Excerpt from Oration Pronounced by Samuel H. Smith, Esquire, in the City of Washington on Monday the Fifth of July, 1813: By Request of a General Meeting of the Citizens, and Published at the Desire of the Committee of Arrangement

It was union of sentiment that gave birth to this memorable act, and united councils, aided by united exertions, that' carried its principles into effect.

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