Celebration of the Birthday of Washington, and of the Victories of the Union Arms
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Excerpt from Celebration of the Birthday of Washington, and of the Victories of the Union Arms: By the House of Assembly of the Lxxxixth Legislature of New Jersey, February 22d, 1865 His recent campaign, although comparatively bloodless, is pregnant with great results, if properly improved by the government. While we rejoice over the victories achieved by our brave officers and men, let us hope that our rulers may be so guided, that these victories may be made the means of restoring peace and the Union of the States without further bloodshed. The vast power of the nation stands forth to-day confessed by all, and this is the favorable moment to extend the olive branch. Let it be extended in a spirit of magnanimity. Whenever the insurgents offer to lay down their arms and return to the Union, let all their rights under the Constitution be conceded. Let the spirit of compromise that animated the Father of his Country be infused among our people in this hour of victory, and may we come out of this conflict with the vital principles of government, as established by Washington and his compeers, preserved in their integrity. Let all the powers granted to the general government by the States be exercised to the fullest extent for the suppression of rebellion, the preservation of the Union, and the promotion of the happiness and prosperity of the people; but the right to local self-government and the regulation of domestic affairs should be retained by the States if Ave would transmit to posterity the best form of government ever devised by the wisdom of man. On this day, when the people convene to commemorate the patriotism and virtues of the great and good Washington, they should renew their vows to maintain the system of government which he, more than any other man, was instrumental in establishing. Present my thanks to the General Assembly for the honor conferred by their invitation. I regret that I cannot listen to the speeches of the eloquent gentlemen selected to address you. Very Respectfully, &c, Joel Paekee. The Chairman them introduced Hon. Charles C. Lathrop, of Burlington, who addressed the meeting as follows: Ladies and Gentlemen: - We meet to-night on a propitious occasion. We come together on one of the stand-point days of the American Republic. We enter to-day into a Banqueting House; and the banner waving over us is, Love of Country, - the feast spread before us is, Patriotism. We come this day to a perennial fountain, where the lover of the institutions of his country can refresh himself; where, in the weariness of the toil of maintaining those institutions against the efforts of traitors in arms, and the strife of sustaining the national life as against cravens and croakers, as well as the sympathizers with the South in our midst, may recuperate and obtain new strength to renew the conflict with the enemies of the Government bestowed upon us by the patriot, the sage, the Christian, Washington, - the Father of his Country, America. 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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