Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-15

. ear. the voice Of suffering and ,aistsess VI
have always heard. The appeal Of the
, organized charities fer support yen Ia,
anticipated by preferesl gifts or answered. /
: liberal aid The business enterrrise Of a
city have aniformly been stimulated hy yos
I sagacicas COUNSEL, and upheld aud advance
By your substantial Investments Its moral an
religious life you have contributed TO sastai
; ny your nsanifcenee and elevate hy your exam
pae- No word or deed Of yours has as an
time eeen wanting for the advancement Q
the ecs, Interests of this people and the pre
motion Of the general welfare and prosrerit
OF the city. When. therefore, your felie,
,o~nsmen contemplate these things. wit
sear illassrioas service in the councils o
State and nation, they are moved BY q com
u'en impulse, irrespective Of partisan tics. d
testify their high and constant appreciation
of yoar residence among them. and TO em
Passife. In every appropriate way, the cor
Idizlity of their greeting, They would vel
come you in the spirit Of the poet laareate'
sreetins to the Sea Kings daughter fren
over the sea~;
| "rcr Saxon or Dane or Norman We
| leaton OF Cclt, ot whatever VIC he.
we are each. all hAae In eur ~eacame Of sare.~
They would welcome yoa again hecaas,
they know You have returned as YOU went
distinctively an American citiren, with un
changed devotion to your native counts,
with undminished love and admiration foi
the majestic hills and beautiful lakes ana
rivers Of your own New kagland. They
know that nothing in the social life or avs.
tems OF government Of Europe, nothing In
the perfection of her art, the splendor Of her
palaces, the enehantment Of her scenery or
the fat,ery Of her courts, could shake your
patriotic fidelity 10 American systems and
American interests. your faith In American
institutions, OF your love for American Jus.
tiee. You come directly from a country
whose boast has been that she is the work.
shop of the world aud the banker of the ma.
sions, and that her empire NO covers the
globe iha, her morning drum beat, keeping
company with the hours. circles the earth
with one continuous and unhroken strain of
the martial airs Of England" But while
seven hundred Engli hmen own one half OF
all ireland, aud ~ many more one fourth Of
all England, and the freeholders of her an.
cient fame are thus forced from the coil 10
become ill'paid toilers in her crowded shops
and factories and while she holds political
prisoners 10 be Perseeuted and tortured TO
ieath, as in Tullamore Jail, the British gov
ernment fails to represent the wisdom, JUS
tice and humanity of the civilization Of this
age. Your friends rejoice that you have no
sympathy with the spirit of such a govern
ment. They know that IL required TO pass
Judgment upon il, you would speak in words
as weiahty as those Of Webster THE light.
ming has its power, and the whirlwind It's
power, but there is something more capable
of shaking despo,ic thrones than the light.
ming or the whirl~ind and that IL the excited
and aroused indignation of the whole civil
izcd world" They know that throughout
your public service you have constantly Illus
trated the patriotic spirit transmitted 10 you
from an honorable ancestry and cyinced a
philosophic respect for those exalted public
principles and sterling private virtues of the
Pilgrim settlers which formed such n potent
factor in moulding our free institutions.
They know that your intense Americanism Is
an ardent sentiment as well as a rational
principles that II 10 interviewer with
every fibre Of your being as well as EN-.
blazoncd on your escutchcon; that for you
the minstrel raptures swell at the sacred
name of your country or the sound of her
music. Everywhere and at all times, at
home and abroad, In prvite life and public
station, by your voice and your pen. you
have defended aud protected American
rights and American interests, and upheld
the honor, the dignity and the glory Of your
country. Your only colors are the gorgeous
ensign OF the Republic" always "full high
advanced"
will not speak Of the public questions
that now engross the popular mind and divide
the great political parties In this country.
Upon these subjects indeed on appropriate
occasions, you are always 80 be inquired of
and not TO be informed" But do not for
get that precisely quarter of a century has
rolled away since fresh from your brilliant
triumphs in debate in yonder State capital.
you entered upon a broader field Of useful
ness and became identified with the affairs
of the Federal government as a member of
the national congress. This was ut the su-
preme hour of the nations trial and peril
II called for the exercise Of the highest
wisdom, patriotism and courage on the part
of the representatives of the people. Your
eloquent voice was promptly heard in re-
sponse to this call. Every wise and Just
measure TO suppress rebellion and maintain
the integrity Of Federal government received
the potent aid Of your loyal and enthusiastic
support. Fortunate indeed were you to have
been in the councils of the nation during
this mOmentus epoch in American history.
Fortunate your country that at such a crisis
her councils could feel the spirit Of your
enlightened patriotism. and enjoy the vast
wealth of your information and the mar
velous versatility and resources Of your
mind.
II IL said TO have been the boast Of Angus
tus that he found Rome in brick and left II in
marble. But there we're "men Of might asd
grand in soul" in this nation, who by valor
and victory in the field and wisdom In coun-
Gil Jointly achieved the greatest triumph Of
modern time for human rights, and contribu-
ted to the grandeur and glory Of their conn-
irv for all time to come. How much nobler
then is their boast when they can have IL to
say of the Republic at the beginning and
close of this epoch We found the land In
the tumult and agony Of civil war, three hun
dred thousand dying TO make men slaves,
other three hundred thousand dying to make
men free; we left it with restored peace and
tranquility cbeered by the coBtented voice of
the husbaDdman and the song Of the exultant
freeman. We found its organic Law a source
of dispute and contention upon the question
of State and federal powers; left il q settled
aud enduring bond Of national union found
il a sealed book" upon the question Of free
dom and servitnde, left 1t 'letter Of living
light" for all Gods human creatures. We
found vast domain blIghted by the curse Of
human slavery; left il redeemed aud re.
generated under the blessings Of human
freedom. No similar period in the history
of civilization has been weighted with
events Of such consequence 10 human rights,
or witnessed Developments Of sucb moment
to the enlightened progress and general hap
piness of man. II has seen gigantic material
enterprises stalking across the continent upon
the heels Of each other, opening up ne~ and
vast sources Of wealth and power. II has
behe6 the mighty sweep of invention and
discovery in all the arts and sciences and In
every department of intellectual activity. II
has seen a degree Of popular intelligence
unsurpassed since the brilliant days Of
Grecian civilization. 1t has seen Institutions
of beuevoleBce constantly multiplying and
ever. here found the high eDdesyor and
noble achievement Of christian charity and
philanthropy. And finally under the
economic principles maintained by the Amer
lean government. il has Witnessed degree
Of Industrial success and general prosperity
among the people. and an extent Of sccsmu-
lated wealth without parallel In any like
period In any age or country.
Therefore Sir. for your unfalsering support
of all measures 70 perpetuate this Union
which Washington declares 70 be primary
object Of patriotic desire; for your anremit-