New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05
GRANDEUR OF THE WORK OF 1875.

Philosophy has divued the secrets OF all TINS power
and eooeuce emblazoned the magnfcence OF oil fs
SUITS The heroic which fought out the acqiiies
eenee the Old World in the Independence OF the Ne"
the manifold and mastery forms of noble character ana
of patient and serene wisdom which the great Influences
OF the times begat the large and splendid scale On which
these waited purposes wrought out and the aes
tic proportions which they have been filed up; the un
ended line OF eyenffu progress casting ever
food light upon the o the original ergyahd
ever forward promise aud prophecy OF unexhausted
power-al these have been made familiar TO our PEOPLE
by genius and the devotion OF historians aud orators
The greatest OF the Old World for TINS same
perod OF 100 years traced the initial steps In these
events, looked into the nature OF the llstluilous
thus founded. weighed by the Old World wlSdOh'
aud measure by recorded experience the probable for
tunes Of this adventure on an unknown sea IDS
crcumspect and searching survey OF our wide field OF
political and social experiment, no doubt mas brought
them diversity OF Judgment TO the past and Of e1-
pectatiou to the future But of the the
novelty ani the power Of the forces set at work by the
event We commemorate no competeDt authoilues nave
ever greatly differed Tie cOtenp OfaTy Judgment OF
DGrke is scarcely an oycrsiatement OF tho European
opinion OF the immense import Of American indepei-
dence lie declared: "A great revolution has ha peDed
a revolution III de- not by cbopping anu changing VI
power in any Of the exist States, but by tie appear
aucc Of State OF new species, IN new part OF
the lobe IL has made ms great change VI an 1ie fia
ons aud balances and gaytatons Of power "a the APP
pcarauro ot planet oud III the sysem Of tIe SOLAR
world"
IL is easy 70 understand that the rupture between
the Colonies and tie mother country might nave worked
4 result OF political Independence that would have in
VOWED 40 such mighty consequence as are here 80
strongly announced b. the most pAi0sOphic statesman
Lis ago The resistance Of the Colonies, which came
10 4 head IL the revolt led in the name and for
the maintenance Of the liberties Of Engshmen, against
ID
ism Cons. itutiOn. triumph Of those liberties might
have end ii in an cmanc patton from the rule OF the
English Parliament, and continued submission To the
scheme ami of the British monarchy with an
American Parliament adjusted thereto, upon the true
principle OF tho English Constitution. Whether TINS
new political establishment should have maintain.
loyalty to The Bish should have been or
lAuiLrd under crown and throne OF s oWD, TIE trans
action would, then have had no Otser Importance than
such as longs a dismrmbennent Of existing empire
bat with preservation Of eXioiius institutions. There
would have been. To be sure, new siate hut not OF
new species." and that il WAS IN new part Of the
globe" would have gone far TO make the diSncmbeT.
mcnt but temporary and cicumstantai disturbance IN
the old order OF things Indeed the sodity and perpe
tuiy " thlt order might lave been greatly confirm by
s propagation ofIuc m1dei Of the European mon1rches
the hounGlcss regions 0f tins continent IL Is pre-
cis the Declaration Of independence has It's
Ineuse importance A. cNii act and by the p ople's
drcgrc-4nd not by tins achievement OF thu amy, or
through nil tary uotvesat the Ii IT stage Of the con
f!c Il uad 4 nationality, with It's own nstu-
tons tho cyiy prcOrdaucd nd 10 be fought for ana
secured II did not leave ito be an aftorru Of irium
plant war shaped and measured 10y military power and
conferred BY the army tie people. This assured AT
tine Outsat the -Upr, macy OF civil military author
~. the ,uDorulon The army to the unarmeI people
lls Lucrative oAoe Of the scope and goal Of the Rev
olatnn made sure Of tiiu-s, which mutt
have been always greatly in doubt, If military
reasons aai events lad hold Tie mastery
over thn civil power Tho first was. that NTH.
ing tie ind. peujcnce o the nation. and rs
ara,iou the system Of Europe, would bt attained Il
or orns we've prosperous; and the second tat the new
nation would always be the mislr, IS nsutu-
tOus. This miLhJ not have ben s fate lad triuin
plant army tie prilc Of indo?cnd nee, not as a
~ sct Tor II b. the pcOpi. and done IN is service. bus
by Do hight and naid by its own ite, and 90 TO be
.Lup,G ana dealt with by b, own viii.