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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
The C'lcbration at Lnthcrsburg.
Tin' ""li A ntiivoriii y of our American
Independence was celebrated ly tin' cili
wrts of l-rndy mi l Union to vinhips, in
lha btauliiul grove en Cream Hill,
east of Lulhcrslnirg. The ' 1 ; i y win inher
ed ill by firing of salute. music, Ac, at
an early hour. At 1 1 o'clock t lio ceremo
nies of tin ilny were commenced by elect
ing liev. .lolm Flegal. ol JVnnvillu Pres
ident : and Isaac Lines and Andrew Wil
MMI, Vice Presidents; Lovi Flegal and .last.
C. Uarrclt, Secretaries. Prayer was offer
ed ly the President, nnd tin' I oel-ualion
n Independence read liy J. C. 1-a .Tut.
The oration wut delivered by I'r. T. .1.
Jj3j'cr--!iltiT which a sumptuous dinner
Wits announced, ami freely partaken of
ttf-pr cleat ing away I lit! table, the follow-1
lnjf re-olulioin were read liy the Chairman
()f iln' Committee, and hrarlily rcsioinl-
eJ to by the mt-i-t inj.", ami unanimously
doptod: j
tt herons, i in; pro-out Ceng an mi jor
(ant era in the history of our counlry--fhjeli
good men n'ld j -at rin t s must eon
. tocnj'l ite with min-jlt-d emotions of f-ar
nntl li j ', ns they rlaueo it t the pint nml
ihe present hi'huhlini' the dark clouds
ivuich have long ihreatenel, banging
heavily over in, rea ly at any moment to
burst in " horror upon us and
yrheroas, in-loa-l of peace and jiroijxM ii y
Intending m whirli are e '.nraeterist ie of u
great and growing nation, we have nggiia
(ion, discord and aelual war as the order
of the day lliorofoio
.-ljl,-xf,l,-r'l, That we sincerely hope -that
I'lt fame of fi.wif'"i, iw-i- nml ilis.nt.in,
p)vU now exists among u, and not only
liviiti''i us in n neojile, hut tlistraets our
national eo.uieiu may sieddy luiremov
ei, an 1 that the pul'lie nind may again
become F.Milfit In the contemplation of
(tulijei'ts more consistent with the dignity,
lini rioie esu'titial to the prospeniy and
li.1I-. ii:e?5 t'f grout ftiiJ. inii'In ,N. ".ti.'ill.
.- '. , t;
tviillc GUI Xalion ! un
Urgoing the mighly threes of tlissolution
nd an arehy, the of memoiies Henry, A-danis.ll.iiicock,ii:-een,Varien,rutium,L-fnyrlte
and others rhould prompt every
Miirere patriot to deeds cfhigh and lofty
daring, in orlev to rivd it (Vom the thivat
fnel desti uction, nnd the tlescen l ints cf
.the jiatriot sires from the seeming ingraU
itude of being reel cant li their suleniu
beoncsti.
lU-.wh-nl, That as American citizens we
liare r.o more high or holy anibiiion than
the strict maintainance of the (.'onslitu
lian. ami the nrrrr tA,i" .'"' the Kur.
ami Kirln f.
,',-.(,', ThM the nnniversary of onr
rnlioral birth day ought to be hebl tho
mos snored of all tl.tys in the calender, by
ewy American citizen.
7iV.w.V, That we extend the hand of
brotherly love mid fraternity to all I'nion
men throughout our tlis rat ted land, Last,
West, Norih. and .Smith.
Juxti!' i !. Th t wc hail with emotions ol
TiTlXty uid hope the mecling cl the N.i
lional t'ongiesj to -day, R!i-I Hidelllly hope
that in itswi-doin, proinptci' by n broad
.mil enlarged patriotism, it may adopt
0io measures i y uiul thr.mgh which a
pcctly and permutient peace i 1 1 again
bi extendetl to our distracted land.
Jir .ntctJ, Thill ul'iiliiHj'iniitics ami srrrs
ton fc-iii.iK, ei'ina.ly den-rve our cel. sure
nml contempt.
ii'. .', .-,, That our pad 'e tic armj of the
Union, now in tho field, are entitled to our
ffiupalhy fnd support, in putiing tlo n
armed rebelion to our Coiistiliiiiun and
J'eoeral laws.
1', I'd I I.Alt TuASTS.
IU the name of (iener 1 Washington
Le handed iLiwu lo posterity, ami his glo
rious deeds be remembered w hile the orb
f li.dit continues to i-hine unoi: this
ter-
- --r .
Tesliid ball.
This day May it be prou liy and urate
fully remembered as the birth-d ay of a
Nation, to le. forgotten only with I lie las'.
expiring FPul'.ments ol n lovo tor l.ibortv
The slLMiers of tho lieclaration of lud-i- i
penileiiee Theirs was neither a dark
conspiracy, nor a shameless combination J
for the aiiaintneni oi guiny onus 17 un
warrantable means.
