Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-08
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| 3. As TO our prosperity.
Our commerce, badly damaged during the late con
test has revived with amazing rapidity. While th,
| European nations are being drawn into the mael
| strom Of war, IL may be vastly increased. Thou
sands upon thousands OF citizens of the old worlt
are flying from political woes and home expressions
10 our frendyshores, 10 enjoy the bleSings Of gcod
| government. With unexampled energy we arc
! pushing forward the Pacific Railroad. Some think
! in five years time it will he completed Allow
twenty years to pas. before it is finished when done
it will date new era in our history The commerce
of Asa-her tea and coffee and spice and shawl:
! and silks-that commerce which has enriched Spain
and France and Holland and England by turns, will
pass through the United States and then New ork
instead Of London will rule the Exchange Of the
world. No monarchy OF republic in the annals OF
time ever had such promise Of prosperity as our ma
ton has set before it, if moral educational and relig-
iou5 influences keep pace with our other blessings
4. As to population.
The number of our people doubles every twenty
five years. We have now 35,0oO,00O. In twenty
FIVE years will at the rate Of increase, have
100000; in fifty years 140,00O000; in seventy
FIVE years 280,000,0O0; in one hundred years 5Go,-
100000; in one hundred and twenty-five years Il,
10000, ,O0O and in one hundred and fifty years p,
2l0,000,000, and not state among them all Oar
country stretching 1000 miles from the Atlantic 10
the Alleghanies; 1000 miles from the Aneghanies
to the AIissssippi q lO00 miles from the MissisSp-
pi to the Rocky Mountains and 1000 miles from
the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific, and from the
Northern Lakes TO the Gulf of Mexico viii sustain
it is said, this immense multitude. Mountan-ribbed,
prairie-adorned, lake-cTowned, gulf-Washed, with
every variety of climate and production, what land
beneath the is we'll calculated to subsst this
teeming population, almost twice the present popu-
laton of the glohe. Let our common school sys-
TEN, and Sabbath Schools and Churches, and chris
tian influences, and pure patriotism, mould, as
they should, these manifold millions, and how mag
nifcent the destiny that is before Us No wonder
Satan saw the growing greatness OF this christian
nation that he made such desperate efforts 80 tear it
down. But God has never committed such all act
of Providential extravaganza, Of such stupendous
prodgality as to squander the moral and religious
forces he had taken such pains to mature and garner
up for the welfare Of the race. Preserved as We
have been, therefore, We have reason 10 believe in
view Of the multtudes that vii! he gathered under
our starry banner in this land Of civil and religious
liberty, that grand future is before rs
}. As to cur commanding influence in the worlds
troubles.
France, the ruling power Of Europe opens her
eyes to the fact more than ever. England feels it,
and while her common people rejoice in il, her aris-
tocracy dread it. Austria is wisely apprehensive,
and Russia-wondrous marvel Of the ccntUry-
gives US her hearty greeting.
The Fenians imagined they weIe strong enough
to odemolish England through the Cansdas and there
were fear and trembling over the st. Lawrence and
North Of the British Channel, but in twenty four
hours the United States crumpled up the Fen
ians and snuffed out all their hopes. \ word from
this country in future troubles abroad may disperse
armies, may check war, may stop oppression, and
redress the wrongs of ages. Happy, fortunate Amer
lea if VIC heed the lessons Of the past Il we fulfil
the hopes Of the future. With treason girdled, re-
buked and punished; with loyal presses loyal min
sters, loyal churches, and loyal christian people,
how unparalleled the destiny that awaits us.
Hail thou Rcpublic of Washington hail,
Never one star Of thy Union shall pale
Thou hope Of the world Every omen Of III,
Must fade in the light Of their destiny still;
And time bring but honor with increase TO thee,
Thou land OF the beautiful, home oi the free.
Grace Greenwood lately drew The following PIC
ture Of the future:
Back on these troublesome times viii Uu. chill
dred look in reverence and awe. The sons of our
brave aoders will date their patents OF nobility on
grander battle-6elds than Agncourt or Bannocll-
burn. Such patents Of nobility no royal heralds
Office has symbols sufficiently glorious for. Many
a coat Of arms in those days will have one sleeve
banging empty.
We may picture to ourselves a group OF noble
young lads, some ten years hence, thus proudly &C
counting for their orphanage an orphanage which
the country should see to it shall not be desolatc
Says one: My father fell in beating back the in
vaders at Gettysburg SAYS another: Nv father
fell on Lookout Mountain, fighting above the
clouds Says third: MY father Suffered mar
t23dons in Libby Prison" Says another: Ny
father went down in the Cumberland. Yet anoth-
er: Ny father was rocked into the long sleep be-
low the wave, in the iron cradle of the Monitor
And there will be hapless lads who will listen in
mournful envy, saying, in their secret hearts:
"Alas, we have no part nor lot in such glOryings.
Our fathers were rebels p And here and there a
youth, more unfortunate, who will steal away from
his comrades and murmur in bitterness Of soul:
All, God help me- Ny father was q C6ppahozIr
God helping, none Of our children shall have rea-
son to take up this last mournfu amentaton We will
make better history for ourselves and for them We
will work on, pray on, and if need be, again lay our
lives upon the altar Of country 10 preserve this
great Republic Of the free. viii you not ali Join
in the patriotic sentiments OF The National Ode
& suitable peroration Of this address
Sail on, sail on thou Ship Of Satg
Sail on, 0, Union, strong and g.ca.
Humanity, with all its fears,
Is hanging breathlcss thy fate
We know what master laid thy keu..
What workmen wrought thy Tbs 0i steel,
Who made each mast, each sail. each rope
What anyilz rang, what hammers beat:
In what forge, and what hea,
Were shaped the anchors Of thy hope.
Fear not each sudden sound and shock
'Tis of the wave and not tho rock:
Tis but the happins Of the sail
And not 4 rent made by the gale
In spite of rock, and tcnpests roar,
In spite Of false lights On the share
Sail on, fear - breast the s5a:
Our hearts, hopes, our prayers, our ieLr-,
Our faith, triumphant Ger our fears