Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-05-24

man, or TO black boots Tor any body, ex-
cept, perhaps, themselves.
1t is, in fact, II painful fact-for the Ger
man who, as naturaized citizen OF this
country, has selected home Tor himself
and family, and by many years expert
ence has Just become able 10 form jndg
70 ent Of the situation ior himself, to hear
German scholars in the contracted limits
of the study rooms or thns en- passeht eou
,radict themselves and utter thls KIND OF
condemnation against themselves III u
luinp slill more painful when he per on
ally regards and hoDors the same learned
men on account Of their services III the
cause of scientific enlightenment and de-
liveranee from error. The writer of this
is !ur from regarding nationality AS the
highest moral development, or placing the
national character above the character
of free citizens, or the national interest
above the humane; but in the interest OF
truth he must most decidedly protest
against exposition like the above, which,
even if not intended, can only serve to
degrade this people in the eyes Of Euro
pean national prejudice.
The American loves his country and
countrymen ut home as well as
when abroad, aud with justice he is proud
of his free institutions, and Of his short
but brilliant national history. In the
words al am an American" be expresses
his conviction that his national stamp and
pride and oaprices are in no way inferior
10 those of European hationnlities. The
American not only shows but at the same
time proves his interest for his country
and oountrymcn, and also evinces a COM
mos -sense and libera,ity after which Eu-
ropean nations would do well to take ex-
ample. The Girards, Coopers, Peabodys,
IIopk inses, have been until now the pecu-
liar basis and soil of American nationali-
ty. American history, from the Declara-
tOn of Independence TO the last rebellion
of the Shareholders, instigated and fos-
tered by European national powers, is u
speak ing monument of the sacrifices of a
freedom loving people for their national
integrity.
The treason of an Arnold in every Amer
lean school history, branded with iniamy,
and in the patriotic anthems of the last
civil war the death of heroes under the
national banner is eulogi2ed as warmly
as the treason of the traitors to the nation
IL execrated. "Down with the traitor
aud up with the stars" On the I'D OF
February last great demonstration took
place at the Academy Of Music in Phila-
delphia. The result of subscription for
the celebration of the one bundredth ami.
versary of the American nation in 1876
was announced. The private subscrip-
tions in Philadelphia alone amounted to
S737, 800. The railroads subscribed $780,
900; tho oity council also appropriated
$500, 600. Thus the whole amount sub
serbed reached the grand total Of 81,
746,O00.
After the meeting adjourned $4,000
more was subscribed by private indiyid-
uals. 1he announcement that Pennsyl-
vania would contribute four millions was
fully justified. In this We discern no h igh
sounding, hollow phrases. All that took
place was prao ical, to the point and at
the same time patriotic, and bore the i'm
press OF profound interest in the great ma
tional affair. All the proceedings were
animated BY. he same spirit that the ju-
bilee in Philadelphia should prove the
strong cement of indestruofiblo union and
harmony, and thatthe sovereignty OF the
people cannot exist without the virtue of
the citizen. Eye.wilnesses reported this
and much mere like il, but aotwithstand-
ing such evidence the great critic of the
Life of Jesus" sees in America no nation
ality, and therefore neither any national
character nor any soul.
MIR. Strauss is evidently more ut no me
in Palestine than in the Naw World, aud
in grooming over the Psalms and the Prov.
k,. al 20, ri, IN,
trouble himself about Home, Sweet
Home "1he Star Spangled Banner" "My
Country, Right or Wrong and other SIM
liar American tritles. Therefore, il is
easy o undei stand hsw the prejudiccs OF
his "New Faith caused him TO overlook
the plain truth, and alised him to conclu-
si0ns TINT are ret in accord with the facts.
He puts in the place Of the "old belief in
religion, the new belief ia the natioa,
and substitutes national tor religious in
tsrests and goes back 10 his new national
stand point into The old theolsgicai exciu-
siveness, and relig ious Intolerance.
AS tie old religious iaith not only re-
jects the foreign religion rs false,
unrighteous aud perverted, but DENIES IT
the essence of rehgi0u in genera, which
faith of Mr.. Strauss hastily condeu,us
foreign nationalities, because he not only
regards them as conducive OF ruin, hu rs
in the case of the American, lac can rtceg
nize in them no national character.
Mr. Strauss political belief is uoaai oh
ism, and il IN accordance with 1t IN Amer
lea, the comiGon interest in the State
does not possess the strength to raise the
individual from the narrow range OF sell
iishness and avarice in money getting u
any ideal exerlion, it is not to be charged
10 any laox Of national character, as he
means ii, hut is the fault of the same sort
OF u stale in which he.protesses to believe.
Mr.. Strauss has only expressed the deep
laid opposition IN which the monarchisin
of the old and the republicanism of the
new world stand arrayed against each 9TH
or. Ills words contain u bitter denuncIa.
tion of these tree states and the interests
of freedom and everything outside Of mon-
aicl ical Institutions in general 1t is ia
no way astonishing that be in his 'new
belief promulgates the dogma Of mon
archical government Of States supported
By nobility and standing armies, AMI puts
it in the place of his dismissed heavenly
kingdom with it's government and armies;
and there yould be 10 further objection il,
befarc ie tribunal which this "new faith
cohs.ders useless, as we think, those Of an.
olber way of thinking in America would
not fare SO badly.
In order to obviate any misunderstand-
ipg from any quarter in regard TO the
views OF the writer upon the various pa
localities, in their relations to the Amer
lean nation the nation Of the new world
he will in conclusion, append few words
of his, which fret appeared in the preface
Of A. Rrgs's Essay on religion, in 1868:
'srhe peculiarity of the culture which We
are here allied upon TO represent, consists
in an equally conscientious and impartial
criticism, in that moral interest ia trnih
which in theory and practice places The
culisre OF reason above every other creed
1t is our province 10 preserve this pcculi-
sriiy of our existence, and 10 bring it q,
bear upon every departneat OF cur lie
aud activity.
The proper maintenance Of onr nation
aliiy aud language only fnds rationa
jnst.feaiion 10 the nsssurs by which ".
contribute 10 the rational development Of
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