Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-02
M a N.
By j. Y. Jones.
SPOKEN AT THE CLOSING EXERCISES
OF THE WESTMINSTER
HIGH SCHOOL.

oF THE WESTMINSTER
HIGH SCHOOL.
Man had his origin in the South.
western part of Asia, where the orig
inal seat of the human race has dis
persed itself over the globe. In
short, it was in Southwestern Asia
where the first large mass of ripened
humanity was accumulated; and
from thence it spread in all direc-
tions, until it filed Asia and Africa
and overhowed and divided itself
into three great human species-the
Caucasian, the Mongolian and the
Ethiopian. These three races, inter
mingling with each other and spread
\ ING out INTO various countries and
} climates constitute the foundation
from whence all the nations of the
world have come. The Caucasian
being the most prosperous and the
race to which we belong, this is the
one OF which propose to speak.
When we look out upon this beau
tiful world and behold the grand
things that man has added to her
Importance, we sigh with exclama-
ton, turn and look upon him as the
powerful engine of prosperity and
progress and nucleus of civilization
and knowledge. Let us reflect and
see what he commenced with in the
we-1a Imagine what he had when
first pla5ed upon the earth, and to
what a stapendous height he has
risen, and we will comprehend what
an increasing ratio OF progress he
has made from that time until now
The Egyptians seem to have been
the most ancient people of civiliza-
ton and were the irst to make any
marked progress. But to look upon
Insignificant prosperity then
fast yielding millions to-day,
we are filed with wonder to see the
great difference. Here the people
of the United States have grown and
are still growing to an almost fabu-
height. by which she forms one
If the most powerful and prosperous
nations in the world Ner sons of
patriotism restored her from beneath
the waves OF tyranny, which, if had
not been done, she to-day would
ave been poor, dependent nation;
the patriotism of man we are
one of the most happy people
od's great united kingdom. The
lie of the United States enjoy
.ay more pleasure "a and s}is liberty lbs
! we should be to
our forefashers, who, with the help
of God, have bestowed such bless
ing, g,upon us.
Man has brought civilization from
.4-,e state to height that now
.ds shining in the face OF the
rid as perpetual sun. He has
tied literature from the sods OF
ignorance to destiny OF pleasure,
enjoyment, happiness and knowledge.
He has changed the mode OF travel
ing and transportation from the backs
Of camels and horses to our great
steam engines and electric telegraphs
of modern progress. He has revealed
to- the world all her important sci
ence, and by this has enabled us to
look into the interior OF the earth
and beyond the farthest known plan
cts with an intellectual, scientific eye.
In short, man has taken up the pros
,rity of the world in a low state OF
preston and has lifted it to tow
ring height of humanity.
We now see man in the bloom of
prosperity and progress. Let US
rn the question over and look at
with his sepals of prosperity and
ogress closed and his spear Of
.ownfall piercing the people OF civil
alton.
While whole nation is living in
peace and the sun shines down upon
,eaceful province some ambitious
rit of some reckless man rises upon
of war and directs its flow
1t, liberty and law upon his
md the expectation OF a
5dom or presidency in bis
,auses all the eruelties OF
.yidows and orphans to
steer their boats over stormy seas,
ID causes fields of blood Of many
an eminent citizen to be split.
seMan was bern to blunder.'' When
we look at him, wanting to rule the
world and can't rule himself, and
wishing to be a guide after which
he world onght to pattern; hut he
only target for enemies to shoot
It was by such Deficiencies o.