The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-02


We venture to affirm that the tuition
Of the last ten years has taught Europe
more of America than had been acquired
in the teachings of half q century pre-.
vious. The textbooks through which
that tuition has been conducted are
compiled from our records of war and Of
peace-our Great Rebellion and oul
Great Centennial Exposition.
Previous to the conclusion of our civil
war, Europe generally regarded the
United States as an unwarlike country,
and as comparatively destitute OF mill.
tary resources. Standing army we had
none, or what In Europe would be ac-
counted none. Our navy was insignif-
cant. Our defensive Notifications tee-
Bile, and unknown even to ourselves. In
every military aspect this country held
aetually no place in European consider
alton.
But the first lesson Europeans
learned concerning America was in re.
gard to the gigantic military power that
Sprang up like magic, upon land and
sea, teaching them that in this peaceful
land where a standing army was almost
unknown, there nevertheless slumbered
military force that, if need be, could
pet all Europe at defiance. One million
Of men in arms, equipped and supplied
Rs no European army ever yet has been,
a oh hnI
Blow TO learn concerning the fitness OF
Americans for military service.
Another feature OF this ten years OF
tuition consisted in the lesson that
Europe for the first time learned, in the
quiet and peaceful disbanding of our
vast army of citizen soldiers. 1t is no
secret now, and was scarcely such in
1865, that European statesmen pro-
bounced the most critical period of our
wonderful war tO be when our armies
we're to be disbanded and the troops
bent home. They predicted that the
rmy, having become conscious of its
Itrength and accustomed to its exer-
Else, would demand such concessions as
must result in general convulsion that
would swallow up the Government. And
nothing among all the surprising events
that war 30 thoroughly surprised
europe as to see that conQuering mass
H armed men, quickly, quietly, silently
Iettling down OF their own a accord into the
peaceful callings OF civil life. That was
The crowning lesson given to Europe as
The conclusion OF our record of war.
And from that day hence the world
abroad has regarded this country in a
light to them all unknown before.
But, scarcely had the tuition derived
rom our lessons of war been concluded,
before we invited the world to Join us
md witness our progress in the arts OF
peace. To commemorate our Centen.
aial era OF national Independence, we
spread before the world our National |
Exposition of the products of the plow,
The loom aud the anyII-ot the forming
AaEd conjoined with the informing spirit
II our people. The representative men
rom all nations of the Old World came.
lnd saw, and learned another lesson /
this new land.
The completeness, variety and excel
ence in the uses Of IRON, in all its var-
'us forms, are deemed the best criterion
or Determining the civilization OF any
people. Iu this respect the tuition at-
Orded to Europe by our Exposition has
'een Of the most thorough character.
We read now of the accounts given by
eturned foreigners, as to the features
f our Centennial, that declare their as.
onishment at what Am erica has done
nd reveal their dread OF what we are
apable of doing in the useful arts. It'll
now an admitted fact that there is no
alton on the globe that can equal ours
the variety and excellence Of our ar
lsans' tool. 1t is now conceded by for
igners that no where else ON earth can
here be found an ak equal to the Amer.
IAN ak, nor hay ork equal to the
.merican fork.
1t is just now published in the British
aper known as Ihe Engineer that Amer