The never dying memory of Washin
ii',i,..nii ' l.'if.iilvlin. and i ll the liev-
oluti.mary heroes-who insiste.l either ,
... - .l.o. ....n-rl In r..n,l llio
.nt, , fi inn'nv.' Thev w ill ev. r I...I.1 a '
rlace in the lusrls of the freemimled .
tV ... .1.. .-..1.1
4n o? : y o 1 a;;i;c;v daikson. .1,01-1 of i..?r.y i
Iron man of American hislory, who siler:-!". . Long and anxiously was it wa le h
!ed by the tl.umler of his cannon the ruf-.ed. ' he bl.,.:k waves of tlespot.sm were
an cry of beauty .1 booty, ami paled Ihe 1 lashed into a relei, ess lury about hu
chei.k?of tim.,l ime server's by' the ,1.-' wave a tcr wave rolled over her- 1 sea
Sg dellaratiop, "1 t.Uo the rponsibi'- y.wno.1 ,, 'Srri " il
ii
The President of the United Slates.
Tho Governor of Pennsylvania.
'"The memory cf Henry Clay an 1 Haniel
lVcbster bright names in American his
tory.
t';i...i..Tl.ii!. .Vivlno iwnwti.ln (l.nt l.ns '
vindicated its truth nnd justice on the scuttle her. I'.at thank ( .od, ono t.corgo
hills and valleys of the hew woild, ami Washington, tho ,n istcr ot that ship, Ue
burns bright nml undying beneath the foaled ite ibntanl. She sailed on despite
amouldoring ashes of the old. j the perils uf nakedness and stai vation .-
'!!. t.intiini-v o l ie i!a ant iiea.l :
Mr i il.i.ls nio enrolled in tho
II liusu livav...
.ntiir.nt.nrv tinnals. May their actions bo
tho guiding star or all true American citi-
wnl, . .1 -it .
The late Senator 1 -oughts Hi" ilhistn-
,ouj name nnd memory will be chei ishod
iu the heart or every loyal ami Union lov-
jug American citizen.
ion. Scott I ur honored military cbiei-
4atn .ln.nl..
victorious, may lasting Union
ad peace' uown bis last great patuolie
Tirt
'The dy we celebrate -May Libel ty'
nd free institutions progress arid p.tdom-
inate until liigotrv, iutcleranic, and op-
ttages ol immortal fame, ami w hose names the waves ; ami on a t right morning, ai
is rmblaone J in the reeor Is of our Kev-' tor a six years cruise, safely Ian-led that
' ITession, he M rankled out of exist eiiee.niid
(he fourth ol .luly I e held as n d.iy .saeretl
to virtu )iis freedom, lo enlightened reas-
n, and to innoeeiil jov .
'ii .... ...
i ne iyoi'kiii" men oi our eouniry, uie
plough, the lomn, and ll. iinvil, are far
morn honorable hadges, than all the stars
ami L-arleri ever iiivente.l hv iumo mo hI
r
iirisioerney.
'I'ht! lair sex- Their beauty, virtue and
chattily ; arc the jttrongest incitement to
valor, patriotism and enterprise.
;on savk i n k HKi'rr.i.ic.
liev. I'legnl, Mr. Wilsc n, and Mr. Iiar
relt were eat h in their turn ca'.led on,
nnil l'i.yiintii)iil In llie iiiiiiiii.I nf tlit
nieetniL' in sneeehes ren fie wilt sonnt
senliments an ! patrioti'e allusions.
The ut'iioct hai inouv ami good filing
prevailed throughout the enlirethiy.
Anil inn i.nirli i.iiUe .-uiiu.l I.., Ld.nv
.. . : .....
en on l. apt. I mos, i hiet Marshal, and his
active and cinTgi't ie ns, i -I n t s, (i. V.
Long and .l.i!iMi Irvin fir their untiling
.cal and industry on the occasion to rer
'lcrtheilav Inn uionious and pleasant.
The thanks ol I he i cl cheat ion ait! cspeoi-d.
ly due to the Ladies lor tin; very excel
lent and KiiiuptoiK dinner prepared, Hint
the be.iutiliil decoration? in the grove,
made by their hands, a .tl last though nnt
lea-t. we wo ild pai ticular'y tender our
thanks lo Messrs. .1. Hamilton, A. Irvin,
W. T. Hamilton, A. J'ent. nml M.t.-ters
Wilsons for their very excellent music
given dip ing the day.
The company adjourned witii Ihtcc
hearty cheers for the Stars and Stripe.
I.utheesburg, July 4ih 1 - 1 .
!:'. I'. J. Itoven.
