New-York tribune., 1879-11-11

since the Christian began. With II new chapter of
history WIS opened In much moe than geography
this discovery Of n new world was portant IL WAS the
first act in four centuries OF activity and progress DIR
ing which n new Europe was developed In tnat pc
Rod rise the English rice aud the exten
sion OF the English language. Governments were re
orga lied aud old Europe was renovated There
came the triumph Of industry. and freedom replaced
sbsolutism, while sacerdotilism oyerirown.
The events of this period in lands beyond the sea can
not be nightly read without the confederation Of Amer
lea and ter influence The history o England since the
time of Ez ibeih is involved and complex and no
analytic process do f. Justice The reason for her
commercial supremacy is 10 be founl In the discovery
of America. Those who regard the study OF American
history dry should reflect that q s impossible to fol-
low clearly the changes in Europe without taking IN
connection the New World.
Columbus died without knowing Of the widespread
changes wrought by his discovery 1902 But he was
not the fist European who visited these shores Five
centuries before. Ecsscn. the FIRST European visited
New England. There traditions that previously the
Irish had come here. and maintain that the PhG-
ncians discovered the Canares aud then came 40 Flor
ida; but these claims be dismissed a. futile Inc
simple and Interesting narratives Of the Mortimer form
consistent part OF Icelandic hst0ry. II was In the
sixth century that an arstOcratic republic was
formed In that island. aud when the rest OF
Europe sunk in barbarism there literature
nOurished. In SIC the first settlement was
frfenland
WHO had before Deen hanishtd IRON Iceland; Took a
colony of settlers 10 brIcsiOrd. IL IN The year
1000 tnat Leif Enc. wth one ~ sailed down the
OF what now Labrador aud Nova SCOTIA. rounded
Care COD, oi which he cIt an accurate description,
aud wintored III Mount Hope Bay. IL must have been
TIE Indian "A whcn he iirs came there, md the
land seemed 80 fsr tnat he called II Nnland. Even
voyagers from the Norlh aad hey did iail
mark tue long days. Left Enc returned IN 1902.
snofro. born there. the first European born on s
continent of whom there Is any authentic record By
Nfl nj MtA o. lf-tf gT
Island we're visited Hero II Is worth RENE rem9mDer.ng
mat irom inns snorro we're descended many
famous antiquarian. Msgunsson. and the sculptor,
Thurvaidsen The maps depictng these iscovers we're
current The Middle Ages. but they were vei, incor-
rect Greenland was SUPPOSED to le part OF Europe
and the American likewise. some even put down
Ninland - Joining Africa We find 10 traces o perma-
nent settlements 10y the NOrtumen, and they could
there coonizauon in tnat time. 1h're we're
many practical difficulties III the WAY. and Ne state o.
EuTctc was not such thai surplus enc ~ coulu De scared
As we see tn g. times they are not DEVOID OF proms
bat then there was no light Nowhere were the ont
iles oi Kingdoms or the rights oi cruWns uehe. me
common people were most degraded thrre was no
comn'rcei tamines were frequent ana severe anu
even rhnlhalirm nrf"hrs IN l.o history ul 'hso "
In all lands were auarchv aud misery ana about me
year 1000 the Day Oi judgment wia looked IoI. Inc
IN Europe devoted 10 the adjustment OF q"
fairs. Tae mercantile spirit had MT been developed
Romantic adventure was merely brutal buccanerring
The fashionable method Of getting nd OF creditors was
not 20 pay them 30 cents on dolaf but hNelge them
into your castle and DrOi them over "a slow Il e.
lac sreat even these iour centuries was the Cru
fed tIem Iney ud sOclrfy Of some bad elements IN
taking the rohhe-hlrOl uf the wars and KLINE hlm
They made iy Ia. thirteenth century Icna ,slnct
Meantime, Otncr pans bad been developing. Alter
eGnt years trial he managed io carry out he liins
need not rehcfrse tie familiar details Oi lis voyage
Ills hrrosn great II j. iis pos non Ia history snoWh
bf is results tnaf give, THIS voyage rs giandtui 10
voyage %. lna era n closed forever
Buf Columbus du not cOuple H. Ie never knew uate
had discovered new continent. In l4Do uc Feactcl
thr mainland o south America. II t. sti Gn open qurs-
whether Armerro NespucCl hnd landed 30 IL before
lie DID, however. IN 1882 and 90 lot4 ht published an
q %
thought that only another Ind nm peninsula had bcrh
found, and pruplard 70 name II America nitrr
mlu. ~ iuroue and Aaia bad been named after women
I'm tnis curnn- complication Of mistake te names were
gwen 90 THIS continent aud It's Inhabitants which VIII
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