The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-01-24
The Uncommon Man

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ANGLOSAxoN REGIONS OF THE NEW WORLD THE
WARS or INDEPENDENCE HAD MADE NO IMMEDIATE
DIFFERENCE TO THE HEcEMoNY OF PLANTERS AND
LANDHoLDERs BASED ON THE EXPLOITATION OF
INDIAN AND NEGRO sERFs
With variations from place TO place. government by
aristoeras fhe ruie Jeersonan Arcadia the fevdas
OF the Spanish American esudos Areadans and csvdos
alike ereey jealous of their local autonomy based
misunderstanding Of federalism and bordering times
independence.
THEN CAME EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION WHICH
GRATED ONTO OUR REPUBLICS THE ANxETIEs OF
THE REST or THE WORLD; THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
INDUSTRIES. WHICH TRANSFORMED THE WORKING
CLASS. CREATED CITIES AROUND THE FACTORIES,
AND BROUGHT ABOUT CHANGED ECONOMIC RELA-
TOWNSHIPS; THE PUsHINc-BA OF THE FRONTIERS.
ALWAYS AT THE EXPENSE or THE NATIVES.
IN EACH CASE THESE ELEMENTS PRODUCED OR
DEEPENED THE HOSTILITY BETWEEN THE FORCES or
REFORM AND THOSE DETERMINED TO MAINTAIN THE
OLD ORDER.
THROUGH ALL OF AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY
IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING INDEPENDENCE RUNS THE
SAME CONFLICT BETWEEN UNITY" OR CENTRAL
ISM" AND FEDERALISM"
The year 1855 she Revolution Of Ayua and the
presidency of the Indian Juan Alvarez which began
Mexican Reform and the rise of its ssunehes defender
Benifo Juarez. IN THE UNITED STATES THE VOICE OF
WEBSTER WAS BEING STilLED AND A NEW ONE
SOUNDED FROM THE FRONTIER = THE VOICE OF
COMMON MAN" A WooDcUTTER ABRAHAM LIN
coLN
u is no coincidence that the three great contempt.
rarie who represented the democratic conscience in
the north the middle and the south Of the Western Hems
phere should all have of the Provinces ABRAHAM
LINCOLN tl809-I865) FROM A LOG CABIN IN HARDIN
COUNTY. KENTUCKY; THE INDIAN BENITo JUAREZ
tle06-IS53) FROM A VILLAGE IN THE SIERRA MADRE
OF oAxAcA; DOMINGO FAUSTiNo sARMENTo Osll.
1889 FROM POOR FAMILY IN SAN JUAN, ALMOST
ON THE CHILEAN BORDER. ANY or THEM WOULD
SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE COMMON MAN." so siq
neanf not only in the history OF America crisis
OF our time all the world.
1T IS THUS DRAMATICALLY APPROPRIATE THAT
WE SHOULD NOW BE OBSERVING THE SESoUlcENTEN-
NAL OF ONE = THE NORTH AMERICAN BUT UNI
vERsAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN
On January H. l84e. while still an unknown conoress-
man from Illinois. he had raised his voice in the House
to condemn the Mexican War; dramatically asknq whether
President Polk did feel that the blood of this war
like The blood OF Abel is crying to Heaven against him.
His first statement directed cvrbina the zeal Of the
apolfonss was that he believed slavery be based on an
injustice and TO be bad policy but that the Of
aboiifons doctrines would tend the evil rather
than diminish H. Yet when public opinion had decided in
favor OF action hs John advances the desert 70 en-
claim In his famous New York speeeh house divided
against Itself cannot stand believe this Government
not endure permanently half slave and half free do not
expect the Union be dissolved not expect the house
10 fai-buf do expect that II will 10 be divided n
will become all one thing oil the other Either the oppon
enfs OF slavery will the further spread Of u and
place II where the public mind will in the belief that
IS on the way TO Ultimate extinction or us advocates will
push forward Fill II shall become lawful alike in ali the
States. old as we'll as new-Norih as we'll as South"