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THE ADVERTISER.
Published every Thursday by
CJJPE11EY& JIACK.EH,
Proprietors.
THE
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JJKOWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.
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ISOCTAL, DIRECTORY.
LOlJOKS.
Kop ami Lily (''incliivc, No. 03.
Kn:Khl.s of tlii" lied e - of Home nurt
'-
l.ue meets at ji.voijic iiau cu uiciiun
i -. T. A.Olun.ii.fcoV.
i!ali Chnpte r No. Order ol the Eastern
1 " soar. M--i.- in Masonic Hall on the third
. in each month. Mks. Louisa Moore, W.
i i.. Km ma Ui.akk, sec'y.
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l-iT
'urim Council No. 3. It. .V S. M.
s.tu-d Communications fourth Mommy in
j ulOlllil- JNO.JIUKE.T. I. u. Jl. X. .
ii. it.-corder.
v aa.t.Cariin'ICoiiiiiiiiinlrryKiiiBlitTtMii
-'"' iiInr'No. 3. MwiMii Masonic HkIIoii the
' loiil;i night In ah month. It.W. FClt-
i. ( tm.
V. A. 'BMKii. Uccordor.
it rovrii villi- Chanter No. -I. It. A. M.
I:. -ii.ar"iiiiiiiiiii-it.jnstIrstMtin!aviih;lit
i .jitJi. I-riure Meetings every Monday
JoHN ISlakic, M. L. II. 1
"a n.D.v-
. .re-
.-waiin. Valley I.o-Jice No. 1, A- J':
V ii i:c.ulnr Communications held on
1 .rs-li-f"niss or omoU month. LdKot
'..jw-very tnrduy nlsht. John liiAKK,
, ' J.C.SllLUTS.N.f.V.
.r.rownvlilt: I.oiK'i- No. ., I. O.O. h.
.-irulr meetings Tmlay evenlnz oJ each
. J. MrF.i.i..N. J. K. V.r. ltKXSKTT.Secy.
"" CIIUKCIIS S .
- "( Ju-i-.t's riiiircIi'KpI-opKD-Corner At-
', i- t:.-:id refund -tnt!ts. Divine mtIcu
.id: rve:mii;nt7'o.-locU: hunduyfei-lioid
.l-K-k. a. ui. sent-, lrev. Itev. J. I ltirn-
,, 'i.-n
-i'r-.lijcrinu Church. Services each
- i,Ujiii. at lJa. m..ainl7;30i. in. Prayer
. - V.-dn-vtHV I'vouln-. tSabbath school
k i. m. 3. r. Iliut). Pastor.
.I-ilioilI-t H. Churcl.. -Services each
- -..!! .Hi at '- a. m.. and 7:30 ;i. in. nn-
, ! !.: U - in. Prayer Meeting Thursday
W.li. m.ai ottTKU, Paalor.
"antlkt 'liurcIi.-CorinT Fourth and AN
-- 'anik--.tr-ets. v,.rvlces eery Sublmth. at
. -Jc a M .ai.J 7l- o clock : a. isund.sr
.it M n. m. Prayer Meutlng Wednesday
T. J. Mimm. an. Pastor.
CITY OFFICAhS.
-l it ffiHiiri!.- M-Jts the First Mondayln
t w'i ni.ii!(t. Mavor. A. V. Cogswell. Al-
i-Kirl,.Vard James teve:uun and Chin.
i.' Jt- &erond Vnri-F. 1. Johnson and Lew-
, MnnUml. 1. Ca.nil.eII. Clert. J. 1J. I)oc-
Trmwurer. J. V. Middleton. Iollco Judge,
.'t.
COIiXTY OFFICIALS.
-J hb! f'tMiiniNhiaiierH-C. Hrtnc II.
Mi"icjc. A J. Hitter. County I lerfc,
M. il iokr. Il3-.rlctClerk. V. II. Hoover.
' .. Planters. Protmte Jude. E. M- IcCo-
iioudirer.U. V. Urutlou. .-Surveyor, U M.
for
Arrival uml Departure of Jl.it 1.
N s. .;iffn U.dly.hy Itallroad Arrives 11 n.
m.
- jji:i.-rn-Iailv,by P.ifroud Arrives 2:30p.m.
- II I'M
.m.
. . -fa., in.
' n.i'I-utii V-a Pent, Dally Arrives 11 hi; De-
' . . n-rn-Y'a Ninahft City, Dally Arrives 3
' ioi.rts . .i. m.
.rii-Yla ToiMHiah
to lieatrlco Dally:
ii
at 7xn. Arm e-at 5 p.ni-
iihHYitrrii
i Via SnOI" iincK-ui'iii.v-Ar
r. . ut
t , p.m. Deiwrts Monday ut 7 u. n-..
j-ii li Helena. Si-ml-Weekly Ar-
V . -. '. , 11.1 f
uiMlAvun-i Mt.iWBy at e i. ui. ajuiiis
- i.tt ii 'd I'rlday tt . -t.nl.
:in Hours :roai
.:-j Ih'jU. in.
7 a. ni., to 7, ti. m.
W. A. POLOCK. P.
sun
M.
BUSINESS CARDS.
ATPOItNEVH.
SIDNEY FKENCU,
:ne' and isi.i.un at law.
. iverl'ost:ll-. Krowuville.Neb. 13yl
STL'Lh &. SCIIIC'lv.
.;iSfeS AND I"N-I I.UltS AT LAW.
, U.- Crtli'Uiled In tJi- l.t ,lh Knd tcr-
,iuu;.-.. th j, No. To Mam street, (.up
i .r..v:i . iliu. Neb. 4.V1V
".'.;KUS. .tt.r;ir and Counselorat I.w.
A Jl iiivt- diltieul atte:.:ion to any logal
iHrnl4VohLCre. UBK-e In Court lluuso
:. tiwuiUe. K
v
I.
AMMi'a
a.t6 Cotttifctor at
ry. Brownvllle,
jui
M-r 4t yCKWVJLS. Attwaeya and Coun
,iNt Ijtw.Br.wnvllle.Ne. Offlcs No.T.
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ii i!oCk. up "lairn.
,t Ult'iXDY.
.i.r." :i ' 'iiAiit-ery.
;ru.vii i !. No.
Atloriiftv at I.av.- and
OlSce In Dlairlct Court
11. M-
ii-'XSAS, A:t rney and Counselor
'i..L.i 'il , N"b.
.t Jil'MPIIKKY, Attorneys nnd Counselors
i..iw. Pavt-i!i-e'ity. Pawnee (Vanity. Neb.
