Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-24

The relations now existing between Eng
land and the United States are of the most
amicable nature, and it is much to be hoped
that the two countries may continue on the
most peaceful terms throughout all time,
for they have a common cause TO subserve-
the enlightenment and civilization of man,
and those ends are best subserved through a
liberal and humane form of government
for, to distress man is to degrade him, and to
protect and assist him is to elevate him in
the scale of human refinement. Already the
English crown is but a shadow OF power,
for, IN fact, the people of England are gov
erned by representatives elected by the peo-
pie and year by year we see the old type of
government giving way to more liberal
form and, doubtless, this country has welded
a great influence In securing for the English
people a more liberal form Of government
than they had a hundred years ago.
ENGLISH TYRANNY AND THE FRENCH HELP.
1t is but fair to state that had England
manifested more OF conciliatory disposition
toward the colonies she would not have lost
her entire control over them at the time and
in the manner she did. But it is reasonable
to suppose that sooner or later the colonists
would have struck for separation and free.
dom. Englands greatest blunder, it is
claimed by eminent minds, was in wrestling
the Canadas from France, and it is said that
the King of France never would have con-
sented TO the treaty of 1853 had not the wise
men of France foresaw that by giving up
the Canadas to the English nation they had
taken the first step towards dethroning Eng.
fish power and control among the colonies of
America. And this is the great cause, no
doubt, that so speedily brought France to
the assistance of the young republic when
the darkest hour of the struggle had arrived.
But, whatever may have been the motives OF
France in that great event, she certainly
merits, and | believe has, the everlasting
gratitude of the American people for the
noble manner in which General Lafayette
and his brave followers espoused our cause
and fought for our liberties even up to the
surrender of Lord CORVALLIS and in fact it
was Lafayette's urgent solicitations that in
duced George Washington to join him
Mafayette) and strike CORVALLIS army a
decisive blow at Yorktown, which, by the
aid of the great French feet that had just
landed at the mouth of York river, proved a
success, great, grand and glorious forever.
TIE TREATY OF 1888.
The long and tiresome struggle having ter
minated, and the British feet, bearing a
fragment of a once powerful army, lost to
view on the blue waters of the Atlantic,
homeward bound, the treaty comes up for a
moments consideration, 1t was not until
the Sd of November, 1888, that a final and
permanent peace was established between all
The countries concerned. This was done at
Paris, and in substance, so far as related to
this country, the terms of that treaty were
briefly these: A full and complete recogni-
ton of the independence of the United
States the recession by Great Britain of
Florida to Spain: the surrender Of all the
remaining territory east of the Mississippi
and south of the great lakes to the United
States the free navigation of the Mississippi
and the lakes by American vessels the con.
cession of mutual rights in the Newfound-
laud fisheries and the retention by Great
Britain of Canada and Nova Scotia, with the
exclusive control of the st. Lawrence.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
ADOPTED.
1t was not until near five years after tie
signing of the treaty that the Constitution OF
the United States was signed by nine colo.
MES, the requisite number to its adoption.
This was accomplished by the ratification OF
New Hampshire, on the 2lst day of June,
1888, and it was not until the 18th day OF
May, 1890, that the Constitution was ratified
by all the colonies, and our present form OF
government set in motion, SO far as related to
been declared adopted prior to this date, and
Washington had been duly inaugurated Pres
ident of the United States on the 30th Of
April, 1879. And here we leave our subject
matter, so far as relates to the colonial period,
and take up that of
OUR COUNTRY AS a REPUBLIC,
Her noble end humane laws, her grand and
benefcent institutions and the general prog
ress of the people under the fostering care OF
a democratic form of government. Yester.
day our glorious rep1blic, like the church the
foundation Of which is laid upon a rock, hav-
ing withstood all attempts at its overthrow
by foes without and assassius within, is l04
years old, dating back to the day OF the adop-
ton of the Declaration of American INDIE
pendence. Where, let me ask, will we turn
TO the pages of history to find a parallel ex-
ample OF nation or people increasing from
5000 coo to 80, coo, 600 souls in 1914 years
And where, let me ask, will we turn to the
chronicler's pages to find parallel to the
progress Of cur people during the last 100
years? La everything worthy OF emulation,
in all that is great noble and good, we have
simply eltstripped the word. Brave in war
Great III peace From few scanty inhabit-
ants around the American seaboard OF the
Atlantic, we have gone forth distance OF
5000 miles westerly, and almost an equal
number of miles northerly and southerly,
overcoming and sub1uing every obstacle tend
ing to impede civilization and human pro-
erosion, untilsalmost an entire continent lies
subdued to the will OF man. The same old
flag that was carried through the bloody fields
Of the revolutionary war, and on the waters
of Lake Erie, and on the burning sands of
Mexico, and withstood the leaden hail at
Gettysburg, still waves over US as a symbol
nd fatx
tinue to wave until an approving Providence
shall photograph it as an everlasting sign in
the heavens.
THE INVENTIVE GENIUS OF AMERICA.
"Peace hath her victories no less renowned
than war" First in order among the great
events of the American people was that of
the successful application of steam to naviga-
ton. One among the greatest inventions of
the world was that of the steamboat, by
Robert Fulton, gentleman of Irish extrac-
ton but born in Pennsylvania. With the
fathers Of the Republic it was the one thing
most needed. By it our rivers were brought
into immediate requisition to the necessities
of the people of the young Republic, and the
of the interior with the seaboard
was made easy and rapid. And while Robert
Fulton name is before us, we will mention
another wonderful invention of this great
genius-the torpedo-which has been SO sue
cessfully used ever since in every naval and
military engagement of note throughout the
world. We allude to it simply because it is
but just to cherish the names of our great
inventors, as well as those of our statesmen
and warriors, and because the torpedo was
the means in years after of saving gneat
many Of cur seaport towns from destruction,
in that foolish and causeless war of 1872
fr 1919
Passing now over period of "a years
since the surrender of Lord CORVALLIS, and
the treaty of peace, during which time hard
contested battles with the red men had been
fought, and settlement and civilization had
reached far into the interior. we come to
dwell for moment on the struggle of 1912.
One among the great causes of that foolish
war was the rigid enforcement by England of
her obnoxious iron rule, that once an English
nan always an Englishman-tha any one
born an Englishman could not throw off his
allegiance to Great Britain, and that English
authorities had right TO search on neutral
ground for English subjects and seize them.
The attempt to carry this into execution under
the decree of George III. brought on con-
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