The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-08-22

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/ Present Hon. Z. s, Paryin. Hon. g. w.
McCleary, E. K. Ruge, Hon. &. d. Wood
lin. II. b. Cochran, nd C. Rillines Smith.
The COMMITTEES on picture Galisrv renort-
ed that the Governor and Ex-Goyernors-~
those living--of the State ana Territory.
had responded favorably 10 their reouest 70
furnish their portraits Tor this society. Il 4
understood tnat Ex-Goys. Hempstesd and
Briggs are having theirs panied IN St.
Louis.
Hon. T. s. Paryin has consented to deliy-
er the Annual Address at the Anniversary
in December next.
a vote was passed expressing grateful ac.
acknowledgements to N. II. Parfer and Rev.
J. NJ. Peck for valuable hooka-to Hon.
James lawrence. Of Roston. for : donation
Of fftv dollar, Il hooks. and ~ tho.a MIR.
fishers Of papers rho have nlsced the soci.
ety on Their tree lat.
The Corresponding Secretary stated that
nearly one half the nanara nnTl;shed in the
State are repularly receiyed and fa;thfully
preserved.
A communication was received from Rev.
Mr.. Nash. of Des Moines. promising rare
and valuable Indian curiositiss: and from
N. n. Parkar. whatever ha NAV obtain in
his annual tour Of the State. that viii serve
| to illustrate its history and be Of interest to
/ the Society
A large number Of letters were read by the
Secretary. expressing sympathy. and pledg-
ing the hearty degeneration Of the authors
| in its noble and worthy enterprise.
Prof. Crosby. of the University of New
York. says-ssit is a striking feature in our
civiIization-the founding Of such noble In
situations as yours. almost synchrononous
with the birth of the State.
Jas. M. Brown, Of the Oskaloosa Herald,
has sent the Society the Daguerreotype like
ness of Hon. John A. L. Cochran, first
Judge of Mahaska county, and says in his
kind letter is clothed in all the plain
ness of the original, and will be looked up
on with great interest BY those who may be
acquainted with him. His request to sslet
| it lind a place among other memorials Of
our States early historyo shall be complied
with.
Hon. John r. Bartlett. in a letter ac-
knowledginins the receipt of a notice Of his
election as Corresponding member of the
Society, pledges his services toward promo
ting the iaudable objects for which it has
Deen formed.
James Lawrence, of Boston, Massachu-
sets, saws:
81 rejoice that you have, at SO early a
period Of the history of your State. taken
measures to collect and preserve the mate
rial for its illustration. The want of such
movement at a similar early stage of their
existence, is now severely felt in the older
States and Counties, by those who are stri
wing to understand their progress and de-
cav. That YOUR citizens, at time when
they NAV be presumed to be exclusively oc-
cupied in developing their material interests.
should recognize the Importance of the claim
which posterity has upon them, is an indi-
cation that prosperity awaits them. 1t re-
Eauires no gift OF prophecy to foretell the
brilliant career of n State which possesses
sncb n;oneers as vonrs ),
Enas Sarrent 80 Roston IN oommun;-
cot;an nrot,;s;pr r. Send 10 h;s nnhl;sbed
works SAYS tho tsob;ects of tho Sac;etv are
wortby cf all con,wendat;on and I shall
taLa a livalv interest in ;ts nrosner;tv ,,
pras;dan; Dou % No,S Havan r, ~ q
lottar ~ tha Socyatarr wr;tas.
ssTbe ob;ect Of the Society mnst COM
mond ;,soIf - Tho fsror ~ oil wbo du,v es-
.;ma,o tha ;urnr,ano o of nrnv;d;ur for On
occurote b;stnrv nf d;e,;pet aor Eminent
It's futurs cb.r,eter and history must do.
nend verv mucb mon tho elements wbisb
p pntar ;ts a.rl;aS, fdr,nat;ro cond;t;on