The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03
and shelter them.

ing temptations for our enterprlslng
ambitious youth to allow any such
density of population. But 1t is by
no means SO distant as at first one
might suppose.
Within the twenty-seven years l
have lived among you. in Wisconsin,
have seen it's population increase
five fold; rise from 100000 to more
than 100000. do not doubt il the
children of some here do not live to
see it, their grand children will see
the seven great states have named.
contain as many people as the Whoie
United States now contain, ana II
may be. twice as many.
Much depends, of course, upon the
character of the people, and OF the
government under which they i've,
whether liberty shall be preserved,
and whether scientific agriculture
can exist, so that population may go
on until it reaches its natural limit.
The history of other times and CT
other countries shows this. Let me
refer to the great valleys OF the
Euphrates and of the Nile.
The Euphrates is the largest river
I of western Asia. 1t is one OF those
mentioned in the holy book, which
rise in the garden Of Eden, and
flowing southeasterly. nearly
thousand miles, emptles into the
Persian Gulf. That valley was as
fertile as our country is, and, by a
most perfect cultivation, aided by
canals for irrigation it was made to
sustain millions of human beings, In
the earliest civilization, of which we
have reliable history. The city OF
Babylon was built in that valley.
London is the great city OF our day
Paris is great city. New I ork is q
great city. Chicago and st. Louis
are to be great cities. But neither IN
size nor in public works are they &c
be compared with Babylon. Inc
walls of that city were three hundred
and fifty feet in height, eighty feet
thick, and sixty miles in length III
circumference about the city. The
river Euphrates flowed through II
under these walls. 1t was only 10y
digging new channel for that great
river that Cyrus the Great, King OF
Persia. after a seige OF many years
captured it, by leading his army into
the city through the old river bed
under the walls.
| mentioned these only to show no"
| great must have been the power OF
| that nation, which ruled theworld fol
nearly fourteen hundred years OF
which Babylon was the capital; and to
rhow how vast must have been the
agricultural products of that valley
in those days, to feed and support t
POPULATION. And yet. in extent
natural fertility and resources, the
valley, great rs it was, by no means
equals our great northwest.
refer once more to the history OF
the valley of the Euphrates to show
another thing-a thing very sad anc
humbling to human pride, VIZ: no"
the dcvastltions of war and the
wretched misrule of centuries nave
wasted that fertile region. Its canals
are all DESTROYED, its cities buried IL
ruins and almost forgotten, ever
BABYLON 50 complet ely destroyed tina
its tie co i hardly be found. 1t wa
first conquered by the Persians, thel
b. the Greeks. then by the Roman
afterwards by the Arabs, and then b,
the Turks. under whose wretchet
misrule it has been almost WORTHLESS
10 mankind.
But. thanks to the recent congress
lat Berlin. it is now placed under tn
quasi proteetorate OF Great Britain.
That will enable her to build
railway. from the eastern shore o
the Mediterranean opposite the lslan'
of Cyprus. to the Euphrates, an
down that valley to the Persian Gulf
result. which l look upon as certain
in the near future, because the sam
political necessities which compelle
as. during Our civil war. TO build TIL
Union Pacific railway. in order (
cement more perfectly orr Paciti
empire to the union. Will constrai
Great Britain 10 build such railwa
To hind to herself with still stronge
bonds her East India empire. Thi
in the providence of God. may ope
the valley of the Euphrates to wester
ideas and western agriculture. ana
with all. to western and 10 Christia
civilization. the very essence Z
, W FlCti Is. III ltlANtpAI. W NVlNsltt tNi
God, in the family. to love an
. cherish one wife. and in politics
ask for ourselves no rights which w
,, DO not willingly grant to all othe
men: in 4 word. 10 do unto others :
we would have them do unto us.
1t may also lead TO another thins
2 it NAV reopen Syria and the Hol
{ land for the return at last of th
Jews to their ancient home. and thu
= complete that standing miracle upo
earth which they have been. and SIT
l are, among the nations.
| mention only one more of Il
most famous agricultural lands.
: comparison with our northwest.
1 refer To the ancient land of Egypt
: the valley OF the Nile.-the gre
y river of northern Africa. Upon eas
i side of that valley is a sandy. burniI
!. desert. But within it. for abo
S seven hundred miles. the river owe
S flows its banks. every year. for abo
4 three months. from June TO Septel
e Der. The extent of the owe
:, flow. upon an average. is only sew
e miles in width. AS the waters su
5 side. deposit of rich slime and m
e is left. not more than one-tenth of
L. inch in thickness. but of exceedI
10 richness and fertility. The whole
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