Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-01-26
DAVENPORT, IOWA. THURSDAY,a Y,aJAlJUARY 26. 1065

DAVENPORT, low
Fifth Aanual IeqolvAl oGfhe
Keygtonc Soele1y.
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pssduced Z uat naay islls, .and 'n6t !
few Of thess wsfe psepls II god ssass.
many Of whom manifested that net BY eom-
ingto this nobls State OF such, thess
who dWsn IA Scett county, to the numbss
of nsaely four hundred, assembled It ths
Psnnsylvania Hsuse in this city, last ere
ming, 10 hold On Annual Festival, = 10 stip-
ulatsd by the Bylaws Of the Keystons So
ciety. Though The weather WAS bitter cold,
these "frosty sons Of thunder" with their
wives and children, cgewdsd ths spacieea
reception rooms and halls Of the above nam-
ed hotel to their utmost capacity, marking
it - one Of the best attended 1estivals, Il
not the very best, ever held in this city.
Inasmuch as We have copied copiously
from the able annual address delivered -
fore the Society last evening. We need not
take up further room to pass any eulogy
upon the State our worthy Keystone friends
hsve LEFT behind, nor yet upon the State
they have 90 happily adopted.
At eight o'clock the programme Of the
evening was entered upon. The retiring
President, H. H. Smith, Esq, invoksd o.
der, and proceeded to deliver his valsdlcto.
ry address, which was done In mannss
very appropriate and interesting, The con-
clusion Of which was the introduction ofth
President elect, our worthy young friend,
John NJ. Day, Esq, who, in turn, favored
the audience with handsome Inaugural
which was received with great apparent sat.
isfaction and hearty applause.
Next in order Was the annual address
which was delivered BY our but recently ar
rived ow-citisen, Col. ]. H. Berryhill.-
Believing that much Of this highly credita'
bic effort will be duly appreciated by on,
readers, We herewith pres ent it for their pc
rusal
Io,1;es nnI Esnflemsn
Wemeet tonight, fellow PennsJ lvanians,
to. commemorate the State Of our nativl-
ty-the old Keystone Of the Federal Arch.
And have We not reason for honest pride,
as Pennsylvanians, in recurring to the early
history, progress and present position o.
the noble old commonwealth? In its first
settlement, the Quaker element soon gave
tho colony . reputation for integrity and
fair dealing, which will live, long IS the
memory Of its illustrious founder. Driven
from England by the cruel persecution ol
bigotry, William Penn sought refuge IN q
peaceful home on the banks Of the beautiful
Delaware.
Accustomed TO wrongs, from church and
State, and disgusted with the wiles Of polit-
ical craft, he founded . State, where the
rights Of life, liberty and property were not
only respected by public opinion, but pro-
ttcted BY law. Unsatisied with royal char.
tees, he purchased . cession Of lands BY
treaty with the Indians, and labored in oil
his intercourse, BY peaceful negotiation, to
secure their friendship. But the friendship
Of the red man was . thing of the hour
the pipe Of peace was often followed by the
signal Of treachery. In the subsequent In
dan wars, that unavoidably occurred, there
are many places in Pennsylvania that even
in this late day, revive thrilling interest
the valley Of Wyoming with its bluody le-
9ends, the fields of Braddock, where the
youthful Washington retrieved the disas-
ters Of defeat.
The colony grew in population and i'm
portance, and subsequently became one Of
the boldest and strongest in resisting Brit
ish aggression. When the Revolutionary
War opened, Philadelphia was the place
where the Declaration Of Independence was
first given to the world. The old State
House, which was the theatcr fthis grand
event, old fashioned and lowly amid the pa
latial struct ures now surrounding it, yet
stands monument of State pride, and q
spot where strangers love to linger. And
the old bell, that first pealed forth liberty in
I776, yet tells the hour to the passer by
W hen the vote was about being taken upon
the passage Of the Declaration, the old man
who had charge Of the buildings, assembled
to the belfry, having stationed his son 10 the
street below to give him the first signal ol
its adoption. Soon, the boy waved his cap
cap on high and shouted, ''ring, father,
ring" and the solemn fat Of liberty and in
dependence kas proclaimed to the world.
In that war for independence, Philadel.
phia had her camping grounds and her bat
tie Germantown, Brandywine and
Valley Forge, and they will remain conse-
Grated grounds forever.
It is not the purpose Of your speaker 70
pronounce . studied eulogism upon Penn
sylvania. Second only to the Empire State,
in population, her vast numbering regions,
her fields Of iron ore, anthracite and bitumi.
nous coal, present almost inexhaustible
sources Of wealth. Her clean and beautiful
emporium, having safe and easy access 3
the ocean. her extensive furnaces and mall-
ufacteries, her hardy yeomanry, with pa.
tient toll, all centribute to her proud emf.
nence. Her rich valleys, watered by livino
streams, are apfdQn spots on earth, oveS
which are dott1a comfortable dwellings, Gle.
CANT and capssious barns, and we'll cultiva.
ted farms sssetch OF smiling in productive
luxufiauce beneath the hand Of industry
The famed Valley Of Cumberland il . life
picture of the highest agricultural labor.
And as If I'll these advantages we're MOI
sufficient, hcf recent extensive discovery oi
coal oil presents another field Of labor in
which thousands are gathering fortunes
more rapidly thau in The gold mines Of Cal.
ifornia.
Her system ofcommon schools, open alike
to the poor and the wealthy, her colleges
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