Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-03-24

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cent Grant In his last inaugural (as our feau III
are no doubt aware) has preui' t,n wa. aIiis
idea OF our fellow citizen Francis Vincent VIII
ultimately come 10 pass. That Is, that tine Woriu
will finally he united under en- eovcrnmei',--
When MIR. Nincert advanced this idea In his
speech In the City Hall in 1864, which was pub
lished In the papers, people thought the iuea
rather utopian. When he advanced tle same
Idea and laid plan for its consumation, III his
Golden Club essay in 1868, (tle first pamphlet
edition Of which was published in this oiiicc,) il
was still viewed as visionary dream, inpossl-
BILE to be brought about. Our readers will re-
collect that the simple project was the Union OF
the English speaking PEOPLE, (known ny The
name of Anglo Saxon) into one u lvernne't,
similar To that of the United States that cduca-
ton was to be compulsory and universal, and
all nations were to be admitted, as members oil
the confederacy, upoiI their neIe' Tug 10 ABIDE
by its laws and teach the English language in
their schools. Full details Of this plan will be
found in note 9, page 435 of the first volume Of
his history of Delaware. The title page If tie
pamphlet Of the Cubden Club Essay was as fol-
lows: "Essay recommending the Union of Great
Britain and her Colonies, and the United States,
and the final union of the World into one Great
Nation" Not only was the essay sent 10 Gem
eral Grant ly The author, but (according to the
Philadelphia Ledger,l some Distinguished En-
plishmen called upon &c leral Grant, and laid
She mattur before him. Now, the President OF
the United States has predicted, II not recon-
mended it, in his address to the citizens of the
United States when taking his oath OF offce.-
One thing, singular about this matter, Is that,
instead Of being advocated Oy the &c ehfa'ed
utopianists and visionary citizens and publca-
tions of the country, it is urged by the most so
Der and Thoughtful. The Philadelphia Ledger,
the Philadelphia lnIuer, the New York Til
bune, the Cincinnati Commercial, ard various
other papers of that descriptions, celebrated fol
a. q, III oitt la 4 al -
The foruer p per distinctly avuwe, That val
would cease" wi en- 1t was adopted One thine
that has led us to make these remarks is ttal
tie New York Sun has attacked the President
and tried To belitile him bv stating IL was Dor
rowed from Stephen Pearl Andrews, who pup
lish ID All absurd communication in Woodruff d
ClaffIin's Weekly, ad, ocaiing the principle tia
all men should ce ise to be f.thers, but Il rtaii
few, selected for that purl Csc on account
their superior mental and physical condition,
He cited, as an example, Herod's horse, "hici
was the sire of many colts. The articles IN
Woodruff & Clafilin's Weekly in favor OF The
measure were moi published until Novemo' l
1870, ami We're noticed N the REPUBLICAN a
the time; whilst the measure was spoken OF D.
Mr.. Vincent, In his speech at the City Hall n
1864 in his essay to the Ian lon Cobden tln
in 1865. Oeyiewed by the London Times an
other principal English papers the same year
laid before the Peni sylvania Peace Society
their annual meeting in a series Of resolution
November 1850. Tie working men OF Lol
don, according to the Philadelphia Ledger
had moved in the matter the same yeal b
calling pubic meetings in its favor.
In March, 1870, Mr.. Vincent sent his essay
the European Permanent League OF Peace
Paris, in which the mater was more fully di
cussed than in any o her trea ise An accou
Of this essay was published in the Tribune
the beginning Of June, $50, and lepublish'
in the 'Repul lican," jure, IL, The same yea
1t was laid in series Of resolutions befo
the Peace Union in New Yok, in May, Isl
and published in the Tribune and World at t
time. So that President Grant did not get t
idea from man who advocates such absu
doctrines, but more than probable from Ct
zen of Wilmington. What makes the mat
more singular in the Sun is, that Mr.. Da
knew better. He Lai before this stated Il
Mr.. Howe, Secretary Of State OF Canada, "
the author of the measure. He derived his
formation from Mr.. Howcs advocating it il
speech to a gathering Of tie Howe family, 81
In number. But Mr.. Howe did not pretend
be its author. Before Mr.. Howe spoke Of
notices of Mr.. Nmcent's essay had appeared
all the Canada papers, copied from tile Lone
Times and other newspapers. y paper, call
the "Anglo-American, - had been published
Lawrence, Mass, especially to advocate
measure in which Mr.. Vincent's essay
been run through in parts, and new Engli
member Of Congress had delivered All orat
in its favor on the battlefield Of Lexington.