The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-03-11


 tennial anniversary sill be gratefully cele-
 hraied at Yorktown, had nos been ught
 The co'onists were struggling not 'nly against the armies of Great Britain, but against the settled opinions of mankind, for the world did not believe that supreme au- thofi;y could be safely intrusted to the guardianship of the people themselves. We s.,nnYt oyerestin.ate the fervent love of lib- srty. the intelligent courage and common sense with which our fathers made the great eS,,eIiment of self-goyernment. When they fo,nid in slurt time that the Confectionery of States was tuo weak c. meet the necessi- ties of d vigorous and expanding Republic, they boldly set it aside and in its stead, es- tai,lished the National Jnion.
 THE CONSTITUTION Esr,RLIsHED.
 finder this Constitution the boundaries of freedom have been enlarged. the fpunda- ti.1,. of nr'lcr and petc, have been strength ene,!. and the growth ln all of the better el- .lnents ,f national life has yindicated the wis,lo,i nf its founders, and given new llfc io thsIr dcsccudaats
 The supreme trial uf tiiis Constitution came at las, under tlle tremendous pres ure ,,f civi! war We ourselves are witnesses that the niDn emerged from the blood and fire of that conflict purified and stronvcr. for all hcneicient purposes and good govern ment: snd now al the close thls first centg- ry of oar growth, with inspirations of its history m then hearts. our people have late iv reviewed the condition of the nation, passed judgment upon ,Ae conduct and opiuious pt the political parties, and have registered their wiI concerning the future adr..nistration oi the Government.
 The welfare of the uafiii. speaking with the voice - battle aad tlrru-A the amended Constitution, Jas fulfilled thc great promise of I71G, by pryci4lul.ug Liberty through out the i.I.d t., al tle inhabitants thereof.
 TUE GREAT f,fNs oF THE CENTURY.
 The elevation of the negro race from slayer, tn she full i7.lts of cirizenship is the sn--s--i,--.r-,ssr&r ta appreciate iis brnidceut effect upon our institutions aut people. l. has freed US front peTetuai 3ang-C uf War aud dissolu- tion. IL Las added immensely to the moral and lndus'rial forces fl our people. IL has liberated ,Ae sIs-t,g as well as the slave from the reis,.ah which wIoused and en- feebiej both j. he, surrendered to their own .gatdiaiiship rle manhood of more than five million people. and has opened U each ,,sic "f th.ln i. c,syug of freedom and useful Hess.
 FE1ILs oF JNUTEsAL SUFFRAGE.
 Had local government js certainly great evil which ought to be prevented. but to Siolato the freedom and -anctity of the sui !! fr1-e i- IucTe iLan aa evil. IL k crime i when. II persisted iE. vi. destroy the Gov I .u;meBi itself But the danger which 1 arises from Ignorance ia thc voter cannot be : dcuIet. T. covers a hc,d far wider than that "i negro sUiffe.,e, and the present con dItioa oi that It,c. r Is danger that iUths and hides la corners. and m fountains ''i bower ln high places. We have DO stand !, art hy wHlyH 60 me1sIrr the disaster that Ha- hc hna--l upon uS by ignorance in -s;lzei.>. "lcE Iolned Jo corruption and iIsgG in aHl.tag,.
 THE sislNC TIDE or ILLrTERACy.
 The census Las already sounded the ,iarn ia appalling G@rrs which mark 'ow tsage,taIy i'-h the tile U Hitter -K has arr~.u among our voters To the south the question q, of supreme import nee, hu, the responsibility for the exist l.c'' of slavery ud uoi re,t upon tho 'crth alone. fine nation it,eif Is resuon- lblr for the extension of the suffrxcc. nj k under si,aial obligations to aid in !: emoHing the iiiIteracy which 1t has ad. I el tp the voting population. For North nd south alike thecr ], but one remedy. | II! the constitutional power of the nation nd "f the >tateS >hould gid all voluntecrsl . this work. The fprrrs of the psople a louid h. summoned ts meet this danger i ' th" saving Iuduauc" uf universal ..,lu- i'i"n. IL k 30 high privilege and sscred a utv 1" eslpcatc their succ,S>or, and fit o irm by intelligence and virtue for tho c lh"riiance viHrh awaits them in thisi -nrhcirnt worA- Sections aud races ' 'ouid he iorcoi.eu. and Tarti~ln>hip 'ould be unknown I., our people find Ii new meaning in ;hc divine oracle which pi 'c!ares that "A lJt.a child shall lead em. for our h;:ln children Nin soon C. 'l'roI the ae-tini', af the Rc1ubhc " HuTANCE To THE COMING GENERATION. ta Ny couuirmel. vc do not now differ u our judgment canceruiug controversies Inc Is'>t -.nemuon, and fifty wears "a nee our children .iii ust la di,iG.,i m lHI"u> srug,niJ- our controvcr,ieS lu ley w-il ,ar,s bless ,,.eir fathers and ''ir 's,i.e,, Cai taa, the URiot, was rr,.- TO -'',, that slavery was overthrown. end ,, '' '''ti ffe,-, e.-r made ,lual befo7, c.' -'' [ iAv. '
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