Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-04-06
AN ADDRESS DELIVERED u BEFORE
THE HISTORICAL l. SOCIETY OF DA-
kOTA TERRITORY, JAN. IL, 1850,
BX HON. J. b. 3. TODD.

"Wsstward the Star of Empire takes its way"
This celebrated liue of Bishop Berklny ha
passed into an aphorism, the truth Of which
Is not more clear Than the extent and magni.
tude of interest i, conveys. Nowhere does
its maxim apply with mere force than with
US, aud nowhere .hou'd there be more feel
ing and realizing sense Of its vast Import
than here, standing as We do, cent"rwisr, on
this great western continent. TIE march o,
empire has been westward since he mornn q
stars sang for joy ard the foundation of gov.
-rnment laid, by giving TO man the control
OF all created things. In the far IF depths
Of Asia, along the valleys Of the Tisri. aod
E"phra,es. man first planted the sea, OF
empire. Thence, as SUGGESTING age, relied
their slow course, the rise and fall Of states
and kine edoms succeeded each other, until in
their progress toward the setting sun, they
iuund their limi: in the bilows of the Allan
tic. The genius of civilization and Christ
unity warning with the ignoranre and bar
barism OF the dark ages, hispelled the gloomy
cloud that hung over The face of the whole
earth as a great PAIL and lighted up the wa,
for the f undaton Of those great eml ire- IN
Europe tha. have so long gevern. d aud con.
trolled the destinies Of The world. Queen
among them all. sits in all the sp'end"r of
her power and pride and wealth, hrr science,
art aud enterprise, that wondrous Anglo.
Saxon state. our mother county From her
island seat. amidst the foam Of the cease less
waves that dash against her rocky cliffs, she
stretched her mish'y arrs, with one to grap
pls the hca'hen mysticism Of an etf-te and
w,hrred c,vi 'za,lon amid the crumbling
ruins OF the ancient seat Of empires, a d
with the other to plant upon 'h s. happy
shores the seed Of u new civilization and II
new birth, aud found an empire worldly Of
her great renowA.
A lite more than three centuries ago n
American continent, n new world lar away
srd the western horizon. was discovered
by Columhus-a fitting reward for the steady
faith and uni,lltring perseverance be- dis
played from the first inception of his grand
idea until its fnai surc. sslul aud triuu phanr
The in,rlhgence OF this won.
detiu discovery soon spread tn ough Europe
upon his return from this Crane, enterprise
aud awaken d ii spiri, OF et te p'ise tia, led
t" those mar ellou. adventures which echps-
d in their reality the tancitui tales of the
Arabian n ghts aud Eastern romance. Pres
co,t has told thtse s'o,irs IN Iarruay. a.
b aut,lu and attractive as they are wnnt. T.
i"i, aud without d, uOt you have al! paid h,m
III tubut" Of your admir,tior The strange
t .rs o. the cary discoveries. conir ned tv
hr r"ro'ts Of evety sncc' c ling expcdit'on,
of the syringe inhaiiIants Of the new word
the ter'lh'y OF its siieir soil, tie ,irAn,s~ OF
lis minerals, iIe variety If is truns anI
II wer-, the novelty Of 1t. rr"tu, tro", ana
b. AMY "f ITS t"'es's, sr,am. AMI MOUTH"
led 10 he tstabli-t mrut { gujorIes la M
the MayfIo~er, 'ai, with t.rlrr.ions carsr,
it the h' acrn f,e Il civrliza ion and ioerty
upon Plymouth Rock; aid the coon,~'s "
Jane to.n, Charleston and S. Augus inr,
arisen tn" iahrIc ot IA great commonwealth b
1t is no, ir"p's" I" follow, sep by step,
he growth Of d es. feeble colunie>, to reat,.
'he dangers they .ncoub's' the suffering
and ,,ial~ III endured, and the tnr,,tud-
T. ut enabled them TO overcome every oh
= acl- 1t is sutliclsnt ,ha' they wearl-d tot
! o. fan'ed hv The way From these feeble
seedlings sprang the COLONIES that ,n time
Il In
winch were horn the creates, OF all stare, in
aI tim-s--the United States Less than "A
century has elapsed -ince . rev people have
the earth NJ M,rvrlols and wen erfnl has
hs en- its & ow'h ini' ed C,t Ell i" ,he p n.
oply OF people, will. guided ty the WIS.,. m.
pa r,olism aud fteli'v ut her sases. no ta'
'-rrg st"p has marked h'r progress, hu'
wrh giant stride b. marches to fulfil her
destiny Her limits ar he "c-ans ami her
boundaries her peoples II. Her cities,
'owns and villages have ar sen As hv magi"
until they rival those of older .aMs; h,r
commerce ~htens every sea; hsr IN" nufac-
lures compete with those OF every haipn;
her production. Of every kind are of the mn.,
varied descriptions; her minerals OF leer,
character ART s. a,'en d throughout her broad
domain with lavish prod,gaIity; the arts
std sciences are fostered aud encouraged
col-grs endow ed and maintained with gen
erou- liherah,v common schools tstabhs ed
in almost every township in the older states,
and their va:ue every recognized as ot
the most vital importance pubic works en-
g.re the attention Of The >. ople intern.l
i'm pruvements add wealth and character TO
all parts of the country; capital is plenty
and seeks inse>tmen'; industry and labor
fnd sbundan, reward; TIE laws are whole
some aud we'll administered; society foster
ed and protected, and the liberty Of the c,,i
z"n guaranteed and enjoyed without a par
aIIei among any people With a:I these -l--
men1s # growth aud strength aud wealth
a"d prosperity with" her own territory, sh.
. s'~ts among the powers. equal
led by few, surpassed by none.
" hat constitutes q statef
No high raised battlcment or labord mound,
Thick " IL er moated gate
Not cities proud With sHEes and tayrsts sxawn'd.
Not bays .nd broad armed ports
Where. laughing at the storm, rich nayies ride:
Not starr d and spangled courts,
Where wbrowed business watts perfume to pride
"No! Men, hgh-minded men.
In forest, brake or dell
As beasts excel cold rocfs and brambles rude;
Men, who their duties know,
hut know their ri iGhts, and knowing dare maintain .
Prevent the long aimed blow,
And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain.
These constitute 4 state.
An sovereign law, the states collected will,
Der thrones and & obes elate
Sits empress, cruwning good, repressing III:
smtten by her sacred frown,
The fend, Lssension, like a yapor sinks,
And cen the all dazzling
Hides his faint rays, and at her bidding shrnks'
Such state - this 10 ours, and upon th-
virtue and intelligence II i,a people rests its
future hopes and &, and.ur. Whs. . respon.