Oration Delivered Before the City Council and Citizens of Boston

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Excerpt from Oration Delivered Before the City Council and Citizens of Boston: On the One Hundred and Ninth Anniversary of the Declaration of American Independence, July 4, 1885One hundred and nine years ago this morning George the Third was King of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Colonies in North America, yet, before the setting of the sun on that day the fairest portion of his North Ameri can colonists had forsworn their allegiance, and declared their independence. That proclamation Of independence they made good by seven long and painful years of unequal war. We rejoice and congratulate each other that we have lived to see the auspicious opening of another Independence Day. The large audience assembled here, the multitudes that have suspended their ordinary labors and fill the streets of this great city, and of every city, town, and hamlet in the several States and territories Of the Union, the thousands Of faces aglow with joy and sympathy, - attest and proclaim that the day and the events which it commemorates have left a deep impression in.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.