The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-05-08

gresslng-that it's result was certain-and
warned his hearers u b ready to see that
"old things had passed away, and all things
had become new. ft
do not question bic motives, nor i'm.
peach his purposes. enpf inqnire into the
sources Of his information. Did he speak
truly2 This is the question tonight.
Farmer Republicans free republic, not
powerful republic. not harlike republic, not
growing republic, not magnificent republic,
not liberty loving repnbic-but Farmer
Republic. 1t is an sxpfessive name Far
mer, the synonym Of honesty simplicity.
frugality, abundance, independence; the
idea of labor without exhaustion, of luxury
without effeminacy. ofprovidence without
corroding care; Of activity without hurry,
of leisure without idleness. Of freedom with
out license, of purity Without bigotry, of
independence without Intolerance, Of spirit
at once hopeful and humble, which grows
out OF the ever.recurfihK realization, at all
times and in all vicissifades, of the fulfill
msnt of the promise sthat "while earth
renaineth, seed time and harvest and sum
mer and winter, aud cold and heat, and
day and night, shall hot cease" -.
Farmer lifel Fretd0m from the noise
and turmoil and dust and smoke of the
crowded city; freedom from the daily 'strug-
gle and daily anxiety for bread; freedom
from competition With the crowds which
throng every avenue and commercial and
mechanical industry; kfreedom from the
close and daily contact with vice and crime,
which the temptationss and opportunities,
and sufferines OF city life develope; free.
dom from the small soons, the crowded
tenement houses, the Aaiated atmosphere,
the contagious diseases, the unnatural
hours, the undue excitement, tho exhaus.
ting pleasures, the glikteriDg sIlendor, the
ahject squalor, the artificial life Of the city
land in their stead til pure air, the abun-
dant food, the deep Hccp, the refreshing
dews, TIE cool breezes, the peaceful order,
the ample homes, theg ghealthful habits, the
cleanliness, the contentnent of the country
and the quiet exaltatzDn of spirit which
springs from the contemplation of the beau
ties of nature. and the processes of its active
benefcence-the, abseisce of the shrewd
cunning. and the acute sense which the
competition of trade engenders, and the
presence OF that larse hearted greatness
with which our nlotheE Earth rewards those
who call on her munifvence for the returns
OF their labor. ~ g-'
"1n ancient times the sacred plough en-
ployed t -
The Kings and awful fathers of mankind.
And some, compared With whom your in.
sect tribes
Arc but the beings of asummer day,
Have held the scale OF empire, ruled the
Of mighty war, then, with unwearied hand
Disdaining little delicacies, seized
The plough and greatly Independent lived"
And all these qualities of individual life
find their representative and counterpart in
national character.
60, scan with curionS eye the structure
and histGry of the I,slian Rcpnblies--afl
Venice, Of Florence, of ienea-when, as
free cit es, they sought the control OF the
commerce of the world, and SO far succeed
ed that their merchant rulers competed with |
nay, far eclipsed-thc wealth and splen-
dor of the monarchs of'other lands Read,
again, the history OF the Netherlands; when
Ghent, and Bruges, and Antwerp, exhibi
ted imperial power, ard held within their
grasp the treasures of the land, and of the
islands of the sea. They were rich and
powerful, and, for time, prosperous; but
the noisy turbulancc of their democracy,
the wild passions oftheil tickle populations.
the uncertain energy Of tier Iubic will,
rs it rose AMI ic|l with the changes of the
bourse, or with the emotions which were
communicated as the citizens crowded into
council at the tones Of the great bell-lack-
I'd that element OF calm repose and undis-
turbed deIiberation which is essential to the |
duration of republics. They could in an
hour call their citizens together, and, by |
adj ealing to their patriotism, or cupidlty or
hatred, so stir the blood as to evoke an op
ulence OF res urces and an energy Of will
which wcuid conquer the worid--Fut they
could not queil the passions which they had
aroused, and private rights We're sacrificed
and public interests were betrayed and AN
archy ensued. and Democracy took refuge
under the shelter of stronger aristocracy;
and this, rent in twain by like causes, sought
to the stronger arm Of the monarch, and
the republic became the splendid toots
of throne, or dwindled away in poverty,
obscurity, aud hopeless weakness. They |
we're the commercial republics Of the world.
Compare them with Switzerland, whose
mountain fastnesses have produced a race
Of shepherds, and hunters, and graziers.
Compare them with San Marino. Its
population is eight thousand; lis area is not
i've miles square; its little Capital perched
upon a rugged height, Gun look down with |
guardian care over every foot of the coun-
try. 1t was founded in the last flashes Of
the declining glories Of Imperial Rome
It has outlived the darkness of the succeed
ing ages, the temptations Of the CONNER.
cia success Of the tive ,fth, thirteenth and
fourteenth centuries, the convulsions and
wars of those still nearer to cur day, and |
her peasants boast, with entire truth, that
they are to day tie free citizens of the old |
est and smallest Republic OF the world.
Compare them with our own Republic
The history Of our race, from the landing
at jamestown and New York and Plymouth
Rock, tell the doom which have cited was
pronounced, may we'll excite an honest
pride. Il has its dark spots, its pages OF
fally. of weakness, Of crime, but on the
whole it is record Of great virtues and OF
great success-of industry, frugality, SIM
plicity, intelli igence. aptitude for govern,
ment and love for freedom. Nature had
done much for our country. Circumstances
have done much for the development OF
virtuo and the repression OF vlcesbut to our
countrymen is due this measure OF COM
| mendation that they wisely prohtei BY
these advantages, and steadily maintained
their position in the advancing ranks OF the
progress Of the rgcs. ,,.,
these were the TuTDi6 hepuDlcs'
Theirs were
| ''The softeniug arts of Peace; p.
Whate' er the humanizing muses. teach;
The Godlike wisdom Of the temper bi east:
Progressive truth, the patient force OF
thought,
Investigation calm, whose silent powers
Command the world; the light that leads to
| Heaven,
Kind, equal rule! the government.of laws!
| And all-protecting freedom, which alone
| Sustains the name and dignity OF man."
Nor was our own the least remarkable of
them all. Plain, Simple, unostentatious
strong, it was founded on the maxim that
the true object Of all government is to Sc
| cure to all men the enjoyment OF the great
est amount of liberty; that its chief func,.
ton is to keep tie peace in order that each
man may be free to develop to- the largest
extent his own aptitude for, happiness. :,
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