The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-09
1us LANGUAGE OF TnE FUTURE.
The Ce.sclcs- Working 81 the incv'ta"'e
DEGREES What II Must lie.

Ve h.l,cye most heartily IN tho unity 81
nncuare being "A mighty element III ii''
TONS progress and power and that any 'hins
which can he done fairly and reasonably 10
secure such unity Is not only pernissiD'e OUT
dutiful and right Nothing can be more e''
don't than that English Is 10 be the hnsua
coumuui~ Of this continent. ana all srus
,,lis,, AGAINST this inevitable VIII be 81 iii'e
q p,rtinofon.an character Tho fel' cllnss
IN nj. Gaelic. but IL must go. aud none knows
and tcel. this more clearly than the Cell hum
..,f Tho dear oll Scottish Doric Is ioomeA
thor,,h the canny Iowlani Scot may be able
~ move ~ a demonstration thaf n = me
most copious and expressive language Whi'h
ha. come down from Babel, even Gre'k
.tsslf. perhaps. not excepted Tho German.
tine S,r,.le the italian or the ltsnc, II at 90
.,,,eihie. never dreams of the d0nnancy ~
al. dear Old mother tongue 100 this Ne"
World Of ours lie knows the scholarly VII
always ne what in bis heart will ever De-
preci0ns. but be- Is ~ ceriairas that he live
that hi. grandchildren will = u IN another
tongue ani that his gresf-randchiidren
NAV never know what 20 him was h-t
fl i-np pity hut % can't b. hoiped, AMI per
hat. IL would b. greater pity II u couit
In the same WAY our French friends must
face the inevitable They may fancy in one
of their dreamy moods that their beautiful
nnaiace Is 10 be- That in which men will bar
cain and make love from the North Polo 10
The isthnus ~ Panama But their better
Judgment must tel them differently. Tie
Gnelic. without prescription and without
.IF. HlIt.
i'm Scotland II cannot stand against The
bushes, hustle and railway rush of tho day
Condemned 90 lis exclusive use men are LEFT
Gar loaird ia the race Of lie. and thoY won.
consent to hs 30 left So is 10 here. ..ine
foolish. unreasonable people are afraid That
in Canada French will s1ipplant English, and
that the TRANSFORMATIONS viii become tie
dominant race The fear is foolish, and that
coming time is in dream.and
And is tho French lansuage really not
making THAI dreaded progress which sonit
affect TO donlore' We ore convinced IL i-
not Tho active and cu'orprslug ~ Lower
Canada ave all lcarains English They caa
not heir themselves unlcs. willing % be- la
cards IN tho race and nowhere in the upward
struggle Is 10 foo much 10 sag That Tor
every child Of English parentage that c'.n
spoas French there are twomty French whn
can speak Englthi
The business OF Canada Is every year Ia
cfeaslnglv done 70 the common tongue J.
there in one speech in SIX heard IN French %
the touso OF commons at Ottawa compared
with what was common thirty years ago
We shall not speak with certainty. for we
don't absolutely know. tut we venture o.
affirm that among the French members al
OTTAWA there are not SIX who do not under
stand English. though a quarter OF century
since there were three times that number
and more. IN utter ignorance of even tIe
rudimeuts Of the English tongue What
force has been used 10 bring round thl-
chaugcf No force al all except the ceascle.4
noisciess working OF the inevitable No,
only 50. but we may safely add and without
the slightest offeuse to any one, that tL0-.
Who are bound that neither themselves um
their children shall know English are by
such a resolution determining tha. they AMI
their sons shall be hewcr, of wood and draw
ars of water anil the mighty fermcnt anl .
varied opportunities that are Ia full opera +
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