The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-07-17

although times may occur when the employ
ment OF forces is Indispensable, yet the sur
est foundations Of nations prosperity and
duration are Ia The common interests and
mutual affection Of ns-peHple, and the Wis
dem, justice and moderation Of free, lib
eral, enlightened aud niagBanlmous govern
ment2 Ii we dc but regulate our actions
by this truth, who eau fnretell the future
greatness Of this Republic? Our country
spans an entire continent, from ocean 10
ocean, and our flag floats over our territory
on the shores Of the Artic sea and cGni-
mands. obedience iu the vicinity Of the tor
rid zone. Ia extent it almost equals the
entire continent Of Europe; in fertility aud
resources it is equal to any portion OF the
world. In less than Ely years, within tie
lifetime Of some who stand before me, our
population will exceed one hundred mill
ions; more than q time: the present popu-
lation Of France.
In one hundred years, within the pasSi-
bic existence OF child now borne, if We
have the wisdom to hold together and if
the rate OF increase from 1890 to 1860
should continue, our country will contain
three hundred and hfiy-uinc millions Of peo-
pie; the greatest numter Of human beings
that have ever Deen rnled 10y the Govern
mCnt, The present pornatlon OF Europe,
including the adjacent islands, is estimated
at 300 600 coo, distributed among forty odd
different States and speaking III more than
fifty different tongues with 10 common
language, 10 common intcre Is, 10 unite
and bud them togeth L How different
would be our condition with greater pop
ulation tlan this, and with a common lam
guage, common interests, aud common
government; government founded on the
sacred principles Of liberty, and administer
ed in the spirit that laid its foundations?
Such phenomenon the world has never
yet seen; but who shall therefore say that
it is impossible? OhrsRepublic is now, this
day, phenowenon. There have been re-
pubics before, but they were lar different
from ours Men have sought before to es-
tablish and perpctuate free government,
but how different from ours were the con
ditions under which they made the at
tenpts? ..a...
When our Government WAS inrmcd, the
statesmen OF Europe thought that its inun
ders were attempting imposslbilities Lad
any one OF those statesmen been ther told
that in less chan century that infant re-
public III the wilderness Of America would
become one Of the FIRST powers OF the earth,
unsurpassed in the arts of peace and OF war,
unsurpassed III the education, intelligence.
industry, energy and material and mental
progress Of It's people, strong enough to sue
ce5sIulIy resist foreign aggrcsslOn5 and to
put down internal revolt, he would have
simply replied, "ImposSible!' - Had he
been then told that tie time would shortly
come when every adult Plussian could read
and write, and that soon after that the
rewly born Kingdom, founded hy the little
margrave of Brandenburg, would gather
urdcr it's flag more than forty millions OF
the people, he would have again replied,
Impossiblc!"
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