The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-18
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/ Lord Eosehe-y in8ulRed 90 a pleasant
day drflm Il h,s address before the Gias-
aov University on Friday He drew
picture 81 tine imagination whlch must
hove - RED trc most ploasurabie feel
.es uu zoe breasts ~ the ardent impe-
r4usu He supposed q British empire
Composed MOI only 81 the British islee.
tlt % a., great fertile and rich terri-
tory which now makes up the rn.tci
states. Such an empire. a. present
woud include more than one hundred
mill.ous Of people and dominate tho
world an ~ -he insight have been Brit
ish. said Lord Hosehery hat for me
small Incident ~ the acceptance ~ peer
axe. HAD the elder pitt the eroat friend
o. America, NOT lcff me House o. Com
mons whoa De- b.aan.o first minister. De
would probably have suppressed or pre-
vented the elless budget which prce.p-
itated the BOSTON tea party and The Rev
dictionary war. George III might have
becn induced 20 listen 90 reason. and thc
American colonies might have been satis-
ned hy allowing them adequate rcpresen-
fNAt'fH sa...A I|HHI DO q %. fAHtttAstH. aAastAt
Ink that the nonderous "lr' in this ease
had nor existed Lord Roscbcry pictured
how tho British government might have
moved Sos seat in stately and picturesque
procession from the old world 20 the
New. "Thc most sublime transference or
power 300 the history Of mankind De
sats 90 would have been.
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O. nrment Of tho Imagination. calculated
10 please those Buf3ns who like go specu-
late upon what their empire mleht have
been. ara those few American who
fond OF titles and other marks ~ nobility
think that without tho great "if' in
the case They might have been lords. or
~ least barons But q is unlikely that
there would have been built a monarchy
OF ara empire IN America, oven had George
TT listened 20 reason Those etaunch
souls who immigrated 10 the new
continent believed in the equality
OF white-skiuned men. They came
TO what was then a wilderness
for the purpose ~ escaping not
only political but religious persecution
They desired. above all things. freedom
res, raincd only By law. They did not sub
scribe to tho docrine Of divine right but
believed in equality. Justice and modem-
ton. Had George III listened 20 reason"
and granted tho American colonies ju~
representation. had the reckless bulge;
Of Townshend" never been adopted. and
the stamp taxes never levied. the nroba-
biutlos are that the conflict would have
been postponed. bat q IS not likely that
q would have been avcrted Il would
hove come later, anyway. with the same
result. The lcaven Of Independence and
freedom was Ia the colonies and az work.
and could not be suppressed by conccs-
sons from royalty This continent was
destined 20 be the home Of a free. self
governing people where merit intrinsic
worth. and not accident Of birth. would
mark an ideal nobility America has now
achieved. In part lts destiny. II has
become sho greatest ana richest Power 60
the world. by reason Of SIS principles Of
equahty and Justice. u may be- pleasing
60 the Brtons 70 think how great they
would have been except for that "if." but
that little two-le'ter qualification runs
through tho history 81 tho world. aud Of
mankind. 'lC we do not fall victims 60
the impcusilsuc idea. we shall continue
90 grow until we dominate thc world as
England might have done. according 20
Bosebcry. az George III had not been
an unreasonable and hard-bcadcd mon.
arch.