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V'CMliTBfu, yM'f'ff' - f .4- i4.., i'K JV-T?1ff - - ---1- ' ' '- -J--"- It 6 It EcoHonr, July 0, 1 849. Mr, Editor u requeated by my f-I-low.cltlten of Tualatin county, to deliver n oration on the "glorioue fourth" ( ml herewith, by their request, Mni you oopy of the him for publication. PBTBR 1!. BURNETT. aairruMM 4e LxDitst Tnrvba been raad ia your hearing this day, thTmost nmarkabl human pro. duetlon of w in or ocuotry. In the beauty and grandtuXof ita etyle, ami In Ita mott auburn and expansive aentlmenta. this great Daolaratlon atahda unrivalled and pro-eminent. It la a juat rula of trill. oUni, that he, who write moat sublimely of that mighty atrugula, W whssfc Waakv ington rought, Warren tali, a4 MMtjaa nry bird wo oanruH fully appraaiata tha fuvlliic. arili, and bardaMaaibr thai e-rciillul Mri'xl. Had asmo Cklld'Bf m. nlua and nf art, but plaoad wpoa tha HfMa', lirealliliiji onnvaw, a fair and aat aattnik of that patriot band under WaaMagtoatfja llioy iiMruh.aUrroroMiaglbalMMwaila,' with torn and tattered armeata aad kM foot, over llw frozen earth. W naiiHi tha lilrelli.fi alavea. of tyraailywdf ' aewM only aee herp to Jay, an aaVauale m4 etititlon of Ibeir bloody fboUprfeH HnUt patient devotion, and the u unaraoae ua ofllbertv I lal muat bava 11UI tbet heart, and beamed In their ayea, what ft upon the moat eublime eabUet, la tho buret of cnthuiiaam. would W tM reateet author! and. Judewd by thie rule tha Immortal JeAerepn, the author of lliia declaration, muit land at the head of the great and distinguished wrltere of ''the world. This remarkable production wan Aril proclaimed to the world eaenty.to years ago, ia the city of Philadelphia. The American Congrrae called the Congrrx of Independence met at that city, In the evcr,memorble year 1770, and, after Inn. lure and appropriate deliberation, reol. ed to declare the then oolonlee " free and ,.f lliia auitlrlir I "Ttiflrfl ktMH aUiv Uihs in ihuw day." II waa a.paeafeaaf waraiMl ierll when noaoieserMwWitMl ho would nrcr rrturu to hie family, Thera were not only cocinlee without, Mil ml- nillilu ihero wen traltora aa wM an ffirelfcn ntrrcrnarira to TaMutah; A men' viiewile were hia owti neWhaora ' prrli, ii T his own household., fiut theaa leynan- imt, ami wo enjoy Ibeir reaulle. Ami now, my fcllow.clilxene,, let 'ma turn your st lent Ion lo another point. Aa nur L'ovcrnnKiit l a great political Mirt nerliln. in ufilch vou and I.'aod all oib -F- .. '-1. i cm or its Tree cilixma, are equal partners. it breomes its all to know something of th ilUtliuilvo nature and character of that peculiar and happy ysten) of governmeal lndewrtdcnt stales." tor this purpose a committee was appointed, consisting of Thomas Jefferson, chairman, Benjamin Franklin, John Adami, and othera of the most able of American dalesmen. Th Declaration wae drawn up by Mr. JehVr. eon, jujtly denoininalod in after days, "tlio uniler hlc'i wo live. We may all be well Arxwtle of Liberty :" and after underuo. Utl(lcl of the tutierlnrlly of our beauti- Infi a few verbal alterations, waa unatilin. , fill nyntcm i but that U not enough ' we ously adopted by that Conrrsof patriot", thoiild unlertr.ml In what reapecta thle There Is no pirceof etoquenon so prrftrt; Uupiriirllyrinlts. Thla undeniable truth and the only pmlurlion that can rival ll, ouytit inrr lo be fwrcotten, Hal ttY is llie last aiK-cch of lliu utartyreil Irikh pn. nrr mlmittni In r niny ikt privilege offrtt- trtot Kmnirtt; and Ibis is not its equal. xtrn, vt tner a (orrtfumding dtf loour I do iiix'iaratinii sua nut t'V auiimiiir tmmiri. II is not my purpose to play the certain ureat and leailln principles to be orator, or lunlo a dlnplay. I wtah to Ut. lelf-rrMtnl, founded