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THE ANGLO-SAXON CENTURY
THE ANGLO-SAXON CENTURY
Author of "Stock Brokers and Stock Exchanges," "The Interstate Commerce Act," "Commercial Trusts," etc. Knickerbocker Press 1903 {ii} Published, June, 1903 Reprinted, August, 1903 Knickerbocker Press, New York {iii} II. The origin and form of the suggested alliance between England and the United States…48 I. How the suggestion arose………………………….48 II. The indefiniteness of the form of the proposed Alliance…………………………………………..55 Definition of co-operation, alliance
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
IN this book I advocate the union of all the English-speaking peoples by steps natural and effective. Believing that the only real obstacle to a complete and sympathetic entente between the Anglo-Saxon peoples may arise from the situation of Canada, I urge her voluntary incorporation with the American Republic. Upon broad principles, this incorporation ought not to be difficult, seeing that the Federal idea, which has been so happily developed in the existing Canadian institutions, corresponds,
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PRESIDENTS
PRESIDENTS
1. GEORGE WASHINGTON…..English. 2. JOHN ADAMS…………English. 3. THOMAS JEFFERSON……English. 4. JAMES MADISON………English. 5. JAMES MONROE……….Scotch. 6. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS…..English. {106} 7. ANDREW JACKSON……..Irish, of probably Scotch descent. 8. MARTIN VAN BUREN……Dutch. 9. W. H. HARRISON……..English. 10. JOHN TYLER………..English. 11. JAMES K. POLK……..Irish. 12. ZACHARY TAYLOR…….English. 13. MILLARD FILLMORE…..English. 14. FRANKLIN PIERCE……English. 15. JAMES BUCHANAN…….Scotch-Irish. 16. ABRAHAM LINCOLN……E
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STATESMEN
STATESMEN
1. DANIEL WEBSTER……..English. 2. HENRY CLAY…………English. 3. JOHN C. CALHOUN…….Scotch-Irish 4. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN…..English. 5. SAMUEL ADAMS……….English. 6. PATRICK HENRY………Father-Scotch descent. Mother- English descent. 7. JOHN RANDOLPH………English (some accounts say Scotch). 8. SALMON P. CHASE…….English. 9. WILLIAM H. SEWARD…..Father—Welsh descent. Mother—Irish descent. 10. CHARLES SUMNER…….English. 11. JEFFERSON DAVIS……Father—Welsh descent. Mother—Scotch-Irish descent. {107}...
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JURISTS
JURISTS
1. JOHN MARSHALL………Welsh. 2. JOHN JAY…………..Father—French descent. 3. OLIVER ELLSWORTH……English. 4. JAMES KENT…………English. 5. JOSEPH STORY……….English. 6. ROGER BROOKE TANEY….English. 7. WILLIAM M. EVARTS…..English. 8. RUFUS CHOATE……….English. 9. SAMUEL J. TILDEN……English....
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SOLDIERS
SOLDIERS
I. NATHANAEL GREENE……English. 2. WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN..English. 3. WINFIELD SCOTT……..Scotch. 4. PHILIP H. SHERIDAN….Personal memoirs (autobiography) says parents were born and reared in Ireland. 5. ROBERT EDWARD LEE…..English. 6. THOMAS JONATHAN JACKSON..Scotch-Irish. (STONEWALL) 7. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON….Scotch. 8. GEORGE HENRY THOMAS…Father—Welsh descent. Mother—French Huguenot descent. 9. NELSON A. MILES…….Father—Welsh descent....
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SAILORS
SAILORS
1. EDWARD PREBLE………English. 2. OLIVER H. PERRY…….English. 3. ANDREW HULL FOOTE…..English. 4. WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE….English. 5. DAVID GLASCOE FARRAGUT..Father—Spanish descent. Mother—Scotch descent. 6. STEPHEN H. DECATUR….French descent. 7. RAPHAEL SEMMES……..French descent. 8. GEORGE DEWEY……….English descent. {108}...
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FINANCIERS
FINANCIERS
1. ROBERT MORRIS………English. 2. ALEXANDER HAMILTON….Scotch descent. 3. ALBERT GALLATIN…….He was descended from an ancient patrician family of Switzerland. 4. J. PIERPONT MORGAN….Father—Welsh descent. Mother—English descent....
