The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-14


surpassed. We occupy to-day the fore
most placcg In the worlds commerce., our
exports now exceeding those OF Britain.
Recently we have become supreme IN
finance our banking capital being the
greatest Of nny nhtion The worlds
financial htnrt now tlirobs In New York,
and It's pulsations affect the world. In
slant. Godspecd and DiscOvery--whichI
landed the colonists here, We have now
a navy second only to that OF Great Bril-
tain, and which we propose to increase
until II shall equal that of any.
Our phenomenal Development has notI
been confined to rnnterial things The
pioneer, ns lle advanced across the conti-
nent, constructed the log church and
sclloolhousc contemporancously with his
rude cabin. Education and Christianity
have kept pace with our wonderful In
dustrihl progress We have created a
vast system Of public education. gener
ously supported by government, extend-
Ing from primary schools to splendid uni
versltes, which bring the blessings dnd
benefits of education within the reach Of
all. Here education Is more generally
diffused than elsewhere. To-day in the
United States there are moro schools,
more scholars, moro fine colleges and
universities, more good libraries, larger
expenditures and endowments for edit
cation, than In any patton OF the world.
We have created national literature,
distinctive and credttable, and which in
the same length of time has never been
equaled. We have furnished poets, his
torinns, cssayists, novelists and scien-
lists whose productions are read and
priced the world over. II Is true we have
not yet reached the highest elevation but
with time and patience we will climb
the dlzziest heights of learning and ge-
MUS. Freedom OF action and opportunity
have brought us wonderful material
wealth; freedom of thought and oppor-
tunity Will In time give US an amazing
intellectual wealth. Our !nnumerabe free
asylums hospitals and charitable insti-
tutions, our vast contribution to churches
and missions, bear testimony that our
wealth and Christianity have advanced
hand In hand.
The National History.
We have made a national history. every
page of which Is illumined with courage
heroism, SUCCESS and hope. We have fur
nshed jurists. orators, statesmen, whose
genius and achievements have placed
them forever among the immortals. We
| have waged war, and our trumphs there
are as marked as are those of peace.
In naval warfare We have Lake Erie.
Santiago, Manila, and on land Trenton,
| Saratoga. Yorktown and New Orleans
|
tary prowess and place us high in the
annals of warfare. This nation has en-
gagged In the greatest war OF all times.
| In number OF men engaged, In number OF
men and amount of property sacrificed,
In number OF battles fought, In continu-
Gus duration. and In extent Of territory
over which waged, the late Civil War,
1t was the greatest war Of all countries
| and OF all ages. The splendid courage
the high military genius displayed by
each side In that terrific conflict, have
surrounded this nation with n halo OF
/ glory that Is eternal. and brought to I,
the profound respect and awe Of al
nations. Tho fierce passions and enmi-
| ties engondcrcd BY thet conflict have dis
| appeared, and we are now more so thar
ever one people-one in love Of flag anG
country, one in all future destiny. The
flag once rent now floats without a seam
| All this has been accomplished within
three centuries. It is so wonderful thai
the mere recital Of it, In homeiy phrase
appears as the language of extravaganza
/ AS to what this young western giant vii
4 be and do when he attains to manhood
human foresight is powerless to prophesy
This mighty republic is yet fresh will
the dews OF morning. The g'ores Of It:
noontide are yet to come. Decay has no
even touched the majestic fabric reared
3 by three centuries of courageous
! battling. Despair has had nc
q part in founding or building Amer
lea. Hope-eternal, courageous hope
has ever been the pillar of cloud
by day. the pillar Of fire by night
4 to guide MS through the wilderness
Standing to-day on an eminence tina
overlooks three hundred years Of BRAY,
3 endeavor, let us fearlessly face the fu
ture, which beckons us on to higher
nobler destiny. AS we stand here on Thu
sacred spot where we began. and surve.
with pride and patriotism the pathwa!
we have travelled, and ponder the peril
over which we have passed. and perceive
that In all we have had the sustainin:
hand OF Divine Providence, let u
strengthen and confirm our Christian
faith, and let us resolve to give Willing
i service and sacrifice to our country. LIE
US determine to preserve the priceless
principle OF individual liberty and equa
opportunity, which constitutes the foun
dation OF our prosperity from the de
structive assaults alike OF socialism ant
predatory wealth. With strong arms AM
brave hearts let us press forward to on
!, responsible duty, and perform our par
OF the worlds work.
!, To-day. as we gather on these grounds
. around which cluster so many historica
! associations and heroic deeds, our pulls
s cannot fail to quicken and our minds t
: thrill with lofty purposes and high am
billions. Here, for almost q century, wa
!, the chief seat and capital o
/ Anglo Saxon power In the west
8 ern world Here the adventurous
, and chivalrous Smith ruled, ant
!, by his resolute courage and indoml
i table energy made the settlement per
manent and founded the first Englis
> colony. Here were undergone perils an
E prlvations sufficient to daunt the stout
i est heart. Here Pocahontas, the gent
Al Indian princess. was wooed won an
8 welded. Here was empanoled the frs
jury that ever administered justice
the western hemisphere. Here Chris
tianity built her first church In America
t Here assembled, in 1919. the House {
: Burgesscs, the first legislative body elect
t ed by the people that ever sat or en-
e acted laws for the new world. Here.
+ 1924 the House of Burgesses boldly de
], clared that no taxes could be levied G
c collected In Virginia except by the dull
i elected representatives of the peop
+ This was prior to the conflict in Ems
/, land between Charles !, and the BIRTHS
/. Parliament. Here also the House OF Bun
4 gesses refused to grant to Charles !.
! monopoly of their tobacco, and sevcrel
. punished their clerk for furnishing IL