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Excerpt from Our Republic Liberty and Equality Founded on Law: Oration Delivered Before the City Council and Citizens of Boston, in the Boston Theatre, on the One Hundred and Fifth Anniversary of the Declaration of American Independence, July 4, 1881
Fellow citizens, This Anniversary Of Ameri can Independence, - this national holiday, which should be an occasion Of national joy and exultation, has become one Of national sorrow and grief. All our millions Of every section - north, south, east, west are alike anxious and distressed, for any moment may bring the news Of the death Of our Presi dent, who, as you all know, has been struck down by a wretch whom, for the enormity of his unprovoked and wanton crime, we might almost call a demon. He has not only assailed the Chief Magistrate Of the country; but, through him, the whole American peo ple, for the President, after an election, no longer represents a party, but becomes the exponent and executive Of the whole nation.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.
