Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-27

| and settlers of this state, and have left al
honorable record to perpetuate their mem
DRY. One of them, Hon. w
Il. Forbes, was president o.
our territorial council IL
1852, and another, Hon. Martin Mcleod
presided over the same legislative body
the year following. They have both gone
to their long home, hOnored and respected
by all Minnesotians who knew them. The
state showed its appreciation of Mr.. Nc
Leod by bestowing his name upon one OF
its counties, and he in turn proved himself
| to be a true son of ''the land we left" by
naming its county seat Glencoe. Maj
! Forbes died few years ago while holding
| the responsible position of government
| agent for one OF the Indian tribes upon
! our frontier, and 1 can truthfully say of
| him that his character for honesty and in
| tegrity was such, and so we'll known, even
to the Indians, that his appointment had
the effect to render peaceable and content
one of the then most turbulent bands of
| Indians upon our border.
Last, but by no means least, are the
warriors and patriot heroes of 'the land
we left" In the regal Bruce we see one
worthy of all the praise which his country
men and others have bestowed upon him;
but to the knightly and chivalrous
Wallace we point as the personifcation OF
bravery, self-sacrifcing heroism and pa
triotic virtue; and say to the world, his
name, we know no equal, save that of the
glorious Washington. Wallace fought to
free his country from the tyranny and
yoke of the same country that Washington
did, and with the same pure and disinter-
ested motives. In the struggle for Ameri-
can independence Scotland was we'll rep
resented in the continental army, and one
of her sons-Paul Jones-was the first
naval hero of the revolution, and
the first to literally ''beard
the lion in his den,'' and prove to England
that she was not mistress of the seas"
The history of his many naval engage
ments and victories read like romance;
for it would seem incredible that at that
period one would dare, as he did, to attack
British war vessels and fleets while almost
within sight of the English coast. His dar-
ing and bravery was only equaled by that
logged resolution and determination to
triumph peculiar to his race which pre-
vented him from knowing such thing as
fear or defeat.
Time will not permit me to mention the
many other Scotchmen who distinguished
themselves in defense of the United States.
It is enough to say that in every war Scot
fish valor wed with that of all other brave
citizens in defense of the land of their
adoption, and its government and institu-
tons.
A reference to the distinguished war
rors, who have reflected credit upon ''the
y IL L !
be incomplete, did fail to mention one,
who. by his transcendent ability as a
soldier, acquired for himself undying re-
nown. I refer to Marshal Macdonald, the
hero of Wagram; who there saved Napo-
leon and the empire by
what has been fifty termed
zone of the most desperate charges record
ed in the annals of war;" No admirer of
military ability, and cool resolute courage,
can read the biography of this grand sol
der without being thrilled with emotion, !
and feeling the highest admiration for his
ability as warrior and his character as a
man. By his military career he proved
himself the equal if not the superior-of
any of that brilliant galaxy eff military
heroes who made Napoleon emperor of the
French, and caused all the kings of the old
world to tremble for their thrones. Of his
character, Headley thus speaks, and COM
pliments the traits of the race from which |
he sprung. "His frmness of character,
which rendered him in all emergencies so
decided and invincible, prevented him also
from indulging in those excuses and
adopting those ultra principles which
marred the character of some of the other
marshals. His Scotch educ alton may also
have had some influence over him.
He gave his adhesion to the bourbons be-
cause it was in the compact with Napoleon,
and because, under the circumstances, he
considered 1t his duty to do so, and no af-
ter excitement could shake his fidelity. He |
possessed none of the fexibility of the
French character, and but little of its en-
thusiasm. Bold, unwavering and deter
mined, he naturally held great sway over
the French soldiers. X < He was conscien-
tious soldier, kind in peace, sparing of his
men in battle, unless sacrifice was imperi-
ously demanded, and then spilling bio cd
like water. Generous and open hearted, he
spoke his sentiments freely, and abhorred
injustice and meanness."
The man whose charac ter would call
forth such pauegyric from the author of
Napoleon and his Marshals," is certainly
worthy of being mentioned as one of the
glories of Scotland.
Such, my friends, is brief-very brief
mention of the reasons which we assign
for entertaining just pride in ''the land
we left" This pride is certainly pardon
able in US, when we read, in the American
that Notwithstanding the
smallness of its population, Scotland has
produced an array of names eminent in
literature and science which scarcely any
other nation can boast Of"
The fact that we are thus proud of our
native land does not make US any
the less loyal citizens of this
land of our adoption. We love our native
land more for what she was than what she
is to US. We are citizens of this country
by choice, and not the accident of birth,
and that choice has been made because we
believe it to be the greatest country upon
the globe, and our government the best
the world has ever seen. This is the native
land of our children, and our duty is to
impress upon their minds its superiority
and to teach them to appreciate the bless
ings which its government and institutions
bestows upon its citizens.
Then let US prove ourselves worthy cit
liens of this great republic
by the practice of the virtues