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OKATION
-Jcliverefl-iuTiiIbotton, Talbot county, on tlic llhinsf.
BY B. HILL, ESQ.-
Fnui.ow Citizenb.—By tlic gttydneto'lofii
SiiiiJ providence we have boon permitted to
fissciublo here, to celebrate another AniiiMT*
-5arv of American Iiulnpcudencc. Leaving
gxlduil ui the petty ttiritea and bickerings of
ipurtv animosity, iirOtOpted by the higher and
!nobfer J’ceIings of lhe heart, we have come bp
on this, the birthday of our liberties, ns
umtrfoO add as freemen, to ilo homage, to the
.memory of the fathers of there volution, whose
•wi-ilmo plnuucil, anil whose valour uchieved
•the emancipation of our country frorathe gql-
tliiigyoke ofllritisli tyranny. _
It should «c a proud 6ulinfactkm to every
•American hoboni, tltat an ardent attachment
to liberty, a •‘imbed of tho oppressors wrong,
the proud man’s coutuinely*" actuated the
beans of the gnllunt mlvcnturcrs, who first
■peopled tho American wiids^—exiled Itoinlhtir
tuxtrve'land by the oppression, of despotic inis-
Ttilbt'denicd all participation ill-the blessings
■of social and religious Itborty/hy 'llifc niisgui-
uit d zeal of a bigottetl mid superstitions pricst-
.’hood, our hardy aticesturs ■ kneeling for the
Hast '-timo, aroitud llip graves of their fathers,
■bade adieu lo the green fields of their iudnstry,
■to thc-homc-ofthoir cliildltood,nnd braving;
•the dangers of tho ocean’s tempo!*)., lauded
ujion the iuhospitnblc shores of America.
New toils mill sufferings, new hardships find
.difficulties here awaited them. Famine thinned
their ranks; diseu’^e diminished I heir num
bers; n savage dbo on ireuchcry bout, was
■ever watchful to exterminato their race. But
Under-deep sufferings fhoy did dot despond;
under severe tribulations there was yet pa
tient ondiirnncc ; for tlio Idol of their souls
was with -them. Liberty, Godlike liberty w;as
■theirs. '
Snolt u people could not havo been other
titan a' race of freemen. Men cradled ill tlic
lap of luxury, corrupted by tho gratification of
sensual indulgence, und enervated by tho cor*
roding'influence of culm and uninterrupted
prosperity, although tho bright .rnys ■ of free
dom's sun, tnuy liuvo .illumined tlioir'putl);
yet stiell men may cease to ho free. So also 1
with men pent bp within the crowded waifs of
Eurommu cities, or wlm brcqllic the deadly nt-
inbsplicrc of their still more crowded manu
factories, wlw are dependent for their daily
bread Upon the will of their lordly masters, the
sole reward of whose incessant toil is n scarify
subsistence, the sacred impulse of liberty,
producing freedom of thought, freedom of will,
and freedom of action, may be smothered arid
•crushed down by advoree circumstances, and
ouauludlly become extinguished in ilia durl;-
ness of despotism. llut a people rocked u|hiii
the rough billows of. lulvorsHy, whoso vigorous
limbs were nerved und bracedirip by the toils
and dangors of tho early, struggles in tho wil
derness, who roamed free anil fearless through
the American wilds, ttuversed her'boundless
forests, ascended her mountain heights, sailed
upon tho bosom of her extended lukes mid
viewed the sublimity of nature ftdin the dills
Df her cataracts, a people whoso every thought,
whose overy action .purtoakof the sacred zest
id glorious freedom would not, .could not bo
staves,
llut thcro were oilier causes 'existing in the
curly settlement of the American Colonies,
whose irresistible tettdenoy was to make them
forever a free people. Battled iu u now coun
try,-with.ud'ertile und prulitio soil where Imid
was so abuiiduhi as to lie.scarcely an object
•ol value, our forufutliors adopted a civil poli-.
cy, couforinnblu to their m»v situation. Tho
■right of primogeniture, urolioof feudal .bnrba-
ristn.tho key stone of the arch that in Europe
nothing, daring tlio worst If it should come to
the worst, rushed forth in annsUo meet those
bands Of marauders and demanded whenoe
and wherefore this order for rapine and plun
der ? The plains of Lexington and Concord
record tho.bfoody answer! Thus opened rite
great drama of tho revolution. The first
shedding of American blood banished wide as
Heaven ftom Hell, all prospects of an honor
able reconciliation. The oiily hope for free
men left was in God and their own strong
arm. . A Congress of tho colonics assembled
to-consult and deliberate upon measures of
mutual safety, and on tho -llli.of July.1770
that patriotic body adopted the Declaration of
Independence, declaring themselves forever
separate from the Stilish Crown. \' .
This glorious event, thisgrandest epoch in
die annals of our country, requires from me
something more limn 'a passing remark. Let
us pause lor a moment fellow-citizens, and
contemplate, the gtondcur aud sublimity of
life attitude assumed by that body, of patriots
iu ushering forth to their countrymen and to
the world the Decinrut.im of Independence.
The nation thus boldly set at defiance, in her
vnft resources,.in her military strength and in
per facilities for carrying on a bloody and pro
tracted Warfare was equalled neither in an*.
eieut or ihudern times but by Imperial Rome
in tile proudest days of her glory. Blie had
n numerous standing army of veterans, Invin
cible,—victors from a hundred battle Holds.
