A V!                /gr   
A ‘ ‘,~"“Z»£¢¢¢AVu., A ~£73.»~£7~ta»¢«';~’ ~  * 5*“  ~”‘

  u.  7  llllll 

AN      ~ me    "'“'\

 

@mA@ޣ@m.

DELIVERED AT SALEM, 

1...»

ON MONDAY; Juiv 5, mm,
AT THE REQUEST OF THE

£38’ 0 GM‘ TIOJV OF THE ESSEX REJIDING R 0 OM.

W A A.
m onnmnnfirxoxt ms‘ 4 ”
V  * W

.am11m1o M: 1m) EPENDEN cm.

.44-

..........---.
tlnuuduuulnuwnnu-in a-nus-nu-m-onnnunvaunuauuun-«mu-Amt:-«nun»:--nlvuvl-an flu-I

BY ANDREW EUNLAE, ESQ.

W

“Party spimt is the madness of mcmy, for the gain at‘ a:_fa!m’~" %

----%&¢%!.2~.'&§eD§-.!.'!.I!.;nsn------
A fiairm. A
‘ PRINTED BY VVARWICK PALFRAY, Jmfsa
1819»

O . % V SALEMI, {luly 8, 1819..
To nwnnnw nU.NLep, ESQ.
SIB»--The Gommitlee of Arrangements in behalf of the A530»
elation of the Essex Reading Room, return you thanks for your ex-—
eellent and appropriate ORATIOISWT, delivered in commemoration of
American Independence, and respectfully request a copy of the same
for the ‘press. .‘ I  V
We remain, Sir, yours, Sac. 
I JOHN W. OSGOOD,
HENRY PRINCE,’ jr.
JOHN WINN, jr. V

I % I I I N. W; NEALL, ‘ I Connm'ttcc.:.;-

W __ V THOMAS COOPER, an I

4 CHARLES TREADWELL,
M. J.‘ L. BESSELL,

. I S..aL£:1xz,"“’°”‘fiuly 6, 17819. I
GEJVTLEWIEJV, ‘ '

In acquiescence with your polite request, and in compliance A

with custom, I submit to your disposal_- the Oration, which I had the

“honour to deliver, with the single remnrk,ltl1ata hasty performance,

prepaned at a short notice, and under the influence "of other engage»
ments, has some claim upon public ‘oandour.
With‘ eentirnentsllof friendlshipfor yourselves, and the Association
you represent, % I am, very respectfully, O
I   I Your humble servant,

ANDREW DUN LAP.‘

JOHN W. oseeon,  

HENRY PRINCE, 31-.
JOHN WINN, jr.
N. W. NEALL, Committee.

' THOMAS COOPER,

CHARLES TREADWELL,
M.» J, L. BESSELL,

no/gm7a%p t/(7234-we fit...-0»
4 /0 

=WHERE are the glories of the ancient Republics? They

sexist but in the recollections of the lovers of freedom. They are to
be found only in the records of genius and virtue. The land, once
the birth-pil'ace of liberty, heroism, philosophy, poetry and eloquence,
is nowtpressed by the foot-step of the slave or the tyrant; Ignorance
has erected hcraltar on the spot, where genius and learning once
had their seats, and the city, that gave laws to the world, has been
the prey of savage conquests, and at length the fountain of the most
degrading superstitions.» ‘ ‘
Is then liberty, so dear to theheort of man; aeentimcnt to be cher-«

ished only in the breast of the sage, and to form the basis of Utopian’ '

