W"± BE SOLD, on the first Tuesday in April j
next, at the Court house in the town of Law-
renceville, Gwinnett county, within the usual hours L
of sale, the following property, to wit:
One Lot of Land, containing Two Hun
dred and Fifty Acres, more or less, lying in the 5th
District of said County, known as Lot No. 220-
levied on as the property of Robert Allison, tosatisfr
a fi. fa. in favour of John Dean,' vs. said Allisou and
Thomas S. Baitey*
Two Negroes : Tob, a Boy 20 years of
o r 0 ’ and ^ ttc °h, a Boy 25 years of age: levied on as
the property of Alexander Moore, to satisfy a fi. fa.
m favour of Russel Jones, for the use of Charles J.
Jenkins, vs. said Moore.
One Wagon and Four Horses : levied on
as the property of John Greenwood, to satisfy a fi. fa.
in favour of Pemberton F. Bedel, for the use of James
Austin, vs. said Greenwood.
One Black Mare : levied on as the pro
perty of Stephen T. Ellington, to satisfy a fi. fa. in
tavour of Barney Mackin, for the use of Enoch Bcn-
fon, vs. said Ellington.
' March 2. » WM. NESBIT, Dep. Sh’ff.
^%7ILL BE SOLD, on the first Tuesday in
* * April next, in Gainesville, Hall county,
within the lawful hours of sale, the following pro
perty, to wit:
Tho heavenly blisses beaming there,
Away then, care, away
With all thy cursed train,
The dreary “family of pain,”
Thy rrtien repugnant, and thv sway
So horrid to my raptur’d soul,
I hate, and spurn thy fell controuL
JtA
N.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PHI-KAPPA SOCIETY,
221/ February, 1827.
The following resolutions, on motion of Mr. Ben-
ning B. Moore, seconded by Mr. Thomas B. White,
were received with ploasure, and adopted with equal
satisfaction, without a dissenting voice:
Resolved, That as the Oration delivered this day in
commemoration of the Anniversary of the Phi-Kappa
Society, possesses recommendations in itself, honour
able to the Orator, and as a literary composition
worthy of public perusal, a Committee be appointed,
whose duty it shall he to wait upon him and request
a transcript of the same for publication.
Resolved, That this Committee do likewise polite
ly solicit of the Editor a publication of it in the next
number of the Athenian, the columns of which, so
far, have ever been freely open for literary produc
tions.
Phi-Kappa Hall, 22J February, 1827.
Mr.. Nathaniel W. Cocke:
Sir—Enclosed you will find a copy of the resolu
tions unanimously adopted by the Phi-Kappa Society.
One Road Wagon: levied on as the pro- -•° th . e un,lersl ?! ied Committee has been assigned
|>erty of Page Rork, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from
Hall Superior Court for cost—Pointed out by Reed
MV. Rork. J
One Yoke of Oxen: levied on as the pro
perty of Reed W. Rork, to satisfy afi. fa. issued from
the Superior Court of Hall county for cost, against
Reed W. Rork, Francis Luck, and Fleming F. Ad
rian—Property pointed out by Reed W. Rork.
One Cow and Calf, Two two-year old
Heiffers, one Sow and Six Pigs—also, Giles Blay-
.lock’8 interest in a Lease of Land, supposed to be
about Thirty Acres, lying on the Oconee river, for
two years: levied on as the properly of Giles Blay
lock, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from Hall Inferior
Court, in favour of John Rodgers, v*.‘Giles Blaylock,
Hugh Whittemore, and Ellis Buffington—Property
pointed out by Ellis Buffington.
J. P. BROOKS, f>. S.
March 2.
the pleasing office of soliciting, in behalf of that
body, a copy of your Oration pronounced this day
in commemoration of its anniversary. Whatever
may be your objections on the score cf delicacy, we
sincerely hope that you will not disappoint by a re
fusal, the fond expectations of our beloved society, or
the anticipated satisfaction of your friends and the
public ; for we humbly conceive, that from the ele
gance of the style, and the solidity of the reasoning,
it is worthy and entitled to meet the public eye. So
Sir, we trust that you will at least gratify society by
yielding a ready compliance with its request. Ac
cept, through us, its thanks for the promptitude and
honour with which you have acquitted yourself as
its orator on this occasion, and our most sincere
wishes for your happiness and welfare.
