Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-11-02

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IL was u remark of DR.. Franklin, that he coul
tell what kind Of a houseke per u lady woul
make il he could see her handwriting, This ma
or may not hc true. hut that such bold, larg
manly signature as that of John Hancock, car
not but strike the beholder with admiration n
man with n little soul could write such u hant
no one except patriot could make such charHc
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Look, If you please, at the signatures OF tn
sign.rs of the declaration of independence, lool
at the fac sinilcs of those So individuals VIII
with bold and fearless hand assigned that in
trument which gaye us political existence AN
we venture the assertion that none others can b
found superior, ireven equal, lfthe proposition
in intellectual philosophy is true. that the out
ward of man is but the counterpart Of the in
ward one, wa may then judge Of the mateli ial o
which these men were made, who, under tn
most untOward circumsta declared the ],
Colonies free and independent States In the re
prieye which King George in tho exercise of hi
royal clemcncv offered to all hs rebellous subject
John Hancock and Samuel Adams were excepted
Why this exception, Ne know not, such how
over, is II historical fact. Perchance he had seeI
the handwriting on the WALL possibly he knew
that such boldness and fearessness could not b.
subdued. Another incident connected with ou
revolutionary struggle is worthy Of note. When
Charles Carroll put his name to our great chart
er OF liberties, some one intimated that the Car
rol family were 80 numerous that it would be diff.
icult to tell who was the individual thus render
ing himself so obnoxious to royalty; the old hero
patriot at once seized n pen and wrote after his
name 'of CarIollton," thus making the proof ir-
refragable as to whom it was who assigned the
instrument. Such incidents as these speak vol.
umes in favor of those individuals by whose OK
ertions political fabric has been reared which
bids fair 10 rival and even surpass those ancient
Republics from whose example we have taken
ours. The English boast of their Government as
being Constitutional Government; and yet
venture that you can with difficulty find out it's
constitutional stipulations and acquiremcnts.-
This famous constitution is really creature of
Imagination. 1t is said to be made up cf the
edicts Of her courts, her acts Of parliament, her
usages Of time immemorial. Out of such heter
ogeneous mass, what or which is her constitution.
We think no one, with accuracy, can tell and
we make the declaration that 1t was not until
1877 that there was a written constitution, n Lex
Suprema the fundamental law of the land, and
that it was to American hands and to American
nina that there ls % 'u0iaint1fEl l1". hy winch
one aud all can De Eygcr.s3. th,s constitution
Of ours is so Oliaured IL i.s powers. 10 so vel
defined IN its acQuiremcuCs, mud js properly d4yii.
cd into tha three great department. which ruu-
stiiuto % gc0u government, riat .ho dudielr,,
ieso one with tho other. Rarely does .be Exsru.
Tive haze lv protect itr rights ny Jhe oatu ng.er
Ser.J'u oyus t.r Judiciary have ~ preserve its
gmiuc unsuIlled ~ nryu uuelpg Jaw unconsti
tutiJHui. such an Instrument as J.. Fpieru. con
sutatiVn which guards TIA interests o, the GOV.
yrnUrs and the governed, which protect tn5 sub
jccts, and yet regards with proper respect the
sovereign power, cannot but command the res
pect OF all who wish we'll to the human family
In other times and in desporic governments, the
will of the Emperor or King controlled human
tions. In monarches the will ot II single man,
be he mentally imbecile or intellectually great.
is the controlling power. and in some countries
is he supreme law from which there is no appeal
in simple democracies confusion and teebleness
often reign supreme, and mobs and mob law gov
crn instead Ofprincpe and settled rules ofaction.
In our we'll regulated government we have in our
enough OF the mOnarcllical feature to
give yigor and strength to its requirements. We
have in our senate enough OF the arstocratlc dig
nifty to give it respectability and weight to the
of our Congress In our House OF
we have suffciency of the DEM
ocracy to insure freedom of action, freedom OF
opinion and freedom of ,hoHght Where can be
found such another constitution. i'll which you
see persons and property alike protected and
alike shielded by tho strong arm OF the law. /
have always been struck with that feature in our
which provides for tho promoting
OF the progress of science and the useful arts,
and before we close, we propose to inquire If this
provision las been complied with. This very
provision, however, shows that u new era has
dawned upon the human family The cosmo-
grarher, who from this period attempts to en-
tighten the world with his lucubrations will no
longer confne himself to the physical powers of
the inhabitants of the world. the soul, the mind,
the intellect the judgment and the reasoning
powers, are the parts Of man with which he
deals.
The contest of the gladiators must give way to
intellectual contests. The strife upon the Hip
podrome, and the Spanish bulbaiting must hence
forth give place to that more intellectual employ
ment which the drama affords
A celebrated divine who has lately favoured
the world with his autobiography, enumerates
various reasons why he is thankful that he has
lived at the present period, and those of us who
are now living and enjoying the festivities of the
present occasion, have really had our lots
cast in pleasant places. In the language of
the author above mentioned, We ought to be
thankful that our lots have been cast in this
age and in this glorious land. This
age has advantages over all former ages. The
improvements OF all antecedcnt periods are but
to our quota of happiness. By
means OF thu printing press, the writing of those
.~o VI WIZ HdNe QUIET
lays, all combine and cluster around us for our
Use and benefit. The reformatio commenced by
Luther is now lavishing it's benefits on every
part of the civilized world. For us the sailor at
The mast head on the evening of the llth of Oct.
,ber l492 cried out "land, land, ahead!' and
Columbus and his followers kissed the dust of a
new continent For US the Puritan fathers amid
he horror of winter and on rockbound, savage
md inhospitable coast, sang their hymns 10 the
Of ciyil rail- irin lihartv m
blessings upon their efforts to found church ,
Without a Bishop, and State without King.
This age is not only more wonderful, but it is
more glorious than any of its predecessors be-
ause the poorer and humber and dependent
classes possess much larger share of physical .
comforts than they did in former times, when
Egypt was In the zenith of her prosperity, her
erls poor, broken Gown and crushed to the dust,
'uild pyramids and cities and tombs, titled the !
round and gathered :he harvests not for them
elves and children but for others A proud ar
lnnkad m tha ,ocl LII