The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-07-14

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world.
These great principles are:
l.. The absolute equality Of men
before the law. By the words
"All men are created equal" it de-
clarcs the natural, inaliensble rights
of man. Not rights by charter of
kings, of their good pleasure, but
natural inherent rights bestowed
by God alone.
2 That governments exist for the
people and not'the people for the
government.
This reversed the monarchical
view, which was that kings yer
such by the grace of God; and sub
Iiects were made to do their bid
ding. The declaration boldly an
nounced ''all governments derive
their just powers from the consent
of the governed"
These principles were announc-
cd as common to all men through
out the world; and this as their sue
cessiul annunciation makes this
day the birth day of all free gov
ernments. Every republic which
has since risen has found it's inspi-
ration in this declaration. And
none have SO successfully carried
these principles into effect as the
Spanish Americans of Central and
South America. Less than thirty
years after our success, came the
general uprising from the Rio
Grande to the Rio de la Plrta. l
need not relate the patriotic efforts
of Hidalgo, Morelos, Bravo, Guer-
zero and a host of others in Mex
leo, or of Bolivian and his brave
compatriots in South America.
Their best monument is in the re-
suit of their efforts. On the main
land of this continent not one foot
of Spanish American soil acknow-
ledeges a monarch as ruler, and
the fifteen republics which have
arisen, with their 80, 600, 900 of po-
pulation, speak louder than can
mere words, of the fredom-loving
character of their people, and the
influence which the Fourth of July
exercised on their destinies. And
we must not forget that New Mex
leo was part of a tree republic, and
thus q true child of the Declare
ton of Independence a quarter of
a century before she joined the
American union and placed her
future under the stars and strips.
No better illustration could be
had of the of free institu-
tons in allaying national differen-
ces, than in this gathering to-day.
Here are members of the four great
races of earth, Caucasian, African,
Indian and Monaghan. Here in
our regular population, besides the
descendants of the two great natio-
nalities of western Europe-the
Spanish and the English-are the
German, prominent in all mercan-
tile matters, the French represent
ed largely in the priesthood, the
versatile Irishman in all walks OF
life, the Italian raising lasting mo-
numents to his skill, and others,
all tremendously working together
under the protection of the same
government and same flag, build
ing up one homogeneous American
people. .
Surely, then, we may give
thanks and take courage; thanks
for the success and prosperity Of
the past, courage for the future Of
our land and of the world; using
every ARE that no stigma attaches
to free institutions in our genera
ton and that national honor and
administrative purity are sustained.
Ever keeping before us as the high
est motive, tie good of the whole
race, and looking forward to the
great day when from u example.
freedom shall be universal, the
people everywhere shall rule, war'
shall cease, and there shall b.
"Peace, good will toward men,"