Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-27
The Future Ct America.

II rvs address before tie WI
liam Jewell COLLEGE, Of Ken
lucky. Congressman " u +
Breckenridge. ssf4:
lie ate a mastsrful race.
We have made every err IN our
history better than its predecss
sor. We never TciToEra,Ie. l
10 no. envy those Sho fought
IN the late war, but | DO envy
the boys 0fthe present day, Who
are heirs of the glorious past
Truth never changes. ConGi
tions and Ell viroUnents change.
not principle We are Of the
same race that ceafurtes ago
emerged from the Black Forests
Of Germany. Not race of adj
y~euturers butarace Of cOlonists
4 race Of state builders. IL has
made no contest that it has lost
The ~scantity of the family rela
lions and che parity of the home
tie are the foundations of its
sGceess- IL is an arrogant race
and does not amalgsmate with
inferior races. Its VIKINGS con
quered space and biilOw. Ia
all kinds of warfare, whether
material or Intellectual il has 81.
ways been skilled and expert
Ii recognizes that the body Is
made in the image of God, anu
is the temple of our spirit, s=d
that man As man is divine and
should be free, for who could be
the master Of n son of God.
Such . racc could not well de-
generate. We are IN the midst
Of q divine plsn."
Speaking of this country. he
aaid that its government was not
4 new experiment made with
new materials, tQt new experi
ment with old materials Our
fathers brought with them En-,
giish Ideas Of liberty, and ve
are not burdeHed vita n titled
nobility they brought Protes
isnt idea. Of religion aud We
are not troubled with i religious
hisraey-
We we're eXiles and have con-
quered the continent from ocean
to ocean. aid lac to sGlf. Con
tinuing. he said:
The day of great vars i
about over. The two great Ia
lions If he world are To dag set
ting . dIspate by the simpler
but mere powerful IE;elliSeHcy
Of q handful Of learned men
gathered In a rODu Ia a EarOps-
an capital Peace hath her vie
tories no less renowned than
war.
~NhIle standing near the
tomb OF General Grant over
looking the haEbor OF Nex York
at the recent naval parade. With
the bright SUI rssiiAfing from
the thousands of days that be
decked the wzr-sbIps Of many
nations my prophecy was not OF
var, but | beheld instead our
country. a; the head of q ner-
chant marine filed with cargoes
of peaceful trades i1ating With
the tides of commerce in every
sea, blessing Us With honors
more divine than war could con-
fer on any people I saw issn
ing from the college the armies
of the futare; saw the race grow
larger as il became happier. and
aud receive better comforts /:
saw disputes becseeu nations
settled peacefully instead Of BIZ
iAe zrbitrament Of the sword
This Is not Al idle dream, bat
according to the irresistible law
Of our progression.
Everywhere the scholar il
ranking above the soldier.
There - no chance in the eeono
NY OF progress Courage is. and
always will De the eemeEtiEg tie
OF manhood l preach the fol
lowing of truth At every hazard
no matter what the result nav
BE- The courage OF conviction
10 the nO5lest courage, no mat
ter where il leads. la whasev-
er form danger comesI do be-
lieye IN q courage that can face
u with unblanehed cheek aad
undaunted eye. Ae.s OF heroism
are no less common III An Of =