J),n Kir: Tho un ler-
tiigned committee would respe i fully stli
cit a copy of you t very able and patiioiie
address, delivered nt the I'nion Celebra
tion on Cream Hill, for publication,
lteiieetfullv yours,
ISAAC LINKS
ami n u ii.su .n y com.
ti. V. I.u.Wi.
I u ther1 d rg. T.i. )
July, blh lS'il. f
Gkvti.e irv: I am m receipt of your the Crown ? Entire .submission to its au
note of the -Ith inst., asking for a copy of j ihority, or a force 1 f urrenib r of all their
lh addic-s delivered by me on that occi-j rights and privileges as liritish subjects;
sion. I n comply ing with your reipiest I : and insteatl ot attempting any nmeliora
have to regret that the lew and ineo.u-: tion o' their coiuli;ion, connived at ncv
plete no'es, which I have ot that address, !
will not enable ine to funii-li vou with a;
full report. 1 take great pleasure, hmv-
ever, in cu'ling you nerewmi, uie oesi
copy I can make. Hoping that it will
meet vour approbation, I have the honor
j to be very
1 rtity y.ir
(ilj't Serv't
T. .1. l'.UYElL
To Messi-3 Lines, Wilson and Long, Com
mittee ol Cream Hill Celebration.
ADDRES 5 OP DE- T. J. IiOY
).-;,Vr, ., tl..: I
I have soincw
t y of an eastern
';,).i I', ', ',.;iH i i .it I.fher
.1.,!.) ill. l.sfil.
iiere read a beautiful sto
maiden parting from her
liclrothed. Iln
trackless oeear..
souimIhil' sea an
p it hit ay
wai acro-s tiie
Mie stoo I oy i ne i.n -iv-I
watched with straining
ryes
Hit! vessel tha bore away her lile, her
her all. When ni-'ht set in, she
. .11 ..'.' . , 1,1!
launehft upon mc mm mini mi t-uii-taininga
lighted taper. S!io watched it
long and an Viou-ly, as it lloated far out on
the 'water. If, amid tho tossing of the
waves, the t .per remained burning, it was
significant of her lover's safe return ; but
il' it w is e.x I inguished, all win lost. To-
. I - - nisi eiL'htv-hve veirs nave paseii
have
sinep l Ik father, ol til.' republic lailucid
upon the dark and stormy sea of politi
cal lilt! a bark freighted .vith the l opes
and destinies of millions, panting tor tree-
'iloui. Th-'V stood by the shore, and with
i . i i . ' ..i.... i : i -
'anXIOUS SOIlCHU'ie, ivtmini lis v.iiu-,-
j for they had pledged their lives, their
fortunes, ami their sacreo iijii r im- us
safetv. Thecew of that ship we:o men
ot iron nerves, and chivalrous hearts.
Thev were the weather-beaten tars of a
cruel
llt-S lt.il l-lll, !-..-... ' ,
l.. . ...... ......I.H1I. Hia I'lt'im nl
fieetbuu. 'Jo tho i ard Arm ot t Ii is era
1 1
hung thirteen lights; these were her bea
cons. If, amitl Iho mighty heavings of
the elements, tliey remained burning, nil
was well; but if they were extinguished,
all was lost, 'fho builders of this noble
o d ship api
of tllfl t Ull'
iled to the Supremo Iluler
of the I'm veme for the rectitude ol thier
intonlituis, and prayed lor U10 interposi-
,10,, .,. nifghiy arm lor its sa etv
Millions t-t tho old woild, who
..-1 . 1 n 1
w no nntl
, ii 1 1 1 1. ... .-i. i .... - -
J'.ut look youl Mio has witlntoo.l tho
shock of the waves, Tho sea rolled over
herin vain. The thirteen lighls aio still
burning at tho yard arm. Mutiny wns
engemb'ied iu thai crew, nnd a traitor,
named l'.er.c diet Ariioltl, was iiiipioyeil to
I lie noroisr.i oi uiiii i i v it. u.- .... ......... ,
thev lauelied nt the iviuds uinl
mocked
. . . . .
hohb
ship in the Ha: nor her nags sun
and her thirteen lights still Lurn-
11, in
"St-.
Il'lhoro i ono day then, w hich
be held sacred by every American citizen,
that day is the one we celebrate ; iftbere
is one day, the memory of which should
bo forever pet petuatod, that day is the
Ith of July l"7t; for then it wns thai our
Involutional-)- siren pledged their lives,
tneir fortunes, an-1 their sacred honor,
to exert every power .an -1 i to ue every
exertion, to achieve the. independence ol
Die Urn tceu (. domes, and t? be fores
f roc from the thraldom of I'.rili-h tyranny.
