Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-24

ots stoSu ID f1gtng On It's boeom; but the
soning storm. which presares the great
esf political revolution Of the age, seems
% Be gathering itself 30 quietly within
iiself thst the busy world hardly credits
IL existenee. They think it bu. the ghost
q some dying party. and bid il be quiet;
hst. IKE the ghost Of Banquo, il will not
down" u their bidding. for the spectral
ilInsico springs from . skeleton that is to-
day tc be found 10 the pocket-book Of
every farmer 10 the land. and is calling
up qsestions from the dead past into the
living Psssent. which. anlsss settled an
the tras principles Of political economy.
sssy = tIe ed insolvs De very exissencs
Of ftes sassssmsaLiAlf. The great
problem Of self-goyernmeut is yet un-
solved. Witt usisdss been on trial for
near a hundred ysslo DAring this time
We have seen otliSk patious, through the
most terrible convulsons. throw off the
yoke Of monarchy and again lapse back
into despotism more absolute than ever.
We have tested the strength Of our gov
ernment through a most unparalleled civil
war. the ferceness and Itterness of which
has left on our body polite scars as deep
rs the ligLtniug's boltson the giant oak,
leaving q chasm between the sections
which seemed well-nigh too deep to be
filed. We have seen how impoteut the
people have been. when bound BY party
shackles, to heal its cankerins wounds,
until the heart has sank within itself in
despair. Taking fresh courage. it looks
upon this great uprising Of the people
with hope which brightens every thought,
and catching additional inspiration from
lt' qnickened impulses. i. paints the rain
bow Of peace on the dark clouds of the
retreating storm. and proposes to lay the
foundations Of this new ark of the cove
nant so deep in the principles of truth.
justice. aud good government. tha. with
the authority almost of Jehovah himself,
it will be proclaimed. that never more shall
this bright and beautiful land Of ours be
deluged with the curse of civil war
Thus furnishing at last to the world. the
final test of the ability Of man for self-gov-
ernment, in the restoration of that love of
country. and Of truth. and Of jus,ice which
can find its highest development only in
n free country. where the creates. element
OF strength is in the hands cf the men who
till. as we'll as own its soil Let us then
turn our eyes to this great movement on
the part Of the farmers Let US bid them
God speed. and cheer them on in their
great aims. rs they cast behind them the
tranmcls and prejudices Of party. in the
consummation Of their high purposes
They make war on no honest calling
They uphold and foster every legitimate
enterprise. Religion find. rs st.ongcs.
anchor at their frrsidcs. Educational in.
tercsts have their greatest strength within
their hearts. Themselves bred in the log
school-house Of the earlier day. those of
higher degree find in them their best pa
irons. They make the arts and sciences
their hand-maids. and d'fostering them with
their wealth. receive back its knowledge
as their compensation. in the development
of the resources Of the soil and in the re-
fnement Of the tastes Of themselves and
their families. Therefore let this grand
movement. which has its basis in the affec-
tions and understanding of the men Of the
furrow and the harvest field be cherished,
and in the language Of Webster when lay
ing the cornerstone of the Bunker Hill
monument. Let it rise! let it rise till
it meets the sun in its coming; let the
earliest light Of the morning gild it and
the parting day linger and play on its
summit"