St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-06-14
The Name and Uses Of the Rus-
sian Purchase.

The Name and Uses Of the Rus
sian Purchase.
Mr.. Sumner proposes TO retain the
original name, Alaska. for our Russian
acquisition, and tells briefly what the
country Is worth T. III. AMI what We
shall do with ii. in the conclusion of his
speech, rs follows:
From review Of the origin of the
treaty. and the general considerations
with regard TO it, we have passed TO an
examination of these possessions under
different heads, in order TO arrive ut 4
knowledge of their character and value :
and here we have noticed the cxistin.
government, which was found To be moth
in but Il fur company, whose only OBJ
.Iect Is traffic then the population. where
very few Russians and Crcolc> are :.
scanty fringe TO the aboriginal races &:
then the climate, 4 ruling Influence, with
It's lllstl NuEltIlt vi bCtdll stlli aA> t.
centric iSothermal line. 10y which the rin-
ors OF that coast are tempered 10 a mild
hess unknown in the same laiitudr on
the Atlantic side then the vegetable
products. 50 far Il known. chiet anon.
which are forests of pine and iir waiiing
tor the AK : then the mineral products,
among which are coal AMI copper, il not
iron. silver, lead ond gnld. r~iir~ the
two great products OF New ENGLAND,
granite and ice" then the iur>. inclul-
=. ing precious skins of .h, black fox am,l
,ra otter, which originally tempted the
settlement. and have remained 10 thu day
the exclusive object OF pursuit; ami
lastly. the fisheries, which. IN waters >u-
pcrabundant with animal lie bcyond any
OF the globe, seem I" promise 4 new com
mcrce To the country.
~ these extensive possessions. consti-
tutlmg a corner of the continent. pas
from the imperial government ut Russia
they will naturally receive new name
They will he 10 longer Russian America
How shall they he called Clearly an,
name borrowed from classical history ol
from individual invention will ic liitl,
better than Il mi>nomcr "r a hickman,
unworthy of such an occasion Even il
taken from our own history it will lie o
doubtful taste. The namc should com,
from the country itself. 1t should b,
indigenous, aboriginal. one of the au
tochthous Of the soil. Happily such ;
name exists. which is as proper in SOM,
is in origin. 1t appears from the repor
ot Cook. the illuSIrious navigator. 1,
whom | have 50 often referred. that I'll,
cuph"nlou~ name now applied 10 the pr
nin>ula which * the continental link e
the Alcuti;n chain was the sole wor,
+ used originally bv the native islanders
, ''when speaking of the American cumli
nent III general, which they knew pcr
tectly We'll t" bc 4 great land" 1t uul
remains that. following these NATIVES
I whose places art Eow ours, We. Too
2 should call this great land "Alaska,
, Another change must he male wi;huu
delay. As the settlements uf this coas
e came eastward from Russia. bringin
I with the Russian flag western time. I'll
: day Is earlier 10y tweniy-tour hours vii
= them than with uS. So that their Sunll
t is our Saturday, and the other DAYS ,
/ the week are i'll corresponding di>cor,
g This must be rcctiiied according 10 In
|. national meridian, - that there snail /
O the same Sunday Tor all, and the olhc
:, days OF the week shall he in corrc>pon,
| ing harmony Important changes mu
: follow, of which this Is typical. All cl:
- must be rectiiicd according to the natiol
r al meridian. 81 that within the sphere ;
our common country there shall be ever
z. where the same generous rule and ul
d prevailing harmony. OF course. the ul
ii reformed calendar received from Rus
+ will give place 10 ourS-Old stylc yiel,
10 ing TO new style.
IL An object of immediate practical il
id tere>t will be the survey OF the extend,
| and indentcd coast by our own officer
v bringing it all within the domain ot u
e. ence and assuring 10 navigation mu,
" needed assistance. while the republic
ne honored by continuation OF nation
of charts, where execution vicS with Scicnc
e. and the art OF engraving is the beautIi
T. handmaid. Associated with this >urvc
as and scarcely inferior in value, will be Il
III examination of the country by Sclentl
he explorers, So that Its geological struciu
pd may become known with lis various pr
it ducts, vegetable and mineral. But yo
e. best work and most important cndO,
re ment will be the republican governmeI
he which, looking to a long future, you W
te organize. with schools free TO all Il
N with equal laws, before which every c
he izen will stand erect in the con>ciOu>n,
IN. OF manhood. Here will be = mott
ise power, without which coal itself Will
he insufficient. Here will be a source
Ir. wealth more inexhaustible than any ii,
as cries. Bestow such government, :,
at you will bestow what Is better than
he you can receive, whether quintals of ii:
in sands of gold, choicest fur, or mos! bea
er tiful ivory.
,ut
ely A school teacher in a Texas town v
his grossly insulted by man. who told
he at the same time that if she lad a
lp- friends te ayenge the insult she could st
of them to him. The lady replied that
INK was able to nrotect herself and draw