The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-01-03

sprung With their growth and pro-
gress we can trace the power Of the
Mother-Colntry aud realize the apos-
tropbe of the poet ''Her march DER
the mountain wave" Glasgow, where
Isaac Watts in the last century, made
his memorable Improvement 10 the
steam engine, and Henry Bell, early in
this century, demonstrated the practi-
cability of river navigation, by steam,
has in the past century quIntuped It's
dimensions. and in the number and
extent of les enterprises demonstrated.
the push aud pluck and brain of the
Scotch. Liverpool, the child Of the
cotton plant, and the resul: of the
inventive genius Of Whitney, Har-
graves, Arkwright and Crompton has
developed into colossal importance and
with Manchester dictates terms to the
cotton exchanges, and dry goods marts
of the world. Belfast, the Liverpool
of Ireland, is marvel of manufac-
turing. AID ship build enterprises.
and Edenburg, Dublin and Oxford
are seats of learning and refinement.
All of these cities have exercised, and
do exercise immense influence, on the
destiny of Great Britain, but they
pale before the influence, of her great
emporium. 10 political influence, and
industrial, financial and benevolent
enterprises London is to England,
and through her to Great Britain, as
the heart to the human body, and not
confined to the United Kingdoms alone,
is the recognized Emporium Of the
world. Her history dating from the
earliest annals Of England is coex-
tensive with the Roman conquest,
the rise and fail Of Danish and Saxon
monarchs, the..iuvasion of William, aud
the ultimate commingling Of Anglo
Saxon and Norman into the great unity
Of common race, which in the
Providence of God has done more for
the advancement Of the world, than all
other people, iwbo have risen, and
fourisbed in its history It has been
identified with all the political revolu-
tions, tbae have swept over the
kingdom, and most Of them have
originated in it. 10 estimate their
influence We need go no farther back
than the revolution of 1641, that cost
! Charles the First his head. and the
still more important one of 1888, which
drove the hypocritical aud fanatical
James II from his throne, and laid the
permanent foundation Of that splendid
system of constitutional liberty, which
began with Magma Charter, was ratified
by the Bill of Rights, Hebeas Corpus,
and the act of settlement. was enlarged
By the Reform Msa.',:, of 1882, and
the Tariff cn.c-;n-,. of 1911. aud
finally culmina;e. u. he rise and
devclopmen: of he Great Liberal
Party. London has aeen the political
champion and proragorist of every
measure promotive of the liberty. the
welfare aus! the advancement cf Eng
li~h civilization. |: gave rise to two
institutions. which have exercised most
powerful influence. on the destiny of
! Grea, Britain, to wit. the East India
Company ard the Bank of Englapd.
The former was chartered A d. 1900
by Queen Elizabeth under the name of
the Governor and Company of Mer-
chants Of London trading to the East
Iudies. and renewed from time to
time, until the year 1858. when its
power was transferred to the Crown.
Under its government rose the magnii-
cent British Empire in India, with
the establishment of which are linked
10 unfadiug glory the names of Give
and Wellington, of Lawrence, Have
lock aud Campbell. and in its admins
tratiou appear in alternate shadow and
sunshine, the best and worst features of
English administrative ability and d.
plomacy, until at length permanent
peace and security have been establish
ed. and sixty thousand Englishmeu are
wisely ruling, and holding in quiet sub
jectioo, two hundred and fifty million
Indian subjects With India as base
of operation English trade has spread
until it has mo"opoized Sum atra, Java.
China and Japan aud reinforced by the
naval power of the mistress of the seas.
her merchants, are indeed, the Princes
of the East. The Bank of Eugland
projected by William Patterson, and in
corporafed in 1894, is the most infuen
tial fiscal institution of the world, and
while a private corporation. has been
the servant Of the government and
identified with It's fortunes in all Of
these years. The wisdom Of It's man
agement has been proven IN every sage
Of is existence. and like some proud
ship riding the biIiows has weashered
every financial storm. and since what
is snown as tie Charter Ac: of 1874.
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