She possessed a navy, whose ships shaded
the ocean, the acknowledged mistress of the
deep,T-vicloriims in all oucotmlers upon Iter
ocean home—tind to crown lim fearful cata
logue of means fur human dcil'ruction, myri
ads of hostile savages wtiited but the sigunl, to
•‘let slip tho dogs of war," and pounce with
all the fury of.demons upon tlieir unsuspec-.
ling victims. The nation thus boldly chal
lenging this tremendous armament vyns com
posed of thirteen.infaut colonies ; dcstiltito of
a-sfandiu’g army ; without ships and without
tnumtinriu (if wnr— vnnnt fnnmil rfdila f mriat
.aii^overnmuuisiupholdsthcicumbrous weight
-of a .profligate nobility, found uo'favour with.
our republican ancestors und wns curly plml-
ished. Trivial as this may al first appear, it
will bo found on investigation to bo it grand
-step in tlin mare'll of freedom. Tuke tlio t'nbui
Ur-poll e ,ov.•tmuent im eartn, whose 1 peiqm [
■«rt- nn vi.rieuluirul pooplb, establish'the nans'
tub on. if! property, equally,'to tlai huirs qn
the'.', ul > of the imeeKtnr mal short will bo the
.liirttt, a w-thB years iulervetiing, ere that dcs-
.pefiam will bu-ovoTthrowii. As u proof uftlu*
uosifltm, i would citei you to the example of
J'l'auqc. On the atiolmnii‘of-the right or prl-
lungcmtnro in that euuiitry, the udvocates of
despotic sway, confidently predicted that • it
would tand ib fix tnornfirmly on' his throne
she monarch of legitimacy f nnr stntesmeu
were equally confident that it would result iu
cstuiaisiuug free institutions and thc.subsc-
qurat Instoty of that eonmry, step by step,
advancing in the march of freedom clearly
dcmqustriites.tlie erroneous rosultoUlieircon-
clusidns and tile correctness of our own. '
Education {also, the nurse aud hand inuidof
freedom, wusearly liistcred by those hardy pi
oneers of the wilderness. Few Online piles
Indeed were, reared whore tho few, to liio ex-
clasioirofthe uuiny, could come up and drink'
deeply at tlio (buntuin of science—nordiil they
adopt tlio tyrants maxim that “a little learn
ing' is u daftguruus thing.” llut in-tbis also
they conformed to their new situation, litlii-
catfon, substantial, useful,.practical education,
IhtMMh tho medium of common schools per-
vnttiin every .portion of the cotmmmity, ep-
liMrtciiiug all, cheering nil, inslructing'ull.—
Tims early, fellow-citizens, and thus deeply
was mid uni firm foundation on which at a
soli- uqVieut 'period wus reared tlic fair temple
of oar-liberty.
liriiaiii, watchful ofilie growingimporlmtcc
of her American Colonies, ut length.Imposed
Upou them thireufw of her friendship, the
butte ol her wuiehllil regard: under the.pro-
(Nice of proieetiug them, she clogged tlieir
eotnm-tce with restrictions and- ntunojiolizcd
tlieir trade. Cut die growth of those young
colonioa was too healthful and vigorous to be
cliccktid-by uuy slight oppression. So unex
ampled wus tlieir udvnucctncui in wealth and
population, so ekiraordinary tlieir facilities for
agriculture und conimetcc, already embracing
a sen coast of more than en degreesol'latuudc,
alieady imiiiliering a population of nearly
tlnpe millions of freemen,'Uinl tire philosopluc
Franklin judging the strength of the country,
at die period of tier future munitood by the gi
gantic growth of Iter infantile years, an
nounced this' startling truth to llritish ears,
”TliM.rtfe lime would arrive when from the
bnnks of the Ohio w ould bo reured die-capital
of die llritish Empire,”
Alarmed nt the .growing imiiortanoc nfid
daring'energies of her colouies, llrituin dclcr-
mined to check'the march of tlieir presjicrity
and the feeling of smbboru indc|>endeiico it
naturally inspired. Tho right of taxuliou
xVitham represcmaiioq, tho right of unlimited
taxuliou w-as claimed on tlic part of Uritain ;
submission, uncundhiouHt' submission alone
was cotief dcd to tho colouies. Tho voting
blood of America wa& aroused to'the hunger
of these during assupiprioua on the part of
. Britain. Yet ill.rite.mild spirit of jicuce she
petiduued fm a redress of grievances. ’ Tim
oppressor answered her |>etitiou.by tilling her
towns aud cjties will) bauds of hireling sol-'
diers. Bb<: remonstrated ngsiusi this unjust,
oiitl tyrrmie.il ptrenipt io aw e tier iulo snbuiis-
aion. Lr rejiiy io lier remmunrunees ib'ut
hin ling soldier s were ordered lo seize upon
tbe arsenals am; magazines of the country.—
The-people, resolute and undismuyed.lemiug
munition! .of .war—most fearful odds ! most
uneqhul sijifo-J Resides, if that declutflliori
should not be'made good ■, if! tlio {urtuncs ol]
war sbould be against them ; if tho superior
force of the mothcrcountry should pvcrwhclm
und crush them ; if British , gold should cor
rupt a recreant eon of America to betray hor
sirring holds into tho hands of llio- foo; u
traitor’s doom, nn ignominiofis .death,; death
upon tile scuflold'would, awdit them. Ynl
amid these disheurtoning circumstances, the
’talm, deliberate,,passionless resolva was ut-
tored, that America .'should ho freo and inde
pendent—-aud for tlio consummation; of this,
they pledged "their lives,'their Turtuufcsi anil
their sacred honour,” Men snny-bo brave
amid'tho perils of battle, aroused to deeds of
daring by tlio marshal life,'the soul stirring
drum','rite clash ,of'arms, and the shook jif
contending hosts", men may ho marched to
tho-camion's-mouth, and .slrive for victory
against tremendous odds. - But calmly and"
deliberately to have pronounced that declare
lion, with tlio certainty of an ignominious
death, should the attempt fail, when all lip-
man appearances augured that'.-ii must fail
this', tills was heroism, Sublime and lofly he
roism. Well did that patriotic body dosorvo
the trust confided to tlieir care.: 'British gold
could lint corrupt, British thrents could not
intimidate, llritish promises of high distinc
tion 1'iiuld not ulluro them from u faithful dis
charge of duty to fiioir qbunlfy. And llirough
the course or a long und'.oveiitful conflict they
remuiued us nt the' beginning, pntriois, fear
less and incorruptible, without blemish ail'd
without reproach.
