Year: 1867

the revolution through which the American
people have been and still are passing
toward their predestined future. When the
war closed with the surrender of Lees
army to Grant near Appomattox Court
House, q new era for American states
manship was opened 1t soon began to be
apparent that the nation had outgrown the
swaddling clothes and leading strings Of its
infancy. 1t must now, in its manhood. grid
itself to run the race that is set before it. The
"abstractions'' Of Stale rights have dissolved.
leaving behind them but dim and misty
tradition OF old conflicting sectional interests.
In their turn these must disappear completely;
nation arises distinctly before the national
mind as the goal Of our ambitious hopes. In
order to reach this goal we need higher
style Of craftsmanship than even that which
successfully laid the foundations Of the repub-
lie. To restore internal peace and prosperity,
to develop our inexhaustibls sources Of mate
rial wealth, TO apply all the marvellous agencies
of modern science and civilizlt ltion, to educate.
refine and elevate the national character, and
to maintain among the great Powers OF the
earth the imperial position to which the United
States are summoned by manifest destiny,
is task for the combined energies Of tho
entire American people, directed by the wis
dom and experience of statesmen compared
with whom the pigmy politicians Of The
present day will sink into utter insig-
nifcance and oblivion. Patriotism must
take the place Of greediness for official
spoils. Broad and generous views of domestic
and foreign policy must be substituted for
narrow and bitter sectional prejudices. Ques-
tions of finance and other branches Of political
and social economy must assert their vital inn
portance, and wrangling over dead institutions
must cease. The art Of governing must no
longer be reckoned among the lost arts None
OF the requisites which such thoughtful writer's
as Ansaldo Ceba and Henry Taylor, the one in
bis "Citizen Of Republic" and the other In
I" The Statesman" have proved to be indispsn-
sable in the rulers Of . powerful State should
be any longer neglected. The popular mind
should be trained to recognize and demand
high standard Of excellence IN the selection Of
their leaders. II should become the universal
conviction that II Is . blessing to have at the
head of affairs the most intelligent and capable
men that can be found in the country. Intelli-
gence and not black ignorance should rule.
The insidious attempts Of any party whatever
to exercise despotic control by the aid OF the
ignorant and degraded should be Indignantly
denounced. Nor should that undue jealousy
Of superiority be initiated which impelled the
"herce democracie" Of Athens to ostracize it,
best aud noblest citizens. "A statesman" We
ore told, "should follow public opinion.
Doubtless, as q coachman follows his horses
having firm hold Of the reins and guiding
them.' Incalculable mischief has been
wrought by high placed folly and imbecility.
We have suffered enough from mediocrity and
weakness on the part OF our Chief Magistrates,
and such qualities should no longer recon-
mend candidate. Let NJ not fear to trust
the reins Of government TO firm hand. The
name OF Grant heads long list Of heroes who
have fought for the unity Of the nation. Ignor-
ing alike North, East West and South these
men Of deeds and not Of words have compre-
hended and sought the welfare Of the whole
country. BY bringing out the latent forces Of
q people. unconscious Of its resistless might,
and organizing these forces for victory, they
crushed the most formidable rebellion which
any government ever encountered. II they
were 70 carry into politics the grandeur Of
views and the energy which they evinced In
war they would conspicuously illustrate the
new era for American statesmsnship. They
would be the statesmen Of our future


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