The World's Story Volume 6: U.S. A New Nation, Middle East

The World’s Story

A History of the World in Story, Song and Art Volume 6 U.S. History - A New Nation, Middle East

Edited by Eva March Tappan

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CONTENTS THE UNITED STATES I. THE FIRST YEARS OF THE NA TION

Samuel Francis Smith

AMERICA

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How PHILADELPHIA CELEBRATED THE RATIFICATION OF THE

John Bach McMaster Baclz McMaster From"A History of the People of the United States."

CONSTITUTION

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Cyrus Townsend Brady From"American Fights and Fighters."

THE BURNING OF THE PHILADELPHIA

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TIIE TRIALS OF TIIE BRITISH MINISTER IN JEFFERSON'S AD-

James Parton

MINISTRATION

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THE CLERMONT'S FIRST ADVERTISEMENT

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n. THE WAR OF 1812 WHAT CAUSED TIIE SECOND WAR WITH ENGLA:'\D

Agnes C. Laut

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How WINFIELD Scorr RESCUED THE IRISHMEN.

James Eames

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From"Canada, the Empire of the North."

From"The Giant of Three Wars."

. Philip Freneau Tlzomas Tracy Bouv� Charles Morris

ON TIIE CAPTURE OF THE GUERRIERE THE SHANNON AND THE CJIESAPEAKE How PERRY SAVED THE NORTHWEST

From "Heroes of the Navy in America."

THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER • • Francis TECUMSEH, TIIE !?-.'D IAN BRJGADIER· GENERAL

Scott Key

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Willis J. Abbot From "The Naval History of the United States."

THE "HORSE-MARINES" OF r8r4 . . . John Bach McMaster From"A History of the People of the United States."

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TJIE PRIVATEERS OF 1812 .

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PERSIA I. THE MIGHTY EMPIRE SOHRAB'S LAST CONTEST

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WHEN CYRUS THE GREAT WAS A IloY

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From "The Cyropa:dia, or Instruction of Cyrus."

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From "Cyrus the Great."

THE SE\"ES SLEEPERS OF EPHES'CS IS THE LA:-."D OF LYDIA

Translated by W. E. Aytoun.

Jolza 1111 Wolfga ng ran Goethe

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hIXG DARI'CS AXD THE FLYIXG SCTTHIAXS

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LITTLE STORIES FRO� S.-UJI

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III. STORIES OF ::\IODERX PERSIA POE'S TALES AT THE PERSIA..'- CocRT •

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COXTE�TS . . . C. J. Trills 239 A PERSU:S- WEODI�G From "Persia as It is."

THE PERSIA.'\" B.u.URS Eustache de Lorey a11d Douglas Slcden 249 From'' Queer Things about . . Samuel G. U"ilson 258 Persia."�.£'- .YEA�'.s CALLS A:S-D m ".Persian Lite and Customs."

Jf g c I\'. HO\\" THI�GS ARE DO�E IX PERSIA r

How THE PERSUXS BCTLD A HO'GSE S. G. T . Benjamin THE :\'CDIEXCE CHA)IBER OF THE SHAH S. G. 11". Benjamin Ho" To ir.\KE CALLS S. G. TT'. Be11jami11 �l..\KD;G .-\ PRESEXT TO A); OFFICI..\L S. G. Tl'. Benjamin GETTI:S-G A Guss OF :'.\lILK S. G. Tl'. Benjamin From "Persia and the Persians."

How A PERSIA :s- :'.\IoH.unIEDA:S- SAYS HIS PRAYERS S. G. ffilso11 From"Persian Liie and Customs."

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I. THE KINGDQ:\1S OF CIIALDJEA AND ASSYRIA TUE CHALDtEANS AND TllEIR WAYS . . Diodorus tlze Sicilian From "The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian," translated by G. Uooth.

How TIIE CnALDtEANS WROTE llooi.s . • . . G. Jlaspcro From "The Dawn of Civil ization, Egypt and Chal<l:ca."

THE TOWER OF BADEL . . . . . . . Sir David Lyndsay How TllE ASSYRIANS AND BADYLONIANS LIVED A. II. Sayce From "Social Life among the Assyrians and Babylonians."

TUE DESTRUCTIO� OF SENNACIIERID • . . . . L ord Byron

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II. BABYLON THE MAGNIFICENT How SEMlRAl!IS BCILT BABYLON . . • Diodorns tlze Sicilia11 TIIE 1'1AKE-BELJEVE ELEPIIANTS OF SEMIRAMIS

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Diodorns tlte Sicilia11 325 From "The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian," trans­ lated- by G. Booth.

From tlze Old Testa111c11t 332 DANIEL TIIE FEARLESS . . .

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BELSIIAZZAR , , , Translated by C. G. Leland.

TIIE FALL OF BABYLON Jacob Abbott 341 From "History of Cyrus the Great."

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UNITED STATES I THE FIRST YEARS OF THE NATION

HISTORICAL NOTE DURING the Revolution the colonies had stood together, but when the war came to an end, each one began to think what would be best for itself. In 1787 a convention was decided upon to "form a more perfect union," and then it was that the Constitution of the United States was written.

Very important questions came up for settlement. How much power should be given to the central Government and how much to each State? How long should the President's term of office be? How should the States be represented?

There was a vast amount of debate and discussion, but finally the Constitution was submitted to the States. The Federalists were eager for its ratification; the Anti-Federalists opposed, chiefly on the ground of its giving so much power to the central Government. The consent of nine States was necessary for adoption. Between December 7, 1787, and February 6, 1788, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jer­ sey, Georgia, Connecticut, and Massachusetts had signi­ fied their acceptance. Maryland came into line in April; South Carolina in May; then there was a month's delay. At last the Federalists carried the day in New Hampshire and a few days later, in Virginia, and the Constitution was adopted.

After the adoption of the Constitution, each State chose electors to vote for a President. Every vote was cast for Washington, and in 1789 he became President of the United States.

The first difficulty for the new nation to meet was the lack of money. The United States had a poor financial rating, because what the Continental Congress had borrowed had never been repaid. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, made two propositions to Congress. The first was to tax foreign goods brought into the country. The second was somewhat startling, for he wished the whole Government to assume the debt of each State. This was finally done; and now every creditor of each State became anxious to have a strong central Government, in order that he might get his money.

AMERICA

BY SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH

1\1 Y country, 't is of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountain-side Let freedom ring.

1\1:y native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; 1\1:y heart with rapture thrills Like that above.

Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song; Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake, Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong.

Our fathers' God, to Thee, Author of liberty, 3

THE UNITED STATES To Thee we sing; Long may our land be bright \Vith freedom's holy light; Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King.

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HOW PHILADELPHIA CELEBRATED THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION (1788]

BY JOHN BACH l\.IcMASTER

PHILADELPHIA was the :first large city to receive the news [of the adoption of the Constitution], and there the popular rejoicings put on a more impressive form.

It was known so early as the 26th of June that New Hampshire had assented; but every one felt that the Constitution could never be firmly set up while so great and populous a State as Virginia held out. When, therefore, the post that came in on the evening of the 2d of July brought letters telling that Virginia was Federal, the doubts and fears that had tormented men for seven months were put at rest. It was instantly de­ termined that the coming 4th of July should be made the occasion for a great display of Federal spirit; that there should be speeches and toasts and a procession, and that the procession, it was said, should be such a one as the continent had never seen.

Not a moment was wasted, and by the night of the 3d all was ready. The pavements had been swept, the trees had been lopped. Ten ships had been procured, dressed in bunting and anchored in the Delaware, one at the foot of every street from the North Liberties to South Street. They were typical of the ten ratifying States.

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