An Oration, Delivered July 5, 1819, in the Chamber of the House of Representatives (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from An Oration, Delivered July 5, 1819, in the Chamber of the House of Representatives If time permitted, it would be a pleasing task to re count the appalling dangers which were overcome - rthe unequalled privations Which were endured - the noble sacrifices of blood and treasure which were made, and the alternate defeats and victories which fill that eventful pe riod when America fought for liberty and Britain for do minion. But these are themes which belong to the splendid and faithful historian and to the lofty bard. Let it suffice for the present, that the American commander, displaying courage unshaken by disaster - patience not to be subdued - caution not to be surprised - and enter prize which astounded his enemy, brought, after an eight years' war, to submission the legions of Britain, till then victorious o'er the world, and secured to these United States their presentrank among the nations of the earth. 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.