Smyrna times., 1885-05-20


Ties OF temperature, and a wide range
of articles which they could proitabIv
raise, including cotton, of which. in tho
days OF the Montezumas they man
aged to make coarse cotton cloth
mas lor more than century not been
cultivated, possibly on account of its
enemies, which ingenuity and tact
ought easily to overcome. Their mil
ltary skill has stood the best. When
Gen. Santa Anna martshalled their
forces they were worthy fOemen. but
failing TO progress, they have fallen so
as to make them All easy prey to skill
ful military nations.
Just now there comes voice from
Cuba of Il desire for annexation to the
United States, which, of right. we
ought to own, and it would be profit
able to us if it was not for its miserable
inhabitants. But to meet such an in
teriOr race, used only to brute force to
govern them. and undertake control
with our free institutions, would prove
a worse failure than they now confess
themselves to be-a political and finan-
clal bankruptcy.
Our national highway across the
lsthmus of Panama to California. has
brought thts' people in contact with
our superior civilization, but their
/ power OF resistance and their love of
Old methods, has proved superior to
! their power to learn and initiate. One
branch of industry was greatly stimu-
lated among them and that was doub-
ling and trebbling their growth of ba-
nanas.
The income from this source fur
/ nished the means of better class of
houses along that great highway, but a
/ few miles into the interior brings in
view the little, cooped-up adobe that
would do discredit to the dark ages.
THE REsIsTLEss ANGLO o-sAxON.
But two other nations remain out of
which the blood for the new nation
must come, and not yet being ready, it
must have been the plan of Divine
Providence for the red man to occupv
for few centuries more, for when
Europe was flushed with the intelli-
gence of Columbus discovery of the
new world, Luther was an infant in
his mothers arms. The teachings of
the Reformation must first 90 forth
and become fundamental as the foun
3 H.,
when the child grew to proper ace to
become Independent of paternal care.
assistance was promptly offered that
he might disengage himself from the
strong military grasp of the mother
country.
General Lafayette assisted Gen.
Washington, both being men of unusual
moral refinement and military courage,
and an abiding faith in the triumph of
the right. When the end came. and
the right had prevailed, it would seem
that General Laiayette's best interests
would have been better served bv re-
naming citizen Of the land he had
helped to make free. There can be no
reasonable doubt that if he had done
so, he would have been Washington's
successor, for the people so keenlv ap-
preclatcd the French aid, that it was
seen that the French impress was max
ing its appearance on the people, and
all the more because of the bitter ami
mostly against England, first, as an
oppressCr, and then as an open foe.
that some even favored a change of
language, but such thing was not
entertained by the heads of deDart
ments. But Washington lived to see
the day that he feared the influence of
Lafayette and the French party. as
shown by letters recently produced.
which letters Congress voted an appro-
priatlOn to buy. 1t was better for the
young nation that Lafayette did re-
turn and spend the remainder of his
days IN France. 1t is probable had he
remained and been made President.
that in the light of NapOleOn's follow
ing successes quite division of public
sentiment would have been the result
but rs it was, the survival of the fit
test was what happened, and the new
nation, born of blood and treasure, set
tied down with the English language,
laws, literature and theology.
1t is characteristic of the Anglo
Saxon race that it never degemerates. |
1t succeeds alike with the implements
of war, or the appliances of peace. 1t
comes from prOstrating fields of car
mage to rise to higher planes of free
dom and civilized usefulness. 1t is Law |
ing the foundation of emancipation |
and freedom al around the world.
From twenty-five millions in the days |
OF our Revolution, one hundred and |
nifty millions now speak the English |
tongue. We stand in the streets of |
these growing Western cities, having |
polyglOt tongues, but the English LAYS .
over them all.
Cities show surprising improvement .
from year to year. Not only an in
crease on the outskirts, but old build [
ing are pulled down and better ones
put IN their places to an extent that is .
great strain upon capital. Wealth is
vieing with wealth for the most pala-
tial residence or business block. In .
genuity is anticipating every want of
humanity, and wherever YOU look in
the factory or the field some novel ap-
pliance may be seen to mitigate human
toll, or increase the stores laid up for
your sale and consumption. Its but
question of time when such vigorous
civilization must spread over the en-
tire Southern (Spanish) domain.
a heavy foreign immigration is com
ing IN, as IS customary when a war
cloud Is gathering in Europe. Well
they know the priVation and hardships
imposed on them by military despot-
isms, and how great must be the
change from the condition of being
born cOnscrpts, to come to our broad
plains, where freedom turks in every
breeze, and no military establishment
to be maintained, no heavy taxes i'm
posed, no landed aristOcracy to grind
them down, but a homestead free.
soil rich, code of laws and a set of
institutions offering every inducement
for wealth, culture and independence.
THE TWIN CITIES.
The prediction that the twin cities of
st. Paul and Minneapolis would grow
until they merged into each other. is
fast being fulfilled, and has Just been
accomplished so far as incorporate lines
are concerned. The former pushed her
lines West to the county (Ramsev)
limits, and the latter East to the
county tHennipin) line. This arrange
ment gives st. Paul three-fourths of
the distance between them which is
nine and a-half miles, and at stations I
along the two railroads on which
trains run every thirty minutes, towns {
are being built up having some manu- 5
featuring interest or park attraction, so /
that it will become sOlidly built. The |
. twins take Chicago for their guide {
and follow in her wake, using the |
same methods, laying out large plans. 5
as, for instance, one has a new million
dollar hotel, and the other is building
one which is IN ha ODanad =, Ill,