The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-13
FUTURE OF The NATION.
Senator Daniel Paints 1t in Re.
splendent Colors.
His Centennial Grafton i'm the House
Washington is to De the Capital of
the Universal Republic Where The
Parliament of Man Will Assemble.

The famed aloquence of Senator John W.
Daniel of virg mia, found full expression
in his Centennia. Celebration address, in
the House OF Representatives yesterday
His subject was The Future of tht
United States" He said:
Ancient history had no precedent for
the United States of America and modern
history has no parallel. a new land. {
new people, a new principle of government
clean slate Tor the refiguring of old
problems, leisure and liberty TO revise
correct. and expurgate old editions of civ
ilization and originate new ones-these
were the rare conditions that initiated the
new deal for human rights and fortunes
The Anglo- Saxon was forehanded, prepo-
tent, paramount, and ascendant. He out
figured outworked. and outfought all
rivals. To his side he beckoned all men as
brethren, and all types of men came troop
ing from the four corners of the earth to
share his winnings. In freer spirit and in
higher hopes they cast new patterns for
themselves and for other nations.
If we are greater England. We are
also a greater Ireland, a greater Scotland
and greater Wales; a greater Denmark,
Norway, and Sweden; a greater Neither
lands. greater Germany, greater Greece,
and Rome, and a greater jerusalem: a
greater every body, bearing. indeed, the
Anglo-Saxon birthmark, but fused into a
new. original, and composite national char
acter.
Great races are made of the mixture
of races like the beautiful bronzes which
are composed of many metals The best
blood of the worlds great races is mixed
in the American.
The Roman augur looked to the west to
catch in the reflected light of the upper
shy the first flush of the coming dawn.
So look we to the past of our country for
the omens of its brilliant future. The
United States contains the most diversi-
fed and assimiiative elements that ever
composed a great nation. Our domain is
the best located. We have the most COM
pact, the most convenient and SYMMETRY
cal of all the seats OF great nations. We
are the most defensible of nations.
North and south of US are friends from
whom there is nothing to fear. East and
west the everlasting seas are moats of
our battlements. Within our borders are
all the clements of human sustenance and
national greatness. Our forests would
build homes for the world to live in. Our
coal would run its machinery. warm its
fresides. and cook its food. Our iron,
lead, copper. and zinc would supply its
furnaces. From Our woods. fields. fisher
les, orchards, and gardens We could set a
feast that would turn Lucullus green with
envy. and dinner over, the world could
Quaff our wines, fili its cups with our cof-
fee, sweeten it with our sugar. regale its
fancies on our tobacco. and light itself TO
bed with our oil. If never another man OF
another thing were landed on cur shores
we could wax strong. adcrn our homes
with finest art. and multiply and replen-
ish the earth with the overrunnings o!
our richness.
Euic of Human Progress.
- 1--WE have risen to greatness more rap
idly than ever arose a great nation. Oui
ascerdancy is less endangered from with
out than was ever that of a great nation
We have cutrun the prophecies of our pro-
genitors and surpassed the ideals OF oui
founders. Our development has been the
epic of human progress. 1t has made po-
etry of statistics and glorious romance OF
history. 1t has left the dreaEi OF cp'
timists as faded spectres in the rear OF
achievement. Our longevity projects itsei'
TO the furthest reach of human speeula-
ton. and the future Is gorgeous with every
sign of hope and courage.
"Our, people understand Zach other bet
ter than they have done. Consequently
they have more hearty feelings of friend
ship and sympathy for each other than
they ever had. At home and abroad Inc
pri1 ciples and tie flag of the American
Union were new ore respected We are
the NEST tbr unified of the great
natione. IN SID l ing the differences
of for. ,-Ite Daumear this and seventy
six millions cf racI .re to the mill to
he ground 1l. Tie the grinding
is Rreai ard impression
t-e. aar .5.1--F-- great. Bit
80 -tcl 1ar.i-aL es are az much
aIgz IA : tr i government as the
ie vus - q teaa 1T people are alike in
-Ee'- aqua r.. their laws, their usages
md J-r r. as0.rations. Our political clocks
al ap-p me sa.,e time. Our differences
ere aaiy the natural and just differences
th.I must ever arise from locality and in
diyidualism. Instead of rebuking them We
should be thankful for them. They are
sincere and unavoidable. They are the
processes of Providence, which out of diff
ference molds higher uniformity, and out
of conflict produces the best resultant
force. When the grinding of opinion is
over all partake at common table of the
same bread. After all, 1t is only differ
ences that come here. Our similitudes
which are as myriad to one difference
are Quiescent; and, comparing them, we
should not forget that "a single grass
hopper under a fence makes more noise
than a thousand cattle reposIng in the
shade
I'VE are the strongest of nations. So
far, with only the phantom of a Regular
Army as nucleus of education, our wars
have been fought for the most part by
the volunteer citizen soidiery. They have
never failed to cope successfully with the
trained bands of Europe. Today at the
tap Of q drum ten millions would swarm
TO the national defence, and to foreign
foe our seacoasts would become
Looming baEtions fringed with h,e
The American Volunteer.
Against the soldier OF any age or any
country We might place with conf lence
the American volunteer. There IS an
army in our country grander than any
ever mustered ON the field of Mars. In
line 1t would stretch over 5000 miles. 1t
is the conscript and volunteer school
children Of the United States, over 1G 600
00c strong. 1t is the embryo of the might
lest civilized force ever organized by any
people. Woe be unto him who sees in
these young souls any unworthy thought
When this army deploys in action may Il
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