The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-07

IN the very times about which he writes
and, most Of all, he leaves you in no doubt
as to the conclusions TO be drawn or the
lessons to be learned. The true historian Is
true philosopher. In the first place he
possesses that first Of all requisites, truth.
tuIness. lie believes in fine writing but he
will not sacrifice fact to dicton. He will
not manufacture his facts and then ms hi.
tory out Of those facts. He will search long
and diligently, indeed there will be NJ
end to his explorations. lie will 90 from
country 10 country, from city 10 city
from library TO library, wherever he
can obtain an authenticated fact or eyi.
| dcnce 70 authenticate fact. and HAVING
finished that most important part of hi.
WORK, he will not spoil II all BY simply string.
ing his facts together in chronological order
upon the printed page, but classifying and
arranging he will show with astonishing
ccarnes', the relations and mutual depend.
ence Of the tacts, 50 that its very complete.
ness might, perhaps, raise a suspicion of IN
vention.
The true historian will not start out
/ to prove preconcieycd theories. He ha, no
/ theories to prove. He deals with facts AMI
facts he gives you, and while he may draw
conclusions, he leaves you to be your own
judge a 70 whether his conclusions are fairly
| drawn from hi. facts.
| But turning from the historian 70 tac
philosophy Of history again, i. It not wise
inquiry to ask, what does the philosophy Of
history teach Us as nation, What lesson,
has the past for Us as a people: Let Us not
regard this matter as one altogether foreign
| to ourselves, nor as one somehow with.
drawn from, or Standing above our coasii
Grafton. Letus rather esteem it as q matter
OF great practical importance For who
ever thoughttui.y looks at our
country cannot fail to be
greatly impressed, no, SO much
with what it is, as with what it seems de,-
tined % be, lis vast extent, It's almost insular
position, Its newncss. its mineral, agrcu,,g-
raj anu other resources, its climates. il,
productions, Is means OF ntgrna. commu.
! nlcaton, is language, lis people, is govern
ment; all these present, II is not too much
70 say a spectacle OF which
history affords no parallel. And
while our reputation for boast;
Ing Is happily passing away, because
the hah!, Is being Ian. aside, let Us remcm
Der that there can 10 lust cause for ro.
proach in showing tJK,r,eiycs and 70 the
world. laced be, that we are not inse, b'e
to the remarkable surroundings Of our psi.
ton as people.
Our situation, our advantages, our oppor.
tuuitics are so evident THAI enumeration
or detail would be quite out Of the question.
Docs it not then, become every one g.
draw of his mind for o while now and
then, from the busy pursuits Of daily litn
and TO consider the country to which he
belongs, his position in it and his duty to
IT. II We cannot DO this, where is that
pride Of country which has in all age, been
regarded as inscpalab.y connected with
! trlc patriousmi We read frequently nov
a-days that many Americans abroad have
habit Of speaking disparagingly Of their
country, or should say of our country; for
suppose they could scarcely claim il as
their own while at the same time speaking
eyi. Of it. This might be accounted for. il
II were confined entirely 10 those from one
| section Of our country; for the events Of
few years ago did much to cs,rangc many
from and embittcr them against the coua.
try.
Many things have, perhaps, occurred here
at home which sounded 10y no means p ,ca,
ant.y to those abroad
But can it be that it is evil spoken Of be.
cause those who have gone abroad have
found things 50 much more congeuia! to
their tastes than at home, II so, they
should remain, if permitted; their native
country vii! try and struggle along with.
out them. America has always t0ug ht the
right Of cNpatralion.
Our government is, pre.cmincntly, based
upon a theory. 1t IS no arbitrary affair
It's distinguishing feature is the participI.
ton 10y ali in the ADMINISTRATION Of
public affairs. This participation by
all in the al ministration Of the government
must not only give character to the govern
mcnt itself, but it has also much 70 do il
giving character to those who participate in
It's administration, 1t cannot be doubted
that the more active and direct the p0rtici.
patton Of the people in the government the
better il is for them. The part they are re.
IuIItu W lUNt III llS maintenance anu III lS
administration must do much for them as
individuals and as a people, A Repub,i-
can form Of government has for its corner
stone the recognized fact of the individual.
ity of each person. There are no pa.
triciNns, there are no plebeians; there are no
subjects. All are citizens.
In many other forms of government man
is little more than mere animal He is
perhaps, given the pre- emincnce Of stand
ING at the head Of the animal creation; for
he can produce more wealth, and then he
can carry gun and can be led to war and
TO battle. and even to death at the cannon's
mouth, for the country which regarded him
only as oae of its beasts of service.
Not so here; for the theory is different
With us, the man, the citizen, stands first
and above all There, the man, the animal,
the beast of service, stands last and at the
bottom. Here, he is first taken into the
account, he talks himself into account.
There, he IS not taken into the account
at all except as a means to the ends Of
those who own him. Here, he is the toun-
dation stone the corner stone the CnD.stOnC