Excerpt from Oration Delivered on the Fourth of July, 1855: At the Capitol, in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in the City of Washington Yes! It is a day freighted with the load 'of ages. It is a day big with the destinies of man. It is a day to which all people, in all time to come, Shall ever turn to animate their hopes, to nerve their constancy, invigorate their courage, and confirm their faith, as often as that struggle shall recur which, here begun, shall sooner or later, but still surely and finally extend the blessings of liberty, in some form or other, to every nation and people, and kindred and tongue, even to the utmost limits 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.