Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-23

Cldlly True IN IL DaCk OF every DdlJle nelu
or the rebellion were those moral forces
invisible but controlling, voiceless but APP
peallng to the conscience and better ma
ture of freemen. appealing until millions
heard and oheNe1, and you finally saw in
the spring of 1864 that mighty and invinci
BILE army, with an invihcible leader, saw
that stupsndous conf ct and awful car
mage aud final surrender AT Appomattox.
Surrender OF what2 The flight of Davis,
the fall of Richmond, the stacking of the
rebel arms the trailing OF tn" rcbOl flags,
| the surrender of Lee and his armv,-th csc
were but the smallest part of that memoir
able scene. 1t was the surrender OF HIT
man slavery ana the triumph of liberty.
that have thrown the splendor OF historic
victory over that field, and covered our
arms with fadeless glory. These leaders
and men displayed the sublimity of hero
| ism and III NJ holy cause as man ever
died for.
Professor Greasy, In selecting the Is de-
/ cislve battles of the world for his history,
chose those which be regarded phenome-
ma of primary impulses ,-battles, Of
| which a contrary event would have es.
| seutally varied the drama of the world
| in all its sub.CQuent scenes. The point
that ] especially urge is that this war be-
! longs TO that class Of wars which have ma
| terially changed the course of events, and
| that for great good.
TO illustrates The American revolution
| belongs to this class Of wars because q
new form of government was established
II the world SO do the conquests of
| Charlemagne. for, although his vast en-
| pire fell with him, he had founded feudal-
| SIN which survived him eight or nine cen
! ,uries Feudelsm with I'll its faults af
! fDrl.d order tn the world and gave Dro-
lection and honor to woman. In fact, the
modern world emerged through feudalism
from that tumnltrous sea. the dark ages
But / DENY thar the wars of the first Ma
,oleon noSsessed this characteristic This
,yar vas mr. coded nv a LONG debate rarpl,
f ever surpasspd. commencing in earnest
ness in 1880. With Mr.. Webster's great
speech in replv to Havue. The issues
we're Tins made so nerf. Ctly plain that tn
Immediate results arising from the victory
II either marty could not he at all in doubt
| }ri0tlv stated they were these: Our faith
RS were the first to disc yer that q divis-
| m of the movers Of government between
,totes and a national GOVERNMENT would
| Aitn.r pnd in weak ness nor desnotism .
nd homo. thav astnhlished this federe
! anublir uhlch ufr ,rdpd at once thron.Jh
ha Nt,t, snlI the t,dvAntages of n small
4n,biic ond thronrh tho General oovern
,pnt Ill tnn advsntaves ofu prea emnire
No nr;r,ar, onpsIinn 1vus tUh.ther a f. "a
nI,t'a ai-'t thonHland Save bolders enraped
" d.fsat shnniI deatrov this svstem.-a
G.tem If GOVERNMENT the 1ncst svmmet.
cai in tnrro and the most beneficial In
srtfpct pvsr devised But bal X or this
naNtibp uara nf hprG which rpapbpI
| 4rt md consrieuce of the free States i'm
oHrt il wa wn.ther The shirt of north
| - iibarIv VIII its civiIF 1ation ar tha
land of son,blrn slavery. with all lis
rhsrien SO shane tho course nf
ya,,ts nn mis- Continent Roth the c.nse.
| a "a nae, ~ ~ ,,,,1v ,yoro owe in d,1ht.
NJ rnt 90 those in Which men have lonD
roinad n d1sn iitar.st Hire both csus4
tf.ct ara v.rr Main and simnle
VIVA ,,r.,,H (,n..tjop for d.risio,' at Nor
non ca ttyh,tnar r. ectan rivijization
.,',',r, in M ,a, 80 the ura,t nnpstinm
Inr..J''n ,t trna,a vpos whether tba
1aca,nd Civi,ilntion NJ q reeca .hnnId
IVA ta.. -Ct IN ,yastern 40
| "a. i,.aa, C,,y.stio, lar dalI.ion OF Natan
~ wss 1Whether Rome nr Csrthage
nn,,ld nao.,rra W. ,,,iS+r.,le NJ tho trnrlG =.
10 Ir,as,i,, -, Tl;sio, or T'oI,rc
40 ,Ghsth,.r christian ar Sarncsn shouId
| iiie IInrn,1o tha Jreot Gnestinn far d.c,s
m at War,,ton NJ,or was. whether ronsti.
.,rjnusI yuyprnmrrr or ah-oiulispl shonld
ar SWAY IN England the 1reat question
| a. d.ct.ior i'm the i ria,,u rpvoll1tion
uhst,,ert haia colnn,a. shonld t,oUsTn
a,ros.lves mr. h.. mid hy forci,.n now
know very well tbAf men are much
,cl,r.1, tn .vn,trarote thp iInnnrtpuca nj
..i,,ovrn ,vort hnt vJith slI histnrv heforp
40 not hesitate to sssert rhs+ M nIein-
or Greater. or more momeutou5 ones
| mn ever huue. on the event of nattlp or
+, u,
mn mot decided. and we trust nnder
"A daridnd forever no ,nu,, v.lnr a,1d
' ~ ~, ~ az ~ w.. - 49,
= 'A'"I oi !pir CoillrduF9 ou thF tnou9
q pHI'tt A-iu3 OF me kteat ne9t'l.Dh.
VI. De Iocquevl,Ir III the Introduction to
.r h'-t part OF mis- Democracy in America
VS.: 'tVerYW h+re me Yarl"u1 occurrenc-
'o' NATIONAL existence nave turned TO the
tNdnttG. OF democracy; al! men hay
Ged 1t ny their exercises. those VII.
I'VE Intentionally labored III us cause aud
H3se who have served 1t un"lttlngly
'use " no nave fouEht Tor 1t and NOSE
no have declared themselves It's .oppon'
lts,--haVe al been driven onS IN the
me track; have All laoored 10 one end
ne lgnorantly, and some knowingly; u
av been bind Instruments ~ the hand,
GOD. me gradual oeVelopmeul OF
e equality ot conditions IS therefore a
nvdentlal TACT, and possesses all tne
aracteristlcs OF a divine decree IL Is
nlvrrsAl II is durable; IL constantly
udes all human interference, ana all
vents as we'll as men contribute TO It's
'rogress."
rms was written a lew years before the
ar; but this war, II anything were need
l. is such vertllcatlon OF Its truth, that
i many VIII question IT,
You readily recall the remarkable words