive light sheds over national man- ners a softened beauty, which, like the mellow col- oring of the painter, forms no feature of the lantla scape, but isthe charm of the wliole. If We seelt the glory of the nation,» these pursuits present us ‘witli the most brilliant objects of 2t1'I1l)ll‘.iOl1. They strengthen the infancy of a nation, because they put rify its morals; they give lustre to its maturity; tlieyienliven its decay, and even cheer its ruins with the proud vestiges of renown.” l Althoughtlie fastidious conceit and magnified self‘—-importance ol’ Europeaiis ie‘11cou1'ages them ta make the paucity of American taletit at therne oli hitter raillery ; to reject as loathsome to a correct taste Whatever originates on this side the Water, as if Europe was the only place congenial to the arts ; yet whoever studies the American character, tliscov-» ers at once that sagracity ancl E-tI‘(lOI‘, that enthusias« tic love of the arts and letters, which must, at some future period; elevate these sister studies to a ltiglt clegree of P€1~feC‘ti011w But while the parsimony, thecolcl intlillerence of opulent Americans, permits the pencil of VV14:s T to give life and anirnation to Engflisli canvas; while it banishes A genius to foreigli clitnes, in search of the patronage which the grudrgitig heart of avarice with.- holds ;;---it will also banish the honour of liavingg given birth to S1101]-illlus-l;Z“l0L1S men ;. it will expatriu ate those 1nonu.mentstof imperishable glory, which should be the pride ancl admiration of posterity. VVhen the chivalric heroism whicli has borne the American flag in proud triumph over the ocean ;, when the devotional artlor which nervecl the arm and guided the svvordy at Chippewa, by the lapseol" time shall be buriecl in forgetfnlness, the pencil of WEST will continue to Warm the heart, and diffuse its mellow light and shade over the mind. 4 The works of the poet, and the researches of the philosopher, address themselves to the understancl« ing, enlighten the rnincl, and call forth a tribute of spontaneous gratitntle, long, long after the echoes of the tvarrioris trumpet liave ceased topvibrate his praise. A y A l y The fame of the warrior and the statesman lives only in the pages of the poet and thethistorian. i9 "VVhy is all but the name of Carthage buried with her ruins ? Because she had not a Homer or a ltilerotlotus to redeem her from oblivion. ‘Why does thenarne .orl' Italy awakenra lively, irre-- , tsistible interest in every inquiring mind it‘? Not be- eause she czxtencled her conquests from the Atlan- tic to the Garages; not because kings laid their erowns at her feet, passed tarnely under her yoke, and added a fancied lustre to her cruel ‘triumphs ; not because the rapacions pltmderer impoverished the world to accelerate her magiiificericei; not be», cause ambitious profligacy fatisguecl invention to ex-3 ._ce1 the worse than vain conceits of t'oppishe:tt1‘aVa- gance s;-A---but because she was the patron ol’ genius, the mother of invention. A i A The tire of the poet, the sublime tliougglit, the wonderful ezszpression of the painter, andthe exact symmetry of the statuary, can never fail of capti.. rating our senses. i To excel in these arts and in science, secures true and lasting national greatness. is The glory " which flows from them, is not that evanescent bril-. lianey of a bubble, whiel1 sports for a mornent in the beams of the sun, and then vanishes forever}; but it shines steadily tlirottgh a lapse of ages, and its lustre will never fade, While taste and refinement are adlniredt i t ‘ Leisure, exemption from the turmoils of War and the feuds of civil life, and substantial patronage, are all that is necessary to elicit the spark of genius. Affluent, enterprising, prolific in talent, and far re» moved from the tumults of the old world, if our coun- try any longer withholds that rnunificence which 20 s will enable her sons to emulate the best days of lilo-» rope, she will then deserve the sneers, the raillery? and tau11ting; reproaches, which are now heaped up.- on her without mercy, by the hireling tourists and mercenary reviewers of Europe. Peace is always a propitious period for the arts and science ; they seek repose, and flourish most vigorously, when farthest removed from the tumult of arms and the strife of political zealots. The present is a doubly propitious moment, as the world is at peace, and the fervor of party feeling is rapidly subsiding. i A How desirable then, instead of striving to he cap.- tivatecl with the glimmer of a false and transient fame, that there should be an union of sentiment and feeling, a laudable emulation to place our claan acter, as a nation, on; a basis which shall defy the via» eissitudles of time, §['i"l*ss following Address was delivered lay the Hon. Mr. Bum, at thsfése. y sin: board, when called upon for a Toast, as President of the Day. The curdiaiity with which it was received, was evinced by an unazsimo-as: vars shall; a copy be requested for pu.blication.] ‘ ‘WILL you permit me, gentlemen, to submit to you a few scmsrks, upon Whstl consider one of the most ziuspicious circunistoncss conncctocl with this celebration ;, as introduce- tory to a. toast which I sin about to ofl‘e1', I allude to the olwious, and (as I verily believe) p1~og1~essinrc mitigation of tile .s:j22Zria‘ ofjzorty, in tho procecdingsof the Gov- ernment, and in the sentiments and fo'clings cl’ tho Pcloplc.