North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-03-07
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pp'"batio.. expressed 10y yonr C"nln ft.
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iail lis snnn,tcd ,;,y III, IN a., II .vi:rg b. Il
aiopIri br The uit-.-linS witc. if.> bee
II. 1t III thIs city to-day. liirsc srsulIl =.
| and r>Ta'.d rn. are c,'fift,itm iiti,r,
to The prlic, viii h as been ,.d1iied ,,y
the Administration, A al d las bren s.cui,k
pursued >inc II fa'ire INTO io~rr. atiI
free 10 say 10 ynu on ih> tcca>i"irt,a. 4
is extremely gratifying to- NE To- i',..
t1at so large portion or my ftlio@-ct'z~.,-
.ppr,vr srd endorse the pIicY which lr;.-
been adopt Il ami wnicl, il l. my int, hion
shall I'e carried out 1Grr;it aipiau~r.)
That puEc, j. one which IL intended To re
>,ofe a.l The States Ia III, If ofi"ttsa' la
;io,:s Ia the Fe,r.a| G,vcrItn nj If tn
U"ted Ststr<. he. r"ra II" :.5t>
Ihi> .e.nts b. a day y. r...,~ti. .np"rn-
pirate for sue, = nam e>tta,n 4 i t,:r
day that gave tirth IT, the FatIr[ ot orr
country II is the day tilat gave birth 10
him vito pr sided overs that b'1dv which
10. med the Constitution under Which vii
tie States entered into this GLORIOUS Cni,-
f-deracy: Srclf n day is peculiarly appio
| prisir tor Ihr indor<, mert of "A l1icy whose
| l.b ct is the restoration Tof she I ii on o
lie States as it WAS designed l,y tile Fa-
tlrr Of his snrry. {Arplaust.) Wash
1 nyt,n, whose nniic this city bears r. ern -
srn-F IN the ,h+.art IT, at i,IE Is hos Il We irrr
government Washington, i'll The Ia: gpa4c
ii his eui"gi>f, was "frst lris wa. first in
! y, ace, and frs, m the he rt> of lis eounIr, =
'nrn No people can clam him; 10 na-
tiou can appropriate him His reputation
| is commensurate viii The civilized world,
and bis nsnr is the common property of all
| thosr who love free government.
| To-day | had The pleasure of visiting ar
ASSOCIATE n who have been. icvoting their
IF. .rts TO the completion ofthe monument
which is being erected to his name. ! was
| proud to meet them, and, so far a. cnnId
| to give them my Influence aud cnuntehanc''
in aid of th.. york they have undertaken.
| That monument which is being erected t"
! hln ~ho, may say, founded tie G1rtrn-
| ment. is almost within the throw o; stone
of the spot from which | now address y"u.
Let it lie completed. (Applansr.) Let
those various blocks which the State aud
| individuals aud associations and corpora
lion, have put in that monument "a pied :
es of their love fr thi> Union br pr'<er, ed
sad let :he work be accomplished.
In this cnnucctlon let M refer to the
bio k from nv own S,a'e--Gn bless hr
(which has >;rugg ed for the preservation
OF t.is Union in the fell and in the coun'
] cil< of .hr nation, aud wI,cIr j., now >trag-
giing 10 renew her relations with this Gov
ernmcht, that were interrupted bv a fearful
rebellion She j. now struggling to r. new
those relations. and to take her stand
where IA lr, ever stood SINCE l196 unti
this rtbeli,n broke-out- (Great a, pla 'se.
Let ne repeat the senllm Mt that ihal Stat
has inscribed upon the, stone which she ha
depo ,ited in that me'Hnent OF freed III
which is being ia sctl IN cornmrrnorstien o
Washington She Is s,ruggl.sg toge
back INTO the Union. ami 10. sta"d bs Tia
seu,im-nt which il there inscribed. a'-d sh
is wiling I, sustain il. Whar'is IT! IL
firs srrs i,n.at- xss,els-S edrssh'
di>in .ui~hesi son. the ais"snarial, the illus
triou- Jaeksoa. - esAf-d.-ral Uaio". i
mus.be rI.seIV,l." tGi.airaI / auss II
~ ! -rsT ~ EaaE ..tEF sf had .H.'t tasr ma