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Excerpt from Oration Delivered by Richard T. Merrick, at the Celebration of the Anniversary of American Independence Let us rejoice, my fellow-countrymen, at the enhanced glory of this auspicious day; let us congratulate ourselves that its recurrence annually beholds a larger measure of national prosperity and national wealth and national greatness; that its coming is annually greeted by an increased number of freemen, offering the emotions of grateful hearts to the heroes of our country for what we are, and the prayers of christian spirits to Him who rules the destiny of nations, invoking a continuance of his mercies and his blessings, that under his providence we may realize the hopes of the Fathers of the republic, in becoming what they wished us to be. What a spectacle is to-day presented to the world! A mighty people prostrate in adoration and exulting in joy - a whole nation laying aside the duties and occupations of the present, to do homage to the past, and rekindle its national affections; labor ceasing for a common jubilee, and animosities forgotten in a common brotherhood. 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.