, 1880-01-11
THE DECLINE OF PATRIOTISM.
IL ths Editor Of Tia Ehte.suo tribune.

CHICAGO. Jun. o.-Tho following desnltory
reflections were jottel down during leisure
ho,,r nu,. If thourht worthy Of Ielnx nut III
print, they are At your service; e.,si IT,. >. ,o.,
Mho % T. eyer w. IT, hlm,scle hasl' t, ,s, sad
- In's u ~ NY o~'', ", ~, ,y .r r.fo ,orar r ,ts
try to . observe ] tho gradual decadenco Of ssnti-
mental devotion, il not to the country Itself,
at % lrnst Ia Tho Fundamental urtlclutes whIcl,
H. IT, 'erl' ~ ,'o Su,,,1ns,nn ~ ar insitnttnna
Cnste having been the leading barrier to the
an,rltoration and progress of the human race
from lts ntancy down to the present time,
our foretathors, SO far as in their power, en-
ster III the organization Of society upon the
virgin soil Of tho northern lnif Of the Now
World. For century md q lnlf they
slrnggiGu W." sa'nso "'"e.e'. ,rn o,n.'. MG,,
M,nn M!.1 sito"so " sccnGn ps' % foo,ind md
o of h Ghy to1 ir to n t af
mn w. thay Mv srstatyc Ief ia W rcs1ta mf ther
iii.as if .tlS' n. 1o rnrnIa hifI If S,sts mt
ilV te, wo,S M III IL ~ II, q 4foiI,s ,v III n n yI ts
tuts nrrat t trut ' ws anno.!,ced that i iii men len
hfe cEeav cI'E,te sua"' "'l' nav" eet'a'" ina'''"a
o'n S'ight, t,1a.o ~ +,,,,c,,t IN mr. ,,,,t,co
e,,!. 1S ,,.n Stii fnrthor fnr.iiiuG IN "Hr NJ.
sioasl Constitution ; BY the Pfoi,ib!tion o. ii
utto1s " o mUns s "a biSutl',~ -, 80 ~ ,tutu
tnms @ u ptbaema to ,.'aiE y, " ,1ov.r,''
!toii 9tet bceoH Snr tha noania 80 enNJ ~
SI Tie peoplc." ~ 's'ps, ~ ' ps0'' .1'N ~
c!y ty y ySaTs syc af9 e saas 1oos isaa Wefc II
ten 70 e Gi0g e sdf Us ~ HGotEs eri, i!o a!ooq. q.
sIs6s ilstoiy i e Jaited $tass;s, a3& s,'sI,
pntf11ote G 9HfS 31a iso,tra ,s pr,ttan wif
,o ien p ce,sn LIS ad tn, %I oriv Tm ca,,1t maa
p9eLlc liethSe, ao Mputu a,inM iMMMfy ~
nd ala even tose more nntaprsd ana Wlt
WMElh gio" VI ittiAo@.tsts,l @ a',u ho,,e
love q county,, wnieh sto WGuM ,o,n,ve ntve
sc9fned tho toaayisM ~ eNoac o;,. ousso,ls ,anas
tAo urban population ! @ q TIE eoun'try. IhlHf Il
Your boyhood days, 70 fa,niiiy.Sa;r;rat!s I; "!
4ryen " eoacnMn ,s III si'tstsu rs axrt s,sely t;r
ner, i. indeed, 1t escaped greeting OF rotte'
eggs?
40 n9G w.sh 20 ~ " so5al H. '9 b1t 1f ~ ~
c. ac1ang 1g;at ae sveea H., a,sus n sv, ~ am'
!i9l tae sae99 eMsiotus& ~ u eaoGa'sSu s M anH Soa'
, so III ad Is r''al, for wcaIth @ SOna inxMr
Sad i not M s,nothered Tue nobier sentiments .
, our nature, nfd Wleh We GoG!u nilN so.!lt
Lh,ng 70 admire ~ o1f own Eios!oafa a,a county
Without ransaeKlnG lne hatlotls t1 81 Eulnpe !.
their virtues, t. ocontanllngta our social systg,t
With their tnconKrplties. Let W return 70 u
, , tllno when men ana women were NOT ashal'ts
A!ner!ca, and had not even visited al y
!, other land. and VINO would not "
! 50 merely Tor =, tho name 0f ~
= = thing, or Tor :, the blandisI'taellss I tie
lNlSnt MQuiIcs ~ may uo W1lt ~ HItsu.G =
!, and thoughtful people 70 visit a1ll study II
!, condition nlid l!AbltA 0t foreign peopleg wlL
= : nviow to gain knoWlcdgo alike prositaho
etvsSs n %eif eoaMf n.y. 70! ,., ~ y NJ
:, by skill Or accident conle Into tho posscsslo
! OF wealth, 1t IL positive oyl!
|, It !s not even necessary to go abroad
i 6tntly Inc eHecls OF otnGt ppfll!ehl systtlli
)! W9 llay0 not only o daily history. ot tie