systems of government, suited solely to beings of purer elements and
nobler mould 9» Is the felicity past, as the glory of former times, oev-
er to return ;» or is it, like the hope of human perfection, always in
prospect, but never to. berealitzed ? i If we look to the>rnocl‘e-rnt Re-
pnblicsof Italy, the seats of intrigued; to the mountains of Izlelvetia,
once happy and free; to Polanchwhere the brave Koscittsko bled in
defenceof expiring freedom ; tothe cumbrous Confederacy of Ger»
many ; to Holland, ruined by its n.varice, end. jealousy of the great
men, who would have wielded its destinies, and elevated its charac-
ter; l0.F1'al]C(u", where taste,scieoce and chivalry» were drowned
in the blood of patriots; we are compelled to believe, that Liberty
has qnitted. her ancient dominions, and sought, in thishnew world, a
retreat from the political vices and persecutions of the old. Here
are her only temples, ancllmere hertworshippsrs. Her last habitou

tions, her chosen abode, hernew regions, are more fertile and exten-*

sive than her former po'ssessions,'and while they reach from the St»
Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico, from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and embrace every variety of soil and climate, they are holden by at
i hold, intelligent and free people, who possess the some chat-actor, io-

terests and feelings, and on this glorious day, in to every part of the

‘,1?

4.4

great American Republic, nniteltlleir hearts in tire same joy and ex«»
nltationt ‘ t
America, now in the innocence of her youth. and disengaged from
the pollution of European connexions, is the pride and theprornise,
of the world. The eyes of all, attached to the cause of freedom, are
turned uponthis infant people, and anxiously await the success of
this last re-xperinreut, to learn whether man can be virtuous and hap-an
spy, while he is free. Nearly half a century has elapsed since we
became a nation, and for the success of the experiment, we may cite
as proofs, the prosperity which has attended our commerce, the«flou~=
nishing state of the arts, the astonishing progress of our settlements,
the unexampled increase of our popnltation, the harmony of , public
sentiment,-and the unbounded confidence ofthe people in the ‘visit
dom and stability of our political institutions-
., a In all «ages, the attention ofmeu has been deeply interested in the

a political history, character, and establishments of their country. The

mind of the historian, and the fancy of the poet, has been alike em»
ployed onthis subject. Thelsong of the shepherd has told of the
simplicity and innocence of the Patriarchal institutions, where age,
experiencearrd wisdom, alone gave pre-eminence; and when, in the
natural progress of events, the increasing wants, intercourse and nttm~
hers ofsoeiety, dissolved the league of kindred, and formed associa-
tionjs of dissimilar views and interests, the lyre of the’ Poet has "re-
sounded" the triumphs of conquest, or the sorrmtsitof defeat.;; The
anti of Greene haspe rpetnaterl in immortal song, tflroglories of the
Grocifexrname, and“the tlestruction of the splendid Capital of Asia.
And the genius of the Poet of the Latins has raised lromits ashes
the=~l’hnonix of the ‘Western :tt*o1'ld.. t Even in the days of “modern de-
generacy,” when the light of literature was almost extioguishetl, the
arts forgotten amidst the ocettpatioos of war, and poetry and eloquence,
eltiiled inthe dump of the cloister, or silenced in the tumult of feudal
hiostilitlies, the lsarp of the ttzninstx'elt has imtnortolized the value: of
the chieftainnancl"theiidetity of his clan." The great Republics oi
entittnity“resorted to thetsnperstitions of the times, to mark their in-
fancy tritit incidents ol'adn1irntion. In Athens, we find the ./Egisol‘

,7?sil'iwl‘rt:n gstrerditrg -thethopos ol" srience, and 'l“tt1tH.€3tn€r,t31tZ: tf§’har'iot oi‘

ii

o'er leading their legions to victory. And totthistdhymvery notion
in Europe has its tutelar Saint to watch over its prosperity.

