Excerpt from An Oration, Delivered Before the Citizens of Nantucket, July 4, 1829: Being the Fifty-Third Anniversary of the Declaration of the Independence of the United States of America The nation's jubilee is the day we have convened to celebrate; a day which leads us to the contemplation of principles, and awakens recollections, dear, very dear to the interests of millions - it is an anniversary which, in a sense, gave birth to Liberty; a name, the slightest mention of which, is music to the ear of every true American. If any individual in this assembly has ever felt a spirit of party agitating his bosom, I hope and trust that that spirit ed from him, previously to stepping his foot upon the threshold of this house; and that every one present feels to rejoice in the conviction of having met on this joyous occasion, his brothers and friends, - America's free-born sons. I trust that the principles furnishing motives for our pre sent assembling, are such principles as lay near the heart of every friend of freedom, every defender of equal rights, and every philanthropist, without regard to rank, sect or nation and what is still more, they are such, I believe, as righteous Heaven approves. 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."