Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-01

reproach. sy'woEu ana {
h,d IN view Of the immense expenditure q,
i.ho. Ing treasure. the sacrifices, SUFFERING.
laoor; hsrdships and apeuish thss -
crowded into those four years of crnel -
lung war-which. severe and exhan.,;ve :.
y we're upon the nation and the Nor,b
80 e ,reoiy 30 to the people of the South-
sone nave questioned whether this immense
ou.'sy was justified BY the results.
nave time to allude to this in a general
only. We must bear in mind. thar so
90 the government was concerned the
sgs,e was inevitable. An irrepressible
"nnic' growing out of two systems of do
" mes.ic policy that had been growing and
1rr'hering strength for generations was uDon ma
nese TWO antagonistic principles, as unlike AZ
la anu darkness, one right the other wrong.
d.. De .econclied- Slavery was rampant.
oenan. ana aggressive. Freedom had given
away 10 1t for many years, by concession and
compromise, until at last the people became
aroused and wrested the scepter rom the
na"u Vi slavery and placed it in the hand of
!eeoom. Then secession reared its h;deou.
'front.' and demanded what was practical do.
s.ruction to the government The ugly fac,
.'at the Nations life was threatened stared N a
III the lace The government must be pre.
served, the life of the Nation saved at ALI
hazard All other propositions were over
snA.o~eo Dv THIS. A crisis of startling I'M
port was upon us. The resources of the Ma
ton must be drawn upon. Men. money and
materials must be had, promptly and abun.
dantiy. Blood and treasure must he exnend.
e"- var, that Unsuitable monster demanded
these expenditures. bulwark of strength
must De thrown around the government of our
ialhers or 1t must inglOriously perish from
the earth.
The first great fact that was established.
greatest IN Importance and in its scope. ia the
iact That the government has power to protect
nseii. one great principle was settled and il
"oula seem settled forever; representative,
constitutional government has the power
10 sustain itself against any foe.
The death of slavery in our free land tie
defeat OF the secession theory, on a battle.
ground OF its own selection, and the anpibila-
noh OF that monstrosity, State supremacy.
are long, strong, firm steps in the right d.
rection. Those steps have been taken and
taken irretrievably. The United States stands
to day far higher in the estimation of the ma
tons OF the earth than it did 20 years ago.
But TO get fair estimate of the results of the
war we must not compare our Nation of to-
Gay with Its condition when the first gun was
nred upon Sumpter, but compare its to-day
been, had secession been successful
The wears 1868 mark an epoch of great
Importance. crisis in the history of our
nation The character of its citizenship at
that period saved its life, you all know at
what an immense cost Crises are the ex-
periences OF all nations. 1t is reasonable for us
to-expect them in our future life as in the past.
The future of our country hinges upon the
character of its citizens more essentially than
that OF any other country. Citizenship has
greater significance in the United States than
in Turkey or Japan, and its qualifications
are necessarily far higher. Morality, in
tegrity, intelligence and energy in our citizens
are the requisites upon which we must rely
Weighty questions. of great public moment
are constantly arising where these qualities
are called into action. Morality and integrity
alone are not adequate to grasp them. In
telligent integrity and enlightened morality
are essential. Even religion itself, with
ignorance, may degenerate into fanaticsm
and crime. On the other hand intelligence
| without integrity will not suffice for the
American citizen. We cannot be too jealous
of the ballot. 1t is
"a weapon that comes down as still
As spow flakes fall upon the sod;
But executes a freemans will,
As lightning does the will of God"
How important 1t is that this great political
weapon should be IN the hands OF Intelligent.
honest Tod fearing, patriotic freemen!
our own government Is so strong ana yet
so n'.ra1'Ne, our resources 50 great anu our
ianu 50 oloau' Una. peop.e Vi o.ner na,ions are
hoeAips " our snores as ,ney never uiu oe'ore'
anu as 'hey nave never oe'ore pressed 10 any
other country. Last year mere came 10 our
land more people than new i've IN the stare OF
Name The present year the number OF lmml-
grants will probably be equal to the population
OF Name ana New hampshire rms is special
1of,v na,ro,;sm and Gives snec;aI onnortun;,v
anJ necoss;tv for Labor These na,.nle are
.,r.na.rs 60 our ;ns,;,,t;on. Tbov have
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cruue ,ue"s Vi 'ipe.v 80 nv. ne: ""
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ne .rao,'ions .. .ne 'a AZ .ha VI t,e W;,
ARE no' an E., S' 80 ana annoat,n,
ha~a ~" n NJ =, n hem To ednca,e these
hmnarads 81 ,hn1sands so that ,bev NAV be.
non,a nssful c;,;zen. il an undertaking of
ann;,,do 20 noalect which is m ;mper;I the
""sn'u'e' " "'s'e'' 80
country