But we build not our hopes on idle superstition. Upon the rock
of reason we have fottnrled our governmlent, and the ‘basis of our ex-
pectations of future greatness, is the strength of the character of our
countrymen. t ‘

The origin of our nation was a new era in the history of mom.
He then, forthe first time since the days of ancient virtue and fiber».
ty, knew histrights, and determined to assert them. And their de-
fencehastened a crisis, which arrested the attention of the world,’
gave :1 new tone to public sentiment, and finally reared the mighty
Repttblic of the West. This in the great event, which every -citizen
rejoices to celebrate. We are proud of our independence, the pret-
cioue gift of our fathers, and the best inheritance for posterity. N or
was itetheopermion of a few causes. which produced an teffecttso new
tonishing, so cheering in the annals of liberty. The stomp not,
though founded upon the odious principle of taxation withontreprew
remetion, could not have lkindled the, flame, vvhiolt % emblazoned the
Atlantic, hadthere not existed in the breastocfrour fatltersotltetspmrk
of freedom. This had fortgaeneratiotne created opposition to the inroads
of oppression,‘ and when oppression became eystetnntic and univelenltt
inspired the design of independence; for the ‘Pilgrims brought
with them to the ark of their 1*el'nr-;e, the bestpriocisplee of liberty.in¢
herent in the Ettglislx Constitution, andttleft ~behindt~them the tyranny.
wlticlr the civil dissections, the pride, and the vices of men, had »~en~
grafted on thevnativeetock of iBritiel1~liberty. ' The severance ofn
rrtiglttytlijmpitre,» an event grand in its-character and comequenctee.
could not have occasioned a general sorrow; for our ancestors com»
eidered-v themselves an exiles from their country, and martyrs to «th*eir~
devotion to civil and religious liberty; ininfancy, the objects of con»-
temptgtio youth,ol' oppression; Aversion therefore, on one~side.~and,
zt determined spirit of resistance, on the other, long leeoretly opera»
ting, atlength burst forth into a) war, and, on the great day, we corn»
mo morate, lost to Britain her colonies, andrrnadeetltose colonieetfxee,
sovereign, and independentstates. i A

Boldness and perseverance marked the character of the tcoloztiettgt.

E

and these qualities must convince us, that, even in the days of depeng;
dence. the power of amnster would he acknowledged with reloca-
‘tance, and resolutions would soon be formed, that thecharter of their
civil and religious liberties, should be founded, not on the license of
Kings, but the rights of man 2; for America, with her incx'easi,o,-9; 1-esour»
cos and population, her thousand mighty rivers, and her vast eztztent
of fertile territo1'y, could not long have sul)mitted- to the dominion of at
mere speck on the ocean. Happily for the cause of freedom, lrappitv
ly for the prosperity of the people, the folly of the British King, and
the imprndence of his counsellors, diet'egarding the warning voice of

the patriotic statesmen of the mother country, who knew the strength

of the colonial character, and the value of their resources, and saw,
that with America, “Et1,gl.nnd was a match for the world,” acceleraw
ted anevent, which the operation of natural, moral and political
causes, must in time have accotnplielierlt. , And, while Providence, in
whose hands the reel) counsels of eotvereigns are the means olhestow-
ing happineeeon tnan,filled the heart ot the monarch and his minio-
ters withlfalse expectations, it favoured the resistance of a virtuoue
people to acts of tyranny, and smiled on their etl"orte to become free,

To recount the deeds of bravery, which distinguieltecl the contest,
from its heroic onset at Lexington and Bunker’s Hill, where Amerigv
come, without allies or aisysteno, led by their%,gallant PRESCOTT, ex,-»
hibitedtheir native velour, to its closelin’ the Chesapeake, where the
best blood of the country, and of a powerful ally, “flowed together in
the same cause,” is the duty ot'the.:t1tstoriao,; and to give life to.
scenes of past glory, is the pencil’s task, But, itn,I§'l'ew, England, the
tribute,of recollectfmn isduetto the ncremory of our ,W.eutn1:n, whose

courage and virtueefound an early grave, but whose memory willj

live forever in the hearts of his countrymen._. The laurel, which.
sprung up at the tomb of our PIITNAM, has not yet tvitltered, Oui-
Smenrctioo, fast retreating front life, deserves remetnbrancetg. while
his last prottd look. is cast upon his country, let every eye, beaming
vrith gratitude, return the ealutntion, assure him that his services are
not forgotten, -nnrl cheer the veteran on his march to the soldier’e home.