and Implanted in man ter nil Intrllljtlbln discourse, combining uy nature awl nature a uj not to ! uiiri:etinii uiin niK-rai iceiinga and cnar torn l mm him by lorce, or traml; ami h liich he, kinutlf, has not the riulit lo srll, alien, or convey. No attempt is made in Ibis creal Instrument to furtify these In. vincible trutha hy argument, or to strenglli. en thorn by proof they are like aaioma or first principles, I'lf.ttidtnt. Among the great ami noble principle thus assumed lo I true, wo may notice these : " that all men are creeled equal ; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain un alienable rihta lhat among I bene are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure iheae rlj(ht, governments are Instituted among men, deriving their liable nciitlinriit. It Is our hiahejrt duiv ns Ainiricon cltltem, and a hap'tr'privi li'L'n to learn sumv of the leading feature of the Coiiktitutioo and Ilwaof injreouo trv The lxilltlcal power of Vje country Is In the, hamla of tlio prople, and ualcaa TIIKV qualify theniselvr; to exercla ll rightfully ami jut!, TilKY disgrace lite' cause nl trie principle, and bring re nroacli umu republican inttllutioo. The result of the Revolution waa the final establishment of the govefaiael af the t'nlif.l Riatea. May great aM aarl (his iiiuieuiites in i no lormaiionoiouriao. titutlon bad to be met and overcome. just power from the consent of the gov. I Not n few of our gifted statesmen wertW erneil." The latter proposition aeemt lie. forming a llniltnl monarchy, othera for a ceuarilyto How from I lie former, "that nil .atenng cnvernmeiil, with aenatora choaen roMllc I Iiey urreO the Instability of n!I men are createtl enual." And these great free, and plorlom prlnciplrs, In tlio beau 1 1 fill latiRiiaco of the l).tlarsllon, are formldablo lo tyrants only." The grrnl reimlilican tnns. The pejre of au'.ben tio hl-tory lisil told us. that of all the great nml flouritliliig republics of ancient tlmea. and iiroinlnent doctrine of ihal Iminortiil imno now n uialned; tml It waa only from instrument ia tills, that government, like history, and thn mouldering but etately society, la a sort of ilitlcal itartnerrlilp, I monuments of llielr departed greatness, In which each man of sound miml uml thai wr could know they ever did exist, memory, ha an rjval interest, and ohi to lint the friends ol freedom urged the fact, it an equal obtignlioit nxJ ilutf. Th re i tliut e ere about to try the experiment aometliini?. not only true, but nnbtf.. nntnr. nnilrr lieu nml mom favorable cireum. al and expansive in this beautiful or nil. mmiccs ; nml a republlran system waa innnl, that, in It wide ami unirunii'linl finally aitoptni. And surely the circum , laaea in an humanity, rcsariis nil . tari'n tor another experiment, Were moal men a brothers, and atves equal priti. , rntoruhle. wore, In a new world, juat ivptuuing, iintrammeird by old and long establisliu I forms of tyranny, to which the linlili, and education. Wo had tbrqwn aT ino your oi colonial vaataiago, ana naa rrilnnl successfully the tyrannical doc trine of " luxation without rcprcerntatlon. no tyranny." Placed aa our forrfatliera were. In new ond independent clroum. paltry amount of the laxea lmpeil, but stnucm, being at the same time familiar the flagrant violation of the pure, princl. with other aystema of government,-' what. over was true, jut, and. excellent, In the common law of Kagland, they adopted while, with a prudent and cautious hand. Ihey pruned ll of all those feature not la harmony w,h republican principle. 