The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-08

in time OF peace prepare for war,
and none fancy will question its Wis
dom or prudence Preparing for war,
does not mean war, anymore than
preparation for death, means death
itself, since both are precautionary
measures applicable alike to the frail
ties and weaknesses of mankind.
The age of chiralry with its fendal
system Serfs and slaves has passed
away
No longer does brute force with
shield and battle axe settle and con
clude compromises. No longer, does
personal courage as disclosed in
single combat, challenge the
administration of mankind and
make and unmaSe Kingdoms.
The science Of mortal combat, now
demands members, trained to unity OF
action and that compinnity Of purpose,
which alone brings out and utilizes
the utmost limit OF courage and en-.
durance.
The martial spiri. OF our people,
NOV Sp Qvar cO Intense their cNllr9 pe
erer 81 dawn {, h,,t without a knowledo oe
~ .ho ro 80 sn;ant;Go o ,r;no;n1es ~ 80
thair afforts wo,}d he fntiIa The
ohIiootion ~ ovarv ooyern Inant is GOOD
wholesome laws. honestly and i'm
TALLY administered, with The develop
ment of such governmental power,
as will protect from internal strife,
and defend her citizens from foreign
foes.
The military development OF the
European system tends toward des-
potism, because the martial spirit of
the nation is concentrated in a ma
chine called the army. With US it is
ditfused through all the nation, dwell
ing in the breast of every man worthy
so be called an American, supplement
ING manhood and developing that IN
dependence of character, which alone
designate the citizen of great Re
public, Republic whose greatest safe
guard must be, that in times Of ma
tional, peril, each Individual feels, that
he face death, not for the whim or ca.
price of king or Emperor but in de-
Tense of home and country. That he
will share in the benifts of the con-
lest, or feel the iron hand which fol-
lows defeat and disaster.
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1ool, ot nnnoma+oy What hacsna
of ,hoSo +uo ,roa1 oontond;nr orTo;as
- 80 r,;iI;on non
~ R.ora n ;n+sII;aent % and 49, andnring
n h1oodv hs3tIeS for fonr ,ong
naorS III th.. co,,rsos Of esch ha5
bsen tastad to tho nttermoSt
W. uhsn tha ond ceme .nS tSa God.
dsSS Of ueaca nnveiIed her faca thav
SSs' (s;s1.,a ". psa' - go ~ - n fr.dcu 49,
ths sr,o ravS of t5o ems The snow
and ice on the mountain side melt
and together begin their journey to
the sea. 50 did these great armies
melt INTO the common mass OF cltlzens
and together take up the task OF reha'
ollltalng a common country.
Citizens hrst, soldiers from necessl,
ty. 10 lay down the musket and
sheathe the sword, IN order to engage
N more peaceful pursuits, was pleas
ure instead OF a task. In Europe
where tne professional soloier preoom-
lnaVes, ana sIanoAug arInleS are tne
rue, rue, suGI an esent "ouiG tIeoa.HaJ hSse ~
IcIIoweo oy anarchy sno oIoousneo:
= = ~ uay lne sas1 sIa1oin "IHles "
Eutopo WIZ "eie rJ odsySuoeu, e ~ ~ ~
iaw1ess error woSlo ensue. IniS - -,
IusIates tne olnetence o1t"een t!o
machine SSaOs soIo!er, Wno WIZ ngn's ior nis Z,
Atns ieSiotees VI 'uo -. 49, VI .:,s ".ons
VI Tue con roVerSy,. anG !1e 9itil7n
soiolef' WHO stanos lnoIvioual d
part oi tne con.eatlon-one, .Io sne Ia a.
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saT osJ -,osne.oI VIZ oTD1u s"Saaao;n;,;,- '' -
"no p0ison@i i0Spon't0iii'S'
OUR MILITARY FORCE.
The Anglo-Saxon race has an in
stinctive dislike and distrust of stand
ing armies, regarding them as a men
ace to popular liberty. Even in Eng
land, it may astonish those not con-
versant with the ''Mutiny Act" to
learn that the raising or keeping a
standing army in time of peace, with
in the United Kingdom of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, unless it be with the
consent of Parliament" is against the
law. The first standing army in Eng
land was that of Charles the Fourth
and consisted of only one thousand
cavalry and four thousand foot. 1t is
curious to note from the Bill of Rights
in 1859, even down to the present
time. how iealousiy the people through
their Parliament have guarded this
dangerous power. The people are
RIGHT in their dislike for standing ar
mics all the more so here. because in
our country the whole tendency at
nresent is toward Capitalization of
hover in the hands of the Executive.
Add 70 the prerogatiyes already usurp-
ed an immense military force. and no
notentate On esrth wo:Ild WELD the
concentratad nower the President of
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