This is Henry Laurens Pinckney's 4th of July oration, delivered in Charleston, South Carolina. Addressed to the State Rights & Free Trade Party, the Society of Cincinnati, the Revolution Society, the '76 Association, and the State Volunteers, the oration reflects on the meaning of independence and the principles upon which the United States was founded. Pinckney's speech offers insight into the political and social landscape of the era, capturing the spirit of patriotism and the ongoing debates surrounding states' rights and economic policy.
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