The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-04
INDIANAPOLIS.
The Great S8ngerfest-The Recep-
tiOn-G0vernOr Bakers Welcome
Great Applause and Enthusiasm.
TSpecial to the Journal.l

Especial to the Journal
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, September3-
At four o'clock this afternoon the
various societies in attendance at the
Sangerfest assem- bled at Mozart Hall,
received their banners and formed in
procession. After marching through
the principal streets, presenting a
magnificent appearance, they fled into
the great hall where the reception ex-
ercises took place.
Governor Baker delivered the fol-
lowing address, which was interrupted
with frequent and loud applause:
GOVERNOR BAKERS WELCOME.
Gentlem,en of the North american
SBngerbund and FettoU- Citizens:
I esteem it an honor to have been
designated by the Committee ef- Ar
rangements as the person who should
address few brief words Of welcome
to those patrons and votaries of one
of the most delightful of the fine arts.
| We most cordially welcome to the
State and its Capital City the Sanger
bund, not as an alien. butt as an
American by naturalization and adop-
ton. The occasion to- which wesare
| indebted for your visit is the Sanger-
fest, one of your national festivals,
when you are accustomed to assemble
to hear-the harmony of thousand
voices, and enjoy those intellectual
and social pleasures for which your
native land stands pre-eminent
N ~
1t is not only natural, but praise
worthy for you in this ,land OF your
adoption to cherish the recollections
and associations of your former Ma
| tionality; and America may congratu-
late herself that such admixtures ex-
ist among her citizens as to ditfuse
Information of the progress and ex-
perienee of the civilized world there
by tending to diversity knowledge,
and ignore the provincial prejudices
which are apt to dwarf the growth Of,
more exclusive and less liberal
people. IF we would do our duty to-
our age and generation, we must not
only be willingto live and let live,
but to receive and impart that which
is desirable, good and true, dete-min-
ed to prove all things, and hold fast
to that which is good In the same
spirit in which the enlightened, lib
eral- minded German will acknowl-
edge that during his abode In.
this land he has gathered upSmany
new facts and new ideas !, aud
added them to the wealth of his intel
lectual treasury, 50 zweF native born
citizens cheerfally confess that we
have learned many imp6rta tand vaf4
liable lessons from our adopted breth-
rem. and especially from the German
element everyw here present in Amer
ican society. q Oar bar, pulpit army
/ legislati halls, and our medical,
scie ntifie and aiiteraryg professions
have all .'beeh enriched and ,adorn-.
ed by noble haccessions, from your
native LANG, and thousands Of OUT
best manufactures, Mercantile hoases
and thrifty farms have sprung up like
magic under the guidance of intelli-
gent Germans. Teh HfR@, EKfb
l68In our late great struggle for nation
al life we had the unmistakable
sympathy and good will of the people
of Germany; and her sons who had
| made this the land of their adoption,
| came to the rescue of our lmperllled
| free institutions, and manifested
throughout the contest a horoism and
a devotion to liberty such as must
| ever command the gratitude and con-
fidence Of the Nation.
The people of this country have a
growing appreciation Of the German
character, and / rejoice hat the study
Of the German language and literal
ture is receiving increased attention,
so that the names of Goethe and
Schiller, of Humboldt and Mozart are
nearly as familiar to American ears as
are those of Bryant and Longfellow,
or Franklin and Rittenhou.e.
But my duty is to welcome, not to
| praise you, however worthy of praise
you may be; therefore. again, In the
name of the people of this city and
| State. | welcome you, one and all, to
the Capital of Indiana, trusting that
your sojourn with us may be pleasant;
and that in return for the gratifica-
+ ton which you will impart to our
people, you may receive all the enjoy
ment which the most successful OBJ
servance of this great musical festival
can possibly afford. sa.vla baa 2aii3aas 3
Governor Baker was followed by