With respect, yours most obediently.
WILLIAM W. SMYTH, )
ERASMUS L. ACEE, > Committee.
BENNING B. MOORE, >
[communicated.]
OBITUARY.
Departed this life, at Decatur Court-House, De-
Kalb county, on Friday tic 16th ult. Mrs. Ann Rey
nolds, a native of North-Carolina, but for several
.years past she has resided in this State, aged 76
3’eana Q months, and 19 days.
:|" The tears that we shed o’er holy dust,
i.; Are the tribute of human sadness ;
' , ‘But the grave holds in trust, the remains of the just,
■ ’• Till tne day of eternal gladness.
Obituary notices are iut faint expression of the
and in general con
Of the character of ’
and religious dead t th
~ relative^, that ’
en,
but feeble por
ous, the chari
impart to distant
executien of the
has been taken
the last sad tribute
. the sincere chris
rth*t th c: task has not
ere. To recapitulate
“ would be to re-
to tl
the writer only
ton more adeqil
able qualities or
ae history of a life Spent is exercising all those
generous and charitijrf* feelings, which distinguish
i the human heart, and call for the homage of affection
and friendship. While in the enjoyment of health;
and all the comforts which this fife can afford, she
did not forget that which wasdneto Him who was the
giver of all, but prosecuted with the utmost zeal and
assiduity her devotional
hopes were bhilt, an’d
with Christian fortilud'
ease, and leave the
nation, which is the dfe
a good conscience.
>n which all he
led her to bear
and lingering dis-
that tranquil resig-
‘ morality, religion, and
kidd, affectionate, and
watchful solicitude of a diughte- assisted by a son,
could not alleviate her sufferings, nor avert the de
cree of Heaven. Her WortT of probation has been
closed, her spirit has e ate red eternity. “ Blessed arc
the dead that die in the Lord henceforth, yea saith
the spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and
their works do follow them.”
The Athenian.
NOTICE.
Wc are again compelled to delay several pieces
intended for this department, to which we hope
those interested will reconcile themselves when they
observe how liberal a portion it already occupies.—
To the writer of a piece with the figures 404 under
the title, we would hint that he is rather long; such
things should have a body scarce large enough for
their spirit: could he not compress its fire into half
the space by Tuesday evening?—Generally, we will
try to make this account square next week.
TO CARE. ].j£|gt
Away, dull care away s = .
"A Thy mein repugnant, heneel—thy sway*
So dreary to my rapt arid soul, ; f 2
I hate, and spurn tby stem controuf.
Away with all fly gloom,
Thy wrinkled Grow and fa
Thy hwr^gait,^3^df|
And hence no more preei
To check the sallies of impetuous mirth;
Witnthoe she claims not a congenial birth.
"Thou bom of feU disease and pain,
And falten hopes, a sister train,
Dos’t rack thy victim’s tortur’d heart;
While she, the offspring of high heaven,
To glad the soul of man is given
And blissful joys impart.
With sportive steps where loves combine
To bid the blooming graces shine,
She comes ; and !o! around
Melodious notes of viol, Bute,
Of clarionet, and hautboy’s sound,
l And sweet the softly swelling lute.
The Zephyrs lightly touch the lyre—
Hark ! now the floating music springs,
Now breathing notes of loudest nre,
Now gently dying touch the strings!
She comes! and every sensate heart
Thrills; swelling, swelling with her magic art.
Now o’er the flowerets gaily bending,
Fresh she turns the blooming wreath;
O’er her shoulders now suspending
Tho flow’rete purest fragrance breathe.
