Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-06-19
What II Was. and Ifs Prrsesf
DeesdeHo,.
The History Of the Past Sb0Hsd
be- The Inspiration 81 the
Present and Future
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with A sGreak II leaa and a sIEestA OF
fat. and placing II IN she pot wish the
tea allowed Z 70 remain the proper
length % tIn3s @fssa ere took It, sn1ok-
ing and smelling strange and Fae5n-
sistent. to the table where, With pone
Of corn bread already carved, the guests
were waiting Grace was said and all
we're impatient with anticipation and
licked their chops as they looked upon
the rare dish steaming there before
them. The farmer helped the plates of
each and all fell to. They did not
gorge themselves nor were their plates
helped the second ting. Ihey ate
sparingly of the dainty dish and when
they were through 1t was the unani-
nous opinion that it was mighty poor
eating which was causing all the dis
turbance and mighty little to raise
fuss about. Tea was not popular in
that neighborhood until more expert
enced cooks came, and the tea industry
was resumed, after the wap.
And thus a state of feeling was brew
ing between King George and his colo
NAL subjects which could not be ami
cably adjusted. They met and passed
resolutions, and promulgated their sol
emn protests, and appointed commit
tees; but failure triumphed and every
peaceful effort fell still born. Patriot
ism had not awakened; the giant who
was to arouse the admipation Of the
world by his wondrous deeds, still
slept, and the education of centuries,
which taught men to speak Of kings
with bowed heads and Bonded knee,
filled their hearts with fear. But the
mutterings of discomfort grew louder;
the clouds of war began to concentrate;
men commenced to think and ponder
over the times as the low thunder in
the distance gave notice of the gather
ing storm, When the time arrived, the
sleeping giant a~oke, lofty patriotism
filled every manly breast and the diff
ferences between the King and the col
onies were left to the God of battle,
and many brave soul mounted to ev-
erlasting bliss and rivers of heroic
blood was shed and this was the price
of liberty. A precious price, and one
which rebounds to the glory of those
who fell, and whose memory should
dwell in the hearts of every one, for
.'If there be on this earthly sphere
boon, an Offering heaven holds dear,
lis the last libation liberty draws
From the heart that bleeds and breaks in her
cause"
For eight long years the mighty con-
fiict lasted, and men who loved the
cause of liberty fiocked from every
land to lend their aid to the struggling
goddess on the shores of the Atlantic.
The civilized world looked on with
wonder, for the greatest nation on the
globe was locked in the deadly embrace
of the strange infant which had emer-
ged from the vast wilderness OF the
new world. If I'VE won in the struggle,
the change in the form of government
would be Numerically opposed to the
governments, aud systems of govern
ment, then popular and Of centuries
standing all over the world. Kings and
queens and emperors held their thrones
by virture of divine grants and mobiles
boosted of their blood the nearer they
were related to royalty. Lands were
held subject to the whims of weak
monarchs and their imperial will was
law, justice was administered in star
chamber courts to carry that law into
effect, and not only this, but mans very
right TO live, in many cases, depended
upon the pleasure of that divinely APP
pointed parsonage. BY the success of
the revolution different order of
things would be created. Instead of u
king there would be hosts of kings,
each man a sovereign himself; instead
of sovereignty bestowed upon a family,
IL would be vested in all who embraced
the new doctrines of government. In
stead of the people swearing allegiance
to those who actively carried on the
business OF the government, those Of
ficials would owe allegiance to them
from whom they must get their power
and whom they must serve. With such
a system in the balance, with such q
question left to the strength of arms,
the civilized world stood aghast at such
audacity aud all eyes were centered on
tho Spartan band who fought and suf-
fered and died in such a cause. TO es
tablish the principles sought to be this
by recourse to arms, others
had failed in former ages, and their at
tempts, though gallant, only flashed up
in brilliant light and Glove the dark
ness for a single moment then sunk
haeL into haafhan obacrrritv Wa had