Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-03-03

10 conclusion: While we believe this IN n.
lHe happiest birthday of Washington we bav.
ever seen, we expect TO see mapv far bannia
ones look forward to the time when "a,
gallant soldiers shall come home to 0ladda,
our nearts once more; when the din of b,ttla
snai give place to the hum of prosperous in
dustry; when from East, West, North and
SOUTH the universal homage Of delivered
people shall rise to Heaven. to descend il
: more copious blessings on our beads: TO III,
time when Columbia with the gem OF Liberty
sparkling on her brow, aud the seeptre OF
Righteousness in her hand, shall sit upen the
throne OF consolidated Union, the fairest aud
the mghtiest Empress in the world.
Glass Of '65.
ToAsT, read by b, BARRrcK. Fredoni,
y, Our Empire on The Pacific while add
ing new stars, is a pledge that not one shall
be stricken from glorious constellation
RESPONSE, by q. P. HOLMAN, Salem, OREGON
The war of the Revolution wrested from
Great Britain thirteen colonies, and left them
free. The country extending along the shores
! Of the Atlantic, touching the lakes on the
north, and the Alleghanies on the west, en-
| braced the States which constituted the oriQi.
nal stars oil our glorious constellation. And with
IN hdt area alone, Americans then assembled 10
pay-their grateful homage to the name of the
immortal patriot and sage, the commenoration
OF whose birth now brings us together with
thankful and reverent hearts.
| To-day how different the picture How
! grand, how glorious the change! Not only
have new States started into life between the
I Alleghanes and the Father of Waters, found.
ing beautiful and wealthy cities, burdeniDR the
rivers with commerce, stretching the ron-track
and the telegraph, and opening classic halls
| and consecrated temples, through all this opu.
lent domain; but the government by ils
diplomacy and its arms, has carried the strong
chain of Union not only over this region, but
beyond the Mississippi, and still on beyond the
Rocky Mountains, and finally linked it to the
very rocks. which roll back the dashing waves
of the Pacific. Three stars now shine on yon
glorious banner, symbolic of the three noble
States which in that Empire of the West
have been united to our Federal Republic, and
thus permitted to unite With their sister States
in generating the memory of Washington, as
the brightest Of the fadeless, and the purest OF
the good. My heart swells with emotions of
joy, as looking through the vistas of the
future, L behold the rising greatness Of that
distant portion of our Union, which is now
contributing its strength to the power and the
glory of our great Republic. From some central
point let us trace its extent. Go stand upon
one of the heights oil the Sierra Nevadas.-
Look to the continuous chain of the Rocky
Mountains on the east, then to the broad
ocean on the west, then north as far as the
possessions of the British Grown, and from
thence south twelve hundred miles to the
Mexican line, and you have the limits of the
vast expaDse of territory so justly designated.
"Our Empire on the Pacific" But not its
vastness alone indicates what will be its future
contributions to the power and grandeur of
our common country. It's healthful skies. its
vine-cIad slopes, its verdant plains. its wonder.
ful mines Of mineral wealth, its majestic for.
ests, its noble rivers, its beautiful and secure
harbors spreading out like inland seas n
welcome and protect the fleets of the world
the commerce, the manufactures, and the busv
population already there, all these assure ne
that region enjoying such a profusion of
Natures gifts, will soon be denseIy populated
by industrious millions, who guided by enter.
prise and science. will bring forth all these
to augment the nations STRENGTH
and to Gdorn its culture.
California, embracing the PRINCIPLES which
Washington and his iustriJus c,mnaer, 81
nooly vindicated, with all the organized iDsti.
tntions of an enlightened people institutions
Of law, education, oenevoieuce, religion. and
all the sdOrnmeuts of the highest civilization
gave to our flag the first star from the Emnira
Of the Pacific. Another orb not less brilliant
was soon discovered in the cations skv. No
longer can the author OF Thanatopsis sing
Go lose thyselt in the continuous woods
Where @ 81; rolls tue Oregon, ami hears sound
Other sounds now reverberate along the
banks of that noble river, as upon his broad
ieep waters are borne floating palaces which
move like things Of life, interchauging the in.
elligence and the commerce of the nations
And just now, while the dark cloud of war
s passing over the land, aud stars seem to be
ostling from their orbits, even now Nevada.
'ledged to the perpetuity of the Union. pours
orth her cheering light. Thus three new
tars shine in the wesr. Three newborn
States unite in the work OF national redemp-
ion and national growth. The great tide Of
migration flowing westward across the At
antic and eastward across the Pacific. to our
hores shall people all this vast territory be.
-ond the mountains; State shall be added to
State, each contributing to the strength and
liability of The General Government, and re.
Giving in turn protection and vitality from
be great national heart.
To every sentiment of disunion, the response
ONES up from the States of the Pacific let
ot one star be stricken from the glorious con-
; let these States remain forever in
Pgral and indissoluble parts of Que powerful,
zee, and enduring Republic.
A strong love OF country, veueration for
be institutions Of their fathers, becoming
ational dignity, regard for the brave men
rho have died, gloriously struggling for the
atoms lie, humane care for the great fu.
Ire which lies before them, respect for human
eedom and democratic principles through
ut the world; all these conspre to unite
'ue and loyal people, in the common cause of
the honor and the integrity of the
Iational Government We behold not only
this new empire Of the Pacific, but through.
1T the whole country, upon every hand, writ.
N in characters of living light, both upon the
nd and upon thesea, pledges for the perpetuity
I'D eternal greatness of our Republic. We
e them in the wisdom, ability aud integrity
our rulers; 10 the wise moderation, manly
Irnestness, and determination of our people;
I'D above all, in the patient endurance, heroic
lloF, and triumphant marches of our armies.