Excerpt from Address to the Citizens of Boston: On the Xviiith of September 1830, the Close of the Second Century From the First Settlement of the City Under impulses thus natural and generous, at the invitation Of your municipal authorities, you have as sembled, Citizens Of Boston, on this day, in commem oration Of the era Of the foundation of your city, bear ing in fond recollection the virtues Of your fathers, to pass in review the circumstances which formed their character, and the institutions which bear its st& to take a rapid survey of that broad horizon, which is resplendent with their glories; to compress, within the narrow circle of an hour, the results of memo ry, perception, and hope; combining honor to the past, gratitude for the present, and fidelity to the future. Standing, after the lapse Of two centuries, on the very spot selected for us by our fathers, and sur rounded by social, moral, and religious blessings greater than paternal love, in its fondest visions, cv er dared to fancy, we naturally turn our eyes back ward, On the descending current of years; seeking the causes Of that prosperity, which has given this city SO distinguished a name and rank among simi lar associations Of men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.