Oration (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Oration This is a great occasion. The day, the place, the audience, the surroundings, the purpose and meaning of this vast assemblage, - all combine to mark it as long to be remembered. It is the anniversary of the Birth Day of Washington, and here, at the Capitol of Pennsylvania, are assembled her invited and honored guest, the President elect of the United States, her chosen Governor, and the Representatives of her more than three millions of people, together with a mighty concourse of their constituents. The National Stars and Stripes - the Flag of our country - of a Nation of thirty millions of free people - just raised to the pinnacle of the dome, amid the exultant booming of cannon, the music of our National airs, and the signs of great popular joy, by the hands of veterans, who, nearly half a century ago, assisted to defend it against a powerful enemy, on sea and land, in a glorious and successful war, floats proudly over our heads. And on this day, and in this presence, with the words of that priceless legacy of his wisdom and patriotism to his country, his Farewell Address, still sounding in our ears, you have directed me to speak to you of Washington. A great American and a great orator once said of true eloquence, that it must exist in the man, in the subject, and in the occasion. The subject and the occasion are present with us. Would that your chosen orator were more nearly equal to his theme! 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.