It, perhapx. may not he iiini-s, in tliisj
eonneetion, Mr. l'rtsideiit, to nd.'e:t for,
a few niouients to Mime of tho causes
... i.:..i. i.t . , t.A .1 .A u.t
iinii uti n i ne niii lum.ni'i i.. n, ....
lit. from the mother eountry. K.en as
early as the year 17f..'!, Lord (Jreen 'illo
proiiosed to the Ani'.'i lean n'ent, then in
I, .. . ,,,. tl ,.;1.
.. t .. : .1... .1... f
l.ondiiii, that it was the tleterminalioi) of
the liritish (ioverumeiit to draw n reva
li no from the colonies, which however he
tlitl no proposo to parliament until ITi'm.
It ivana iluty upon htaiiips. liy this net,
no written instrument could ho legal un
less executed upon stumped paper, which
wa sold by Itrili.h agents al extravagant
Ullees. am SUii was the determination.
I ut the Krilisli government to fasten this
odious law upon the Colonies, that those
w ho violated it were eubjeet to severe
I I leiml I ies. exoibilnnt ii lies, nntl lo li.f 1:1
i'. ..: .
them hlill more, a m: l ine court wits es
tabli. hod which ma,!.! the t.'olonie.s liable
to be called to trial to distant provinces,
. '. . .'
even when no Miecial crime hail he. n n-,
' lcdgetl against them: and many, utToi'l
' ing tt that noble old lieclaration which
j has jus', been read in your hearing, were
, sent to England to be tried for pretended
, till'ences, and even denied the right of a
jury. lmmeuiately in connection, or
e ituer as a supplement to this law, an act
was passed lor sending troops to Atnirica,
the avowed object of which was, lo eheck
iusuhordiuatiou ; but the oiitensable and
true object was to force the Americans in
to n servile cubmission to these iniquitous
enactments. This act establishing mili
tary loree in the Colonic.!, obliged the in
habrantsof the Colour, to which they
should bo sent, to furnish them with
tiiarters, and all iieeessniy supplies. The
. .lit- ... .
people pel ltionen ; .triiiimeni lora rodiess
0f ,u.st. erievanees, and a repeal of those
unjut ami miiiuilous enactments; but
their petitions were answered only b ad
ding insult to injury : they addressed the
Crown ; they conjured him by all his love
fur his subjects his interests in the Colo 1
nies and by the (vils which threatened
him; they entrmiled him to devise seme
means' by which these laws might n it go
inbipU'ect. T'Ut what was the unswer of
schemes, the tendency of which was still
further to enslave, harrass nml disturb the
peace of the Colonics, and other laws ami
usurpations just m grevious to be home,
were enacted shortly after; laws, Sir, the
provisions of which looked as if they had
been concocted in tho regions of despair,
and llm Kuppoiters nml (Ynmcrs thereof
lo be men who bad received t heir instrue
lions from tha I'l ineo of daikness, him
self. The inhabitr.r.ts of the Colonic de
termined that no law like, the Stamp Act
should go into eU'eet. Manures were ta
ken to p-event the agents from attempt
ing the distribution of Stamps. They
disturted the populace, broke the tvin
dows and de.-troyi d th furniture of one
Andrew Oliver, the proposed distributor
of Stamps in Hoston, and forced him to
si'.'n a pledge that he would have no con
cern in the execution ol the obnoxious
statute. In New Haven Mr. Iiiiersol was
forced to make the same pledge. In fact,
so obnoxious was the I iw,
first ilav of November, the
that on the
lav on which
Ihe act was to go into ellec', was inhered
in hv lollim' of hells as tor a luneial Pio-
cession, antlsi;nsot mournuigar.il sorraw
appeared throughout all the Colonies.
'fho courts suspended b.isiness, ami par
sons having suits bel'ote court withdrew
-j . . .
i them by common consent, and submitted
i ; . i . . . ,t-. t . t. . .. .
llieni lo reilfreuce, laiiier ui.iu lojtur
'chase ono stamp-, for by so d.iing thry
j believed they should be surrendering tht!
' principles wiiich they de'niud, or tacitly
i acknowledging tho right which the gov-
erpinent claimed, ot taxing the Colonies
without allowing them reiuesentati.n, or
asking their consent, although the Crown
and its minions wei e determined to on-
sluii. lite Colonies nnd dark and porten-
...... r.....Ll..iiI.ii.'f,.l tl... niiiiiit...
' ... -
P... . ., ., ,r it. ll,. , ,ii I' ll
. . 1 .. II) ... 1 I .... '. I I. . ..I
t.illlia.'ll una n.u i , sitti i en in, ne- i iiaiti-
pior.s cf America, the advocates o! free
dom. Their patriotism shines pre-eminent
on the historic p ii;e, and their mem
ories will be perpetuated while liberty has
one single refuge on this globe.
