New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-16
vv,u WINK nAuy TRIBJNE FRIDAY. DECEMBER 49, 1884

(Chcers) Let MS have no mere Of the late tals ma
this IL not war 10 put down Slavery: Everybody
now admits that whatever Is the issue OF the srugge
Slavery will he abolished. Now, with regnra 70 me
issue Itself I told You two years ago tbat ma rot
believe that should I've u see two independent ctate1
tina, continent VI North America. nave ness,, 49,
opinion bnt with far more emphasis than have over
expressed before tCheers) / do not believe ,
ta: country In my day g s pe sspe sy Of sspar
ton % be absolutely insuImountabe. NbccIS) lake
the Of Tho Mssisspp that river stn 10 Hlo.'s
ries flows through 5000 niles OF hotlsao'e Nn.ls
into the Guf If Mc2co, anil in order that inc Ohnel
gtatea might have ts mouths IN their own occupion
tina, they might have. II were tho keys o, tnelr
own doors IL tneir own posso thIy vim the
money Of tho Cd Union fSr three millions sier,ns;
,IIesr belr) Wei now. some two of three hunaIoa
thou ard people could have squatted there. Some Eng
irh rone Fr, nch and soino Americans lave taken
into their heads chat they viii carry on th5 STATE ana
plce tho mouths 90 that great river tho outlet oi tat
oct country in the hands " foreign state. have
seid that II would BE- lr easier FOR Essex or Kent to
Gerry oil tic mouths OF the Thames and SCI up an East
Anclila Kingdom thin for Louisiana TO carry on the
mouths OF The Ns3Sspp end SGT ~ ioF an iehIct
s,aie There arc sCBc FEN hundreds 81 thousands In
the counties ~ Kent nd Esscr but tho valley Of tne
Mississippi viii become he home OF @0OVU9' ahd
this makes Il infinitely more impossible h8t the heJ
States sioul allow the months OF the Mississippi 10 he
rried on than that ENGLAND 2houd suffer the Thames
70 be IA en away. Why should they do 50 when they
can prevent IL by tie smallest expense end retain pos
session OK H. for for gn1boats could easily blockade
no outlet Of that riyerf Even If the North cannot
conquer Louisiana they might cUt the dykes above
Now o., oans sEd drown tie Whole OF that state. In
saying hs EN- speaking OF the motives and P,ssipi
ties. ,3d rot wishes OF feelings OF my own (Chcefs)
/ II Won think that Mr. Jefferson Davis would Dc con-
tented with the Cotton States and not be allowed 10
extend into Ts1rs he would hot thank ,ou, They
are fighting in tbc South - carry Slavery beyond
Texas INTO the rast Iesious OF Ceatr America Nov,
sqy ,ia II the geogrsphcel features Of the country
Ind been looked at by tie rng q ard those WHO
Wriio ia he nc sparcrs, they would net have MFNCa
n conviction Of she sueeeSAoi me southern s'Ie.
/ There is ~ newspaper pubilEcd ~ London read by
even body but / have mGryeod az tAe Ignorance
which i has betrayed If the geocrophioal ieltnes 81
this territory. In article recently there Wls .
river Of 80 miles Il internal navigation % Which me
largest river In Ibis country s mere Tvter ara ~
was made 20 turn up hill any number OF nIles INTO
sno,her river aud these two rivers eemehled wele
made 10 ~ ia'o ihird river, INTO Thlch NEITHER
really p0uls drop OF water. lHeaT hear now,
there Is roal danger in the ignorance OF WAa i"t
want Of better term may call The ruling ciisses OF
this cou1irytbore is real danger ilon tDels 'U.
Ignorance * everything relating TO America hhd You
NAV oct into diff uiea from this ignorance #hch mei
cost much national dislopOr 10 escape ifJn l'LccFs.
! II were p rich man I would endow g professor :
bai- AZ O,tord aud Cambridge 10 instruct the under
gIn'uaes Of those Universities in Amer,oSn hs'cy.
! world undertake 10 say. and speak aiySedy. tha
viii take any undcrg graduate no8 el OXFORD or an
bridge aEd viii bring mm to nap ~ VIC chltS,
sSates aud ask him 20 put bis neer Oh CIiihRo hhC
Will undertake n say that he does not 60 WITHIN IVV
miles II it, Yet Chicago Is place OF lN,VU lhhSDi'
ant from which o.c 20 NO millions Of people 10 oar
own country are annually fed. These young Gentlemen
know nj. about the geography OF ancient ureece ulI
Egypt. Now lRpT SHAH % peed "!'i Ni, a.; I'M
Latin quotations for what am going to say' Ken
was at Athens sailed out Que Summer morning 70
seek the rmous river Iiissus and after WAXING sme
hundred yards up what appeared 20 O' .nc uen OF
a I,rnuttir torrent came upon a number Uf Athenan
lnuudr,tses and l iouud they bad damned up tlis
mous classical river aud we're Using every drop o. 7
water for their sanitary purposes. WY 'heH,
,honld rot these yoang gentlemen who know all about
lilo geography OF thc Ilissus know also sOmethms;
about the geography Of tho Miss!sdpp,i l an q
great advocate Of culture of every klhd ana say,
When fnd a nan Ike Professor Goodwin Smltb o.
Professor Rogers Who In addition to profound clisi
col Earning have vas; knowledge OF modern affair >
and Who as vel as scholars, are profound thinkers
these are men whom know 10 have vest supe
riorty over me- and bow ~ tfein with reverence ioi
their superior advantages; bat 10 bring up Young mel
from college with % knowledge OF the country IT
which the great drama of modern politics ana ha,oha
life Is now being worked out VINO are ignorant Vi
cuuntry like America but who, whether AZ be Tor goos
or for OIL, must exercise more Influence IN THIS country
] than any other cass--to bring up tic young desi
ute OF such knowledge Is cay lnperiIns ~
best interests; and earnest r"mous'rsnce
ought 20 be made ng,nst sGch state OF eN
ucaton by every public man who values In Tue
slightest degree rho future welfare OF bis country
Hear hoar) You know my opinions VIA respect u
The future OF America. l don't desTu % carry thel
ou, and fbod not have said mach II ~ much hnd
not been said on the other side. want nothing bu
neutrality (Cbeerr.) But If are 10 have pcriee
neutrality this subject let US try for Heavens sake
to have little temper In the discussion OF ques
lion Tor which. happily Tor Vs. we are not Responsible
arn mute and slencet when i reco!lect that hav
been protecting against ever since came Into pun
lie nie bat have never succeeded in preventing Wal
MI over lhe world. could not say TO merica, w ~
90 you insist carving On this civil war; shou'
Of once be subject 10 tie reply, why do you not tas
the beam out Q! your own eye before you take the mot
out Of oursr But fear that The advocates OF oil TIE
wars against which have always been yainiy protest
ing are turning up the whites OF tLeiT eyes, as
\ they had been tluakers from their DlIth.