'Tha eculiar characteristic of thn American (iiverninent.aadlstlnguiahed from the gov criiiiieiita of other natlnna. oonaiatnai ' . --------- . ----- , . to lamely become slaves, or lo win their I, 1 it immkr thtmtMr. W4 believe wj w i,rTi,(i, nu iiiurpviiucnuo uy un1 Ihftl, III I lesea toy and ipiposr equal duties upon, all; andShis aentiment forma tho basis of all our American Institutions, unquettioiiH. bly tho moat free, pure, and happy in the world. Among the many causes that gave rim.. lo the American Revolution, waa the ni ' aumed right of the mother country In t ua without representation, ll waa not tin pal try amount of tho laxea lmoeil, but the flagrant violation of the purn princl. pie of justice and liberty, that nerved the armaand aleeled the swords of our revo. lutlonary forefather. They saw too clear. ly, that this Invasion of the rUabprlnulpIc upon which aoolety ia baaed, and free gov ernment Instituted, if unresisted, uoulil lead inevitably lo the overthrow of all lib. eny. i ney naa inereiore to decide cither sword. They Intrepidly preferred death lo chain and you ana I, and evety American cillxen, ure thl day enjoying tho happy results of that great struggle. The American Revolution was dlstln. gulshcd, not only for the unbending Integ rity, the pure honesty, and unyielding he. rulam of Its adherent: but It wax equally marked by patitnl mm lg rndurmnee, and directed by cooaummata wisdom and ml ant. It called into aotlop all tha brat and nobleat power of tha beat of men ; anil uch waa the pervading sense of the tin. questioned justice of their cause, which filled tha eoule of thoae great patriots, that ooly on Instance of treaaon ocourmj among the officer high In command ; and Ihal waa the aver Intftmoua Arnold. It I not my purposr , on tbi occasion, to notice the evr,ia of that perlloua contest, lhat may emphatically be aald to have ''tried cien'a eoula." They are found upon I ho page of truthful hletory, and talked of in eyery hamlel In thl widespread Republloi known to every American aohool.boy, ami dlflused throughout lha clvlllaed world. At thladutance oruaae, when Mm patriot of that day. have bean gathered to their father, ana now repoaa In lha dream) grave when wa have' no living link to oouaot ui with th totil.atlrring toanea i reasoning upon any aubleol, thera are certain ureal and dxed trana. table and Self-evident, and not, In tha vary imiurn ui iiiiui:, kusovdiiuiv i shij rur iher proof. One of theaa fttadaiwearal truths wo hold lo be, "that all men are oreatml equal " and If goverameata ho Instituted for the common gaed of aH, h follow, aa an inevitable ooBiequeaoc, that all have equal righla In auoh govemaaeat. It followa alao,that, aa goveramenta oaa. not bo administered without oWaata. lis governed, being all equal, have tha equal right to select i heir oiaoen. 'nan) la sometlilne ao consonant to1 nature, la thla great fundamental principle, that Itean. not be condemned In theory j aadtbe aaly atlrmpt to evade itfbio,totaquarla)H prantlcabiUtyi it wouhj aaam to ho H tvl dent truth, that tho mora harmony there exists ueiwren the tawa oi nature aM ibo political lntliutIoniofacutrT.thiaora prucWrotlip latter would b aMIfrtMh. llcan Institution have hrieto WIW.H must navo teen owing u mannor'ln wblou Ihe esi tried, and not to any Inhere! lip frailty lit tha yatem Itaalf.,' Mti tryarnanarigataaaaaaj amounfor kiadeaJaaraaUt the aoul of man aa MfaTaMlual free, In Ihe useful meohanto or fkr mVk. iwahftvwwar- 1- ,U tm ahffrataa WW anWw tVHaWalH WB aw Ht TaTWkaBxl tW vlrtv,a4t4efe ). eliiaaata iwaianiai aeaaag to Mw, lor Ua twa U4MttH;mtk.:-,W. r HWMf,laVlk.fcr,aihBv. jeen laDaMnref waaaaatBMa aawiMfreea ' T'-. si. m-.v ' . Smmof.mmm mm mow mm M tM) flrtBaal gigftH toMrtb. and puraat aawaag to graa atMiMg mil. ihmvj7 Aim wa nave aaaa mm ovanr. in AMrieu cVmo aat ohUl aha kiecwadenl Mlefaaawj TMagrailsViai faot-reaulu (xplhfaprtoJalaofhnanaaaiurai that whea a gnaxiiatotojjjal fc. v Tafayg " l'11' "J1) PtWwt Mapai jp laaa em.Wlita,il)laiii, f .. U aa4 paefaory .will,, aa a gNaral role, act up to hi prlvltogoa, aaef riipciailbtlltie, VkaVWajOawV BrJaxaMganafaw BjMBfBK " ,:t. JaWVrya)irafiaJrM''iiM. In tha Paalaraijam oi" U4f)iaVae.; waa'al l.aaBeMpaWrtlslmaniaat tha then preeeal King of draal Bsitoia.jAM "be, a had aadatord to MfeM.iha population . ri a - . m ". - " -" ".ll- orifteMauiaaj iat;MM fMrpaaauoMiruci. lag tka.iawa or aaiuratiaatwo.oi loreiga ri refueiag .o aaaa othara to ancourugo their Bslaralioe hither, aad raisins the coo. dteioae of new approprUtloea of land." a .aaaa) aa tha United totoajovernment want law oaeratiea, aaaakViM first and ."..'a V.a . a mat sMortaai aota-jwa ot tna awxt no. oral aad ealiableaed eharaetar. ware pan. ed byittogrcxe, unoer use provisions oi which fcrehnier mlaM keooaaa ohisemi of the-Uotled male, upon taking the appro priate oath of allegiaaoa aad Axiog tbelr raatdenca.amoag ua. . wa nave dtucameu lha low and slavish dnouka of perpetual allegiance.. We faeUd that man, in the pur. emit of hapalaea,' U, ftwa ; aad, that ihe ic oldewtal Jreuaataaco of hi birth, doe not, aadof right, houI4nct, bind alto and hia deeotadaala forever to tha worat of ly. ranny. We any that , ha baa tha right to change hle'doenicil aad , U .'government, and wo have no team of ihe oooaeoutnee 04 auon a ooctnn."jra neiMV tnai mere Is aUOb an IrreaiaUWaaM overwhelming ialueaoa.w pur and holy, truth, aa muat aad will iad tla wav lo iha heart ami jodgnstBU of man pad wall we think oar aoveramat ta wraat and happiest an Ike earth, wa. hava aa bara that our U hUA twaAA AgppBfiAj gjVMato their eaMwiiV. A"'wa thank farther, that ourgovaraaieat, by kaaqaal and juat priu. clplea, ao ncomipaaa itaalf, to the appro. ballon of ofher, that wa mW' aafcly open iia portal lo lha anfvriagand oppressed ot otoariaada. S. htfrt-Um kt naiinw. Dy tho Coo. atitutlon of lha United Stalra, Congress aaapaa no act proniMiusg inn ireo exer. oka as falurlon : nor can It oaaa anv law for tha eaUbllthintnt ef religion ; and thU moat tolerant and juat aaatimcni has been embodied ia all lha Stale Cooaiitut ion. All are left perfectly free In their religious ppiaiona, without ax, hae, 0, forfeiture. wo regard tna I'nion orunuron and state a, beat, unnatural, and aautteroua, tend iaa to decrada ihe aure aalril of christiani ly. Tber U aomclblag abhorrent in the very Uea, lhat tha. meek and charitable nligtoo or Jru awuU.aMk to ally it aelf with men'kcaMora) aower. brcina it. elf upon unwilling aiaa1al'awl'aubjeciing 11 mieiaian to a. aarvu oepenueove upon eron faf. powr and, plao.' "That any eftloa at a anmmnaliy ahouU ba comnall- ed by law to pay taxea fir tha rapport of a reiigtoa, wnwn 1117 aw not believe to do true, crast bnet.to bea palpable viola. tlon of man' fro agtaoy, and of tlw first principle) of jawtleo. Wo bold that, in re. latloa to the exereiea or nligion, men should ha left perfectly free ; and no hu man tovernment haa any right, by earthly Benalllle. to force" It unon tho humn mmd. It la true that In moat countrle when there I aa eetabliehed religion, dl. aenten are tolerated i but they arc com pelted to contribute taxea to the support of inat rnrm or raiunoa which iner cooacien- tiously oandemn. They can enjoy their f ior me pn under a pen. our free coun. trr tha ritht hi haM aaared 1 and the two . - .. . --a . i.. - . ; aval waa or uaaraa aad Mate are consider. ed aa totally aiwarato and aUetiaol, and in- fpnwfsi iw viww mjr. .ii "' Jk faoMWa 7ram a ikM ucltlit. Ouf 0aUlMloarbWCoagre(a to cdab llah,ny f KviUiid order oraoblllty j for thla wottM. be hu a plain, unequivocal, aad wlhl? vWationof the great princl- file of equality that Ilea at tha Mai of our ntttuloaa. Other aattoal have faatcntd