Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-24


own acts. Ii he plants himself al =
on truth, integrity, honor anu up
rlghtness, with industry, patience
aud energy, he cannot hli ol sue
cess. So il il with Ms, We are a
young Republic, just entering upon
the arena of nations we VIII DO
the architect al our own fortunes
Our destiny under providence, Is IN
our own hands, With wisdom, prn'
dcnce aud craftsmanship on the
part of oar public men, and intelll'
.cmcc, virtue aud patriotism ON the
part nj the people, success, to the
full measure at our most sangnlnc
hopes, may be looked Tor, but II
we hc,nmc divided -srhismS arise
il 'lisscnsinns spring np-lf ihctlons
are cngcndrrcd-if party spirit,
nourishul by unholy personal am,
hitinn, shall rear its hydra head, |
have no gonl To prophesy for you
Without intelligence, virtue, lnleg,
rity aud patriotism an the part at
the people, no republic ar reprcScn-
tativc government can he durable
or stable,
We have intelligence, and virtue,
and patriotism, All that is required
is to cultivate and pcrpctuatc these,
Intelligence will not d0 without vir'
tue, France was nation of phi
losrphcr,. These philosophers be-
came JacohinS. They lacked that
virtue, that devotion Ia moral prin'
ciplc, aud that patriotism which is
essential" To II good government
Organized upon principles Of per
feet Justice and right-s"cking ami
" and friendship with all other
p0wrrs-I see no obstacle in the
way Of our upward and onward pro-
ercss. Our growth by acccssions
from other States, will depend
greatly upon whether we present
10 the world, rs | trust We shall, n
better government than that to
which they belong. II we do this,
North Carolina, Tennessee ard Ar.
kansas cannot hesitate long; nci-
Their can Virginia, Kentucky and
Missouri. They will necessarily
gravilatc to us by m impcrious law.
We made ample provision in our
constitution for the admission of
other States; il is more guarded,
and wisely so, think, than the old
constitution on the same subject,
but not too guarded to receive Them
as fast as it may be proper. Look
ing to the distant future, and per-
haps not very far distant either, it
is not beyond the range of possibil.
ity, and even probability, that all
the great States of the North West
shall sravitate this way ms we'll rs
Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Ar
kansas, &c. Should they do so our
doors are open wide enough to re-
ccivc them, but not until they are
ready to assimilate with us in prin-
ciple.
The process of disintcgration in
the old Union may be cXcctcd to go
on with almost absolute certainty.
We arc now the nucleus of Il grow
ing power, which, if we are true to
ourselves, our destiny and high mis-
sion, will become the controlling
power on this continent. TO what
extent acccssions will go on in the
process of time. or where it will
end, the future will determine. So
far rs it concerns States Of the old
Union, they will be upon no such
principles of reconstruction" as
now spoken of, but upon ''reorgani-
zation'' and new assimilation
Loud Applausc.] Such are some
Of the glimpscs Of the future as |
catch them.
In conclusion, Mr.. Stephens en-
pressed firm confidence i'll the
maintenance of peace.