New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-22
THE LECTURE.

lecturer sad say that iter hr had cultured New
England, he looked back aud did not TO himself to
have America. After his through the south
aud the West, he had The feeling Il only after
he had sailed the Pacific out OF sight oil the Continent
that he obtained conception OF America and the Amer
can character He should have been cautious. He
should have sailed in Imagination above tine lkcs, aud
seen what the population be, aud therefore prob
ably Will be. He should have how corrupt great
cities can become. lie should have inquired what the
ultimate relation between rich aud poor Will be when
a still larger part OF New-England shall have be-
a factory ana the great West titled farm
He should have considered how far political vices
spread he should have breathed the air of the
marshes well as Of the mountain peaks He should
have taken counsel OF OOn. thousand years from
now he stands at the nith shaking hslocs Of sdereal
fire above band and lake. He should have done all this
before saying that he had 10 med conception Of Amer
ica
very trite to say it, and yet it is an inspired truth
that Roman eagles when their were strongest,
never flow as far from Plymouth Rock to the Golden
Gate. Open the cOTpasses until they touch on the one
side Theoes and on the other side London, and
they will not span the green fields and the
stecplrd cities between the Bay OK Fundy and
the Pacific coast. Do not forget that California is
larger than England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and
Texas than France. OF course do not forget that hig-
ness is not greatness. But bigness is opportunity and
opportunity employed greatness. De- Tocquevie has
alone would some day sustain lj0O00O00 people.
Crowd our 10 OF population into Texas and they
would have more elbow room than the people
Of France. From this crowdng comes the danger
said Nacaulav: CAS- tor America, / appeal 10
the twentieth century" Later hc said, Tie ti'ne VIII
come when your Government will be elected by men VINO
have not had breakfast enough and who do not expect
To get diuaer enough, aud then unless Caesar or M
polc1n SEXES the rcus OF Government your country
will be- "a. pluuiercd az was Rome IN the htn century
You say that we have yet heard nothing Of the Huns AMI
Vana but rem,mberthat we have not yet heard the foot
steps of the twentieth century. Not long ago we be-
held thin stream OF lire creep of the earth from
Maine To California. What II dense population had
dvelt along that linel snail throw before you large
view OF our promises and p,ris. Tho country has al
ready suffered. look through the lenses Of her'aVe-
neut Ispeak for those who ia their graves. oar
brethren died NOT ouy for the miGcaton OF the land but
also for IL. pUrlncatiou. Hong appIausel
II is not commonly known that the amount Of arabic
soil North and south America Is greater than that IN
Europe Asia and Africa put together and can therefore
sustain lives. This - no rasl conclusion speak
from "A scientific basis. and will show you what that
basis s our continent and therefore the winds
OF ocean water we'll The mountain chains on the ea't
side OF the American continent To" on the east side
of the old World they high. From This 20 results that
the trade winds laden with the yctne.s OF the SEA, ar,
admitted 10 our land The breadth % the Od World and
IFS high eastern ranges cause the rainie>s interiors q"
Asia and Africa. Again, America - the land OF tit
paia- the Old World Of scorched plains Our plains
run north and south and so admit and receive the rams
The impulse OF southern winds is the cause Of orr
hot Summers. the impulse of northern winds OF our
cold Winter but our mountain ranges ran north and
south 30 that the SUM- he approaches and leaves
them shines far into their gorgcs, and the forests grow
no their slopes America is high under the equator the
Ola World is low America Is narrow under the equator
the Od World is wide. Heuce with w. smaller sur
face is exposed % tho scOrching sun. A.
tAc result; OF all th. cutting out tle mountains,
the scorched and the frozen portions from
each continent and the remnant OF productive soil c'
ibc scholars say do not assert it Oh my own authority
/. lGu1G.OO0 square miles IN the Old Would, ana
II 100000 in the New. Thus bursts upon M IN all tie
Iielt o. scientific truth the fact that America
rau sustain greater population than ia" Old World
aud IL she can. 10 il Uuquosonablc that size some day
viii. In this circumstance bear the e'hoS OF fate'
with whose footballs il Is fitting that tie ceHid-
rio. should keep step. Some % "a who are NOT yet
very old have seen population increase from l7Ooo
600 10 80 900 OJO. Yau, sir, addressing hr hJ ani
have seen IL increase from SOOOoOO 60 4OOuo0Oo In
1890 the pivotal point. about which u ID were soma
body our po puiitiou woud swing, was little east OF
R,ifruore Now 1t l. little east OF Cincinnati As
Professor Walker shows 10 has changed to.y-dyt i,'i
since morning. t.k you 10 pause over 'ua PNH'i
inat We nave been frontier people Around ii5 I"nt
have gathered many OF the causes OF our National peeu
,,.o that There are 1oOOOOOO persons in an
,iari,, IN f1r vaar , 900 Tl3 IS surely moderate
rstiu9fg fn~ now there are -tOOOOJO. suppose tAdt
Az. 80 r.. am ,,r iucrrg.. rs pcr cent n yclr. or
iIt'I INV INT increase i'm England aud Germany.
,.3' 'li'n ~ ,,t tne n49iratou is auIasluu-.
IT, BE- S''| u,or, So on hi, basis
Jul J a.. and the future If America to
Hi',' "a. ,,.,i.u ,r Nh. yegr 1900 would be- GiOO.
,',. on,' ~ Ef.vcl9o.iia britannica aiilns that
Tr,T ,,l smith America can furnish -usteuauce Tor
N,.., i l,r.,,. b,a an average pouulatIOu uf
.,,. - f,i .1u1rs mile We have au area Ok
T-GGna tn1 .,r1re miles II we conclude nnd
WY lu'' ~. ,' average our regulation vail be
y'5,, mo ,t3o n .,r, such stupendous future