The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-22


OF that age shares with Columbus the horors
OF his great achievement she arrayed her
kingdom and her private fortune behind the
enthusiasm of this mystic mariner. and pos
tcrity pays homage to Eer wisdom and faith
The overthrow OF the Mahomnedan power IN
Spain would have been I forgotten scene, IN
one OF the innumberable acts IN the grand
drama OF history. had not isabella conferred
immortality upon herself her husband and
their dual crown by her recognition OF Colum
bus The devout spirit OF tue queen and the
age, subdued .he mutinous crew ana prevailed
over the raging storms. They covered with
The divine radiance OF religion and humanity,
the Degrading search Tor gold. and the horrors
OF its quest, which fl led the first century OF
conquest with every form OF lust and greed
The mighty soul OF the great Admiral was
undaunted by the ingrattude OF Princes, and
the hostility OF the people by Imprisonment
ana neglect he dled as he was securing the
means, and preparing campaign for the rescue
OF the Holy Sepulchre III eTusalem from the
inhdel- he did not know what tune has re-
vealei. that while the mission OF the crusudes.
of Godfrey OF Bouillon and Richard OF the Lion
Heart was bloody and iru tess romance the
discovery OF America was the salvation OF he
world. The one was the symbol. the other the
sp rit. the one death, the other life. The tomb
of the Savior was a narrow and empty vault.
precious only for its M nnor.es OF the supreme
tragedy of the centuries. Dull the new continent
was to De the home and temple OF the living
God.
The rulers of the Old World began with part-
tioring the New. To them the discovery was
expansion OF empire and grandeur 10 the
throne Vast territories whose properties and
possibilities were little understood. and whose
extent was greater than the kingdoms OF the
sovereigns, were the gifts 10 court favCrItes.
and the prizes OF royal approved Bat individual
Intelligence and Independent conscience found
here heaven and refuge. They were he pas
sengers u.on the caravels of Columbus. and he
was unconscously making Tor he port OF vii
and religious liberty. Thinkers who believed
dn<f mia md -
possibilities, and pious people who preferred
the Bible, TO that union o. church and state
where each serves the other for the temporal
b Def1t OF both, fed 10 these distant and hOspi
tanle lands from int Ierable and hope ess Op-
preston at home II required three hundred
years. for the people thus happily situated, 70
understand their own powers ami resources, and
10 break bonds which were still reverencei, or
loved no matter how deeply they wounded or
how hard they CALLED.
The nations OF Europe were so completely
absorbed in dynast difficulties, and devastat-
Ing wars. with di lOmacy anu ambitions that
they neither needed nor heard OF the growing
Democratic Spirit, and Mt lligence in their
American colonies 10 them these provilces
were sources of revenue, aad they never
dreamed that they were also schools OF liberty.
That IL exhausted three centur es under the
most favu able c1ndition for the evolution of
freedom on this continent. demonstrates the
tremendous strength Of custom and he-eoliy
when sanctioned and sanctilcd Oy religion
The very chains which fe.tered. became mex
tr1cably interviewer with the habits OF life. the
associations OF childhood the tenderest ties OK
the family, nd the sacred Of1cies OF the church
from the cradle 10 the grave. IL clear proves
that II the people OF the old world and their de-
scendants, mad not pc ssessed the opportunities
Afforded by the new for their EN- ncipation. and
mankind had never exuerien~ed and learned
the American example instead OF living in the
light and glory OF nineteenth century cOndi-
tons. they would still be struggling with me
diaeval problems.
