, 1879-07-05

for independence, 30, ffty years Inter, trrieh
cttfzcn-Do acknowledgements 'le mos he-
curnte anatyais cxtnut Of tha character VI our
people atnl t,c nature OF our institutions.
Out af the first revolution came Tho Consttttt.
ton; mud With cqaal truth 4 mar be snti; Gns
Of tic Constitution cn,hc TIC Rebellion OF ln!-
dependence It WINS rass IL, saY al! men we're
crcateil equal" but, when independence bad been
conquered, tho element nf l,tpfdtiy caEl,c into
excrri*c 90, cusousy cno.tal,, Tug I9hs!, r., Im,
contradiction Ut rs fundamental idch' fs!eoG"
nzcd tic acc,lrscll Institution Of human bos's!-
age. The malignitv If the inflHenee n finseES
nuon tthe politics Anl statcanrt' Of nc unl.cu
Stntcs for tho ilrtt tllrce.luartees 9! century
u tho life Of The t;oyernlncnt Is incalculnhlc'
The course Of Dauiei Wctistur sgrsts 1of lllud-
.ratlo,,. For thirty years Mr. Wehftcr never
fncd. upon proper OtTasiot'. 10 oeno'tsieo u,
OF TIC long period OF publtc lilo 10 sought illo
prcsideney. 'fha Democratic party hasi fallen
hutubtY d. the fccs hs thc slave power, ttfe
Missouri Compromise had been repna'asstl, nc
Fugitye.slavu bill was oen.it'c; Mr. Webster i2
wns In Tie Senate, at,l The len.lcr 0f the WllfE
partY. Gu thc 7lh, OF March, 1Saa4' nt Eoseoi.
lto made speech ln which, alter sslasl',S i,!s
Bit, lie said: II .cslrp TO call the attention OF
ali sober-mtnticd nlet. ut the Aurth.
OF al, cnnecIcntoi8 lncn. Of ail men WHO
arc not carricd away hy some, fallastcai idTa Or
sumo lHlRC HHRfEta4Qllt ~ tNGH "I."''"s =
obligations. put 1t to alI she bobrr nH! sound
insr.s al tic Nnrti. ns question nF morals aud
question Of consctence, etr. hut spcesf' greatly
iI,arrcd air. Webstur's rclltathm !or eonsist-
cncy. But thu North Wa Intoxicated Win llsst
ot gain; the South tnoa witl tho l'ass!on Of
saycry extension Northern statesmen crrEeh
before the arrogance Of tiH south: niti j. oho
more manly thur tho rest dared No dety tue
spirit nf llIGtation 1le was stricken uoWts,-hJc,
even 10 tho Senute hullso, ant!
uf onn 4ptTrHHKD THE Ef,n0E,
Notwithstanding the surrender Of the poll.
t!claus ut both pnrtIcs. h0Weycr, the spirit ot
resistance was not wholly rxtirct at the Morrill,
Tic fEecr,c!l Of Massachusetts, and OF n tozea
Kansas, md rolled It Gack into Missouri. 1tIcy
were meunced nv Federal oayoncts a1n! Oyer
come by fraud ut tho polls, but, i'npcl!tu W
love OF liberty aud in'tucd With az tni"mii"
OF the great contest which was tlna!iy prsctpt.
tatcd; Ut tho wisdom 'of tho Statesmen qt TINT
period which tried tncn'e soula; o. TIC saloF ol
our soldiers of tie encEtccs md devotion o. ihc
brave mcn who, wcht to t'1r front, aha OF lnc
noble women who. wccpinc, cleerSd them on;
OF the dead who fell, lighting fur liberty, ahC
whose boucs lie bleaching IN Southern soil, Or
rest peacefully beneath thu green eoa N Tue
snllcys and on the hi]lsit!cs ot t9c Nofsn,-o5
tlc grand achievements arl tho glorious autl
tcndcr memories Of that lera,e epoch, mare
not the powcr to speak t[ttl,Wly. iilcre afu
"chccrs Tor the living md tears for thu dead":
1Iow. sleep tts bravc, who sink to rot
Dy nil their cotlntry's Wishes blessed!
When spring. with dcwy fingers cold
Returns tu deck tho!r hnlluwuA nto!h4
Thc thesc rhall dress Eweetcrkod
Than Fancy's feet hhye eFcf trud.
Dy fairy hands their knell Il ring;
lsy forms unseen their lfTrc Is auHE;
There Honor coEes pilgrim grays
To b1ess the turf that wraps their clay;
And Freedom shalt awhile repair
To dwell weeping hermit there!
At Appo,nnttox tie Republic Ind It's now
| BIRTH. bantzcd second titno In the blood OF
| patriots, faint from exhaustion, hvm!!Iatel at
| the retrospect of frntrtcdn! strife wngCd by
brothers In the Interest Of baEbnrlsH,, but proud
of emancipation aud hopeful Of n,ore glorious
future for their country: thu armies Of Tug Cntpn
presented FIR the ptnutllts Of mankind the old
ilag Of the irst revolution, clransel by the scc-
ond revolution Of tho foul stain of sIaverv'
| Grave qucations erow'l fast upon ITS when wc
study tle slguso of tho times. Tile fathers butldcl
well. Can NC. In cnIaIgIng The structure,
| preserya its symmetry n1,l strength. The ILL.,
cu!ties by which civil aoc!cty is surrounded
multiply IN the ratio of ita iucpnso tn numbers.
Tho fathers Of Ito wcsc but three millions; flle
first CENTURY has passed md vu arc noatiy 0ity
milltoils! The railway, tlc steamship, md the
telegraph make al nicn kin; frum CITY 70 city.
fron uation to nation, they sbrcad tlIo Vices OF
mankind, and II virtue mould krcp escn IN tho
race something ,uore than Tho seyen.lcuguu
hoots Of Did must bo provided. There Is no
Longer such n weakness as rtlrai simplicity The
whistle Of tic locomotive htaftles tHc ueope6E
soltudes, and tho rumble ot Its iron wheels re-
fleets Tic restless ACTIVITY ut urban life. As the
train rushes past the hus1ai1tltnan Mt Ills ploM
patlscs anu hears In imagination tie lluin ot
city streets, thc, housewife starts Mncasily,
anl both 6ixh ior tho allurinE tx
citcnsenta ot town 1ifc. At crcry
hamlet, however rude, tho train stopa
and discharges at least II bundle OF newspapers.
These are seized BY ynung at! old al.ke nl,d their
contents arc appropriated with eager, ieyersli
dn1leht. The TELEGRAPH! speaks,-tirk, tick,-as
every stutinn from the Atlantic to thc. paciflc,
n.hl town AMI country nru strangely hleu1cl
II the ctty Is pagnc.spot on tho body polite,
Its poison spreads to thu rctnutcst shades oi
the prtncvul forests OF tta vast empire.
Tic newspaper press Who eau estimate IT.
influence for good, una, nlas! for evil upon the
dcat,nics Of mankind! With the MD Of its righl
arm, stcanl, 1t
| MuLT1pLIEs ITSELF MILLIONS UPON MfLttoyB
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