Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-03-17

Pietersz. for which tho greatest Dutch
artists delightou in designing docora-
tions and painting them on the smooth
surfaces. Some artists made their repu'
tations iu this way. The
artistic element in the Dutch potter
forbade him to make any article with
out some ornamentntion hand stoves
were made in the fnrm Of prayer books,
dishes TO ressmhle animals vegetables
and fruits Every wealthy Dutchmen
had room set apart for the display OF
his faience, where
Every house and every room is bright
With glimpscs of reflected light
From plates that on the dresser shine;
Flagons to foam with flemish heer,
Or sparkle with the Rhenish wine,
And pilgrim TASKS with fleur.de.lis
And ships ipOn a rolling sea.
And tankards pewter'tipped and queer
With comic mask and musketeer
Each hospitable chimney smiles
\ welcome from its painted tiles
The parlor walls, the chamber floors,
The stairways and the corridors
The borders of the garden walks
Are beautiful with fadeless flowers
That never droop in winds or showers
And never wither Oh the stalk.
1t is strange that in 30 patriotic u
Land so little of the faience represents
patriotic subjects. Thero is one tile
which represents William of Orange
and the date of his assassination, and
another reprcspnts tho triumphB Of Van
Trump, England, France and Germany
| discovered the secrets OF this trade aud
English ware finally flooded the markets
of Holland. There has been revival
of the Delft decoration and one firm
had foe exhibition at the Chiacgo
fair. In tho metropolitan Museum,
New York, aru examples of the work of
| the renowned old potteries of Holland.
Mrs. Nields said when the small
| boy of the family asks why we call
| England the mother country when the
whole theory of society and govern
| ment in the two countries ia 80 radi-
CRlly different, and where our fore
fathers who founded a republic, looked
for their presidents, what is your
answer? One may be found in Doug
lass Campbella History OF the
Puritsns of Holland, England and
America. While We speak the Eng
lish tungue and have in the main the
English social customs and traits of
character, and several of our States
were originally English colonies We
have scarcely legal or political insti-
tuition Of Importance which is OF Eng
lish origin, indeed our whole political
system is founled on haais quito diff
ferent from that Of England. Our
theory il that all men are created
equal. and we make them SD by giving
to each the ballot. Matthew Arnold
says inequality 10 our bane; sristocracy
sets up in our country a false ideal
which materializes Cur upper class
vulgarizes our middle class, and bru-
talizes our lower class.
"When America was settled the
Netherland Republic was great power
Europe. with population and strength in
on sea md land greater than England's.
The Pilgrims who reached plymouth
10 1920 had lived ~ years in Holland,
and even in their old home ut Scrooby
they were surrounded by the influence
Of the Dutch who settled in England
when Philip introduced the Inquisition
into Holland. For the reforms which
they found impossible in England there
were presidents 10 the great republic
that sheltered them for IL years and
along with them other oppressed people,
the HuguenOts from France, Professionals
from Germany and Jews from Spain
and Portugal. The first historical trace
of written vote was by Roman law
|
it was employed in Frissland in 1885.
in America it first appears in the
election of minister for the Salem
Church. Delaware, Pennsy Vania, North
Carolina and Georgia in the first State
Constitution provided that voting al
elections should BIZ by ballot, SO Della
ware was for once TO the fore. In Eng
land this form of voting was unknown
until 1872, Here America was an in
) structor not a copyist of England.
When the Is colonies asserted their in
dependence they took the declaration
} of the old republic as their model
Ben iamin Franklin said in their low,
Of liberty and bravery in defence Of i
Holland has been nur great example.
! Our State and national Constitutions
correspond with Hollands, while Eng
r land has no written Constitution Ou
Senate was modelled after the States
general. Every town in Holland hat
3 its prosecuting officer, corresponding Il
. our district attorney. The settlers o
3 New York brought this office with
: thom and thence it spread over thu
, United States. When ev5n gruvl
Q offence is committed 10 England il dc
I wolves on the injured party to bring tn
! 4 offender to Justice. 1t has been said l.
I
, a hare; the latter being the property o
. a patrician who will hunt down tn
8 offender.
I up to 1884 the jails of England wer
d disgrace to civilized country. Will
a at the same time in Holland the prison
8 we're like Industrial schools wher
y women were taught sewing and spin
1 ming, the men were made to chop wood
q and il any proved unruly they wer
t placed in court with pump SO con
8 rived that IL they did not pump con
atantly they would be drowned. Th
8 men who tuxad themselves an had neve
{ been done before to defend their right
}, were equally liberal in providing 70
Q disabled soldiers and sailors and thei
! widows and orphans. Holland was n
i leBs advanced in regard to the grea
+ superstition of the seventeenth century
= While massachusetts was executin
= witches by the score, England by hun
a dreds, France and Germany by thou
II sands, in Holland this insane delusio
Q produced hardly ripple on the sur
& face, ami their colonies in Americ
!. knew none of the madness which swep
over sections OF New England.
4 by Dutch law Of 1850 the propert
"a of those dying interstate was equal
" divided among the children. In Eng
u land, where primogeniture prevails, tn
10 land ia owned by 1853 persons. Formerl
?, large tracts were owned in common 6
N the poor could at least use it for pas
10 turage, but since the beginning of til
" last century this land was enclosed b
= not of pn-liamant and takan roHgansiO