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has since proved to the Great Western, that the journey mav be per- 

 formed in about one half the period. 



But if we may have reason to be satisfied with our success on the 

 Ocean, it is no less gratifying that our internal improvements are wide- 

 ly spreading ihemselves in every section of the Union. While canals 

 have extended through many settled portions of the country, affording 

 a valuable and economical mode of transportation, which no other 

 mode of communication wou'd as effectually supply, the ports and 

 harbors on our lakes and rivers are approached by an endless variety 

 of sailing vessels, and the speed of the locomotive carries us over ex- 

 tensive railways, through our rising towns and cities, beyond ihe west- 

 ern forests and prairies. 



And it is with the warmest congratulations we extend to one and 

 another the hand, with- the consciousness that our government is un- 

 trammeled in all its complicated movements, and that we are freemen. 

 We rejoice in the conviction that we call no man master, and that we 

 reverence the title and lineage of neither gentleman nor scoundrel. 



Living in a consistent equality, with a government separate from 

 the affairs of the church — every man quietly pursuing his own voca- 

 tion — professing his own rel gious creed, and enjoying the conscious- 

 ness that his home is his shield and castle of defence, we have reason 

 lo conclude that we occupy an enviable position among the nations of 

 the earth. 



Our courts of equity display the emblems of literature and learn- 

 ing. Justice goes hand in hand with truth and mercy. The skill of 

 the mechanic is brought from darkness to light, while it cherishes and 

 ennobles his ambition, and gives evidence of the truth, that in what- 

 ever situation man may be placed, the chances of immortality are 

 within his grasp. 



The farmer wields the sickle and scythe, and sows to reap a boun- 

 tiful harvest. 



Peace and plenty smile around and about us. Our nob!c Union is 

 inseperably bound with its golden cord. Liberty dwells within every 

 heart ; prosperity exists to encourage and gladden us ; and go where 

 we may, from the Equator to the poles, from the Atlantic to the Pa- 

 cific, the title of an American citizen is a passport of respect and at- 

 tention. 



