The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-25
PENN AND PENNSYLVANIA.

stone state have been honoring PENIS
memory by bi-centennial exhibitions. So
far as the reports of these celebrations go
they have all been OF an exceedingly cred
table character and in keeping, both with
the greatness Of the cities in which they
occurred and the Importance Of the event
celebrated 1t is mistake to assert that
republics do not cherish the memory OF
their ilustrious men. The old republics
did it, and so with the modern. We may
have no Westminster Abbeys, but the
recollection of distinguished services
in behalf of the state lives
always and meets on proper oc-
casions with the recognition due to such
names and such characters. From two
lold view, therefore, these demonstrations
in Pennsylvania to the memory OF Penn
are both Just aud instructive. There is,
perhaps, no commonwealth now in the
civilized world where the effects of sound,
religious teachings are more pointedly or
markedly shown than in this same state OF
Pennsylvania. Here is q state of over
100000 population, the second in our
great country, every one of whose citizens,
and on nearly every acre of its territory, is,
IN the first place, engaged in the business
pursuits of life, and in the second, is heard
the hum of industry and witnesses the
happy effects Of toll, Schools, colleges
of IA high order, churches, manuiacto-
ries, intelligent husbandry, the records of
great men, the flash of the telegraph and
the whistle of the locomotive, all the appli-
ances, and even more, that have rendered
the old world great and the fayorite and
the famous resort of the curious and those
as well who are seeking polish from foreign
travel and study, are found 70 very
marked degree in the great state of Penn
sylvania. ltwould be trite to say that the
grand character who landed i'll that region
two hundred years ago met nothing but
savsges and found nothing but wilderness.
Such facts as these were learned in primary
history long long ago. The contrast is, in
deed, grand enough to and attractive
enough for comment and unlimited retec-
ton, but neither are necessary. What at
tention ought to be called to, and what the
country ought toremember, is the fact that
all this happy change, all this tremendous
all this growth from barbarism into
the higher types Of civilization is the out
come of an idea, the legitimate work of one
mans brain. 1t is but an illustration of
the powerful effect that one man, whose
head and heart are right can exert in his
day and generation. Much must be
of course to the correct
ness of the principles advocated
and their harmony with the dawn.
ing tolerance and enlightenment
of the time, but much, of course, is due to
the great, just character of the man him
self. Englands colonies planted in PENIS
day IN other quarters OF the world, but
with no peaceful hand and wise heart to
mould properly their early beginnings,
have had varying fortunes. have seen much
blood and met with many disasters, but
this founding of the Quakers, this com.
munity planted in the American wilder.
ness among the Indians, has known moth.
ing in its record but an UNINTERRUPTED
growth, and is now among the happiest
and most influential and rich of the differ.
ent civilized nations of the globe. 1t is
truly beautiful and in every sense at.
picture that the people
who are the dccendents of our
early pioneers can look upon in Phila-
delphia, Chester, Harrisburg, Pittsburg
and other great and hourishing towns that
have been vioing with each other in the
last few days in paying honors to the
memory of WILLIAM PENN. 1t ought, as il
Will, no doubt, bring again iorcibly to the
publics mind the necessity for cherishing
the names and fame of our heroes and par.
tcularly impress us with the fact that the
grandest of heroes, the truest bcnefactors
OF country, the men whose influence lives
longest and extends the widest are those
whose victories are won in peace, and tho
Workmanship of whose hands is n greatcr
sum of human happiness and not red
record otwar and conquest by violence.
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