, 1880-11-29
whcrr tho pollen IA ,nor, ,,,,,,
.'r ul'aci, =. ,ju}xn p,,r,S.Snt y,1,TIsnt AMI :,
II, 10 iko t inc law lnsu our nwn NSa Sa,o On
t'o nettcr enforcement 1T il H. u,allls ths,n
bCOTLAND'S STnp,,
Lord Ifoacbrry UAlta for , c,
tsnli History nj arn Nnhtr Of S.o

,Inn.u vnaiar4o,. ~ a'@ttrcsse,t fho Ma
liis l"r''slp prace.stcd to say hs' ths' ,llaI,
@ tr"n ',ss'l .,s ot tue STUDY Of nocrn 1e u. a
from tho University IN her "rln r""n11, history
.caeher ofld as a Repository frs1sy ~ ~ ~ !
"as ~ grave defect. 1t wns y H.. t.easnlrs
u'ae History recorded tha ' ifefe.
"atfons' but tint it VIVA |'s y life +.
OF human effort, tho trcaar,aule ule story
hnslsula biography, and, tl,orrfnre oaso It
f'!i'sels AMI nj splendid Ip' Ipsnra,1',.os VI 1'otIa
in'lt!ng TINT history wera luurr,rat!'s !'s' al.
HOT fol!nw tint 1t WAS ,tsrfess ~ 1t did
pose. What they wafttr,i wns thr ~, 'ti1er put.
IK o. cllnfaeter nMl Tie Krand ny uold colu'.
nse'is the !" Et!lie atn! warn ten a1Sh va i
a,an us'"' i L. history On lescore ~ le
slty Wa t,nhI,. hI,5 ~ conceived Tint .,,ni,.s nis
rcgar''tl tho Formation Of charaaa 1r functions a,
hi,'.essorstlip Of inhicrn "'ht'ser h!s,elr without
could hot flulp regarding Il na a'"s1oty: lii
nlefsly On Aberdeen Uniyers,tv" "'aIh, not
a.! ;Sentils universities, md tIers.,s;,. oat On
Snra 'sG s,ot,1J tIJ tSsc''lK sa Of seoilis tpT.
tsl' }istury IL Scotland, hit llot o. seo,.
itiE an essential school Or faculty. ii,present.
fhllltr llave 1t like Il proftssnr,h;,l lis ~Uuld
lettrcs Wtcll wiss ns it Wer,. t'i',a,h oI BELLS
aeauclhltal course. but which t,rnv;Sa9e i;Sae Tho
nes ~ U.s. FG!axat, IRON that courst =, l. M
founded IN Ettl,brg, tld With, iii aootlt TO b
patrntic Discrimination MI 10 ict ttptsleseened III
li'tlN'ltely, CONNECTED Will ha III fMhat %n
country die out. There s,,6I'II I n,e IT, u tha
ac1icelhcnt, aud they should mt t vi III eom.
w. reproac!i of producing highly.cdaa'vaaee, !?
Iq; aI nnti,t;;,g w.'n a,,,t kl9w Rl nbot e Epo,s
knowletlgo Of tho history Of v "e;s ;a'llsle.. as1.
country was not merely Mi ptnnnS,tss wSs tlaslfa
vantagc, but Il positive sluty. ""ae@toaalt a.
u seemed olia Of those m!stakea ,rt,.,
were worse thnn crimes for n pativs - Talta
lna t9 Ignore the history Of his co1nry #, aees,
they would ltar.l1y be Justified in =, nsoitd Ssoiatd
its history. Il was, IN tic sst iacss a1c,sssg1eI1g t1c
bold personalities, ami In tic secn,vi Fey q
iiAt cefta!n speslnl fGntllrrs Whici' ,a,a. pase
tfact ing histortcal student Tiki. "s' ~ A. A.
n'1nPte, salu iord Rosebery, this ppcuiarGtss
tt!ut oeot!a'ln. willu she lind HISTORY sv.,,'
prosperty But from the lolI,stt Nv sn .aetat aaeIa
to layo history slo developed 1''u ,natas.i stea
pr1sparlty.aU fnarytlously as co,nn,atait,esF 1teFst
0bliternte ller national ctiaracter tini5 70 %
union Ut thu cruWlls the Scots taton ,Su,a sao
known as n turbulent rlce of hardy heroe"s''
1v t,Vectl, p.t poor becaslse they preferred
sacrifice their cast1es aud theIr crops " no %
encn Oh Scottish soil an tis Is ,lo,s Splst. fat
doubt 1t; Just as tho faculties for I fndnstsaa ~
atla economy existed when thero Was oIs NJ, N.Y.
reputation lls been oycrlald iur ~ sx a,ssens asa
lnres with the reproach Of ayarice nm and III IT,
stigma Of self-seeklng, Aid whv Il at tht.s t,'s
liecAuse, from tho time Ut the cnrnnts,s s,..s
unl0n, when, tlnnk God, slle ceosc'i pIi'Wa ~
a !asG history. this little rugged ysM COUNT,
ano ha. r, al Mtyace n prosperity resembling
Ga With FREQ Institutions planted o., 4auJ! yjt.
