BATTLE OF FRERDOM.



was entrenched, and hurling the Tarquins from the
throne, erected on its ruins a republic which lasted
for ages. A moral sublimity is associated with the
name of Brutus; and while memory endures will it
awaken admiration.
  Annually, on the nation's festive morn, as the
light crimsons the snows that crown the surrounding
Alps, a thousand little boats, to the sound of music,
sweep over one of Switzerland's loveliest lakes and
landing at a romantic and consecrated spot, where
stands the chapel of William Tell, the day is spent
in joyously commemorating the memory of him who
is esteemed the father of his country.
  And well may Switzerland be proud of Tell and
his compatriots. Untrained, untaught, and unsup-
ported, they beat back the forces of Austria, humbled
the power of the Emperor, and, in the very centre
of surrounding despotisms, established a democratic
republic.
  Nor are these the only names and achievements
which merit admiration, and have received the high
commendations of history. Cincinnatus left the
plow, at his country's call, to hold the reins ot
government; after quelling domestic strife, and
defeating an invading foe, he retired to his humble
cot on his little farm, thus showing that no lust of
power filled his heart; no ambition but for his coun-
try's good. Side by side with our own loved Wash-
ington, be stands on the summit of human fame.
  The remote influences of such examples are equal
to their immediate advantages. Their contempla-
tion elevates the human mind, kindles its noblest



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