The hydraulic press., 1860-06-16

THE ASGLo-SAxoN RAcE.-In 1870 the
Anglo-Saxon race numbered about 6 900, 900,
and was confined to England, Wales, and
Scotland; and the combination of which it
is the result was not then more than half
perfected, for neither Wales nor Scotland
was half Saxonised at the time. Now it
numbers 60, 900, 900 of human beings, plant
ed upon all the islands and continents of the
earth, and increasing everywhere by an in
tense ratio of progression. 1t is fast absorb
ing or displacing all the sluggish races or
barbarous tribes of men that have occupied
the continents of America, Africa, Asia, and
the islands of the ocean. If no great physi-
cal revolution sapervene to check its propa-
cation, it will number 500, ,000, 900 of human
beings in less than one hundred and fifty
years from the present time-all speaking
the same language, centered to the same lit
erature, and religion, and exhibiting all its
inherent and inalienable characteristics.
Thus the population of the earth is fast
becoming Anglo -Saxonized BY blood. But
the English language is more self-expansiye
and aggressive than the blood of that race.
When a community begins to speak the
English language, it is half Saxonized, even
if not drop of the Anglo-Saxon blood runs
in its veins. Ireland was never colonized
from England like North America or Aus
tralia but nearly the whole of its 100000
or 5000, 900 already speak the English Ian
guage, which is the preparatory step to be-
ing entirely absorbed into the Anglo-Saxon
race as one of its most vigorous and useful
elements. Everywhere the English language
is gaining npon the languages of the earth,
and preparing those who speak for this alb
eorbtion.
The young generation of the East Indies is
learning it and it is probable that within
fifty years 65, 900, 900 of human beings of the
Asiatic race, will speak the language on that
continent. So it is IN the United States.-
About $4,000 emigrants, from Germany and
other countries of continental Europe, are
arriving in this country every year. Per-
Aaps they cannot speak word of English
when they FIRST land upon our shores; but in
the course of a few years they master the
language to some extent. Their children sit
upon the same benches in our common
schools with those of native Americans, and
become as they grow up and diffuse them
selves among the rest of the population,
completely Anglo -Saxonized Thus the race
is fast occupying, and subduing to its genius,
all the continents and islands of the earth.
The grandsons of many young man who
reads these lines, win probably live 10 see
the day when that race will number its s.
100000 of human beings. Their unity, har
mony and brotherhood must be determined
by the relations between Great Britain and
the United States. Their union will be the
union Of the two worlds. If they discharge
their duty to each other and to mankind, they
must become the united heart Of the mighty
race they represent, feeding its myriad veins
with the blood of moral and political life
Upon the state of their fellowship, then, more
than upon the union of any two nations on
earth, depends the well being of humanity
and the peace and progress of the world
Washington States.