;in soil. Nor Ii this difficult OF nxnlnnattonn M
Illo very p0llty ot Sc0tlnnd tpuulred fnr H.
leienso Of the Kingdom that lis 1,ost fsrtIs I
1artlnli should be n desert Incapable Of yisId,
nE food to the lnyattvr. We hear ,nuch iila n
~ "etq,Sin or TIC Russians III burning Nos.
'cotsP Why. for two centuries scot!..uG .nS
Mrilislled n succession OF burnliE Nf.' Nfoscnw.s'
what Is now tho garden OF ScotJand~
lnE ! might add the gardcn Of ths
imitsa ~, hihGaom-w'ts given lip to deyasta.
'2il r. ortlor tAat te race might preserve! !ts
no nobler fact In my history, 1t was "a II
taly Ind ntnde Lo1nbartly desert In order
q starve out tho fncurst01Y OF tlla northarn
ntt1ns. 1t was tiIo sole ellanco tllat oxIstea
or tlle preserynttofl OF tt,ut freedom whicIl
sas M acafer to Scotland than oil ths wealth
"Hh ~ ~VA&4A HilEls IL HuS UQk III
70 Scots did not appreciate tho satisfaction
I opuio,'ce. i has been astereotyped snees
Rni!!at them for two centurigs that tiMy
ared for little. else. But It was because
ley cnrGd for freedom moro, and that free
GU, weighed III thu scales, c0unterbalanced
ygry other consideration.
When their Independence and liberties
'era secured, Wien, by the removal Of hels
oyereign to London, they might hupe 10 Ell.
~ lllat civil utMl ecclesiastical Freedom
'hleh Was always in .pcril so lnng rs they
.celyed thg individual attontE01l Of Mary
ttart aud her. DESCENDANTS, they settled
! agitation. More thai Thirty years passed
lthout serious disturbance. But at ite
3 of tho nailed laud' at tho " tisst 1T revelation
plot against tic security Of what thsy
III blel to seclre, they did not weigh
= moment TIC quiet aud wcltbclnG
that Kirk which was the breath Ut
cir noStrlls. And when tho King drew tha
r1rtl they Without hesitation drew lilo
po14 nlso. Nor was 1t merely the peopleo
'otlaiu Tint rose In arms. From eScryre.
On Or Europe. the Scots who had passed
y. Or ambition, flocked llo,aewart'sio plaeo,
or valor and experience Mt the service OF
rvice With Atui,sfcidt G and ' iiad lou ioushs for
Q, Winter Queen, trained. plkclnon from
1l!Rld and froM Denl,Rrk, veterans who
llld show scnrs as others show medals Won
dur tho Lion Of tho Nortll-all FalI!el
aar |i . panlier ncarer anl tea1or thall any
lt!vo md Indicated the reincdy to En-
md. She began t!e great contest between
pnople and tho croWn which changed the
ltllssons, OF monarchy, anu deprived tho
M Of. his life. SElo, with bur poverty.
itkcn half million, stnwui tho path to-
nltllY population ten ttnIca tEs numerous
rely. tho history Of people 80 boil, 70
interested, md so uniteI ls nut without
tr4ctlon t9 the outslds world. ,Ag'lll, th9
Tory Ut Scotland presents tlls Original
stil1ll,enon tias tlo nreyaillng, constant, ,1a:
liberty and Independence, n1id that
8. Was shown !n III oxtraoFdlnaly
acli!ncnt to monarchy. And tbs was
paradox. To tlle1i, tho. A[onGrct
lost Stone OF DESTINY. Wo seo thtA n.y.
constant stIorts to 0btain the clstodyoI5
torsot, al,d ut tho sanlo time BY hts fola
" Of authority. Whgrp King was tae!e aen
Goye!l'neht would bo; honca th9 eoh,
nt kidnapping of tue sovereign Dat t3o tns
I wor q IT, liz 'S Swsr u9 fyRSta IL sa 'u Su I q
'utcs Of 4 living Great Seal. So tllat u
THO same pasaIon for lndcMndoEcew wllls!1
10 tlioln insist on having King tof ex.
lAl PURPOSES, made them reduce HIN ~
llty within Its ttolnlni0ns. lie WIS 10 w
zap pageant, decorating rather Enn coy,
ltnE tito. march Of oVents,-Eltlea ltas
u 4 eonstltNtl0nal s0yere'Gn, llttla nose
n a Venetian D0gp. c..xt
gain. wllHn the crimes Of Mary btuats
TIC defects mud departure OF her Klo,
Mn ann rhhhuH r.s.,n , 1T intArlAt even H3