expressions and acts of patriotic devotion. So well has he succeeded that he can afford to rest his case, feeling assured that the people will in the end deal justly by him. He has reached that exalted place of life which prompts him not to unjustly criticise other races anxious, like himself, to become a part of this great nation; nor to make any odious comparisons unless compelled in his own defense when unjustly assailed. His home is wherever the American flag is unfurled and he will cheerfully give his whole self to the development of every inch of territory acquired by his government.

Transcriber’s Notes:

Punctuation and spelling inaccuracies were silently corrected.

Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.

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