. .I.!f;-'. .tt...ii"yat Ljiw r.nd Land Aguiit,
. itricv. i - Coui.iy. Nbrnska.
PHYSICIANS.
IKfLLAI W. 31. !.. Phynlcian. Surgeon,
i !'!. 'ncl..n. wrsdiUiHl in ls"l. Loea-
trt : .? ls.. tice, Lett .v .Creigli's
u Tf. Mlt!-r.'ii Ht.K-k. t-pecisl attention
Uo.-U'lrics aad disor.-es of Women and
i.
llMllIl
:::WUr. M. !.. Itirsletan and Surgeon.
. rnrltlo. Neb. Offlce uours Troin 7 totta.ni.
-AaUi'lo;, l. ni. Ofliceiu II. C. Lolls
-e.
M ATHEYl'S, Piiv-ician and Surgeon. Ofllcc
:ty Drug Sttue." No. 32 Main street, llrown-
r!l.
DKVCCISTS.
Lett &. CrclK'1
.ISTS. and dealers in Paints. OilB, Wall
r. etc. MePaerxm iHock, '0. CS Main
rownvUle. Nt-b.
COUNTY srilYEYOU.
C. 3f. IIAYOEN.
"Y SlTKYKYOlt. Piit oHIco
Ion. NVjiahaUouuiy, Neb.
ndares,
25ms
LAND AGENTS.
. .HoWIXI- Itr.il l-v.ateand Tnx Pavli.g
ut. Othce in Covi II lliock. corner 1- irst
.:itu- strei-u.. WUi gi prompt utteiiUon to
.f Ueal Kile id the Pavmeiit of -"
-it tlie- Ni-maiin Lanti iiimtici.
7tf
11
vRI V. Hl'tillKs. Heal Kstate A cent and
irv I'uWIc. O'lici- in northeast corner Mc
. sKlircI.. upstair-., iiro.tuv ille, 5C,'
! M II. HO)VKIL Ueat E-Uto and la.x
ins Ac-, ut. Om.eln IMstilctOMirl Ityuw.
oi.,un ..tt-nthili to the -ale of lte.il ls-pAnnc-iitof
Taxes ihroughouttho Nemaha
i .rwu
iAlX lEALKi:5.
CSEOltWE a. STAifi,
'sn DEVLKltlN (U'.VIN ASU AOltlCOL-
.r.i! Implements, and siorag'. orvia-CUJB
oini-smn Merchant. Asinnwall. Neb.
JtlCIlCIIAXDIJsE.
'HIN-sN
!.sv. No. 7:
A- CO.. Dealers lu General Morch
! Main street. BrowiiVllle. Neb.
t.lVM V DKN. I xalerti! Central Merehan
' M-aad Forwarding and (V.mmlsMon MefJ;
. J& Mam sireet. I.n.uiit 'lie. Neb. Lorn
-s. Plows, fctovt-. Furniture etc .. alwuys on
l:g.i-i market .r paid Tor Hides, leiu.
i i i Country Produce.
NOTAliIIS
. .RIUT. Notrj- Iubcaiid (Vinvoyancer.
7v MH street. swoimI lloor. hrowitvltis.
nt!..rimlCiu:utbIe -iud Aiuirusinloti-
. Jusuranc- ciuiain-s. .
.TLTICBS.
I5RC-4H. Jbmic of the Peace and Tax
. Jag .Wat. Will P'nprijmpUy t. all
. t-ulnist.-r t. him- Omre ,u his rcsldem e
l'. London Preciuct. Nomoha ConntJ. .'
'SAWDLEUY.
.tAClJU. !UnK. Jtridles. CVdlars. Etc.. N.
.llnstnt!.l!r..-nYiliNli. Mending dohe
-.. Siilf.u-t: imJuaranUH-d.
BKIUK IiriLDIN'C
WHKIXEK.'BrMl w Bui'deraud Contmctor
-livavlHe. NeO. tnjie ent for It- W niitn R
rn;s Bridge. ThesArongesiaud Uet wooden
low ic use.
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HOTELS.
UK' AX IIOl'RE. I- I. Itobwon. Proprietor.
at stiwet. between Main aud Collego. ooou
-d iaverv stable in coiiuostKin wiiU mi.
Cl'X SMITH.
W
I V. CIt liDO-'K. Uuu smiili A Lock ftmlili.
"Up at No. '.i Mam Mr.s-t, Urownville.
.it. uns made to order, and repairing t-one
,.' iv. at che-ip r-ues. -I
ULACIiSMITIIS.
v dnrcruuvsox; macksmiths "mis;
- wb. First rtroet.between Main and Atlantic.
v..le. Nel. Wort; done to orderand atistc-
- .iarauteed. -
BOO'l'S ASU SHOES.
Ttt i";-jrr"."Bitaiid hl M:lke;.f5't"
Maiuitiwi. Browrii-itle. Neb. Hascon t int-
.iad sv g.rf asM.rtrient of i.ents. L'"''
miA Chilir.MiS !Io..ts ..ud hoes- Ci i m
: .i-ith neatness, and dispatch. Itepairlug
. -hi ,i uctiee.
SAI.OOXS.
-'.IMT H .-nDAItT A CO P,a"'I.Q,,!'etrr1?
- . N.. ,1 Main 're. -., llrownvillc. Neb. Tho
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".' ': followiiiggomN. niiirk.Ml A. M. Knock;
I .f not oaih-il for will be sold for charges
.lttu? cultivators, 2 breaki ng plows, and
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ESTABLISHED
1856. i
Oldest Paper in tho State, i
PERU BUSINESS CARDS.
LOCATION OF PEKC.
rem Is situated on the west hank r the Missouri
river. In Nemaha Couiiry, about live miles south
f'fthefHoe Coant line. and nine miles northtvett
frTKrowiiville. Hasa remarkably plcsaut location,
and bids fair to become a town of no little import
ance. It has a population of about mjo. The State
Normal School is located here, and .some brandies
of biimeis are well represented, but the trade
carriiKi on here s tlot tin to the demands of the
country. It contains many fine residences, nnd
some soodbusin(ss houses. Thereare here two line
churches Kpiscopal anil MelhiHlit: cood IJNtrici
School Houe,one Steam Flouring MM. two Ho
tels. one Iiivcry stahie, five srneral stores, two
Itrnz stores, one Hanlware Store and Tin Shop,
two .timber Yard, three lilacksmith Shops, one
tiiKoi and 'arriue Shop, two Shoe Shops, nnd
llnkerv, one Harness Shop. tto Paint Hhntis. two
Meat Markets.twoAcriculturai Implement Honors,
one IWrher Shop, one Heal IVitiitc and Insurance
A m'licj'. two Itriek Yards, lots of Clergymen, Phy
sician". Politicians, Ac. but no lawyer's Ollice nor
fealoon in town.