The northern continent was divided between
England, France and SPAIN. ana the southern
between Spain and Portugal France wanting
the capacity for colonization. which stin char
actertzes her. gave up her western possessions
ami lett the English, who have the genius OF
universal empire. masters OF North America.
me development Of the experiment in the
English domain makes this day memorable. 1t
is due to the wisdom and courage, the faith and
virtue Of the Inhabitants Of this Territory that
government OF the people. for the people and
by the people was inaugurated. ana has become
q triumphant success The Puritan settled fn
New England and the cavalier in the south
They represented the opposites OF spiritual and
TEMPORAL life and opinions. The processes OF
liberty liberalized the one and elevated the
other Washington and Adams were the nege
types. Their union in q common cause gave
the word q republic both stable and free. II
possessed conservatism without DigoJry. and
liberty without license. 1t founded Institutions
strong enough to resist revolution and elastic
enough for indefinite extension to meet the re-
quirements in government OF ever enlargire
areas OF population, and the needs OF progress
aud growth
The Mayfower, with the Pilgrims. and O
Dutch ship laden with African slaves were OF
the ocean al the same time, the one sailing FOL
Massachusetts and the other for Virginia Tins
company OF ANTS ard inst cargo Of slaves
represented the forces which we're TO peril ard
rescue free government. The SLAYER was the
product of the commercial spirit OF Great
Britain and the greed OF the times TO stimulate
production IN The colonies The men who
wrote in the cabin of the Mayfower the first
chapter OF freedom, i government of Just anC
| equal Laws were little band of proiestantS
| against every form of injustice and tyranny
The leaven OF their principles made possible
| the Declaration of Independence, liberated the
slaves and founded the free commOnw eult hs
which form the Republic OF the United states
| Platforms OF principles by petition or pro
| test or statement, have been a frequent as
revolts against established authority The5
are part of the political literature oil all ma
! tons The Declaration OF Independence pro
claimed at Philadelphia July !. i776. Is the OnIJ
one of them which arrested the attention Of th(
world when 1t was published, and has held it:
undivided interest ever since. The vocabulary
OF the equality CT man has been in familiar nss
/ by philosophers and statesmen for ages Il
| expresses noble sentiments, but their applica
| ton was limited to classes OF conditions The
masses cared little for them Tor renem bereC
| them long. Jefierso15 superb crystalizarOF
| of the popular opinion, that All men are crea
ted equal, that they are endowed by their Crea
] tor with certain inafienaOle rights. tina
! happiness had Its force and effect in being th'
deliberate utterance of The people. IL Swep
away in a single sentence kings ard mobiles
peers and prelates IL was Magma Cnarta az
the petition OF rights planted in the virgin sol
| OF the American wilderness, and bearing richer
\ and ripper fruit. Under Us ylIallzlng in1iuenc
upon the Individual the farmer lett his pillow II
the furrow. the lawyer his books ana briefs. thi
merchant his shop and tie workman hi
! bench TO enlist in the patriot army. The,
were fighting for themselves and their Chi
dren- They embodied The idea in their consti
tuition in the immortal words with which tina
great instrument OF liberty aud order began
We, the people OF the United States, do OF
I dain. -
| The scope and limitations OF this idea OF free
dom have neither been misiuIerpreted nor mis-
understood. TIE laws OF nature IN their az
plication TO the rise and recognition of men &c
| cording to their mental moral. Spiritual an
| physical endowments are lett undisturbeu
! But the accident OF birth gives no rank au
confers no privilege Equal rights and cOmmo
opportunity for all have been the spurs OF an
bltIon and the motors OF progress. They hav
established the common schools ana nut III
public libraries. severe 'gn people tav
learned and enforced the lesson Of free educf
ton. Tn practice OF government is Itself
liberal education. People who make their ON
laws need no lawgivers. After u century G
successful trial the system has passed IN
period OF experiment and Its demonsir rate
/ permanency and power are revoluiiOnizing th
governments OF the Woriu. IL hcS raised Ii
largest armies OF modern times for self presei
vation ard at the successful termination OF th
war returned the sololers 10 the pursuits
peace 1t has so adjusted Itself to the prld
and patriotism OF the defeated that the
vie with the victorS in their support IN
enthusiasm for the old flag and our comno
country. Imported anarchists have preachc
their baleful doctrines. but have made no COZ
yerts They have tried 10 inaugurate a reig
of terror under the banner OF the violent sell
ure and distribution OF property cnly to +
defeated imprisoned ana executed by th
law made by the people and enforced bv lurit
selected from the peoUle, and JUDGES and pros
cutting officers elected by the people. Scotia
ism finds disciples only among those who WEI