The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-25

whose sons ie1 IN the Strlle, 90 you No'
think that would have been better? Dyes
we have come to believe, l think, in this
country that arbitration is better than battle
I may be mistaken, but I hope that the
last war between Christian nations is ended.
Barbarians may mix their war paint, and
Afghan and Zulu hurl poisoned arrows, but
I think Christian nations have gradually
learned that war is disaster TO victor rs
well as vanQuished, and that almost any
thing bought by blood is bought at too dear
price. I wish to God this nation might be
model of willingness for arbitration. No
need Of killing another Indian. No need OF
sacrificing any more brave General Clusters.
Stop eXasperatirg the red man; and there
will be no more arrows shot out from the
reservation. a General of the United States
Army, in high repute throughout this land,
and who, perhaps, has been in more Indian
wars than any other officer, and who has
been wounded again and again in behalf Of
our Government in battle against the In
dians, told me that all the wars that had
ever occurred between Indians and white
rlen had been provoked by white men, and
that there was no exception 20 the rule.
While we are arbitrating with Christian
nations, let US toward barbarians carry our
selves in a manner unprovocative Of con-
test.
inherit large estate. and the waters
are rich with fish. and the woods are song
ful with birds, and my corn fields sare sllken
and golden. Here is my sisters grave. Out
yonder, under that large tree, my father
died. An invader comes, and proposes TO
drive me OF and take possession of my prop
erty. He crowds me back he crowds ,:-c
on, and crowds me into a closer corner, and
still closer corner, until after while l say:
s'Stand back, don't crowd me any more or
rl strike. What right have you to come
here and drive me off my premises l got
this farm from my father. What right
have you to come here aud molestme?' You
blandly say: 20, l know more than You
do. belong to higher civilization. cut
my hair shorter than you do. could put
this ground to great deal better use than
you do" And you keep crowding me back
and crowding me on intoa closer corner and
closer corner, until one day l look around
upon my suffering family, and fired by their
hardships hew you in twain. Forthwith
all the world comes to your funeral to pro-
nounce eulogium, comes to my execution to
anathematize me. You are the hero, l am
the culprit Behold the United States
Government and the North American
Indian. The red man has stood more wrongs
than I would, or you. We would have struck
sooner, deeper. That which is right in de-
fense Of Brooklyn home or New York
home is right in defense Of home on top Of
the Rocky Mountains. Be-orr this dwind-
ling red face dies completely out l wish
that this generation might by common JUS
tice atone for the inhumanity of its prede-
cessors. In the day Of Gods judgment
would rather there be blood-smeared
Modoc than swindling United States Of
fcer on an Indian reservation. One man
was barbarian and savage, and never
pretended to be ANYTHING but a barbarian
and savage. The other man pretended to
be representative of a Christian nation.
all this, the general dis
gust with war and the substitution of diplo-
matte skill for the slitterins edge Of keen
steel is sign unmistakable that ''the day
is at hand"
find another ray of the dawn in the COM
preston of the worlds distances What
slow, snail-likc, almost impossible thing
would have been the worlds rectifcation
with fourteen hundred millions of popula-
ton and no facile means of communication;
but now, through telegraphy for the eye
and telephone intimacy for the ear, and
through eamboating and railroading, the
twenty five thousand miles Of the worlds
circumference are shriveling up into insig-
ni6cant brevity. Hong Kong is nearer to
New York than few years ago, New
haven was; Bombay, Moscow, Madras Mel
bourn within speaking distance. Purchase
a telegraphic chart, and by the blue lines
see the telegraphs of the land, and by the
red lines the cables under the ocean.
You see what opportunity this is
going to give for the final movements Of
Christianity. A fortress may be n onths or
years in building, but after it is constructed
it may do all its work in twenty minutes.
Christianity has been planting its batteries
for nineteen centuries, and may go on in the
work through other centuries; but when
those batteries are thoroughly planted,
those fortresses are fully built, they may all
do their work in twenty-four hours. The
world sometimes derides the church for
slowness of movement Is science any
quicker? Did it not take science 5,G52 years
to find out so simple thing as the circula-
ticn of the human blood! With the earth
and sky full Of electricity, science took $500
wears before it even guessed that there was
any practical use that might be made Of this
subtle and mighty element. When good
men take possession Of all tnese scientific
forces, and all these agencies OF inven-
ton, do not know that the redemption
of the world will be more than the work
Of half day. Do we not read the queens
speech at the proroguing Of Parliament the
day before in London! II that be so, is it
any thing marvellous to believe that in twen-
ty.four hours divine communication cap
reach the whole earthl Suppose Christ
should descend on the nations-many expect
that Christ will come among the nations
personally-suppose that tomorrow morn.
ing the Son of God from lowering cloud
should descend upon these cities. Would
not that fact be known all the world over
in twenty-four hours. Suppose He should
present His gospel in a few words, say
ing: II am the Son Of God; came to
pardon all Your sins and TO heal all
your sorrow; to prove that am super
natural being. have just descended from
y
believe me nows" Why. al the telegraph
stations Of the earth would be crowded
as none of them were ever crowded just
after shipwreck. l tell you all these
things to show you it is not among the I'M
possibilities or even TIE eimprobabilities that
Christ will conquer the whole earth, and do
it instanter, when the time comes. There
are foretokenings in the air. Something
great is going to happen. l do not think
that Jupiter is going to run US down Oh that
ths axle Of the world is going TO break; but
[ mean something great for the worlds
blessings and not for the worlds damage IS
going 10 happen. Think the world has had
it hard enough. Enough, the London
plaques. Enough, the Asiatic choleras,
Enough, the wars. Enough, the shipwrecAs
Enough, the conhagrations. I think our
world could stand right well procession OF
properties and triumphs. Better be on
the lookout. Better have your observa
tories open toward the heavens, and tho
lenses Of your most powerful telescopes
vel, polished. Better have all your