American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-06-07
Our cOnhtry--And mn American
Parry.


The history of the world shows that no
such country as ours ever has existed on
the face of the earth, nor does any such
now exist People may think that
they have their trials, troubles and
difficulties in this country, which they
may very truly estimate, bat at the same
time there are but few Of those difficulties
that can be traced to the form of our gov
ernment, they all grow out of the abuse Of
it. Our people have an excellent soil, and
every variety Of ofclimate, tie country ex-
tending from go deg. to 48 deg. North
latitude, leaving each inhabitant FREQ to
choose his location. as he may prefer with
inthose extremes.
We have thought that many persons did
not fully appreciate the advantage we en-
JOY over any other country on earth
Like many persons while in good health,
fail to properly estimate their advantages,
and it is only after diseaseha asserted its
authority and health is gone, that we can
fully appreciate our situation. We fear
that many persons are in the same situa-
ton in reference to our form of govern
ment. We enjoy the largest amount of
freedom ofany people on earth, for the
reason that our government is the most
free--every man can do as to him seems
best, SO that he does not interfere with the
rights of any one else.
How are people situated in other coun-
tries? They have Kings, Queens, En-
perors, Sultans and Popes to rule over
them, and the people at large are not con-
suited who shall be ruler, nor what shall
be law. Hence these governments have
no use for an educated people, but, theless
they are educated the more safely can they
be managed.
1t is believed by many, and we think
not without reason, that our success for
seventy years and upwards, as Republi-
can government, where the voice of the
people makes the law and rule of action.
has produced jealousness on the part OF
other governments, not Republican in their
tendency toward the government of the
United States. 1t is natural enough that
our example should make Despots wres-
tive. Should our efforts to conduct our
government; by the voice of the people
prove to be a failure, all the Despots in the
old world would exuIt over our fall, and
would say we told you so years since, that
your Republican government, govern
ment of the people could not stand, as ev-
cry other similar effort Of the kind has al
failed.
Let each individual ask himself what
kind of governm ent have these foreigners,
who are so anxious to assist us just now,
We shall speak of but one, that State is
Italy, governed by the Roman church In
1880 the census of Italy gave to the city Of
Rome, nearly l50,0o inhabitants, among
whom were 35 Bishops and Archbishops,
1 400 priests, 1888 monks, $3.50 nuns,
all under one pope, who has the Supreme
authority over the United States, RELIeI
Gus. CIVIL, and MILITARY. The Pope has
had the power at any time for the last 1000
yearS, to have set up Republican gov
ornment in Italy, and he has not done so.
One or two things is certain, the deciples
of the Pope are unfit to be freemen, or the
Pope is greatly at fault From some cause
or other many thousand catholics are ship
ped to this country every year-men rear
cd and educated under the most absolute
despotism-men who never had the right
to vote in their own country, and if they
were to remain there never would have the
right-while there they are content to let
the Priest do the thinking and law making,
these are the men as soon as they come
here, assume to know all about our gov
ernment, and are more anxious to lay their
hands upon the government than if they
had been reared and educated in the coun-
try.
Under such circ umstances, is there not
room for the true Republican to be jealous
of the extra movements above described. |
These are the moving causes of the great
American movement, and we think they
are not alarmed without cause.
TERRITORIAL INCREASE OF THE UNITED
following table, published
in the Tribune, shows the territorial in
crease of the United States, since 1893, as
given in the compendium Of the last Cen
sus:
Square miles
1888 Area of the Union at the peace e2O,6sp
1903 The purchase OF Louisiana ed about s9957g
1919 The acquisition OF Florida added 66 900
l645 Admission of Texas (Emory's Map, lS440 3SOOO
iS46 Oregon Treaty 303,052
1913 Treaty of Guadalupe HdalRo
1883 With Mesila Valley I 55O,445
SSS Total area OF the United States 2,O63,666