The Delta independent., 1889-07-16

peculiar kind Of religion, they knew they
were right, aud consequently every one else
must be wrong, and so their motto was, be-
lieve as I do or we will stop your believing
any thing. They would allow no one to enjoy
themselves, because they believed that all Of
their happiness on earth would be subtracted
from their enjoyment in Heaven. They were
| very saving people, they not only saved up
their pennies for rainy day, but they saved
up their fun SO as to havei al in one big Dose
Pennsylvania was settled by an entirely
different stock of people from the others.
These Quakers were q good, peaceful law
abiding people, who did not believe in gain.
ing possession Of, anything by force OF arms.
Maine lain and and I loriia. N'"' nuns 's'''f '''"e'A
Maryland was settled by Catholics under
Lord Baltimore. From there south, with a
few exceptions the lordly EpiscOpalian held
sway. Now to understand the difficulties that
faced the men who organized the movement
for Independence we must understand, that in
those days every man had his own opinion
about religion, and that opinion was exactly
the same in all cases. 1t was, believe as do
or you will be damned. So you see every
man must have believed that large por-
portion of the colOnists must be eternally lost
Now the mystery is how did they manage to
bring the crankey Puritan, the quiet Quaker,
the exclusive Catholic and the proud Episco-
palian together and get them to agree on one
subject. What argument was brought to bear
on them to cause them to come together and
for seven long years stand shoulder 70 shoulder
and fight for a common purpose.
These men and their ancestors for generations
had been taught that kings had a God-given
right to rule over them, a people who had
been educated to believe that to rebel against
their rulers was to rebel against God.
Yet here we find them a mere hand full of
men, willing to risk their lives, their homes
and their property for an idea that had never
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lies before the great American Republic was
dreamed of, as there has been since but with
the one solitary exception of our own they
have been Republics in name only. In the
Republic of France to day citizen has no
more rights than in the Empire of Germany.
and instead of their being ruled by king
they are ruled by q dozen Dictators. Yet
among the revolutionists of 76 the idea of o
genuine Republic was strangely perfect. 1t is
true there were certain prominent persons who
desired to ape the forms of monarchial govern
ments, but fortunately they were in the mi.
nority. When it was written. Eve hold these
truths to be self evident, that all men are
created free and equal; that they are endowed
by their creator with certain unalienable
rights; that among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness" it sounded the
went echoing around the world, and will con-
tinue echoing until no man shall govern
people without the consent of the governed.
II "uneasy lies the head that wears q crown"
those words have made it a thousand fold more
SO.
volcano, first the tremblings of the earth is
felt as there is q spirit working among the
people, then the internal mutterings and
rumblings like distant thunder is the people
objecting to the yoke that is becoming bur-
den, and then the clouds of smoke that hang
Al "a ~ A.s- L
the vivid lightning from the hidden fires is
the people making their final preparation for
one grand struggle to break the fetters that
bind them. Then comes the eruption, with
one grand leap the hidden mass of FIRE leaps
up to freedom. pouring forth living streams
of burning lava, resistless in its force, sweep
ing away every obstacle in its path. So it was
with progress and liberty, with one grand
struggle it broke its fetters during the dark
ages and started on its course toward the light.
After 1t in one mad procession ran the Kings
and Emperors, Priests and Pope, all actuated
by the one will desire to stop 1t. They filled
the prisons until they overHowed, they burned
They fought 1t with the fury of desperation,
knowing that if they did not succeed in driv-
ing 1t back 1t must ultimately end in their
own destruction. But like the river of burn
ing lava it has swept on and Its opp15ors have
been swept from its path like chat before the
sweeping oil to its final destiny, with scarcely
q ripple to show the small obstacles yet in
its path. The power that once ruled the world
has grown weak and impotent. Here and
there is heard their snarls like wild beasts as
they sliRk away from the light.
Italy informed the little Republic of Switzer-
land that she must punish the men who had
taken refuge there from their tyrany. The
only answer made by the brave little Repub-
lie was TO appropriate money enough 70 buy
10000 rifles.
nation that il in the lead Of this new civiliza-
ton, u nation so strong that it can afford to
laugh at the snarling Of the fast decaying
monarchies.
At u dinner party in Paris was gathered
together men from almost every nation who
werc indulging in various tOasts concerning
their respective countries. Each one told in
tones of pride the story of their native land,
of their conquests on the land and their supre-
macy on the sea, and OF the great future in
store for them.
There were three Americans present, and one
of them was called on for a toast he earose and
said "Here is to the United States bounded
on the north by British America, on the
south by the Gulf Of Mexico, on the east by
the Atlantic, and on the west by the Pacific
Oceans"
This didn't strike the seckond American as
quite hlllng the Dill, so he arose aud said,
"This is far tho limited n view 10 take of the
subject, In assigning our boundaries we must
look to the great and glorious future prescrib-
ed for us by the manifest destiny of the Anglo
Saxon race. Here is to the United States
bounded on the north by the north pole, on
the south by the south pole OH the east by the
rising, and on the west by the setting sun.
Amid the applause that greeted this inspir-
ing prophecy the third American, enthused
by his fellow countrymen's patriotism. but
thinking that they had not done the subject
justice arose aud said. II we are going to leave
the historic past and present and take our
manifest destiny into account why restrict our
selves within the narrow limits assigned by
our fellow countryman who has just taken
his reat.
Here is to the United States bounded on the
north by the Aurora Borealis, on the south by
the procession of the equinoxes, on the east
by primeval chaos, and on the west by the
day Of Judgment.
After Mr.. Heistand had finished, large
table was bounteously filled with good things
for the inner man. There was enough to eat
for crowd about four times as large ms the
one present. but they disposed of enough to
make everybody feel happy and good
Newt Heistand went up one side Of the table,
which was fifty or more feet long, and came
down on the other side, catching OH to every
thing that suited his taste, aud then made o
raid OH the ytuals of nrivate narties hut H.