Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-03-27


He shall be the incarnation Oft the spirit
fDEAecnAcY-a thing which shall be q
mere name, vague Abstraction. an un.
meaning bv.word. trick to cheat the
people-'f he real heoefi's Of free Gov.
ernmeoi, 10 disaonor- Rcpab';canism thro'.
out The wofiJ-a,i all to enrich and pro.
mote a few banded pluuderers. Aud
still The people shalIiove that fblsed word
for the sake of W hal il should mean.
They shall FLOW that false ligh! in that
true love, ofen to their owl undulng,
though il shall .ead them through boys
and murasS.s aud pools, 10 u'is, and gloom,
over sipry places. and to the verge Of
the abyss. III ;,i Esss (yon cannot tell how
or why, bat y'p:- shall know rten,) sad
denly the mis-; aud ipg-damps shall roll
away the car,h-engendered wiil-o'.ihe-
wisp shall vanish and they shall see in
him the light they sought, beaming on
them fiom the Wes., clear aud bright,
: like a s;af IN The Emp, Then they
fhaIl rush with one heart and impulse in
thronging millions TO the high places
through whose pure air it shines bright
er land the whole people shall hail II with
voice OF rapture, that shall wake the
world to see and share the. joy of that re-
alization of the !ong-yaitriy sought Ideal.
democracy not in iheaesiracf. but IN the
Concrete living, perfect, not lawiess-
ness but love Of law prevailing a peo-
pie net ung"verned, bu, sell governed,
AID so governed as TO solve the problem
OF The age, and proclaim to The fast-suc-
eeeding. mqnirins generations of'he teem-
log future. the truth that the people can
make themselves not only free, but more
obedicnt to law and more prosperous un-
der 1t than kings or mobiles could make
:hem, with the power Of fleets and ar
mics.
All This would have been astounding
prophecy if uttered before the careless
child but il is now history. So ride
OH little bare-fooled child! ain g'o.
ry and in joy." all unconscious of these
magnificent des,iries. Go on to the mill,
faithful aud aiec,iona,e son ola widowed
mother, and bring home To her the pro-
duct. But the world 10 come knows
what you vel know not. That you are al
so going long strait real TO mill ..a.lal
will take bali d century to grind what you
will carry To 1t, while you wait aud watch
in faith and you shall atlas; bring home
20 our Common mother the product that |
shall be multiplied bayond the miraculous
loaves, into The food of millions through |
ages. Then '.fhe Mill Boy of the Slash !
es" shall return with rejoicing" |
He was born within one year after
the Declaration of Independence, and
',xa. fha,nfase nnsess- sIlss tissi GfspripG Of
knew what 1t was TO have king or a |
Government in which they were not rep
resented. Before attaining manhood he
left the region OF his birth. and went over |
the mountains TO sslhe dark and bloody |
ground" away from the influence Of
refinement. Entering public life he began
bis career as Statesman by presenting
resolutions in the Kentucky legislature,in
favour ofthe protection Of American La
bou: by National Legislature. Al one
glance he saw abe duty Of Goyernmen'
The duty Of the people to themselves, the
dutyto promote the cause of Liberty
the world, by making this The
greatest. the best, and the hapriest nation
on earth, an example, an encouragement,
and boast to all who love liberty.
Il is remarkable that the idea which
Washington at the close Of his career.
seemed most especially DESTROYS TO i'm
press udon the Nation, (nexi to the pres
esgation of the Union.) Was the necessi-
10 of National seIf.reliance, seif.prolec-
ton and Independence of the influences of,
Foreign Government, separation from
their policy aud power-not dependant
ON them for a,sy thing. particularly not
for the manufacture Of opinions. He
sought 10 naake-us Truly independent Ma
lion "a peculiar peoples zelous Of good
works" that would demonstrate the ex.
cel'ence of or institutions BY their bene-
fetal results upon ourselves. He left the ,
Nation with character ofquiet independ- I
aGce with The disposition aud power to
supply themselves and develop their own .
mere showers Of wood
and drawers of water" to oiher Nations,
mere producers ofraw material for Eu- !
rapeans to shape into fabrics of skill, and !
hen Eeiurn to US at our double cost. He
knew that The American genius and mind
he ACTIVITY. energy aud ingenuity of this
Zee people. were Preeminent, and that
good Government with independant self s
protective National legislation would
Jake us preemineni in power, prosperity
nd glory.
To reoriginate idea, to present it in
new aud enlarged form. to make it prac>
iical. was the frs, political movement of
The man Of our age. From that time he ,
proceeded sted,ly in the gradual develop I
nient apd modification of the mighty !,
schems of national measures which the
Wing party now upho!ds. The life Of !
that man is the history of the uation Far I
half cealury. The American who 4