The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-25

saults of the world, and able, If ocea- sion arise, across the most distant seas, and everywhere on the face of the globe, to vindioate the honor of the American hag and protect the life and property of the humblest individual who may point to it's starry folds as the emblem of his citizenship. No single utteranee of Washington contained greater wisdom that his in- junction against eXtangling alliances with foreign nations, That shall be the true policy of this nation to the latest time, and I conceive it to be no im- | judgement on that principle for this great republic in the coming day of | it's sufficient power to interpose under any sky, in any cline, whensoever and howsoever it shall become necessary for the protection of the nations honor or the rights of it's subjects.
 1 Happily, however, such emergencies are not to be reasonably expected, and with every passing year are becoming more and more improbable.
 believe the day to be not remote, when under the guidance of an enlight- ened statesmanship we Shall have en- tered into compacts with all civilized nations providing for the submission of all our international controversies to peaceful arbitrament. And l feign hope the day is comparatively near, when that event shall have been ac- compilshed as between ourselves and our Mother Country.
 l As patriotic American, hail with delight the preliminary efforts that are | md ia1l lNy thn | ble convention of eminent citizens to- day assembled in that sacred place whence issued the Declaration of our Independence, for the purpose of or ganizing movemnt looking to that august result. the far reaching benefi- cence of which is not within the ken of mortal apprehension.
 But failing all efforts to eliminate the | instrumentalities of war in our foreign relations, the history of my country leaves me in no doubt that the patriot ism of American freemen will rise re- | sponsive to every demand of the na- l tion's honor.
 It is, therefore, not in respect to pos sible conflicts with foreign nations that we especially need revival of patriot | ism. We are far more in peril of in- l ternecine strife between sections of our own loved land, or, more probably aris- ing from the growing power of in l f1uences in our midst antagonistic to the genius of our institutions.
 We are yet in our infancy, as com pared with the nations of the earth. Self government with us is still an ex- l pertinent. The general diffusion of edu- +, sedulous medication of patriotic senti- ment, always present the favor of Div inc Providence, can alone assure Its perpetuity.
 l And still, in the dire event of another civil war, for any cause now presum- able, we will not doubt, that the spirit of '76 and '61 would rise like flood and sweep beneath it's swelling tide the rebellious foes of their country's flag.
 We are, as nation, in no particular danger, from a want of patriotism, l where appeal is made. to the warlike sentiment of the people.
 The patriotism of which we stand in crying need is that which relates to the discharge of the ordinary duties of citizenship, and especially the eXer- else of the suffrage.
 Were not my allotted time expired I should be glad to somewhat enlarge on this topic, by far the most important to which I have alluded in this toe l ill-considered address, but I must for bear.
 And in conclusion I have only to ad- iure you, my fellow citizens, to remem- Der the heritage you possess, and that by so much as you would transmit tc your children and your children's chil- dren the blessings and opportunities oi a free government, you shall strive tc emulate the virtues and the patriotism of him who was first in war, first ir peace and who, to the last syllable oi recorded time, shall remain first in the hearts of his countrymen.