Tlio Declaration of Independence once
made, warmly did tlio American people res.-
pond to the cull. Foremost in tlio 'first rank
slued 'Washington, to hcud'tho i.irnnesbfhis
siifiaring country. Freely and fearlessly the
people rallied to'liis standard, resolved tostaud
with him or to lull with him. Old men for-
gelful of theirlnfirmitics threw aside tho or inch
mu grusped the.musket. Tim lather rushed
forth lo rescue Ills .wife and Ills children, his
hearth and his homo from tho poHuiuu of’a
ruthless soldiery. Tim tiniid maiden, us slu
decomiyd file GmiUcr of her lover,.bade him
prove himself Worthy of hei nfieclion by bis
valour in dofcuce of his country. Tlio moth
er ns «ho blest her son and bndc'him to'tho
touted field, mlmonUhcd tbe stripling to prove
liimsolf worlliy of his race, and ’‘return vie
toriousor relurn no more," Could such i
cause, supported by such patriotic devotion—
such high und holy feeling, bo destined to
fail .1 Could men,who periled all for liberty,
w'boso lives, fortunes, families, all they hold
dear on ear th were staked upon the issue, be
other tlmn victorious ? Would not Ilcnvcn
prosper a people struggling for frcedmiirngninM
FeUow-citizens. The age in which we
live, the peculiar structure’ of our government
and the attitude in which our country is placed
as tbe leader of Republican nations suggests
tons important considerations of doty. Few,'
very few-of the distinguished individuals who
acted in tho revolutionary struggle, or who
even nt a later day assisted in the formation
of our glorious constitution are notv upon the
stage of life. They havo been gathered to
tlieir retvnrd.in the upper sky. Those evonts
and the actors inthoso events must be consid
ered as belonging lo nn age that is past. Our
generation has sprung; up and now occupies
tlieir places.- If is not for us to win laurels in
a war of Independence onr fathers havo
gathered them-; It is not for ns to lay .the deep
fbundntionsofanimpcrishablenation‘,wofound
the work laid at our bauds—ours is not to build
h'p,but to preserve; tho deep foundation has
bean laid, the walls have been reared in fair
proportions; it remains for us anlytondora,om-
bclislt and guard the edifice. The duties which
providence seems to have marked out for us
partake not'so much of tho brijliunt as of the
useful. This age will he distinguished, if it
he distinguished ut oil, as an age of jmprovo-
mciit. It may. lie said of us that we cochained
nature to tho car of science: and made her
obedient to our will—that we facilitated the
intercourse of remote sections of our country
by means of Rail Roads, Canals and Steam
Boat Navigation—and that. wo. dmiihilato'd
space, so far as regards all useful purposes, by
the gigantic application of Btcatn in propel
ling conveyances with the lightning's speed
both npon tlio water and the land.
In n government like nm», wliere’cwiy- cit
izen bears Iris full proportion of the sovereign
ty to - the Polls—where every man. exercises
the highest judicinl power. in tho Jury-box,
sitting in judgment both as to law nnd fact
upon, the life of Ids fellow man—overy means
that will promote morality, overy institution
that will diffuse intelligence should bo cher
ished with the most watchfUl regard. Our
country confides the safety and permanence
of her free institutions, not iu the strengtii of
her standing armies, not in tho .controlling
power of Executive .patronage, but in tho af
fections, intelligence and patriotism of the
great body of tho -people. Let tho people but
tfet in obedjcnco'to this high and holy trust ;
let.them provo faithful to. themselves and to
their country, and the fair, temple of liberty
which.'ouf fathers Teared ut the expense of so
much toil und treasure and blood will stand
firm, in all its fair proportions, iu all its gran-
deur, sublimity and .beauty,' the wonder, the
dt-iight aud udmirntion of surrounding na
tions “till time shall bo no more,”
AN ACT concerning fire gold coins of tho United
. Suites, and for other purposes. ■ . \ .
Be it enacted, fyc. That tlio gold coins of
the United States shall contain the following
quantities qf metal, that is to say: each eagle
shall contain two hundred and thirty-two
.mil free institutions. The fltfme* of liberty I grains of pure gold, and two hundred and fif-
once kindled on European soli,-spretul with ty-eight grains of stundard gold: each Half
electric rapidity; The Bastile within whose eagle one hundred and sixteen grains of pure
' -’ —• ' 1 — k — 1 gold, atid one hundred and twenty-nine
grains of vtuddard gold ; each quarter eagle
not the patriotism of the American Chieftain
be overcomo by the dazzling offer ? Woald
not amhhion prompt him to reach forth and
grasp n crown, wjien a crown .was within-his
reach.. Tyrants, yc exulted without cause I
discord yc strove in vain! that Chief was
Washington ! those soldiers were freemen'!
they' spurned, as he did, tlic inglorious offer.
They had not battled for a hirelings pay; a
nobler prize, the liberty of tlieir country, had
animated tlieir eouls in tlic hoar of peril.—
Tlieir Chief gave back to tho people tlieir-del
egated trust—that veteran host was dishantled
—no murmur was mingled with the grief of
ill'ir last farewell.
