New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-20

came itluN oi liit ttllU 1uc h'I.u VI #
tile sea For her Columbus sailed for her CorIez ana
ItGly has ee lees happy The precnsions OF feudal-
Ism here coDUnuced with the pre- ensioS Oh Cl,{
sovercigry constituted together perpetual Giscord
That beauty. which one OF her poets cails a la go go,
temptc0 ma foreigner Disurlicd Italy became an easy
prey Genius stroye in the bitterness of despair Whine
This exquisite laud where history aIs 20 W ~ la"t 70
become IN tho aulacous phrase OF NsloeCn' ls
EcOgiapnical name, a 49, 80, e man es ip Inc
memory; but IL bad lost its place In the present y per
formed no na'oa4. p' cor GG fearful exngc to
Inankii.d Meanwhile tire sentiment OF naiiomhly peEn
its own Ves,rs and Garibald was its conductor sep
araie States ,euOuncing local preenaoiS, pey ti
forth as Nation, testify against ne mtoeTaDe JAZZ
Of State Rights Al Il 20 this heroic eylIai, tbose
severed pants have been brought Oseth, Us W. f, of
Of the ancient Deity, and shaped Hhe" mo /" 40 -
but Gein l is Che most instructive example Here
have Sale Rights trumphcd lrom gcneSiIOHi ~ -
ton persFs Cso 5 hes stretching from the
Baltic 10 the Adrat.c ana the Alps pcheI1 ,cTr,nrv
spcaLns cc IIuacc filed with the same lh'c, reIit
ifc and enjoying common naulr Mdc ji.o Fropce
seems ivi 10 "a ~ Ie,,iccie Naiiop. To the German
E,uu fic.e voils arc always touching TO Ger
mans as tie image Of what tlX desire 80 r't i
thus far this great longing mas ld,O' head was
where a WCie gathered under one lml is;; 80,
pniv yaricgaicd patchwork Of States feua N ~ us
mos avaut rreteusions still prevails Coleaera-
non takes the place Of Nationality; ana this vast country
S'ith all It's eltmeus OF unity is only usc0deht r con
,loncl;r The Nortl and South are maImOhloOs tuS-
so ana Austria representing the two opposite SECTIONS,
But other divisions have been more perleNhg' NJ "
speak Of circle or groups, edch WIN W. ~, ;,'
which once existed mention simply the latter division
into 80 States differing in government anu IN eI ir
Oeilg mOuHrcner. principahues, 94henonls a-u i
rities all prupOrti atcy represented III EeAcla couil
or diet and aroToriionatey bound to the common dc.
fouso but every ono filed with Jhe egOuSlh Oh sre
Rights SO comp .e was tns d!Juncto, ana sloit were
- ne Ia iinod az Nh, Nation was straugIed. Down to
recent date each diuiuutyo State had It's own cus5oh-
house, where the Traveller was Compelled 10 eN!1I ms
passport and submit 10 local ic4yS' w., LiS m Cerny9s
structiun slowly yielded To H0u NcIeln or ma
customs were collected the external ir9heIs. leIo
was iLe first TRIUMPH Of Un.ly; MGahEAC cuo Le ,p
lie batrle PrE, as succeeded absorbing several Of
he smaller states ut The darling passion Of the Ger
man heart is tn uilsaSfod
'4''" TtTIOylL UNITY IN our COUNTRY.
Confusing tlc necessity Of te national me We nave
considered what ia Il nation. and how the Word itSe1 I'M
pies ndcstructibie unity under one SoNtlhheN', Mn
common right Of citizenship and then We have seen how
slowly conquclng tie adverse prctensiOs on Stie riuS'
9 nsH MA f m srussing for the ame victory; Aud
now again 10 the question with WnlcH o'sa.