The war of the Revolution elicited the first talents of the country, _

end the public confidence has ever followed the ,dietinguisl1ed men of

V

that period. Many have descended to the tomb. Others survive,
and, like the ancient Patriots, retire from thehonors and the-bustle
of life, to the most noble occupation of the private citizen, and their
last labours are in the service of their countrymen. They are happy
in the consciousness, that posterity will do justice to their characters,
and, that the best exposition of their motives, will be found inrthe his-
tory of their lives. Some yet remain in the fulltenjoyment of the
gratitude of their countrymen, and their sun sets in a blaze of‘
g«lory.t The present illustrious Chief Magistrate of the Nation pro»
bably owes his elevation, to the devotion of his youth to the noble
cause of liberty. And the honours, which have deservedly gathered
around the head of the Patriot, who presides over the interests of our
Commonwealth, “and, with a Roman magnanimity, has consecrated
his own life, and that of his sons, to the sacred cause of his country,

have been the reward of his eminent Revolutionary services.
I _ Of all the Statesmen, who, in the dark hour of the tempest, were

«found at the helm, and, of all the Heroes, who etfected her indepen-
dence, America owes most t.o her FRANKLIN and her Wasnmerroit.

t The history oftFranklin is the history of the improvements, and known‘
‘ ledge of the age. ‘Selllltaught, impelled by the heavenly inspiration

of genius, Earth could not bound his discoveries, and the world is
the measure of his fame. The native powers of his mind, enabled
him to maintain the dignity of his character and cause, against the
influence and talents, of the British Cabinet and Parliament united ;
and the interesting spectacle was presented to the world, ofa whole
nation unsuccessfully arrayed against a single individual. In the
diplomatic character of the representative of his nation, to the most

august (Zourt of Europe, his reputation obtained for his cause the ,

most signal advantages, raised it to the highest point of greatness, and
taught the Philosophers of Europe, that man had not degenet'atedathc‘
other side of the water. » it n

The fame of the American Sage, can be surpassed only by the glo-
ry of the American I-Iero-mfor the splendour of military exploits, al-
ways excels in the estimation of mankind, the reputation of the Phi-i,
iosopher and the Statesman. The renown even of conquerors, who
have enslaved their native land, and deluged the world in blood,

8

will he impetishable, “while an admiration of brilliant actions existstin
the human breast; but the character of our Washington rests, not
only upon his military exploits. but his private virtues. Though he
rose to the highestcommands, his ambition was, not to rule, but to
serve his country. Alexander oonqntered, but to gain glory for him-
self. Caesar added lustre to the Roman name ; but his greatest victo-
ry was over Roman liberty. And Napoleon has been at once the
pride and the scourge of his nation. But the sword of Washington
was never unsheathed, hut in defence of the freedom of his Cotltliljf;
andtthe constant, the last wish of his heart, was for its happiness.
What more interesting View can exist, than a citizen, condttotins; his

nation through the stortnslof a revolution, gaming a rank with the

greatestlxeroes, securing peace and independence to his fellow«citi~
IIEIJS, presiclig over the formation of at free governmient,ttt1'ising' by
the unanimous wish to the oontronl of the public concerns, directing
them,in the most ditficult and delicate periods of our political history,

 with the greatest prudence and wisdom, and, when “his course” of
public services “has run,” 1'etiring_e; to the condition whence he omnw
nated, audtdyitziag “in peace,” amidst the blessings of his eonntty men.