Lord Camden denied the right cf tax-
ing the Colonies w ithout commensurate
representation, and in one of his able
I : l l . .. I - t i : , . t
(treecoes 111 iiriiitit ut in-; n inei it-iiu uiks
i .. . t .
nies s.tii : taxation ami represeiua- io i lines m sm ninni m mu tun. tun
ticn are ii jeparable. 1 1 i i nn elernel law 1 foe, he well knew lhat it would bo im
of n iture, whatever is a man's own, is ah- possible for us to refuse praise to those
solutely his own ; and no man, or no gov- w ho hud accomplished no much for us,
eminent, has a right to take it away from ' and Ibcrelore he addrisied his faithful
him. Whoever attempts to do it, tloes an ' companions in victory thus, ".My brave
injury; whoever does it commits a rob. ' felljws, let no sensations ol saiisfuci ion for
bery." 1 trust it is unnecessary for me 1 tho triumphs you have gained, induce
to enter into a minute recital of each act j ou t) insult your fa Ion enemy; let no
of usurpation committed by ti real liritiin shouting, no clamirous huzzahing, in
towards the Coloniei, Sulliee il to say, ! crease tiieir ir.oi tilication. It is sullicieul
that immediately after the repeal of the ! (hut o witness iheir humiliation, l'os
Stamp Act Charles Townsend proposed ; lerily " ill hu...ih lor us ;" and loud and
lo Parliament another melhol of laisjng lieartv should our rejoicings bo A lien we
lcvenuo from tho Colonies, viz: hv tavin'' ' celebrate such glorious t'neds. lint let il
ail glass, tea, paper, paints, colors, Ac,
which were imported. This was also
strongly opposed throughout the en-.iro
length ami breadth of the land, and the
conscitienee was that military force was
sent from England, to enforce submission
to thelaw ofi'ixing the Colonies. In 177r
tne military force of Massachusetts were
attacked at Lexington ami Concord, nnd
. ii during the sirrje year the memorable r t
shouhl .r, . ..,,
iiO Ol I'UIIKt l lllll titaiiiit'i ..intii ...is
indeed the opening of the Jievolu'ionary
war; and 1 know of no better description
cf the cll'"cl produced by that battle than
that contained in the following poetic,
etl'usion :
Ttity Ipfl llii-ir jiliw?liiirtj in llic m-M,
Tlit'ir flic kit and hrrJ without n Ml.
I heir nekcl. in tho unsliorn griiin,
The on, half garnorel i n Ike pluiu
And mtulrroti iu tliir sim-lo tlrcss,
To riclit tliOHi wr.inK... rmp wcnl, mtrf woo,
T I'erifli or oVrfiiini. fho nr."
Alter the hattle of Hunker Mill, hillum
nt cry nml patriotic niuiealH u..r.. n,,i..
,.,,.,. ,t. ,, ., :
' "t U ' '( ! and nvadjliof the
J " ' ' 1 , , " im
. . i . . i . . ' . .
iii'ititi"ti-iiill
I" ". ' ....' - " , . i "lepcn
'it
nee win now the th-amo whii.h ir.si,i ..,1
the tongues ol Henry, Adams, I litis ami
liillldroilsol others. The tleclural ion iviu
made ("ealed, nigned ami read from the
j'lilpits, from the house toptt, and at the
iiead of the army, and nil who heiirtl it
were aroused :u greater fxertions that
they might realize tho consummation of
men ntipes aiel am it ipiit iousi VI.;
! ''''j1 "r ''"'-w' MmAAw j
1 Knhim-tnem ot gj;;-, niccnoM
1' T,IK l'"KSH. 11,1,1 u,",vu "ll IVi'pdoni to
' ldtO execute their own laws.
. t'..,t it...... ...... i.i ..i.. i. ,.i.. .: i t .. .i .
'"l ' ,l"u",.,"M.' ul- u"l""'11 "V m;:ni.
""""i'y lighting ; imputing every
i ' f ound, ami every
, I. in... I' ...... I I... I I.
man to throw
""" "'""-"i
its though ho
ooiisMcreil l.iinsell as an instrum-nt in
the hamls of I'r. vidctict! lo assist in the
achievement of a glorious Independence ; I
or as though he considered his life as a
volunlaiy otl'eriug upon the alter of
American liberty ; thai whether ho might I
fall amid ihe carnage of the hloid-i-n-
i sanguined field, or wlulherhe might live
j to see that independence consummated,
he had the cheering conso'alion lhat if
It was his lot to hill, be fell lighting for his
family, his country and his (iod, that his
Children might enjoy the advantages of
' constitutional liberty, aid with the emo
tions of priiU', point lo the historic page
and say, "behold the blood of that paiont
whose blood now circulate.- in my veins,
was offered as a rich libation at Hunker
Hill, at Concord, and Momuolh, at Sara
toga or at Vorktown, ami lhat his life was
offered upon the shri.ie of American lib
erty, that hi children might enjoy the
blessings w hich we now possess."