-«V-P It is not to be clenicd,tl1at in the mcasnros of the national 2‘ll.l- ministration, and in the nosnncr in which these mcssurcs were discussed, during}; tho Into session of Congress, tiacrc is less to be discerned of that exclusive "spirit, which aims at felts intcrest and elevation of as few, rather than at silo good of the whole, than we have witnessed, perhaps, at any other pc- 3-iod since the first existence of i parties in our country. It is equally true, that in the 3*:-iccnt sossionyof om: own Stzntc Lo» gislstnrc, much of that asperity which has, in former times, zminglecl in their deliberations, has yielded too tcnmer of courtesy and siclcommodstion, strongly indicating a desire to forget past difl’crenocs, and to unite togetlicr for tlno public goocl.----Time observation of every one pmscnt will, I presuzrns, justify Inc in lll1£‘; rc:msrl~;, that tho spirit of party sscms also most happily to be banished, in a great clcgree, from our Sflrv ” cial intercourse with each other gyyzmd tliat, Vvlsntcvcat‘ specular- live differences of opinion nmy yet exist among us, we can now compare these opinions with s. coolness and connplsccncy of temper which, till of late, was seldom exhibited in poli$:ic:i_l debate. i W I shall not trespsss upon your patience, by mizniiely invcs-v tigating the causes which have led ton rcsult, so csscnlinl to our inclividual comfort and tranquillity, and so conducive to the happiness and iprosperityyof our connltry»---'I‘_l1o clrcadfu_l calamities We have suii'crsd, during a war most vindictivc, sjlnguinary, land dcsiructivc in its character, the ham,-fill ofiv :22 fects of which, it is fair to presume, were not fully anticipated by its authors, have undoubtedly contributed, in no small deu- gree, to produce this salutary eilect. It is in the nature of man, in his social relations, to forget private animosities in tho contemplation of acomtoion danger, and even in looking baclt upon perils from whicli he has recently escaped. ‘With those who were most instrumental in bringing upon us these pub» lic and private distresses, the season of retrospection lms ;,n*obo..bly been to season of deep c,ompunction and regret. Like “the ca‘lt‘ii”sea,” they have “ wondered at the wreck they rrtade,”-»-anal have perhaps magnanimously resolved to offer up their party feeling-s arid passions, as o sacttilice of :.ttone- moot, upon the altar of their country. Should such have been the cfiect of our st1fl'erings and perils, it may not, per» haps, be deemed an extravagant hypothesis, that the blood and treasure which have been lavishedin this dreadful con-;» that, have been profitably expended ;-——--tliat they havebceti required of us, by an allwwise and all-merciful Providence, not only as a retribution for past offences, but as the means of ac-- oomplishiog our future political redemption. l But from whatever source this conciliatory disposition may have emanated, it ezrrmot, I trust, be necessary to inculcate, with those who are assembled on this occasion, the duty of meeting it vvith rcordiality, and of zealously ctlltivatilig at re» ciprocal ternper. Fecloralists are bound to remember, that they also constitute a fzorrry ,- that they are not altogether ex» empt from the passions and propensities by which the _/zrecloma irzam‘ jzcrrry have been governed ; and that, in the eager puru- soit of objects tending to the advancement of ‘their jzarzy, they have sometimes, perhaps, lost sight of the public good. If the disposition which I have noticed Sllolllti cotxtimtel to loo sincerely and assiduously cherished, it may not, perhaps, be avisionaryhope, that the shades of tlifiererxce which seem new to be rapidly melting away, may soon vanish altogether ; that by another return, of this a.r1n~ivorsa.ry, those" who are‘ now separated from us in commemorating the nativity of ouryicohom more country, may, by “ mutual compromise and concession,” _ y 3 V unite as “brethren of the same principle g.” and that we may i then cordially and sincerely greet each othcrlwitlh the concilirl , ll” $33 iatoz'y geliltinlifintw-n..M We are all Fede1*alists;~Ami’Ve are all He» publicane 1” l _ I am well aware, that such has not been the progress of fzarties in other ages, and in other countries. Lotus reniemlw oer, however, that We are “ a peculiar people,” and, I hope‘, more than most other people, “ oealous of good’ v2crorl—:s.”pge-Let it be remembered that ournational. emancipation was an even: without precedent ; and that our national constitution is a form of government without parallel. Is it, then, altogether vain and visionary to expect, that the rise, progress, and deu- cline of parties, in our country, may form a new epoch in the political history of the world ?----There are many great and 5;-oodpmen at the present day, who are sanguine in the belief, that “ wars and fightings” anxong nations, which are cooval with the earliest institution of civil society. may be forever banished from the face of the earth byindividnal compact and association. If it can be even /zo/zed that such an amelio- ration of the condition of man is within the scope of human exertion, it would‘ seem to be not altogether ehimerical to be.- licoe, that political feuds and animosities among individualo of ‘F the some nation may, by similar means, he effectually and per- rnanently extinguishetl. “ In great attempts, ’tis glorious e’en to fail.” The time is most propitious to so noble and generous an experiment; end our duty as Chrisstiane, and ‘oretlnen of one common imnilpy, moot imperiously enjoins upon us to persevere ina Work, whiclriealreudy suor.es-sfully begun. on VVith, these remarks, which I hope will not be considered as ofiicions or intrusive ; and which, if they lehould be predom- tive of no good, you will, I trust, do methe notice to believe, have been made with good intentions; I beg leave to propose this sentiment :--- l /I new Poiz'2,’~z'coZ C'orgfF3demcy I----Its ezatclutsive ob- ject the good of too wfzole-«m-and not the preclomzi- rzomre :3)” at party J."