Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-05

MARTIAL spIRIT.
The martial spirit of the American colonies
found ia elimination IN the sword CT washing
ton. Guizot h0s ioid us that thore II not gov
ornmout on Garth but rests on force. Govern
mouis ~ Julf are barren itefl!t eS; govern
mont ds fGc'0 aiouo exert pOwer, COM
moud respect, and receive recognition
hy i0fri national Law. SpVereiGnty iq
has nothing whatever % DO with the matter, aud
Sovereignty is determined by the sword. This
may sound likc h8rd dOc,rue bus let hin gam
say "a VINO may. The colonies, repel,ing ono after
another ncain4t taxation representation
naturally made common cause against tnghsh
iufustlco and tyranny. banded themselves 10
TotheT Tor mutual defence. and pledged theu
honor and their an flr national Independence.
Ail Tho world stood on uptOo Of anxiety ana OK
Cifcmcut 90 witness The issue OF tho rtrlie
between tho colonies aud tho Crown; and
uftor seven long yenrs oi Alternating sue
cess ana fa lure. aided by French allies
and reinforced by Polish exne3, checroi by
strong party in tho ancestral Isle, stimulated 10y
tho usatcpusuess o. their cause, and relying
upon Heaven 20 supplement their weakness
vs. 90 The power OF Providence, The colonies won
the victory. Nigh aDi right kissed esch otboi
and entered into a holy and, lot - hope. indis-
soluble alliance. The victory Of Washington was
in the Interests Of nli mankind. fu the result Of
that contention all nations hHd n stake. No
Marathon rOr waterloo held such Interests Tor
humanityas 0rkfown. The American SWORD ~
its nlODdio-t c1ec tOn wrought WORK OF mercy
f0r al mo countries Of tho earth 10 Tho ond oi
time. low. liberty, and religion went togethef
in 10 msrrh, and IN ne triumph a millennium
oponed % the oppressed OF earth.
uAGyrIcESCE or PATRTMoNY.
Having considered no source Of our inheri-
tsnce. may va not Increase our patriotism 10y
contemplating the maguincenco OF our patri-
mouyf
Truly God hath not dealt 80 with any poo
plr.H The sun never sets on our country.
While tho fisherman Cff tho coast of Mime "a
coming ln at evening with "the catch Of the
day, the Indian of Alaska, IN his log canoe, is
setting out for his morning WORK Ia the far-oh
siberian seq our arOa. with its lifo-su- aiming
uOssib iutios is beyond all practical comprohen-
sion. We speak of u IN miles, We tax OF poo
pies by millions, hut our IDEAS are scarcely
more inteliciblo 20 us than Is the distance 10
tho fixed -far'- Leaving ont u consideration
tle great Northwest and proceeding westward
from Richmond we como 10 Now Mexico. This
Territory rs as large ~ England ana Ireland
combined, ana 10 is yet almost eulfely unOccu-
pied. And what shall we say ~ Arizona Wuat
~ IoX1s2 Transport 10 across the Atlantic and
lay 10 over tho face Oi Europe. lhe giant W0ii1
Tcst it- head on the piuc-cOgcred forests OF Or
way; ITS right hand would cover tho city ot VAR
saw in ihe heart - Russia: Its left hand Bon
don. the metropolis ~ tho world. It's great bOiy
woul1 rcclino uyon the empires OF Gormhny
and Austria-liungqry and the kingdom OF tho
far and historic Italy. Tho feet OF the monster
would DO Dathcd by tho waters OF tho Moiiter-
raueAu.
POPULATION
Our possibilities in the matter Of population
are sfill more astounding Place tho HJ'UJ0Dl
inhabitants ~ The Uuited states IN Texas ana
the population would not be- as dense as Ger
many nut Them in Dakota aud the population
womb not be a. deLse a. that of England and
Wales place them I'm sew MoXico ana the
density oi the population would not oe as
great as that o. Belgium Iheso h00U rlIght
al be CON f0rtaDiy sustained ia Texas. After
allowing $1,000 square miles FOR" desert IeAas
could have produced an our food crops for 1889 ;
could have raised the worlds supply oil cotton
-20OOOJO ralo5, at one hale % tho acre, ana tIeh
uaYe had remaining for cattle range u tefI'-
t,ry larger than the state Of new J ork.
The increase ga our population II unparHuele1.
America is The land of promise 70 All lhe WotIH :
IS tho destination ~ the most remarkable MI
grafton Of which We have any record. during
mo last fotE years We have suffered peaceful
invasion hF'au army more than twice as vast as
the estimated number of Goths aud Nandals
thnt swept over Europe ana overwhelmed kome.
During mo last 100 year, lJ.WlDjJ fOreigBefs
made their homo in the nitcd States. our
census shows an iucrease OF population nailVe
ana foreign, of millions every decade; yea.
more than q million every year during the last
ten years. Joseph Cook tells us ultimate
Aweri.u" " VIII blgst 419.OJO UD fCuls, aud this
hec4lls "the estimate OF German scholarship,
scotch sagaelty, and naughty kngIsh conserve
ism Franklin once said MAI England would
one day lie bat a s:epping-sicns IN me brook
90 thc ocean upon which men viii step from ne
O.d World 10 lie New.