ypoo tkom a Waki Ivuurtoua, and Indolent fwWIKy, who Iraaaajilt.lWIr t,Hk and pri vllege la their dawiaiht, aa wa do our ptvaonjTf ;riiisH rapani (vmue or ai- by" TlA :fWaM'4 glti Ji tf tia W ! yvewawa ay, a, ns y ar. TMMatartMteortMarnendmeflt to lha ChMttjiltor th (United State, vanMi' ihr tMiMb-IMt " Con tfiaiKMkwahiwSntha free. -, M tha ." Thl. rW,fi. ZZV.7. lfWSrf,'1" mml waira ouiy os uouaiy eonoemn. TMy can oplaloaa by paylra penally vAVgoi but llbarty enjoyed tu ehy" U ao lAarhr al atrf In ou 'ift'fl iifl.iiiriiillkiill 4wiu aMLafsSuaawJBlii?! n ns rsgws, a ta raw every freeman 10 discus the principle and policy of'meaaurea propoaed for tho general good, and lo watoli with prudent and jealous euro the conduct or thoae in trusted with the making of law, and the ae1nlnltration of government, ll ba grown Into an 'American maxim, that "eternal vigilance I th price or liberty," and also, thai "error 'of opinion may be tolerated, while reason U left free to com bat it." For the abuit of thla liberty, a man may be held responsible by our lawa; but ao long as he confine himself to truth, ho may freely apeak and publish hi coin. n upon all subject. P ftllfth. mv f.ttnM,..lllna. BM lti Im,I- ingdlstlnciiva charactariatiesoflba Ameri can government, In theory. 1 own I may have Ires penned upon your patenos aitd and .nature In.lbl. to aome. dry detail: MM In tho opinion of tha bumble apeaker who addreaaea you, It I a nv:ter of the first importance that American elllxan should well understand the fundamental principle of llielr own government. Tho importance of tbi reflection arise from tbi consideration, that wrfare now making 1 groat experiment whether republican ovcrnmenl bo practicable at all: and rare ly we should first understand our own prln ciplea, and then bo careful that wo do not, fa. our oirn irulirlJual conduct, violate the tery principle toon lekitk our goreruMent and all our I ret ilon art bated. It la ollen done, and lias subjected us to just reproach abroad. Intelligent foreigner hvo often asserted that, although American aro free from legal tyranny, there was a tyranny of public opinion equally' inexorable. Although I cannot admit the justice of thi I remark lo it full extent, I am well aatU- lieu mere is some lounuauon lormaainB 11. Having thus, very briefly, glanced at some of the Icadliis feature of the theory of our system, lei us inquire a lilllo into Its practical operal inn. In doing ao, I may say, V.11I1 all truth, that 110 system or gov ernment is worth any thing unless it be practical. It may be beautiful in theory, and afford eloquent theme for declama tion and display: but when brouaiit tome lest of talents and of time, it muat fall to anawer the end of It creation. ,In look- Inn into the practical workins of our free ayicm, we are not doomed to mortification no uisaprwmincw. 11 na own, suu till the wonder and admiration of the lib eral and coliahlencd mind of the world. It ba operated like a piece or bcauttlul machinery harmonloua In all it parts. U yea will grant me your attention, l will go a little into detail, .to (bow what haa been the practical (uccea of thai great and free government, based, aa It is, upon the principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence; and I do thla for our in struction, as well aa our gratification. In doing so, I shall apeak of the success of our government in relation lo ' 1. It foreign policp. Our course to wards fori'lpn countries hai ever been characterised by the utmost good faith, and been' governed by the' most liberal and enlightened views. We have promised nothing that e have not performed, and asked nothing but what wo deemed to be clearly right. We have, in pursuance of the last advice of Ihe Immortal Father of hi