When wo lake u retrospective view of
the Revolutionary struggle, w hat a scene
presents itself lor the orator! Whal an
example f ir our statesmen ! Who can
think of t'10 sulfii ings of our hare-footed
soldiers at Valley Forge, without drop
ping a .sympathetic tear ? Who e in res
cur to the march of Arnold (traitor as he
subsequently proved to be) and his little
army lo (Jiiebec, without atlmirir.g the in ,1
thinitable energy and peesevereneo of
that little Laud .' Who cm poiii. to the
names of Adams, Hancock, .Icll'.-ivin,
II i nry, I ireen, Warren, Wayne, I'utnam,
Lafayette, and other guiding stars of the
devolution, wilho.t admiring, their pa
triotism, their undaunted bravery, their
ardent zeal, their heroic sacrifices, their
deter mi licit hostility In Hril isli inttrpai inn,
thcirtiud like ill'iils in the achievements
of a glorious Independence?
It mattered not whether, in the coun
bl Is of the nation, or upon I hi! battle livid,
lliiir l lotu was '"jiive us libeity or give
us death," and who Mr. 1'residenl, will
bear ihe la e of Washington he who
was ' lirst in war, first iu peace, and who
w ill ever bo liist in tiie hearts of his count '
trymen ;" who can think ol his disinter
ested patriot im -his hnc of country, hi--ai
know letlg.-d prowess hi military skill
Ins patient perseverence and indefati
L'ablu exertion in iho cause of our iu lo
pendelice ; oe who can enjoy tho blesM.-.g.s
which tve now enjoy as Uie fraits of his
labi-rs ami the conseipiences oi ins exalt
ed patriotism, without exclaiming "lake
, . . ,, . ,, , r ii . i
inm loraii iu nn no wasa man; we tuan not
look upon his like again," "his lame is e
teenitv; his ri'sidencecrealioiidii.'! tomb the
hearts tif ins eountrymen ; and Im inonii
mi:iit his country ; and while libeity lias
one single reluge on tins globe, the name
of WASHING ION shall be the watch
.vord of all future pad iots, and the death
knell to tyrany. The day which which vo
now celebrate, was Iho luime'lia'.e came
of our indepentlciiee, and tin: liberties
w hich wc now enj iv Us come .piences Is
it not right anil proper then, and ehii.,
nentlv becoming patriots, to give to the
names and memories ol
ihostt who have
no Minted ami
..I...... i.j tlm-r. lili'Ssit
measured praise'.
1'hey were no ordinary
men. an t tuencco which un-y peiiormeu
in 'Ti'i, v as as original ami startling as it
has since proved lieueficial, ami ihey an
ticipated lhat in coming yours we would
. . i i ... i . . i . . i . . ! .... i
' celebrate their achievements with j. lory
I nml rejoicings; and certainly our keeping
j of independence day should be enthusias.
tie nml joyous ; for w hen Washington hatl
' L'ainetl lhat most important victory al
iv .I.. ....I l..i ..MM- ..-.. . 1 ....... .. ..
j oiliiow h, ' m. ' .. - .... n
. . i... i r . i .. i .i . i
I not be expected that this alone shows our
patiiotisiu ; or mat ot ami cy itseii ii iur-i in t.ieir own hearts to its tell evident
Dishes any ground for pie-ent security, or truth.
any hope i.r future n itional strenglh. plt Mr .president, Ladies and Gentle..
Let us levereiice iheir memories and men, the hands on the tli.tl admonish m
their deeds ; but lot us beware how we that I must close. The pru'iion in which
receive them for cur own inactivity, or ' wo are now placed is one of most fearful
urge them as reasons for our own infalli- suggestions. A', we look upon it in the
bility. or at Ihe worst for the. harmless- ; light cf history-and I de-ire not to al
ness ofour own misdeeds. "My father 1 bide to the present unfortunate, Mate of
was a soldier," says ono ; but to boast of atj'.iirs ur.der which our country ii now
thin is rather your shame than your glory, ' groaning my heart sinks within mi! when
if in the hour of danger you stand aloof 1 1 contrast le than one year ago wild the
from duty. So. too, in the capacity of a present almost hopeless eon Jition of the
nation, if esay wo have Washington, the' counlry. Ami wo are eeriainly not tii
pntriot, for our father, and are but dem.i-' minishing its danger by diverlini ntlen
gogucs, moro intent tosecure mere selfish tion for a little while to' mere si:h-iaucg.
and pirlv ends than to work out the great j The union of our nation is a mo-t blessed
idea of our existence, anything less tian and most desirable- bond, and he is no
this r.-,ill be foi our shame and ultimate true American who cm th-nk of it n an
dissolution You may cul! n blind tlevo.
lion to party, nml burnt nf having always
billowed its lender-, a proof of attachment
to your country, you may.claim that n tle
liiiee of the nets ol any iiilniinistration,
whether it agrees i. r whether it conflicts
with moral piinciploand right, is nn exhib
it of patriotism ; but in so tloing j ou are
only nbu-ing noble words and paving tho
wayfor.nn utter extinction cf their C rue
moaning, nml nn ultimate, justification of
lr. .Johnson's Hentcnee, that "Patriotism
is tho last refugo of a scoundrel.1' We
must keep thi- fact distinctly in our
minds, or the history of nfull national
la: lures will linil a leartul repetition in the
days of our children.
