Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-07-10

pressed beautifully by George William
Curtis:
"The heavens bend benignly over
us. the earth blossoms with renewed
life and our hearts beat .joyfully to-
oether. with one emotion of tilial graf
itude and patriotic exu'tation."
Who gave us all this? For answer
go back to the dark days OF the kev
olution. In those troublous times
when brother mistrusted brother and
friend, friend. In those terrible days,
| when the dark cloud OF doom tung
over, ready to engulf and wipe out
the spirit of liberty forever. In those
times. when from the cold granite hills
of New England, to the warm palmet'
to.lined shores OF the Carolinas, dlsas-
Ter and defeat seemed the lot OF the
colouists. When the little Continent
tai army with naked and bleeding feet
trampcd over the ice and snow rag
ged, and shivering, and starving.
When the heart dropped out Of some
of the most loyal troops aud they re-
beIIed and when there was neither
money, ammunition, nor food to carry
on the war, who was it THAT infused
new life into that almost lifeless mass
of clay, and who, by his exertions,
modelled an army, which despite it's
deficiencies, changed the course of
every ship of state in the world. he
who through all the darkness and
gloom, disaster and distress, alone,
with almost prophetic eye, saw that
little CLEAN Of light and hope, which
was to broaden and deepen, so as to
cover and bless the whole OF our re-
public. Who? Is there any need of
repeating his name2 A name that is
endeared by every American. Aye,
by every liberty-lovlng person in the
world. A name that is bestowed on
one of our grandcst cities IN recognl-
ton of his worth, and whose noble
deeds and glorious achievements, it
piled one above the other, would make
structure higher than the monument
now constructing in reverence to his
memory. 1t is name fit to be whis-
pered by the lips of an angel--lt is
the name Of - WASHINGTON. 1t
was he who gave us our country, our
home, and what is more, our blessed
liberty, and who deserves above all
men, to be called the "Father of his
country"
Little at first, and then mighty, is
! the motto Of nature; one that is strict
ly adhered to in all her workings.
Thus it was with toe United States
just as the mighty oak comes from a
small acorn, and the tall stately pine
from little seed that floats upon the
wind like feather, our nation grew
from small beginning. When Co.
lumbus set out from Spain, on that
grand voyage Of discovery, little did
he know that his expedition was to
result, ultimately, in the founding of a
grand republic Of course he did not,
but the Almighty knew, and His hand
guided the adventurous mariner over
the treacherous waters, ia order to
carry out that Heaven,favored scheme
of Freedom. Later, when the Pill
grms landed, the real seed was first
sown and the liberty. plant sprouted
and took root and grew slowly, but
surely, until now it is mighty tree,
with wide-spreading branches, cover
ed with fruit which is now ripenlng,
and God grant that it may be sweet
and productive of much good to the
United States,
II is said that America is greatly
Indicted to Europe, for she owes her
existence to the old world. True.
But has not America fully repaid this?
For answer, American mines have fill
ed the Golfers of the old world with
precious metals; the productions of
American soil and climate have been
poured with almost prodigal liberality
into her lap; curiosiues of beauty and
value have been added to European
collections; American forests have
been culled to furnish companions for
the mighty oaks and elms of England
America has done more than this
she has proved it tosbe no impossible
ity to elevate that mass of mankind
which, in Europe, is called the lower
and laboring class. to raise them tc
self.respect, to make them competent
| - H., Al.