Fair, from her h umid eye,— v
Where laughter lurks in many a Emile,
And sweetly decks,
Free, unconstrained by any checks _
Tho lovely wanton in her guile—
The Sparkling colours fly,
By fancy tinged in Iris’ bow,
And brighter bid the blossoms glow.
Her snowy bosom, half confined,
Exposes to the whispering wind
^ Its hemtsphered contour:
One rubied nipple feels the gale
Softly around its blushes sail
And quit tho luscious rest no more.
Her tresses o’er her throbbing heart
Loase waving, from a golden vest;
Now half that bosom is concealed,
Now through the ringlets plain revealed;
But chief the smile within her eye,
And such an eye—can’st thou, dull care,
Id spite of envy’s pangs deny
Thursday Evening, 22d February, 1827,
Gentlemen;
Your very kind and flattering communication of
this afternoon, in which were enclosed the resolu
tions adopted by the Phi-Kappa Society, relative to
the proceedings of this day, has just been received.
Whilst I feel deeply sensible of the high and unmerit
ed honour conferred upon me by this manifestation
of the society’s approbation, yet, with all due de*
ference to its enlightened judgment, I cannot con
sider this mark of its regard so much the just reward
of merit, as an evidence of personal respect. But
whatever course, feelings of delicacy might dictate
on this occasion, higher obligations—the duty which
I owe to that body, and the desire which I fed .of
complying, as far as practicable, with its friendly
wishes, induce me, however reluctantly, to acqode
to its respectful request. You will, therefore, receive
herewith, a copy of my Anniversary Oration, which
will remain at your judicious disposal. Be pleased
to accept for yourselves individually, the tender of
my most sincere regard, and to present to the society
of which I have the honour to be a member, my
warmest thanks, and most grateful acknowlcdments
l am, with sentiments of esteem,
Your very obedient servant,
N. W. COCKE.
Messrs. Smyth, ^ Committee of the Phi-Kappa So-
Moore, j ciety.
ORATION.
The intellectual, as well as the mate
rial world has experienced throughout dif
ferent eras of progressive time, frequent
changes and successive revolutions. Litera
ture may be observed, at one period, sin
resplendent in all the imposing beauty of its
acknowledged excellence : at an&lfier, op
pressed by a multiplicity of both moral and
physical causes, that effectually prevent its
glorious and extensive developement. Now
genius may be perceived towering in the ut
most grandeur of its peerless majesty; exalt
ed to an elevation that proclaims defiance to
human conception or human speculation
again, descending, scarcely visible amidst
the obscurity and gloom, that envelop the
midnight of ignorance. Such, through the
ray to obstruct its progress;" dispelling, as
an airy phantom, the gloom that, perchance,
may have hovered around its birth; it draws,
in copious profusion, from th$. Pierean
spring, and astonishes mankind by its bril
liant scintillations. And, though the exer
tions of genius have been crowned with suc
cess, at periods when liberty, could scare*
stem the current, and bfurp the ntorm of
opposition, yet we canntot attribute the re
sult to any advantages, which this state of
things might have prevented, but solely to
an extraordinary majesty of mind that omni
potence alone was able to restrain. Its mis
fortune, in having fallen on days so unpro
pitious to its growth, claims the richest sym
pathies of the lover of literature, as well as
the philanthropist. Too powerful to be
trampled into obscurity by oppression, or
overawed by arrogance, how wonderful had
been its development, born and nurtured on
the soil of freedom. Let it not be urged, in
contravention to this fact, that genius is fos
tered by the protection and patronage of
a crown, ora nobility Oh, no ; the spirits
of departed sages would rise up indignant
from their silent and lonely sepulchres, to
contradict the unfounded assertion. Their
shades, assuming a yet darker aspect, would
frown with contempt upon so preposterous
a calumny. Yes, the immortal remains of
a Racine and a Corneille, of a Dryden -and
Milton, would burst the bands that confine
them within their narrow tenements, and in
behalf of their brothers, refute tne infamous
slander. They would point you to that po
verty which surrounded them whilst living;
they would bid you listen to their last expir
ing groans, and then contemplate their
wretched obsequies; speaking facts, in the
recital of which, language cowers, and des
cription falters.
