Excerpt from Oration Delivered by Richard T. Merrick, at the Celebration of the Anniversary of American Independence Resolved, That the recurrence of this anniversary should recall, with redoubled force, to the mind of every American, the recollection of the Wisdom, patriotism and virtue of those great men who conducted our country through a long and bloody struggle, and eventually established a government of law and order upon the basis of Liberty and Union. Resolved, That we regard this anniversary as a day, when Americans, forgetting all diversities of party, sect and creed, may meet as brothers upon common ground and around a common. Altar rejoice in the prosperity and welfare of their common country. 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.