New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-17

appears now viii be al nothing They will have pene'
trsted the earth In every direction and brought to
profitable investment and useful purposes many no"
hidden sources Of future wealth.
We have, as the first element emigration; nnu &c
condly, financial security. Emigration thus Jar 10 ns
country though prolific source OF our Strength, nas
not been altogether what 1t should be- Inc Secretary
Of State as the Speaker of the House Knows sent 70 D
communication the other day. showing that criminals
were liberated from imprisonment in the Old World on
condition that they should come TO the United STATES
II Is wellknown fact that early emigration was OF
character which would not be said. at the tist Dlusn
TO be desirabe but in the providence OF God II has
been Of the first advantage. we have never
yet reached largely the middle class OF Europe
The German States, alone, with a population OF nifty
million and annual increase OF six hundred thousand
souls can send US five thousand people every year,
mainly from the middle classes; men 10 occupy our
wine culture in the mechanical arts in the mysteries
Of mining Skilled labor is the want OF our country
and will furnish it be obtained inappreca Die
Increase of industrial power and product. We paid the
revolutionary debt in forty-fye years. We can pay
the present debt in less time Whether 1t be three or
five ten thousand millions, with such aid and H.
crease OF productive power, debt will be paid every
dollar oft, at the day 1t is due.
Mr.. Chairman fact like that stated TO the people
Of Europe opens the door for the emigration OF the
middle classes Of people, who neither buy land nor
open the heavily closed ranks Of privileged classes that
exhaust the Of the people and monopoze the
wealth and honors of the country.
With such accessions to our numbers we shall be able
to discharge duty to Government relieve our
people from their taxes and make known 10 the world
the value of the ilustrOus who have died in the
defense Of the country 1t is in such contest as this
that men and nations win honOrs that give them I'M
mortality War is bnt trivial thing compared with
the developments Of peace and II showing what we are
capable Of in forbear to show to the world what
capable OF In peace, shall bring upon US dis
honor rather than an enduring fame.
The position Of America is marvellous. When we
group these facts that known to every man they
seem incredible. But the other day the Emperor OF
France stated to the French Chamber Of Deputies TO
recommend his Government to his people that tho Con-
titution Of France not unlike that OF the United
States.
been proposed for instruction In the principles and his
tory of the American Government Its duty we owe
to other nations well as to ourselves to show them
what We are. Why Sir. there is many man among
the educated classes Of England and France who does
not know that speak the English language
In the elementary textbooks tie United States are
given unimportant position such as we accord 10
the South American Republics, or other distant ana
comparatively unimportant parts OF the American con
tnent. 1t Ia only where the people are able TO speak
for themselves that the Governments OF Europe Will IN
dersand what and their people be able compre.
bend our institutions and assert their rights.
am sorry. Mr. Chairman, that have trespassed so
long upon your attention. But for the very earnest
opposition, apparently, OF the gentleman from Illinois
(Mr Weshburre) to this simple harmless resolution,
reported by the Committee Foreign Affairs. should
not have ventured upon these remarks at all 1t was
not my intention when rose to trespass long, and
conclude my remarks by single suggestion-that
whatever power We have in the field or in the
workshop the true power Of the American Government
and the American peope Is In IDEAS that the lesson
which the Old World has to learn of u.s. and the lesson
which have TO learn ourselves In order justly to ap
preciae our own importance and character Is that In
The economy OF this world ideas better than blows
aud brains are better than blows.