New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-06
TIE GROWTH OF OUR COUNTRY.

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THE GROWTH OF OUR COUNTRY.
The rapid growth of the United States
in territory and population from the close
of the war for independence up to the
present time embracing a period of
nInety-one years-must serve to show the
value of re-establishing peaceful relations
between the different sections Of our coun-
try. When CORVALLIS surrendered to
Washington at Yorktown, the thirteen
colonies that had combined to throw off
English rule and oppression contained
population Of about three millions. After
the adoption of the federal constitution,
which is acknowledged to be the origin of
our country's prosperity and present great
ness, census laws were passed by Congress,
and the first census was taken in 1890, at
which time the thirteen colonies had be-
come States, and their whole population
was reported to be 1928, 1927. In 1880 it
had increased to %, 191, S76, notwithstand-
ing our country had passed successfully
through another war with Great Britain
of over three years duration. Since that
time we have had war with Mexico ex-
perienced a disastrous civil war of several
years duration, and yet, in the face of
such embarrassments, our country has
steadily continued to grow, and has now
population of at least 100000, and
territory and commerce that have ex-
banded at a still more astonishing rate.
The United States of America have grown
from thirteen to thirty-seven States, with
large territory left, sufficient for the
formation of many other States that will
eventually shine in that bright galaxy of
stars that appear on the American flag
and represent the States of the American
Union.
Considering, then, that the perfection
of republican government under which
we live is the origin and stimulus of our
country's rapid growth in all the elements
of wealth and greatness, we would ask is
not its perpetuation, in the spirit in which
it was conceived by its founders, Of i'm
mense value to our people?
IF the system of government under
which our country has made such gigantic
strides within less than century is main
tanned, who can say what will be its pop
ulation and wealth in 1872?
That man, then, is a patriot and states
man who endeavors to harmonic the
various and vast interests of the different |
sections of country that has grown to
such immense proportions in less than a
century, and will continue, under the
same salutary government and laws,
wisely administered, to make a still |
greater Roadway in years to come in all
that can make a nation great and pros
porous
But the integrity of the country and its
free institutions must be maintained in
order that the goal of its greatness may be
reached. And the citizen whose conduct
invariably points in this direction de-
serves to be distinguished as the true
friend Of his country
We believe the conduct of Horace
Greeley, the choice of the Liberal party
he great reform party of the country
or President, has Invariably led to the
of the integrity of the coun-
ny and its free institutions. We believe
hat desire to put stop to civil war and
larmonize the people of the different Sec
ions of common country led him to
propose, among other very important
looking to the restoration Of
permanent peace, that four hundred
Millions of dollars should be paid by the
government to the late slave States for the
oss Of slave property. This proposition
ras not accepted by those who pretended
0 represent the slave States at the
ime it was made, but this does
ot derogate from thai profound states
lanship which led Mr.. Greeley to
lake the effort to put a stop to the
eyastating effects Of a civil war and re-
tore friendly relations to his countrymen.
our hundred millions of dollars thus
pent at that time would have been well
zpended if restored peace and friend
nip among the people of this country.
nd if that amount were required now to
,store friendly relations among our peo-
lie, secure civil reform in the administra-
"A of the government and the perpetual
ninits the republican government as adj
were cad by the great and pure men who
early dovg g the presidential chair in the
be but DROP e republic, that sum would
the immense benge bucket compared to
people from . eopti1nt that will resultto the
can Union under r. ron OF the Amerl-
government. ilcan AOiU VI
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