A nation’s tears have larnented his Hit; a nation’s gratitude will out...
balm his memory. Our land isthc resting place of his bones; but

‘while his fame isthehonor, his example is the property of mankind‘;

and, to the latest generations, he will he esteemed by Americans as

 the Father of his country, and, by the world, as the brightest merit]

of human perfection. t t

a Revolutionary story has been the theme of the fireside tale, has
ianimatetl the sinking spirit of age, and kindled, in the youthful mind,
a love oifoonntry and is love of honour; but, more recent events
have engaged a‘ttention, and a fear has been indulged, lest the mem-

ttoryaof former days shioultl fadefronl familiar knowledge. Such ap-

prehensions are visionary ; for it is our pride, to dwell on the,viI'tne8
and glories of our afnclestors; to emulate them in our actions, and to

transmit to posterity the accutnnlatecl and incomxpttible inheritance
of freedom; As’, in‘ the Republic of Sparta, the old men tell of the

deeclstof theirday, the pride of manhood indulges‘ the generous
tmmparison of the past and the present age, and the hearts of the

ii

grouting, heat with the noble hope of excelling: the glrieatttees oi’ all l'or~
‘beer times. i

To render the full tribute of praise to the events, the Patriots, and
the character of the Revolution, is not within the limits of our plan:
‘or powers; Athens appointed her Pericles to pronounce the ora-
tion on theclraraoter of her wars, and the glories of her heroes; and
when, at bonnie future period, a Pericles shall arise in our land, then,
and not till then, will ample justice be done to the vrorthies who de-
clared, and achieved, Aznerican Independence. i

Our ‘civil history is no less honourable: to our wisdom, than our
military, to our velour. When the States of North America formed
tlietpxeaent constitution, they created, what the world never before
‘new, the social compact. What for agree had engaged the contem-
plation and wishes of the sages of the ancient world, from the days
of Plato, to those of Harrisitgton and Sidney, was attained without a
struggle, by this intent people in this newly discovered portion of the
universe,. a government founded on the people’s xvgll, and formed to

“secure their rights,pand promote their happiness. On the basis of

rational liberty, has been reared a structure, which surpasses by its
strength and solidity, the boasted Wisdom of Greece, and by its tee-
t‘:rvatious of power in the people, ‘l'01'b-itls that boundless ambition,

which proved the downfall of the Roman greatness. A system, cal»

culated to cherish every spark of genius, by rendering the avenues
to the lnigilest ollicee, open to men of every condition ; and toaeoure
the strict and faitlnful discharge of the public trust, by making all who
possess authority, accountable to the people for its abuse. The strength

of the whole may be employed in the advancement of the national pron-

perity, and the talents of each individual, engaged in situations most
favourable to their display ; for here the race of honor is open, and
all, who choose it, enter. The supposed perfeotiou of government, the
long sought for union of the energy of uzonarchioal, the deliberative
wisdom of aristocratic, and the patriotic virtue of Republican inet'i.~~
tutiona, isthappily attained in our political constitution; and, while in
the enjoyment of the blessings it secures, let us never cease to renal»
lect with gratitude, the labora of the long list of .l?otriota,h who repaired
B V

10

lie txdoptlorn Their names will be imtnortalized in the civil history
of their country, and ages yet to come, will reap the fruits of their
trisdom.

The efficiency of aliepublican Government to maintain its dignity
among foreign nations, the glorious events of the late war sufiicienb
ly determine. Our Eagle soon took his flight on the ocean, and soon

' he returned with the laurel in his mouth ; and a new power arose to

the view of mankind, not to give, but to maintain the ocean’s laws.
Though the infancy of our country, and its limited resources, have

