Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-07-09
COLONEL re FREMONT
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SINCE ne mission gf Him was came INTO siIt.
xarif 20 suffer taa1 mankind nIghs ind re-
temptian- the three GREATEST events EhaE have
occurred Are eannected Win tie rlse ant pro-
rresz II cur dw1 happy country the fiseGv
err II AaIeriea. tle American asyBIiItIau ITd
ne establishment At zhe Americ1l erupira On
rae coast gf The PlcifIc Ocean the Lasr tastiu-
sst % 5e- n ~ effects, by 10 Means he least
tnpgrtzInt OF ne three
When the announcement vas nICt. % tI,.,
-1nialesi natiana Of Europe Of rie sxiatsuce OF
4 aGE variI alr off over sile Wild waves Of 1F1e.
western sea, Il new principle Introduced int1
ne general mind L new impulse, vaicl Chang
sct sHrir.Iy ne industrial rIatigns Iad habits
af tie geapie, and produced effects, even Ig0u
rile sz.sur Gud per-nanencv at sTnpir.s, which
nose af r.leCuug uesf50f MIcestauiH ldlFreece
were 1ur tzifies- The overthrow 1f 1aeRGman
power, ev tlie aor.atr1 aarbarians. sinls5 FltG
iHsigliffcauce, when IA effects ara cnntrIztsd
with these af siie eauncia1I9u n TIE DeElarI-
ctun 1f American Independence and lie 2rIc-
e.cai supiicaSsan IN the Constitution dt ne z
aitef Stares. 1f the great tzTIt.Is Of ne br1rl-
srtiood and equality af nau- And uGw, ne
discnverr df t1s brigtis sanfs and rfc1 r5cirz
8f California; sud tie issue thence of 11lden
straam tu ir-igata tiIe nations. Il destined 70
weld 4 nigiitier md far more permanent NJ
iiIenc. than ne Impulse which rzIIseat Fr7nca
y ne For tine uistzsss 1f Earope- And not
only we're these events IrsaUer N power tliau
rtiuze with whicfi hare compared 5.leIn, -5iey
sere also better n kind On he hInd
ind 4 train OF woe and ieS1iatian au the 9TH
cr, Of iaupiuezs and pr1sper1ty- The rrear-
ness N tie aid world vas ne haudmaid 1f ~
Iar-suca tld rr-aunv7 tilat Of ne new led 70
civilization and liberty. Each g-sat syeut IS
pe-zouiffef IN g-eat man OF corresponding
character sIexaude- Ied GEraece and Mace
doH 70 cunuuest AIeEsc zt!ng'IisiIed the diC:E-
sring lighr 1f Roman refinement; with E,Tpo-
IeDn. France s.rase, Ueigaeal and tel . Column
dus nartiezt , pathway % I aegy-fouud world :
Washington guided zEd sustained ,tIs patriots
vap c1nsec-arei shat world 70 the advance
neut of human zgats Ead human welfare
snd Fremont lifted tie veil which, sincs time
irst BEGAN, had hidden from view The real Ei
Dorado T purpose 70 Iutroducs 70 he 7aader
4 sfor- sketch of the life OF Inc latter tie
oiilg-z belong to past time, and his1ory has
MAIDS ~ .ts -esaTri Of their desds-
Joux CHAaEEs Fzz4oyz vas bonn n Sonth
Carolina IN JznuArr, 1918, and IS Gaasea lent
" =; Ibis sine tLS5g.y few months over slIir-
fs--se-e. Tezrs Of age When ae vas 1ut foIr
rezrs old ne was leit IN 1r1lIGu BY The Heath
1i aus Gather. who, IS the nzrnc indicates, vas
= 1zrir.. OF France TaH direction OF ms esi-
Irztion. therefore. ier0Ived entirely uuon MS
mother, and his career IN active lie mas sfn1v1
.t.sr ss.e lacxelf neither inclination or ability
20 direc: 6; arighf-- Notwithstanding de- lint
tad ruezns she managed 20 SUPPORT her son II
CazEgesrou CoIleSs, wnene he distinguished
himself br ais industry SHd upright aeporr'
ueaf. he graduated 10 1880. AlJout ttIis {. ms
as became teacher oi Mathematics ana
Sflr-rd means, not 0Biy- for his own supporc. ON
zlza 20 coutribusc 20 thzt Of dis mother and
ba-efzrniIv. While fischzrs;ug faithfully rIIi
srrilsons and responsible duties which 'sess N
,-.srnbsnt upon him as teacher be sill fou17S
str.e 20 1fte..d 20 tboss of ) student md viii
-bs. iraonitab!sa snsrEy aud psFseTesene'
.stJir.I rave 1azrfzei his whole CAREER 1e de-o
ed g-e-- Ie;snre moment 70 ESeTfectiDg ain
self a he science of civil engineering, Il
his r5ursuit ne 7sss aided by the 1atlras oe1
90 biS mind md taisais peculiarly adapted 2
The ssifes.. H@vfnx attracted he zste 8tio'
and scared be Confidence 1ssd snpposs OF E1aei
q fasasass he obtained he Situation of $
Eisfsns 70 Eiesilst fn Tie surTey Of the com
try ssousd the 5ezd waters of tie Mississippi
In thss work assrss engaged about iotf J-ear'
tEriss The drss azIf o. the line IL .he sFau