The times., 1888-06-01

idea existed before the idea of seces
sion, but the idea of secession was natu
rally suggested by the idea of such sove
reignty.
Gi.) The interests of slavery as property
and source of wealth This latter affected
the questions of the acquisition of terri
tory; tariff on exports and imports anC
balancing of political power as against the
growth or population, free labor anC
wealth of the northern section. But these
two irritating causes, with their minor
| and attendant causes are now wholly re
moved, and the South is beginning tC
show its appreciation of manufacturing
institute no and will soon become a riya
| of the North in the marts OF the world as
| a great skill producing section, instead oi
as before producer only Of the rudesi
kind of labor. All this will make aduca-
ton and knowledge diffused among its
population more Necessary. The South
has great problem before it in its large
ignorant colored population, and when
that ignorance is lessened it is likely to
lead the nation in many efficient directions.
The fundamental principles of our gov
ernment are now clothed with vitality and
life and they no longer remain buried in
words, as hitherto, mockery and lie TO
the world. II is good thing to become
an honest nation, to be in fact what we
said in words we were With the wal we
opened new page of history. 1t became
an epoch of vast importance. The bap-
tism of fire and blood was not in vain.
And yet it may he in vain It. is not
enough that we come into the promised
land, we must drive the Canaanites out of
the land. We must keep the Republic on
the high plane to which the war carried
US. We must not let selfishness reign in
commerce.; we must not let the barbarism
OF pugilism come into vogue in our land
and call this sort of men the representa-.
tives of American citizenship; we must
not let the evil of Sabbath desecration to
overcome us; and the day of the work
ingman as well as the day of God must
not be allowed to be lost or taken from u.s.
We must be the leaders of the nations of
the earth. We must show them what
liberty means, and we must give an exam
pie of the blessings of liberty. We must
show them how liberty Is applicable to all
the interests of humanity, without de-
scendlng TO the barbarism of license and
lawlessness. And therefore we must set
tie some questions ut are forcing them
selves upon us. A ciyilized people always
have internal perplexing questions to trou
BILE them. And so we have, as well as
England, our land questions to settle.
There is no sort Of sense in condemning
the landlords of Europe while we let the IN
buy up our vast pasture lands and invest
their money in gold and silver noun tains
without paying farthing into our nationa-
treasury, nor adding anything to the i'm
provements of our country. We must
not blame the governments across the sea
for their oppression, while we allow unre.
buked the shutting Of our gates against
the Celestials, or burn their homes on our
national domain without an apology or
indemnification, as we would speedily de-
mand of them if the case were reversed.
We must be consistent nation if we
would have the respect of other nations
and have any influence over them.
We must become sober nation, not q
drunken one. We must know how to
waste less and economize more. We
must close every fountain that threatens
TO poison the streams of life, prosperity.
and happiness of our people. We must
not be nation dependent on the Offices of
government for the bread and butter of our
citizens. 1t was along that road that old
Rome marched to her doom. Our citizen
ship must be, like Herbert Spencer. con-
scious of greater power out of parliament
than in. That was noble tribute he
paid to the citizenship that can affect leg.
islation out of the legislature more than
inside, though it is not of course compli-
mentary to the legislator,s but worse
side OF which is that the legislator does
not care that it is so, that he in no wise
feels hurt at the reflection it makes ON his
intelligence and capacity. The patriotic
citizens of today and of the future must
give themselves to the war Of these ideas
and OF these interests, aud give to them
victory and incorporate them In the his
tory and legislation of our Republic that
they may become the forces that shall
make the future history of this nation.
Is it easier to make soldiers to main
and to kill than to make soldiers who
will conend in caucuses and con-
ventions, on platforms aud in the press
and at the polls for the right God
forbid that this should be 30. Rome
fought bravely and well in resisting the
barbaric invasions; and against rebels
within: yet it passed from republic to
and thence to monarchy, but in
passing thus it took but three hundred years
for mighty Rome to die, because she could
not meet the corruptions that diseased her
body, on which the carrion nations after
wards feasted to their full. The power to
govern well and to keep purity and life is
a rare power, but the moro necessary that
1t Is rare. That power is.wi.hin our reach
as nation as it was not to Rome. We
have the word divine for our guidance
May we remember the examples of the
past lest 1--WE fail by the same manner of
unbelief." May the God who made us
nation save us and keep us to be blessing
TO all mankind.