Millions, yet unborn, bravo warriors, shall
cfclm tho renown of this, yoar lust glorious
achievement I . Fellow citizens, filly eight
ypnrs have this day elapsed since tho date_of
American Independence. How important
the chungo siitcc that eventful period I A pop
ulation of-three millions 1ms increased to
twelve.' Instead of thirteen thinly populated
.colonies wo. hove now twenty four |iopulous
communities! united into ope under a consti
tutional government; tho .freest, the happiest
and the best under--winch man ever existed.—
The Western wilderness has disappeared be
fore tlio nxes of ourltardy backwoodsmen. In
its place cities ami towns, villages and hamlets
have risen up sudden as the changes'of the
drama. . The silvery- Ohio, tlje majestic 1 Mis
sissippi aud the sluggish Missouri, whose
waves were then rutiled' but by the Indian
liurqoe, now hc-nr upon their bosom's with the.
speed of the wind, a thousand majestic'steam
boats; a dense population of intelligent frep-
mcti cultivate their fertile borders; Cur ships
shade every occur nod sea, hearing iinrrie, as.
the fruits of commerce, the products of all na
tions, bartered in exchange for oitr own. Tho
star spangled banner borno uptm the decks of
our Irattlo ships, waves triumphant in every
clime. All classes .of.the community—tjic
Initiates of- the stately mansion-and of the
lowly cottage alike participate, in ,tho enjoy
ment-of the rich-blessings of, enlightened ed
ucation. The press, -through the thousand
channels of tlio 1’ost Office, daily scatters .in
every portiop of tho country intelligence of
passing evonts.
Bail . Roads nml Canals intersect and are
intersecting every portion of our widely exten
ded country, bringing together and binding
[together, distant and remote sections by the
only bonds that can ever hind a free people,
the bonds of mutual interest and mutual pros-
pcrily.
Fellnw-citljicns. The tiny and tlio occasion
would scorn to require some uotice ofthe in
fluence which our free institutions huve exer
ted in promoting the. cause of'liberty in-other
portions of the world; Franco become allied
wiih us in the completion,of niir revolutionary
.struggle.. Her brave troops on their return
t > their native land carried with them an nr-
The Nciv-York papers sre.filledwith accountsoftho
most disgraceful riots,caused by the unnatural conduct
Of sonic few fanatics, who appear to have been*'utlerly
div.a ted of oil sense of propriety and decorum. The
Mayor hod issued a Proclamation calling updn tho
military, as tvcll as the citizens generally, to interpose
andput a stop to tlicse proceedings, and at the last’ac
counts the belief was entertained that tho mobs would
be effectually quelled. Wo view with much regret
the violence and disorder which lias characterised this
affair—but wc hope, at least, that it will.lmve the effect
of teaching the heartless beings who have, by.
their unprincipled conduct, been tlje cause of die riots,
that public opinion will put h proper estjmato upon
tlieir unhallowed schemes.—CharlciUm Courier,
THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.
-..We call tho attention of o in'readers at the
South fo-the two following articles from tlio
Boston Patriot. How isthat Jhat-which a- Nixons Hotel," where
lorms thewise and prudeul^ at the .North,, is they sat down dnl] partook of a sumptuous
viewed with such apathy-by the South ?— din £ Sr . Col. Simpren Witson presided, as-
dcnt pml enthnsiastfi' attachment for freedom
arid free institutions. The fltfme* of liberty
the thraldom of a cruel oppressor ? Though
long, -uhpqunl and hlaxly was! tlio conflict;
though darkness aiul-gloom for a time over
clouded the political elements, though tho
souls at the daring and tlio hcnrls ofthe bravo
at times trembled lor tho issuo ; yet God did
prosper them, they wore victorious t liberty
uitimpued I ’ The opprdssur-ccascd tho unna
tural strife. 1 The myrmidons :qf Britain, re
coiled back from tiro sacrilegious warfare.—.
Strife und carnngo,''tho furious onsot, and the
deadly strugglo ceased upon tho baffle field.—
The tnild fninboiv of pettco beamed forth in
tho Uenvons. America was freo.
Butulherporils awaited the brave warriors!
ofthe revolution. It was not enough tlnil ut
Bunkers llilt und at Saratoga, nt the Oow-
pens and nt Yorktown. they had proved Vic
torious in the dcudly combni;. It was not en
ough that-with unshod feet they had traversed
the IVo&en hills nnd^conquered nmid the win
try storm. It was not enough that without
necessary ciutiiing aud destitute of food,' -no
murmur wns heard in tlieir ranks as they sal
lied forth to vanquish the superior foe—oilier
periUmvaitedtlicm, in -which if victorious they
would indeed be conquerors. .They hml ac
complished the indepeitilcacc of their country,
but that country was poor. Her Treasury
was exhausted by lier giant cfluits to sustatii
herself in the by-gonp strife, t They hml
served tlieir country long and-faithfully, and
her nremises of payment were unredeemed-
site hod nought but gratitude to offer them for
their long and arduous services. That veteran
army was about to ho disbanded. Soldiers
who shoulder to shoulder for years had hot
tied together for freedom were now to seperate
forever. Pennyless and destitute, they were
about to return to the bosom of tltat commu
nity from whose habits, from whose feelings
und friim whose employments they lin'd beep
estranged by years of toil-In the tented field/
Where would their Iteads find shelter ? where
would their children find bread? 'Tlio. Do'-
inon discord whispers in their cars, “down
willt Ute. ungrateful gnveimpcm! Rear in its
place n military despotism! place thc.diadem
on lire brow ofyotitfChief!’■•' Tyrants, judg
ing the presept by the past, exulted in scorn-
ful pleasure at the prospect of freedom's down
fall. Unfolding the voluiuo of history they
had seen thin Phillip of Maccdnu, placed at
the Itead'of the Grcciau armies to rcrrel a for
eign fins lutd enslaverl those Republic*—that
Cresar, oltliougli be huiicotuiuered for Route
■in a hundml battle*, hail overthrown the 1)1)-
t riics qf bis coutitry on the pluins of Plinfsa-
iia-*tlmt Cromwell nller having sueeessfuiiy
j-iil down the tyranny of a prerogative Kiui,
had himself become m lynuiL Aud .wouki
dreary dungeons the captive groaned unheard ,
condemned to gratify the whim of a despot,!
