An Oration Delivered Before The Citizens Of Buffalo

Author : James Sheldon
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483757318
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book An Oration Delivered Before the Citizens of Buffalo written by James Sheldon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Oration Delivered Before the Citizens of Buffalo: July 5th, 1852 Seventy-six years ago, our fathers were assembled in solemn council, to deliberate upon the fate and fortune of their country. It was no common occasion, such as occurs in the ordinary history of nations, that had called together the representatives of three millions Of people, to think, to decide, to act for the present and the future Of their land. They knew how mo mentons were the interests involved in the determination Of that day, and how important and almost decisive the influence Of their actions upon the destiny Of all that was dear to them of principle and human rights. NO spirit Of wild enthusiasm inflamed their souls, no visionary dreams distorted the imagination; they were calm in spirit, and collected in reason, and moved only by the silent, inward force and majesty of judgment, and the mighty will. The weak and humble Colonies had always been bound inan alliance unnatural to the dignity Of man, neither respected as friends or protected as allies; their petitions answered only by neglectful silence; their prerogatives disregarded, and actual burdens Of Oppression imposed; and now they were still com manded to yield tribute and allegiance, and submit to the requirements Of the monarch of the British throne, whose fleets and armies were thundering upon their defenceless shores. The first blood of the Revolution had been spilled at Bunker Hill, and stained the fields of Concord and Lexington. War actual war - existed between the Colo nies and England, and it was idle to talk Of peace, without abject submission. The eyes of the world were upon them. The Old governments were hoping that the outbreak of the spirit Of liberty was but a transient ebullition that it would be crushed by the strong arm of power; but good men, in every land, breathed an earnest invocation that the struggle would be crowned by glorious success. 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.