The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-10

That was a most valuable. clear
cut and pertinent address that was
maze the other day at the unveiling
Of the Confederate monument at
Plttsboro. Like all that emanates
from chief Justice Walter Clark il
was thouohtful. instructive and valu-
able What he said OF The Effect
of the War Upon Our Form of Gov
ernment," was opportune and greatly
to the point Since 1861, the under
mining Of the Federal Constitution
has been going on from year to year
SO impress have | been for rearly
an editor have | urged that some aplG.
honorable, faithful, truthful we'll
qualified lawyer in the North should
prepare work upon the changes
wrought in the organic law by uSdrpa-
ton and treachery against the people /
Mr.. Justice Roger A. Pryor, an elo-
quent and able Virginian. but holding
at the time a judicial Office in New
7 4Ork CitT of the highest. some fif-
teen or eighteen years since, publish
ed IN Northern periodical. probably
the New York Forum" q thoughtful,
careful article upon the changes
wrought IN the Constitution of the
United states up to that time by in
fractions and usurpatiOns. This is as
recollect it. There is much that I
would be glad to cite from Judge
ClaEkS address but il was only a few
days ago when with its characteristic
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lished in The News and Observer. r
make but one or two reproductions to
add to the emphasis of the statement:
This republican form of government
IS based upon the principle that all
government is founded upon the peo-
pies will and when that will has been
regularly and formally expressed all
men must obey it. That
there should be no mistake about this,
the tenth amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States rings as
clear as a bell. The powers not dele
gated TO the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to
the States, are reSerVed to tbs States
respectively or TO the people. fSere
is nothing ambiguous in those words
and not a line or word Of it has ever
been modified
/ copy also the following from the
greatest Republican official since 1861,
that it may be particularly remember
ed. Judge Clark says:
And in his message to the Ameri-
can Congress, Lincoln said: To main
tain inviolate the rights of the States
to Order and control under the con-
stitution their own affairs by their
own judgment exclusively, is essen
tial for the preservation of that bal
ance Of power on which our institu-
tons rest.
Read all that Judge Clark says, for
+ it win pay you to know it. 1t is wise,
solid. deliberate. forceful. entertain
ing, elevating, illustrating, productive.
London is the greatest city in all
the world. 1t Is by far the greatest
/ city known in all the ages. Over fiftT
! years ago when it had some 100000
! Inhabitants that superb writer,
Thomas Quincy referred to it in
1 one Of his delightful essays, as the
i Nation of London" In this year
when it has not far from 1000, 900 of
! people, if he were living. he would
/ probab characterize it as the EN-
/ pire of London. 1t is a great and
marvellous city, and one well worthy
j of seeing and knowing. Of all the
men of genius born in it by far the
! greatest was John Milton. In previ-
/ Gus article / mentioned the names of
nearly all of the most famous born
within it. When Shak left the
when he was some twenty or twenty
one years old, to try his fortune in
+ 8r"H rhen small city on the Thames
River, with certainly not more than
10000 innabf-ants. and some au-
thorities give it at not more than 100.-
/ 600, it was a dark. dirtv filthy. strag
Cling place Now with its great eX-
tent, its vast population, its tremen-
dous influence, its enormous wealth
and capa bilities, it is a wonder among
cities. l saw recently a picture of the
section where the Americans living in
the city do congregate and transact
their commercial business. and it is
indeed most remarkably attractive
me Americans living in London now
are very many. The men are there
representing commerce and literature
ana SCIENCE. The women are there
tn considerable numbers and thev are
of the fashiOnables. the theatres the
field of letters, OF journalism and so
!, on. American products are much on
sale including patent medicines and
ankee clocks. l have seen it men
toned lately that of all American hu-
rnorits, Mark Twain is the favorite.
He is read by the school boys gener-
ally Mr.. Clemens is a very gifted,
Il aecidedly able man. and his popu-
larity is not surprising. Among wo-
men writers it is mentioned that Mary
Wilkins. Edith Wharton. Mrs Riggs
(Kate Wiggin). Gertrude Atherton
Mary Johnston, Elizabeth Robins, are
the favorites. Mrs. Burnett is men
toned, too, but she is not an Ameri-
can, but of English nativity. Among
the male writer's named as the IA
yorites are Owen Wister. Winston
Allen, George Cable. Booth TarkinS
ton. Meredith Nicholson, r. X
Cham bers. Marion Crawford and
Jack London Of the women's pro-
two. OF the men l have read moth
ing save by Howells. Allen, Cable and
Marion Crawford. OF these the most
interesting is Crawford. Allen is the
There are many American Journalists
in London. The leader is said to be
Mr.. Chamberlain. of the New York
Sun. Several other New York dailes
have representatives. Mt is stated that
Pomeroy Burdin. of the New York
Journal, receives $4,000 salary
wear Among American actresses
Mary Anderson. Cong ago retired)
now Madame de Navarro. is the most
prominent. There are several among
them who have had successes. as is
mentioned There are some American
painters who rank we'll. the highest
being F. S. Sargent The American
aristocrats in London have not made
much headway in getting into the So
Ciety of the nobility. II is stated that
the most successful of American ac-
| tresSeS are Mrs. Carr Cook, Miss
| Eleanor Robson. Mrs. Leslie Carter
and Miss Annie Russell. 1t is also
mentioned that the American Rhodes
scholars at Oxford University have
! formed an American Club. [ notice
that the Americans have won high