, 1866-10-14
SUNDAY, OCTOBER II, 1866.
EIGHT HUNDRED YEARS.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER II, 1866.
EIGHT HUNDRED YEARS.
On the 14.b Of October, 1000, William tho
conqucror gained the battle of Hastings. II
seemed to be only the establishment Of VII.
Liam instead Of Harold on the throne OF Ed
ward the Confeasor. It was the subIueatlon
ON nation to an army, and 1t opened a ssror.
gle between mastcrsh!r and humanity, which
las now lasted for eight hundred ycars, and
Las extended itsclt to continents OF which
neithcr Norman nor Saxon had cysr dreamed.
"illiam wns a model conqucror, He know
how to do thorough work. In the barbarous
Norman French Of our judicial proceedings
nc do homage to him every day. Seeing. AZ
NC do, how easily the fruit. of victory NAV
% tafo"n awaJ, it ia worth orr while to
study the ncihod Of tho man, who could
convert succezs, gained by the accidental
rashncta Of an opposing commander, Into 4
oouIu'oa ruling nattous and centuries with
may Just here. The conqueror did not
elor when lr had seized the government; he
aook the landt out Of which scertrcs grow.
4ne holl ofEng3Aud Wis postioned out to hls
aasenturers. aud 50 the Nosmans became c.
oso 20 Aolos U! lie lahd ny the simple
iact tlat they became It's landlords. The se.
cFet Is merely: hold the land, the King him.
eelfls fed BY the field hold the land md the
iA"oless man must obey you for Ills daily
bread. Fortified by primogeni,urc and cn.
1all, the great estates Of the ruling race be.
came cnstlcs OF privilege. which Chrl.tiau,ty
ana elvilization and humanity hare beer, be.
slegiug with slow SUCCESS for turntx ra,,.s.
tfons.
heiis'on has done much and is doing and
Is to do more. and SO is education. But
Tor our Tines The trouble was that there wns
no wealth but that which sprung out of the
SOIL, and without some means a man could
iot raise his religion above superstition. or
LIS Intelligence above the question of Iii,
daily bread.
But andcr The yoke grew muscle. Land.
less men grew rich hy trade and mnnuac.
tnIc' Strong, simple principles of right and
duly look possession of strong and plain
men, 80 that tie England Of the Stuarts. six
h'1s1ated years af1cr the conquest, was diyid.
ca between two castes, mot very uue1pally
matched IN wealth, and strung, the ono In
pride and prcrogatlycs, and the other in con-
victions.
The two principles crossed the ocean and
each fortified itself in its own way upon A
new field. The northern colonists distributed
tue land In small parcels, and applied them
selves to various industry, by land and sen.
The southern laid out great estates, held bv
rich pEoprietors and titled by poor depepd.
enls, until the introduction Of negro slavery
enabled them to complete tue application Of
1hclr principles, By owning the man as we'll
as the land. Here was a new defence torthc
Old system. Slavery and sertdor. in Europa
had yielded TO religion. Fo, .ne slaycs wcrc
white, and conscience was too much out.
s1Eed by the reducing 10 the grade of beasts
those who arc 50 manifestly Of our own
blood. But the black skin Of the negro
proved shield sufficient to quench the darts
o1such religion as the Cavaliers brought over,
Here was the method Of the Coma ueror
maSnilcently applied. The land lords hold
the soil. The black man ca 3not grt It, for
he does not own himself. The poor white
cannot get it, for he las no capital but his
LABOR and he cannot get work Or is ashamed
10 work So there grew up, camp of feu.
dal1sln, IN which small minority held rule
orct millions Of men and tho finest portion of
the continent They renewed the old Sor
man War- They were bratcn at n f.arfu1
expense. Arc wc TO nltOw the trnits Of Vic
tory to slip away and The old dominion to
return; The conqucror las taught Us ono
secret Of Improving victory Power grows
every year out Of tho soil. Let every
man have lis farm; let the country
be tlled by the hands Of the owners OF The
tapd. anu you haEe established DemaerAoy.
The repeal Of the English Corn Laws was
great victory to the people but no enact
ment. unless It be the Proclamation Of Eman
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