A powerful oration on the theme of liberty, delivered at a church in Iowa on Independence Day in 1860. The speaker reflects on the meaning of liberty in the context of the American experience, and calls on his audience to embrace the perfect law of liberty, which he identifies with the principles of the Declaration of Independence. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.