country, kept ourselves fie from all entangling foreign alliances. We have lutrrlcted with the1' Internal concern of no other nation ; but have left tho people of aIImibi oAiinlslaa Cm lex aAliipni rtt alctlluli . wtiiv vvuilil 17 livs IV b swasi wa miiii their own ayaterns of government, al llielr "pleasure. c have carried out the oliar liable and liberal spirit of our institutions, and have not soul'IH 10 extend our princi ples by fraud or force we have sacked no cities, laid waste no cultivated districts, ami have not left a path of ruin and deso lation behind us. The ware that wo hsvo rhad, wero either wan of self-defence, or wan iicceiuasary lo protect tho dign and rights or our country, and have been conducted .in tho most humane spirit pro valent among, the most enlightened ns lions. 2. It internal aJminUlration. The in. lemal administration of our government ha been moat satisfactory, and eminently successful. Wo have had ten Presidents, and the eleventh I now In office, alt men of distinguished ability and acknowledged standing not one 01 whom ha ever been Impeached Tor misdemeanor in otrlco Their' administration have all been auid. ed by tho most enlightened' views, and navo done honor to tho American name. Most of these patriate an now no mora ; and I trust you will excuse mo for men tioning, in this conuexlon, the name of tho Illustrious John Quincy Adams, of whoso naceag we have lusi been inlormed by Ihe lato arrival. His last exclamation, when uddenly and unexpectedly stricken from hi seat in Ihe House of Representatives, how thu greatness of his mind, and the meekness of hi pioly, and deserve to bo wrtlen In letter of gold" thi la thi nt or urtu, I am cojuxmt." This should bo engraved upon hlstomb-ston be naada ho other eulogy. Our legislative history praeenta tho aame eatmctory results. The legislation of Congress has been characterised by Ihe meal scrupulous regard lo the rights of all, anu ns generally renewed n puouo win. In only ono. Instance, I believe, hu the gnat prinolple of human llbarty boon vie laiea or tnai oooy, ,1 aiiooe 10 in Allan and fk'dltlon law, srhlch were long ilnoe. openly and'unlvertolly condemned; Wa tnay, Indeed, refer to lha general lafuJa- Hon of our Aaaarlaaa CiagT, with Hi umohant MtlaaMtioa. lareferaaoatoawr judicial history, I may wall k, where m be found a iudilry,to wMeh jnatioe.ba ocsn o mmr, piuiiiS7,wsi tmfmntmnj adminisferad ! Amr lb anal aumher of judge of ihe dihVest ooori of lha U. State, not one, lo my reoolUeUon, haa been aucceasiuliy impeaened wr corruav tlon in office. Aad a w ao lo tha atoto judicl.irl, wa thall Cad the same Aoaaaw ly, ability, and integrity among the jag. e. A few ease, aarhapa, bava ooourraa, where a judge of aome of tho etate oowrte ba been coovloted for mUdtmeanor la of fice; but such Inctanoaa are ao ram, aa to be acarcely known. In Eaglaad, whra the administration of juatlo ia purer than in mott count rise of Europe, from my Lord Baeon, who, aa Pop any,' wa ' "Thssiss'lisi.tilsfinif. tiTml if rrrti-f." down to a juatlo ef lha paaoa, laatanaa of judicial dalinqoMcy have not baoa ao fownwucoenDot. It haa haee a happy circumstance ataHkg tha aaB4aItrauci of our aysUm, that oar goveransant baa not bad 10 anfore ita authority by eraal and bloody, iofllctionsi If I am not aaJa takea, lb noorda of our court ahow ao instance of a conviction for traaaoa. Ia tho revolution wa had bat ono dlstlnaalah ed traitor, and we bav had fowr etaoe ; and thoae accused were Implicated for al leged aid 10 our Mem!, and not for any ao rious attempt lo destroy ibo govenuoent H- aelf. Our people bava been marked for Ibeir general obedience lo Ihe lawa; aad in pro portion to numbers, wa bar had fewer mob, and lesa irregularity, than perhaps any nation in th