PIONEER DRUG STORE !
riillU, NE1IUASKA.
JOHN PATTEliSOjST,
PItOPItlETOIt.
fl"IIIS Old and Kellable Honke is fully prepared to
L fiirni.-!! any and everything usually found in a
first class Drugstore. if hnvrr vrirex than mtvlluvtc
IntheSttttf. (ftMl'KTiny DEFIED. 4iyl
TIIOJIAS HUTCHINSON.
WAGON AND CARRIAGE
MANUFACTURER,
PEKU, - - NEBRASKA.
REPAIRING !
4 I.I. KINTIjS of Hepnlrlngdono on short notice.
.'V Al.so Cabinet Work and Collins uiadu loonier.
Terms reasonable, and all work warranted. l-ty
CITY" MEAT MARKET.
My CIIAUI.ES "VEY.
PERU, NEBRASKA.
lOX.sTAXTLY on hand a L-ood supply of Fresh
and halted Meats. Highest markot.pnce paid
FAT CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS.
H. P. MORTOK",
iillli & uml
1'EEiU, NEBRASKA.
C01TT3ACTS TASSN P302I FOUNDATION,
AND FINISHED TllKOCUHOUT,
OH REASONABLE TERK5.
CS"A11 work warranted to glvo satisfaction.
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City
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EX2S
CHARLES GAEDE,
rilOPJRIETOR. .
. - - . ?- ,.
"'-y1 '
PERU, - - - - KEBRASSiA.
rpiIIS llouo Is new. and noivly fitted ami fur
I nlsned In every department. Cuots will lind
here as good fare as can bo found nt any Hotel in
NebriLkft.
Hacks Io connect with It. It. trains ieavo this
House every morning ut s o'clock.
ZIVJEMT STABLE
In connection with this Hoile. Ttams furnished
guests on the mo--t lioeral terms. ' -I.'yl
J. W. 3LISS,
-AND-
INSURANCE ASENT,
PERU, NEBRASKA.
Real Estate Boiiarat and Sold
on Commission.
Collections made andTaxes jiald for Non-UesMants
WW
f lOOI) ACC1MMOIATIONS for crossing Ti-ains.
VT Live Mock. I'r.-n.ht,itc,atttll time. Nodulay
on nccount of weather.
31. EI.TSE03IPSO.V, lrosrIcor.
"PSRlf AND WATSON
i
Ui S. Mail and Transfer Line,
W. 15. Tliompsou, Prop.
HACKS leave Peru everv iiiornltig. In time to
connect with trams 'south utid North on the
st..Tt8fih Couui-il Dlull's Railroad, returning to
Peru evory evening. 4'yl
P. L. PltOUTY.
AND
S 1IEET IOK O If
TJTORKER,
AND D E A L K It I N
HARDWARE!
STOVES,
Agricultural Implements,
WOOBEX WAliE, cCr.,
PERU, - - - - A'EKSIASKA.
fts.xKlis this method of informing the citircns ol
1 Nemaha county, and tbe balance of the world,
that he is prenansl with a full stock, and ood
workmen, to furnish any and eveiythlng in his
line, r.t as low ;nc.' as the same can' be bout,ht at
an v point on the Missouri river.
Speclnl Attention jiaiil to
SPOUTING, ROOFING.&o.
Conrtantly on hand, a full stock of
HSATIKG & COOKIUG
STOVJES.
of the most approved patterns. Also
Agricultural Implenients,
of all kinds.
Blacksmith's Iron and Supplies.
NAILS,
"WOODEN W ARE. PENCE WIRE,
iVc.r Arc, Arc, Arc.
Highest Price paid for old Iron, Copper,
HrasB, Rag, Aic
KTTMl goods warranted, and satisfaction guar
anteed m reference to price and quality ot goods.
Aocnt for the Celebrated Charter
J Oak Cook-Stoves.
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PERU BUSINESS CARDS.
C. C. IVIIEELEK,
PHYSICIAN AND SUKGEON,
Corner "itli fc Slttiit Sn.,
PERU, NEARASKA.
Special Altenlion paid to Diseases cf lbs Eje and Ear.
llKKnnnscKs Prof. II. I). Cleaner, Keokuk, Io.;
Pruf.J.C.Shrader. Iowa Suite Univerhlty.
JOY iSi IJAILiY,
Dealers In
miUM, 3tEl)ICINES PAINTS, OILS.
Glass, Putty, Scliool Boolis,
STATIONERY, PERFUMERY, Uc, Ac.
PontOlIico Iluihliue, . Pui-u. NebrnMka.
Physician's Prescriptions carefully and scientifi
cally compounded. -,yi
"WILLIS CAUTEU,
PAINTER, GLAZIER AND
Vapev Hanger,
PERU, NEBRASKA.
Y WISHES to inlnrm the citizens of Peru and. sur
II rounding country, that ho Is prepared to do
an (vornin nts tine wltlieatnessanddispatch, and
on terms that will lie satisfactory. 4--ly
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JACOB MAKOHN,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
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CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRY,
Itepalred, and Jnwelry Manufactured to order.
ALL WOUK WAKKANTED.
FRANZ HELKESR,
?!
I AGON &BLACKSMITH5HOP
ONE DOOli WEST OF COPKT HOUSE.
AG OX JAKI(t, Kepainng.
Plows mul nil work done iii the best
manner and on slmrt notice,
teed. Uivehimaeail.
s.atistaction cnaran-
31-ly.
OPPENHEIMER & MEYER,
Manufacturers of
CIGASS,
And "Wliolcunlt- Healers in Tobacco,
X'ipcii, tc.
No. 11 North Third St. 4stf St. Joscplij Mo
J. W. APPLEGATS,
ARCHITECT & BUILDER!
BroTrnrillc, Xcbraska.
ii'irr. DO ALT. KINDS OF UriLDINO. PRE
pare Plans. Draw f vslcns. and i urnisli spec
trillions. Satlsfac'Ion p.nranteed. Job Work of J
everv description at slmrt notice. Shop onl-irst.
Street, between Main and Atlantic.
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13 collating Kooiasj- ' '. I dent, and racked Its ancient bfUn la search
BR0WNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1872.
PRAYER AND POTATOES.
"If n brother and sister go naked and des
titute of dallv food, and ote of you say anto
them, 'Depart ye In peace; he yo wanted
nnd rilled, notwithstanding you give them
not those thing which are needful to the
body, what doth It profit?' " Jamen i ; lo, ls.J
An old lady sat in her old arm chair.
