Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-11-29
Mineral Point. Wis, Nov. rs, 1872.
An Address by the United States
Centennial Commission.

An Address by the United States
Centennial Commission.
To the People Of tho Uuitsd 'States
The Congress of the United States has
enacted thar the completion Of the one
Hnndredth Year Of American Indepsn-
dencs shall be celebrated by an Intern
ationa Exhibition of the Arts, Manufnc-
lures, and Products Of the soil and mine,
to be held at Philadelphia, in 1875, and
has appointed commission. consisting Of
representatives from each State and Terri
tory, to conduct the celebra ton.
Originating under the auspices of the
National Legislature, controlled by Ma
tional Commission, and designed AS it is
to Commemorate the first Century Of
our existence, by Grand Exhi-
bition of thei Natural resources of the
Country and their development, and of our
progress in those arts which benefit man
kind, inEcomparison with those of older
Nations" it is to the people at large that
the Commission look for the aid which is
necessary to make the Centennial Celebra-
ton the grandest anniversary the world
has ever seen.
That tho completion of the first CEN
fury of our existence should be marked
by some imposing demonstration Is, We
believe, the patriotic wish of the people
Of the whole country. The Congress of
the United States has wisely decided that
the Birthday of the Great Republic can
be most fittingly celebrated by the univer-
sal collection and display of all the trop-
HES Of its progress. 1t is designed to
bring together, within building covering
fifty acres, not only the varied production
of our mines and Of the soil, but types Of
all the intellectual triumphs of our citizens
specimens of everything that America can
furnish, whether from the brains or hands
Of her children, and thus make evident to
the world the advancement Of which
self governed people is capable.
In this " Celebration" all nations will be
invited to participate its character bein :
international. Europe will display her
arts and Manufactures, India, her curious
fabrices, while newely opened China and
Japan will lay bare the treasurcrs which
for centuries their ingenious people have
been perfecting. Each land will compete
in generous rivalry for the palm Of super
ior excellence.
To this grand gathering every zone will
its fruits and cereals. No min
sral shall be wanting for what the East
lacks the West will supply. Under one
roof will the South display in rich luxuri-
ance her growing cotton, and the North In
miniature, the ceaseless machinery of her
mills converting that cotton into cloth
Each section of the globe will send its
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 to the world, how much she
can add to the greatness of the nation
of which she is harmonious part.
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 United States
Centen NAL Commission has received no
Government aid, such as England extend
cd to her " orld's Fair, and France to her
Universal Exposition, yet the labor and
responsibility imposed upon the Com
mission is as great as in either of those
ngs. 1t is estimated that ten
millions of dollars will be required and this
sum Congress has provided shall be 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.
The Comm; ssion looks to the unfailing
patriotism of the people of every section
to see that each contributes its share to
the expense, and receives its share of the
benefits of an enterprise in which all are
so deeply interested. It would further
urge the formation in each state and Terri
tory of centennial organization, which
shall in time see that county associations
are formed, SO that when the nations are
gathered together in 1875 each Common
wealth can view with pride the contriba-
tons she has made to the national glory
Confidently relying on the zeal and pat
riotism ever Displayed by our people in
every national undertaking, we pledge. and
prophecy, that the Centennial Celebration
will worthy 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.
JOSEPH R. HAWLEY, President.
LEWIS WALN SMITH.
Temporary Secretary.
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