The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-17
LIBERTY AND LAW
Bryce Delivers England's & Mes
sage to America.
WITHOUT FREEDOM no TRUE LAW1
Ambassador Rt jamestown Makes
Public King Edwnrd's Address.
Root Makes Reply For the
United Stntcs.

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welt by Ambassador Bryce of Grea
Britain on the occasion Of the oponinl
Of the jamestown exposition. Kin.
Edwards message was not made pub
lie until now and then as a part of the
address Of Ambassador Bryce I'm th,
ceremonies at jamestown
Ambassador Bryce at Jamestowi
said In part:
you have asked me to say what
England's message a. America wuulo
be OH this three hundredth anniversar,
of the birth of the American nation
"On the occasion of the opening OF
the exposition by the president of tn,
United States, who made referenc,
to England, which deeply touched us
and for which we thank him. had th,
honor Of transmitting to the president
the greeting from the king and his gov
ernment IN the following words:
ION the occasion of the celebrations
| cOmmemorating the tcrccntenary of the
foundation of the first English settle
ment on the American continent M
jamestown and the birth Of the Ameri
can nation his majesty's government
wish 70 offer their warnest cougratu
lationS 10 the United States govern
ment on the magnificent progress and
development which have brought the
United States into the first rank among
the greatest nations of the world not
only IN material prosperity, but also in
culture and peaceful civilization The
connection which must ever exist iu
history between the British and Amer
lean nations VIII never be forgotten
and will contribute 10 increase and
foster ties of affection between the two
peoples
These words express the Sentiment
Of the British people. their sentiment
of affection and Of pride, Of pride in
what you have done already of hope
of what you may do iu the fu'nre
"If ] might venture On add Hny uon,
in which Englishmen who have reflect
ed upon your history and their own
would desire To convey their view of
the teachings of that history / Wnu.
ask: Could the ancient moth"r.ntl
with her recollections Of fourteen cen.
turtles Of national life and seven centu
ries Of slow but steady constitutional
development, send 70 her mighty
daughter a better message than this
old message. Cherish alike and cher
ish together liberty and lawY They are
always inseparable. Without liberty
there is no true law, because law sinks
into being merely the VIII of an arhi-
trary ruler or selfish class and ceases
to be the will Of the whole community
Without law and order there is no true
liberty, for anarchy means that the
right Of the gentle and the weak are
overridden by the violent. In the union
" ordered liberty with a law gradually
remolded from age to ngc 20 suit the
changing needs of the people there Inns
lain. and there VIII always, the prog
ress and pence both Of England and
America"
Ambassador Bryce, continuing HIS
speech. said:
The oak Of English dominion ON the
continent Of North America lay hidden
IN the acorn that was planted on this
island In the james river, just as the
germ Of English dominion I'M the east
was 10 be found IN the charter that
had been granted by Queen Elizabeth
10 the East India company seven years
before this very settlement here.
"The landing at jamestown was one
Of the great events IN the history of
the wOrld-an event to be compared
for its mOmentous consequences with
the overthrow Of the Persian empire
by Alexander. with the destruction of
Carthage by Rome. with the conquest
Of Gaul by Clovis, with the taking OF
Constantinople by the Turks ono
might almost say with the discovery
of America by Columbus. But did any
idea Of the magnitude Of this event
rise IN the minds Of the little band of
settlers when they set TO the building
Of their fort called after the king
James Town and began TO SOW their
fields with wheat? There is nothing 10
show that they saw far ahead.
"Of the legends which cluster around
some of the leading figures. and espe-
cially Of Captain John Smith and the
delightful Pocahontas. the Nausicca of
this Odyssey, I will not speak leaving
this theme TO Virglnians more compe-
tent to deal with IT, But of the found
ers Of the colony ! may say this that
the spirit of freedom showed itself
very early among the colonists The
same spirit prompted Virginia's action
when an unwise English ministry, ig
norant Of the circumstances and feel
ings Of the colonists. blundered into a
conflict which ended I'm their severance |
from England: how the greatest Of an
Virginians. clarum OF venerable No
men. LED his colony and its fellow
colonies in that conflict; how the
craftsmanship Of Virginia. matured 10y
the experience Of nearly two centuries. /
bore its part, and most distinguished /
part. I'm framing the constitution of |
1857 and gave TO the Union four ont OF /
its FIVE first presidents; how one of I
Virginia's most lllustrious SONS. Chief /
Justice Marshall, SO eXpounded and |
developed the constitution as 90 De l
come almost its second author of all /
this / must not here and now attempt /
10 speak
The reply Of Secretary Of state Root. /
addressed To ambassador Bryce is as /
follows:
Il have received your message Of I
congratulation from his maicsty's gov /
From Fa rmville, Va, Excursion Ticket /
Account of Jamestown Exposition.