With wriukeled vlsnice nnd disheveled hair,
And hutij;er-vror featMro.
For days and for weeks her only fare,
As shesat ill her old arm chair,
Had been potatoes.
Hut now, now they were gone; of bad or good;
Not one was left for the old lady's food,
Of those potatoes; ,,.,-,
Ami she biK"eil and said. "WImt shall Ido?
Wherehhall 1 Kenu, ami to wuom suau x b" .
For more potutoesV"
And he thought or the deacon over the way,
The deacon ' ready to worship and pray,
Whose cellar was full of potatoes.
She .said, I will send for tho deacon to come;
He'll not much mind to give me some
Of uuch u store of potatoes."
And thodencon eomo over as fast ns hecould,
Thinking to do the old lady some good,
But never for once of potatoes.
Heaskedheratonce what was iter chief want
And hhe, simple soul, expecting a grant,
Immediately answered "Potatoes."
But tho deacon's religion didn't He that way;
lie was moro accustomed to preaitt anu jirnj
Than to give ills hoarded potatoes.
So not hearing, of courto what the old lady
sulil.
He arose to prny with uncovered head,
Hut sho only thought of potatoes.
Ho pray
prayed for pntleuce. goodness nnd gr.tce,
; when ho prayed, "Lord give her peace,"
She audibly sighed, "Give potatoes."
nut
And at tho end of each prayer which hesaid,
Ho heard, or thought lie heard in its btead,
That sauto request for potatoes.
Deacon was troublod know not what to do;
'Twas very embarrassing to have iter uct so,
And about those carnal potatoes.
So ending ills prayers, ho started for homo;
Tho door closed bohlnd, lie huard u deep
groan
"O, give to tho hungry potatoes;"
And tho groan followed him all tho way
home.
In tho midst of tho night it hattntod his
room,
"0, give to the hungry potatoes!"
IIo could hear it no longer; aro.soand dressed,
From his well-lllled cellar talcing in hasto
A bag of his beat potatoes.
Again ho went to tho widow's lono hut;
Her sleepless eyes she had not yet shut.
Hut there siio sat in hur old arm chair,
Willi tho same wan features, same wan air.
And entering In lie poured on the lloor
A bushel or more from'his goodly store
Of choice potatoes.
The widow's heart leaped up for joy.
Her face was haggard nnd palo no more;
"Now," said the deacon, "shall wo pray?"
"Yes." said the widow, "now you m.iy,"
And he knolt him down on the sanded lloor,
Where ho had poured out Ids goodly store,
And Mich a pruyer the deacon prayed,
As never bi-inre Ins lips essayed,
Xo longer embarinssed, but free and full
As poured out the oh-e of a liberal soul.
Ami the widow responded aloud "atueu!"
Hut bald no moro of potatoes.
And would yon hear this simple tale
Pray for tho poor, and praying, prevail 7
Then prefaco your prayer with alms and
good deods ;
Search out tho poor, their wants and their
needs;
Pray for their pence nnd grace, spiritual food.
For wisdom and guidance, all UiesonregooU:
Hut don't forget tho potatoes !
OZEATZOlsr
AT BllOWXVILLK,
ZJSZIVJEIiJSD JUJLX lilt,
BY
. . Col. CS.CMASSi-
And Published t- Usqucst of Execu
tive Comznltte.
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen :
All along tho pnthwny of timo aro strewn
evidences of past events, landmarks of the
progress and decline, tho rlso and fall of na
tions. In aneienttiinesby pyramids, monuments
nnd hieroglyphics tho nations marked, tho'
It may have beon but faintly, their progress
in sclenco and art, and consequent civiliza
tion. :No people lias ever becomo powerful as a
nation or tribe, that did not sck to trans
mit evidences of its prowess to posterity,
and to future ages. The untutored tmvtige
hands down, by tho slender thread of tradi
tion, the talo of his battles and ills victories.
Nntional vnlor and national bravery are
truly commendable, and will nevor eensc to
draw forth admiration.
Thoso nations whose ronown in arms,
whosesuccessln war, nnd whoso trlumhpsou
the battle Held hnve become most conspicu
ous, nro those whose monuments to fallen
heroes nro most numerous, nnd whoso cele
brations of great events are kept with the
highest honorH. To reverence men who have
mnde themselves Illustrious by deods of vnl
or In behalf of their country la human ; it Is
scarcely less tiian divine.
Look where you will, search the pages of
ancient and modem history for deeds of self
saerlllce, of daring, of devotion, to one's
country, mul no where stands out In bolder
relief the llgures of the groat nnd the good,
than upon that pnge which recites the btory
of tho American Ilevolution.
Fourscore nnd slxtoon yen re ago n great
crisis in the nirairs of tho American Colonies
called togelhor in council at Philadelphia, a
delegation of tho wisest and best men in tho
land.
Many of tho Colon W.s wore descended from
men who one hundred and llfty years before
had left the mother country and sailed hlth
erward, over uncertain seas, in treacherous
barks in sfarcii of religions freodom, nnd n
land where tney could worship God accord
ing to the dictates of tlulr own consciences.
Sucli men do not submit to wrongs without
resistance.
After careful and mature deliberation tills
Congress, nt the city of brotherly love, be
cuino fully convinced that these Colonists
had not only been wrongfully driven from
their homes in tho old world, but had been
followed oven to this land of refuge, with
wrongs and oppressions that no people
ought to endure. They therefore drafted and
published to their constituents and to the
world a recital of there v, rongs : a Dkclaii
atio;? to which they sub-scribed their names
now so justly Illustrious.
Tho substance of this document was com
prehended in these memorable words:
"All men are created equal and are en
dowed by their Creator T.Ith certain inalien
able rights, and among these rights are life.
liberty and tlio pursuit of happiness."
.Stale as this declaration may. from its fre
quent repetition, heem to us at this day, it
nevertheless embodies a f-entlnicnt that nt
one period of our nation's history caused n
vnstdeal of discussion, not tosay dissension,
ntnong the nblest men of the llepublic. For
many years the wise men of the South and
the wise men of the North could not agree as
to Us proper interpretation.
That our forefathers had, upon the basis of
this announcement, carried on nteveu year's
war, against fearful odds, to a successful is
sue, and had secured thereby that freedom
which we to-dny celebrate, no one denied,
but that this declaration could Justly and
safely be Interpreted to mean "Equality be
fore the Inw" equal riijnts to equal virtues
regardless of race, color, eex, or religion, was
disputed with great zeal.