crumbled' nt its tout'll.' The wrongs, the suf
ferings and the ignoble bnndnge by which that
.bravo imd generous people hod for centuries
been bowed to .ifho dost, recoiled upon its
eruel authors with most fearful mid deslruc-
tive violence. And though lire flame of lib
erty shone dimly through tho dark clouiS of
that convulsion, though its. pare rays _ were
for a time extinguished by the blaze df-imne-
r'nl spli-tidor; and though the energies -of that
people were for ri'time palsied by the despotic
misrule of, a'King, forced upon theih Iry the
Holy Ailiance upon the fall of tlio’Imperial
dynhstv ; vet Franco, is now comparatively
free. Uhdeijthomild sway ofhor citizqn ktpg
site enjoys many of the substantial blessings
of enlightened freedom.
Greece too, tho birth plaeo of arts, of sci
ence and-of song, ha* burst the- Moslem bonds
tlrnt erichnincd nor for centuries. The voice
ofliberty is again heurd in life halls that once
eohootl with the cloqucuce of lier Demos
thenes. Bite has assumed liar rank among
ihe nations ofthe earth as a free ami gallant
pooplo.
Even the haughty Spaniard has felt the
influence of this all pervading spirit in its on
ward march. The inquisition Iras fallen
prostrate- before it; aud tltat people arc nmv
calling loudly for a ciuistilutiou and a cortez.
lint there is n country-vet untrained which
calls Imttlly lor onr wannest spmpathics. If
tliercis n country on earth whose people hove
drank to tho .very dregs the hitter cup of bon
dage, who by tlieir ardent lovo of freedom aud
their daring qnd deadly Struggles in its.de
fence, merit the commiseration ofthe Chris-
tinn'nnd the patriot—that country U Foland--
Sho is yet further entitled to onr regard by
the events of our own glorious revolution.—-
More than half n century has now elapsed
since it was heard in Poland that the people
of another hemisphere, of a country called
America wore hauling for freedom against
the countless hosts of.Britnin. Their pntriot-
ip bosoms thrilled with horror at tho cruel sto
ry of our wrongs. -Their ardent aspirations.'
were' breathed to the God of Battles lo grant
this distant people that .liberty his' providence
Imd denied to tncm. Their patriot chiefs girt
<10 (hair swprtls. The veteran Kosciusco,
crowned with laurels and skilled in military
science, left his nntivo land anti come to our
shores. Our fathers bade him n grateful
welcome) anti in arm with them he met the
foe in the deadly conflict; with theirs, his voiie
was mingled hrthe glorious shout of victory.
Pulaski, another veteran Polish chief, enmo
also to tho succour of this, distant unknown
people—strangers though they'were, it was
enough-for him tltat they were fighting in the
glorious cause ofliberty. Him also freedom’s
nholaux welcomed t«r our shore. For them
iiis-shnll wire-cry struck ^terror iu the ranks of
the foe ; fur them-he bared bis bosom in the
van of buttle ; for them his blood was shed;
aud with many at them his bones now moul
der in the entrenchments of-our own Savan
nah, . Yet Poljmd has fallen ! No American
Kusciuscn fought in-heir defence—no Ameri
can .Pulaski bled in hor cuuse.
In the recent struggles of that unfortunate
people for freedom ntul independence, though
the blood of her -brave sons- whs poured out
like wnter. though the blow she struck wss
such as freemen only could strike, for her
war-cry was victory or death; yet the Tartar
hordes ofthe Northern despot, innumerable as
the forest leaves, overwhelmed and crushed
them.- Her cities und towns are depopulated;
her fnir fields_are luid waste. The Cossack
horde now ravelin her deserted halls. Her
brave, defenders are uow dragging out a life of
-bondage in' the frozen climes of Siberia. A
remnant, a little rcnmimt.of that brave peo
ple aftor'Polnnd had falleu, eluded the ty
rant's grapple and'havc come pennyless aud
destitute, poor in every thing but glory and
honour to claim an assylum in the bosom of
nor country. Welcome, valliunt warriots,
welcome, thrice welcome to our shores! \Vel ■
come to the land for whose freedom your
Koscinsrri. tunghr, in whose defence your
ki fell 1 May you in the cqjoy-
fiONESlIC.
• , By Bequest.
CELEBRATION OF THE 4th JULY,
1834, IN QUINCY.
Tho fifty-eighth Anniversaty of American
Independence, was celebrated in the Town of
Quincy with every demonstration of joy. Ac
day-light, a national salute of. twenty-four
guns wns fired, and the “Star Spangled Ban
ner” was unfurled to the breeze firom the out--
ard wails of “ Nixon’s Hotel.” At eleven:'
o’clock, n military procession was formed on
the Court HoitBe Square, under the command:
of Cols. Lo've and Yonge—(thecompany act
ing ns the escort)—and from thence, proceed
ed to the Methodist Episcopal Church, where
after prayer-by tho.Rev. Jesse Coe, the
Declaration of-Indepence, prefaced by a-few
pertinent remarks, was. audibly, distinctly, and.
emphatically rend by Cuaiilbs H. DuPont,.
