The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-01

to extend and politicians and states
men in congress and in public ad
dresses we're seeking in some way
to arrive at the best form of settle
/ ment.
The Missouri Compromise. the Com
promise of 1850. the Kansas-Nebras
ka bill, the Fugitive Slave Law, were
all measures adopted to settle the
. perplexing problem. but II was not
luntil the civil war with its baptism
of blood came upon the nation that
the problem met it's solution, and II
was decided once for all that slavery
as an institution must pass from the
home of the brave and the land OF
the free"
That question is settled Never
! again need this nation perplex itself
with what to do with the great evil
OF slavery. No more compromise
Legislation on that question. The
blood Of brothers has determined the
answer. and the shock of wars com.
motion throttled every compromise
measure.
Then too in a large and increas.
ingly large measure. the civil war
settled the question of sectionalsm.
| II 10 uD lbhHtl AAlt 1OuNu dkdlhHN lht
North. or the North against the
South. nor any section of the country
against another section of Il. The
late Spanish.American war illustrated
this great gain. Men of the South
marched with men OF the North. and
the children of those who wore the
gray fought side by side with the
children OF those who wore the
blue In defense of one common cause |
Indeed in some cases even men who |
wore the gray themselves stood |
shoulder to shoulder with men wore
the blue. as brethren of one common |
national brotherhood under the same
old flag for the same glorious pur.
pose.
Sectionalism is dead, and for Il
may there never be a resurrection.
Sectionalism is dead. and palsled be
the hand that would put forth an
EFFORT TO revive Il. and stilled be the
voice that would seek to advocate It's
revival We are one people. and know
no North. no South, no East. no
West. in the sense of advocating the
cause OF one section TO the detriment
OF the other. We are one people
united together In working out one
national life purpose This
the civil war had a large part In set.
Ting. Then too the civil war settled
the question Of nationalism. We are
no mere aggregation OF states. no I
mere confederation; we are a nation. !
and spell the word with a capital {
Y. The settlement OF the question {
)f sectionalism carried with Il the [
natural result OF national unity. The e
world has come 20 recognize the fact I
hat we are a nation, a nation that 7
must be reckoned with In the adjust. !
nent OF world questions and interna.
ional problems.
II the civil war left any doubt as TO u
he truth OF this, the Spanish.Ameri. v
AN war dissipated that doubt and c
he experience in China since then c
las shown that we have indeed come
o national self.consclousness We are y
low regarded as one OF the great Il
world powers whose opinion Is OF a
uperlative importance when Il comes v
o determining the policy OF the other p
lowers In their relation 10 such ma. a
ions as China.
And so overshadowing has this 4,
lational character and recognition "a
'ecome that no one misunderstands q
yhen one calls himself an American. II
So one thinks OF such an one as be. h
ng Canadian or a Mexican or a II
brazilian. though they live on the n
american continent and In a certain n
ense are entitled TO be called Amer .
cans as Justly cs we When we N
peak OF the American nation for n
ONE reason, or other, every one at 8,
nee understands that thereby Is m
neant the people OF the United II
'tates. and an American citizen Is a N
itizen OF the United States. That N
We are nation Is no longer an open A
uestlon. That has been definitely w
ettled. The question OF the soldier. n,
quality OF our American manhood m
as been determined While the reg. =,
lar army has its place in the pres. .,
mt constitution of things. vet the n
oldierly quality OF the average m
american citizen, his bravery, his fiji.
ess FOR servcie, his loyalty TO his n,
ountry's ideals, all this is beyond a,
uestion. The victors of the North .,
re quick To acknowledge the yalor q,
he courage, the nobility OF their IA,
onquered brethren of the South ~
he fact that on Memorial Day In m
orthem cemeteries tho graves of ,a
he boys who died in defense of the oil
confederate cause. and in many 81
southern cemeteries the graves of .,
oldiers from the north will be deco. m
ated by the representatives of their 10
ihilom foes serves as a tribute from al
ach TO the bravery and soldierliness
their sometime antagonists. NJ
While the north recognizes and ~
rides itself in a Grant and other n,
oble and famous generals. Il does ~
OF forget that noble, able. military pe
sader Robert f. Lee, nor that other "a
piendid American of the south who ~
the late Spanish-American war ~, ~
moved his love of a united country w.
nd OF the dear old fag-GeneraI ~
oseph Wheeler III IN
The victors are ready TO concede no
ne bravery OF the vanished and to ar
aim the glory of American manhood IN,
men IL does battle for a purpose Se
nat commands lis attachment and tIc
'yalty, and the whole world as il ma
sads the story OF American militarv an
nairs must acknowledge the vaIor W.