, 1869-05-11
SPEECH NF 11R, CNI.EAx.

SPEECH OF nh COl4FAN.
Vice President Cnlfsx then came forward and
taS greeted With deafenlnR cheers and applause.
1t 61tskted be spoke Is follows:
M. MAYOR, LADIES' AND GETLHkS: Although
but for msny yea1s my rcs,denec t.s iern zen IL one
o1 the foruR aud growing cities Of \ uet9hbortng
';n ssste IL neveF appear before N audience !n MS
nest with which you gycot nc, al1nost feet a. Il
Chicago vas NY home Here, IN your hearts, At
least, not IN your residences, ! may t1ass to
to Re IS faithful in the future to the interrs Of
yonl EEottng CIT here ~ have been In the years
Of the past I come today tsom ny country
WITH ali the dveuers md m the millions ii our
American Republic, on thi. syrat day IN the an.
rats o. our corntry history.
wasd of This young Etant republic Of the AusIi-
can Continent IN It's march Of proeress and oz pow
gaag s5e dssam 81 q Go1o9; =; ~ = - r. ri
corer that new continent that God revealed 70 his
sa ee " i1s e s a. e. S .ss
-four hundred yra1s have passec away. ha1e real-
@ M 'A I'd sFta i ae Ss se iss.s aSs ssnG ia. e..
s:ssa .ssa osa Il ' : sse e e. essl se" 7e~ls, +
~..a Il Is xrs sas iae 1es ana ,ain H. ea
esn naists Of this cooucert arr tndI.xoluAlY cou.
uected together nf bands and ties shat shall ne
and .nItvtst.Ie now and forever lCneI1
TODAY the hoad 1:ocee.s Who crossed the CONT
utnt N caravsns, not ladeu With wealth IKE those
Of tee lDtletS hut With men OF iron heart aod WILL
and. IN thai d1s.ao. region, loun''ed those three
Pac1nc st1tee-Ca!uoFnts- Oregon and ScTasia-
hare sent TO us, IN tter CID homes OF The East
asn snsS q srsns os1 ~ 9ssn
esp the.r eancs with Joy, aod that ETraf continent,
TIE birthplace Of mankind 81 II hAs been iae nisth-
place cf neary Il the religions oeuee I'll IL hs Hio-
lind, the Comment Of ASIA, l. sluos: AT our ve!
cearA
rt:s. indeed ds! Of na,,on.l rejoicing. aai II
.hortd he day cf nAuaeal thanksgiving. to- the
nn-lookuF world VIII recoSu1ze thai It 4 Ane--
ean ins3rrE and American energy. n1r:e<s aad
irdefateahle, thai has tent the tsun horse kpe-d-
these Eourtains aud valleys Of the West 1ntl
bis approach !s beard on that Pacific slope wnost
toAn Is amber: and whose sand Is golden
h,se. q iness1 g. 9ss as esa ~ g sssaas
Of 1st Older East. the youae .r1le Of twenty years
the Queen OF the Pactfc- a she advances With her
her head And - We clasp her as We never ciasped
her before. IS VIC there clasp her ~ faithful
tttde. rrs tine shall ce.se, md und1 tats nAtioa
.hah oe lost IN the wEeek Of East:es aad sae Gasa
Of worlds: as she cones 70 us to-<.sy with the
SILVER fcbeA With her golden cotuaft SPARKLING
urao her forehead. she hsanEs % u dowEy more
ttsn cUee1ly. Do-e taau pEtncelr. iApplausel
Is dowr! Of wealth which she brings in her
E1nds Go With me 70 thx1 Tast region OF the
NeSt- 1toM Zoe kocI A0Cut2l01 to the Pacific
Ocean, fifteen hCntEed niles In width from The
! Efstnh hne on the noHn 20 the NeI3can tine on
TIC south; tnousanh mIfes IN leGEth, cvc1 mill
foa SQUARE mikes larger than al the mineral ara
OF The Nusld beEdcS fo1od 10 be r1ch N every d.
NcHon- IN mountain md rre1, N Valley and pta.u,
wHh the psec.oos orA
feese gold and silver seams, forced Into the
molten rcck vhen The Creator spoke this world OF
outs nto benz and hhtdea from view through II
ne Procession Of Centuries from the hrrth ot mao-
kusd 11th ot:T EEeseut era; when We ind n txst
- o1 cur G1sh1tght, cur heritage, u Il even be-
to1e tne morning ssals sang together, God tn the
tV.nah Of Eternity hAd detesmioed thai, 1ftc9
sss ~ nssed aEay, and after the teIy trI %
Nnco t0n hassno had been snbte tected to prove tts
power @orEN TIT nations OF tic
9na md 70 oretruEne tn enemies
= noo3e M HeA ~ fa enemies anzusd Il the whoae
Moa&1 nAs fetcEnizezd lcAeet4t He hAd determined
taat ta@ hnd AhoGd become IN this sfsetroon oi
nc naeteet1h century the rchest II Il belseve,
Gu<Sd-
Soe hetnss to rA too. 4 dor7y OF oomroesre
Mn3oGt fau1Es1oG-TH hare not tae tine WITH my
tpase. Eeeo Ecc my eee h tTsksa elTeadT BY Kss