The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-04

- olUlcc institutions for tho 90
'rA dll'nslon of knowledge. In promo
non MS the structure of a Goye,nm.
give. force 10 public opinion il is ,
sentlal that public opinion should |
enlightened
As very important source of strcnpt
ana security cherish public credit On
method of preserving II is 10 use it ,
| sparlngly rs possible. avoiding occasion
oi expense 10y cultiyating peace. but =,
Wondering also, that timely dishurs,
n'h'' 10 prepare for danger lrequentl
prevent much greater disbursements /
t'p'l IT. avoiding likewise the accumt
latloh ct debt, not onh by stunning oc
customs OF expense but toy vigorous eX
rrtiohs IN time of peace To discharge ia,
debls which unavoidable wars may hay,
accustomed not anonymously throwml
upon posIerity the burden which we
ourselves ought TO bear The execution
OF these moNims belongs to your repre.
sentallrcs but it is necessary that pub.
he opinion should cooperate. To mcil.
rate 10 them the performance of their
dnly II Is essential that You should prao.
tl'ally boar IN mind that toward the nav.
ment of debts there must hc revenue.
that To have revenue tnero must Ice
taxes that no taxes can Ice devised
Whlch are not moro orless announcement
and unpleasant that the intrinsic en-.
barrassmont nSepamblc from the sclc,-
ton OF the proper objects which is al.
ways II choice OF difficulties, ought to be
a decisive motive for q candid construc.
ton OF the conduct of the government
IN making it. aud for u spirit of acqucs
ccnce in the measures Tor obtaining rev,
cnue which the public cXgcncies may
at any time dictate
Observe good faith aud Justice toward
all nations Cultivate peace and har.
mony with ALL Religion and morality
onjom this conducts and can il be that
good policy does not equally onjoin III
1t will he worthy ola free, enlightened.
and, Ntno distant period, u great nation,
to give to mankind tho magnanimous
and too novel example of u people al,
ways guided 10y nm exalted Justice and
benVolcnce, Who can doubt that in
the course Of time and things the fruits
of such plan would richly repay amy
temporary advantages that might he
lost 10y II steady adherence toit2 Can It
he that Providence has connected the
permanent felicity of nation with It's
virtue? The experiment., at least, is
recommended by cyory sentiment
which omobl6S human nature Alas
is 1t rendered impossible 10y its vices
In the execution of such apNu, moth.
ing Is more essential than that perma
ncnt inyctcrato antipathics against par
tlcular nations, and passionate attach
ments for others, should be excluded
and that in the place of them, lust and
feelings toward all should he
The nation which indulgos
toward another an huhitual hatred or
an hahitunl tondncss is in some degree
a slave. II iSa slave to its luminosity or
to its affection, olthev of which is suIli.
cient to toad II astNy from its duty and
It's interest, Antipathy in one nation
against another disposos each moro
readily to offer insult and injury, to lay
hold of slight causes OF umbrge, and Ia
he naughty and ntractahic when acci.
dental or thrilling occasion of dispute
occur.
Hence, frequent collisions and obst-
nate, enycnomcd, and bloody contests
Tho nation, prompted 10y ill,will and re.
sentiment, sometimes impcls to war the
government contrary 10 the hest calCu-
lations of policy The government
sometimes participates IN the national
propensity, and adopts through passion
what reason would reject At other
times, il makes the animosity of
the nation subscrvicut to projects of
hostility mstieatcd by pride, ambition,
and other sinister and pernicious mo-
tiycs. The peace often sometimes per-
haps the liberty, of nations has been the
victim
So. likewise, passionate attachment
Of one nation to another produces u va
rlety of evils sympathy for the favor
tie nation, facilitating the illusion otan
imaginary common interest IN cases
whore no real common interest exists,
and iniusing into one the cnmitieS OF
the other, hctruys the former into u par
ticlpaton IN the lunrrels and the wars
of the latter without adequate induce
mcnts classification. II leads, also to
concessions to the lavoritc nation OF
privileges denied to Others, which are apt
doubly TO iujure the nation making the
concessions, by unnecessarily parting
with what ought to have been retained,
and 10y exciting jealousy, ill.will and II
disposition to rctalatc in tho parties
from whom equal privileges are with
held; andi gives to ambitious, corrupted,
or dcluded citizens, who devote them
selves to the iuyortc nation, facility to
bctray or sacrifice the interests OF their
own country without odium, sometimes
even with popularity, gliding with the
appearance. Of n yirtuous sense of obi
CATION Il commcndablc difference tol
public opinion, or II laudnblo zeal ioI
public good, the base or foolish compli
lnccs of ambition, corruption, or lntatu
alton.
As avenues to foreign influence in in
Vulnerable ways, such attachments ar,
particularly alarming to the truly en-
lightcncd and independent patriot
How many opportunities do they afford
to tamper with domestic factions, tt
practise the art of seduction, to misleaC
public opinion to influence or awe til,
public councils Such an attachment
of n small or weak toward great
and powerful nation, dooms the former
to be the satellite of the latter.
Against the insidious wilcs OF foreign
influence conlure you to believe me
fellow-citizcns, the Jealousy of FIRE
people ought to be constantly awake
since history and experience prove tina
foreign influence is one of the mos
banciul foes Of republican government
But that jealousy, TO be useful, must b
impartial; else it becomes the mstru
mcnt of the very influence to be avoided
instead of defense against it. Exec
sive Partially for one foreign nation
and excessive dislike for another caus
those whom they actuate to see DANCE
only on one side, and serve to veil, an'
even second, the arts of influence Oh
the other, Real patriots, who ma.
resist the intrigues OF the iavorlte