, 1890-06-04
CAMPBELL'S LECTURE.
The Attorney Discoursed on Eight.
zenith Century Craftsmanship.
It Lifted the United States of Amer
lea to a Proud Position.
Unborn Patriotism as Distinguished
from Loyalty.

evening on Craftsmanship OF the ElRh-
tenth Century closed the series of his
torical lectures of the season.
Preceding the lecture a vocal trio was
rendered BY Misses Gertrude Morgan,
Laura Richardson and Bessie Vreeland.
A defamation, SCOTS ode to Patriotism,
was delivered by Herbert Latham. and a
pretty violin solo by one of Prot. Hutch
inson's pupils.
The following is a brief synopsis of Mr..
Campbell's address:
The topic assigned refers, | take it, to
the craftsmanship OF the United States,
and is necessarily confined to the last
quarter of the 18th century.
This period embraces the statesman
ship which offered armed resistance to the
encroachmeuts of arbitrary power; that
conceived and declared the independence
Of the United States; that fought the war
to a successful termination; that con-
cluded the treaty of peace at Paris; that
converted thirteen feeble and irresponsi-
Bile commonwealth held together by a
rope OF sand called the articles of confed-
Grafton into a i~ndissoluable and CONSOLE
dated union under the constitution of
1857; that preserved a dignifed neutral
ity as between the warning empires of
Great Britain and France; that estab-
lished American nationality; that laid the
foundations and planned the architecture
of the most perfect form of government
that has ever existed in all the tide of
time; that made it possible for the
United States to occupy as she does to-
day the most exalted position among the
sovereignty of nations.
"One of the most prominent traits of
the craftsmanship of the eighteenth CEN
tury was its Christianity, its reliance upon
God, and in the highest sense the fruit of
the century was religious liberty.
Patriotism as distinguished from 10y
atty was another characteristic of the
statesmanship of the eighteenth century.
From the day that Brutus trampled on
IN love for love oil country, to the
day when the dagger OF assassination re-
appeared In Europe, In the hands of a
woman and charlotte Corday slew one of
the caesars OF new born France, the very
word patriotism had gone out of the
speech OF men, and loyalty had usurped
It's place PATRIOTISM arose renewed and
purihed IN the last quarter of the eigh-
teenth century In the shrine OF the states
man and soldier, a heroic strength, the
Inspiration OF the poet and the orator.
WASHINGTON not only ieopardIzed his
fortune and his life, but would not accept
any pay for his services in the war:
Franklin pauperized himself in Paris in
securing recognition and assistance from
France. Robert Morris spent his declin-
ing says IN a debtor dungeon on account
OF having given his fortune and loaned
MS credit to the patriotic cause. In
stances IKE these could be multiplied and
still the list would be incomplete. In
the history OF the world loyalty can point
10 nc such trophies as these. The patr:-
otism OF craftsmanship was again exhib-
i'ed In the negotiations for a treaty Of
peace In 1888, when with an empty treas
ury and a government enfeebled by seven
years Oh war our commissioners, Jay,
ADAMS ana FRANKLIN against the opposi-
uon oil England France and Spain, de-
termined TO accept the alternative of fur
ther striie rather than yield our right to
tne nfee navigator oil the Mississippi and
10 nsh on the northeastern coast.
IL was the PATRIOTISM OF statesman
NIP which In 1873 hung back the an
s~er 70 imperial france: Millions for
DEFENSE out not one cent for tribute
Inc statesmanshlp OF the eighteenth
century was constructive, not destructive.
Inc statesmen OF the French revolu-
'ion cou'u destroy a government founded
upon 'ne ,euual system put tailed utterly
70 es'aolsn a ne" system totake Its place.
oia'Asoone' IN comparing forms OF gov
ernnhent' says: In a despotlsm there IS
IS more power, IN an aristocracy more
wisdom, in a democracy more virtue"
"The statesmansb;n of Tho o;oh.oo,.h
u,ur, -
century was Wise enough 10 blend and
combine the list elements of each form
into a successful form of government. 1t
created a new idea. that of national ipdi.
So ii -
p'" p"' upou 'ue leKai-
ltv oil law 70 compel government to keep
faith with itself and with its people. The
head and front of statesmen of tho No
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nc 'onn 'hAsnah' Win
a hrm hand and an unerrlng Judgment,