Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-07
For the Daily Gazette.
THE BALTIC NATIONS.

All the great empires OF antiquity were formed
around the shores Of the Mediterranean Sea.
The Egyptian. the Assyrian the Persian, the
Grecian, and finally the Roman Empire arose in
succession on its borders.
1t was called by the Romans the Mediterranean,
the sea in the centre Of the world, for the com.
nerce of the world was chiefly upon its waters.
All around this Rome extended her con- |
quests, until the Mediterranean became Koman |
lake.
She then gradually pushed her conquests inland
Meanwhile, around the shores Of the Baltic, a
group of nations was forming, comparatively un.
known to the rest Of the world
The Baltic was the theatre of their trade and
struggles, and their navigation seems to have cen-
tered in the ancient town OF Wisby.
Being divided into small TRIBES thew mutually
antagonized each other.
Like their descendants Of the present day, both
! in Europe ami America, they preferred to make
| each separate residence. in field. or forest in
| stead of collecting in towns or cities
| In the conquest OF the world. nowhere did Rome
| meet with permanent resistance, until she came
| III contact with this people
1t might he hard TO decide by whom the contest
| was first commenced
But the struggle once begun. resulted in the
overthrow OF the Empire OF Rome. which had
ruled tho earth for n thousand years, and finally
m the conquest OF Europe Itself, by the men Of
the Baltic.
In 4i5 Europe was invaded by the Huns, an
Asiatc tribe, accompanied by u vest horde of
Chinese Tarters.
So great was their numbers, that they carried
all before them. and for five years they ravaged
! the East OF Europe.
, In 45O they invaded Western Europe
1t seemed for awhile, US il civilization would
| go down before them.
. But III 45l. the Roman General, Actius, united
with an army of Baltic men, met. and defeated
them the PLAIN of Chalons Sur Marne
q This is considered the blootiiest battle eve
fought IN Europe, three hundred thousand me,
were left on the field.
l. The power Of the Huns was forever broken
4 Again the tide Of conquest rolled over tn
n world, and ASIA, Africa and q large part OF Eu
. rope, was subjected by the Saracen arms.
u Having conquered Spain, in 1872 they poure
h into the country now called France, with an arm
o estimated at upwards OF three hundred thousan
men.
9 But here they too encountered the men fror
II the Baltic, and they were so utterly defeated b
!. Charles Marel and his German Franks, nea
- Tours, that they never recovered from the shocl
but the Saracen power declined frcm that day.
Next came the invasion OF Europe by the MAJ
yars from the East
" Their tide OF conquest was unrestraned unit
Mt they met with the Germans under Henry the Fov
n, Ter, by whom, in 934. they defeated and the
power broken.
c"thc toc Wuo, di6E OVtTtuIoWtL
ng the old Empires of Asia and Africa. entered E
m rope, to put an end to the last remnant of Il
- Romo-Greek Empire, by the capture Of Consta
"e tinope in l453.
ur On over Europe rolled their career of conque'
wv unchecked until they in turn struck this Bait
10 rock against which, every power that has ev
been hurled has been dashed to pieces.
10 Here in Germany their power was broken. Al
ed they were driven back, and now only hold tn
mt footing in Europe by political suherance.
J. The mass Of the people OF Norway, Sweds
" Denmark. Germany and the British Isles are
es, the Baltic race; while 1t forms the ruling eeme
BY, III Russia, Austria, France. Spain and Italy.
a. The most OF the people Of the United Sta
being derived from the North OF Europe are a
VI of this race.
ion This people were never heathen. but worsh
the ped the All Father. and believed in the inmort
49,, ity Of the soul. Hence they readily embra
gu o", Christianity, and have ever since been its ci
the buiwark.
md " They claimed to be descended from ODAN, v
a. was no myth. but was he who is called DoDAN,
grandson of Japhet, and these the DoDA!
y" OF Scripture. WATSON F. Quincy, NJ.