But. sir. to us of the present day there is a fuller and grander perception of that which so firmly binds the States and is the mainspring of our prosperitya deeper. stronger confidence in its continued existence. The sentiment I have for that hallowed instrument is scarcely to be expressed. A copy of it was given me when a youth. Its tattered remnants are in my pocket now. It has been the guidingstar of" my political existence. the light by which I have read the words of statesmen and the policies of parties. I beg leave to append to these remarks the Constitution of the United States. a document which can not be too widely disseminated. an acquaintance with which makes. every immigrant an American and every American a patriot.
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An acquaintance with the Constitution makes every immigrant an American and every American a patriot.