Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-07-28

hCi 10 a opCCidl uINiSlOH VI WORK. UDP
child attends TO the horses another to the
cows; one TO the wood, another to the wa
ter, and so on. Just so too in Gods great
family of nations, there is a division of labor.
There is a certain speciality of work for each
one 10 do; there is an individuality of cha
racter to each nation, a peculiar adaptation to
which makes each nation do its particular
work. The Americans most nearly resem-
BILE the English, but the mingling of other
nations, the Scotch, the French, the Irish and
the German, as well as the peculiar circum-
stances connected with their starting on a
new continent, and possessing ideas which
could not he recognized at home, these make
a great difference between The American
daughter and the Epglish mother, a great
difference between our laws, institutions, and
manners, and even our looks, our language,
and our modes of religion. There is one
great family of nations, the Teutonic race,
comprising the English, German, and French
races, and some others, which | take it is
the noblest part of the human race hitherto
developed. No doubt it has great defects,
but certainly 1t has great virtues. From the
Teutonic stock comes the Anglo-Saxon, of
whom we hear so much talk and glorifca-
ton nowadays. This Anglo-Saxon race,
inhabiting England and America, has a strong
nationality. 1t has a dreadful genius for
material activity; | mean activity in all in
dustrial pursuits, and all that relates TO poll
tics. In these matters, industry and poll
tics, 1t far surpasses any former nations
This race has more practical sense, it seems
10 me, than any other race has or had. 1t
has not the sublime reverence for God which
so wonderfully marks the Hebrew nation,
and SO adorns every page of this blessed
book. 1t has not the love of beauty which
appeared in the Greeks. 1t has not the ter
rible passion and genius for war which mark
ed the Romans. 1t has not the profound
thought of the Germans, nor that mercurial
brilllancy, love of glory, and martial spirit of
the French, but in plain practical sense, and
industrial activity and political sagacity, it
is superior to any, or all these. This race is
industrial and commercial more than militia
ry. Look at its ships all over the world {;
its railroads that cover England, making it
as it were a g%ridiron. Look at its mills and
manufactures that turn out materials enough
TO clothe the whole race. In war this race
has always been able to hold its own and
more. Yet it has a good temper and takes
to trade rather than fighting. When you
consider the position it occupies, you will
see that the goodness of temper and absti
, nence from war is an important characteristic
1t conquers by trade. The army goes befor,
I to make a market for the merchant and manu-
~facturer.
Its energy is terrible. Itnever turns back
, 1t is the most fertile and energetic people
: ever developed on the earth. In 1913 there
were not three millions of A~nglo-Saxons il
all England and Wales. which was all thu
land they possessed. There are now 20,
600, 900 in England, 90, OO0, 900 in America
possessing all the northern continent and in
creasing with terrible r%apidity. In England
the territoty is small, and therefore they ar,
more remarkable than here. England with
its 20, ZOO, 900 Of men, rules one-eighth par
. of the inhabitants of the globe. 1875 ,OOO, OO(
are subject to her to day. This shows tn,
power and energy Of the race. There is NJ
race in the world to equal it in war, thought
industry or politics, because it is by natur,
fitted for that work. Now this race-th,
Anglo-SaXon-has very great faults. Tn
chief defect seems 10 me to be its excessive
|, materialism. 1t has not that reverence 70
God which marked the Hebrew race, tina
wonderful appreciation of beauty which mark
ed the Greek, nor the profound thought Q
the German. II has, it seems to me, yer
great defects, but certainly very great merits
of which two principally concern us to-day
One is the love of popular ~liberty-libert,
for all. And the other is the love of ordel
Both of them are necessary for the wor
which the race has to do. In regard to tn
A love of liberty and love of order, for tw
hundred years this race has given tone to tn
friends of freedom all over the world.
has been the bulwark of liberty at the sam
time with very little popular violence. Nov
a in respect to both Liberty and Order, we
- A. g. G.,.-. e A.~-: H.
. advance beyond our parent land. We pu
chase order with less curtailment of indiv
dual freedom, with less cost of foI ce, vii
less expense of soldiers and bayonets.
IN keeping order in the free States not a sing
soldier is needed. In all the New Englar
States there does not stand a man to-day vii
a loaded gun. North of Mason and Dixon
line not a kernel Of powder is needed to ket
is 100000 in obedience to the law-not
10 kernel. On public days when We ha,
20 twenty or thirty thousand men in our street
see with what ease they are kept in peat
10 and quietness. And on common days no
N little force is required So much in respe
to order. Then in respect to Liberty.
n. In the free States we have made a vel
great advance on all nations !; now in the alb
lition of slavery, of entail, of hereditary h
OF hoiS' "HiCH heiPeu d Pni' hho eAPonee
is the whole; now in the extension of suffrag
it freedom of the press, freedom of religion, i
- dustry, and in the pains taken everywhere
at the free States to educate every child of Il
is people. Another thing--in the NortheI
ne States | believe we are the most democrat
a. of all people. The French nave just p
10 forth democratic theories that are in advan,
e. of our own, and God grant that they may r
duce those theories to practice, and have
IS welfare far greater than we have. Evel
ne friend of mankind wishes that. And yet
of is certain that there are a great many men'wi
do not wish it; whose prayer is adverse
er the prosperity of the French Republic.