The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-17

REFLECTIONS ON HISTORY AND THE PRINCIPLES
OF THE REVOLUTIONARY FATHERS,

REFLECTIONS ON HISTORY AND THE PRINCIPLES
OF TIRE REVOLUTIONARY FATHERS,
lind Of jefferson H. Founder Of he Republic applied 10 n,
AatiRspubIican Sediments 81 The Natpe-Aasrioaa .,
kaoW-aothiHg delusions Of the day. 5e.--bo. l.
We cannot too often reflect upon the past neither
safely forget the teachings of history IT'S the reverend
chronicle OF the grave It's the repository Of wisdom
the well whence the patriot statesman and the patriot
scholar and all should drink heartily because heahily
lis muddy polluted pool thick and impregnated
with DEATH tor clear and pure waters only gush from i
deep cool fountains The history Of every nation or peo
Pile and of its great men, is identcaly and necessarily
Ii is therefore, OF the first importance that every
people should have distinct history and that IL should
form the basis of national education for thus and thus
only they be at intelligent and patriotic His
tory is faithful representation Of the exploits affairs
of men in their social political capacity; IL may be
written may be in traditions it may be in representa-
tons upon the canvas in the MARBLE The history Of the
ancens for the most part illustrated in their temples
their monuments and their trophies These erected
in the public places and in the presence Of all the people
The sublime record read by all and venorated with
pous enthusiasm because in this chiefly consisted their
lgon for the hero and the godsr that gave the victory
adored al once in the Hence the ancen
patriotic by virtue of their hstoryl Hence Greec,
and Rome were yet and will be- the wonder of h,
world
BY these happy influences inspiring the people
and regned the Mistress of the World and rumphed TIVE
thousand years. and the other by her arts her elegance
her arms and her eoquence, ourshed for thirty centu
ries and in her FALL blessed the world with the richest
legaces The marble spoke their praise with silent but
impressive tongue eoquence exhausted her choicest treas
ue and the lent the magic other numbers to ado
and cmbelsh the narrative!
To the founders or pioneers of States due the high
est honor and the benedctons of the people blessed he
memories! Virgil in strain admired and remembered
by the classic scholar sings the story of infant empire
and the trials of her earliest days:
"Arma yirumque cano, Troe qu primus alb oris
Italium fato protugus, Laviniaque VENT htora;
Multum lille ct ferris actatus ct alto, vi superum
Save meoren Junonis oh iram
Multa quoque ct bcllo, dunn conderet urbera,
Inferretquc deos Latio genus unde Latinum
Albanique patres, atque Alta moena Rome"
Arms and the sing, who driven by chance from
Troy the Italian shore found the Lavnan coast has
ing been tossed much upon and land by the power
fate and the lasting anger of cruel Juno; he yexed
also in war, while building the city and serving the gods
in Latium, whence sprang the Latin race the Mban
fathers and the walls Of lofty Rome
Thus were the foundations of the Roman world and
Roman greatness laid And perhaps two circumstances
or individuals of history and adventure bear more
striking resemblance than ENEAs and CoLUMBusthe dis
coverers and founders of the old republic and the New
World Their disasters and dstresses by and land
were great alike; and the building of the city and tho
founding of the colonies bear admirable simtude
From the one sprang the Latin fathers and the walls
lofty Rome; while from the other sprang New World
our own athers free government the happiest people
our thousand and hundred cities walled with
scous and inherent strength and filled with wealth and
happnessl Thus from accident adventure msfor-
tunes result the glory and of individuals and
empires