The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1871-06-29
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Before another copy d TnE JouESAL
is presented to our readers, another an
niversary day of the birth Of our great
Republic will have passed, and will have
been celebrated in accordance with the
|time-honored custom, in festis3siesasnd
merry-making. On that day, IN over
our land, from East to West, from Worth
to South, from every hanies, from every
hillside, from every pleasant grove and
shady nook, will come the pealing thun-
aer.of artillery, the rolling Of drums, the
merry music Of bands and the happy
songs Of millions Of freemen. On that
day, As ninety-ivc years ago, when the
bellman rang with merry clangor the
bell Of independence Hall, proclaiming
the emancipation of u people from the
despotism and tyranny Of the. mother
country, Will the bells chime it Sweet
unison, in celebration 81 The natal day
of successful republic. Greece had
tried the problem OF republicanism,
Rome had tried it, other nations had
tried it, but America, only, could solve
it. Here, OH q virgin continent, aiar
from the vices Of the despotism of the
old world, and removed from the wrecks
of constitutional liberty all over Europe,
liberty, experienced BY the sad lessons
of history, sought to compile work Of
political philosophy that sheuld stand
the test Of the scvcrest criticism during
all tir,s. a nHw land and new civil
cation was necessary, in which to try
again the struggle for human equality.
In 1929, when the long-drawn pro-
cession, with wailing trumpcts and nod
ding plumes, was bearing the murdered
Buckingham TO his tomb by the
Thames, some ten or twenty earnest.
thoughtful men had been deliberatin Z
all day upen . measure, which was OF
little interest to any one save them
selves, at the time, but which WAS To
affect the world for ages after the Buck
ingl,ams and Stuarts had passed away
into oblivion. This devoted band oi
nlen sought out the new world and the t
established their household gods, snd
fiora Charleston harbor commenced thai,
new civilization that was SD cOirsenia!
to rpublicanism. Here liberty WIS
welcome!
In the course of time q republic
was established. In ITS formation WHIST
ever was good in other forms of govern
ment was embodied in its plan, and soon,
like Minerva, As she leaped from the
brain of Jupiter, form Of symmetry
and matchless grace, sp rang up free and
independent states in AN indissoiuble
union, whose symmetrical parts and
beauty astOnished the world. 1t was
the ideal Republic for which the politi
cal philosophers in all ages had striven;
It was the triumph Of constitutional
liberty over the tyrannous dogma that
the "king can do no evils" it was the
of the era of progress and a
high civilization, behind which the cur
tains were closed on long ages of dark
ness, superstition, bigotry, cruelty and
blood.
From a small and insecure nation, the
republic has grown to become the great
est nationality of the world-famed and
generated for its laws, its freedom, its
power, its intelligence and its Cover
mental perfection. 1t has become the
model for the oppressed OF all countries
n their strife for republicanism. II isl
bright and glorious example Of pcrpetu-
ty and success of republican institutions,
when wisely managed.
Hence we celebrate not SO much the
glorious deeds Of the patriots Of &c. the
.bsolution Of our sires from the tyranny
If Great Britain and the inestimable
privileges We individually enjoy under
he agis Of liberty and equality, as the
birth of, growth, and successfully-con-
principle that republican
orm Of government can exist, and is tho
afest, purest and most complete form for
COrNTY SEAT QUESTION.