Our national touiity is based upon, nnd
must pneeod from, our dcvoi ion nml ti
delity to our great national ider.. JAery
people have their representative value,
nml they manifest il by working out
through i heir laws nml customs an i libi t
lor some special observance. It will not
tin to say that a departure from tht; law
may. under certain circumstances, be jus
titiable ; wo must guaid, with u miser'
vigilance, the great palladium of our lib
erties, ami wlnle wo sit ear to support the
, Constitution, we must also resolve lo fight
those who set al it defiance, whethei ine
assaull comes from without or from within.
I A departure however trifling, ami seem
ingly harmless, will open the door for n
luturo train ot evils which mibl sooner or
later, shroud Ihe sun of our glory iu end
1 less night.
I Look at (Ireeue. Her great mission, at
one time was to developc and to beautify
arl, to cultivate and to polish the human
mind, Jiy thuUreeks, ami by them alone,
literature, philosophy ami tiie lino arts
! were treated as important concen.s of
State, and employed as powerful engines
of policy; bonce ho was considarc I the
be.-t patriot ol ancient lireece, who had
, Ihe wisest am; widest coi pi ions of Ihe
capacities jnd genius of tireice, and who
labored lo puinl that idea willingly before
the national mind, and direct lliti flame
of national aspirations fan pod by its hero
it! memory up lo Ihe nohk'st possibilities
of (irecian endearance. I'.u: in lime
(iieece became unfaithful to her national
idea, ami sank into comparative barba
rism. In her last days she became sen
s'ious. ami divided into fieu-o factions.
Her occasional flashings of gct-.ius were
mere imitations ol her great originals ;
iiiM thus censing to manifest her real val
ue, si c was overthrown by a superior
Mover.
, So, tco, tbit most gigantic prwer lhat
vol' overshadowed the earth, old Koine
posse-sod at fir-t and long continued to
work out its own idea, virtue, including
personal courage, and jn-raomil integ.il
was its-great glory. No nation cvercxisted
on thelaeo ol ihe earth w herein such ros
pect was pnid to authority, ami such allo
L'iant:.! lo l. nior as in Home, but after
live ecu turies of iron rule of uninterrupled
prosperity, laxity and eareh-ssness crej.f
iu, and brought w iih t 'iem, or indeeil
Wt'io ol themselves, the seeds of tho na
tion's dissolution and cl death. Mo-yly
but suiely Ihe work of corruption spread,
a:.d wrought, out the ruin of iho Empire.
For four hundred years that collossial
I frame of iron lay in the death-struggle.
Ohl Rime was hard to dm. But at bnt'tho
nation that hatl been so iiotetl for its vir
ile, became as infamous for its destitution
of principle, and was blotted out of exis
tence in shame.
These area lew illustrations, Mr, Presi
dent, but certainly t hey w ill suffice to
show thai there is such a thing as a Nat
i m il ble.i, and that the do.vnl.ill of tha
nation may bo looked fur when it ceases
lo cherish .and develop lhat idea, provided
that of itself it is not inconsistent with
eternal right. If we are wi-e wo will not
believe w ith Iho page of hislory thus
open to us that our own nation will bo an
exception to tips hitherto unvarying law.
We should rattier seek to nn lerstaul how
fir wc have been iruo to the obligations
nt owe our eountry, ami il now swerving,
litl er to ihe right or the left, .vo may re
turn to thai Idea, and thus have reason lo
bo tsilhat the pali i its w ho gave it a nation
al existence aio our fathers.
It i.-. hardly possible, that we should err
in determining whal our National Idea is.
Tho poorest child has it in its power to
l ead, ami to understand it. The.hills and
valleys of cur glorious old Commonwealth
have echoed to the -.tops of somo of those
from whose pino minds it was fashioned
ami formed. Only a few hundred miles
Iron) here, in tha ennmercial city of
Philadelphia, stands tin llall where with
(inn nerve they pledged life, fortune, and
saned honor, to its defence. There
h: ngs the venerable boll, be ring, as by
the in.spirat.on of prophecy, the sentence
which lolls belter than many words could
express, the true mission of my coun
try ; and in that Hall, ynd around that
bell, as by greater than a prophet's shrine
Lumbers Loin every quarter cf cur land,
ami others fron far distant shores, daily
ns-einbled, loolish and blind are they w ho
in that sacred place, and w;th the shad
ows of our fathers standing out from its
tvall, cannot see. and no not know, the
' Atr.er can Idea, and cannot fuel a response
unmeaning and nn unimportant blessing.
