Oration Pronounced by Samuel H. Smith, Esquire, in the City of Washington on Monday the Fifth of July, 1813
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Excerpt from Oration Pronounced by Samuel H. Smith, Esquire, in the City of Washington on Monday the Fifth of July, 1813: By Request of a General Meeting of the Citizens, and Published at the Desire of the Committee of Arrangement We are assembled, fellow citizens, to commemorate the great day which gave birth to our independence. In other regions, the multitude eagerly repair to splendid exhibitions, set off by the highest efforts of scenic art, to pay their homage to some mortal elevated by his virtues or crimes above subject millions; here freemen surround the altar of liberty, to pour out, with a simplicity characteristic of our institutions, the effusions of gratitude to the Ruler of nations for the inestimable blessing of governing themselves. In the one case man, in the other, principle is the object of homage. It is unnecessary, before such an audience, to dwell on the superiority of the one to the other, or to trace the contrasted influence of each on the moral character or physical condition of man. It is sufficient for us that we are conscious of the dignity of our lot, and that we unhesitatingly prefer it to the trappings, however gaudy, of those who draw the regal car. It is the remark of a distinguished historian, that freedom makes men grave. The remark is verified by universal experience. He who has much to lose will be naturally solicitous and habitually employed in devising means for its preservation. On this day we are especially called upon to cherish high and solemn reflections. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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