The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-26

sou"y as she stood nearly 2. cent,r,,
ago when arrayed. to all ;n+on4S
'"Sa,hst a continent in arms under +ho
i az OF embodied despotism and sinner
.u capacity for command. Unless
poii'lcal lndices are at fanlt and
s'i boards aWry, there would soon
So leoupllcation of that state Of af.
80 narrlng possibility of leader
SNIP If she had failed in tbis har
suPlellest effort, in this antinod.1
aiu OF action. Even leaving ont Of
1ouhI mat such a conflict. soon or
~ would almost inevitably have
V Wr"Mil US IN, We can put take sides
a ieldlng to none in admiration
itne patrlotlsm and heroism of the
~, D"'cllahd folks, the birthland of
Ua"'So 'nu Nassau. of Egmont and
morn, and of the De Wits and Won
Iromps; there is nevertheless anothan
lahd that naturally appeals 10 onr
iore ana sympathy far more. It's
ooh Dlrthland, as it was of Wickliff
"hu Iiampden and Sir Thomas More
anu IromWell, and Latimer. and
n~naHespeare and Milton and the two
1ltts. highest types these of sn-
preinest manhood. its the natal land
100 and more the nursery and abidinu
place of modern civil liberty. with
an OF her faults, and like her oldest
ohspflng she has many, still in every
grave emergency not involving self
ana homeland, the heart throbs of her
descendants wherever found are NIGH
~ apt TO beat in unison with those
o! the aforesaid little island. whose
highest NEED of praise is. ever true
TO herself. and to freedom.
Such it is safe to assume Is the
natural outcrop Of feeling in this
much to be deplored and most nnfOr-
tunate strife. Abstract sympathy.
all must feel for brave old Kruuer.
and his sturdy followers: but the dire
possibilities attendant upon Britain's
faliure. no only for this age. but for
ages TO come, must give us pause. if
not complete reversal of wish. If
have after much reading. and no lit
tie reflection, weighed this the great
est of all races Alright. the decision
Is here inscribed, and it is that the
Anglo Saxon, of which God be prais-
eel We are a part. is p~reordained to
control the destinies of this petty
sphere. not only for our little dav. but
for many cycles of time to come.
c brothers, its a heaven-blessed
privilege 10 have sprung of this great
world ruling and by the world respect
eel race of men. if M is only self re
speeding enough TO appreciate it. And
Yet incredible as it may sound. there
really be some who set so little value
on this glorious ~hirthright. that they
barter il With rs little compunction
rs did ESau his for a belly full of
beans, for 4 paltry office and n
harlequin leadership of some OF Mr..
Kruger's old ~ncighbors by descent,
perhaps from Congo, NShantec. or
Dahomey. The great GulIiver saw
and depicted many abnormal crca-
| lures, but it may be doubted if any
rs extraordinarily opinion defiant as
these. setting II naught the laws OF
| nature and OF natures God. in their
mad rush for e~phemeral place in
which TO exploit themselves TO the dis
gust of d~eccncN. were ever seen.
Our good old mothe tongue. eN-
prcssive as il Is. can supply no fitting
term of loathing for such putrid de
oeneracv of the greatest of all the
tribe. of the sons Of Adam. In hcav-
ems name is it not high time for the
great body Of good white men TO shake
| off the ShackleS of such misleading
leaders. and 10 proclaim themselves.
WHITE MEN for time and eternity?
Yours truly,
". j. GREEN.