Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-17
BOWLINGs MIXTURE.
DIR. Baird's New Name For Ameri.
cans.
America and Americaus-Faets and
Edndiea GnrfSa rtiira.r rrt.<r.

He is peculiarly adapted to the task of
showing up the characteristics of the Amer
ican-his boastfulneSs, conceit, energy, ac-
quiSitiveneSs, bluntness, ETC., and this
task Inc accomplished last night to the Sal
iSfaction Of all present. The lecture was
something over an hour in length, and but
little justice can be done il in presenting
synopsis to our readers.
lie said that the riddle of the world is
THIS CURIOUS MODERN MAN
known as an American-a man separate
and distinct from allother men. He would
call the attention of his hearers to two
themes-What of the country? What Of
the Man?
He considered that a divine plan was
manifest in the discovery and settlement of
America, and this connection portrayed in
most graphic manner, the incidents con-
nected with the early life and training Of
Christopher Columbus; his discourage
ments, indomitable energy and final sue
cess in the face of unparalleled dangers
and dark superStitiOns. To Isabella, of
Spain, must be attributed great credit for
the discovery of this country, and here it
might be said that we can do nothing with
out woman. That is true, but it is also
true that we can do nothing with her
Uaughter).
UNCLE SAM Is A CONTRIBUTION.
He comes from everywhere. DR.. Bow
ling has given the lecturer an idea which
had helped him over difficult point in his
lecture. lie did not know just how to de-
| scribe an American, until he heard DR..
Bowling's lecture few nights since, enti-
tied "a Fusion of the Races" when he de-
termined to call the American "Dr. Bow
ling's mixture" [Laughter.1 The Amer
lean was made up in this way: John Bull
gives him firmneSs, stability, moderation,
and roast beef Germany said she must
not be too credulous," and 50 gave him
doubt, thought and plenty Of beer. Laugh
| teri France said che must be polite for
all nations will Come to see him." and 50
France contributed smiles, bows, and wine
Scotland came with her contribution. She
gave him poetry and ale, and she also gave
| him agOOd degree of stubbornneSs. The old
! preacher was right when he prayed 40 God
TO start ScOtchman right, for he was so
stubborn that he couldn't be turned.
| [Laughter.l Spain gave gallantry and love
of gold. Ireland, God bless her, the mother
of us all) gave industry, faitbfulness, Blar-
ney and-whiSky. Then came the Forest
NitAils lCSl AlilS llldll Dt lUO Iilcs ONt-
hOntas gave true heart, raven tresseS and
tint of the oak leaf.
OUR LANGUAGE.
Who can find out what he is by what he
says? Let the nations of the earth gather
| around him while he makes a speech-.OT
the American is eminently a Speech-maker
and he has worn down the stumps all over
this land by his speech-making. Let him
make a speech of the length of three lines
in a newspaper, aud then say if You can,
whether he is English, Dutch, French, or
Spanish.
This American man believes the words
| are plentiful and that he has right to Use
them, when he finds a word in a foreign
| tongue which pleases him, he will Try to
pronounce 1t, and calls his bungling of it
.'anslosizing it." Qaughter). He will
write dictionary and 90 over to the mother
| country, give the people his p-onounciatiOn
Of the word, and insist upon it that he is
right.
lie never borrows a word-he simply
takes il, like he does a great many other
things. When he is in earnest you Will
bear some of his original words. They
| sound a little rough al first because they
are not polished.
HE Is \ SwEARER GENERALLY,
but when he joins the Church or is il La
dies Society, he SAYS Goodness" Good
Gracious" 'Oh Loriy," My Sakes,' My
Stars" My Fathers"
When he gets a little angry then you
will hear him say. by Jimmy" "By
George "Dod Blame 1t" .GOnfound It.
When he gets desperate lac will say. "D0g
on It." Uaughter.) This is "slang," but
yet we all know what it means.
SANS WIFE
will say, ITO be Sure" ..Is il poSsible?"
..Well l Never" These things help man
along when he is in trouble. a French
man would bow and smile, but would say
nothing.
Uncle Samsencourages YOU by saying,
''Y on Can Come It Hold Yourself" 60
It, Spread Yourself" An Englishman
asked me once what we Americans meant
by saying "Spread Yourself" and l told
him that we meant-we meant-we meant
Spread Yourself" Oaughter.)
During the war Sam was cut with his
dictionary and made some new words. such
as 'grape vine," Jay Hawkers," "bush-
whackerS," ''skedaddle," ''git up and dust"
What an original thing the American
constitution is, Look at its absorbing
power. 1t is the key note of Uncle Sans
being-the granduer of his power. Stand
at Castle Garden and see
THE PAUPERS OF OLD EUROPE
crawl out of their rags by the thousands,
and step upon the American shore. This
country takes hold of them like a great
mill and swallows them up; sending them
out to the extreme corners of her mighty
territory. For the last seventy years EU-
rope has thrown into this country her
mOnstrOus differences and greatest antag-
OnismS, yet in a few years all these are
blended together.
By the force of his character and the
peculiar nature of his government an
American can be nothing but a free man.
America is able TO be free, no drop of
martyr blood has ever been shed upon this
continent and God grant it never may.
OUR DESTINY.
What is the destiny of this man? look
at him abroad, he is a great man to 60
abroad-Sam is, and when he goes he eX-
hibits great deal of conceit, but he has a
right to. He began here hundred years
ago when there were no schOOlhoUses
among all these rocks and what do we see
to-day? You cannot educate an Ameri-
can as you can educate anyone else. He is
not going TO kiss the toe of a king. |
noticed the other day in Washington when
party was being presented at the White
House, that some of the members of the
party were disposed TO bow very low. but
when an American came up he said allow
ere yOu?' and did not seem to care for
President Grant or President anybody else.
Laughter.
The Dean of Canterbury said to me last
summer: ''Dr. Baird, have studied geog-
raphy, but for the life of me, cannot get a
correct idea of the size of this country, why, |
you might place old England in Texas aud |
you would hardly find it, That is so.
We have thirty-siX States and ten or fifteen
Territories, and we are going to have more
Territories. We have just got in the no
ton of having Territories. If We can't |
have them any other way We'll go for Car
ada, if We have to steal her. Well steal |
her, and then pass a law that it is all |
right.
In 1775 there were not 100000 people |
here. In 1875 there will perhaps be So |
000,O00. What is TO be our population in !
1873? What thought. At the same rate |
of increase we haye.witnessed since the set
Element of this country, it cannot be less |
than 450.O0O,000. The Old World has the |
people to spare and we have the room for |
them. God. intends America to be tie |