The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-12-01

tulS IlliSuty wave vi poPU"1ioa iudTou-
in as an invinsible army from east to
west subduing every year 100 miles of
wilderness, look little onward when
judging from the past, in 1880 these
3O,OOo,O0O will be 6O,OOO,000, and in
1902, the same ratio would swell it to
12O,OOO,OOO, and what in view of such
a prospect are the little disasters of
year or the partial stagnation of bust
ness in a particular portion? Only
gentle ripple upon the surface of an
Ocean! About $50 years ago, Berkely
wrote the oft repeated line: "West-
ward the star of empire takes its way"
but he dreamed not Of its speed, or wide
spread sway. 1t has been westward
for many ages, but slow in its march.
The Assyrian Monarchy once ruled
the world, next the Babylonian, next
the Persian, next the Macedonian, next
the Roman-all which have passed
away as mist of the morning. The
Empire of the Globe is now divided
between England, France, Russia and
America. Of these powers, Russia
and America are the youngest and have
most to hope for in the future. Eng
land and France have already attained
their growth and probably in power
and Importance have passed their
zenith. Of that gigantic power in the
east of Europe, stretching its long
arms across the north of Asia and
reaching its fingers far into portion
of our own continent, we need not
further speak. Its proportions are
colossal. Its future is a great problem.
The outlines of our own seem to us
more clearly defined. If history teaches
any thing, in less than fifty years this
nation of ours is to be the leading ma
ton on earth. In addition to what l
have said, take as pressage few
interesting statistics. We have $4,000
miles of navigable rivers, 5000 miles
of canals. OF the five great lakes, we
have 10000 square miles. We have
900 miles of railway in operation at
a cost of $9OO,OO0,OO0 and $1,000 miles
of railway are in progress. In 1856
we Ind greater length of railway
than all the world beside. In 1874 the
first line of Telegraph was erected in
this country. We now have $4,000
miles in successful operation.
The internal commerce of the country
and the capital invested in manufac-
lures are equal, each having swelled to
the sum of S6OO,O0O,0OO. The annual
value of the products of labor, other
than agricultural is 81 500, 900, 900.
Our mines of Gold, Copper, Lead and
Iron are among the richest in the world.
The gold fields of California yield
$50, 100000 per annum. The surface
of our coal fields is 10000 square
miles. The annual value of our har-
vests is 100000. And better than
all we have over $4,000 Schools, 5000
Academies, 234 Colleges and $4,000
Churches. Truly no pent up Utica
contracts our powers. But whole
boundlcss continent is ours.
With a past so wonderful, present
resources so vast, and a more glorious
future so certain, we have surely much
for which to be greatful. Much? We
!. have every thing! For what are the
disasters, the difficulties, the embar-
rassments which have fallen upon our
land occasionally, here and there, but
the much needed and wholesome dis
cipline, which wise Benefactor found
necessary for our good. Whom the
Lord loveth he chasteneth, whether it
be nations or individuals. These chas-
tisements are sometimes need by Y Dung
America. Such as We had in '37, AT
and '5s only show us we were going
a little too fast and had overloaded the
car and thus made it necessary to have
a smash-up. Without such instructions
we would forget the lessons of higher
wisdom, and forget "that man wants
but little here below nor wants that
little long" looks well on paper, bu,
Young America wants one hundred
thousand!
Twenty-Five hundred years ago
Ageer made very sensible prayer, al
least our Fathers thought so, "Give
me neither poverty nor riches," but in
these days it is antiquated, for the
young man who is ashamed to labor as
his father did, who cannot leap with
g one bound into $4,000 year is not
smart, he lacks business capacity! He
sees the glittering pile before him, i,
recedes, the temptation rises, "honestly
if / can, dishonesty if must" and thus
grasps the prize, but it is as a fire in hi.
bones and as thorns in his pillow.
Young America is fond of the high
pressure principle and she must expect
to burst her boiler now and then. Blu,
1 must have the hundred thousand
How can l help it? My neighbor nc
t, better than ], has it, or he has gone tt
Congress, or are Money Kings Of
Railroad Princes, or are Governor
, while we are still obliged to work fol
3 an honest living.
, My hearers it IS a good thing to give
t thanks unto the Lord.
3 The past two years have been to ou
e nation such as the sun never shon,
r upon before. We forget not the daily
r reports of our press, secular and religi
Gus which brings us an estimate o
t over 100000 souls converted to God
, A great army, 100000 added to Zion
made happier, better, holier, bette
: fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, neigh
= bors. We are glad to for such sudder
: riches.
1 You will ask me why / do not touch
: upon Politics. This is not our Fourth
3 of July, l admit that Patriotism is
t duty. a pleasure and glory and We