Its importance has been the themo of ma
ny tlisfouises fni' a lew years Past, ami tho
catch-word of nil parties but the mere rep
etion of tho word, or the lengthened dis
'scrlatiops on its importance, will not se
'cute it, nor make it desirable, if wo pay
no regard to ils condition and its chnrae
ier. It must be Union based on tho Idea
'of the Nation, "I iiir.icrv ami Union-, now
AMI IORCVKR, ONT. AS 11 INsf:i'AllAli.J ; that
lid 1 1 in miii'i.i.i tn... n ...1 . 1. .. . I
- ....... I,.,,, iimb itiiinu uwil
lie the marriage bond. We must bo Iruo
lo the very letter and spirit of the insti,
tut ions ot our country, or our Union
j without it will only increase our shamq
ami hasten ouroverthrow.
! Let me nppoa'I, to you here, Jr. (his
jlieautilul grovo.sao-od for many a palriot
; ic nssocialion, additionally enticing by
the many beautiful deeorutions inado by
the tiny hands cf the virtuous nnd fair
ladies w ho grace this meeting, ami with
our eyes on heaven ami an appeal to God
for the sincerity cf our intentions lo suf
fer no unholy hand to profane tho sncrod
precepts of our glorious old Constitution,
I ami the cheering hope ns long as the Stars
spangled banner "waves over the land of
! free and the home of tho bravo," this diy
may he ushered in with thanksgivings
ami rejoicings, with bonfires and illumin
ations, ami may cur country always bo un
assylum for the distressed from every na
tion, may her institutions and tho princis
cles and the liboriies, be the institutions
ami the principles nnd the liberties of tho
habitable glol e, ami my sincere and ar
dent prayer to heaven is, that this Union
may escape the dark and ominous cloud
which now threatens it, and be perpctu
aled w hile time exists ; anil that not ono
star may be blotted cut, nor one singlo
stripe erased from cur glorious flag which
now waves over our most glorious institu
tions. Paralyzed ami forever blisterei bo
that limgiio that ibsrcs to utter one word
ol di-uniou, and palsied bo the arm that
would be raised toso mercenary a purpose,
Let us kiioir no East, no West.no North,
no South. Lotus know nothing but tho
Union and the perpetuation cf tho
Union.
CLEARFIELD COUNTY SUPERIN
TENDENT'S REPORT.
Jo compliance with the law I proceed to
report iho condition of the scl.ools in
C',eailield county for the school year I fill I.
Tho couiny contains thirty tehool dis
tricts nil organized and in operation.
Thirteen netv school-houses we.ro built
during tho past year ; this is an improve
ment in tha light direction nnd confers
grat credit upon tho director, who bad
them under care ; indeed obi houses nro
being rep'acod by new ones on improved
plans nndin mora desii able locations as fast
as the means of tho districts will admit. A
number of new houses are now under cou
tiaet, some of which arc taken at so low a
figure that inferiority in ono way or an
other must bo expected ; this is improper
inasmuch as it is a waste of funds.
Many of our old houses aro situated in
the most uninviting place imaginable,
and not one iu tin, county, new or old, is
enclosed by even the rudest kind of a
fence.
Shade trees, (lowers and shrubbery (ex
cept sueh as nature planted) ami other
thinga that would render the school-room,
attractive, are sadly neglected.
There are but seventeen housos iu thij
count'.' suHi; i''iit in all respects to bo tho
irainins places of youth, according to nvj
stand inl. Sixty-two defectivo in many
respects, but susceptible by repair or al
tmation of being made sulliciont ; fifty
I been wholly defective and injurious to
lhehealthofourehililre.il and youth;
making a total of one hundred ami thirty
two hou-e as shown in the following t,n
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Chest, or.-i in Hceatur, one in (iiranj, ono
in doshen, ono m Knox, one in Lawrence,
ami one in Penn tleservn pa; tirulnr notion
for their neatness nnd goo-1 arrangpnient ;
they fire built of plank, wcatherbnardod
nnd"pintetl on the outside: plastered
with mortar or lined with hoards nnd
painted on th inriJ. : a:o well seated and
have an abundance of blackboard suiface,
one end being without win-lows for that
purpose : they however as w ell ns nil oup
othur homes, are destitute of nearly every
other essential article for conducting well
regulat'd schools, such ns globes, maps,
charts, blocks and sueh like things. Oj?
school buildings nro nlo entirely -b-siitiiff,