On tiro one hand it wns denounced as n
'strln
ig of glittering generalities;" on the
it was defended as containing one r
.
otuer
those
great truths which the eternal years of
God would be sure to demonstrate.
Discussions upon this theme were not con
fined to America. Jealous of the increasing
prosperity of the now world, tho old world
seized upon this new proposition of equali-
tyvof the Inalienable -right of self govern
or reasons to present against it. Not one
could be found, save tho nsago of govern
ments. History was adverse to its buccess,
and that was alt.
They declared thai so long ns human sla
very existed here, the great sentiment of the
declaration was not, and could not be, ex
emplified. At the same time they wero con
stantly demanding that slavery should be
abolished, and thus, in fact, admitting that
we ought to, and could if we would, put tho
precepts of the Declaration into practice.
By some of the learned men of this coun
try philanthropic men they were, too in
later years, before the war for tho Union, tho
celebration of this day was denounced as a
mockery. They' contended that so lomr as
three millions of slaves wero held in bond
age, tho reading of the Declaration was but
an attempt to deceive, and that tho utter
ance of Its sentiments so long as tho cuains
of the bondman were heard clanking in the
land was a by-word and reproach to our peo
ple. From this state of nirairs wo of to-day are
removed but a single decade of years. True
it has been a most eventful decade. AVithin
it has transpired an hundred years of
change, of progiess, of thoso events which
ordinarily mark tho onward course, like
movements of n nution.
The history of tho United States during
that eventful period has placed beyond all
cavil, all dispute, at homo and abroad, the
great truths of self-government ennuueiated
in tho Declaration.
Tho contest through which our people pass
ed was, beyond question, tho most severe
and bloody in history, which did not result
in a revolution or substantial change of gov
ernment or rulers. This fact fully shows
that great men may well have thought each,
himself to bo right, when contending over
tho proposition of self-government and
"Equality before the law."
Our present condition, as a nation ol free
men, is attracting more than ever before, the
atiention of tho nations of tho old world.
"While tho late war continued unaccustom
ed to look favorably upon Democracies
these nations predicted, and with n readi
ness, too, that would indicate the wisli to be
father of tho thought, that the crisis had
come, when this young Kepubllc would
yield to the theories of tho old world, and by
its internecine struggle its fearful war of
sections become a prey to its foes.
TStey instanced the fall of tho ancient Itc
publles, and predicted our iall, forgetting
that patriotism In America meant some
thing moro than the projecting of an idea, a
SMUtiment , that it was planted in a soil en
riched by tho willing blood of the most val
ient and magnanimous band f men tho
world over knew. Men who had pledged
their lives, their fortunes and their sacred
honor to the vast work of achieving Inde
pendence for their people, tho hardy sons
und sacrificing, dutiful daughters of 1770,
men lor whom to promise was to fulfill.
If it be true in tho religious world that
"the blood of Hie .Martyrs is tho seed of the
church," why should It be less, true of the
civil world, that blood of putriots is the seed
of the State? To illustrate, look at France.
She is fctruggliug, has been fearfully strug
gling, to adopt substantially our theory of
government. She is at this time, in fact, n
sister llepublic. Think you that France,
that laud of bloody revolutions, of govern
mental theories, of fitful experiments, would
have dared tho trial of Republicanism ut
that time had It been overthrown by the ter
rible test to which It was subjected in this
country ? No.
. DicT'LaFayette, the compeer of our own
'WnsltirigtoiifApond In vaiii his valiant brav
ery on thusoaliorci.? Let tho Franco of 1S7:
answer.
The monarclis of Etnope, while predict
ing the dismemberment of the Union by tho
late war, forgot another important fact.
Tiu-y forget that the people of this cottntry
have had tho advantages of free schools from
early times; that tho masses arc, to a great
extent, educated; that patriotism with such
a ...jie iiie.iussometnlug more than u mere
animal or sentimental loveof home or coun
try ; that it means an intelligent understan
ding of the principles of the government,
and an abiding sense of the truth of that
sentiment uttered by Patrick Henry in the
days that tried men's souls : "Glvo mo Lib
erty, or give me Death."
Americans, knowing and appreciating the
benefits resulting to this government from
the education of the masses, have learned
scarcely to doubt the ultimate triumph of
Republicanism in the now world.
Turning to France, they find the case dif
ferent, and so are led to fear that sho will
again at no distant day relapse into Mon
archy. While hers is a land of literature, of
art, of social refinement, inventive nnd
.scholastic, she does not disseminate through
the medium of common schools or their
equivalent that knowledge among I lie labor-
In" people the masses which constitutes
the safest, if not indeed the only safe anchor
enrrletl by the ship of State in a Republic
that itobloship which, with this anchor wel
ded with stout hands and bravo hearts, has
sillied safely through torms and tempests
to a haven of peace.
Proud ship Our Union thy course shall be
free
As the wild mountain torrent that leaps to
the sea;
Thy Pilot Is trusty thy rompass and chart
Is tho old Constitution, which bearelh 110
part
With Rebels or Traitors mutinous crew
Hut Ici-ds I3 strong arm to the bravo and
the true.
Wherever thou roamest, from shore to shore,
Tho jFlng of 0llr irPc slialt thou bear ever
more. Its stars nnd Its stripes shall beklssed by the
breezo
Of every clime that embraces the Pens,
Tn token of friendship thy valor hath won
From every Nation under the sun.
Emblem of Union, emblem of Right.
Emblem of Freedom, wo bask in thy light!
In song and In story. In glory and shame
To the brave Uiilou Soldier thou'rt cer tho
same.
Who fought, thee to shield, who died, thee to
save
A nation shall honor the patriot bravo !
From hillside and dale, from prairie and
glen.
As wo annually come, to honor the men
Who gathered by millions from mountain
to strand.
To imperil their live in behalf of our land.
As oft as wo meet with thy folds o'er us
t-pread
We'll Joy with the living nnd weep o'er the
dead.
YltSi all due deference to that clnss of In
docrlnators who claim to believe that all
events are but the result of circumstances,
over which we have no control that all ef
fects are without tpecific or direct causes it
is safe to say that the universal liberty of
mind and body within the land, enjoyed in
that land to-dny making it truly what it
had o long only purported to be n laud of
Freedom is but tho direct and nntnral re
sult of the education and enllghtment of the
people nnd its consequence tho elevation of
tho masses.
The tolling millions of the land, by those
deeds which speak louder than words, have
j entered those great
;. -fct'.r, bnve ren.:
truths spoken by
asserted them with the
sam-i solemn pledges, and have most nobly,
most bravely and most heroically closed up
the gap that separated the anticipation from
tho obligation of our hopes as patriots.
