The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16
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THE ANGLo-sAXoN RACE.

FiAy-three millions! Two centuries ago
there were not quite three millions of this
race on the face Of the earth. There Arr
million more persons of Magyar dcseent,
speaking the Magyar language at the present
moment in Europe than there wcrc IN Eu-
rope and America OF this eopquering and
coloniEing people in the time Of Cromwell
How vain, then, for men TO talk Of the politi-
eSi ncccs71ry foF Ht-1FftHg ErHHtt rlVrrs ssixz
~ years ago the 4 glo- Saxon race did not
exceed 100000 in Europe and America -
At that time il was not numerically stronger
than the Poles. Thirty years ago it counted
only thir'y-ihur millions; being altogether on
ly three millions and a fraction more than
the population of France n. that time and
considerably less than the Teutonic popuIa-
ton Of Central Europe. In 1851 il is ahead
Of every civilized race in the world. OF
rae cs lying within the zones oE civilization
tho SclRves alone are more numerous
counted by heads; but comparatively few oC
this plastic and submissive stock have vet cs
capped from the barbarian of the dark ages
In wealth, energy and cultivation, they ar,
not 10 be compared with the Frank the Teu
ton, and the Anglo-Saxon. Number is al
most their only element OF strength. or al
the races which are now striving for the mas
terry of the world--to impress on the futur
Of society and civilization the stamp of IL
own character and genius-to make its Law
idion, religion, Manners government and @
piniou prevail-the Anglo-Saxon is now IN
! questonably tho most numerous, powcrfi
and active. The day when il might possibl
have been crushed, absorbed or tTampled OF
like Hungary and Poland by stronger horde
, is gone by forever. That il was possible
one time for this people TO be subdued by vie
q lence or 10 fall prey to the slower agonir
= Of decline, there can be little doubt In 1866
n the United Provinces seemed more likely
make grand figure in tho worlds fntur
y history than England. Their wealth, activ
4 ~ and maritime power were the most impo
$ ing in Europe. They had all the carrying
a trade Of the west in their hands Their lal
/, tguagc was spoken in every port, In "a
o great Orient their empire was fixed aud the
influence paramount England was the
o hardly known abroad. Her difficult idio
K grated on foreign cars, and her stormy coGs
II repelled the curiosity of more cultivated ira
y -elers. Had tho thought OF day arrivir
r when amy single European language woul
:, be spoken by millions Of persons, scatters
y over the great continents of the earth fro
NJ New Zealand to the Hobrides, and from Il
l. Cape of Storms to the Arctic Ocean, occu
e red to any speculative MIND, Dutch, not En-
Is wpuiyprvpati7 been N te''s;:''e
r which he would have assigned the marvelo
f mission. Yet Holland has fallen nearly
Is much as tho Saxnn has risen in the scale 4
! nations. Her idiom is now acquired by ie
l Her merchants conduct their correspondent
r, and transact their business in French or
L English Even her writer's have many Z
is them clothed their genius in foreign gar
ie On the other hand, our literature and la
At guagc have passed entirely out Of this pha
{ Of danger Duteh,li Welsh, Fleuiis6 I'm
d. Bavque, and other idiom-, is dooasd TO Pc