The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18

The civilized world could not be gov erned as one. The family of nations this day vie the one member with the other 10 invent the most deadly weapons of war, to build the most impregnabie ships of war, to train the most expert naviga- tors of the air that war may become more deadly. When George III signed the treaty of Paris he went in great state 10 the chamber of lords where parliament and vast throng awaited him to make royal announcement of the act performed. He said "rhe B American colonies are now states" naming each by its name Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Georgia. The United States was unknown or the confederation. The King ex- pected and many Americans feared, that the l3 young nations would soon become ct enmity among themselves. Soon one after another they would seek to come under the protectorate of different great powers of Europe. To avoid d1scord within and escape the expectations of Flu rope, tine young nations or states engaged among themselves, at different times in instruments of compact.
 Wise men saw the vast area conld not be governed as one. They constructed q republic of republics When President Jefferson acquired the immeasurable Louisiana territory he was well convinced in his own mind of the necessity but doubtful that the newly invented federal system was elastc enough to comprehend the enormous augmentation Of pnysical forces that collected under it. Frequent ly he suggested to political leaders of his day that the new territory beyond the Mississippi inight desire to separate it. self frorn the United States Indeed. he said the people might prefer to make two or more federal governments there. If the wish of the inhabitants should take that course he could see no objection, be- cause they would beyond all cavil take the government of the United States as a model.
 This idea of Mir Jeffersons that time might develop a policy of governmental administration favorable to one or more trsns- Mississippi federations of states was the argilnent of the southern rights party of Alabama throughout the period of historic debate from 1850 to lsG0.
 The theory of polite division of terrl- tory failed on trial, or rather failed without trial How is free government to persist in Alabama? Ii is due 10 fu- ture generations that they shall be e"'- cated in the facts of the victory of the men wno stood Witlout the Wild wave or revolution of which we write Alabama is recognized in the marts of trade and in the councils of government with great honor Industry in it's highest ventures is active here Civics here IS q fixed sci- ence. Speculative thought in every sphere of knowledge Is entertained here. All this attainment, within the time of men now living is work of rescue. the achieve ment of redemption. ''Bretrams right and -..itraln s might met, embraced and prevailed
 The resolute purpose of the people to save the state resulted in the alienation ,4 ,he university so as to deprive the toard of education of that feature of it's effective strength in office. The roll of students rarely reached 30 names. The session of 1870 opened with 24 students from the general public and four from the families of the faculty.
 The board of regents, indignant at the be nishnent of President Lacy and the prejudice of the public mind against the university, spread abroad by the contemp- tuous reports of citizens of Tuscaloosa and the ceaseless diatribes of Randolph Monitor advertised for bids from towns for the removal of the institution. Moth ing of serious consequence followed this revengefu episode,
 The regents, as a body and individually realized the importance to them of keep ing the institution in operation. They ncid q meeting in Montgomery August 10. 1869 and elected Northrope president They met at he capitol December , Of the same year to hear that this president had refused the place. Norihrope had read the Monitor Professor Luptoa was Immediately elected and accepted tho