The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1892-06-08
The Permanency 81 Or Governments.


Epases road l Such vas tile cllar-
acter, who opened ! highway between
the Old aud New World.
At the discovery 81 America she
presented one Of the granaest spec
taeles that ever met The gaze Of msn.
Here nature stood forth ROBBED ID her
gorgeous lrapery Here the purring
riv,llet murinured along over its.
pebhlel bottom, half hidden ii hys
gaudy forest trees and creeping vines
that leave their verdant tendrills in
ne CLASSY assa Hers majestic ris.
|ers rollsd yhase billpws bore alsfs'
the snowy scan and echoed To-
the sea CULTS plaintise cry.
Here exten6ed fertile plains that
were regaled wish rhe fragrance Of
.unnumbered flowers. Here dark for
.ests rang with the sonl stirring mel
sody of natures own minstrels; and
here huge mountains reared their
heads hearcnward, and pillowed their
lofty SUBMITS upon the bosom of.the1
clouds. All. it, would have Knocked
the poetic conception Of divine
Raphael, or sublime Milton. This
was land upon which nature had
bestowed her richest blessings. But
alas! here lived race Of people
over whom hung IN dismal aspect
the dark terrible clouds of fatal er-
sror.
Not q ray of light was seen to
CLEAN through the dreary night Of
barbarism. Here the wild waves Of
superstition rolled, heaving and
snrging, spreading their deadly NAL
ady aronnd1the benighted mind. But
inspiring though; America was not
doomed thus to remain. Soon the
flaming torch of civilization was
borne across the stormy ocean. and
its efulgent beam chased away the
clouds of midnight error. 4.
Superstition writhed beneath the
eagle glance ofawisdom and the sun
of enlightenment burst in beauty
upon the benighted world. America
soon became the envied object ofthe1
"Old. World. ? And the Mother
Country sought to lay her iron
grasp upon her noble offspring, and
.curtail her increasing power But
in every American heart the fires of
an exhaustless patriotism burned,
and rather than submit to the sway
Of tyranny each heroicsIly endured
the fiery ofdealof the Revolutionary
struggle. "
Illustrious heroes, fathers OF the
revolution whose war SCARED homes
now lie mouldering in the dust. All
honor be to their great names. After
the ominous thunder Of cannon had
shaken these hills for seven long
years we hear running out upon the
morning breeze the joyful cry, Lib
erty, Independence, now and forever
The memory Of men still living
holds the freest record of, our prog
ress, for they have seen our weak
ness grow to power-the vast wilder
ness transformed into blooming
gardens, and magnificent cities rise
as bv the enchantress' wand from the
untamed sail; and through a frail in
fancy have witnessed freedom press
forward Ito the full strength and ma
turer powers Of vigorous man
hood. Nevertheless We hear the
question, us our Government Per-
manent?r Governments in the past,
it is true. have met . premature
death, but this 10 no reason why ours
shall. Ours differs so widely from
the governments of the past that
comparison is impracticable. We
have had their defects laid open be-
fore us, and have guarded against
them and have established govern
ment as faultless as human wisdom
can devise
Unlike governments of the past,
ours is complete within its sphere
and capable of acting directly upon
the citizen by whom we are govern
ed. Man may forfeit his right to life
and liberty by bis crimes; bnt this
can be done only under laws which
he has d voice in making. The tests
which We have Rithstood, insure our
stability. Wehases already passed
through the possible crisis.
The experiment of secession, thor
oughly tried the cohesive power Of
the union, yet surviving that terrific
shock which would have sunk an
other, cur Ship Of State is sailing
again ia the smooth sea of eonstitu-
Itional harmony, and in sight of the
harborof safety.
But scarcely had the storm clouds
rolled away when the power Of Our
EGovernment was. tried to its utmost
in the scheme Of African Enfran-
chisement, still to the establishment
of the civilized world we have tri-
nmphed in spite of an ignorant sui
frage.
| The period pf strikes for awhile
4 threatened the peace, prosperity, and
stability of the nation, but the com
mon sense of the common people suf-
/ feed to save DIS from the dangers in
lcident to such times and trials.
i Strong il their might, anarchists
I once seemed to bid defiance to our
social order, but condemned by law
and public sentiment to an ignomin-
Gus death, too late they learned .
4 lesson which Others will do well &C