Esn. and a classic, chaste, eloquent, and Pat
riotic-Grafion pronounced by -Doct. John"
'Woodt Malone. The procession returned it)-.
brave Pulaski fell J Muy yuu v _,
mem of the rich blearing*, of freedom in uur
country, forget if possible tbe miserable fate of
your native lutd.
shall contain fifty-eight grains of pure gold,
and sixty-four and a half grains of standnid
gold ; every such eagle shall be of the value
often dollars; every such half eagle shall bo
the value-of five dollurs; 'and evety such quar
ter engldfllmjl be of the value of two dollars
uud fifty cents; and tho said gold ctins shall
be receivable in all payments, wheu of full
weight, according to there said respective, val
ues ; and when of 'less than full weight, at less
values, proportioned to their respective actunl
weights.
•* »krt. 2.. And be it further enacted, That
nil Btafndnrd gold or silver, deposited for coin'-'
ago'after the thirty-first day of-'July noxl,
shall be paid for iu coin under the direction of
the Sccretury Of the Treasury witltin five
days from tite tmiktngof suchdepoxilc,deduc
ting from the amount of said deposite of gold
nml silvernne-hulf of one per coutuni ‘. Pro
vided : That no deduction shall be inode un
less said advance he required by such deposi
tor within lorty days.
Sec. 3. And be' it further enacted, That
nll.gbld coins of- the United States minted an
terior to Uie. thirty-first day of July next, shall
he receivable in all payments at tlic rate of
niucty-lour and eight-tenths ofa cent per pen-
tiy-weight. .- ,
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
better to secure a conformity of the said gold
cuius to.thcir respective-standard as aforesaid,
from every soperate mass of standard_ gold
which shall he made into coins at the snid
mint, there shall he taken, set apart by- the
Treasury und reserved in his custody, a cer
tain number of pieces, not less than three:
and that once in every year the pieces so sot
apart aud reserved, shull be assayed under the
inspection of tlio officers, and at the time, and
in tite manner now provided by law; and if
it shall be found that the gold so assayod, shall
not he inferior.to the said standard, hcroin-bc-
tore declared, more titan one part in three hun
dred Und eighty-four in fineness and one part
in five hundred in weight-, thcofficcror officers
of snkl mint'whom it may eoncern, shall be
held excusitblo; hut if any greater inferiority
shall appear, it shall he certified to tlio Presi
dent ol the United States, and if ho shall so
decide, the said officcrorbfficers shall be there
after disqualified io hold their respective offi
ces! . Provided, That, if, in making any deliv
ery af coin at.the print in payment of a dep-'
ostte, the weight thereof shall bo found defec
tive the officer concerned shall be responsi
ble to the owner for the full weight, if claimed
ut the lime of delivery.
Stc. 5. And bt 11 further enacted, That
tins act shall bo. in force from and after tho
thirty first day of July, in the year one thou
sand eiglit hundred arid thirty-four.
Approved: Jane 88,1834. -
To tho Editors of the Georgia Journtl.
Washington, 2d July 1834.
Gentlemen—Al gives me great pleasure to
inform you that the hill reported by Mr. Gil
mer, for carrying more completely into effect,
the fourth nrticle of tho treaty of 1821, be
tween the United States and Creek Indians,
wns passed on the last day of tho session.—
The law prnvidesfur tlic payment of property
oarrietj away, or destroyed by tlio Indians,
previous to the year 1802; .with interest at 6
por cent, upon the valuation from the time of
the loss or destruction of property, ’up to the
time of ascertainment of tite value—provided
the aggregate of principal (already paid anil
to ho paid) und iuterest shall hot exceed the
$250,000 stipulated by the Creeks ..to bo paid
in satisfaction of those claims—1 have to day
had a conversation with, the Secretary of War,
for.the purpose of nscertniniiig in what man.
ncrtlte claims were to be presented, decided,
&c,_ and am assured by the Secretory,-that
ns soon as the press of business, arising from,
tbe close of the scss.ua, - is uvdr, he will take
tile subject into consideration, and prescribe
sumo niude-for the establishment auu presen
tation of the claims, either to a commissioner
to be appointed for tho'parpnse, or to the De-
partuient'-of all which, prompt notice will he
given. Yon will no doubt do an important,
service to many of the persons interested by
publishing ibis information.
Very respectfully yours,
TUG’S. F. FOSTER-
Can it be that they are careless of Yho result,
that they look with such indifference to the
progress of the fanatical incendiaries.
It appears, by the last Liberator, that the Anti-
Slavcry Society intend to make a “.thunder
ing" noise on the coming fourth of July. Mr.
Garrison says,- “-Probably more blows will he
•given, onithat occasion, tothose twin-monsters,
Slavery apd. Coloai2ation r than there' have
been since-the Declaration of Independence.
Tho clearesthedds, the strongest intellects, • and
the best hearts in the republic, will he enlisted
u]ienty on the side of thodown-tJaden slaves.
Applications for Anti-Slavery speakers are
muring tn upon its from 'all quarters, and we
lave endeavored, to rnbetthem as far as prac
ticable.” ;It appears that Gen.,.Fessenden .of
Portland, n distinguished lawyer, and’an old
federalist, is to deliver an oration in this city.
Addresses ore also to. bo'.delivered in mutiy
other pIncos---in' Providence by Mr. Charles
Stuart. Rev. MrrPKelps, Rev. Mr. May, and
Rev John'Blair; in PaWtucket, by Mr. Gar
rison; in Gordon, by D. L. Child, Esq.; in
New York, by Eh P. Brown, Esq, of Phila
delphia; in .Reading, by Rev. Moses Thatch
er; and in N. - Bridgewater, by Rev. J. C.
