St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-03-18

and intcrmixturc, lies our true path OF
honor and advancement.
Gentlemen of Bost0n: We have one
country. We are one people. Let a
fresh conviction of that grand and in.
spring truth form the practical les
son of this address. ] stand here
gratefully and gladly, on the native
soil of my fathers {; grateful to have
this venerable New England for my
birthplace, glad to have the youthful
and vigorous West for my home ;
grateful for the sacred memories that
bind me to these Eastern shores, the
dwelling place of my ancestors and
glad that beyond the banks of the
Mississippi there may be an inheri-
lance for my children.
There, young men, your kinsmen,
your sons, your brothers, are my
neighbors and friends. Daily they
are planting themselves in prosperity
around me- or are pushing on, in hope,
to new and fertile regions still nearer
the Rocky Mountains. The best treas
IRE they carry with them, everywhere
is the influence Of your New England
schools, colleges, homes, churches, on
their hearts and lives. Their best
capital is the character you have
nurturcd and matured.
Shall we not, then, have one heart,
one common aim, one friendly and pa
ternal spirit, alD~e have one land and
one destiny? Whateve jealousies
and arrangements may be begotter
by passion and madness between the
North and the South, at least let the
East and West stand firmly and aflcc-
tionately. They rest side by side
with their Astounding vitality like the
two-fold breathing lungs in the living
breast of man. Their unity is organic
The great lines of railway, the rivers,
and the chain of lakes, are the cords
and membranes and arteries that bind
them in one. You cannot tear them
asunder without rending apart the
very channels Of their likelihood, and
breaking up the fountains Of their
peace and joy. So everything that
makes their union closer is blessing
to both. Every freight of produce
that will roll down to you, over the
iron road, is more than mere article
of merchandise it rises to the digni-
ty of a moral mission, and takes the
character of a social and public peace
maker. Therefore its price cannot be
told in dollars nor in diamonds. Evey
new facility of communication is more
than a commercial convenience, for it
brings us nearer to those we love,
and strengthens the tie of our mutual
dependence. Every wheat harvest
that waves its yellow signals in sum-
mer glory over our prairies, is a
pledge and prophecy Of permanence
in the concord of the States, and of a
reciprocal confidence in our whole po-
litical system.
And on the other hand, every bale
of goods you send to us is "a messenger
of good will Every Westward NOV
ing train is transport of solid well
fare. Every mail bag comes charged
with your best ideas, your learning,
your wisdom, your cloquencc.
And every time you journey to us,
we hail your arrival as the proof of
your brotherhood, and the presage Of
better years to come.
We open our hearts welcome to
you as wide as our genial acres. We
spread our hospitality for you, as lib
orally as nature has poured out hel
own bounty upon our soil
For all these reasons, friends, does
1t not become us to cherish a mutual
good faith? Especially in times of
peril and pressure, in the days of fl
nancial arrangement, industrial dis
order, and a general darkness, let us
not chate, accuse, suspect and ALLEVIATE
each other. Let us trust each others
intentions, be patient with each others
failings, and believe in each others
integrity. Then we shall have healthy
markets, union of spirit, and a happy
issue out of our troubles. Then we
shall grow strong and grow wise, and
virtuous. Then the God of the sun
rising and of the sun-setting, the God
of our fathers will bless us.
Then there shall be built up re-
public, stretching from ocean to ocean,
the noblest empire the sun ever saw,
founded in justice, liberty and love!