An Oration On The Real Nature And Value Of The American Revolution Classic Reprint

Author : Charles P. Daly
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330961513
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book What Produced the American Revolution written by Charles P. Daly and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from What Produced the American Revolution: Oration Delivered at Sag-Harbor, N. Y., On the 5th of July, 1875 In the history of the past there has been no sentiment more general than the desire of every race or tribe to perpetuate the remembrance of the events that distinguish them as a separate people. Before the art of writing was invented the rude cairn that marked the site of a decisive battle, or the primitive ballad that preserved its incidents, attest how early and how deeply this feeling was implanted, and as civilization advanced, and a knowledge of the arts supplied other means of gratifying this natural instinct, it found expression in the epic poem, in the celebration of the anniversary days of heroes by libations, sacrifices, and the crowning of their tombs with garlands - as in Greece; or by the religious observance of periods of national deliverance such as the Jewish passover; or by the erection of stately monuments or memorial inscriptions, like the obelisks of Egypt, or the sculptured halls of Ninevah. Among the rigorous laws of Draco, so severe that they were said to have been written in blood, there was one denoting how important this early lawgiver deemed it to perpetuate in the memory of the people their national events, and the personages or heroes connected with them. Let, it, said this enactment, be a sacred and inviolable law to pay public homage to the Gods and to the national heroes. And in enjoining the seven days annual celebration of the deliverance of the Jews, how earnest is the language of Moses. And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, for in this self same day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt and ye shall therefore keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generaiions - Ye shall keep it a feast, by an ordinance forever. For ninety-nine years the American people have commemorated with national rejoicings the annual return of the day from which they date their commencement as a nation. Mrs. Trollope, who could find little to commend in American institutions or manners, was struck with the effect which the return of this day produced. 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.