.not yetfnrnished opportunities for the display of our naval talents,

on the same grand scale, upon which the operations of Europe have
been conducted ; though we have not the fleets of Holland, France

or England, and cannot yet boast our "Van l'].‘romp,, Dc lfluyter,

Blake, Rodney, and Nelson ; ,yet,when theyday shall arrive, when
the resources of America shall be expanded, and great occasions oc-

cur, the same boldness, enterprise and skill, which our brave seamen

and their gallant commanders, from our HULL, to our Pnttmr and
M aonononcn, have displayed,<Sz which have madethe Lakes, the At»
lantic, the Pacific, and the Indian oceans, the scenes of our glory,
will ensure to us victories, as brilliant as those of the greatest naval
potrers in the world. The early operatticns in the Mediterranean,
under the auspices of ’ the accomplished Pnnnne, had formed , for
us a character for gallantry; and la jealousy of our rising itn-
portance had, been felt, although not acknowledged», by thelnation,
which assumed the seas as her dominion, and claimed to be the min-
tress of the Ocean; but the astonishing success of our little navy,
from the ftrsl battle of the Constitution, to the splendid engagements
on the Lakes, while it humbled the pride , of an enemy heretofore
invincible, raised in the estimation of other nations the Ameri-
can naval character, and infused into the ipeople a darling attachment
tothentvalue of that character. If we are to have a comtnerce, the
slpringlof national wealth; we must have a Navy to protect it: if
we are to have a national character; we must have a gallant navy to
s,npport~it., “ it ,

11

On the land, victory at length crowned ‘our efforts, and, though det
t’ea“t, at the commencement of the contest, seemed to be our fate; yet
from the experience of defects, the lessons of wisdom were drawn.
Our arrangements were perfected, and our illustrious military char-
acter was finally obtained. The engagements of Chippewa, Bridge»
water and Erie, while they shed lustre upon our MILLER, SCOTT,
RIPLEY, and Baowu, taught our enemies, that the “spirit of the
fathers had descended upon the sons,” and that American courage had
notsunk to the tombs of the heroes of therevolution. But it was for
the battle of New Orleans to complete the circle of the glories of A»
merica, and to fill the world with the splendors of her fame. On that
field we find on one side, not regular troops inured to war; but vol-
unteers of the first respectability, led by the Hannibal of our age, on
an expedition, almost equal to the famed voyage of the ancient con»
queror down the Indus, and engaging in the defence of a city, which
‘will be rich as Alexandria, and of a territory, as fertile as Egypt. On
the other side, are arrayed, the flower of the British armies, the vet»-
erans, who had been taught in‘ the: school; of Wellington ; who
triumphed in Spain,‘ and came togatherlaurels on the banks of the
Ii/lississippi." ‘But there they found, theiir “grare and the cypress
now wares otter the ruins of one of the braw'est andébest appointed ar-
mies of Europe, which, in a single night, sunk; before the velour of
Anterican tnilitia. This victory, the most re1n.arkabli,c. which history
can record, and whichpgave a glorious and lasting seal’ to the peace,
which hacibeen concluded, let it ever be renguemberetl, was obtain-
edgby the courage and patriotism 0f\.(l.l3 Yeomanijy ofour country.
From the late war, the truth. of the maxin‘t_0f,VVcishington,contain-
ing a sentiment of the greatest poliiical wisciotn, has been Felt, that in
peace we should, prepare for war; for, it‘ we value;o_ur, independence,
~rie_,sltouldrnever neglect the meansl of its clefence. Let us, then, che-
rish our martial spirit and character; it will not c_e»rt'ttpt our virtue,
nor inspire unjust designs of foreign conquest. Qnr territory wilt,
for ages, be suflicieut for our wishes ; for,on the IS'o_rth and the South,
we own all that we desire to possess, and on the East and the West,
the ocean is our only boundary. l V

