Excerpt from Oration Delivered at Morristown, New Jersey, July 4th, 1859 Morristown is a fitting place to celebrate the Fourth of July. Here, eighty-three years ago, were pitched the tents of the citizen soldiery. On these hills the army of Trenton was encamped. Hither Washington came after the Victory at Princeton. From this eminence he surveyed the land of his love in the grasp of a tyrant, and planned its safety and redemption. Here he re ceived the hospitality of those who inhabited the homes you now enjoy. The earth on which you stand was dyed with some of the best blood that ever flowed. This green grass was the bed upon which tired warriors sank to rest. From out these valleys hurried recruits to join the American standard. Here mothers and wives bade husbands and sons haste to the war. The place is certainly most auspicious for the occasion. The Spirit of the revolution is the atmosphere that surrounds us. 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.