Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-31
Pioneer Press.
WASHINGTON, D. O., JULY A, 1886
nY PROF.. E. l. cARpozo.

COult dHeA SOlS thC s5OVNt NANs A"cA0
of Celebrating it by appropriate
speeches and oratlons seems to be
going out of fashion, which regard
as unfortunant. Our great advan
tages have become common. 1t
was an excellent custom to present
those advantages annually, and to
remind our citizens of the great
blessings we engaged in this favored
land, by contrasting our present
situation with the people of other
countries, or to present wildly our
own remarkable develoment by COM
pairing our present condition with
that of century ago; and by point
ing out the dangers that we must
avoid to escape the fate of the Re
publics that have risen and passed
away. 1t is true that the subject
has been treated over and over again,
but its Importance jastities its repe-
tition, and the tremendous issues at
stake would we'll warrant the dangers
OF mourning this objection. This is
the only country in the world where
the appointment "of the people by
the people, and for the people" has
been successful. The eyes Of the
nations Of Europe and Asia have
been turned towards us with won
der and surprise. The Kings and
Emperors, and Aristoeracies of des-
potic countries are praying for our
downfall while the middle and
lower classes regard rs with hope
and anxiety, and pray for our sue
cess. It is a contest between the
forces OF liberal and progressive
ideas the world over, and those of
conservative and reactionary ideas.
BY the laws of political develope-
ment we shall have rs result the
survival of the fittest. Butwe should
use every exertion in the meantime
to make our magnificent experiment
great success. A Republic is
founded On the intelligence and vir
tue Of It's citizens. It's corner-stones
are the church and common school
its essential ingredient the full and
perfect deyelopement of the indiyid-
ual as component part of the body
politics The family is the safe
guard Of the State, and its relations
should therefore be carefully cult
waited and patronized by the State.
Our success thus far, in spite Of all
our difficulties, is marvellous, and
our prospects are mcst encouraging.
The great evil of slavery, which
threatened our existence, with its
aristocratic and unrepublican spirit,
has at last been removed by the
agonies Of a terrible civil War,
which has left as homogeneous ma
ton, tree in the North and free in
the South. But we have most
heterogeneous population, as diverse
in nationality as in color; and the
problem presented by our condition
is this; can the Anglo Saxon, and
the Latin Races, representing the
Caucasian Races; assimilate with
the Chinese, representing the Mon
golian; and the Freeman-repre-
senting the African Race. 1t is an
unsolved problem, there is no his
torical analogy or precedent to
guide us, and therefore all predic-
tions of the final result must be
purely speculative.
The forces at work in harmonic
ing and developing this incongru-
Gus mass are powerful and active,
and it is the duty of every good citi-
zen to do everything in his power to
make the experiment success.
The church and the school, are, as
we have said, important factors, but
the rewards of labor and the cosy
acquisitions of lands are no less i'm
portant factors here every man gets
the highest possible remuneration
for his toll, not only enough to sup
port himself and family, but suffi-
cient to save something for rainy