, 1876-07-19

isfoctsoA pf material conlehtnent1 AUG wv !
n,ctnhcr OF tho elect nations, TINT egntrlbuts
tomcthinn n,ure than material wealth 70 tna
trcasurses OF The world "a yet bcfose 4. ie ii,te
that future We eannot pyy, tho,gh w have a .a,ta
that It will come. Pcschanco lO0 yeaEa hcace II
Wall yet oo only ~ q, q. ,t. dawn; ,,,x
\ hundred years aFo, ~ stsss sSo wh,sn ,s,s
tIon ot oldest son M the New world atst ataiE
cd into being. All thlnga considered. tlese ~
lecn no growth IN the Whole wo.a c9dMi 70 shnf
sse1Ssa d. i,d + sts,es ss s.' Ws ssy sh"gs
sEiere,i.I for AuetrAifA runs her hard, even
tho,ah stlll III leading.stztngs; bur. on lhe
other band se has the ayanssss o. cs,c sE nae n,
jn7cnt power asserted what might &'c called both
thy natdral ciatlu aud the tcvefsionary right TO
awllole Continent ~ tne name aMs alhcsn ii
t tSoss ~ who % cbaId not otherwise win those
is''SSi the osa wo1sl may tsiak q i, t9a United
States wsrs vs4y sy qpRsKa s ia eayen q EplSean
,v,itics IL .bcNnrc Of American soil. AL thc
tr,,u interests Of England were bnana mp IN thu
causu vi American tnhcpon1eVee. 70 the gruases
md there Is no problem 40 difficult anA so patl-
iui u a,,swcr rs the failure Of public opinion
here, In liz own birthplace, uron 60 grsat m ne
rason lipw, naesa wns ! tn, tat 1s h,,,' nns'S sSn
Muuarcl,y nt Home allowed the Colonies 10 10
goycr,cI, hnrried, and attacked OH purely mon
darylIcnl priuciplesi Parliamentary cnr1nptlon
and the condition q our whole feptcscmsnia.sn i.st
| Independence We layu to thank for our tafay
delsyerance FROM worse fate thar desgotam,
| tyranny AMI uligarcl'y uIler ConsltatiioI,.n y.
forms. Upon the Whole au w,toas ~ ist So nn.H tD
il not more tlan cYua,, SHARE IN tGe 9eieAM o.
Tho crent event now columemoratsA. sps!nE!ng
immediately from 1t, aid with only the alISf.
q year os two. tSIc is tsTea nsw nuwcrs
and Influences great American Ropuliivt
Tho French RegNsut!o1, aud tao krea liesS tnt. "
This country. They started at 0hcc 'ilto ne,nst st
hs sway oyey ths Mas
ytnsa w%s, et,seon WS ,nGY thc' Wea q
shscn Ins done most gooA a,.l lcast ovilf Bat,
whau We nsk tic question:, y ~ tantMHousme ',snn
70 recognising sscisly cis,l,y,n,,Ws1ith. asntSfnialh
ta fs e.! sgSr1t opn to sa from Ourselves t1c sec
on Centennial il tho trying occasIon: ny Sn9
1ss ts H. oF q eIu sooa t and
@ e0St;"s,,t s"s WSteh ii !. Would DO hazardous 10 IN
counter with celebration nntnFa'ly mt. y.e,rg y
unixcA enkt.ssessi't nus a tho e Xefcsns
ss aS @ 10 s,faS tako M ear Of tseif They have TO
thc ag q indepSehnstp ehat A. aE E q ths fof.
! n. we'll, AMI 70 Ao1t Aulv 1N'y ,naH9,tnut. ~ n
sesi,, That extends frou, ocean 70 ocean,
anu" and n soi', We 1t home ;,.,,; mny .,,1eas nGt
readily ,hr sGneeae eee Ia necessity 70 the great
nral{,.t,s at hutnaii existence, and the EVIDENT
}m1,ct sIat tlc world would 20 back to az Kinds
Of wlckcdncss and misery, but for tile WORK dohe
:" Patriots, nEnoEs, AED MAnTrns n;E,. IS, ,on
every wear At Washington. Wo really ANA non,
estly GeIluvc that there arc other eansen as good
Is the American, as cns'eni tst nsi
otlcr nattuns as NECESSARY to the human brother:
hooI, Eut, ot course, tticrc u no such Inestlon
thia between 70 un s.a The E. E,eaa a. senEa s]nEu M i
IA Il tusticc, They have their battle, 1, ata
: IT, tl,ey must aght i: They have right El,d
to chooso tLS mode and the manner, tns
Tsapoi,s ot tAS Essas fosp aspta ts rca.o! s
W. havo .nnutiunci above, perhaps We aro tht
worst. w ST. When W. cantlot Do Justice TO our ONT mt
hso 1n sc content snas @ w. mitaout cye1
peops ehcula Pay av toqS snrv Nv at ali. insteat
of Qua we have some rcaaon to bc proud oi, w
have scant claims to crittc!se the exubefanGe o
oyaty aa tho fssssss ts;ss o. Ssoua
out NV England aud tho Atlantic stnics ther
are but few fatuilics ia the better rntk wn,e,
hpye not histories Of their own sonneessa ~
the great strnEg!e. TUG iamay'1u, ~, - Itnitr,
ssates; esd t@e fqpnss be raf,a6s0 ~ 0ss
tary Of Royalst Puritan charean, y ssNrs us
} and 'all that rsmatns ID tho good, M. ma3
! who ied for consGcncc' sake, and 1euno
? cl family Of men who could poas
! IN old English stock tnu
: nBAR NO uNMonTHT PnoobMf,,
: All these differences were recollgtlou Dy en
r War oi Independence. The nritish uoycr'mel 1
r Ind hoped TINT thv old divisions would pIea
!. nut. hat they waru soun deceived. Tho counts
~ cause wore TO- strong fo1 h th1n nns ns
9 aud unItvI people. Thus every family Of til
consderaton hes Thy s9n,msnt ,ma ana no e.
o nIc. and Il pledged To maintain and pr0accut
is work. TAcrs y matter enough bs5s 1or n an
;. ;. coIurnutnoratiou. When thu dny Is over, Whr
= Tic senscs ase no longer taxed beyond @ mGft r..
u :, we NAV fairly asE thu Americans whether oth
II nations l,ayu not n0blp htstorlcs sacre1 causc
Y bJgh duties md worldwide responsibilities, Ut
~ w6uthet all ars not s,Ll far short OF thcif prop
- Ideal. -..