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of Great Britain. They established nei-
ther monarchy, nor oligarchy, nor aristoc.
racy, but on the other hand, they organ
lied at once the representative parliment
or Legislature, thus securing to the people
the entire control of all their civil affairs.
Their great object in coming to Ameri-
ca was to secure the enjoyment of that
which was denied them at home, wiz
civil and religious liberty
Convinced that the education of the
masses was the strongest security for
free people, they, first in the history of
the world, avowed the doctrine that the
State should let none of its children grow
up in Ignorance.
They established free schools for the
education of the whole community, to de-
velop and train the minds of the people
and fit them to act as christian citizens in
the State and the nation.
The political, educational and religious
instructions which we have received from
our fathers, and which we still enjoy, are
monuments, revealing the true character of
the New England colonists, and present
ing a wide contrast between the leading
principles of the two sections now at va
rance.
1t will at once be seen that slavery
could not long exist in society formed un-
der such influences.
1t did, indeed gain temporary hold
in New England, though not by consent
of the colonists but after their indepen-
dence was achieved, it was soon abol-
ished
So strong an opposition did it meet in
the moral sentiment of the people, and in
the unfavorable climate, that the slaves,
probably never exceeded one fiftieth part
of the population,
Again the Pulitans were not bound by
, any ecclesiastical law. They held no un-
ion of church and State but with an open
Bible for their charter, they declared
themselves free to worship God according
: to the dictates of their own consciences
Thus we find wide difference, at the
first, in the leading principles at work,
I when the two sections were colonizcd.
: On the one hand vaunting overbearing
aristocracy supported by negro slavery,
0 and streng gthened by the ignorance of the
common people; on the other free de.
mocracy, sustained by free schools, free
5 labor, free speech, and free Bible; on
, the one hand, the civil power and social
/ influence vested in the few, while the
l many were depcndants; on the other, So
cial and civil equality for the masses.
| 1t may at first thought seem strange
that element SO discordant in their ma
, ture and tendency could ever harmonic
sufficiently to allow of union, and coop
: GRAFTON under general government, and
, the question arises why were not two
t distinct nations established on the soil
now occupied by the Republic, instead Of
| one?
t Various reasons may be assigned for
, such union. Common commercial in
tercsts, and common love of political
liberty would constitute strong bonds of
union, but nothing could be so efectual
to this end as to be brought under CON-
, mon oppression, by the same tyranical
power Having alike, strong love Of
: liberty, though using that liberty for
somewhat different ends, they could redily
unite to repel foe, that sought to deprive
, them of that which they held SO dear.
J Thus under the exactions, the oppress-
i've enactments of the British Government,
! union became necessary, for neither sec
tion could have stood alone against such
, fearful odds, to achieve their indepen-
t dencc, and when once united, their mutu-
al protection, and the maintenance of
> the rights they had secured, rendered
, union still desirable
Hence q federal compact was formed,
, under which the colonies might unite by
making such mutual concession as seemed
necessary to secure harmony Of action.
+ slavery was recognized in the constitution,
Q and left to the control of the several states
: in which it existed, in the hope doubt
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