Our country, the marvel of nations; its past, present, and future, and what the Scriptures say of it . 96 THE MARVEL OF NATIONS a manly pride akin to that which distinguished the pahniest days of Rome,chiini, as the noblest title of the world, I am an American citizen. And how long a time has it taken for this wonderful transfor-mation ? In the language of Edward Everett, They are but latelydead who saw the firstborn of the Pilgrims; and Mr. Townsend(p. 2i) says, The memory of one man can swing from that timeof primitive government to this — when thirty-eight millions ofpeople [he could now sa
Our country, the marvel of nations; its past, present, and future, and what the Scriptures say of it . 96 THE MARVEL OF NATIONS a manly pride akin to that which distinguished the pahniest days of Rome,chiini, as the noblest title of the world, I am an American citizen. And how long a time has it taken for this wonderful transfor-mation ? In the language of Edward Everett, They are but latelydead who saw the firstborn of the Pilgrims; and Mr. Townsend(p. 2i) says, The memory of one man can swing from that timeof primitive government to this — when thirty-eight millions ofpeople [he could now say seventy-six and one quarter millions],living on two oceans and in two zones, are represented in Wash-ington, and their consuls and ambassadors are in every port andmetropolis of the
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