The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-10-26

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olds the winds in the hollow of his hand a
,nt storm by which the Armada was
CATERED and many of the ships were suose- !,
uently In British waters. Catholic Spain (,
,ss defeated, and Protestant England was 8
That victory made England .
ueen of the ocean. and America was opsn- :
d for Protestant. Anglo Saxon enterprise,
tie first English settlements were made !
long the Atlantic coast frcm Maine TO ,
seorgia. But outside of New England, =
Jew York and Virginia their colonies were
i,tle more thau military outposts. West
If the Alleghaney mountains and on the
lorth were the Frerch; and in Florida and
vest of the Mississippi river as far as the
Pacific ocean were the Spaniaris. Atthe
middle Of the 18th century these two nations
,ad control of the most of North America.
Ia the year 1854 the French and Indian war
broke out. British soldiers were sent over
and they with the aid of colonial troop
overthrew French Catholic supremacy In
1868. In 1904, Napoleon Bonapsr'e. by a
secret treaty, secured from Spain the Terri
tory Of louisiana. Bnt his dominion in
America was OF short duration, and bis
expectations Of the re-establishmsnt ol
French supremacy in the New World was
not realized In 1893. war again arose |
between France and England; and Napoleon
knowing that he was in danger Of losing |
his s-newly acquired territory in America
was glad to sell |, to Thomas Jefferson,
thea President of the United States, for the
sum Of SIS, 900 900, which he nee1ed to
help carry en- the war with England.
Thus ended the dominion Of French
Catholicism in the United States, and an
addition was made 10 the territory OF the
| United States, out Of which were formed
the present states of Louisiana. Arkansas
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, North and South
Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Washington
Oregon, and part Of Kansas, Wyoming.
and Indian Territory. In lS4S, by the
Guadaioupe Hidalgo Treaty with Mexico.
at an expense Of $2S, 100000, another ex-
tension of territory was made to The Uni
ted States, by an addition from which
Texas, California, Nevada, Utah. Fart Of
Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, and all the
territories of Arizona, and New Mexico
we're formed. Thus ended the supremacy
of Roman Catholicism in the United
States, and the way was cleared for the de-
velopement and advancement of the Great
West, from the Mississippi river 10 the
Pacific ocean.
Thomas jefferson may not have known
that he was a Proyidential agent In the
extension of Professionalism and Anglo-Sax-
on enterprise; but he was, and was thus
!. instrumental indirectly in changing the
course of events in all the Great Northwest.
And Mexico, in declaring war against the
|, United States N 1S46, may not have been
aware of TIE fact, but it is nevertheless
true, that she, contrary to her intention
and consequently without any honor tC
herself or the Romish church, paved the
way fo- the onward march of the United
States to greatness. And today, in the
last decade of the l9;h century, under d.
vine guidance ami control, through ih'
; agency of Anglo Saxon Protes;antism, tbs
best and most prosperous government OF
, the globe has Seen established by the peo-
: pie for the PeoPle-such government
: perhaps, as never would nave existed. j
the heathen Angles and Saxops had reyel
! come to England and become Proies'ants
= and assuredly sucl&as can nowhere b
found in any country in which Roman Cath
olicism is the prevailing and dominant re
Iigion. In confirmation of this, it is only
necessary to take glance at ;he states oI
Central America, and the so-called Re
5 public Of Mexico and the rel elublics Of Soutl
c America. These countries are all unde
Roman Catholic control and influence, anS
are older than the United States. Hayl
= they made the same progress materially
E Intellectually, morally and religiously, il
/ the last 200 years that the United State
c has? Since 1903, when President Jeffer.
n son purchased the Territory of Louisiani
c from Napoleon BonaParie. has the sam
( advancement been made in Mexico as ha
8 been made within The limits of the Jeffer.
It son addition 10 the United States? Sine
!, the Guadalou2e Hildalgo Treaty in lS4S
e has Mexico made the same progress as ha
y been made in the territory surrendered I,
e the United States? And how much of th,
y advancement made in Mexico in the las
v 25 years is due to Anglc-Saxon enterprise
How many of the railroads in Mexico ar
s pure Mexican productionsf How man,
n more steam ships are now sailing unde
II Mexican colors than there were 50 year
= ago? When the whole Pacific coast from
Il Cape Horn to the Straits Of San Juan d
c Fuca were under Spanish control, hoV
e many sailing vessels or steam ships wer
!. sailing from her Pacific hsrbors to th
Il Orient and all parts of the word? Ho'
u many are now making regular trips from
: San Francisco, Cal. and Tacoma. Wash.
e to Japan, India, China, and other foreigl
countries2
o To whom then does the honor of tn
s greatness of the United States belong?
D AGAMos