An Address Read Before the Maryland Historical Society On the Centennial of the Siege of Yorktown, Va
The book An Address Read Before the Maryland Historical Society On the Centennial of the Siege of Yorktown, Va was written by author Du Hamel, William James Chamberlin, 1827-1883. [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of An Address Read Before the Maryland Historical Society On the Centennial of the Siege of Yorktown, Va book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is An Address Read Before the Maryland Historical Society On the Centennial of the Siege of Yorktown, Va a good or bad book?
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You have seen, within a brief time, how the world has done homage to your ex-President. Nations that would never descend to the potentates of sister nations have done obeisance to ours. " We have hanging on our walls yonder the banner that was carried in the celebration of the adoption of the Constitution of the United States, and is older than the Government under that Constitution. We cherish it here as a memento of the early time. It was within these walls that the first united action of the... colonies took place, and on the table here they subscribed to the resolution pledging themselves to the sacred ties of virtue, honor, and love of country. So that you see the first compact leading to our successful establish- ment as a nation was here entered into. "I recall to mind in relation to the object of your meeting, th.e sensitive- ness of Washington in regard to any insult offered to his officers. Given to his generals, it was given to him. You will remember that General Lincoln surrendered to the British forces at Charlestown eighteen months before the event the anniversary of which you are now about to celebrate.
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