Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-18
THE CENTENNIAL cELEBRArIoN
An Address by the United States Centennial
Commission.

An Address BY the United States Centennial
Commission
To As People Of the Un4tsd States:
Tee Csngrsn OF the y uitel States has
enacted tAsI tee completion Of the One
II iEarsi th Year OF American lndspsnd-
sncs sh~ll be csisbn,sd 0y 40 IuieraatO0At
EEaishioh sf Vie ARA, MABuiNetuTers, and
Pred lSA u Tee soil Ahd niue, TO Dc hsld al
PhilLs-IPAis, IL 1876, aud has appointed =
COmnianoS Consisting Of rsprsSrntAitves
from each otaIs aud Territory, TO cSndacI
the g>.sSVAan.
OuIiealaS a0dsr the auspices OF the
National Legisla1sIe, controlled BY 3 Ma
uonNl C.D 9issi0g, cad dss,gaed as IL "a to
"CoaaSnorsI- tss bret Usb.ury OF our sx
isIsscs, ~ ~ EEhI5iti)u OF tbs NAIar.l
rsIoeSess 81 % CJastTy add their devsiop-
m'a', as o. eur progress 10 those ArIs
Which bSa7dt DAakiad, in comparison With
those OF o.J-S D. At.oss,' y 10 TO the people
At iAr-a te't he Con mission look tor the
AID vaisG il ssssssAry W make Toe Csstsu-
NAL Csles'aUou ths graadaSt sonIversssy
the vorl4 hes svsr sssn
Tai tbs c0sSl.tiou Of the Grsi century
OF Ger sGs ssscs AsoHld De UArked by some
ImpOUSs Nsnohsgrstiou as We believe, the
patriotic Uisb Of the people Of the whole
eouDWJ. tbs Usngress OF the Uuitsd
States sAs vi..ly ssoidsd that The Birthday
Of ii, See, R-pseiIg can oe most 6naslJ
eeeGrs1ed oy the uoIv-f,aJ colisutiaa AID
disgl,' " ell tbs ,r- phics vi ita p.agr..s
IL u s-'iHsst 20 bHag toRstb .r. -i,hia a
bulldog 'srtaa hhy AGREE. no, oaJy IN.
VArisi ?sosashsns Of our pine. aud Of the
soil, ess tJp-s OF al "a, ,o,sl!oe,ual tri-
JuPO' ~ ~ u" E,ns, specimens OF every
.s ~" America eau furnish, whether
Oraina Or hands of her chiidren
.uus make eviient 10 tie world The sd-
vaLcsmsnt OF Which q sst-Eovsrasd people
IL capable.
Ia tais C-lsbra,ion" al, SAtiOns vii De-
invited - pauIcipstr; ia eoAraetsr bsInR
In'srnAtioasl. Europe will dGplay her
arts Aa5 naauiAeiares, lndiG her euTIou'
tsbnsI, ~iiiV asNly opened China an
Jspsa vill lNy bare TIE treasures ~hieh to
csBtqr,-a their isssnions people have beer
psrtsc,sg. ksos lsnd will CON pete 10 geo
eroas r,'slry fer the palm OF superior sx
cels p-s
IL tina grand gs,SstiSg every zone Wil
couuiba = - frOt. sad c,rssls. No miu-
era shall ~ sHnuug; for what the Ea,
lSosi Ne e-t V,u supply Under one
T~,f III ,hs South dispiay 10 rich IuIuri
anC, psT c-n-tss cotton, AID tns North II
miuIHt-s, t7s sysss'sts mscbinrr7 ct hs
mills ecnss'ru1 'ts' catS.i J..g c,9tA Enci
sectos g. - 80. vii teld %, best ct r
iat.,o "a, sAttsuoa, spd sa.o stat, 70
Ua,or,a "a sas VI oo- etite bod, pol
IT,, 80 > Lsf sisyer Sta htt 3. n,
wora. AsS . uch sIr ca, -ot tu p- gt...
al 4 81 I'll.
uiuus AT.
IOk'r' Es Cent. ou5al g. u,.,r.. .,c
H,geSt,s e. = Pstu.'isu. ..t .As fti!. o
s'srJ oa'1,s eua,d- .I.t r q are "a,
co oisfsN.a - the people E ,ns vtoh,
coun -. JaUtd Sea e teutHuLIA
CO. aiss.Se a, pryiysi 90 Govern
meet ~, s.cs - Eog,And s1eUd-C
20 be ksir, sud Fr.t,e y ks
rec, o.iis , as ser upon th- C.mmu
500 q, - - iIh Of h tsr .de
10 ,s7s. ''ii .ss.,-, tlN t,u lDIlhOu
ole ,.isfs a - Sdr.s aud ibis srr
C-@-'.sA pc e. ILSd be raised b
o., rssNss4s sd that The people GhA
kHy 80. ny si subscribing IN Pre-
pSfI of, t., p a41n Ut their RESPECTIVE
Stat All" n.Hn.,.
Too. $50. issAs 20 the unfailiu
psulrs RI. =. y Pseps Of every section I
49, ttaitlsa g., i.nSsiss lie share 10 the a
Pc. p, - fis-i's. Ms snare Of the benefit
Of =. .-.sf,f,es - .iteb oil arc 60 dsepl
int ~f =, Sshls isttbsr earnestly urg
the o = -,isa t.cA sta and Territory {
a. 40 a. al srGsI HOS, which shall !
e. s.7 a. . sIssJ .'sociauo7s are flru
ed, s' % s'u go nAuons are gathers
tor.ts1r .o7S raes Commonwealth ca
VIZ c..s 1..ss tie csutribptions she hA
made v - s-.iJt =. sIory.
Contiss!y icy os the zeal AID pair
otism s'5r ispi'y-d BY our people 10 ever
nSAoRHi rs settsIi-I, 90 pledge and proph
scy. thAs tas CsHasBiAl Celebration vi
uoTthili 'oo- 60. greatness, wealth I'D u
tslhssaos go % fc.tsEsd by such insIitr
hoas as tssSs sSi,h SAvs for one haudrs
years bS's'a 'As p'sp' ofths United State
J,@ara q HAwLEY, President
LEWIS VALE AuIrB,
TeapoT.ry StcFetaYy