National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-07-06

national treasures. The country Is SO delightful
with i's varieties Of climate and So free in IT'S
political and religious institutions that the op-
pressed and ambitious Of other nations 1nd mere
welcome asylum, and receiving the poorest ana
most dcproved we rcmold them into men.
The sircs Of the revolution spoke 1f the country
as litcmlly flowing with milk aud honey, but INC
men Of the present age discovered dcumiE ui goa
aud silver lin untold quantities not only I'm our ac
quircd possessions but even IN original suucs ui the
union, while our haryeNts are 30 plentiful, thAi amer
feeding ourselves we hayo enough Of surplus TO
supply all demands from abroad, and In addition
TO brcadstulfs we send lhithor our orchard fruits,
and beef, aud all else that may minister 20 luxury
and necessity
We are reminded ofWhat Bryant says Of Freedom:
Power at thee has launched
His bolts, aud with his lishtnlngs smltcn thee.
They could not quench tie life thou hast from
heaven.
Mcrciless power has dug thy dungeon deep,
Aud his swnrt urmOrvr- Boy thousand lirtS
Have forged thy chun yet while lie deems thee
bound
Tho links are shivcrcd lad the prison walls
Fall outward; terribly Ipu sNriugcNt forth,
As springs the ilonc aupyc burning pile,
And shOutcst to the nations, who return
Thy shOuungs, while the pale oppressor ilie'
We often complain Of wrongs committed In
America, but what country is free from them, and
where Is there u better or as good one as our
own lti the duty OF all citizcs TO unite for i'm
pruNcmCut in political and social morals. A de-
parture from such obligation weakous the touu lit
ton upon which rests our national sUpcrs'ruciuic.
The fIlt OF AL government rs with lnll
yiduAlg not with the form uC administration and
all yOators OF trust should be punished 90 the full
measure of the unCnsc.
When by tho provisional articles for a ppace
slrncd at Paris tIr United state, wore rkiioVl
pGyad as am iudupeud,ut mower olir uliuistar 10
Euglpnd wug for the first time introduced nt the
Eriish l,ygc King George received him kiully
saving Win manly frnuk kue,g that though he hEd
lnau ile nst man In his domiuInu fn tnsira tlut
fho indnn"udnuce of Amer ra sboi,lI Ln ar,r6yI-
edgcd ht should also he The ln,t 10 wish that that
gCkpowleigncut should lie withdrawn, Peace
continued t,,r ihirl of A rpuiurv when II ,ye.
broken bv ,hc Wpr Of 1872 Tint conflict rp.I ..l
wo have had p,ure with gur11uJ t,r iy,-thir,is az
II century Nav we not hone th,t nothing viii
pyer orpiu urriir lo disturb ihc uicully rotations
now existing Both nation, have Learned that II IS
ran be adjusted Ly uctiu,igu Tor un,l.r tln rWlG
of men entirely rrcat The non Is rnlritlcr thnu die
| sword ~
| Wars however nra souctirnpg uuuy1i9ahla.
| Tb,v nre NECESSARY for thp nrnirr.Iou rr country
! or tnr tIle uaiutrIefca of Lumnu ri,hi. y,I Oh
lyrnuiiv ,yuIld net the pgrt OF thc rob5rr ami A..
| ,gSsin but never when 'wuycd ror ihp rurr,Iyn uf
conquest aud in the interest Of ambition
| At the capitol of our country on one side Of 40
eastern entrance is a marble Statue rpurcsentiug
War; ON thc otheris a statue ur prucc Though WgT
| is i'm Evlnan costume he arrcsrs elsewhere i'm
other guiscs according T. ths habits of the count
! I'm which he performs his san,uiualy work MS
sword /, dimmcd with blood, While lis mantle /,
dyed In the crimson dow Of his victims. HisyoiG,
iA itIN ~ thV t"u"'ci VI V"!l!loH NouuIS llull
lutloN N','l HVu'" hC NE 'o!!le', WIN WliuNnnuI
! ahd otpH"'laSe ana O;htr resulting ms FRUITFUL
helus Wl,leI uuuTT hs burning lo' hhl iaIf cities
| 9re consumer py ms inSGh4lat! loren. NhSre *
,ted @ tIaEsIS NY r t.,n i'GIv Is CH Vte D"fN-
| Is