WEALTH.
Tho wealth of tho United states ls pheuomenaL
TITS diCicu'i to realize that tho youngest oi me
nations is tha richest, AM that the richest OF all
nations hu- as yrt only Doe gun 90 develop lt9 re-
sources. Do fs estimated that tho property Of
America D. moro tuau enough To huy ne RUSSIAN
aud Turkish empires. tho kingdoms OF sweden
anI Norway. Denmark, and Italy, together villa
Australia. south a ,rica, Gul al South America
rrf d.
h.cks, herds, Jewels, moneys, thrones, scepiIts'
dlaloms, and Eil-file ertirc possessions OF lag
O OOJ0 people. Great Britain i- by far ihe rich
ct nation Of tlo Oll ADrIi, aud CUr wealth. OK
caeds hers by fLCGm01: hers hccumulatng
through twenty centuries. Viii the greater part
oi ours has boon cgogied 300 twenty years.
Europe speu a. annually on the maintenance or
fleets and armies nearly sglOOD.Ul0 Aad this is
lttc more than half tine actual cost: ior these
5.nlIOII mon aul moro are Hlth -raWn from Ia
du-tral pursuits 10 hc flower of their youth, ana
tho yalue of their labor annually lost 10 europe
IT. nearly fNU.UN. N.INL our ltilc army ana navy
which i- scarcely largo enough Tor the duties OF
"a -peciallo police force, costs Us but sOOODVuD
per unnum. America is the land o. popular
education. Free schools are everywhere opera
tive. Our country cXpcnds for the training u
her vouth nearly six times as much per capita
a. Europe. America Is the land oi tho FREQ
pres- There are published 10 ths United states
nearly 1900 newspapers and periodicals, as
many "a exist ia all Europe pui together Tho
eDtire cir,.uIatinn would probably reach 25.OOJ-
OUl copies. wIuo the entire number ot copies
would exceed ia single year z,hOWO'uJU.
Moro than ali, America IS Tho para
disc II political equality and religious liberty,
whore, alike before the law Of Gcd and the Law
of man. the individual stands up IN the ploni-
tudr of bis manhood 10 be all. 10 DO al, ana 10
acquire an that hcuicn1nt heaven and an opu-
lent country place within reach. "America,' in
the language of another, "is another name Tor
orporfuniy Our whole history appears ike a
lass eNlrt 20 he Divine Providence IN behalf OF
the human raco'
WEAT SHALL VIZ DO WITH 1T.
Our national inheritance whence IL came and
What 10 is-Te have considered IN Outline, ann
thore romans but one other duty TO render
namely. 60 Inquire what are We gong to DO with
our uati0usl Inheritance
John Foster used 20 say power 10 ITS last par
t.rle Is duty This is true OF nations a. wen as
OF individuals. Power measures duty aud duty
must De discharged IN tue face Of dangers.
Americas dangers are grave aui numerous anu
as grave as they are numcrous. foHtcal opu-
mi-m i4 one Of me vice. Oi thu american peo-
pie. There is q popular faith That God taxes
care OF children. fools. ana tho tnitod State%'
We deem ourselves chosen pe1pio and natu-
rally incline 10 the belief thai tho Almighty
stands pledged 20 our prosI Ioriy. such opu-
mism lc as feusoIcas s5 Its opposite extreme,
pessImlsm, Is iaitnloss
OUR rEeus.
Thoughtful men SEQ penl8 on our national
horizon. Immigration is ono Of these threatened
evils. Tor the Grs, time in our history we appear
90 be- eating popula ioE OF a heterogeneous cha-
rarter faster shan We can a-smila. if, Amer-
canize IL, Chrl-uanizs H. 50 rapidly do taey
come from over the Pacific that Congress has
felt compelled 10 shut down The golden gate ana
gay 10 mo Cuiuaman, "NO more" Aud now
goes up the cry that the same legislative body
should forbid ta0 nations OF the Old World 10
mako Of our eastern shores dumping ground
for their power ty-strirEcu and morally ana
pnyac4liy-discased rubbish.
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC,
Tho LIQUOR power corrupts public morals and
tofeais tue popular will. lt docs not hesitate %
nav votes or iutlniiate voters, 70 defy the law
or bribe its officers, while ITS agents, Ike Vul-
lures, brood over he Capitol eud prey upon me
vitai- of The nation. The liquor bill OF thls
country is sq1l.OJ1O00 a ycsr, aud its iniQuitous
and damaging results, Deeides destroying oLo
hundred thousand liyes Include IN their IRA Il
evils domestic, economic, and moral beyond
tho mower of the mathematician ~ compute.
IUitefaey Is another national poriL Tho arch
Of sala. sound, and stable go'ornment ls sup
p5rted by the Jaehiu and boaz OF virtue ana IN
toingeuce. aud must inevitably iall II ellher
Is Uapllag. our total Young polPot pn 10 'lon D.