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eric phrase; So in various chimes and on
various soils there grow and bloom and RI
pen not only varieties of the tree, flower
and fruit, but distinct from each sister of
species. Thus in unity we find the infinite
charm OF variety. One as the sea but many
as the waves; one as the Federal Union, but
many as the states zone as the state, many as
the counties and towns and wards and
districts and homes and menl AS to each,
Il pturibus unun. As to each tree, flower
fruit, so as to each state and other politi
ical division. there is o peculiar rule of
culture and an independent law of growth.
That rule and law are most in conforminity
with nature and truth when they concern
the domestic sun and soil-the home--in
which they quicken and thrive. This be-
ing the order of Nature-or,as the Greeks
called it, cosmos opposite ''chaos"
cannot but come within the intrenchments
OF human society when this order is revers-
ed. AS well endeayor to make all folks
similar IN face, weight and mind all
houses alike in structure and in inhabi-
tants, as in Utopia-all meandering rivers
and floating clouds alike-as try to make
one rule for diverse people of varied in
terests. As we'll try to make the frosts of
the White Mountains raise lemons, or ice
bergs freeze in the warm waters of the
Mexican Gulf, as to constrain and excise
communities by rigid procrustean bed
MANY IN ONE.
The spectroscope reveals that all the
stars-even the furthest sun in the utter
most galaxy of suns and systems-are of
the same material; and while they are
bound together in one insoluble zone and
by ever-during gravity, and controlled BY
one everything intelligence and while their
inhnitesimal molecules, even when attenu
ated beyond human or microscopic ken,
may be of one indestructible essence, vet
manifestations of multiform beauty and
utility, SO that not only one star
differeth from another star in glory but
the particles Of every star are themselves
to our vision varied and glorious micro
cosms! This difference of glory Silence
places at the door Of motion; as varied
lights, col0rs and combinations of matter
are due to the eternal dance of the atoms!
From this heayenly progress and order
learn the law of human government! Depart
from the earth; with your braveries of
science defy the laws of an unknown
upper ether, and, las the aeronauts of France
did when they passed into currents beyond
the Home Rules" of our planet, you col
lapse into stiff death, A minority of one
only was left to tell the story of the insane
flight and fatal fall There are two capital
illustrations in our history of the violation
this law of society, so analogous to that of
nature. The first is the colonies under
George Ill, and the second the south
under President Grant
HOME RULE IN THE REVOLUTION.
As we are in the midst of the Revo-
lutionary memories, and every battle is
reshouldering its crutch to show
how its field was won, it is MT
necessary here and now to rehearse
the story Of our independence. Wher
Hackett, the actor appeared il
Dublin in the play of rip Var
Winkle,' this question was asked: "DiC
you never hear OF Washington?' Rip had
been mapping and had slept out of George
III. into new order. Did you never
hear of the Father of his Country" RiE
had not, but ireland had, and the applaud
ing theatre Numbered its information. Ire
land knew our Continentals shot well il
the Revolution; and she knows that W,
have not lost our sight since. To speak O
our Revolution in this city and at this cen
tennial era when old memories are repeat
ed, would be to waste your time. 1t il
enough for me to indicate for my porpos,
that w ashington fought as rihemen shoot
for Home Kule. When the rupture between
England and her colonies took place i
was not merely an economic, revenue, tie;
question. Had it been merely that, oul
Revolution would not have stirred and up
turned the loathed and miasmatic peace 0
another hemisphere. Parliament pretende,
to an OmnlpOtence, not unlike that of on
dead Radical Congresses. but it could no
maintain the pretension. 1t tried to collec
taxes from the unrepresented and uncon
senting colonies. 1t failed. Then it con
suited couple of lawyers-Mansfeld an,
Wedderburn. Under the greedy cry 70
trade from the English merchant, the sense
less clamor of the English people for powe
and the arrogant bravado of an Englisl
King tor prerogative-e and all glyin
money and plaudits to a naughty Parlia
ment-these two lawyers, to preserve tn
unity OF the empire, hit upon the expedi
ent OF giving an opinion against 100000
OF earnest Americans, in arms, fighting 70
Home Rule. Forgetting that sovereignt
did not belong to kings. Parliament and dis
tant rapacious hucksters, and forgetting q
gain that right Was aboye authority, an
that distant dominion had no rational fouu
dation, holding that the mere accident c
of time or casualty of events had not mad
our step-lnother, England, to rule us in per
petuity-these legal advisers and the roy
al brute, his Ministry and Parliment, who
took the advice, demanded unconditiona
submission.