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WRITERS AND SCHOLARS
WRITERS AND SCHOLARS
1. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL..His stock was distinctly of English origin. 2. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES..Dutch and Puritan ancestry. 3. EDGAR ALLAN POE……..From his father he inherited Italian, French, and Irish blood. His mother, Elizabeth Arnold, was purely English. 4. HENRY W. LONGFELLOW….English descent. 5. RALPH WALDO EMERSON….English descent. 6. JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER..He was of Quaker and Huguenot descent. 7. WASHINGTON IRVING……Scotch descent. 8. NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE….English descent....
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III.—THE SAME LANGUAGE
III.—THE SAME LANGUAGE
I now come to consider the third element which goes to make up the natural character of the alliance. We have the same language. The inhabitants of the United States of America, and of Great Britain, not only speak the same language, but it is their native tongue. How can we overrate in this respect the enormous value of a common language—an {109} influence which, according to the use made of it, may be either healing and remedial, unifying and progressive—the source of all that is most benefici
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Abbott, Rev. Lyman, article "The Basis of an Anglo-American Understanding," 223 Adams, Prof. George Burton, article "A Century Anglo-Saxon Expansion," 22 Adams, John, is descent, 105 Adams, John Quincy, his descent, 105 Adams, Samuel, his descent, 100 Alfred the Great, his millennium, 73, 74; his work, 75 Anglo-American League, resolution of same, 57; its officers, 57; its brief history, 152 Anglo-Saxon alliance, origin of suggestion, 48; first limited to an offensive and defensive treaty, 54; g
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Bacon, Lord, importance of commercial freedom, 203, 204 Bainbridge, William, his descent, 107 {238} Beresford, Lord Charles, article "An Anglo-American Alliance," 219 Bright, John, his wish for unity, 224 Bryce, James, advocating common citizenship, 188, 213 Buchanan, James, his descent, 106 Burke, Edmund, commends English colonial government, 88...
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Calhoun, John C., his descent, 106 Canada, bond with England merely sentimental, 100; her present relation to England, 100; her constitution, 163; effect of same, 163; her value to England, 164; England formal sovereign and actual champion, 165, 166; how affected by war between England and United States, 166, 167; relation to United States, 172, 173; lesson from Scotch history, 173-175; originally embraced in plan of American Republic, 175; attempts towards annexation, 176, 177; apathy in United
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Davis, Jefferson, his descent, 100 Decatur, Stephen H., his descent, 107 De Tocqueville, language the strongest tie, 110 Dewey, George, his descent, 107 Dicey, Professor, advocating common citizenship, 188; article, "A Common Citizenship for the English Races," 212 Dilke, Sir Charles, article on alliance, 214; article, "The Future Relations of Great Britain and the United States," 215, 216...
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Egbert, union brought about by, 74 Ellsworth, Oliver, his descent, 107 Emerson, Ralph Waldo, quotation from English Traits , 73; his descent, 108 England, predictions of decline, 5; predictions refuted, 5, 6; amelioration of society in nineteenth century, 8; checking Russia in the East, 12, 13; conduct in late {239} Chinese difficulty, 21; future policy towards China, 22; her aid to United States in Spanish-American War, 49. 50, 52, 53; accused of leading United States into Imperialism, 54;—Hist
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Farragut, David Glascoe, his descent, 107 Fillmore, Millard, his descent, 106 Flower, B. O., article., The Proposed Federation of the Anglo-Saxon Nations," 226 Foote, Andrew Hull, his descent, 107 France, her internal decay, 22, 23; mistakes in government, 23; incongruous position of French Cabinet, 24; deplorable condition of Republicanism, 25, 29; effect of Franco-Prussian War, 26, 27; origin of alliance with Russia, 27; hurtful effect of alliance, 28; her true policy, 28, 30; potency of milit
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Gallatin, Albert, his descent, 108 Gardiner, Charles A., article "The Proposed Anglo-American Alliance," 221, 222 Garfield, James A., his descent, 106 Gibbon, Edward, narrow policy of preserving, without mixture, pure blood of the ancient citizens, 103 Gladstone, William E., eulogy on American Constitution, 133 Government, its primary ends, 62; the ideal commonwealth, 62, 63; government has character like individual, 69, 70; isolation is unnatural, 147; government is made for man, 200; distincti
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Hamilton, Alexander, his descent, 108; neighbouring nations natural enemies of each other, 171 {240} Harrison, Benjamin, his descent, 106 Harrison, William H., his descent, 106 Hawthorne, Nathaniel, his descent, 108 Hayes, Rutherford B., his descent, 106 Henry, Patrick, his descent, 106 History, its underlying forces, 46, 47 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, descent of, 108 Hosmer, James K., article, "Dependence, Independence, Interdependence," 224, 225...
