Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-10-14

motto allasis 90 the pany signal int~rpo-
~sfion< % Providcnre IN favor % the
Nr,rYican cause. The datc underneath.
i11G j. that Of the Dsclarstion os Inde-
pcndcnce. and tho words under II signify \
the beginning % n new American err Il
which commences from that date.
~ il impossible 10 trace our history
since without feeling that the Providence
which was with us IN the beginning has
ccntnncd 20 the nation his gracious inter L
position. When. unhappily. Ne have been /
engaged In war. 10 has given rs the VIC 1
tory FORTUNATE indeed that Il can b. /
I sal we have had no clash % arms which /
has cndcsl In defeat and no responsibility /
resulting from war IL tainted with dis |
honor In peace we have been -i<naily |
F blessed. aud our progress has gone on IN
checked and ever Increasing In the inter /
vcn.ng years. In boundless wealth Of sod
and mine and forest nature has favored
as. while All raccS % men Of every na-
Z tionalty and climate have contributed
their good blood 20 make the nation what
uis
"From 3.020 21t In 100 our popnls.
zion h1s grown o. upward ~ - 600 ooC
in lSsn and orr estimated population 90
day. wndr by the governors ot the states
is - .eO3.2il. We have zone from Il
states 90 t1. We have annexed every
variety of territory. trom the coral rcefs
. nvI cotOanut groves of hey West 90 the
icy rcgions ~ northern Alaska-territory
skutirE the Atlantic. the gulf ~ Mexico.
thc Pacific and the Arctic and tho ISLANDS
of tho Pacific and Caribbean sea and We
have extended still farther oar jurisdic-
tion to the farsway islands In the PA
cihc.
"Our territory is more than four times
. largcr shan it was when tho treaty of
pcace was signed m i1Si Our industrial
s growth has heen even morr phenomenal
s than that 90 population or territory. Our
g wealth. estimated in l7No at SfC2 oOo. .-
, 0ou. hns advanced O. x65.RO 80 90.
a Education has not hven overlooked
Z The mental and moral equipment of ths
e youth upou whom viii in the future rest
q. th, re~ponsihilific~ of government have
r hat The nurca~ing aud generous care VI
- tho state and fhe nation We expended
- in i~it1 \ in pubirc education opeu % al
a S-t2tt5.5fS FOR secondary education
f''.l.454.6S3 aud fnr higher education fol
81 fhc same period Nln.3O7 gOZ The mum
o h,r of pupils enrolled Ina puhiic schools iI
.t lSai1 was lf.65e. i02. OF more than y
q pcr cent of our population. l. this not
& pillar OF strength to the rcpuhlicf
,- Our national credit. often tried. ha
n been ever upheld. IL has no superior an.
81 no stain. The United STATES has ncv,.
= rvpudisted a nAtional obhgnti0n. eithe
n 90 It's creditors or 90 t-manity. II vi
N not now begin % DO either. It nevc
struck blow except FOR civilization an
n never Struck ia eolors.
10 Has the pyrensld lo~t any 81 4
IT strcnsthl Has the 1epuAlic Loaf anr
81 IT, yiriiifv7 Has the self governing prl
cinlc b.cn weakcHcd7 H. there any pre-
Is. cnt monaco 90 our stability and duration
be These questions hring hut one answe
"a The republic L. stugdicr and strong'
10 than ever before. Government by q
,is p,.. .p.r has been advanced. Frcc,iom al
ir dcr the hag il more universal than VII,
a. the Union was formed Our steps ha'
ST hccn forward. not backward. From TT
,e mouth Rock to the Philippines the graz
triumphant march OF human liberty hi
90 never paused.
OF FRATERNITY and union are deeply Ia
'se bc,lde,I ina the hearts ~ the Americi
ld- people For half century before q
ne civil war dissolution of this union waS q
ne fear OF men ~ an sections That wo
rd. has gune out ~ the American vocabuiai
me liz h spokcu now only as a histori,
no memory. North. south. east and We
were never 50 welded together, and wh
am they may differ about internal polci
ere they are all for the Union and the ma
Zen tcnunce ~ the integrity ~ the iag.
Eat After t23 years the pyramid stan
ND unshaken. II has had some severe shocl
les bat "a remains inimovable- IL has
re- durcd the storms Of war only o.
ish stronger. IL stands irmer and gives gre
og- er PROMISE ~ duration than when
nc fathers made IL che symbol OF IN
faith"
eal Following the address OF the preside
on which was received with every manif
the tation of enthusiastic approval. Mr.. 81,
ART introduced Sir Wufrid Laurier OF Ca
su- da, who. he announced. was 20 speak
Sth The Dominion" The greeting VIII
. was accorded the premier Of Canada
he rose a. his feet wGs hearty In the
ne IRENE. Cheer after cheer rang throI
e J hc hail. aud men rose % their feet
hat Favcd their napkins franticaily.
,eir warmth OF bis welcome for an inst
-, embarrassed Sir Wiifrid. but he quic
- recovered his self possession.
-, His speech. In part, was as follows:
Il must say that feel that. though
IL elat 'Ons between Canada and the Uni
Us states are good, though they are brUti
his v. though they are satisfactory, tn
oule Judgment they are not as good, as br'
20 'tly. as satisfactory. as they ought 70
that We are OF the same st0gss. We spl
- rom the same races on one side OF
ne as the other We speak the ~
'o' .AnSuage. We have the same litcrat
VIC I aud for more than Thousand years
have had common history.
'ned II am prOnd 10 say. in the presenc
he the chief executive Of the United Sta
we're ,hat il j. the belief OF the Canadian
led ernment that we should snake a supr
mes rffOrt e. better cur relations and n
.ht~ he government OF President McKi
- and the present government OF Can
- with the assent OF Great Britain. ;