Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-01-05
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At the beginning of the Rebellion,
DEBow's RepieW became firm supporter
of the war for Southern Independence. 1t
taught the principles upon which the
South went to war, and gave the whole
weight of its influence to the Confederaey.
The first number of the new series OF this
able Repiew contains a new introductory
from the Editor,J. D. B. DEBow, bearing
the title which, heads this article. The
following are the material portions of H.
which our readers will thank us forrepro-
ducing: e. ..s '' ar' Nrrg
Whatever may have been the theories of
the past, the results of the great conflict
which has shaken the land to its center es-
tahlish beyond controversy the fictthat the
United States is fixed and permanent
Government, and is capable of resisting
every internal effort for its disruption; and
that from the experiences OF the past, there
is likely to be no movement in the future
looking to disruption emanating from any
quarter. a.l ag1 ...r ..s
A nation which has proved itself capable
of passing through such crisis-involVlnng
the movement of armies and navies scarcely
of the great Napoleon, and the expenditure
OF moneys to which the powerful States of
Europe have been stranger, and of which
they can scarcely realize the facts, MAIN
tanning through it all its currency aud credit
unimpaired--is not likely to 90 down in
any future contingency. ..,......
This much must be admitted; and the
powers of Europe may now recognize IN the
Unit d States colossal rival, vast in terri
tory, in population, and in ambition; inur-
ed to arms and to industry; a nation of
soldiers, sailors and workmen, ready for
the sword or the scythe, fearing nothing
which the world can offer in competition or
in conflict. The monarchies of Europe
combined would present but feeble bar
rier to the future advance OF this now giant
power.
1t is well-North and South-there is but
one feeling in America, and it is that her
destines are in her own keeping; and that
nothing of interest or of favor is to be de-
sired or looked for from any of the mOnar-
chirs of the old world. They have been
tested in the hour of trial, and have been
found to be timeserving, bigoted and in
the last degree selfish. Incapable of great
craftsmanship, they have taken their posi-
tion, and must abide the result. J.
A wise and liberal national policy will
speedily restore to the United States all
that it has lost by the war; and magnani-
nous and forbearing spirit will bring into
harmony again its recently jarring ele-
ments, and constitute one people out of its
| teeming millions.
Accepting the results of the war, our
people everywhere have but to put their
| shoulder to the wheel, intellectually and
physically, to redeem-such is the vastness
| of our resources and the fleXibility of our
| nstitutions-what has been lost, and re-
move all traces OF the recent calamitous
| times. ...... '..
What is the present status of the United
States in territory, in population, and in
commerce, compared with other powers
1t is well TO take glance at the figures.
In TERRIToRY.-We have only TO repeat
what was said by us in the compendium OF
the census of 1850. The territorial extent
of the republic is nearly ten times as great
as that of Great Britain and France COM
| bined; three times as great as the whole OF
| France, Britain, Austria, Prussia, Spain,
Portugal, Belgium, Holland and Denmark
together; one and half times as great as
the Russian empire in Europe: one sixth
| less only than the area covered by the fifty
nine or sixty empires, states and republics
of Europe; of equal extent with the Roman
empire or that of Alexander, neither OF
which is said to have exceeded 100000
| square miles. - . .