The Republican journal., 1899-05-18
THE ANGLO-SAXON RACE.

ent, showing their improvements as they
develop, and where they gather this or
that characteristic; and such articles have
always held a charm for me; but what has
ever held a greater one, was the different
breeds of men, especially that breed to
which belong
| have urged upon men with wider
knowledge of history, and who WELD
more facile pen than myself, to write up
the breeding of the Anglo Saxon raee-a
race conceded (at least by themseves) to
be the leading race extant-giving a short
account of the different races of mankind
that entered into the formation of the
present Anglo Saxon family and so far as
known, the localities from whence they
came, the manner of entrance into the
stream of life that eventuated in our pres
ent race, and their characteristics at the
time of entrance.
Having failed to interest others suf
ticiently to impel them to take up their
pens, | have, with dffidence and full
knowledge of my short comings, under
taken the task myself; and if | fall into
errors, it will give better historians a
chance to correct me.
In attempting this work all that | can
d. will be to gather the scraps of informa-
ton directly bearing upon my purpose
from such histories and encyclopedias as
have access to, and piece them together
and III doing this | shall seldom give au-
thorities, as it would be cumbersome. and
shall strive not to wander from my select
ed path. But in going over so vast a field
to pick out an item here and there, ana
where fact and fiction SO often blend ir the
old traditions that the ablest historians
disagree, the inducements to wander are
almost irresistible
Anglo-SaXon literally means the uniting
OF the Angles and Saxons. but shall use
it in its broadest sense, covering the Eng
fish speaking people-citzens of the Unit
ed States, Great Britain and her English
speaking dependencies: and to start at the
beginning viii carry us back 70 the earli
est known histories of the islands Of Great
Britain ana Ireland.
Although it is said by Macauley that the
llrst knowledge of Britain was gained
through the Tyuan mariners, and Herod
otus in 40 IS c. mentions the Tin Island
only to profess ignorance Of them. and A
century .ater Aristotle mentions them: vet
1t was left to julius a4sar to give the first
authentic written account of Britain and
It's inhabitants. The first invasion of that
island by the Romans under julius Caesar
was III 80 3. C., although it does not ap-
pear that a Roman colony was established
until A. d, 43, and from that time until
the fifth century the Romans, under vari-
Gus Leaders, continued to extend their con
quest until all of what is now known as
England. Wales, and part of Scotland,
was embraced in Roman province.
Upon the first invasion under julius
t@sar, he found Britain inhabited by
Celtic tribes, which he pronounced as
aboriginals but after investigation salts
led antiquaIians that race of different
language and customs had previously oc-
pied the island.
These Celtic tribes We're divided into
two branches, the Cymric, presented in
the present day by the Welsh, and the
Gaelic, represented by Irish and Highland
scots.
Caesar say Of those Celts at the time Of
his invasion BY far the most civilized
"Ne the Inhabitants OF Cantuim (kentl.
they do NOT differ much in their customs
from the Gauls. The inhabitants of the
interior do not for the most part SOW corn.
but live on milk and flesh, and elothe
themselves With skins. All the Britons
stain themselves with voad, which pro
duoes blue color and gives them more
formidable appearance in battle. They
wear their hail long, and shave every part
u the body except the head and upper lip
Zen OF twelve have wives in common"
During the nearly five centuries of oc-
2upancy by the Romans, that portion of
8ri tons that came u. der their control
were clristiauized and to certain extent
civilized, but the northerly part of Scot
land was never brought under the domin-
lob of the Romans. That part of Scotland
not brought under dominion was inhabit
ed by the Picts and Scots: two Celtic
tribes who were not aboriginese, but who
came from over the sea.
The Picts, who We're the last tribe to
abandon the painting of the bodies, were
of disputed origin, although the claim is
made that they came from Scytha They
finally adopted the name and language of
the Scots; but whether they belonged to
the Cymric or Gaelic branch of the Celtic
family is yet in doubt, as but few words
of their language have been preserved.
They first occupied the Orkney Islands,
and from there made settlement in north
ern Scotland and seemed to have occu-
pied nearly the Whole of the highlands so
that after the uniting of Picts and Scots
under one name and language, the blood
Of the Pies must lave largely predomi-
mated in what is known as the ITiobIand