The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-06-22

ment, who had opportunity for authentic
investigation, that thousands and thou.
sands had gone, averaging one thousand
dollars in possession each. l was told
by the commissioner OF emigration that
twenty families that had arrived at Cas-
tie Garden brought eiehty-fve thousand
dollars with them. Mark you, families,
not tramps-additions 10 the national
wealth, not subtrsctious therefrom. I
saw some OF them reading their Bibles
and their hymn books, thanking God for
his kindness in helping them cross the
sea. Some of them bad Christ in the
steerage all across the waves, and they
will have Christ in the railway trains
that every afternoon start for the great
West They are being taken by the
Commission OF emigration 10 New York,
taken from the vessels, protected from
the Shylocks snd sharpers,, and in the
name Of God and humanity passed on
to their destination and there they will
turn your Territories into vStstes and
your wilderness into gardens, u. you will
build for them churches and establish
for them schools and send to them
Christian missionaries. k9'sis
+ 30, PLENTY OF ROOM, sa.,s
Are you sfraid this continent is going
to be overcrowded with this population :
Ah, that shows you have not been 10
California; that shows you have mot
been 10 Oregon; that, shows you have
not been to Texas. A isbing smsck to-
day on Lake Ontario might as we'll be
afraid of being crowded by other ship.
ping before night as for any one OF the
next ten generations OF Americana to be
afraid of beingovercrowded by foreign
populations In this country. The one
State Of Texas is far larger than oil the
Austrian Empire, yet the Austrian En-.
'pire supports 35,000.9c0 people The
one State of Texas is larger than oil
France, and France supports $4,000, 900
people. The one State Of Texas far sur
passes in size the Germanic Empire, vet
the Germanic Empire supports II, ,000.-
600 people. tell you the great want
of the Territories and OF the Western
States is more population p ai
While some may stand at the gates OF
the city saying, "Staud bsckl" 10 for
eign populations, press out as far be-
yond those gates as I can press out be-
yond them, and beckon 10 foreign ma
'tions, saying "Come, Gomez "But." /"
say you, II am so afraid that they will
bring. their prejudices for foreign gov
ernments, and plant them. here" Alb,
surd They are sick Of the governments
that have oppressed them, and they want
free America Give them the great .gos-
pei OF welcome. Throw around them
all Christian hospitalities They viii
add their industry and hard earned
wages to this country, aud then We will
dedicate alto Christ, land Thy land shall
be married."
But where shall
TIE MARRIAGE ALTAR
beP Lei it be the Rocky Mountains,
when through artificial aud mighty irri-
CATION, all their tops shall be covered. as
they will be, with vineyards aod or
chards and grain fields Then let the
Bostons and the New Yorks and the
Charlestons Of the Pacific coast come to
the marriage altarfon the. one side, and
then let the Bostons and the New Yorks
ana the. ,Charlestons of the Atlantic
Coast come to the marriage altar on the
other side, and there between them let
this bride,of nations kneel; aud then II
the organ Of the loudest thunders that
ever shook the Sierra Nevsdas On the
one side, or moved the foundation OF
the. Alleghanies on the other side, should
open full diapason OF wedding march,
that organ Of thunders could not drown
the voice Of Him who should take the
hand Of the bride OF nations saying e.
GAS bridegroom rejoiceth over bride,
SO thy God rejoiceth over thee" ~
that marriage the plstters shilI be OF
Nevada silver and the challices Of Csli-
fornia gold, and the fruits OF nofthera
orchards and the spices Of southern
groves, and the tapestry OF American
manufacture and the congratulations
from all the free. nations OF the earth and
from all the triumphant armies OF heaven.
And SO thy land shall be married"