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proper drink for Americans;" a standard carried by Luke Morris, decorated with the brewers' arms. Motto, "Home brewed is best."

No. 72.

PERUKE-MAKERS AND BARBER-SURGEONS.

Preceded by Messrs. Perrie and Tautwine, full dressed. The standard, a white field with the arms of the company, and other devices suited to the occasion, namely, a pillar, the emblem of strength, with a cap of liberty, supported by twelve hands, in gules, representing the twelve concurring states that called the grand convention; a pelican and her young, in a field, azure, the arms of the barber surgeons; a goat rampant, in full coat, argent, in a field, sable, the arms of the peruke-makers; with two arms extended at top, hand in hand, the emblem of union and friendship; supporters to the arms, a land and river horse, with ornaments. Motto, "united we stand."

The treasurer of the company-the trustees-the company by seniority, hand in hand, six abreast, consisting of seventy-two, each wearing a white sash, with a black relief down the middle, and cockades of the same, in honour of the first and great ally of the United States.

No. 73.
ENGRAVERS.

Their armorial insignia (devised for the occasion) were -Or, on a chevron engrailed, gules (between a parallel ruler, sable, barred and studded of the first, and two gravers saltier ways, azure, handle of the third) three plates: the crest, a copper plate on a sand bag proper, inscribed underneath, in large capitals, ENGRAVERS.

No. 74.

PLASTERERS.

(No return.)

No. 75.

BRUSH-MAKERS.

A white flag, with a wild boar, and a bundle of bristles over him. Motto, "Federal brush manufactory." The flag carried by Mr. Roger Flahavan, jr.

No. 76.

STAY-MAKERS,

Were represented by Mr. Francis Serre, with his first journeyman carrying an elegant pair of lady's stays.

No. 77.

Corps of light infantry, commanded by Captain Rees, with the standard of the second regiment.

No. 78.

The civil and military officers of congress in the city.

No. 79.

The supreme executive council of Pennsylvania. [His excellency the President was too much indisposed to attend.]

No. 80.

The justices of the common pleas and the magistrates.

No. 81.

Sheriff and coroner on horseback.

No. 82.

Board of city wardens-City treasurer, and secretary to the board.-Clerks of the markets, with standard, weights and measures.-Constable of the watch, with his two assistants, bearing their staves.-Music.-Twenty watchmen with their flams decorated, and in their proper dress. -Twenty silent watchmen, with their staves.-Watchmen, calling the hour ten o'clock, and a glorious star light morning.

The hour and stars alluded to the ten states who have adopted the constitution.

No. 83.

The street commissioners.

No. 84.

The gentlemen of the bar, headed by the honourable Edward Shippen, Esq., president of the common pleas, and William Bradford, Esq., attorney-general, followed by the students of law.

No. 85.

The clergy of the different Christian denominations, with the rabbi of the Jews, walking arm in arm.

No. 86.

The college of physicians, headed by their president, Dr. John Redman, and followed by the students in physic.

No. 87.

Students of the university, headed by the vice-provost, and of the episcopal academy, and most of the schools in the city, preceded by their respective principals, professors, masters and tutors; a small flag borne before them inscribed with these words, "the rising generation."

No. 88.

The county troop of light horse, commanded by Major W. Macpherson, brought up the rear of the whole.

Major Fullerton attended the right wing, and Col. Mentges the left wing of the line.

Messrs. Stoneburner, Hiltzheimer and Jonathan Penrose, furnished and superintended the horses for the carriages.

This grand procession began to move from the place of rendezvous about half past nine (as was before mentioned) and the front arrived at Union Green, in front of Bush Hill, about half past twelve. The length of the line was about one mile and a half; the distance marched through about three miles. As the procession came into Fourth St., Captain David Zeigler and Lieut. John Armstrong had drawn up their company of continental troops, and saluted the procession as it passed, according to military rule.

A very large circular range of tables, covered with canvass awnings, and plentifully spread with a cold collation, had been prepared the day before by the committee of provisions. In the centre of this spacious circle the grand edifice was placed, and the ship Union moored. The flags of the consuls and other standards were planted round the edifice.

As soon as the rear of the line had arrived, James Wilson, Esq., addressed the people from the federal edifice in the following oration.

MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW-CITIZENS,

Your candid and generous indulgence I may well bespeak, for many reasons. I shall mention but one. While I express it, I feel it in all its force. My abilities are unequal-abilities far superior to mine would be unequalto the occasion, on which I have the honour of being called to address you.

A people, free and enlightened, establishing and ratifying a system of government, which they have previously considered, examined and approved! This is the spectacle, which we are assembled to celebrate; and it is the most dignified one that has yet appeared on our globe. Numerous and splendid have been the triumphs of conquerors. But from what causes have they originated?-Of what consequences have they been productive? They have generally begun in ambition; they have generally ended in tyranny. But nothing tyrannical can participate of dignity; and to Freedom's eye, Sesostris himself appears contemptible, even when he treads on the necks of kings.

The senators of Rome, seated on their curule chairs, and surrounded with all their official lustre, were an object much more respectable; and we view, without displeasure, the admiration of those untutored savages, who considered them as so many gods upon earth. But who were those senators? They were only a part of a society: they were vested only with inferior powers.

What is the object exhibited to our contemplation? A whole people exercising its first and greatest power-performing an act of sovereignty, original, and unlimited!

The scene before us is unexampled as well as magnificent. The greatest part of governments have been the deformed offspring of force and fear. With these we deign not comparison. But there have been others which have formed bold pretensions to higher regard. You have heard of Sparta, of Athens and of Rome; you have heard of their admired constitutions, and of their high-prized freedom. In fancied right of these, they conceived themselves to be elevated above the rest of the human race, whom they marked with the degrading title of Barbarians. But did they, in all their pomp and pride of liberty, ever furnish, to the astonished world, an exhibition similar to that which we now contemplate? Were their constitutions framed by those, who were appointed for that purpose, by

the people? After they were framed, were they submitted to the consideration of the people? Had the people an opportunity of expressing their sentiments concerning them? Were they to stand or fall by the people's approving or rejecting vote? To all these questions, attentive and impartial history obliges us to answer in the negative. The people were either unfit to be trusted, or their lawgivers were too ambitious to trust them.

The far-famed establishment of Lycurgus was introduced by deception and fraud. Under the specious pretence of consulting the oracle concerning his laws, he prevailed on the Spartans to make a temporary experiment of them during his absence, and to swear that they would suffer no alteration of them till his return. Taking a disingenuous advantage of their scrupulous regard for their oaths, he prevented his return by a voluntary death, and, in this manner, endeavoured to secure a proud immortality to his system.

Even Solon-the mild and moderate Solon-far from considering himself as employed only to propose such regulations as he should think best calculated for promoting the happiness of the commonwealth, made and promulgated his laws with all the haughty airs of absolute power. On more occasions than one, we find him boasting, with much self-complacency, of his extreme forbearance and condescension, because he did not establish a despotism in his own favour, and because he did not reduce his equals to the humiliating condition of his slaves.

Did Numa submit his institutions to the good sense and free investigation of Rome? They were received in precious communications from the goddess Egeria, with whose presence and regard he was supremely favoured; and they were imposed on the easy faith of the citizens, as the dictates of an inspiration that was divine.

Such, my fellow-citizens, was the origin of the most splendid establishments that have been hitherto known; and such were the arts, to which they owed their introduction and success.

What a flattering contrast arises from a retrospect of the scenes which we now commemorate? Delegates were appointed to deliberate and propose. They met and performed their delegated trust. The result of their deliberations was laid before the people. It was discussed and

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