- But why attempt to substantiate by ab
stract argument, that liberty is the nurse of
genius ; a . truth, which thi experience of
the past, as well as the present, conspires
in establishing. At the appearance of the
first glimmering light of freedom, what mighty
Work of Deity do we behold arising in the
East the splendid harbinger of the approach
ing day ? It is thqt immortal poet, whose
productions will ever existth4 proudest mon
ument of Grecian glory, and of Grecian
genius. His rise was the- presage of that force of conviction. But, it is not requisite
felicitous era to his county,, l in which the
reign of liberty and letters w.is so happily
blended ; an era that should serve afe a' polar,
star to designate the path for succeeding
generations. But alas, Oh Greece ! where
now are thy peerless bards, who, soaring to
Heaven in the amazing flights of poetic fan
cy, forever consecrated the glory of their na
tive land, in the sublime strains of their
matchless lyre ? Where now are thine ora
tors, whose enrapturing eloquence spoke
life into inanimate nature, and swayed the
mighty destinies of man ? Where now are
thy painters, the masterly strokes of whose
glowing pencils taught the mimic canvass to
live and breathe ? And wheTh, too, are thy
philosophers, whose wisdom filled immen
sity with its presence and whose fame e
merging from the consecrated groves of the
Academi®, was echoed back from the remo
test regions of the earth ? They are gone
the last expiring gasp of liberty proved the
death knell to their spirits, It is, however,
fondly,to be hoped that their children will
e’re long awake from the torpid insinsibility
in which the noblest faculties of their souls
culminating orb of day, -vhory suddenly dis
sipating the lowering he appears re
fulgent in his matchless brilliancy, its diffu
sion was so rapid, as to outstrip prophecy
But its evenings were leSs -splendid and
cheering. As if unwilling to desert
kind, in this darksome wilderness^!
other in Europe, speaks aloud through those
illustrious sages, poets, and philosophers,
who have entwined the olive wreath of fame
around the brow of their country. All these
stand forth, as incontrovertible instances of
the salutary and expansive influence of liber
ty on the mind.
But let us now recross the Atlantic, sur
vey this widely extended continent, and ev
ery heart must respond in loudest acclama
tion,'to the sentiment that it has been rcser-.
ved for America to preside at the birth, to
rock the cradle, and to accelerate the growth
of infant genius. We stop not here; were
the assertions that have been advanced, not
sustained by substantial reasons, as well as
conclusive^facts, perhaps they might fail to
convince the understandings of the more
sceptical. This country offers not merely
the combined advantages of all others, but
likewise presents many of which she alone
is enabled to boast. As a striking character
istic of our own in contradistinction to some
portions of the civilized world perfect free
dom of discussion, upon every subject,
whether political or moral, is not only toler
ated, but assiduously encouraged. Chasten
ing the public sentiment where notsufficiently
refined, and correcting it w’here absolutely
misguided, by its influence, morality, and
knowledge are more extensively diffused,
and national spirit is elevated and ennobled.
Restrict the free expression of opinion, and
these beneficial effects, to which it is so
happily conducive^^ill disappear, like the
brightness of day before the coursing shades
of night. Doctrines, founded in error, or
based upon a narrow’, contracted policy, and
supported by the idle sophistry of intriguing
demagogues, will ultimately prevail, as im
mutable truth through the powerful instru
mentality of prejudice and habit. Thus we
see,that this palladium of a people's rights
this promoter of peace and harmony—this
source of both individual and national im
provement, is entirely subverted by the fou l
daemon of oppression. Then it is, that the
cloud of despotism shrouds every thing in
blackness, and paralizes the efforts of genius
by its blighting presence. And then, too,
it is, that the contrast between this Si"te of
intellectual bondage, and our own happy
condition, appears in a view fraught with the
to enter into competition with beings who
roam through the solitudes of servile degra
dation, without a ray of mental light to serve
as a .pioneer, in their devious wanderings ;
it is not necessary to look down with min
gled exultation and sympathy upon the
wretched condition of those who have just
commenced, or, arc but partially advanced
in^the great work of civilization and refine-
rrfent, to prove our superiority. Let the
,contest rest with the most enlightened of
the Eastern kingdoms, and the contrast w ill
appear sufficiently striking. Inconsequence
then of the partial, though not entire free
dom of discussion, as permitted in other por
tions of the globe, this advantage by no
means diminished, in importance, is, never
theless, rendered of a less peculiar nature;
and is only to be estimated exclusively our
own in proportion to the greater degree of
liberty with which public sentiment is here
invested.
