In the War of the Revolution these principles became our fixed standard. Byadherence to them we have made progress beyond the power of man to conceive or dream. Our material progress makes puny the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. and these flattering results have been due in no small measure to the fact that the immigrant. from whatever country he came. no matter how downtrodden lie had been hitherto. the very moment he stepped foot on the American shore and began to take in the atmosphere of American institutions. felt himself transformed and almost transfigured by the change. In the mother countries he was.-or at least had felt himself. a slave. Now he felt he was free. that he was a free man.
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