And it is in regard to this social and religious character especially
that I spoke of the Greeks and Romans as being deficient. The domestic
altar, and the altar of religion among those renowned nations having
been absorbed in the altar of patriotism, of course, like every thing
else, they were tributary to it. And therefore almost their entire
character, certainly their character in its efficiency, was developed
in the exhibition of the patriot.
In the pursuit of my purpose I will now show you, in a very brief
manner,