By our lccal situation, we are able to. it§£’,Uti,l‘iti:lJG intrigues, jealou-



sins and enxha;rs*a.ssments ineitlertt to European policy, the trial iron‘
‘tween made, and the result has been successful. Since the formation,
of%Vou1' Constitution, gremetf civil eommotions have taken plane in the
nneient gOVBl‘flt'!;t6tli§§.O‘_f Engrope, than liave ever before been present-
ed, in tl1e._histm'y of man. In England, theitf political establishments
have been shagken fmm their fotxxxclatiops, hy the forge of popular
sentiment. in France. where loyalty was oi virtue and pride, the:
mfshiwltvind of xfetrolntion has 1'a.gecl, till every thing worthy of admi-
ration, seience, humanity and liberty, has been plostrated by its fu-
ify. An ariventurer, whose fortune has been the most ‘wonderful gt.
smd whose egzonrse, while it has been as brillinnt, has been as rapid no

_ that of a comet, seizes upon the throne of the ancient Kings of France,

and by a t_j.‘21l“°.f;2I’ ollsnooessestacquires the a(lmirn_tion of tlze_people,f

  and opens to tlieir view4s<;.e:.1es(1lthe greatestglory. 'V'icto1fy'leatls his

inmies, nmi (.‘.0_tl‘qt1e:§l. wants on his steps. I,§lngd%0tnst-nlo_t1o are the obr
jiects of lain labours {;xt_t1d;lat£miJ'lti(_3I1. Priniges are his captives. The
inonarch of Spain is his p_t'iso;t_er,'s.;.rid obeys his will. The heir of
the house of l3i‘ago_n7:a. is soompelled to flee his ancient dzominions,
oncl seek :1 1‘ett'etit, in his possessions in the new world. Sweden is
if: military trophy to his Grenerni. Italy is his nuptial gift. Tile:
House of Austria; is forixeci to ret_:.eis_je him as at son, and he becomes,
ajizllieci to,tl1ef;;n1i,ly of the Kdiogtof the Btitxiens. The capital ole,”
‘fitizssia sttrxmztiors to his arms, niacin tltegreat. hzwrier to the-.tlomina»~
aion of F1*at1t;e%, seems nhontto lJe.oven'leoped. 13nt the measure of
rsttccessi.s_f;t1lVl 2,‘ the title of pmsperity elobs ;; and‘ the tnum, who me.-
named the liberties oftlxe wo1'id;;becon1es ah fugitive. by the light of
the fires of. 1‘.1__io.<.=.t;ovs', from the cotnotry, he thought he had subcluecl,
and his protnqi n_x'n}iesstre left to penjish in the deserts of Russia. New
eii'o_::1.s zi_’1‘BVflt:t*t(le, and a new army rises, lteike the Phoenix, more be:-tuti-=5
fnl, from the lruins of the ancient legions. Tliey me destined to ear»-
ry desolatim} into other ciourxtries, but find! themselves unable to do»
fond their own eonfines, or to preserve the power of their leacler,
who 1'r:sigt.:stlie promles-gt hnmn_n hopes, and lexiles himself to a..ln.1rn-
hie retreat. Again the x'cgitnev of France is restored, and the I3ou_t'-
hone are seated on the throne of their mxoeston-s. But another cliangge
omtrnts. :Nn{JDlt’tm l)1it'$i.5i. like Sanipsoo, from the withes that hounci;

£3

him, involcesthe aid of his companions in arms, and, in the short
space of twenty days, the poweriof the ;Bout'bonso is annihilated, ,aod
the united wisdom of all Europe, defeated, by the overwhelming ;ge-
nius of in single individual. Short is his new career; his m,pid_and{
mi,«gh.ty preparations for the support of histpower, are destroyed »0'ii§l
the field of Waterloo, The prowess of the combined armies, is snci
pessful, and Wellington heoomesi the oonquex-or of the conqueror, of
the WOI_‘ld.'ij The Cossackstare. in Pmis; the French Genevralsare in
exile ; and their leader is? like an Eagle---chained to :1 took.

