New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-08

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What miaht b. conidessd utopian
dream nay possibly become > Ast and
reality. ItisA mAjsct of Discus ~
has been brouelt before the AheiisAl
reading public BY Professor Seely. IN =
remarkable article recently published in
one Of the English magazines. BIS lead
ing ideas appear to be founded upon the
form and organization of our United
States government. The question had
been suggested here before the appear
ance Of the article to which allusion Is
made, but not, perhaps, with that clear,
minute application of it as is done
by Professor Seely. It is q matter,
however, worthy Of grave consideration,
and in which the people Of this country
must feel deep interest. The late civil
war, by its result, has saved Us the neces-
sity Of keeping up great military force
in time Of peace; that the struggle that
was made. and the sacrifice Of life and
property which it involved, was in the
cause of peace. When the strife ended
the arms were laid aside, and men re-
turned to their ordinary avocations, and
no great military force was left behind to
be menace and danger to the peace of
the country. By the sharp and terrible
conflict we were saved from the hor-
rible result Of disintegration, or the
separation of our country into small
petty provinces, as was the case in
Mexico, South America and Continental
Europe. Had our government given way
and submitted to the demands OF
the seeding States, the terrible expert
ence of Europe would have been re-
peated. Instead of one great consoh-
dated republic as we now are, with
nearly forty millions Of people, there
would have been . number of confed-
eracies, with their productive energies
crippled by the necessity Of having .
large portion Of the male population un-
der arms, and thus taken from the pur-
suits of industry and the creation Of
wealth. The result would be the poverty
and deeradauon OF 'ne laoof'ns '..' -
has been fuily exemPnneo M inc AeA'oAn
States
In regard 10 there being United States
of Europe - Of America, the only essen
tial difficulty would doubtless be in the
difference Of race and nationalities. This
might be overcome by the same system
which has proved 80 effectual here, by q
gradual process of assimilation Of Ian
guage and ideas which would produce q
citizenship founded upon equality, and
merging each particular nationality into
one universal nationality. Thus byignor-
ing nationalities and adopting the prin-
ciple of equality, having no other
requisite Of citizenship but those Of
naturalization and suffrage, and con-
sidering them as only men and
women, such government would become
q strong consolidated and federal power
like to our own. The absence of political
distinctions between men of different
races would obliterate the dividing lines
between them. The moment government
is established which places all races on
an equality which, subordinates distinc'
lions of blood and color to the ideas Of
the Rights Of Man, it must become the
strongest in the world. Such govern.
ment we claim is ours, and, so far, it has
proved itself equal to the most terrible
ordeal and emergency to which govern
ment could be subjected. It is claimed
that there can easily be formed q
United States of Europe, which need
only have an army to enforce it,
judicial decisions, as if to say
that Russia, France, Germany, Italy
Spain, Austria, Portugal and Switzerland
were joined in one republic. were without
armies as the same number of our States
are without them. The federal power Of
that United States, were it to be formed
should and could be made to be as strong
and controlling as is that of these United
States. It would seem that all the move
ments and revolutions in Europe are
gradually tending in that direction.
Slowly but surely the people Of that CON
tinent are receiving impressions Of the
vast and superior advantage Of well
ordered republic to that of power which