New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05
VII
THE CoUNrRrs ELEMENTS OF GROWTH.


Let me once more call your attention 10 some OF The
element, OF growth that have taken place IN THIS nation
vas one of those whose courage never failed except m
spots Before the war I dill have some dark days. IN
which felt though this nation was going To ba raised
40 merely 90 be- tr Of some n:tcr nation being
Il,sed under II seemed % though all the aycnura
of power were IN the hands 81 dcspOIsIn. rs though
a great part OF humanity was tToddar under foot; as
though every element that could secure To d,'posm
continuance Of spower had been seized and scaled and
did nos see any way Ort-Go1 forgive me-i1r those
very steps which made the power and dcspoti,n OF
slavery DANGEROUS IA the cnl It's remedy AMI s do
s'ructon And IN, great North had - long pcry from
necessity, and partly from a m'gu l. and romantic
ulfr.otisn encouraged aud promoted hat which was
III eics n free nstu ons the DaHc liberty, and tho
dan ycr which threatened The continent al after times
But when n last The nation was drOu 80 y sinOe not
once nor twice. but according 10 the d. prophet seven
times; auI then dciiycran.c was "r'utHi The power
Of nation Is 10 be Judged ~ IT'S rec nc' % disease
Affiliations are liable 10 aao but the sel' power Of
nation is shown in Is ability to throw of d'clse'h US
rs.li.acy Tho power Of recovery /. Letter than ali
q,indness o. national constitution. II - better ta1u
ANYTHING else can be America has arisen Rom nith'
rate powCr but she looks clny aud mol"sty over the
0ccan. ard l. rstrlte power among lhe hallph' 10
dly She was . democracy; the people mtie their own
lava. thcy levied aud collected their own taxes; and II
was said "Of course they viii not allow Themselves to
be azcd more than they want 10 be" They were moi
military people; Europe tod IA ~. Great Britain
told Us 80. They told me 80 20 my face; and
said. on many platform, with an audience
like this You do not understand what
democratic liberty means. Wat TIL this game Is PLAY cd
out lnd see what the is And what Il hc issue OF
the eamcl 10 certain extent the political economy ot
The south gave her aid IN the beginning AMI thr polt
cal Of the North gave her inexhan'.blc re-
sources. Tue genius Oh the Northern people - slow 10
get fro and is hard TO put out so that We bad to
Learn TIE trade OF We had learned every trade o.
peace already but when hJd learned the tio
Of war. the power OF TIC North mantle 2, 10 the
honor and glory Of religion OF poluca, faiths,
and Of tho whole training % our past history
But there something morc dangerous than war.
An ia.diou3 serpent 81 dan than roaring
houf the hon does not jump before he Bopud!
alton threatened moro dnmnaiion to the morals % tins
nation than did with all It's mi5chicf5; and
Of whom it is of,cn said, "Whcn you come 90 great
Stress when questions 10 he settled principles az
fcctiudo and truth, they viii Do found wanting II
want 20 record to The honor Of the population That We
have borrowed Europe, the fact that when the que5
zion came :. Shall this nation pay every dollar which
promsed ai by which It put te boys IN bU2 IN the ell
il was through the Wet and the Northwest the
foreign vote together with the vote OF people
that carried the day for honesty and for public e
Now for democratic patton that everything-the
government, the law the policy, the magistrate the
rlcr that change, that can make aud urmake, that
has IN its hand5 almost tie power Of the Highest To cxllt
one and to put down anohorOr such nation To stand
before the world and show that this great people,
swarIning through valleys and over our mountains
and far away 10 either shore. and without the
continuity necessary TO the creation OF coinnon pub
lie sentiment. willing TO bear the brunt OF five
years and to DO severely taxed down to tubs day.