Are a natioui surely we arc MOB q NE 49,, my i
Athens aud early Rome in antiquity or Ike florence l
FraukfOri IN modern times; nor whatever may be inc CO
tent Of Cur territory are we an elltG ~ S ,S,
Cucst like that Of later Rome, or IKE lhat ol Nnalt
Inague nor are We ie9dal Mi.' a g,4 we
co6c eration IN any Just sense From the hrSt sette
neut Of the country down to the present Tune Whe,hee
IN the long aGhaI OF t'e 800 ~ 80 Int one itl,r1-
changed into sates, there l;s DSen gle one e. s
unior; now swelling Ia that majestic uitefalee oI io
people, the Declaration OF lndepcnaenSei LOW soI'ns
In the scarcely less majestic ut rance OF ING Ot hc
opening words the Constitution OF the uhlieo 9"'t
and then aaaia capms from tAe hc1r's vi pa|s tt
we are one pcOplc under one sovereignty, Ntii4tu l
eeTafed iy dedication tohuman rights. OF the present
S states ONLY Ia were originally colonies All the rest
have been founded territory winch was the common
propcrty Of thU people Of the United states, aud they
have been received into the fellowship Of government
and citizenship at their own request II on any g"Lu
of original ID might lGnounce Us QD1s,S'9i' 90
t1e Union IT would rot follow that one OF NE ne" os,
occupying territory could go Likewise. ~ -
little short madness TO attribute Such dcnaoALE
Oreroeu i've 10 any state, whether new or old tor per
r worse, are all bound togcther Iig ~ s ey
bond The National Union Is . KNOT Wlci al an W,
hour the may cut but which no mortal power can
unlO0se w.thoutthe common consent
COMMON CITIZENSHIP AMONG THE COlONlEs,
From the earliest landing, this knot has Deen lying
fighter ard tighter There were two ways IN Whleh 10
promptly showed itself first, IN the common claim OF the
rights Of British subjects aud secondly; IA tAe common
inc CONSEQUENT rights Of every colony IN every other
colony. Ihe colonies We're settled separately, uiuef
Emf 10 local government was allowed in any colony 10
restrict the rights liberties and imnnmteS o % hrsn
local laws were the lmpIescflpuOio 81 ~ nj
Magma Charta, which were colnuOu 20 az tho ihl.
fanis On one OCCASION the Legislature OF
reminded the kIrgs governor OF thooe @ t ~
mt your exCclcncy IN mind Of that most gneyC5
sentence OF excommunical2n, soieIy pcDU , ~
the church in the name o. the sacred lltyy ~ tue pis
encc OF King Henry IL ana me ssiaes VI wv IJ9en
6si, n,ade contrary 70 the liberties of NGgn4 CaTa"
tLs occasion, spoke FOR al tue cOOle
bod SonstifntiHe an element nationality. In prOpor-
lion as these rights grew moro important tne cGihsSn
bond grew stronger Tie rights OF ctzfasblp IN tie
COLONIES were derived from e2maoe is2S S , IL 'Is
any other colony As British subject he had the free
dom OF oyery colony with the right Of making his home
there and OF nGs sp5 bas on z s or
,Eereti-ensafp The very rule OF the Constitution then
70 All he privileges and iinnuntes Of citizens in The
several states" Here again was another element o.
nationality. II not at that time tetCweItzcs ai were
at least feioosubjects. Fellowship had begun 1hus IA
the earliest GAYS. even before INCONVENIENCE WI te
LONGING FOR UNION AMONG THE COLONIES
Efforts for common government on TINS SIDE Of Tue
ocean showed themselves The Pilgrims landed at
Plymouth in 1920 early lC2, only % years later
there a confederation under the name o. the United
COLONIES OF New-EHglend," formed primarily tof the
ality on this continent the preamble 10 the articles
fhe parties declared We therefore, DO conceive u our
socsto nee ourselves for mutual help aud strength
in all our future that as IN naton and re-
More than century elapsed before this aspiration
fulhledi but here was the germ Of future union
Meanwhile the colonies grew IN population ana power
No longer merely scattered settlements they began to
domihntion Which slready existed in Canada and
extending along the lakes 10 the Mlsssp they came
Sr fine common defense Delegates from colonies
were present from all north OF the Potomac Here
the genius Of Benjamin Franklin preyalibd pan was
nreented by this master mnd providing for what
called "a general government" administered by
President General" where each colony SHOULD nave
representatives In proportion H. Its contributions Mlsha
chusetts and Virginia having seven each, while New,
York had only four and the first meeting OF the general
government 10 be Philadelphia Local jealousy
and IfetensOn too strong at the time nor snCh
Inio and greater favor in England for there
Union WIS dreaded tie keystone OF independence
In defending tins pau Franklin who had not thon en-
tered ntO the idea Of Independence did not hesitate to
saw that le looked upon the colonies as SO many con'
ties gained 10 Great Britain thus using an illustration,
which most forciby suggested actual Unity But though
this experiment ailed It revealed the longing Tor one c
Atlantic government. and showed how, under other
auspices. IL mi dit be accomplished. ,5al t.."l
Scarcely ten years passed TINS same Ior
common life appeared again IN tho Colonial Congress
NeMloI convened IN 1868 ON The Recommendation OF