The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-11-21
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To The People Of the United States: 1adf ~
aJThe, Congress OF the United States has
enacted thatnthe comp letion Of the One
Huadre,h Year of American bIndepeDd-
ence shall be- celebrated by an Interna-
3nonal Exhibition of the Arts, Manufactti-
lFes,l and products of the soil and mine to-
be he dat Philadelphia, in 1876, and has
appointed al7COmmlssion, consisting of
representatives. from each State and Ter
rityry, to conduct, he celebration, ail SCI
! Originating nder the auspices Of the
Ny,tienah Legislature, Centralized by a. Ma
tlpnal Commission and designed as it is
10 "Cpmlmelnorate the first Century, of our
existence, BY an Exhibition of the Ma
tprras resoprces,efghe Country and their
E1fPelapment, land OF ourIprogress in those
Arts W hich benefit mankind, In eempafi-5
son with these of Vfder, Nations, it is to
the people at largeyrthat the Commission
Look lor the AID which lis - nj cesss ~ To
make. the Centennial Celebration the
grsndes. anniversary the, world has ever
seen, ~-eI 81 q,9 no., ,g7g.h a, brs g
BsuT That the completion of the first century
OF our existence should De marked by some
Imposing ,demonst ration Is, we believe the
pAplRoFtlc wish Of the pe9ple of the whole
country, r4 The Congress Of the United
States has wisely decided that the Birth
day Of the Greah Republic can be must
htingly celebrated by the universal col
leG|i"n ana display Of all the trophies of
its !nr9gress. It Is designed to bring to-
gether,i within a. building covering fifty
acres, not. only, the varied productions of
our mines and of The soil, but types of all
the intellectual triumphs OF. our citIzene,
specimens ofsYerything hat America can
furnish, whether from the Trains or hands
of her Children, and thus make evident to
,thf world the advancement of which a
sci governed rp' ople is capable rri SIS
| To this Collaboration" all matte ms will
be invited TO, participate; its character
being Internahnnak Europe will display
her arts and manufactures, India her, Gu
rious fabrics. while'newly opened China
and Japan will lay bare the treasures
WHICH for centuries their ingenious peo-
PIE have sbsen pertectlng. Each la1sls
wi compete IN generous rivalry for the
palm Of Superior excellence f...5--v s2
To this grand gathering every zone
i'll contribute its fruits and cereals. No
mineral shail,be wanting; Tor what the
East lacks the West will supply. Under
one roof win the South display in rich
luxuriance her, growing cotton, and
the North in minlat IRE, the ceaseless ma.
,chinery of her mills converting that cot
ION into cloth. Each section of the globe
viii seDd its best offerings to this exhibit
ton. and each Stale of the Union, as a.
member of one uni.ed body polite, will
show to her sister States and, to the world.
how much she cap addrto the greatness of
the nation Of which she is a harmonious
part ....,y. ~ ,c+'s.f,..-n..t. ~
; To make the Centennial Celebration
such success. as, the patriotism and the
pride of every American demands will re-
quire the, cooperation of the people Of
The whole country. The Tn ted States
Centennial Commission, has received no
Government aid, such, as England extend
Ell to her Worlds Fair, and France to her
Universal Exposition, yet. the labor and
responsibility imposed upon the Commits
sion is as great as in either of those un-
dertakings. It is estimated that ten mill
lions of dollars will be required, and this
sum Congress has provided shall he raised
by stock subscription, and that the people
shall have the opportunity Of subscribing
In proportion to the population of their
respective States and Territories. 4"7 Y
49, The Commission locks to the unfailing
patriotismvof the people of every section,
to see that each tributes its share to
the expenses, and receives its share of
the benefits OF an enterprise in which all
are so deeply interested. 1t would fur
ther earnest urge,the formation in each
State and, Territory of a centennial organf
cation, which shall in time see that county
associations are formed, so that when the |
nations oare gathered together in ll876
each Commonwealth, can view with pride
the contributions she has made to the ma
tional glory. "'.
Confidently relying on the zeal and
patriotism ever displayed by our people
in every national undertaking, we pledge
and prophecy, that the Centennial Ceie
bration will WOrthily show how greatness,
wealth and intelligence, can be fostered
by such Institutions as those which have
FOR one hundred years blessed the people
Of the United States 's'"" ils'l
a'bo1g an'hi1'a1 JOSEPH r. HAwLEY,
~ % soao idBqod 50 Jun president
60" "t"'' LEWIS eWALN SMITH,
ad om'2 f'ai Il Temporary Secretary.
ItiU gi urH- n a4sf A1efIr1 y'~|G~ -
UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
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ALABAMA. F.ad.
William N Byrd, James L Cooper.
'..h'2.'',4 ga ARIZONA. /
K = IA MDcSC tr llckk' John WATSON.
+ " dantf' 3aJ raaA Mcdonald.
"a b bua CALIFORNIA. f & .ea,.I
j DjCreigh, 0 adi john Middleton. \
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