Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-26
Rsnrottatit Northwest.
WILL OUR REPUBLIC sTGND9
Some Sensible Views on the Perma.
neney Of Our Institutions.

is like tree without roots, that II is
carpenters work, and so may TIP over
any day. Men suggest this and that
prop and brace. There is a rumor
among the passengers that the ship is
not sea-worthy, that there is leak and
that water is gaining on the pumps
Now that makes the passenger uncom-
Portable. He can't work, read or play.
He can only hustle about in a scared
way and ask questions: 'How is the
ship put togetherY What is she made
Off Who made her? What is her
historyH
Now to me there is great deal Of
comfort in reading the history of this
nation. ] get the idea of living
thing, as many roots as there are
branches, strong roots that grip on
howlders. When tree has stood in
this windy world a hundred years,
right in the cyclone belt, l am not
afraid to sit under it, or, in ordinary
weather to sleep under it. 1t is not
like dead chimney.
When | see that we buried half
million of our bravest, and lived, |
concluded that no one man is neces-
sary to the life Of this nation, and no
thousand men! When l witness the
surrender of the legions Of Lee, l con-
clude that one man cannot do us much
harm. 1t comforts me also to know
that we can borrow money of England
at about three per cent. That makes
me know that am not sentimental
in my confidence. English bankers
are not risk-loving people.
And then l look at our people. The
bulk of them believe in their country.
Only few of them are at conventions
saving (0 the country. The large
majority do not think the country is
on the verge of ruin, despite the politi-
clans. The people are careless because
they are confident They know what
they have done; they know what they
can do. We have seen the people
come once-straighten themselves and
come; when Julia Ward Howe saw it
she said: Mine eyes~have seen the
glory of the coming of the Lord 1t
looked like it, They will come when
the emergency demands it.
1t is a good thing and quieting to
read history. 1t is good thing to
see high water mark and see what the
river has done. The lumberman on
the Wisconsin has confidence in it
that what it has done it can do again.
and when the river is low he skeels
his logs, and waits for the June rise.
In the Address of Daniel Webster
at Saratoga during the Harrison
Campaign he gave this sketch of the
sources OF his sympathy and power;
1T did not happen to me, gentlemen,
to be born in log cabin, but my elder
brothers and sisters we're raised in one
amid the snow drifts of New Hamp-
shire, at period so early that when
the smoke first rose from its rude Chin
ney and curled over the frozen hills,
there was no similar evidence of a
white mans habitation between it and
settlements on the rivers Of Canada.
make to it an annual visit; 1 carry
my children there. l love to dwell on
the tender recollections, the early
affections and the touching narratives
and incidents which mingle with all
know of this primitive family abode;
and if ever l fail in affectionate vener-
alton for him who reared it and who
defended it against savage violence,
cherished all the domestic virtues
beneath Its roof, and through the fire
and blood of seven years revolution
ary war, shrunk from no danger, no
toll, no sacrifc to serve his country
and to raise his children to a better
condition than his own, may my name
and the name of my children be bot
ted forever from the memory Of man
kind
Here you see the lifting power of
good memory of the good The child
feels obliged to keep his level; he must
not drop; he must at least live level
with the line. The child of a success
sion of paupers and criminals may to
his advantage move away to the other
side of the earth and change his name,
and forget father and mother But "a
good name is more to be desired than
great riches
In the last year Of his life, Daniel
Webster. speaking of the eighty four
New Hampshire men, his relatives
included, who signed that memorable
pledge just prior to the revolution,
said: Among them was he from
whom 1 am Immediately descended,
with all his brothers and his whole
kith and kin. This is sufficient en-
olazoning for my arms-enough herald.
ry for me. The pledge was: we
10 solmnly engage and promise that
We will, to the utmost of our power, at
The risk of our lives and with our
arms, oppose the hostile proceedings of
the British fleets and armies against
The united American Colonies
| think such examples of patriotism
help us to appreciate the heritage our
fathers have left us; they help us right
ly to account for the man who replied
to Hayne. 1t was not only in him,
but he knew it and he felt the obliga-
lion. 1t was upon him not TO break
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