Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-09-29
ADDRESS OF
GEN. l.. VICTOR BAUGHMAN,
al Chairman 81 the
MARYLANDC COMMISSIONERS.
LOUISIANA MISREPRESENTATION

AT THE
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION.
Delivered on
Maryland Day, Septemberl2, '04.
The scene before MS today Is one
calculated to inspire the mind and
thrill the heart. This mammoth OK
hibition is an effort 10 give outward
and visible expression 70 she pro
gross. the glory. the material and
social advancement Of more than a
hundred years But no work, how
ever great, can fully express Il no
monument. however colossal. Isades
quate 10 body Ii forth. No country,
no civilization. no advancement IN
history approaches il. And yet there
Is somewhere a reason for IL all, a
cause for IL. and an instrumeniality
by which, under tho guiding hand
Of Providence II was accomplished.
What Is it2
Extent Of territory does not make
greatpeople. MuItitudinous popu.
lations do not make great nation !;
inexhaustibIe resources are often the
cause Of ruin and death. Only urin.
ciple makes a people great and the
greater the territory. the larger the
population, the more unbounded the
riches, the more necessary is prin.
ciplo. But when greatness Of
principle is joined 10 this material
greatness, then all Is made sublime.
IL was Gods will that this nation
should have both, But her essen.
tial greatness, that which gives
stamp and character 10 all--is great.
ness Of principle. What is this
principle2
This nation was founded upon
natural right and equity upon I'D
erty, equality. and fraternity right
" understood. And Of all this pro
gress, glory. advancement, riches
and splendor which we witness
this principle has been the lie and
the soul. And indeed, great ID our
glory, but no glory can add 10 Ii
great indeed, our progress. but This
Is is condition great our riches
but this tho greatest riches Of all.
Where did Il come from7 Who in
dictated it7 Blessed shall be be for
ever in the memory Of man
Now Bryce, In bis American
Commonwealth, states that She
fathers, the trainers Of the Constitu
tion. possessed no inventive genius
did not invent anything. The
wisdom which they were called up
ON 10 exercise. and did so wisely
and so we'll. was the not less rare
quality Of wise selection from heap
Of materials and Mr.. Alexander
johnson, Ia the Princeton Rcpieac.
1887, traces almost every article,
provision. and enactment Of the Con
stitution 10 one Of the several Colon
Ial Legislatures. The credit, there.
fore, Of a principle may justly DO
given TO the colony that first indi.
Gated il. Where did America get
the principle Who indicated il Z
Who pointed toward it2 Whomade
II possible2 For blessed shall that
man or natien be forever In the an
nails Of the human race. II came
from Maryland and as speak that
name my heart thrills with delight
Yours answer TO mine, and together
we exult over the glorIes 81 Mary
land. The FIRST indication III the
New World Of this principle was 10
Maryland. At q time when civil
and religious liberty had persisted
In England she resurrected 10th.
She laid her foundation deep upon
justice and liberty. not on the exer
else Of power. And this Is hereyer-
lasting glory Time has not lessen
cd itnor bigotry diminished Truth
has been vindicated and from the
heights Of civilization upon which
we are placed, looking backward
over the past TO she dark period In
which she was founded. she catches
our eye-a luminous point 10 the
universal glooma home Of Justice
and liberty In an age Of tyranny and
oppression The Dove Of Peace
few away from The turmoil Of Eng
land TO q congenial home IN Mary
land and the Ark Of Safety brought
over TO our shores the principle Of
all future civilization.
The Pilgrims landed In 1854,
and within three years the first As
sembIy Of Maryland was called.
This Assembly was democratic and