Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-10-27

fNry n ltf~efyTTlf turlcS the realization
f'IX/il fUYE was the revelation Of
III 'y<sTs ~ one Tho cross on CAL
.s.<t< ynry was hope; the
CO cross raised on San Sal
C. A. DEpEw vador was opportunity
But for the first, Columbus would never have
sailed but for the second there would have
/ been no place for the planting, the nurture and
the expansion Of civl and religious liberty
The anarchy and chaos which followed the
breaking up of the Roman empire necessarily
4 produced the feudal system The people pre-
ferrng slavery to annihiatlon by robber chiefs
! became the yassals Of territorial lords The
reign Of physical force Is one Of perpetual
| struggle for the mastery Power which rests
upon the sword neither shares nor limits its
authority. The king destroyed the lords, and
the monarchy succeeded fcudalism Neither OF
/ these institutions considered or consulted the
! people They had no r1rt, but TO suffer or die
/ In this mighty strife Of masters for the mas
/ terry. But the throne by ils broader View and
greater resources, made possible the construo-
ton OF the highways Of freedom Under rs
banner races could unite and petty principali
ties be merged, law substituted for brute force,
and right for might 1t founded and endowed
universities, and encouraged commerce. II
conceded no political privileges, but uncon-
sciously prepared its subjects 10 demand them.
Absoutism in the state, and higoted intoler
anee in the church, shackled popular unrest,
and imprisoned thought and enterprise IN the
fifteenth century The divine right Of kings
stamped out the faintest glimmer OF revolt
against tyranny; and the problems OF science,
whether OF the skies or Of the earth, whether OF
astronomy or geography, were solved or sub
merged by ecclesiastical DEGREES. The dungeon
was ready for the philosopher who proclaimed
the truths OF the solar system, or the navigator
VINO would prove the sphericity Of the earth
An English Gladstone, or a French Gambetta
or q German Bismarck or an italian Garibaldi
or Spanish CASTELAR, would have been thought
monsters, and their deaths at the stake. or on
the scaffod and under the anuthemas Of the
church, would have received the praise and ap-
proval OF kings and mobiles, Of priests and peo-
pies. Reason had no seat in spiritual or tenn
poral realms Punishment was the incentive
TO patriotism, and piety was held possible BY
torture. Confessions OF faith extoriod from
the wrthing victim on the rack were believed
eticacious in saving his soul from fires eternal
beyond the grave For all that humanity to-
day cherishes as its best heritage and choicest
gifts, there was neither thought nor hope
Neither realism nor romance furnishes
more striking aud picturesque figure than that
Of Christopher Columbus. The mystery about
his origin heghtens the charm OF his story
That he came from among the toilors OF his
time is In harmony with the struggles OF cur
period
The perils Of the sea in his youth upon tic
rich argoses Of Genoa, or In the service OF the |
licensed rovers who made them their prey had !
developed a sklnful navigator and intrepid |
mariner They had given him glimpse OF the |
possibilities OF the unknown beyond the high |
ways OF travel, which reused an unquenchablo |
thirst for adventure and research. The study |
OF the narratives Of previous explorers and |
diligent questionings OF the daring spirits who /
had yentured far toward The iabled west grad |
ually evolved theory which became in his |
mind so fixed fact that he could inspire |
others with his passionate beliefs The words, |
"that Is a lie written by him on the margin Of |
nearly every page OF volume Of the travels OF |
Marco Polo which is stnl TO be found in |
Genoese library Illustrate the skepticsm OF |
his beginning and the first vision Of the new |
world the fulhlment Of his faith
To secure the means TO test the truth OF his
speculations, this poor unknown dreamer, must |
win the support Of kings and overcome the hos
tility OF the church He never doubted his
ability TO do BOTH though he know Of no man
living who was SO great in power or lineage, or
learning that he could accomplish either After
ten years OF disappointmcnt and poverty, sub,
sisting most Of the time upon the charity OF the
enlightened monk Of the convent OF Rbida who
was his unfalterlng friend he stood before the
throne OF Ferdinand and Isabella His unshall.
able faith that Chris topher Columbus was
commissioned from Heaven. both by his name
and by Divine command to carry Christ across
the sea" to new continents and pagan peoples
lifted him so far above the discouragements OF
an empty purse and contemptuous court that
he was proof against the rcbuns Of fortune or
OF friends. To conquer the preiudices Of the
clergy, TO win the approval and financial sup
port Of the state, to venture upon that unknown
ocean, which, according to the beliefs OF the
age was peopled with demons and savage
beasts OF frightfu shape, and from which there
was no possibility Of return, required the zeal
OF Peter the Hermit, the chiyalric courage OF
the Cid and the Imagination OF Dante Colum
bus belonged to that high order OF cranks who
confidently walk where angels fear to tread"
and often become the benefactors Of their coun-
try, or their kind
The mighty soul OF the great Columbus was
undaunted by the ingratitude OF princes and
The hostility OF the people by Imprisonment
and neglect He died as he was securing means
and preparing campaign for the rescue of the
holy sepulchro at Jerusalem from the inhdel
He did not know what time has revealed, that
while the mission Of the crusades OF Godfrey
Of Bouillon and Richard OF the Lion Heart was
q bloody and fruitless romance, the discovery
OF America was the salvation Of the world The
one was the symbol, the other the spirit the
one death, the other life The town Of the
Saviour was narrow ana empty vault precious
only for its memories Of the supreme tragedy
Of the centuries but the new continent was to
be the home and temple Of the living God
!
IN English domain makes this day m emorablc
Il 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 inaugura ted, and has become n
triumphant success The Puritan settled IN
New England and the Cavalier in the south
They represented the opposites OF spiritual and !
temporal life and opinions The processes OF
liberty hberalized the one and elevated the |
'ther. Washington and Adams were The new
ypes Their union in common cause gave
he world republic both stable and free. II |
possessed conservatism without bigofry. and
iberty without license 1t founded institutions {
ltrong enough to resist revolution, and elastic Z
.nough for indefinite extension 10 meet the re-
luirements in governments OF ever enlarging I
.reas OF population, and the needs Of progress
md growth
The Mayhower, with the Pilgrims. and I
Dutch ship laden with African slaves, were on
he ocean at the same time, the one ailing for s
Massachusetts, and the other for Virginia This [
ompany Of saints, and first cargo Of slaves, Z
eggesented the forces which were 10 peril and {
eseue free government The SLAYER was the
Iroduct Of the commercial spirit Of Great Brit
in. and the greed OF the times 70 stimulate y
IN the colonies The men who wrote I
n the cabin Of the Mayfower the first charter v
\ freedom. government Of just ,and equal G
avs. were little band Of Protestants against
very form Of injustice and tyranny The
avn VI A-NH NNAANillEe sue DNrcANlt Tue
eclaration OF independence liberated the n
laves, and founded the free comm0nwealths !.
Thich form the republic OF the United States
N
The time has arrived for both closer union u
nd greater distance between the old world =,
nd the neH. The former indiscriminate well g
0me 20 our prairies. and the present invitation
D these palaces Of ART and industry. mark The
assing period Unmatched ana unhealthy i'm
ligraiion can no longer De permitted tc our y
hores We nust have a national quarantine
saiusi disease. pauperism and crime We do ~
oi want ca1didates for our hospitals. oar poor
caset Cr orr iails We r1unoi admit those =
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