The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10
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through the medium of an authority pos
scasod by the corporations of the land, f
when they claim the privilege 70 col
lsct toll without limitation or regu-
lat.on. under their charters for serv-
Ice, which our habits and civilization .
have caused Us TO grow 80 accustomed ,
10 that its continuance in daily use 10 /
absolute, imperative and unavoidable, .
The greatest epoch In our country {
statesmanship, as no one VIII dispute [
embraces that period OF splendid intel (
lectuality and manhood described by [
James G. Blaine in his Twenty Years
OF Congress, when sHs9Edng OF the re,
markable characters sent TO the council
/ chambers OF the Nation from the South
Those leaders constitute remarkable
body OF men, having before them the
/ example OF Jefferson, Of Madison and or
George Mason In NirG-pia--of Nathaniel
Macon OF North Carolina and OF tina
Plclneys and Rutladges In South Caro-
ina. They gave deep study to the SCI
enco OF government They were admir-
ably trained aa debaters, and they be-
camo highly skilled in the management
/ of parliamentary bodies Their secluded
mode Of MO on the plantation gave them
/ leisure Tor reading and rejecting They
look pride In their NbraHes--pursued the
law SO far as IL Increased their equip
7 nent for q public career, and devoted
themselves to political affairs with an
t absorbing ambition.
! GREAT MEN OF THAT TIME
And who were the men OF America
,hen7 John Quincy Adams was president
! Of the United States from 1928 70 1879;
] John c. Calhoun OF South Carolina was
: vice president Henry Clay OF Kentucky
= secretary OF state; James Barbour OF
. Virginia was secretary of war; William
q Writ of Virginia was attorney general
q and John Marshall OF the same state
= was the Nations great chief Justice
with Joseph story OF Massachusetts ont
n of hts noted associates
% Tho United States senate boosted al
!, this lime OF such men d3 Nathaniel Ma
=, con OF North Carolina, Lavl Woodbury.
" of New Hampshire, Daniel Webster Of
l. Massachusetts,, Horatlo Seymour OF Yer
"a mont, Rufus King and Martin Van Blu
u rem OF New York. John Randolph ~ Nir
- gtnla. Andrew Jackson OF Tennessee
+ william Henry Harrison Of Ohio, Thorn
- as Benton OF Missouri. while other dis
~ tinBuished names of men living at tina
~ time forever lnRcrolled on the roll o
II Americas gifted children may be re
Ne ferred TO- such as Thomas Jefferson
Us Mason and Zachary Taylor OF Virginia
~ Aaron Burr, Daniel d. TomplGns an
- Willard Fillmore of New York: Georg
on on Pennsylvania; James X Polk, John Be
eh and David Crockett OF Tonnessee; EYshe
ne Ames OF Mns8achusetts. and Georg
IS, Mcpufhe OF South Carolina
ne These mortal, mural monuments d,
IA scribe the metes and bounds OF our cour
vi try's most slorlous epoch in Statesman
M ship and Individual character.
X While on the other hand the ohild-e
70 OF our poeterity will stand amazed
10 tho spleNdor of our commercial ACHE ',
ui- mentB of the merchant princes and II
S dustrial masters OF today. Trade ar
M uYarice. however. will soon have owe
Ala taken their climax because their regul
,,ht ton and limitation In the interest of q
te- great unknown and unwritten masses
M demanded by a divinity that shapes Il
re ends OF men trough hew them how v
IN will"
on This Is the beginning OF now n,
OF which Will yet recount a period OF state
ma manship among Americans necessary I
the ameloration of the condition OF mi
and the assimilation OF present anon
loug relations not only equal to the &c
ius OF tho great men heretofore referr
is to, but superior In the exact degroe tn
rn- the present REQUIREMENTS are moro comp
OF Gated and difficult problems than tho
try, with which our fathers commended.
lsi- No one will contend with me that
ar tile characters in National politics tod
the bear striking resemblance to the
nth markable figures above referred to
Nd having played their part In the cou
try's affairs during the first quarter
clu- the last century. But instead OF
nall dividualisni, the Nation can, with col
in pride. boast OF a commerclalism as 8,
the passing in It's splendor and achis'
ton ments as compared with similar emo
non among neighboring nations. as her h
D OF torlc mon OF the past stand without co
the parison and tower above eulogy Wi
lous in a hundred years America has rls
tho from the State OF dependent colonies
nse- tho most powerful republic known
tory wealthiest empire among the nations
erUl the globe. her assets being rated
an eighty-hve billion OF dollars which
erty manv billions more than Great Rrit