world.' Our country' history haa not been disfigured by alaugb ter, mission, and routs, and wa bar neverscn an iosUuic of such widespread villainy aa those lhat bava Haloed theaa nal of other nations. Our experieoes haa demonstrated that lb popular principle in our government ia eminently practical, aa wall aa beautirul In taeory. uar nunory will conclusively ahow. that the-AHeaa people have, In the main, aaleeted tha meat able and upright man lor pabllo offio. aad thi, without regard to 'raUgtona, or pro fessional, or haatoaaa Hiallartlon ' And tbaiMaaaofihiaiaBlahi. BvatyaWaatt lutoarMirattoaftMatBid taat adrainist ration of tha avaraaaaal J aasl al though tho poal may, as aaaaa oaaasiaaa, IsmiiwajabtoaaditeytoMbMasrforaaa. eiona waena, they ara twtata net to ra tain aa aafoithful laiftmhiat to !, hM art hum U. It aMT b aaMy aaid. Ihal in any dviiixed conxmanlty, wbara than ia konettt eaouch to obey a iudietoua ara- Urn of lawa, tber fat alwaya ktelllgaaaa enough lo appreciate them. Tha nature of our popular? institution bwtasieiwM to know ibeir ritbts; ll baa mad them ac quainted with the limit of power haa Drought the governor and in governed Into so closs a union aad dpaadaoa. that tlre I that politeness aad attention to tha wantsofihe community, observable ansong our officers, thai doe net exist among th othcers or other government. But this principle ha not only taught our people to resist oppression ba. th part of thoaa In power, and to watoh with jealoua vigllano the administration ut' their govrnmepti but 11 baa led inem to resist imposition, vn In private life, conaa from what quarter it may. And the1 freedom of speech aad of thn press, in our country, though bow times abused, haa had lha mod beneficial influence upon society. ' Publlo oeura I a great check upon vice, and publlo ap. probation la a gnat rewanwr or virtu. The honed mind, conscious of lis own In tegrity ol purpose, will not ba driven from u.tin a vQUSHT acious of his own turpitude, will tremble. its course by I but tlio dishonest man, sure; timed and undeserved uen- con- before that publlo censure that he he loo well merit. 8. It frteden from cvvrtuivt taxation, Perhaps in no respect have lb fundamen tal principle of our happy system, opera ted moro beautifully, than In their, influ ence upon the financial administration of our government. A all political powdr is lodged with the teofdr,aad aa Ah pay all ihe taxea, Mey navo tae moat direct and certain tnlmi in preserving aad en forcing the most economical expenditure of the public fund, ll hs therefore grown into a favorila maxim with th American people, that no mora money shouw.b col lected from Ihem by sovernmant than auoh amount a the public service may require, when justly and economically administer ed, While Ihe administration of our pub llo affair haa been tha most auocful ami efficient, we have been Ua Used than any people In Ibo world. We have no es tablished religion to support by taxalloa, no laig standing army, no awarnsa of In ternal police 10 preserve nubile unlet and order, and no pensioned wvorlt- Thla ireedom irom oppretsiv taxatioa, u oaa of the true secret of our dvjtog gnat nesa a a nation. Our govtrnmaat Unia every anoouragrani 10 manaaiaai saga nuity ard literary laleat, hy graatlag'at tent to tha flrt,and aaourlag aeay-nght lothetecond; hut aha gruto aa bmn except lo the folthM aoldtar who fought tha battl of hia oouatry. ' It tha ytm of taxatioa la fcroa m Oratt Bri tain, wr ItMoasd upeai tha p)la'of tha Untied ftatosVthay' wowM thanbf aaahM toaad. wiwf V. jaafta n MJaftbifti I, to it! !ti i:xjl MWI ca,dr,lftfti wrwwft ay.a 1 a, 'wamlftssl dto'''aat'b:fcMM'' &&. BWM'aWaxsMftdf.l sTwMf m rowv V J 'B'"!' 1.' 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