The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19

find no fault with the Efforts nov
made to keep alive the memory of ths
heroism and sacrifice exhibited by the
men who fought for the preservation Of
the national union. 1t Is Just tribute of
a grateful people. But let us not forget
the men Of rs They were the origin
atOrs of what the men of 81 preserved
I Write IL you will in characters of liv.
names OF Vickshurg, Antletam, Gettys-
burg and Appomattox Court House. But
on the same page with the same glorious
light write Lexington, Bunker Hill,
Saratoga, Trenton, ii onEa outh and York
town. We have lad two wars with Great
Britain. GOd grant that we may never
have another. The spectacle of quar-
pleasant one. Add to ties of blood that
Of religion and The sight Ia still more re-
pulsive.
Great Britain and the United States
providentially are the two nations
who are to lead the world In Christian
civilization. A war between them puts
back the the hands OF progress on times dial
either Is to greatly cripple the forces that
stimulate and strengthen morality and
religion in the world. 1t ia not fair to
| judge OF either nation by the utterances
| of n few men. Politicians who lay large
| claims to statesmansh ip en- both sides OF
the Atlantic may strive to stir up strife
Tor personal advantage and power. But
they do not represent In any sense the
people Of England or AIneiica. One of
the signs of promise was The stern tones
of remonstranoe on the part of the people
when Lord Salisbury and Presidents
Cleveland were exchanging threats of
war about the boundary line of Vens-
zuela. Peaceful arbitration by means Of
commission with poweE to settle all
diHionlties Is what England and America
need In this age.
Americans TO appeal to the sword for the
settlement of difficulties Is no friend Of
either. War for q Christian nation is a
last resort. Only when justice, forbear-
ance and humanity provoke greater
outrage and insult can war De said to be
! justifiable. All no. this sword shall NOT
devour forever. Force, fear. pal and
| shame will not always rule the l.
The reign of peace aud good wili mas
begun. The time will come When men
Will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks, and
learn war no more.
Without conceit, as Americans, in the
light Of century of national existence
We may say that the Independence of the
u
tance to England but as profound sig
nifcance to the world.
1t may Fave weakened somewhat the
supremacy of England, but it has also
made secure the supremacy of the Anglo.
Saxon race. Wien the Independence off
the colonies WAS achieved the life of the
English speaking people was divided but
not lessened. Old England shows mol
Signs OF deoreptitude. The newor Eng
nv t,a l..
change the history of the world.
The contrast between 3, 00o, 900 Of people
scattered from Maine to Georgia in 1883
and nation of 70, 600, 600 Of people in
habitine territory stretching from the
great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific is start
ling. In wealth, in material RESOURCES
this nation in century has reached the
front rank OF nations. Said an English
historian in speaking of the English neo,
pie, "the main current of that peopie' :
history must no longer run along tbel
channel Of the Thames or the Mersey butl
of the Hudson and the Mississippi. Rnt
distinct as are these currents, every wear
English people are one.
At the close of the revolution England
and the United States were sadly az
tranRed. Social and political difYerencas
arose as an impossible barrier betwsan
them. But these are slowly but snreIv
passing away. The rivers uf the sartb
are widely separated as to their sonrca
and to the place where they empty thair
watera into the sea, yet all help to makei
the ocean. Men OF the same blood nd
religion may differ about many tb,nns
yet in the end they must be- friends
When the population that grows and
thrives on American soil, all speakina
the English tongue, mum her hundreds ~
and millions of the same raoa
control India, Australia and the islands
Of the sea, while Britain retains her I'D
viRor, who can foretell the influence ~
such people OH the destiny of the wor1S
The people Of tho old world sbrinL ~.
insiRniloance before such a mower nv
old civilization and the old relio,a
ID ust make room for Christian 81 ,,?1i
cation which at last must slevat. Ill III
purify the SOCIAL political ,n an"
1ectual. moral and religious life NJ 'h 10,
mainly. "u
It has been snid that George TIT
insane. So was Observation-Disclosures. Go n1
raises up and puts down men for tbs
of his purpose. Saws ' an
English historian, "Gt orge III bsd 1a
smaller mind than any English kin~ ha.
fore him save James II. Nor bad hs 10
for using greater minds thai W. ~
own" But his purpose was to rnia Lis u
gardless of the constitution and par,ts
ment.I believe that the placing of s~nho
man on the English throne was nr on
dentiaL A wiser man would donht 1s
have followed the advice of p;st