Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-01-17

than another century. a popul,us and powerful
dominion
The efforts Of franklin we're partially successful
Nine years after, the French dominion had passed
away forever. By the treaty of Paris OF 1903,
France ,eded to Great Britain Mi her North Amer.
lean possessions east of the Mississippi.
Butthe substitute for French civilization, pro-
posed hy Great Britain, was barbarism. Already
Jealous Of the increasing strength Of her North
American colonies, Or believing that they
would be commercially more profitable, IL CON
fined to the Atlantic slope. she attempted to re-
strict their westward extension by a Royal Procla-
nation prohibiting settlements west Of the Ale
ghcnies.
Under the effect of this proclamation. Ohio re-
manned II wilderness for twenty years. until in
1853 another treaty of Paris anrihilated British
dominion within it's limits. and transferred its pos
session to tho American Republic. then first &C.
know lodged as an independent member of the
community of nations.
\ new era was now to begin its course. Anglo
Saxon civilization and Republican institutions
were now to take the place of savage barbarism.
Plans of emigration and settlement were promptly
devised and adopted. 1t the mouth of the Mus.
kingum, between the MiLmies, and on the Dor.
ders Of Erie, the noble old pioneers of the West,
many of them distinguished officers and soldiers
of the Revolution, commenced the work Of subdu-
inc the wilderness. Regular institutions of gov.
ernment were organized under the ordinance of
l7S7. and tie grand career Of development and
progress, which has so far outstripped anticipation,
das fully lnaugurated.
AnlIher twenty years passed away, and Ohio
was n State in the American Union. Her first
public act recognized the inyiulability of personal
rights, the sacredness of private obligations, the
absolute freedom of conscience, and the indis-
pensible necessity to good COVE rnment of religion.
morality, and knowledge. pom these staple
foundations she has built wisely and prosperouslv.
! need not recite her recent h.story-you know it
we'll. Nor need | remind you of her great works
Of improvements; Of her liberal provision and
organization of education or of her noble char
tiles. 1t is enough to ~say'that a century has passed,
and the prophetic anticipation OF Franklin is more
than fulfilled.
Permit me now to turn from this briof retrospect
Of our general history to that which forms the
special interest of this occasion.
Forty years ago. the spot on which we now
stand. was covered with rrimeval forest. The
General Assembly of lSll-l2, ordained to estab-
ish upon it the seat Of government Of the State.
The foundations of the State House were laid the
next year. Three years later it was ready for occu.
pancy, and was actually occunicd by the Legisla.
ture assembled in December, 1916.
i In this ediiice FIR 50 years the General Assem-
bly, with not only the whole mower Of legislation,
but the whole power of appointment also. directed
the government of the State. The new Constitu
l ton was adopted in the Fall of 1851, and six
months later the old State House. as il un
: willing to survive the lid Constitution, persisted by
Q fire.
OF the stone tablets which were inserted in the
wall over each d0ur of entrance, two have been
e preserved. The dissertations upon these curi0usly
illustrate the honest manliness, straightforward
principles Of the pioneers. The inscription over
the western entrance was this:
General good, the object Of legislation perfect
: ed by Il knuwledg re of mans wants and natures
j Astounding means-appiied by establishing prin-
ciples opposed to monopoly"
e Over the southern and principal entrance were
inscribed several lines by the poet of the Column
f bad, and perhaps copied from that patriotic but
most unreadable epic. The sentiments will DO
admitted to be excellent whatever may be sail Of
the poetry:
Equality of right is natures plan,
And follows nature in the march Of man.
I Based on its rock Of right your Empire lies,
On walls of wisdom let the future rise;
y Preserve your principles-their force unfold.
? Let nations prove them and let Kings behold.
Equality, your first, firm grounded stand,
Then FREE ELECTIoNs-then your FEDERAL BAND.
This holy triad should forever shine,
The great compendium of all rights divine
Crecds Of all sc~hools-whence youths by million,
. draw,
I Their themes Of ~right-their decalogues of law;
Till man shall wonder lin their codes insured,)
" How wars were made, how tyrants were endured
1T seems mat our SIuTuy ldtHeTS lHOuPHl ala
the word federal was liable to miscunceptiOn, io
&C. they caused it to be erased by painting on it the
ed word Union" In process Of time, however, thu
II. paint washed off--what a warming to politicians
al and the word federal appeared us originally ell
" graved.
", With the old State House and the old Constitu
ed ton, terminated an epoch in the history Of on
ST tie to which her children will ever look bacl
with patriotic pride. Even now, there seem to
pass before me the forms of noble men who mad
it illuStrinus. There was Putnam, hOnOred witt
the confidence Of Washington there Harrison
al magnanimous in thought. and heroic in deeds
w WUrthington, the friend Of jefferson: there Bur
!" net, wise in legislation, and uprigh; in magistracy
he there the honest and unseltish Morrow ther,
m Vance, faithful to every trusj. the generous an,
81 eloquent Lyle, too, early lost; there the accom-
pli,hed IIamer, spared by the sword, hut felle,
hy disease in II foreign land there Morris, tn,
cd fearless tribune Of the people; there Sherman
to exchanging before LIES noon the ermine for
cd shroud there Hitchcock, clear in judgement, an
infiexible in Integrity; and there-bnt | must leav
so off the enumeration. Time would fail were | t
e attempt to name even half of thUse whose devotio
OF character, purity of purpose, sagacity in cour
ell, and vignr in action, distinguished that period
Happy shall we be if we prove ourselves worth
~ successors of such men.
~ The foundation of the new S ate House wa
In laid 10y ex Governor Morrow, in the presence
,nt u vast multitude Of spectators. on he 4th dav
an July, 1889. Its building was hardly begun, wheI
in 1910, the General Assembly arrested thu pr,
gress of the work. 1t was resumed in 1913, an
of under the auspices of successive Boards of Con
,nu missiOners, Is now so far advanced that the tv
itL Houses Of Assembly-the Superintendent Of Il
the Stata-the officers Of me Executive Department
GRE and various Boards. charged with special function
in thu public servire, can re Accommodated with
inc its walls. The library room. the rntunda. Il
dome. and some other parts Of the edifce. rema
tn be finished. It's final com ,ietion cannot be c
pected for several years. You, sir, Earning
,ere Mr, Money! nave spoken o., the structure, and
ali will not venture to add anything to what you ha
no, so fifty said.
ngs And now what Of the future? | shall not
tempt to fathom it. | prefer reverenlly to co
ap- nit our destinies through the coming time to Il
ON: Providence which has hitherto watched over
,ery for good. Endeavoring honestly to conform q
in legislation and administration to His eternal lay
aud we may confront its dangers without fear. '
arm need not doubt that faithful. adherence to
principles which have brought MS to the eleva,
inn nosition we now Occupy, will advance ma tn m,