The Nation and the Constitution
An Oration Delivered Before the City Authorities and Citizens of Providence, July 4, 1866 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Nation and the Constitution: An Oration Delivered Before the City Authorities and Citizens of Providence, July 4, 1866<br><br>Resolved, That the thanks of the City Council be and they are hereby tendered to Professor J. Lewis Diman, for the able and eloquent Oration delivered by him at the late municipal celebration of the anniversary of American Independence.<br><br>Resolved, That the Committee of Arrangements for the Fourth of July Celebration be and they are hereby authorized to request of Professor Diman a copy of the Oration delivered by him on that day, and to cause the same to be published in such manner as they may deem expedient, for the use of the City Council.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.