Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-05

shu from which custom, l imagine, We
nave derived our own May festivals,
auG Il was a beautiful ides, too, tna.
estaOllshed such custom st this pecu-
IlaT season OF the year--When universal
nature seems to be ej)icing in the re-
urn o. young spring, and intensifying
all her vitalities, VIXEN tie earth is clad
N lts sWeetestscene1 Of lCveiiness and
beauty; when the forests are vocal with
the mlnstrelsy OF birds; when the flow
ersi breathing tneii sweet fragranca up-
on the air, are dreaming OF the lu4-
SHINE aid the dewn 1he establish
ment OF such custom at a time like
thls must have had its foundation in a
True sentiment of poetry, amid the fas-
cihatons OF beauty aud the spells of ro-
| nance. The occasion Of Msifest Is en-
| P1sucaiIy one OF NTH and pleasure, OF
TeileI from tell and care and business.
PRESSURE on this day seems to be made
uuty OF by those who peculiarly cele-
Ora'e H. Indeed, the Germans are one
OF the few peoples who seem to
raaks .lsasurs d dat1s as think
all ought, provided tas in this
case 1t is) their industrisl activity is
equal to their pleasure-loving spirit.
And repeat, then, that we are glad to
see this refreshlr g. rejuvensting custom
becoming one OF the sOlid institutions
OF this country; and We would be glad,
too,to see more here to-day to participate
in this Centennial festival. And, my
German friends, when you write to your
countTymen in Eatherland, tell them
about your Maifests here. Tell them to
come; that they Will be welcomed. Tell
them that they csnss3 be s9 happy
and prosperous here, upon the hsnks Of
our grand old river, as upon the vine"
clad hills Of their own elastic Rhine.
Tell them what splendid progress your
c0untrymen are making hare, and what
German Industry and enterprise have
already accomplished in this country.
Tell theH that there is not cOmmuni-
ty, or villr Ce, or city in the United
States, where the Germans are q dOmi-
nant element, but what is vital, pros
porous and propre-~iye. And tell them
that we gladly invite 3 pao-
pie Of such thri,., enterprise, IA
dUstry and intelligence 70 our shor J.
Moreover (snd do not say it TO crafty
your national pride, but g. 8 fsct), not
only are the Germf IS occupying the
advanced positions in the cOmmerCiel
world, but they are to-day il the very
front rank Of the inte'lectuel. They are
the leaders Of human thought in this
age. Hear what Mr. RCx.ey, one of !
England's greatest scientist, and one Of
the intellectual mOnsrchs of the present |
age, says about t'lis: " Ask says he, |
"any mau who is investigating any
question thoroughly and profoundly |
be it historical, paii9sophir i, philol0gi- |
cal; physical, literary, or theological |
who g trying to make himself master Of |
any ab tract subject Except, peThaps, |
political { economy and QeOIOgy, which /
are intensely ANGLICAN sCIences) whether |
no Is not compelled to read hall dozen
tim az maay German q English
books" And he prOcC Ids: " The Ger
man universities are the most intensely
and most productive inter
lectual corporations the world hP1 ever
seen. The Germans dominate the intel
lectual world by virtue of the same SIM
pie secret thai made Napoleon master
Of old Europe. They have declared la
cdTTiere OUUeTte GaGE talents, and
every Bursch marches with a pro-
iessor's gown in his kDspsack.
In Germany they do not leave
the chances of his holding the Office he
would render iIlustriOus to the tender
mercies OF hot canvass, and the final
wisdom OF a mob of country parsons.
Let him become great scholar or man
)f fscience, and compete for his service g."
Such is the testimony OF the great HuX-
ey to the intellectual superiority of the
jerman race. And he implicitly tells
ls, too, that this superiority is due to the
anne principle that has given them
SER commercial ascendancy in =
many parts OF the world-eneTgy, en-
erpTise of character and inhsxibiiity OF |
purpose. What German is not proud Of
he contributions which the genius and
industry of his cCulu ymen have made Il
o the philosophy, the scienccs, the lit
,rature and the poetry Of the world. The
the s3IentissJ, the poets,
he artists, the scholars and the0lOgians
II Germany, claim parity with sll |
ithers, and rank second to none. We
with pIide the geniUs Of her
1umbOlits, her Bismsrcks, her GOethes,
Ter SChiler5 and her Heines, her Lu-
hers and Melsncthous, her COrneliuses
nd Karlbacbs, her BeethOvens,
iaydens, Hsndels and Mozaris,
nj her illustrioUs men in other
eDartmen's of science and srt.
Vcst spirit hP3 ever surparse sed,
n his department, the wonderful
Alexander Won Humboldt, whose love
t wisdom and science led him through
o many scenes OF toll and danger; and
t last to a point On ChimborazO's ice
lad nights where the COndOr5 "dare not
uIld, nor insects wing fit Ger the
erbess granite" And coming nearer /
ONE, the great Carl Schurz invites cur {
otice-the Bismarck Of America. HIS {
bility challenge comparison with that ]
f any American stat Jman, while the
atiOnality of his sentiment, the con-
srvatism of his public course, and the E
of his character have
licited the admiration even of his pOlit-
,al advers1ries And while we belong
} different politicel partir J, he is a man
HON would like to meet, and hope
ur German lriends will some time IN :
uce him to come TO Memphis. II we
an get him down here, maybe We can
ct him more on our side. You know he ,
coming over; and you know, too,
e want to get sill the great men on our
de. 1t would be a fitting time II
ave him come among ps during this
rest hsrmorizing Centennial year.
nd here | am reminded that this IS the :
Of the year whose transsc-
ons led to one of the mot important
VEINS III IlAluhl II SUI AI--bu6 JUllLiC-A ]
nd religious emancipation OF the pt 0ple '
this country. And stunGing T1-Gay :
4 the summit Of tie mighty pr sent ,
I'D looking through the ms and sha-
OWs of one hundred yee's, what vEs /
suits appee -finCs taen-WHat thyilling 4
vents rise before the imagination ana
lake Us feel II if our very near would r
Op and hush, and cream and wonder. a
hink OF it! From three million Of :
Ibjects, we have grown into nearly j
roy million OF. 'Cemen. From s lew
1uhg village il he east, a thousand l
)pulous and ,Wer.Gl cities have I
,Tuug proudly up, aud 'o-dsy their
,ires reflect the sunlight from the At
ntic to the Pacific. From thiitaen
nall colonies, we have expanded into
ore than forty great STA J ard Terri y
ries, until now orr &C 5graphical extent /
only eqURled by thI( nations o. the g
nth Cnins, Russia and Great Britain; d
bile they are many Centuries old, and =
e but one. And il the population OF 3
lis nation ontinues to Increase during v
le next one hundred ye: in the same :
.OpOrtiOn it hes during the last, she a
ould then be able II gather the q
ightiest array Of human strength | n
at this vast earth has ever maIshsled. b
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