by
The
map
above
was
created
by
John
F.
Smith
in
1888
and
is
an
attempt
to
show
the
Historical
Geography
of
the
United
States
in
1888.
The
copy
of
the
map
above
comes
from
the
Library
of
Congress
and
here’s
what
is
written
at
the
bottom:
The
two
English
colonies
that
first
settled
in
America
furnish
a
moral
lesson
that
is
full
of
interest
and
in
some
respects
without
a
parallel
in
the
history
of
the
world.
This
—
represents
those
colonies
by
two
trees
whose
striking
contrast
will
be
apparent
to
the
most
superficial
observer,
but
not
more
so
than
the
historical
facts
make
them
appear.
The
student
of
history
can
here
see
at
a
glance
what
it
would
require
him
years
of
hard
study
to
glean
from
text
books,
and
many
will
sew
the
moral
of
the
subject
here
for
the
first
time.
It
is
said
that
history
repeats
itself.
We
do
not
claim
that
it
does;
but
there
is
a
similarity
between
the
first
colony
of
the
old
world
and
the
first
colonies
of
the
new
world.
The
first
colony
of
the
old
world
was
established
in
the
Garden
of
Eden
where
good
and
evil
existed
and
the
evil
caused
the
down-fall
of
man;
so
it
was
in
the
new
world.
Good
and
evil
came
here
also,
the
good
to
Plymouth
and
the
bad
to
Jamestown.
As
the
tree
which
bore
the
forbidden
fruit
caused
thecurse
to
be
brought
upon
man
in
Eden,
so
did
the
tree
of
Slavery
in
Jamestown.
There
was
a
constant
warfare
in
the
old
world
between
good
and
evil,
so
there
has
been
in
the
new
world.
The
evil
of
Jamestown
has
always
been
and
is
to-day
at
war
with
the
good
of
Plymouth.
Much
of
the
trouble
in
the
new
world
was
caused
in
this
way.
In
1620
each
colony
planted
a
tree.
The
tree
of
Liberty,
then
quite
small,
was
planted
by
the
Pilgrims
upon
the
Bible,
at
Plymouth,
where
it
received
God’s
blessing,
which
accounts
for
its
wonderful
growth
and
the
excellent
quality
of
its
fruit.
The
tree
of
slavery
was
brought
from
the
old
world
and
the
people
of
Jamestown
planted
it
upon
mammon.
In
time
a
dispute
arose
between
the
two
colonies
as
to
whose
tree
should
grow
so
large
that
it
would
occupy
all
the
land.
Slavery
with
its
attendant
evils
would
overshadow
the
land
with
darkness,
while
Liberty
with
its
manifold
blessings
would
send
a
flood
of
light
over
the
whole
country.
At
one
time
it
appeared
that
the
tree
of
Slavery
would
gain
the
supremacy,
but
God
cursed
that
tree
and
it
soon
began
to
lean
southward.
Its
friends
then
tried
to
prop
it
up,
but
it
still
continued
to
lean
and
showed
signs
that
it
would
fall.
This
made
the
Southern
man
jealous
and
he
decided
to
murder
his
Northern
brother,
as
Cain
of
old
had
done
his
brother
Abel.
For
this
sin
God
set
a
black
mark
upon
Cain
and
sent
Father
Abraham
with
his
big
emancipation
axe
to
cut
the
tree
of
Slavery
down.
It
is
a
remarkable
fact
that
so
far
as
the
influence
of
the
two
colonies
has
been
felt
in
the
affairs
of
our
country,
that
of
the
Jamestown
colony
has
been
bad,
and
that
of
the
Plymouth
colony
good.
The
grand
and
noble
thoughts
recorded,
the
wonderful
inventions,
our
free
schools,
the
many
blessings
we
enjoy
to-day
and
all
that
tends
to
elevate
mankind
are
heirlooms
handed
down
from
the
Puritans
and
their
children.
While
nearly
every
evil
which
exists
in
the
political
economy
of
our
beloved
country
can
be
traced
back
to
the
pernicious
teachings
of
the
Jamestown
settlers
and
their
children.
Jamestown
is
no
more,
but
the
colony
still
lives
in
the
form
of
the
Democratic
party;
Plymouth
is
a
flourishing
city
and
her
children
now
form
the
Republican
party
of
this
great
country.
For
a
verification
of
these
facts
study
the
history
of
the
United
States.
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Author: Brilliant Maps
