Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-07-23
WHOLE NUMBER, 1878
CARROLLTON CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO THURSDAY JULY g. 1857

Madison Journal i probably tue Oldest mat IN
the United States. lie said:
Fellow PioBeers, have looked forward Wth
deep interest TO this meeting. Permit me, ar OIL
man, With tie trusts Of one hundred and seventeen
winters nov whItening 10Y brow, to greet you 10
day, aud to you express the hope that you may
1--we these many yean to meet togsibvr on similar
occasions. Ny o@n pioneer life has been rather .
peaceful than eysntfu one. native u ID tToii,
was partly raised at Kaskaskia aud Prair'e du
Roche, 10 Illinois, and subsequently became az
inhaLtaEl Of ST. Louis, under spanish rule, aud
for many years Of the last eentHTy vas engagsl ss
V0yagusr between ST. L uis and Pr,iIie du
Chen, via Wisconsin aud Fox rivers and Macki-
nav. was in 1914 participant with the Amer.
leans in the conflict at Praire "a CHEN, aud Ser
we'd as expires. carrier 10 tbs Back Hawk sar
wnen a con pan,on was sbO, dead Dy ny sde b.
the steathy ILdiaus in ambu.cade; Lsins myse .
a Freuchman, and my wife re.4tsd 10 tie ludlaus
ba,e reason 10 believe was PurPosay spare
Forty ole Yeas ago located a, the WssOusiu
Podage, aud nearly tLird Of c injury since |
was mail CARER between Mineral Pulnt aud
Green Bay It bas fallen u my lot to I've sue
eesslyry ~ II e san.e c"ua;ry uu er Freuch, Brit
! ish, Spanish, and AIeresu GJ'ernDenIs and |
have lie ended the batter at tie Aaztrd Of ny life.
Though have thus I ent my days upon tie from.
tiers, my memory is too iral, to permit me ~ 90
into dates, and could ecJl them | fear tie,
would only serve 10 I'll up he iiiure, a.re-i iy but
too well known, Of b,rIer dangers, difficulties
aud prlvatl0us have been three tunes married,
aud Of nine children but single Que survives
the seventh by my first marriage, aud size ha,
nearly reached the age Of thIee-scOre aud ten, al
Iottyd to our race. Bot have graadehi .dreu al
nosl without number, aud for tie benefit Of some
Of tie IaJtrr hope yet to obtain bounty land FROM
Government for my early services. | come doau
to YOU. fellow pioneers, fIom former century,
An cd man, with the habits, customs, aud feel
ings of the simplehealIe !, couleute ~ &c Of cen
tury ago with few waus aud no ambitious asPIra
tons. can iu truth say that love nay native
land | have cLeerfuy rsk,d my life IA It's de
fence in repeIhng the British aud ludan fo,, and
trust there ae none bers to-day who will fail 10
stand by our souutry in every LOui Oi trial aud
danger; none who will ever, under any plea, lend
themselves to the disreputabie woIk Of weakening
the ties that bind together our glorious Unon. |
have lived here iu the West under despotc sway,
and know full well how to appreciate The blessing,
of free government, which hehtiIy commend 10
your fua love and protection. In conclusion, fel
row,pioneers, can only give !ou-it s"Il l have
TO offer-an old mans prayer and blessing.
Of the proceedings, the Argus and Democrat
says:
"The old pioneers went off into the most j'visi
reparteeing Of their own; telling stories, making
comments on the progress of the West, and indul.
ging in not few hearty old fashioned jnkes, Au
occasional scintillation of wit from rough and
hearty "old settler" would couvu'ss the house to
laughter, aud again a sudden outbur't Of naturA
feeling not unfrequently brought moist sparkle
or full round tear into the eyes of those present
The occasion was one of extraordinary and pecu-
liar interest, and all seemed to feel it 81. from the
newcomer to our State TO the first adventures
within its wild territory years ago. Quite a nun,
Der of the fair sex, who pioneers also, and hsl
shared in the joys and solrows Of frontier life,
were present, aud joined ii tae eonyiyiaties.
Some of tier chil~reu, men and women sro~r,
we're also there. aud were pointed out with pride
bv the speakers, who fairly ran over wiki en,Dus
ssm."