The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-12-10
THE AGE OF WASHINGTON,
Or the hse Of Universal CiviIisatien.

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"This commenced when the Italian astrouo
mer raised his tube 10 the SKY, and after uncer
tain g,opngs nmid the derknes, at last Learned
and yentured to weigh tho world ard wall
amid the tar. II CONNER ced when pilgrim
from Genoa vent wandering hom Court tC
Court to find ineaus to crafty the impulse mys
teronsly implanted in lis heart, TO seek a path
to the East through the unesplored seas, and Al
last after long trials and weary voyages found ii
the West new world. The mind Of the 6ll
century has gtpe westward and is going still
On tie banks Of he Rhine, soldier at Ma,ence
(bear in mind tla, as priest iprepted gunpow
der, and clergyman percussion taps, II was IN
ly reasonable that y colder should discover the
means OF preserving peace sRd rclisionl fils'
thought OF taking an impression from wooden
blocks mixed over. and ihc baud Of infinite Wis.
dom lifted through tae band of Guttepburgh, the
fret proof sheet; and God said for the second time
" Let there te light" aud there was light
when the omnlcient ompipreseD, and almost ON
nipoten, Press was given 10 shake the world, an
uibllate oppression and dffuse wisdom, freedom
and truth.
The loom, the telescope, the press, the mag
net, the grayer were all gathered at Last in Eng
land, Just at the time when the struggle began
between the Cayilier5 and RouudhenJs. Ele-
menis of colonial empire was wanted, and these
two factors were tossed and sii,ed to Gnd fio
until The right elemenis went to Virginia, and
tho Roundle eads to Massachusetts. The one rep
resented The educated and dignifed gentlemen,
the other the rough working men Of the future
States. While the CDe laid cut broad estates
aud plaI titions 10 the fertile fields of tie South,
Il Q other was subdu ing the bleak and sterile
rocks Of New England and bounding the Church.
es and schools Of America.
These Cavaliers and Roundheads were always
quarrelng. Ard they are Disposed to quarrel
sull. Take a small descendant Of the Southern
Cavalier, and a small specimen Ct the Northern
ROundhead element and put them together, ani
YOU have n small fight directly. In 1901 God
pYt the Dutchmcn in between them TO keep
peace, and be laid the foundations Of, New.
York.
The discovery Of America was n lucky blum
der Columbus was not looking for it, but for
the Northwest passage to ladia. So it was
with Hudson's discovery with Eew York. He
was looking for the Northwest passage, and
sailed up here to Albany after it.
Why were the ilnllanders brought to settle
New York. At that time Holland was the great
liberal and commercial power Of the globe
She was the carrier for all Europe; and it was
desigred that tie city they settled should be
the comuercial Aetropolis, fist Of the continent
of the woId.
The llugenot from France; William Penn, the
representative of peace Lord Baltimore the
representative Of tuleralion-these. were the
chief founders of America. Then arose P.ftrick
Henry to strike the fir-t blow against evil OPP
preston; Roger Williams, to introduce tr the
first time true relcisLs federation, and finally;
Washington, To open tie path to universal EN-.
pire and freedom.
The Colonies in time became crowded, ard the
PIE ilcnt parchased Louisiana to give them room
As Napoleon signed the treaty, ccdng It, he said
prophetically, In ,bus ceding louisiana, give
u tho ynnas States .f .ss1ti,eu the power to
compete with the only prince in the world that |
bave reasonto dread"
Just at this period when we became heirs to
a great Island navigation, Fulton comes with his
invention of the steamboat. l,spreads and ex
tends our empire westward While this is going
on, strife arises again betteen the Cavalier and
Roundheads obout the eXpedency Of dissolying
the Union. But there has grown up power
hetwbidn them which they cannot resist. The
ireeist and most patriotic portion Of the citizens
have gone westward into :he valley Of the Miss
issippi. Refugees from the old world; equally
devoted TO liberty, have joined them there. And
tie great West arises Ike giant, to inform the
little South, that it means to hold them to peace
At this moment gold, hid I'LL now, is found and
rush Of tree labor take. place to the Pacific
Coast, A Free State is placed on that shore, Sc.
cur ing Union and giving Liberty for ever the
When Fulton launched his paddle wheels on
the Hudson and started or for Albany against