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Immigration, sentiment against, 194; sentiment not against English-speaking peoples, 194, 195 Ireland, common citizenship a benefit to, 190 Irving, Washington, his descent, 108 Isopolity, description of same, 185, 186; see Common citizenship...
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Jackson, Andrew, his descent, 106 Jackson, Thomas Jonathan, his descent, 107 Jay, John, his descent, 107 Jefferson, Thomas, his descent, 105 Johnson, Andrew, his descent, 106 Johnston, Joseph E., his descent, 107...
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Kent, James, descent of, 107 Kingsford, R. E., article "Roma! Cave Tibi!" 228-230; "A Hasty Alliance," 230...
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Language, power of, 109, 110; bond of sympathy, III; tie among the Greeks, 113-115 Laurier, Sir Wilfred, interview with same concerning Canadian question, 171 Law, similarity of laws in United States and England, 133-135; differences in same, 136 Lea, Charles Henry, article. "The Decadence of Spain," 35 Lecky, the dream of many English and Americans, 154, 155; sentiment of nationality, 100 Lee, Robert Edward, his descent, 107 Lincoln, Abraham, his descent, 100 Literature, its function, 116, 117;
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McConnell, Robert, article "Commercial Relations between Canada and the United States," 231 McDermot, Rev. George, article "The Anglo-American Alliance and the Irish-Americans," 231-233 McFadden, Theodore, article on William Penn, 73 McKinley, William, his descent, 100 Madison, James, his descent, 105 Magna Charta, comparison with Constitution of United States, 127-131; enacted in a single day. 127; brief summary of its provisions, 127; parties to charter, 127; Deed of Confirmation, 128; rights
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Naturalisation laws, their general policy, 191; history of, in United States, 191, 192; object of same, 193; laxity of their enforcement, 196; objections to curtailment answered, 196; foreigners cannot interfere, 197, 198; see Common citizenship...
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Olney, Richard, article explaining Washington's policy of isolation, 226, 227...
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Perry, Oliver H., his descent, 107 Peter the Great, his dream of conquest, 13 Pierce, Franklin, his descent, 106 Poe, Edgar Allan, his descent, 108 Polk, James K., his descent, 106 Preble, Edward, his descent, 107...
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Ralph, Julian, article favouring alliance, 224 Randolph, John, his descent, 100 Revolutionary War, natural result of existing conditions, 85, 86; apology for same, 86, 87; antecedent conditions prior to same justified, 88, 89; war a blessing to the United States, 90; England fought for union with us, 93 Ridpath, John Clark, article "Shall the United States be Europeanised?" 227; article "The United States and the Concert of Europe," 228 Roman law, third span in English civilisation, 77; influenc
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Schurz, Carl, article advocating alliance, 220, 221 Scotland, union with England, 80; opposition to same, 81; wisdom of union, 174, 175; Bacon's advocacy of same, 179 Scott, Winfield, his descent, 107 Self-preservation, nature of, explained, 145 Semmes, Raphael, his descent, 107 Seward, William H., his descent, 106 Sheridan, Philip H., his descent, 107 Sherman, William Tecumseh, his descent, 107 Smith, Goldwin, union of Canada with United States, 176 South American republics, condition of same,
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Taney, Roger Brooke, his descent, 107 Taylor, Zachary, his descent, 100 Temple, Sir Richard, article "An Anglo-American vs. a European Combination," 218 Thomas, George Henry, his descent, 107 Thucydides, quotation from, 162 Tilden, Samuel J., his descent, 107 Tourgee, A. W., article "The Twentieth Century Peacemakers," 216, 217 Tyler, John, his descent, 100...
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United States, effect of Spanish War upon, 3, 4; conduct in late Chinese difficulty, 21; future policy towards China, 22; assent to federation of Spanish-speaking countries, 40, 41; weak policy towards Cuba, 45; England's support to United Slates in Spanish-American War, 49, 50,52, 53; population is heterogeneous, 103, 104; foreign element quickly assimilated, 104; loyalty of these new citizens to the Republic, 104, 105; predominant element is of English, Scotch, and Irish descent, 105; statemen
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Waldstein, Prof. Charles, article "The English-Speaking Brotherhood" 222 Washington, George, his descent, 105 Wealth, its true meaning, 6; its relation to the State, 7 Webster, Daniel, speech at Plymouth, 63, 64; his descent, 106; speech at Oxford, 122; speech at public dinner of New England Society of New York, 149, 150 Whittier, John Greenleaf, his descent, 108...
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