Author : John M. Bright
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483748255
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (482 download)
Book Synopsis Oration Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence by : John M. Bright
Download or read book Oration Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence written by John M. Bright and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Oration Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: At Charlotte, N. C., May 20, 1875 My Countrymen Being a descendant, on one side of the house, from the Old North State, and having spent several years of my boy hood under her classic oaks in old Orange, my feelings kindle with more than ordinary interest on this proud occasion. Thousands of hearts, familiar with the cradle songs of Carolina, far beyond the blue mountains in the West, now pulsate in unison with your own. Gladly have I come from the Great Daughter, Tennessee, to bear her kindly greetings, and to mingle her voice in your rejoicing. The voice of her Legislature and Historical Society was but the Voice of the State, in the expression of her interest in this celebra tion. Children of Carolina! Sons of Freedom! Patriots of our Common Country! This celebration is the festival of the heart Upon the glorious memories of the past. That people have far sunk in degeneracy, and have become as the dry bones in the valley, when they feel no stir of inspiration, as the images of their illustrious fathers are passing before their eyes. The heart, not the head of a nation, is the fountain of patriotism, bravery and virtue. The emotional nature of a people, like the sea, contains the saline virtues which purify and preserve the State. The living age is but a pensioner on the works and wisdom of the past. It has been the custom of all civilized nations to celebrate the ancestral deeds and virtues to stimulate the rivalry of the future generations. The ancient Greeks erected monuments and statues, instituted games and festivals, and awarded apotheosis to her heroes and benefactors. Her Poets swept their country's lyre in their praise, and her most renowned orators were chosen to extol their deeds at the national celebrations. Pericles pronounced the oration in honor of the brave sons who fell in the first Peloponnesian war, and Demosthenes pronounced a similar oration in honor of those who fell in the battle of Chaeronaea. The whole line of Jewish history was marked with memorial stones and altars, and with sacrifices and jubilees. All their rivers, lakes, seas, mountains, villages and cities became monumental. This day Ebal and Geri zim, Sinai and Calvary, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, all rise freshbefore our memories. Even the floods of praise which dashed from the harp of David were but the memorial songs of his nation. 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.