Warrch. New societies are to be organized
iu-scvfcral places. The seeds ofa dissolution
ol’ tho Union will thus be sown by t ,e agita
tors of New. England, on the very day that
millions .of voices will be raised to perpetuate
that Union. It appears to us that a portion of
our citizens are pursuing a coutso on’this
subject which .must inevitably,produco a state
of things itiat every true lover.of his, country
will sooner or later deplore. Already .do the
lending men ofthe'South warmly denounce
the authors of this mischief, and openly talk
ofa dissolution of those -bonds. which havo
held together tlio North arid the South for
more than fifty years. Cannot something be
done to allay this fceUing ?
The Anti-Slavery Society of Cambridge,
hold a public meeting on Friday.evening, 20th
inst. which was addressod by' Rcv. TIenry
Ware, Jr. Professor Follen, Dr/ Higgiitson
and Rev. Jonathan Aldriyh.—Liberator,
It is to bo regretted that any portion of tlic
Professors at,Harvard Colledge should eoun
tcnnrice the wild and mischievous schemes ol
tho Anti-Slavery agitators who aro imprudent
ly meddling wiih the property ofthe planters
and otlters of the Southern States. Especi
ally it .is to be regretted that foreigners aro
found in the ranks of tilts parly, who aim at
an immediato abolition of. slavery. The
Southern people will not tamely ’ suffer- ony
interference ofthiR kind ; and the sooner the
Whigs of the northern States become sensible
of the dopgcr which threatens them; by the
ngitation of the nnti-slav'cry question, the bet
ter will it be for.those who have, overy thing,
to lose, and nothing regain,, by a separation
of the States. If the clergy will meddle with
this business, us many of them oviuCe n dis
position to, both in the pulpit and'out of it.
they sbould bo sevorclyr?buked for tjicir 'im!
nerlincnce and fully. It is. time to speak free
ly, on tliis question.
From the New-York Evening Star..
Row at the Chatham Street Chapel.—The
anniversary of American Independence was
selected by the fanatics'to celebrate the itrime-
diate emancipation of the' blacks, and' David
Paul Brown, Esq, of Philadelphia, a very el
oquent anti eccentric member of tho bar, was
invited to deliver a discourse in honor of the
inccndiaiy project. The' Chapel was very
much crowded, - and the managers designedly,
mingled the blacks grid whites, placing ladies
of color along side of clergymen, and arran
ging them in such n manner as to- rcs'omble
the keys of n piano foite, alternately black and
white—“ a streak of fat and a streak of loan.”
The heat of the day, and the crowded state
of the Chapel,, sent forth odours only to bo
endured by the faithful in the cause.
The Decl aration of American Independent
was rcad& listened to with respectful attention
Mr. Lewis Tappan then rose to rend the Con
stitution of the Society, when groans, hisses,
scraping of shoes, ihumping of cones, ;andvi
olent coughing ensued. The gentlemen of
color wero quite indignant in tho interruption
which was continued, witboutfurthcr violence,
and the pious gentleman could not enlighten
his auditors by developing the objects of the
institution. ..
David Paul Brown, Esq, n neat, natty little
gentleman; rose and bowed, and .bowed, and
attempted to proceed, amidst the most. ttne-
quivocal.marksofdisapprobation, and positive
indications that they would not hear a word
he had to say, and he sat down quite perplexed
and disappointed. Lewis Tappan sent oflf for
(flc police, and tlio Mayor, with a host of peace
officers at his heels, made tlieir''appearance.
But all was tranquil, peaceable ana orderly,
only they would not allow the proceedings of
the meeting to he hcard—that’s all. So the
Society for the' immediate emancipation of
the blacks went home to dinner, and David
Paul'Brown, Esq, set oflf for Now London.
Extract of a lotter to a gontlcman-in Augusts, dated
New-York, duly 9.
“ The weather in .this city is violently hot
sisted by Judge Henry Gee, as Vice Presi
dent, - '' : -
After.thc cloth"was removed, tho fallowing
Toasts were drank; '. • !»-.-
REGULAR TOASTS.
1. The day in celebrate: Hailed as the era .
of our country’s glory, and welcomed by mil
lions of freqmen.. ’ • _* - j-
2. The memory of George Hashing ton:
Justly styled the'father of his country. .
3.. The memory of Lafayette. 3
4 .Tht Constitution of the United States:
The production of United talent—tho keystone
of our government—the palladium qf our lib- .
erties, add the bulwark of.freedom. .'
5. - The Heroes of the Revolution ; Who
fonght, Died and. died in freedom’s cause—
their virtues stolid as incorruptible monuments
to their memories—long may they live ill. the
recollection of their countrymen.
6. Thomas Jefferson: The hero who stood
as tho barrier between Federalism and De
mocracy, and by his sound jndgment and re*
nib licii’a spirit, poised our rights upon the Un-
on of the States, and the Sovereignty of tho „
States;
.7. The President of the United States c
Tho bosom ofthe American peopleshall be his
resting placo as long os ho respects the Consti
tution; but when ho transcends the authority ' *
which' it prescribes, wilfully and traitorously,
let his bed ho the scnffoldand the block.his
pillow.. ■” .
8. Benjamin WatMns Leigh:. Honest in
his principles, 'and vijrtuous'iri his pursuits ;
■may ho yet live to soe.lhe.prospority and glo
ry of tho causo he has so .nobly advocated. .
