The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-02-26
From the Northwestern Church.
Ideas, md where they
Come From.

reasons, but simply to vindicate, on some
points, the truth of history:
Mr.. EDITOR: These areinquiring times
Men are searching, on all hands, for solu-
tons to many questions that were once
supposed settled. A great many hoary
old shams that have imposed on them are
getting apidly picthed into the gutter. A
great many things they had supposed true
are turning out false Tie thing must 60
on. | design doing my small share then
to help.
The Americans have certain distinct
type of national character. We have GER
tain clearly defined national ideas. Where
do we get them? Last month on. Fore
fathers day." thousand voices answered
1--WE got them all f oms Plymouth, Rick
They all came over in the Mayhower. a
noble band Of Tigrms fleeing from perse-
cuJion in wicked old Europe, came oyer
to the desert new world, and established
here freedom to worship God, free schools,
free presses, universal sufierage, and eve-
ry noble thing there is in America.
! That was the answer at all the ''pil-
grim dinners in December. 1t is also
the answer in half our school readers, and
! so called school histories The innocent
children of all Americans are taught that
they, poor little things are descended from
'our forefathers" of the Maynower; that
all the people of this broad continent came
from the loins of the Rev. Mr.. Robinson
and his congregation; that the genllemer
in steeple crowned hats, in short, made
America.
Let u look at it. In the first place
then, the Puritan emigration was but &
! drop in the bucket Ii formed scarcely
the hundreth part of the original emigra
ton. Ii was rot the first emigration either
Flourish colonies were planted year;
before in various parts of the country
There were Engli IN Virginia; Swede;
and Fl ms coming into New Jersey; Ducl
in New York; French linsunols into Caro-
r liza. As near as | can make out, the pro
: portion of people now IN the United States
, OF English descent Is about SIX millions
'Eese about twp millions are OF iari'an ue
elt
r NV, what did the Puriians come t'
America fT? Mrs. llemans says to es
tahlish Freedom t" worship Uod. Mr
Beechtr et I'd omPe genuS, says to establish
this and escape persecution. W hat due
history s'y' lh'I came Simply 10 oe'
ter their eon!ilo' hey ehlSrated IRON
Prrc''e the M I've nat ca"Sede mgra''o'
, then, dni causes II how. and ever VIII
car" lie Pc CT ol larger ma'er'a
! oe' :. ~ en- S'"'eu rom ii"i'a''u
: not from E"5'"n'' my certainly "e''
not perSe"uted IN ii'i'""d' deny TIA
thy "efe p'r''ruted IN England. At al
events they were not trpuo'ed on accoun
OF ther religion N llol a"d Europe di'
not df'Fe them cut. lh'y We're coin,
vel among the Ia ch. Bat mark tn
. Puri'ans. "lt gr.eyed their hearts tha
the Dutch would not reform sheir charcl
accordinc to the pure word of God" The,
f left Holland because they could not com
pei the Dutch to turn Purtans. Tha. l.
their own word Wei. in 1920. bein.
then in L,evdep. and bein1 satisfied the,
couldn't turn Dutchnen into puritans
they c,ncluled 70 lsave and asked Jam,,
- far GRANT of land J,mas an F,;s
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