In connexion w’ith this, fortune has be
stowed upon us a language that combines vi
vacity and beauty, with copiousness, and
that is uncorrupted by the continual intro
duction of foreign idioms, or the contami-
have so long slumbered, emancipated, and
renewed. Even now after a lapse of more I nating influence of vulgar usage. Custom
than two thousand years, do the heroic frequently assumes the authority of law’, and
Greeks evince that the exalted feelings of its sanction becomes the rule by which men
their'Ancestors have again revived; even are to abide. If then, its decision be
long vista of departed ages, have been Jhe now, does the Grecian sabre clash in dread evil in the tendency, it must inevitably
vicissitudes, to which science has combat with the Turkish scimitar; and even be productive of injurious consequences,
jected, and such the revolutionfi^ywfcich it now, do we hear a voice emanating from The corruption of language being justly at-
has undergone. In each sud£e&siVfc dawn, that hallowed yet unfortunate land, proclaim- tributed to the unenlightened state of socie-
bursting upon a benight^u*people, like the ing the watchword, “ liberty or death.” Go I ty, in a direct ratio with the general dissemi-
on, brave men ; act worthy of the name you nation of literature, are its fecundity and pu-
bear, and the cause you advocate ; and let rity increased. And who will deny that the
the reviving smile of freedom greet you as majority of our citizens are more enlighten-
her sons, or her dying, agonizing shriek be ed than the great mass of them in other
simultaneous only with the period of your countries? Who will deny that our literary
ro-fdissolution. Then shall your daring con- condition, refined as it is, affords greater fa-
duct arouse another Homer, with poetic fire, I cilities for mental cultivation? The free
to honorable pursuits apd noble engage
ments. Aware that he is accountable for
the lives and prosperity of unborn millions;
that his own happiness and fortune are de
pendent upon his exertions; and that these
exertions, supported by industry and perse
verance must be crowned with success;
what individual, possessed even of the most
ordinary intellect, can fail to be in-
pired with a celestial energy and highest
aspirations? Whatheart, though the riibst
cold and indifferent, can fail to experience
the liveliest emotions 1 And w’hat feelings,
though naturally the most callous, can fail
to vibrate w’ith keenest sensibility ?
But let us now stem the rushing current
of time, and revert for a moment, to periods
that wore a gloomy And cheerless aspect,
when the wigwam of the Indian and the den
of the wild beast alone covered this exten
sive country, when the war-cry of tho savage
was tlie echo of the hill and the ntusic of
the valley. Let us contemplate its ap
pearance through each successive era, and
how gradual, yet wonderful is the change.
At first uninhabited by civilized man ; now,
by ten millions of exulting freemen; then
education hod not scattered around its fra
grance and beautified the land; now liberty
and intelligence are universally diffused*
And the wave of population, rushing back
from the shores of the Atlantic towards the
tempestuous coast of the Pacific, like a
mighty surge of the' ocean, “ has already
rolled over the Alleghany, crossed the Mis
sissippi, and now beats the base of the Rocky
Mountain*,” May we not, too, by a con
templation of the past, indulge the rational
presumption, that the day is not far distant
when every desert will yield to the influence
of civilization, and the spot that now bears
the sturdy oak or the majestic pine, will
smile with peace and plenty, the habita
tion of freemen. What extraordinary in
ducements does this reflection impart to
the youth of our country. But does incre
dulity still lurk within to misguide the Un
derstanding and pervert the judgement? Look
then around upon the scene which the’land
presents. We refer you not to the departed,
but we point you to thp living. What is the
language, on the one hand, of this splendid
ar-ay/ff manty intellect, and on the other,
of that beam of intelligence which flashes
from the eye of innocence and be^qty ?
