The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-03

mists. and Bonaparlisis. will say the que:
!, ton is settled there. No man can say wit
| truth that such men are unable to goveFI
themselves.
|, The lecturer is thorough believer II
/, the good old Jeffersonian doctrine of tn
: right OF the people TO regulate their Owl
affairs. Let the township elect its officers
| let the county and State do likewise. an,
: the people OF the nation choose its owl
rulers and through representatives enac
its W laws. Even preachers are ap
pointed in Prussia, and since the consoli
dation ofthe Empire matters are worse.
The best men are afraid to settle the
question Of a free church in a free state
They arc unable TO conceive how religion
can live without state support. Religion
does not suffer. A comparison shows
that we have a better. purer, holier reli-
gion than the old world,
Mcmahon appoints the Protestant clergy
in France. Bismarck chooses Catholic
priests in Germany. Do not Americans
by gloriiying Bismarck lend an endorse
ment to this adulteious union of church
and stateP 1t is an enormous mistake.
America is doing herself immense harm
by laudation of one of freedoms worst
foes.
In Europe the people are unable to DO
anything of moment without government
support. The government owns part of
every railroad. Here the people own
them we have free development Of enter
prise.
Civil power is supreme in the United
States in Europe just the reverse, to an
extent not dreamed of here. Their armies
are stretched to the utmost of power.
Judge and jury are awed by the bayonet.
The fact that our army contains only
30 coo men is scarcely believed. In little
Ireland are stationed 1900 mounted dra
gOons, exclusive Of an immense constabu-
larry force. A prOportiOnate military force
in this country would give Somerset
about forty men TO support. There are
gu, 900 gems d'armes in France and 100, 600
soldiers about the same in Germany.
You meet troops at every corner. and
night, noon. and morning is heard the
everlasting drum.
We have many enemies in Europe.
All the monarchs, will. the exception of
the King OF Wurtemberg, and chiefest
among them, Wilhelm. Emperor Of Ger
many, are wi foes. When, In 1S49, the
people attempted to unloose the shackles
of teQdalism, this same Wilhelm declared
he would put them through. and moved
men down in the streets for caring % as
sert their inalienable rights, Ills brother
was at that time king, and when Wilhelm
inherited the kingdom, seized the crown
and placed it upon his own head, asserting
that he was chosen by the law of Christ
and received his crown direct from the
Almighty Republican institutions meet
with little favor at the hands of such 4
man.
Although ireland WoTships US, when l
piNus Glasgow | found myself
The men who pretend to be
abolitionists hate us because they can nc
make money out Of The slaye-trade
Dr by blOckade-rEnning. The same feel
exists to q great extent in England.
In Britain and Germany we have few
People go in tor the old, and
distrust the new. Feudalism IS still there.
In France the case is different. Free
thinkers had evolved the great questions
TO the natural rights ofmau before
The revolution. The French constitution
Of 1889 embraces ours, Its principles
die. Il is Law in France to-day
Although there has been some r~egurgita-
lion, the minds OF the people have got hold
It. To-day it has an overwhelming
majority in the nation. This result has
been obtained without violent convul
Ia the words of one OF Americas
poets -
"Het 5ayns tAs Are
where wrongs expire;
Nor spaTes the hand
That from the land
Upro0ts the ancient evil"
In the noble little republic among the
Observation-Disclosures see American in
situations predominant. The Swiss, too,
lad their wal Of secession, which they
made short wOI& OF Previous TO 1S4S
.ach Canton had a separate constitution.
Now, in exact imitation of our cOnstitu-
ion. they have executive, judicial. and
legislative departments, each performing
IS appropriate functions. Their Dict con
lsts of upper and lower houses, 81 mem
Of the upper house to every 10000 in
labilaRts and two representatives of the
from every canton. When asked
Why their constitution so much resembles
,urs, the Swiss reply I'VE intended it to
Ne it was modelled upon the American.
The people there are economical 70 a de
gree unknown here. They have n stand
ne army If only 300 men little revenue
s raised, salaries are small, thirst for office
are, and ~peculation unknown.
The fruits of American genius are met
vith at every haad. Oar printing-presses,
esDe-s, aud sewing-machines have brought
IS into prominent notice.
America is crediably represented in the
at the various European galleries-ai
Paris Rome, Florence. We are munii
eRt patrons of the arts. In the great
works at Munich the lecturer per
that the greater part of the work
vas TO be sent TO the United States.
When he saw an American eagle OF i'm
nense proportions, whose Outstretched
wings had Just been cast, he could not re-
rain from singing HAL Columbia. even
n the presence Of John RaI Mo stood
,ehind him. :
The books OF many American authors
re COW on the shelves OF nearly all Eu- q
opean libraries
We are forced to omit more than a mere
mention Of the lecturers description OF the
nrprise of Europe at our immense civil
work performed during .he rebellion-the
Of the Pacific railroad. &c their
al the millions of men raised
n both sides, which knew no bounds
when they were quietly disbanded and
.esumed lhelr former occupations. The
impeachment and acquittal OF
President johnson excited much favorable :
Comment on our institutions.
Our task is not done. Let US show by !
,ur purity and simplicity that we aye
of our republican fathers. Let Us
corruption, e~xtravagance, lust o! :
'over, from our broad and glorious land
4et Us cheer every heart that aspires to
liberty and strengthen every hand that
trives 10 obtain freedom, and this voice
nd this action will be heard throughout
he world.
At the conclusion of the lecture, on mo
ion OF General KOOntZ, a vote OF thaRks
vas rendered Mr.. LoOs.
TrIbute or Respect