The world: historical and actual . BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. it. Ordinary manufactures were few and insignifi-cant. For a century and a half the English inAmerica were under colonial restraints, and succeed-ed only in laying the foundations of a great future. Speaking of the Amer-ican peojjle in this stageof development, a recenthistoriau well observes, These people, whoseancestors had been driveninto exile by the exac-tiuns of European gov-ernments and the bigot-ry of ecclesiastical power,had become the rightfulproprietors of the NewWorld. They had fairlywon it from savage manand savage nature. They
The world: historical and actual . BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. it. Ordinary manufactures were few and insignifi-cant. For a century and a half the English inAmerica were under colonial restraints, and succeed-ed only in laying the foundations of a great future. Speaking of the Amer-ican peojjle in this stageof development, a recenthistoriau well observes, These people, whoseancestors had been driveninto exile by the exac-tiuns of European gov-ernments and the bigot-ry of ecclesiastical power,had become the rightfulproprietors of the NewWorld. They had fairlywon it from savage manand savage nature. Theyhad subdued it and builtstates within it. Theyowned it by the claimsof actual possession ; bytoil and trial; by the or-deal of suffering; byperil, privation, andhardship; by the bap-tism uf sorrow and theshedding ef blood. Thetime had now fully come for the announcementami establishment of the principles of Uniun andIndependence. .pSi» mi-r 4* mrk^
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