What speaks the that ^
Statesman, whose native
in the capacity of a diplomatist,
cated affairs of our country; <111
ty and strength of mind governed,
fully, the financial departmment t
Union; and whose wisdom ought to
uided the helm of government ? What,'® 1 i :
too, speaks the collection of talent, the dis- _
play of knowledge, and the exhibitions of
eloquence, that our Congress affords?.^
They all proclaim in language of thunder*
the superior advantages of American genius.
Fellow Citizens,*
Whilst the enlivening reflections in
which we have indulged, would naturally
suggest thejpfopriety of adverting for a few
moments^to those who were the happy in-
strumcntsW securing to us these inestima*
ble privileges; the recurrence of this aus
picious day cannot fail to impress it upon our
serious consideration. Where shall we turn
to discover those illustrious men, those un
swerving patriots, those firm and steadfast
supporters of the rights of man? Shall weseb
them arrayed in the ranks of the living, still
enjoying peace and prosperity, as tho fruits
of a life devoted to the cause justice and
humanity ? Shall we here behold, crowned
with happiness, the just recompense of their
toils and their labours ? No; the living are
nly the inheritors of these blessings ; the
ities and doubts, its declension wap uniform
ly marked by a retarded, yet progressive
course, till the disappearance oftheftait twink
ling luminary that still lingered to shed its
roseate reflections amidst the moral darkness
of the world, left only a track of glory in the
skies. It would seem, that the career of
science has been intimately connected with
the destinies of liberty ; and that, attending
as a wedded bride, the eagle in his western
flight, she has at length adopted this our
highly favoured clime, as a permanent a-
bode, and as a secure asylum from the in
justice of unlimited despotism and the per
secution of misguided bigotry. This con
temptation of the vacillating track of learn
ing has suggested a few reflections on the
animating, and not inappropriate subject of
the superior advantages of country’s youth.
The great expanse of created existence of
fers not a fairer field for the complete exhi
bition of talent and the successful cultiva
tion of the mental faculties than that which
is presented by a republican government.
The philosophy of free institutions, is not
calculated to foster the wayward hallucina
tions of the untrained intellect, to shackle
the mind with the manacles of ignorance,
and to sink it to the deepest abyss of in
tellectual thraldom ; but to animate the
spirit, invigorate the hopes, expand the soul,
and render men capable of enjoying the real
felicity of independence.
In proportion, to the advancement of any
nation, in the cultivation of free, and liberal
principles, are we there enabled to hail the
triumph of of genius. Overthrowing, with
the impetuosity of the mountain torrent, ev
ery obstacle, that may impede its onward
march ; crushing by a touch, the strongest
opposition, that envy, or prejudice may ar-
to sing your deeds of valor, or chant your communication and interchange of opinion
requiem in the rich inspirations of his muse, and sentiment that here subsist, amongst
But we need not longer traverse the classic all ranks without discrimination, tend to
soil of Greece^ to admire a scene that fancy chasten the vulgarity, and to correct the
consecrates, and memory reveres ; we need imperfections of language, and to servo as
not longer indulge the pleasant luxury of an ordeal for its perfect purification. But
thought, and the revelrous glow of feelingilamidst the multiplied considerations that
that the mention of her name is calculated 1 are effectual in exciting to action the no
to enkindle. blest powers of the soul, and in encouraging
The present condition of the civilized the efforts of genius, identity of interest ex
world, clearly attests, that science flourishes eris an influence, with which no other is en
most, under those governments, which ap- dowed. Extensive in its operation, and
proximate nearest to the principles of de- powerful in its effect, it confirms the strong
mocracy. During the fifteenth century, and nerves the weak—it animates the studi
