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with "Duty" as our watchword we shall advance to still grander and nobler 

 victories. The highest right of man is the right to do his duty. 



I did not deem it out of place on such an important occasion as this to 

 make a practical and philosophical review of our condition. Evils to be cured 

 must be earnestly criticised. I have faith in the future, faith in humanity, 

 faith in our country. I believe that man will enter upon a new and yet higher 

 phase of action ; that he will devote a larger share of his intelligence to the 

 practice of morals ; that he will yet ultimate his moral formulas in conduct. I 

 believe that our own beloved country will in this, as in other things lead th 

 vaa of progress. Hopefully, cheerfully do I echo the words of our venerable 

 and best beloved poet : 



Sail on, O Ship of State ! 



Sail on, O Union, strong and great! 



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Humanity with all its fears. 



With all its hopes of future years, 



Is hanging breathless on thy fate! 



We know what Master laid thy keel, 



What workmen wroupht thy ribs of steel. 



Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, 



What anvils rang, what hammers beat. 



In what a forge and what a heat 



Were shaped the anchors of thy hope! 



Fear not each sudden sound and shock, 



'Tis of the wave and not of the rock ; 



'Tis but the flappins; of the sail. 



And not a rent made by the gale ! 



In spite of rock and trumpet roar. 



In spite of false lights on the shore. 



Sail on nor fear to breast the sea ! 



Our hearts, our hopes are all with thee, 



Our hearts our hopes, our prayers, our tears. 



Our faith triumphant o'er our fears. 



Are all with thee,— are all with thee. 



