The daily Butte record., 1858-07-10


like to witness anew the frenzed mania with
which the people Of Lexington guarded the
child of American Independence from the
first assault of monarchial enmity. We
would not object to see the gallant stand and
glorious achievements Of Bunker Hill
There's rsdience Of patriotism about i.
that grows more brilliant as time and con
trast depicts their individuality See Put
oam's broad face, the mirror of his own sou
Of bravery and the rejecting medium Of that
resistless courage that pervaded the little
Spartan band. See, oh see the seraphic
face Of Warren, where his own glorious he.
roism makes a tender Of his hearts blood to
the opening cause Of liberty. We woule en-.
joy sight Of Dorchester Heights. which the
Immortal Washington captured soon after
and by means Of which position he was en-.
abled to compel the king'y enemy to evac.
uate the city Of Boston. 1t would not bs
uninteresting to review the little Trojan
groups headed by Ethan Allen, when they
surprised the garrison Of Fort Ticonderoga
and demanded an immediate surrender in
u" the name of the great Jehovah and the
Continental Congress" The very soul Of
patriotism would be fred with enthusiasm
had we time to sit in contemplation of the
magnificent feats of bravery that were
enacted at Charleston, South Carolina when
the lion hearted Mou,trie and his glorious
companions successfully defended their
homes, and when Jasper achieved one Of
those dazzling acts Of coure ge that can only
be accomplished through the absolute insan.
ity Of Iferoism From these, tho opening
scenes Of the great revlutionary drama. we
would not lack entertainment, were we t.
spend weeks in watching the progress and
struggling OF the great idea If the times
POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE 1t was n ter.
| rife project The public mind was unset
! tied and tmid. and notwithstanding the pol.
| icy was heroicnlly advocated by John and
Samuel Adams, by Hancock, Washington
Jefferson. Paine, Patrick Henry and Others
Of the great men Of the day, yet it was met
by the oppositons Of others who welded
immense influence and who were conscien
cous in their antagonism. IL was gigantic
stride for such colony to make, ard re.
quired the storms Of debate and the undua.
ting power Of the very billows Of popular
Indignation to roll up n wave Of rebellious
and revolutionary sentiment on which the
grand idea of emar cipation and political in.
dependence could be formed with confidence
and security.
in vain. The waves of popular feeling and
audacity ran higher and higher, until at
last the great revolutionary billow Of liber-
ty reached its eliminating point AMI broke
its brilliant crest npon n free and independ-
ant people. whose greatest crisis was passed
when Jeffersons declarations Of rights had
been adopted by Congress aud proclaimed 20
the masses.
How pleasant it would be to follow this
immortal document Of human sagacity and
politi al freedom, from the hands Of Jcffer-
son and the committee, from the concur.
renee of the Continental Congress. from the
steps of the old Town Hall at Philadelphia
to the hearts of the people from the hearts
of the masses to the camp; from the camp
to conquest; from conquest to its ultimate
enshrinep pent in that sublimated chart Of
human liberty, the Constitution Of tic Uni
ted States.
Bu. as have before intimatel we have
not time tn ruminate upon these historical
and glorious events which challenge history
for n parallel, and which when contemplated
in detail, seem like 80 many golden precepts
Of virtue, winning us to integrity, honor,
patriotism and disintercstel bencv lcnce and
fraternity.
Without complete refereuc, to the an.
mails Of our country, we can appreciate the
fact that VIC are the ccllren Of patriotic
sires and grardsre', whose political purity,
bravery, disinterestedness aud brotherhood,
were tho aggregated elements upon which
our form OF government has been erected
aud by which alone II can be maintained
and psrpetuated. Aud although it may be
less interesting to leave those consecrat ed
fields Of the Revolution, of the war of 1872
aud our achievements in Mexico, and dwell
upon our present condition as u people and
government, upon our dnties as citizens
and the signs OF deterioration, yet We have
not the right to elect. The present and
passing influences arc those over which we
must preside, and ii possible make them
worthy Of such n glorious and noble ances-
try.
To submit the question of national impOr-
,anoe and comparative strength in manner
that will make the contrast striking and the
more easily appreciated, we will present the
respective resources Of the United States
and that government from which we inner
tied great portion of our energy and tall
ent, and from which we extorted recogni-
tion OF our separate political independence,
The following is the statistical table as
recently published in the San Francisco
Bulletin:
ENGLAND. UNITED STATES
Value OF cultivated soil 500 900 600 5000 900 ooC
Railways, canals stocks 250O O0OO00 l.l00 900 00O
Mines 600. 900 900 4,SO0 000, ,0OC
Dwelling factories, mills 200 900 900 5000 900 UOC
| Agricultural implements $50 o0o000 5oO,o0D,00t
Horses, Sheep, Cattle etc l,2l0u000O0 l5O0,o00Oo0
Commercial Marine..... 100000. 600 g0n,"O0,00o
Gold aud Silver. ... 1000 900 100000, ,0o0
| fisheries .............. 25,000Oo0 -
Public lands pub. build
| ings, ships, navy yards,
PRISONS forts, arsenais
dock yards churches hos
pitals 900 600 1000 ooo, ,OoC
Manufd goods, and for
sign m 'dEe paid for...... l, $50 600 900
| Agricultural produce, do
| nestle manufactures and
| foreign goods on hand. 1000 900 ,OoC
Total.... ,235 900 900 22OO0, 900, ,00C
From this IL will be seen that the child