Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-06-04

the address of Hon. II. n. Ogden to Is
the literary societies. He is a fin
ished speaker. and the address was
both chaste and eloquent. We can
not give a better idea of it than by +
a synopsis of what he said. He
took for his subject 1.-THE history of
the causes which have produced
the civilization of to-day, both
civil, religious and political,' n and
showed that the progress OF Eng
land and America in the past few
centuries, is the result of the prin-
cipIe of ''Iocal self-government."
This principle, he said, was the
chief cause of the wonderful growth
and power of both countries. One
of the first principles developed in
Great Britain was an intense love
of personal liberty and self-govern-
ment. Greece brought TO the
highest perfection the aesthetic
spirit. Rome, the martial spirit;
while the English speaking world
| has developed to the highest point
the principle of ga representative
republican government" We de-
rive our love of self-government
from our Teutonic ancestors, and
England was the land which was
destined to develop it. Our fore
fathers never claimed these liber-
ties as prigileges, but demanded
them as rights. From before the
granting of Magma Charta, which
. was extorted from King John,
down to the "Bill OF Rights pre-
sented to William of Orange, there
was a constant warfare carried on
by the people against the Crown for
their rights. The refusal of these
rights to the Puritans caused the
settlement of America, and out OIL
it came our constitution. The
: American name for local self-gov
, eminent is Estates rights" which
is principle underlying our whole
: political system. BY paradox thu
:, English, who have always beer
u strong advocates of the idea of self
: government, caused our Revolution
, by the refusal of those very rights
II This principle is part of the natur
g of all English speaking people, ant
/ is SO deep-rooted and estahlishe'
s. that it will always continue as tn
g governing principle. Although tn
T. war between the states was cause
~ by violation of this right, and tn
y electoral commission was tiagran
a' violation of it, still, in spite of tn
belief that it was buried idea, an
would never again enter America
ut politics, we see these ideas comm
k out with new force every year.
~ The English language, he says,
i'd fast becoming the language OF f.
no rope, and he believes this Englis
he principle will soon be the governir
ey principle in all European nation
re Religious and intellectual Ii
ar erty has kept pace with this grow
IN. of civil liberty, for the brighte
m minds. the world ever saw ha'
Drt been produced under this reign
ter civil liberty, and as the direct
ed suit of it. Let not religion be aw
sd- by this so-called sway Of reaso
ce. bot rather let her be aggresslN
by These principles, he said, in concl
lie sion, were too deeply rooted IN I
he breasts of the people for them eN
old to be ignored, but they will alwa
ed continue to govern and guide me
OF ern civilization. Altogether it "
m one of the ablest speeches we ha
lis ever heard, and was well listen
It'll to by the audience.
nor Miss Wilson then sang delIg
pm full little song, andNafter a few
say marks by Chancellor Waddel af
chit the condition of the University,
eff exercises were closed with a b.
ing diction.