Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-26

to you. You can scarcely name a State
In our Federal Union In which more muir
dcrs are not committed IN a single year
than occur in the whole OF Great Britain
In five years This statement Is based on
the most reliable statistics. The explana-
ton Of this IS that I'm Great Britain, when
"a man Is insulted or wronged. IN person
or property, he appeals TO the courts anu
they punish the offender, while IN TINS
country. II man Is only insulted' IT..
jerks pistol from his hip-pocket ana
punishes the offender BY shooting the IRE
out of him. Here is @ bolt upon our
American civilization that must be re-
moved before we can consistently COM
mend ourselves to other nations OF the
earth. In reverence for law and authority
and human life, we are a hundred years
behind England and Germany.
FOR PEACE AND ORDER.
We are making great efforts TO encour-
age immigration 10 these Southern states.
We are advertising on a prod'gious scale
the beauty of our climate. the fertility Of
our SOIL and the vastness OF our unde-
vei0ped mineral wealth: but how easy II
IS for our competitors I'm other quarters
Of our country to neutralze these at
fractions by pointing 10 the thousands
and tens Of thousands OF southern young
hip-pockets. and who often take human
lie even Tor comparatively trivial Of
fences. How easy 20 turn capital anu
migration away from our section by
exposing the spectacle of southern Wo-
man mounting the stump and with pas
sion as ferOcious as that which swayed
the breast Of the bloody Nero, eNhorting
the people 10 override civil adminlstra-
ton and rally TO the black flag Of moDo-
cracy. These are disgraces that VIII
counteract any attraction bon climate or
soil or natural resources.
William Mckinley was not more pa
triotic when ne called upon The chiyaliy
and manhood of our nation 10 yindicate
American rights and honor. 10 unfetter
and feed oppressed and starving Cubans,
and 20 avenge the death of 80 American
sailors than Grover Cleveland was when
he sent detachment of Federal soldiers
90 Chicago 90 dispense a frenzod mob
that was seeking redress for imaginary
wrongs by obsTucting commerce. and hy
destroying the property Of great industrial
institutions.
OBEDIENCE AND RELIGIOUS DUTY.
The rising generation should be taught
that both patriotism and religion demand
that they snail bee as responsive 10 the
calls OF their government when there Is "a
mob to- be- suppressed as when there is "a /
foreign Zoe 20 be driven from our soil Or |
punished for some infracuOu of our IA !
ti0na rights. They should De- taught that |
the man or woman who advocates Tee |
sort 10 moD-wolence. in any emery ncy, |
IS just as truly an enemy TO the country /
as the soldier who fiaunts a mutinous flag 1
in the face oi his commander. or the in |
cendary who sets fire 10 the nations !
capital
The Apostle Peter tells as that this i'm |
junction TO submit 20 and support the |
ordinances Of civil government is "the /
viii of God" Side by SIDE. with the com /
mand 10 render unto God tho things /
that are Gods Jesus Christ puts the /
other injunction. 10 render unto Caesar /
the things that are Caesars IL is not |
only "a patriotic duty. bat the King of
kings and Lord of lords has made IT our
religious duty Geo "Obey the powers that
be-" Disobedience t0 civil authority is
90 God.
10 should Doe our abiding wish and our
ferycut prayer th1l one country may
keep step with other nations .u the great
march OF progress. God forbid that that
old unbiematic flag
With its red for love,
lbs white for law,
And its blue for the hope,
our fathers saw,
Of a larger uberty-God forbid that
That OLD ensign. embtmed in the
of American freamen, should
ever Doe fured or dishouored on
any foot of soil whore American yalor.l
has planted &c.. But let us remember that
nothing is more incompatible with this
sentiment than characterization 90 civil.
authority, and that, in the judgment OIL
.he civilized world the man who violates
bis c0uutrys laws is traitor to his coun-
ry's flag.