Excerpt from An Oration Delivered Before "the Associated Disciples of Washington," on the 22d of February, 1812: The First Anniversary of the Institution We Will not detain you to relate the painful, but glorious history of our 1evolution; fbr we have dwelt often and long upon its (11812165868, its hopes and its triumphs, but Will commence at that period of awful rest when, exhausted by loss ofblood and sustenance, America, the battle done, bowed her soul to the god of Armies, with a heart throbbing With the remembrance of her suffeiings, and a head aching with projects for future days. 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.