Excerpt from An Oration, Delivered in St. Michael's Church, Charleston, South-Carolina, on Tuesday, the Fourth of July, 1815: In Commemoration of American Independence, by Appointment of the South-Carolina State Society of Cincinnati It was born of the fpirit of Liberty - cradled amid the councils of Wifdpm - and nurfed in the arms of Valor. It'defcended from an unnatural Pa rent, who, like Saturn, attempted to de roy its own offspring. But i'till it fiourithed. Earth yielded it her treafuresu-ocean was its barrier and its mine; and its infant ruggles for exiti ence were crowned with vielory and fame. How many patriot hearts bled for its proteelion - how many fainted fpirits hovered over it in the hour -of danger! The brave men of the Ball came to fight its battles; for the foul of chivalry delights to defend the weak, \and reiene the oppre . It ourilhed beyond hope or expeetation. The firi'c link that tyranny forged to en ave it, was fevered by its fword; and difdaining to follow in leading firings an arbitrary, unkind and defpotic parent, it a 'umed the Independent Ration; for which na ture had defigned it. The tear of filial piety marked the feparation. 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."