Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-12-02

opened to them and their descendants, just 50
soon aud SO fast us they should be ready to go
up and possess it.
NEW ENGLAND AN ISLAND.
Rec. Robert Cuslman who visited New Eng
land in 1921, and preached the first sermon that
was ever heard there. thus describes the country
-" 1t is called New England because Of the
resemblance that is in it Of England the native
soil Of Engshmen. Ii being much the same
for heat and cold in summer and winter-it being
champagne ground but no high mountains,
somewhat like the soil in Kent and Essex full
Of dAes and meadow ground, rivers aud sweet
springs as England is. But principally, so far
as we can yet find, it is an island and near about
the quantity of England, being cut out from the
mainland Of America as England is from Europe
by great arm of the sea, which eutereth in
forty degrees and runneth up northwest aud by
west, aud g0eth out either into the south SEA or
iht1 the bay OF Canada. The certainty whereof
aal secrets Of which We have not yet so found,
us that, as eye witnesses, we can make narration
thereof hut il uod give time and means, we
shall ere long discover both the extent OF that
river, together with the secrets thereof aud so
try what territories, habitatons or commodities
may be louni either in or about it," Great dis
cuveries indeed have been made since good Mr..
Cushman's day. Marvellous secrets and cOmmo
dities have been found and brought forth for the
uses Of man, nnd the work has hut just begun.
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to be "eut our or set oil from the United States
very soon.
our AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.
Wclo not often enough reflect upon the good
moss OF God in giving such people such and SO
much soil NJ We possess. The people of this
county were to be teachers aud behetaotors Of
all nations. They were moi sent here to monop-
olze aud selhshly possess aud hold. They were
TO work out several grand problems for the
benefit Of all countries aud ages OF men. In
order to this it were desirable and needtul that
they should he primarily and chiefly an agricnl-
turA ncople. In the quiet aud honest industry
oil the hnm the crops Of men were 10 he trained,
who should give character to the future. "Since
the world began, the soil has been the mother
and nurse Of sound mud healthy hearted men,
uni cities ARE only saved from physiea, degene-
racy by large annual urafts from the moral pop
ulaiion."
AS instructors and brneiacIors of the world il
was necessary TINT tbs people thould hc Il man-
utacturiug and commercial people But ngri
cultural pursuits unlerle aud support all others.
California with nil her gold must be doomed 10
poverty, were il not for h,r fruitful and uxur ani
soil. la view Of nil this. how providential that
we have such land to dwell in As educators
and beueiacors OF our race. how fitting that we
should he disciplined in the yirtuous and health
ful pursuits of agriculture
should call forth our thanks. 1t seems that
holding this important moral aud educational
relation to the other portions Of the world, il
was necessary to give this land some important
advantages over them, aud in some sense tC
make US independent OF the other nations. And
by the possession of such vast agricultural ter
iilOiies, and the labor capital ne,diul for lhel
extensive cultivation, tlis country has been made
the granary Of the world. Other countries are
largely dependent upon the products Of our soil
1 The sWarming millions Of the old world wOul,
stArve, were 1t not for our wheat and corn crops
: All Lancashire is 1eggared for the want of
single cotton crop, aul we must needs send then
I bread to appease their hunger. Doubtless tn
{ disposition Of the mouatchists and haters of re-
9 publican institutions, to interfere and complicat
I our present national calamities has been held il
4 check by their absolute dependence upon tn
granaries OF the very country they would gadl.
n see reut and destroyed. This is really the only
\ nation in the world in which every person mdy D
: 'etH jed and clothed, without going out Of thei
Il own territory to procure the means. In this con
uecton, let me say, we ought to be thankful 10
the abundant harvest OF the present year
Il Amid all the sad oalamtics OF war, God has nc
a forgotten TO be gracious To us. lie has cause
. the earth To bring forth OF her increase as per
. haps never before IN our history. We hay
: enough and tU SPARE.
e THE LINKS THAT BIAD THE NATION TOGETHER
=. Neither is it uubecomiug US to remember ho
ia God has gwen US the inventive genius, mechani
cal aud Industrial skill to produce all the fucili
Ia ties tor lntetcOmmuulcatiOn This Is no sInn
,r item when We consider the almost unlimited es
/, tent ol our territory We, vast as it is, its eud
= are brought together by wires, along which lns
messages tor the benefit Of commerce and societl
IA Koals cross aul traverse its immense extcI
- from all points OF the compass. 1t bas bee
tpniIn nt.l 10 1,ut fiapn ia ~ ii
% power Ia intercourse which cannot be ov'
tn estimated, SO great is this power, that ever
II, new road of travel which expedites intercour
M between the older aud newer portions of OF
country, is to he regarded as u great NOR
g. benefit Let the country from one extreme
= the other be connected with roads Of iron as no,
n as possible. Let distance, ii possible, he uun
Al hilatel, let speed have race with emigratio
lr aud every stragger ol the woods he held
,lv close proximity with civilization, law and re-
is gion aud then the HssimiIating power viii
ed resides in the better forms Of society, will pc
Of wade aud shape the whole mass into iise
M, IL seems almost AS il God lad been preparing
n, a people to 20 through this fiery ordeal
discipline, by 50 bringing into connection d
several portions Of these loyal States, and givi
.. us such facilities for developing our vario
sJ resources For all this let us be thankful, n
~, no use these resources of power and influence
is' To bring honor tu HIS holy uamc, aud hasten 1
nv coming Of Ills Kingdom.
by TUE NATURAL POWERS OF LIBERTY.
81 (3) Jeiiepe we mdy sgtciy affirm hat thus !
.ro ia or history, certain yre and cital priacpies
,,I society and government hare been senied II h
al. always seemed MS il it was the primary niasi
nd of this people to try the experiment and test 1
III validity Of certain principles of essential il
nio portauce to the race. The field chosen was su
II able every way. In speaking of our republic
I'D institutions, De Tocqueve says -" The
nm ancestors gavo them the love of equality n
M freedom, but God himself gave them the inca
md of remaining equal aud free, by placing th'
III upon boundless continent, which is open
nd their exertions, General prosperity ia favorat
ms to the stability of all governments, but INC
~ particularly Of a democratic constitution, viii
mr. depends upon the disposition Of the majorit
NJ aud more particularly of that portion OF I
es- community which is most exposed to the pre-
an. sure Of want. Where the people rule il must
rendered happy, or it will overturn The State.
in Aud misery is apt to stimulate 1t to those e
M cesses to which ambition arouses kings I
la physical causes, independent of the laws viii
of contribute to promote general prosperity,
at more numerous in America than they have e'
nj been in any other country in the world at a
phe other period OF history, In the United Stat
,be not only is legislation democratic, but matt
ia herself iavurs the cause of the people. WI
tho man was first placed upon the earth by
bo Creator, that earth was inexhaustible in
m youth, but man was weak and ignorant, a
,cal when he had learned to explore the 'reasu
or which 1t contained, hosts OF his fellow creatu
! IN covered its surface, and he was obliged to CT
|, ~ an asylum for repose and for freedom by