We are indeed a free and independent peo
ple, made so by own tolls and sacratices, and
we now-present to tho old world a model Re
public,, aud claim for at, not only that It- Is
.TJIfJmfrU."A U-HLlHJIilU
heaven born, and so will outlive all other
forms of government, but that It Is the wisest
and best, nnd conduces more certaiuly
to the happiness, virtue, wealth and general
prosperity of those who live under It. than
ioes, or can any lesi democratic or more
centralized form of government.
Fealty to government, so long as It pro
tects tho rights, redreses the wrongs nnd se
cures tho liberty of Its subjects. Is a duty
that every citizen owes and should most
cheerfully give. While our government does
all and morefor itspeoplo for their elevation
und advancement, for the protection of their
material interests, than any other govern
ment wherover found does, or can do, for
those who llvo under it. It Is enough, and all
who enjoy its fostering care, Its protecting
hand, cannot with reason bo other than
faithful, loyal subjects, striving to emulate
each other in all thoso acts nnd deeds which
support It, n.i well as in thoso which tend to
commemorate Its important historical
events.
It Is well therefore that, at stated periods
like tho present, the pcoplo should relin
quish their usual nvocations, nnd meet to
celebrate that day which marks the birth of
a free people. Most cordially should this be
done in assurance, as tho nation which re
ceives 'the homage which wells up from tho
hearts of its devotees on this dny.stands un
rivalled In heroism, in patriotism and In its
undisputed ability to compel obedieuco at
homo and respect abroad.
The patriots of tho Rovolntlon no longer
meet with us. Vhero nro tho heroes of '70?
the early fathers of tho Republic. All to
the grave gone down. But they aro not for
gotten. So long as history tells the story ol
their privation and valorous deeds, so long
will their memories be kept green in thb
heartsof the American people. Peace to their
ashes. They have gono "To that bourne
whence no traveler ever returns," where to
day wo hope they nro enjoying tho rewards
which tho Great Creator bestows upon till
those who spend their lives for the elevation
of the human race. No moro to-day meet
with us to celebrate American Independence,
and yet no man hero of three scoro years,
yes, of two score years but well remembor
when Revolutionary Soldiers held n con
spicuous place in every Fourth of July pro
cession. But wo have with u. to-day three
representatives of tho war of 1S12. Hale old
men. Their grey locks tell tho tale of their
years. They too should be reverenced no
less than the memory of those of '70. These
lought to preserve tho legacy which those
bequeathed to us. It Is said these Republics
are ungrateful, and it would seem to be true
In tho -a.s3 of these soldiers, for tho govern
ment hnj but just remembered to pension
them, after so few are left to te'.I of their
services for their country. They are welcome
here most welcome. May their best days
be their last days.
Theso annual gatherings bring fresh to
mind tho wisdom of those who planned our
national career, and mapped out our present
and future greatness. They rekindle the
Humes which burned so brightly and at such
cost of blood and treasure upon tho hearth
stones of tho heroes of '70. They enliven
and revivify that love of country which ho
who knows not, and thereforo cannot appre
ciate, must bo poor Indeed. Such men, If
such therobe. aro unworthy of shelter under
tho wings of our national acyix, for ours Is
the only government on earth which pro
tects all alike, regardless of birth or position;
which knows no aristocracy HJf blood or.
wealth, and only asks, In return for thofre
dom tho blessings itguarantecs that devo
tion to the principles upon which It is foun
ded, which, naturally spring from loyal
hearts.
Tho condition of our country to-day ex
emplifies that tho men who looked into Its
future, who discerned though but dimly, it
may bo the result of proclaiming this u na
tion of free nnd independent men, wero long
sighted and clear headed. They had deter
mined to found and maintain In this wes
tern world, n government based upon tho
just principle, that every man governed un
der It should, unless deprived thereof by his
own act, have a voice, n vote In determining
how and by whom ho should be governed.
It is only when deprived of or in dangerof
beelng deprived of ottrprlvlleges of rights
that we most appreciate and value them.
During the great civil war we, as a people,
had abundant opportunity to test this prop
osition. Truly, such ius but few nations ever
experienced wero sustained, endorsed and
overcome, all without a faltering step.
That constant faith In tho stability of the
government which was even In the darkest
hour this Republic ever saw so strong, so
cheering, so full of promise, has -no parallel
unless it be tho belief of the Christian in his
Savior.
From foes without and foes within; from
tornadoes ut noon-day, and tempests tit
midnight, right skillfully did our noble ship
of stnte protect herself with her gallant, gal
lant crew. With the constitution for her
chart the hiws for her compass, and the Dec
laration of Independcnco for her guiding
t.tnr, she triumphantly rode over the storm
and sailed gaily into tho old port of Peace
and Union.
While the stars nnd tho stripes,
Though torn by tho blasts,
Still lloated aloft
And waved from the masts.
The rt-coljection that wo who nro here to
day celebrating our nation's triumphs
lived In a period so Important so fraught
with vast results to us ns n people, wo may
well cherish, as a most valuable one. as the
mentor of a great historlcol reality which
coiKCJ and goe-only In tho cycle of centu
t les.
During this period it has been your for
tune to seo demonstrated beyond nil dispute,
the proposition that man nro not only cajm
ble of governing themselves, but that as na
tions, they can do this successfully.
The crowned heads of the old world know
this now full well. It Is tills fact which
makes them so anxious and watchful lest
their subjects assert their inalienable rights,
and demand that the principle.shall prevail;
that ho who pays tribute shall have a voice
in electing to whom that tribute shall bo
paid.
We aro all. Individually ns well as collect
ively, interested In whatever concerns the
good and welfare of our country. No man.
however humble his lot; no woman, how
ever feeble In her sphere, but lias an Interest
in and strength to aid the cause of human
liberty. It Is natural thnt this should be so.
That patriotism which love of country be
gets, and which In its turn begets love of
country. To no portion of our lund is It,
alone, indigenous. Jt comes jrom me pure
air of elevated regions of the western moun
tain, whose top is covered with the snows of
perpetual winter, it sprints up from our
own eeutrnl valley as fresh nnd free as the
sweet odor of its beautiful flowers; it clings
to the rock-bonnd coast of New England
-:th the tenacity mat ago clings to life; it
survives; yes, it "still lives" in the luxuriant
fields of tho Sunny South, where the Intense
heat of the natural sun is rivalled by the
warmth of that fervent devotion to the old
Union, which has never left the breasts of
the loyal there Tho frozen regions of the
North cannot congeal it. There, llko the
Alpine peak, it leaps forth to catch the
first gleam of the orient and lingering in
the lap of day, patiently waits to kiss r. re
luctant good-night to the last ray of the Oc
cident. Yes, patriotism is here, there, every
where. Man is self-governlim. Let but
the alarm sound, danger to the Citadel of Lib
erty, nnd the first bugle note echoes back the
response.