Tliese are the great changes, which have convulsed “Europe do?
sing the shoxft period of the existence of the American goverxnmenti
which, nnoitist them all, has escaped their influence, and preservetl
its imlepend-ense. Other governnnents have fallen, but opur’s than
stood firm, for it was foundedoon the rock of liberty.. Wi,tl1o,u.t an
ally, we tlcclaroci war ; and, thoughlour enemy had overthrown the
proudest. monurnent of human strength, and engaged all the powers-
of-the continent in her views, we fought her undiismayedoi and: boldly’
perseveijeci loan l1ono:rabl,eissne to the contest .;, *wlnioh,%iwh,ile itleft
us {me {win all cl‘egx‘arling. end. pe1'p.ie:sing connections, and cemented,
by the strongest ties, the ifriientllyi relntionsithencieforthl to existiillbew
t.n-eontfinglanrls and the tUnitecl~‘Stntes, founder]. on a,oiietiennal**hs~
eis,the t'epngtat.io.n of our nation for wisdom and gallantry. V

0l'our Lite:-airy character, it may be said, though, we ioannotl, ‘like
Germany, display our tlaoufsends of learned« men ;; thongln we cannot,
like England nncl France, exliibitin regular order of men, devoted to
the serviceioftiletters ; yet, the liternryihopes of our country are clue-»
rislmed with entlmusinsnm, by our citizens ;A and it will_ become a ruling
principle of action, with all honourable end, inclependent “men, to”;
give power to no man, who is jealous of the influence and interests of
literature. In Science, we have, within our view, our great nnen,,_
whose works the Philosophers of Europe have honoured with their
npplause, and whose assoeiaxtionpthey are proud to court; andin.
the several Professions, the progress of knowledge has been estooishw
ing. The fame of our Physicians has extended across the Atlantic;
in the science ofjnrisprudenoe, we fear no comparison; the learriipngg

'l“Le s‘ninqneu1~ do vninqneur de la. term” '

14:

which adorns our Benches of Judges, and the eloquence of our Bar,
has never been surpassed in the Courts of Westminster; Our learn»
ed Divines, claiming no dominion from secular establishments, but
deriving all the power they wish, from the love and confidence
of the people, are excelled in the purity of their lives, only by their
ardent zeal to push the freedom of enquiry to the utmost limits of
human knowledge. ‘They reap the‘ fruits of their labours, in that
liberty of conscience, whichtis permitted on no other spot on the
globe, and can exist only under the auspices of a free constitution. The
arts we have most successfully cultivated. Our Painters are the
admiration of other countries. Our Mechanics rise every day in
excellence, and are constantly rendering us rich and inclepenclent in
the resources of our native genius and industry. These things prove,

that moral energy is not ‘wanting in our character, and thatesthe seeds“

of greatness are sown in our land; and they justify the beliefithat, as
America has rivalled the political and militaryglory; of the ancient

Republics, she may one day excel them, in the splendourof her lit-
erary character.

We have yet one more cause for exultation. We can look with
pride upon our rulers, and justly challenge the world to produce a
parallel to the five American Presidents ; all great men, and each
possessing more knowledge and talents, than all the present crowned
heads of Europe, united ; and one of whom, while he waits for the
rchariottof heaven, to convey him to the regions where patriots are
blessed, may intdulge the proud reflection, that his mantle will dos»
cend upon a son, who emulates his father’s virtues, and will deserve
his fathers honours.

Americans have this day the greatest cause to unite their hearts’
in the sentimental Patriotism. Their fathers have left them the
richest inheritance, the best country, and the best government, on
earth. ‘May they leave to their aspiring sons, these blessings uns-

impaired, and to their fair daughters, the pride and the joy of our

land, that proudest empire, an empire over the hearts of freeman.

We have cause to rejoice. Welive in the best days of American

15

history. We have overcome the difliculties of the assent to the

Temple of Fame; and, from the lofty eminence we posaesspwe 

hold the Sun ofour Glory rising without a cloud-~
“ That Sam, we pray may never set.”

f}1l‘.lRaI1ATUM.~0n 8th page, 17th1ir.ne from bottom, for flats,” new
at a ma % <