The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-12-03

4 III boi OiOCiS, liIC luiuiC tltQSL tGii. IL
would not seem utterly wild, Judging
| the future by the past, to anticipate that
| the time is not very far distant when the
whole of North Amerca, and its adjacen,
| islands will owe willing allegiance to the
central authority of one compacted union
of hundred free, happy sovereign States.
| Before such domain the realms of Da
vid and Solomon would certainly be very
| small. The Chinese empire would then
be fourth, England The third Russia, un-
! less she enlarged her borders, second, and
| America first.
| And such = country as it would he-in
completeness of territory, in fertility of
soil diversity of climate and production,
in riches Of plains mountains, and waters.
In advantages for internal communication
and commerce with the whole world-has
never been equalled. The empire of
Alexander, or of Rome, when she boasted
that she was mistress of the world, would
not equal the empire OF the West.
In populatiOn our already wide spread
country Is far from standing the first. But
the measure Of its increase in the past
has been one of the marvels of Prov
idential goodness. just about once in
each period of IS years in our national
existence our population has doubled,
and to-day, it is probable, $4,000, 900 of
souls arc working ont the problems of
human probation on American soil. This
rate of increase, during the past it is rcas-
enable to expect. will continue for the flu
ture At the close of the century then
we have reason to anticipate that hun
dred millions will do homage to our fla .,
and the child may now be born that shall
| live a hundred years hence to witness the
| United States teeming with population
OF over four hundred millions or num-
Der equal to that which now crowds the
wide area of the Chinese empire.
| But rapid az has been the ratio of in
crease III our population, and rapid as it
must continue to be for years yet to come
unless our ingratitude and sins shall con
| strain God to give us up to folly, mlsrule
anarchy and slaughter; to his three great
scourges, war, pestllence and famine; the
ratio of increase in our aOeGth as a nation
| has been vastly greater. The statistics oil
our progress reveal the fact that each ter
years the wealth of our land is doubled
The huge national debt CT to-day which
each month diminishes if ten year.
Of time could some how at once add it
growth of wealth at once-would scarcely
bring a burden to the vastly increased re
sources Of our land. AS we contemplate
this rapid ratio of increase in our nation
al wealth and the power to pay that re
sides in it, we are led in astonishment tt
ask. can such ratio of increase continue
And the answer is Why not =? Our lines
Of r. r. are far from being distributed
so as to bring our products of farm anc
| op.i int thn lat n
the world. We are but just learning the
value Of agricultural indictments, of sew
ing machines, and thousand devices O.
domestic use for multiplying comforts
| producing wealth and raising up natior
of independent tree-holders. Operative
from the old world are fiocking to the new
! bringing with them their industry anC
skill in all the arts which develop resour
ces and add to national wealth. The vas
fields Of industry opened by manufacto
ries, have hardly received our attentiona
people yet and yet in just those Geldswhe
with skilled laborwe have the best faciiitie
and greatest possible advantages are field
wealth, ani; forged her political power, anC
our soil where the raw material for manu-
featuring purposes is produced in the lar
gest abundance, at cheapest rates, ana
where we produce food enough 10 fret
twice our population, the skilled mIechan
4. WA, = thousands to nroduc
articles adapted W 80. 49,. 49,,
placing rro1:ecr ard consumer of pro
ducts of both the loom ami the pillow sid
| by side, saving all transportation, an;
| giving to labor, all the advantage. which
tie saving of cost Of transportation woult
in: Give. The miners Of the Old worl;
are coming In crowt5 IL The New. Expo
rations already prove the abundance 0
our mineral wealth and yet the region
OF our richest mines we know are bu
most inil eltectly explored. | canno
with thi: 3revity which the occasion de
,nand> elunIciate the various ways ii
which it is already obvious that our in
crease in wealth mast go on in It's api,
ratio; while yet the developments of tn
past few years have been such as to leat
Us all to feel that It would be futile to at
tempt to set limits to the capacity of on
country, and countrymen, to multiply tn
comforts of life. to ameiiorate the humal
lot: and to gain an emnence in materiu
wealth Of which no barbaric, or senIi-bal
barrie aye could ever nave formed d Con
:eption.
But there are other aspects of God
marked goodness to Us as ii nation whic
are even more Irultfui sources of thank
giving shan those to wilcii, III extent .
domain, III multiplied mum bers, and ma
terial wealth, | have referred Our cic,
heritage, we justly feel, is one of the be-
i not the best conferred upon any natio
that HOW exists. Certainly we love it
and we DO not wish for "A government II
Its substantial features much different
1t may Dc dl.ilcait for us to determine eX
actiy how much our aaectiUn Tor 1t Is du
TO the prejullces OF elucation but Still
we love 1t. And we are led to think, a
we look upon the stru1 giles between ruler
and ruled IN other countries, the manlfes
desire OF the people OF England, Italy
SPAN and other lands to enlarge the lin
It's OF popular franchises, and tn
more direct agency OF the people t
care Tor their rights, that our Inmate o
our civil blessings. Is not without its rea
SON And then 20 during these past lift
years, millions OF the Old world, educat y
&c accept the civilization. government, an
religion CT Europe, for some reason, ar
willing to eSnatrlate themselves and ar
anxious to participate with Us in the hle>
sings OF our go, 9rnment. There Is
blessing in tor it woitid not he so eagerl
sought, by those whose go~e, nmentS ar
so different. and whose Giasses of educa
ton, and habit should lead them To prefe
what is theirs by birth if it could posslb!
be regarded as equally good.
And IN another aspect our land seem
highly favored. Our system of eriucatio
is not yet perfected. bur yet it is promis
ing the richest results, aud the creates
blessings Oar free schools. OF whic
sectarIanS perhaps are ii little liable t
complain, yet contain the very essence G