'We are coming Father Abraham; two hun
dred thousand mort-."
With such a pcoplo and such aa inherl-
;
YOL. IG.-NO. 40.
tnnce. what Is thero of grentness ttiat wo may
not hope for as a country ? And what is our
inheritance? A land of unequalled magnif
icence and unrivalled resources. Nowhere
In ail this world can bo found, within tho
same parallels of latitude, such agricultural
productiveness, such commercial advan
tages, and such mechanical facilities ns
within tho territorial limits of our glorlous-
Unlou.
Hero are all tho climates of tho temrernte
zone, and much that is most desirable to tho
tropic.
AVo have our Atlantic coast, with Us vast
fisheries nnd its lumber Indeu shores; Its
well wooded hills; its fruitful valleys-. Its
mountains of granite, und Its quarries of
marble.
Wo have our TaeHIc const, with its copa
cioushnrbors; Us gold-bearing gulches; Ka
silver-lined hills nnd fertile dales,, and far
out at sea Us sunny isles, set in mid ocean
llko precious stones in tho crown of royalty.
In the lap of tho continent wo have our
Inland seas, majestic pinerle, beautiful riv
ers, rich valleys, and our broad fertllo lnlm-
Itablo grand old prairies, tho pride nnd boast
of this western land, nor can they bo dupli
cated In all tho world beside. In frultful
ncss unparalleled, they are ever ready to bo
wooed and won by the vanguurd of emigra
tion, which so closely follows Its guiding
star the Star o? Empire as it steadily west
ward takes Us tllght.
Can snch a land such n peoplo bo unsuc
cessful In exhibiting to other countries the
great principles which underlie, which sus
tain ndemocmtlo republican form of govern
ment?
It is "n thing of beauty nnd n Joy forever"
to live In a land like this; a land wherein
the great Architect of tho unlverso has set
his seal as Us Impression appears on these
vast prnlrles to give the tolling millions
assurance doubly sure, that to them, with
Industry and frugality, no wunt shall over
oorac.
As tho benutlfnl bow Is set In tho cloud
n pledgo thnt no Hood shall over ngnlu del
uge the earth so is tho fruitful prnirlo set in
the valley, a pledge that famlno gaunt and
terrible, pointing with its bony finger to
wnjds tho gute of death, shall never more
appear.
I envy not the American, who enn think
of this Inheritance without gratitude, whoso
pulsations do not beat quicker when he re
members the land of his home; a land of
irecdom, justice, equality; a land written nil
over In letters of living light, with Illustra
tions of the memorable motto promulgated
by tho Immortal Webster: "Liberty nnd
Union now nnd forever, one und lnsop
rable." Wc have a government of our own choosing ;
wise, benilicent and permanent. We have a
land fertile in resources and fruitful In glorious
results. Still, as yet, these are but seen as in the
light of the early morning's crey dawn, in com
parison with the etTulgence under which they
shall jet be exhibited ; a light that shall dazzle
the eye of monarchy when our success sheds its
full rays, clear and brilliant, at the high noon of
the R.cpublic.
Is it possible that those bright visions of the
future may, after all, be but visions, pictures,
f 'cy sketches, which only might have become
1:. a
. The skillful mariner, after teilsome days and
watchful nights, amid clouds and storms, when
clear ky appears, weary though he be, looses not
a moment, let the only chance to take an ob
servation be lost, and he be left again with only
chart and compass, and not even a star to tell
him where he is, and whither he is drifting.
With us to-day the nation's sky is clear. The
storm has passed. With our compass and chart,
the Constitution and Laws, and the Dsclatation
fixed star, we may take our bearings. I'eradven
ture hidden rocks arc near.
In times like these when the bloated, gouty
form of political corruption stalks abroad at
noon-day ; when it enters tiie palaces of our rul
ers, neither unbidden, nor unwelcome ; when it
stalks with brazen front into the mansion of the
millionaire; holds high carnival vith statesmen,
and revels unmolested in company who hold the
keys to the public treasury ; when there is none,
no not one, so high, so putr, so good, that it pays
him reverence and does not extend to him i
golden wand of enchantment, is there no danger,
arc there no rocks, upon which our ship
may strand? In periods like this when
the true principles of the government are
so little studied j so pcorly understood ; so light
ly appreciated ; when the education of the mass
es in the important truths of political liberty, is
so much neglected, is there no cause to fear ?
When politicians catc more for their cwn suc
cess than for the success of principles, and study
to sustain the party to which they belong chiefly
that by its votes they may rise to place and pow
er 5 when the question with them is not what is
best for the people, for the good and perpetuity
of the government, for the welfare and safety of
the country, but w hat is best for my party, and
so for myself, and my frknds, and that, too with
men who are capable of becoming exalted states
men, if they would
"Is then- no cause for the heaving sigh.
That leaps from tho heart when danger Is
uigh?"
That political patties, in" a Republic, may be
useful, I do not deny, but when any such party
uses its power to sustain- corrupt men, mere pol
iticians, whose thosghts by day and dreams by
night, are constansly disturbed with eager vis
ions of public plunder, or when such party is
organized with the premeditated design to ulti
mately enrich its leaders with spoils from the
public treasury, then to such base ucca has party
come that it should be but a stench in the nos
trils of the people.
But politicians are not alone to blame. So
long as in our cities and thickly populated towns,
men sell their political birthrights, their votes,
like wares in the market place, a: so much a
head, so much apiece, so long will corrupt men
make the purchase. The remedy h with the
people ; will they heed the danger and" apply the
remedy ? We answer yes, for the milb of the
Gods grind shr.vly, if wksly.