when Italy enjoyed some portion of the ous, and arouses the indolent. From
blessings of freedom, literature shed its be- knowledge of the incontrovertible principle
nign influence upon the minds of her people; “that rights imply corresponding obliga-
but since the sun of liberty has set, her fa- tionsthat whoever is invested with privi-
ded glories are scarcely recognized by the I leges, becomes responsible for’their proper
reflection of their departed brightness, exercise and improvement, do Americans
The country of Riego, over which, despo- derive a new and vigorous impulse. In
tism has so long held its undisputed sway I heriting rights, in the establishment of
still gropes in the gloom of an intellectual which their fathers fought and bled, there
darkness, rendered yet more visible by the an immovable obligation, abiding upon each
light which shines upon the surrounding son, to preserve, by energetic and manly
nations. Directing our researches to more exertion, the sacred trust reposed in his
northern regions—the attention is first arres- fidelity. Should they omit the duties which
ted by a brighter prospect'; by [he land of are due their common country, the mighty
the brave, the gallant Lafayette. Advancing worthies of the revolution would rise Up to
gradually in its literary course, every new brand them rfyith the stigma of degeneracy
star that is emblazoned on the banner of and ingratitude; and posterity would ettaf
liberty, produces by the diffusion.of its lus-1nally curse the names which nature might
tre, a corresponding blaze on the escutch- bid them to revere, but history to execrate,
eon of intellect. In Germany whfefetheprin-1 Each one, then, feels the responsibility as
ciples of free government are not wholly un-1 resting upon himself individually, and his
known, the progress of science has kept an efforts are consequently directed.to tiie same
even pace with the freedom of her political in-1 grand end, the *" c ~ ' c “
stitutions. ThelandofPitt^ofBurke, and of stitutions.
Fox, enjoying the advantages of a constitu-. ,Thus it occurs, that from the lively in-
tion,that is endowed with-more of the funda- rtcrest which all experience, there efnanate^
mental constituents of democracy, than any | likewise an ideiftpy-af feeling that propels
authors of them are now no morifc they slum
her on beds of honor, wrapt in mantles of
glory and immortality.
It is to the heroes and sages, who stood
undaunted amidst the convulsions of society
and the din of revolution, that we are in
debted for an inheritance unparalleled in the
annals ofhuman existence. It is to him ;
whose eloquence, rolling forth like an over
whelming torrent, thundered defiance to a\
tyrant’s mandate, and taught our forefathers j
the lesson of resistance. It is to him, whose *
wisdom invented, whose heart sanctioned,
and whose hand transcribed the charter of our
liberties, the sacred pledge of our political
redemption. But above all, it is to him, who
now reposes in peaceful tranquillity under
the green sod of Vernon’s Mount, bedewed
by the tears of the votaries of freedom;
whose memory, reviving at each successive
return of thi3 hallowed day, fills every gen
erous bosom, with the overflowings of grati
tude.
At all times an agreeable, yet a melancho-
a ly task, to contemplate departed greatness,
and to pay a tribute of respect to departed
worth, to what a wonderful extent are these
feelings augmented when we are brought to
muse upon a character so preeminently
transcendent as that of Washington, 'to
pourtray it in a manner possessed of the
least novelty, has become an arduous and -d
a hopeless employment; to delineate it with J9
justice, and precision, has long sine#'mvoljgM
▼ed an utter impossibility. Appearing
the world, like the “ brilliant torch dfJVit^'
amidst its revolving planets, th<
***rks ofdivjne^^ponsalion. s
Ki2nificaT^F^beT orc the am a z in:
man|jVJ
discover eWB?cnu^hvthat ran
most exalted anec"of
billing all that can chirm either in
or education, we a/ simultaneou
pelled to admire, to^>ve, and to vonerat
To admire, becau
statesman; to loMe. l£ &ns
ot and a philanthropist’; -an<
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birth day of 'Wa3hio|hfo*. : th9(fa:
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