Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-11-16
AN ADDRESS
BY THE
United States CENTENNIAL Commission
BY THE

TO TIE PEOPLE or THE o. STATES.
The Congress Of the United States
alas enacted that the completion OF the
Huudre,lth Year of American lnde-
,eudence shall be celebrated by all
International Exhibition Of the Arts
Manufactures, and Products of the
.soil and mine, to be held y, Philadel-
rhia, in 1876, and has appointed a
Commission, consistiny of Represen-
.stives from each State and Territory,
20 coata,rrt the celebration.
Nusisstiny under the ausrices OF
the Maternal Legislature, controlled
ar a National Commission, and design
%l AS It !. to Commemorate the hrst
century ~S our existence, by an EAhi-
a,tion rf the Natural resources OF the
Country and their Development, and
uf our progress in thcsc Arts which
benefit lnankinl, in comparison with
.hose of older Nations, it Is to the
,,eoplc 1t large that tho Commission
look for ths sid whith is necessary to
make tho trn,cnui-l Celebration the
pr.udc4t anniversary the world has
ever seen.
That tn. completion Of tn" first
century Of our existence should he
TN. "kcd bv some imposing demnhstra-
ito. is, We believe, the PATRIOTS wish
of the people Of the whole couhtry
The Congress of the United States
has wisely decided that the Birth Day
of the Great Republic can tie most
Gttingly celebrated by the universal
collection and display Of all the tro-
phies Of it's progress. 1t IS designed
to bring together, within building
covering Fifty acres, not only the va
ried productions Of our mines and OF
the soil, but types of all the intellec-
tual triumph. of our citizens, apecl-
mems of everything that America can
furnish, whether from the brains OF
the hand. Of ner childrer, and thus
make evident to :he WORTH the ait,
yancement of which Il seif-governed
people is capable.
In tli. "Celcbr ,;iou' "|l nations
will hr invited to parti''l" ej ITS
character being lnterna',ch"L En.
rope will display her artr nnd manu-
tar,urr-, India her cntlous fabrics
while n"wlv opened China and } jnrar
will l.v harr the treasures wh"h for
centuries their ingenious r'nr' have
been ,,elicr,in3 Each lAnd Will go n
,,cte in generous rivalry for the Palm
of superior excellence.
TO this grand gathering every 5ont
will contribute jIa fruits and cereals
No mineral shall be wanting; fol
what the East Lacks the Vest vii
supply. Under one roof I'LL the
South display in rich luxuriance he'
growing cotton. nnd the North in min
lature, the r"nseless machinery of lc1
mills converting that cotton into cloth
Each section OF the globe will sen'
it. best offerings to this Exhibition
and each State Of the Union, as {
member of one united body polite
will show to her sister States and tc
the world, how much she can add t
the greatness of the nation of Which
she il Il harmonious part,
70 make the Centennial Celebra
ton such a success as the patriotism
and pride of every American de
mands, will require the co-oIeratio'
of the people Of the whole conntry
The uhtsd States Centennial Com
mission has received no Goverhnch
a,l, such as England extended TO he
Worlds F'nir, and France to her Uni
vcrsal Exposition, yet the labor an'
responsibility imposed upon the Com
mission is as great as in either of thos'
undertakings. 1t is estimated tina
ten million. of dollars will be reqnir
ed, aud this sum Congress has Prov
del shall be raised by stock snbscrlp
ton, and that the people shall have
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