Excerpt from Two Lectures on the History of the American Union The Union originating in the Providential Government of the World - Illus trations of Ancient and Modern History - European Colonization of America - Saxondom - The Northmen - Spanish and Portuguese Colonization - Bull of Alexander VI. - Tendency in English Colonies to local Self-government and local Independence - The American element - Cabot's Discoveries - Sir Humphrey G ilbert - Raleigh - The Fairy Queen and Virginia - French Colonial Policy - The Atlantic Settlements - The Creation of the Materials for the Union. MY theme is the growth of the American Union during the colonial era of our history. In treating such a subject, it is my desire to say, in the first place, that I shall purposely forbear speaking of the Union as it now exists, with its manifold and countless blessings, its present estate, and its prospects. It is the retrospect which I intend to turn to; and in that retrospect there is abundance both of admonition and eu couragement for all after-time, much to inspire a thoughtful loyalty to the Union, and a deep sense of responsibility for each generation com ing to live within that Union and to transmit it unimpaired to posterity, such as it has grown to be, not by man's will or sagacity, but by the providential government of the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.