The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-08-09
ComiM9 Events Cast Their Shadows
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the IrO0t again with James II. POLK,
who was so obscure that even after his
nomination the newspapers had to hunt
up his antecendents.
Next In the order of time and import
ance are the seals of Kentucky and Hill
nois. The imagery on the former is
two men standing with clasped hands
above which is the motto United we
stand: divided we fall" The imagery
of the latter is an eagle holding in his
bill pennant on which are the words:
"Nation, Union and State Sovereignty"
When it came time for us to reap the
whilrwind Of our expansion to extend
chattel slavery and national union be-
came involved in deadly conflict with
state sovereignty Estates rights, ILL.,
nois gave us our immortal Lincoln,
whose birthplace was in Hardin county,
Kentucky. BY the way, it might not
be out OF place to say that it Is the
spirit Of the immortal Lincoln that in
spired this poem and others which the
author expects to give through the Rep
resentative and, by the way, the
spirit Of Gen. Mcclellan is giving music
for some Of the poems. Should not the
certainty with which the past has been
read inspire some confidence in the
reading of the future?
Westward the star of empire takes It's
way;
Times noblest offspring Is the last"
True civilization and progress have
followed on the earth In an orbit very
much the shape Of the one through
which the earth goes around the sun.
This is section Of an ellipse of which
America Is the western focus.
The past has been grand, but the be-
ginning of a grander age is soon to
burst upon us. Kansas, the geographic
cal center Of the United States, and
Minnesota, the geographical center of
the continent of North America, when
taken as whole are destined to lead
The seals of these two states are identi-
cal in meaning. In the former the con-
fict with slavery began. In the lat
ter the pioneers were harrassed by the
Sioux Indians, and in both all kinds of
unproductive industries and scheming
have gone hand in hand.
Stanzas 12-17.
BY consulting the seals of the states
these can be easily read. But as many
may not have them at hand, the author
has thought best to give them. The
Badger State"-Wisconsin; the seal Of
the horse and three plows, New Jersey;
Eureka" California; LEX salus populi
supreme esto," Missouri; Excelsior"
New York; "Tuebor," Michigan. The
meaning Of this is II will defend"
When Lincoln called for his first $4,000
men Michigan sent the first regiment
''The Lone STAR" Texas. At the time
this was written the secretary of agri-
culture was not in the cabinet; hence,
nothing is said of him. But when the
change does come, Kansas will give
that one.
Stanza 81.
The second advent of Jesus must Of
necessity be a spiritual one. Should he
attempt to come in person he would
have to conform to the pre-con-
ceived ideals of 100000 or more sects
Those who were disappointed in their
expectations would prosecute him as
bitterly as ever. 1t is true they would
not kill him by mailing him to cross.
But they would ostracize him from So
ciety, call him crank, socialist, and
an anarchist, disturber of law and
order, and a host of other doubtful cpl
thets. Should he attempt to enter ono
of our fine modern synagogues to
preach, he would soon be elected by the
police and taken to the calaboose.
Should he be found on the highway
without money or without any visible
means of support he would be arrested
perhaps by the very ones who think
they are worshiping him and sent to
the rock pile. But Jesus knows his own
business too we'll to attempt such
task.
Stanza %.
The ARRANGEMENT of the words to
make the rythm or meter does not give
the meaning intended by the spirit that
inspired it. The meaning Is not that
the coming of Jesus will accomplish the
victory of peace over discord, Of right
over wrong, Of truth over error, but that
the victory of these things worked out
through the ascendency of the inherent
goodness in the human race is bringing
about such social conditions that men
can do right, that men can pursue hap
piness and live as the declaration of in
dependence proclaims to be their in
ailienable rights, is the coming of Jesus.
In America is destined to be accom-
plished the ultimate and final fulfill
ment of all prophecy. Never was there
a greater perversion of language than
in the translation of that passage in
the Revelations, which is made to de-
scribe the angels arising out of 1.-THE
East" In the original the words mean
From beyond the Atlantic" John saw
it all right and recorded it Alright, but
the translators, with preconceived no.
tons that Palestine was the only place
from which could come light, perverted
this beautiful and sublime passage.