9. Tlic American Navyr The protection of
our Commerce add the pride of our Country-
long may it ride bvertbo dark blue wave, witlt
the ” Star Spangled: Banner”' fluttering uj
the breeze, commanding respect from every '
nation, and striking the emblems of our liber
ties’ to none. '
10. Our Government: Rsto perpetua. .
11. Liberty .'—The Constitution ! !—Un
ion ! ! !—Destroy one, arid the whoto is lost—
we cannot be' free wilhoht retaining nil. £
12. The American People: Their breasts
are the bulwarks of our country, and in its de
fence.! hoy are prepared with '‘millions," with
out “o cent for tribute.’’
13. The fair sex.
“ Without the smiles from pariiM beauty won,
“01i{ what wero man! a world without a suu.”
VOLUNTEERS. ,
By the President of the Day: The Proclo
motion!—The Force Bill!.'—and the Pro
test !! 7—All nnsuited to n Republican Gov-
I'rnmeut—m.ny thoy nil go to.the tomb of the
Canulets. - -. .
By tho Vice-President: Filial burthens,
and Equal privileges. "
By Mnj., J. A. Wooten: The Orator of tliq
Day.
By Col. D. L. Kenan: Tlio Union and
S.tnto.Rights.-ono and indivisible—mdy they
remain iu Statu quo. r
By Mr.-Charles Mimncrlyn : The Polar
Star of tho South (John C.-Calhoun)—may
its bright and piercing, rays which arc seen af
the North ncver.be eclipsed.
By Williams Dickson; Esq. i .Tlto Reader
of tite Declaration of Independence. -
By M. J. Lorimer : Andrew Jackson—Tho
military. Chieflain and successful defender of
tho City of New, Orleans. He is using a na
tion’s gratitude, to the subversion of the most
sacredprinciplcs ofthe Constitutimi. Cursed
be the man who betrays the conffdctice of a
generous people.
. Ry Col. John C. Love: 'South Carolina !
Nohlo and patriotic Sout.h Carolina has gain
ed for State Rights imperishable lanrcls.
-By the Hon. C. II. DuPont: The Result
of the Virginia Elections—A star of hope c-
merging from tlio bosom of night to cheer tho
friends of constitutional liberty. '
By Mr. J> W. King: John C. Calhoun.—
T|io Mend bf the South,.
By J. A. Bcrtbclot, -Esq. of Tallahassee i
The incorruptibility of the'majority in the late
Senate of the United States—.The only safe'
guard to tho liberties of the American people.
By Doct. McStcwnrt: The Town of Quin
cy—May it hover lack for clever fellows and
barley bree.
By Mr. E. H. Muse: May the ururpations,
of Andrew 'Jackson hc eventually crushed, and
those who support him, forfeit all claim to
rnnkwitli a party-which vvillerc long he hail
ed as deliverers of onr country*. - /
By the Orator ofthe day : The Democrat
ic and Republican doctrines of Thomas Jcf-
ferson—The terror of Tyrants and Monarch
ists, and only safe-guard of die American
People.
By Mr. R. L. Harrison : Otrr worthy citi- ,
zen,'C. II. DuPont, though defeated in liis
last election, still' enjoys the confidence of A
large portion ofthe enlfir’ntenc'd-and indepen
dent part of this comPTiunity,
By Mr. J. R, Itarris ; South Carolina—
May she long bp ri^stinguished by love of
country, by u tear ,ess independence of opinion,
and n m.atked. adherence to her own rights,
Willi uue rVftripet for llmsn of nlVippa.-
--y Aspect for those of others.*
,®.V *,«r; Rqb’t Dickson t Tho next President:
ares. May ho not be an usurp-
Tyrant, but a rfepubUcan and Stofe
fiety under nn excitement got up by tho Abo
litionists. '
•‘We havo n riot every nighu - tappan,
Cox & Co. hold meetings cont'tar.'tly, to dis
cuss abolition, and the sovereign people as
regularly interrupt their ro.bngrel councils,
and drive them into :‘ie streets—1 am not
without my nppreho’asions upon this subject.
The public mind is against the agitators, *ntit
the business is in a fair way to -load to seri
ous consequences. All the Clergy, as far os
I can learn,"except Drs. Cox, Ludlow, Leavitt,
and one more, are against the movement. So
is tho- daily press—so is the rabble—so is al-
most "every body. You cannot easily e- on .
ceive of the excitement. I believe W-^jg ^,in
be shed. Negroes are mnnyiire whi ; e w| v
&e. How dangerous whs- D iv ° iue9 aro ^
When light becomes ‘iarkness!”
Bereecivedn° pfew-York papers by yes-
ma ' ” b " , ,eoru fmni onr PhJladelphio
paper* 0 f Tuesday j agti t ij at n )i wa8 quiet i„
.y,W-Yorl*on l Sui"idiiy eveuiug.
1 Augusta Constitutionalist,
Right's man.
By Mr. J. R. Chapman'State Rights—
The only bnrrier against an encroachment of
the Federal Government—as soon as wo re
fuse to defend our rights, sq soon win we find
a ninstor. • .
By Cot. H. F. Yonge: The late Secretary of
the Treasury. William J. Duane—An honest
and incorruptible Statesman.
_By Col, J. C. Love: The Reader, of the
Declaration of Independence—A firm and un
assuming politician, deserves the confidence of
n grateful community. >
By’Doct. A. G. Swqot: Nullification—Tho
terror of tyrants—the 6care-crow of fools.'
By Mr. J. M. Gilchrist: The Sages who
penned—the patriots who’sealed with tlieir
own blood tbe Declaration of Indejiendence.
By Doct. J. M. Nixon: Gadsden county—
May nil her fellow crafts be entitled to receive
better wages. ■
By Robert Forbes, Esq.; The next Presi
dent—31uy.be listen to the petitions of thw peo
ple.