The History and Present State of the Town of Newburyport (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The History and Present State of the Town of Newburyport The author of the ensuing account was led to project the compilations of if several years ago, by perusing, in the Town Records of Newburyport, many facts and documents, which seemed to possess permanent historical value. Other pursuits distracted him from the work at the time; and he is compelled to plead them now, in extenuation of its unavoidable imperfections. The history of a single town must, of necessity, consist chiefly of local incidents, and information of limited range. But however narrow the scope of such a work, it ought, being wholly domestic in its nature, to contain matters of interest to ourselves at least: and the author expects nothing more from the result of his labor. - And in reference to this point, he would repeat the remarks, which he formerly made in announcing his design. The causes of the wealth and grandeur of nations are always considered with curiosity, both on account of their intrinsic importance, and o the splendid scenes, by which they are accompanied. The pomp of war and triumph, the deeds of distinguished patriots, a thousand diversified events, impart dignity and interest to the fate of a mighty people. But the history of small and subordinate communities is less attractive, because the circumstances, which it commemorates, are not in their nature so grand or various, nor so capable of awakening admiration. Hence we seldom feel so lively a desire to know the particular events, which elevate or depress towns, as we do to study the political state of nations. Nay, we sometimes go farther, and neglect what is near, for the sake of what is remote; and leave the concerns of the place in which we dwell, to inquire into those with which we have no connexion; and are more anxious to hear of the happiness of foreigners, than to become acquainted with what may promote our own immediate prosperity. It is apparent that, in pursuing such a course, we do ourselves injustice. Towns are nothing but elements of nations, and whatever affects the latter affects the former in the same degree. Besides, the prosperous situation of all the lesser divisions of a state is essential to the true greatness of the state itself, and therefore, in examining the character of towns, we become insensibly led upwards to that of nations. And the several things, which tend to promote the well-being of petty communities, are the same in nature, although not in extent, with those, which give wealth to the most opulent empires. 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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