The Nevada Democrat., 1862-04-08
Rev. F. c. Ever on the war.

AT the celebration of Washington's BIRTH
day, at The Academy of Music in New York
City, the Rev. F. c. Ever, formerly of Cali.
fornia, delivered an address, which is high
ly spoken of by the city papers. A cores
pondent of the Bulletin gives the following
synopsis of his closing remarks:
There is an era in national existence
dawning this day, of which though clear To
as, even bis prophetic mind did not dream.
10 the 1000 years before Christ the world
was in its first cycle of national life. It's
great nations were cities. Rene, Athens.
Carthage. Jerusalem. Babylon, occupy the
pages Of history. In the 1000 now closing
the world has been in the second cycle of
national life. Its great nations have been
States. France, Austria, Spain, England.
Italy. PTussia-those, as first-class Powers.
well occupy the pages of its history. But
il needs no prophetic eye TO see that there
is opening to the world its third cycle of
national life. God, in his development.
never repeats himself-ever advances. A
cycle in which its nations shall not be as
the first. cities, shall not be as the second.
States, but shall be truly great countries,
almost continental in their proportions and
power. France and England, and Austria
and Prussia, aud Italy and Spain. and Hol
land and Denmark, and Germany. occupv
together a territory Of 100000 square
miles, and possess population of l69 ,OOO,-
600. The Northern, Middle, Southern and
Western States, exclusive Of The Territories
of the Pacific, are occupying to-day ,3OO.-
600 square miles. aud at the ratio of In.
crease Whereunder they have grown SO
speedily within the lifetime Of MANY of our
silver-haired men, 100000 to 80 0OO, 900.
how many decades would this country re-
quire to go on from 80 200, 900 TO l6O. .OOO.-
600. Russia, exclusive of her Siberian DOS.
sessions, occupies a territory of 100000
square miles; and how many decades will
she require TO increase her 6O,OOO. 900 TO
l20O00,000? The possibility of truly such
gigantic powers-equal each of them to all
the great States together Of The second cy-
Gle of national life-is for the present only
to be found in two instances in the world,
Russia and America. Each are but infants
as yet, for the new and third cycle is but
dawning. But though infants, they stand
as peers OF the grown men of Western Eu-
rope. And true TO the purposes of the fu-
ture in the birth of this new progeny Of
nations, II one of the brothers is in trouble.
whether in the Crimea or ut Manassas, It's
twin is stirred with interest and fraternal
anxiety. Eighty years is as nothing to
such a country. Thus far we have as a ma.
tion been struggling, not so much TO live
as to get successfully into existence. The
idea Of State rights, of Secession. and Of
small countries as first class powers, be-
longs TO a cycle Of the world which is now
closing. Sir, there is God 10 Heaven,
and the great question to be decided now
and by war is, is one of this new progency
of the nations of the future now TO be sue
cessfnlly born, or is IL 10 be stFangled in
the birth by western Europehnism aud the
past? Rising TO the dignity Of her destiny
in the future, Americans will not let Wasil.
ington's America die.