The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-05

Rhine, politeness from the Rhone,
music from the Tiber, wit from the
Shannon, determination from the
Thames and patience from the Congo
form an American manhood possessed
of the choicest virtues OF all nations,
the selected heirs Of all the ages.
The men who made this day immor-
tai not only secured tho blessings OF
liberty to Themselves and their poster
ity, but rendered mankind an everlast-
ing service by redeeming the idea OF
liberty from tho nameless, intangible
dream OF tho French theorists and
making it practical, pulsating reality.
Liberty, equality and fraternity, the
mad battle cryof tho French revolution.
lists, became at the touch OF American
genius and craftsmanship the symbols
Of union and national prosperity: In
France these ideas were the signals TO
let slip the dogs Of dissolution, disrup-
ton and anarchy. In our country they
are the pillars OF the republic. MIA
have sacrificed their lives for lik..5v
who had no true conception " ia
meaning and use.
Our fathers believed liberty 10 be the
result Of law, not the absence Of 1t.
Justice Is the underlying principle Of
liberty. II Justice be perfectly admins
tered liberty will flourish as the green
bay tree. Thank God for liberty; lib
erty to go where you please and do as
you please, so long as you do not in
fringe upon the rights Of your neighbor..
Liberty to do right, not liberty to op.
press aud exterminate; not liberty to
take everything in sight and appropri-
alto 1t to your own use without any
visible means ofsupport. 1t was in dc.
tense ofthe God-given principle liberty
that our fathers rushed to arms in l776,
and flinging their standard totho breeze
declared that freedom flagshould wave
in heaven and liberty live on earth.
Equality before the law. Jefferson
declared that all mon are created equal
and have an equal right 10 life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness. He is q
poor American who does not believe
that equal and exact justice should be
given to every man, though that man
DO the meanest and humblcst in the re-
public.
Equality OF citizenship. II in former
days to DO Roman was creator than a
king, to what undiscovered heights
must citizenship In our country elevate
man? Romo in hor palmiest days,
when her territory reached from the
rugged ..Uaucasus to the shores OF far
off Britannia, did not cover as much con.
tiuuous territory as our country. What
q magnificent country, wonderful In
soil, rich in mineral and varied in eli.
mRtes Tho breeEea that sweep down
from tho lakes tickle soil that laughs
with a varied harvest Tho wheat
fields OF Minnesota, the corn crops OF
Weat Virginia, the tobacco patches OF
Kentucky, Join with tho rico fields Of
Georgia, the cotton folds Of Mississippi,
tho sugarcane Of Louisiana and the
orange groves OF Florida, in one con-
tinuouB round Of merrimont rs the
winds from tho great lakes carry greet
ings to tho gulf.
This is our country. What a boon is
citizenship, equality Of citizenship.
citizenship Is attained in two ways
Hrat-Dy nativity.
Second-By naturalization.
A man born In q country is clifton
OF that country. No law can DO mado
to rob him Of bis birthriRht. Rules
may DO nado TO curtuil his privileges
but no law can DO inado TO invaliduto
his citizenship without violating tho
principle Of Justice. The nnturaliEOd
and native.born cltizOn arc equal.
Tho moment 4 NAH becomes Cltizon
oil tho country ho 10 tho equal OF every
othor citiEcn, aud any rights which
that citizenship entities others 10 enjoy
arc his also by virtue Of the equality Of
all citizens.
Equality OF citizenship docs not on.
force social equality. We all like to
pick our company Similarity OF habit,
pursuit, wealth, Intelligence and incl.
nation will always regulate mons social
liio, but tliOro 10 no moro social equal.
Ivy about riding on the same car, sleep.
ing Under the same roof or eating Ia tho
same room than tloro ID about drink
ing from tho salno stream, walking tho
Same highway, breathing tho Same air