As a people what is oer destiny r A nation
which bares its breast to the bullet and shrinks
not 1 ick at the point of the bayonet, which of-
fers the lives of its best subjects, its truest men
upon the battle field, whose cause is sustained by
mothers who are ready :j sacrifice their first
born upon the altar of Liberty, cannot fail. Such
a najion has nothing to fear but its own errors,
and the virtue of the people is a guarantee that
rhese will be corrected. Wc have. then, abund-
ant cause for hope, that oor course as a Republic
will be onward and upward, and that our nation-
al success will be worthy the emulation of those
.. , ... ,.
governments, which, even to this day, cling to
the exploded theories of the past, rather rha.T
adopt that better theory which, reduced to prac-
ace, makes vox ropcti ; vox del
Our people arc descendants, most of the
from various rcts, commingling the blood
the Briton, the Celt, the Teuton, the Norman
tks Anglo Saxon, with that- sf cthtr nation
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scarcely less valient, intelligent- and brave, and:
all those, or the children of these, who have
sought in this new world a refuge from tyranny j
an escape from taxation without representation
Many of these left the old world and the home
of their childhood with a feeling akin to that
which induces the brida to leave her mother
not that they loved Europe less hut Columbix
morer They came to seek in this the home of
their adopnos, a field where honest toil is surely
rewarded by a competency, if act: by wealth, and
arc ever ready to give to the development of their
new homes thatstaady toil which, accassity com--pcllcd
them to endure in their old ones.. If need,
be they will defend these new homes, too, with,
a seal and bravery equal to that of those to the
manor born -. theic souls readily burning with en
thusiasm fbr that Liberty which so freely with
out money and withour price aiKrds them all a
voice in the government they have sworn to dc
fend ; yea, which has sworn to defend them,.
Of such arc our nation's defenders. A nation of
Liberry-Ioving cbatripions who will ever be ready
to defend the right, nd who wHi never tamely
submit to the wrong. With such a land and,
such a people our cherished Republic must grove;
2 success.
The people, the aasses, these who are neith
er office holders nor othce seekers, arc the true
conservators of the jublic weal, of the rution'i
peace and rrosperky. To-sucbas these in every
liour of danger it must look for aid, for relief
nor will it look in vain. To be known as one
of these, the honest yeomanry of the land whoso
daily bread is honestly earned by daily toil j whose
waking hours are not spent Jn promoting the
schemes of corrupt politicians ; whose sleep is
not disturbed by fitful dreams of place and power
and plunder, is to be a real patriot, a true and
faithful guardian of the country's welfare. Suc!
men live up to the maxim, "Let all the ends
thou aim'st at, be thy Country's, thy God's and
Truth's." Of such and only such should wc be.
The State of Nebraska, our own chosen home,
located, as it is, in the center of this vast Re
public, and yet up to this- time the most western,
of the Agricultural States cast of the Rocky
Mountains, though yet in its infancy, is rapidly
advancing towards that position and prominence
as a producing State, which its peers will soon
willingly accord to it. Its soil within an area of
300 miles along the Missouri, and the same dis
tance westward, is unrivaled in fertility and cer
tain productiveness. Its population Is unusually
intelligent and enterprising. Its resources will,
therefore be developed with surprising rapidity.
Tiie most sanguine Ncbraskian amongst us has,
as yet, drawn no picture in his mind of the fu
ture importance, and wealth, and power of tins
State, which would not sink into insignificance
when compared with the reality of future years.
Railroads will soon be running from cast to west,
from north to south over its luxuriant valleys
and across its fertilizing rivers in close proximity.
Upon these iu products will find speedy transpor
tation to broritoc mwkets.
Upon yoy, my hearers, upon me, upon every
true patriot in our, , State, devolves a duty thac
cannot be avoided., and that is to do all that is
possible to preserve the fair fame of our State in
all that relates to its present welfare and its fu
ture greatness. Let not a spark escape from the
(lime that burns with patriotic devotion for the
Republic ; rather let it burn brighter and bright
er while wc strive to emulate each other in de
veloping in our young State all those elements
which combined will make her a prosperous and
powerful commonwealth. Her history as art
American State, and her destiny for weal or for
woe, is, and always must be, that and only that
which her citizens choose to make for her.
It is not too much to say for her that she is
soon to become one of the brightest monuments
in that grand galaxy of States whose reunion un
der the old flag is now made sure and listing.
Yes, as sure and lasting as that patriotism which
is ready to sacrifice its dearest treasures of wealth,
of blood, of life even, upon the altar of iu
country. A patriotism which encircled these
States in its fraternal arms and kept them from
falling ; which knows no north, no south, no
east, no west ; which soars far above all section
al prejudices, all mean, low selfish purposes, and
plants the standard of its faitli the Stripes and
the Stars on the highest ramparts of the ene
my's defences ; while it proclaims universal Lib
erty to all mankind. Brave old flag, thy history
is worthy of thy origin.
"When Freedom from her mountain height,
Unfurled her standard to tho air.
She tore tho azure robe of night.
And setthestars of glory there:
She mingled with Us gorgeous dyes,
Tho milky baldric of theskle.
And stripped tho pttro celostlal wit! to.
With htreakltigs of the morning light;
Then. from lu-rmansloii in tho sun.
Site called her eagle-Iiearer down,
And gave Into his mighty hand,
Tho symbol of her chosen land."
' Flag of the free heart- hope ami homo
By angel hands to valor given,
Thy stars have lit tho w lkln dome.
And all thy hues wero born in heaven!
I-'oruVor ttoat that standard sheet !
Where brenthre the foe but falls before us.
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet.
And Freedom's bannor streaming o'er us."
Decidedly Good.
Viil Cnrleton, tho rising young po
et, in an editorial poem thus tells how
a farmer took a youngster of hia to a.
printing oilicc to be made into-an edi
tor, being lit for nothing else.
The editor sat in his sanctum nnd
looked the old man in the eye.
Then glanced at the grinning young;
hopeful, and mournfully made hi3 re
ply : "Is your son n small, unbound
edition of Moses and ijolomon both?
Can he compass hia spirit with meek
ness, and strangle a natural oath ?
Can ho leave all his wrongs to the
future, and carry his heart iu lib
cheek ?
Can lie do an hour's work in a miu
ute, und live on a sixpence a week ?
Can he courteously talk to an equal,
and browbeat an impudent dunce ?
Can he keep things iu apple-pic or
der, and do half 3 dozen at once ?
Can he press all the springs of
knowledge with a quid: and reliable
touch ?
Aud be sure that ho' knows how
much taknow, and knows how not to
know too much ?
Does bo know how to stir up his vir-'
tue, aud put a check rein on his pride?'
Can he carry a gentleman's man
ners within n rhinoceros' hide ?
Can he know all,-and do all, with.
1 cheerfulness, COUrage and Vim ?
,.f so. w PaPS Can be making arv
'editor out o' him."
s ThQ father stood CUriOUSly listening
and wonder his visage o'er spread.
; Aud he Sfild, "I gUCSS WO'll be gOln'.;-
1 hp'si nrnRfihlv nil's nf hi IioqI "
he's probably ou; of his head.'
The late rebel leaders are now ufir-
ing the Southern heart" for Orevly.
I A few years ago they were firing ib
' for Eecossion
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