Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-11-20
An Address

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To the People oft9e Uaitea Stuies:
The Congress of the United States has
enacted that the completion or the One
Iiundredth Year Of American Indepcnd-
eBce shali be celebrated by an Information.
al Exhibition of the Arts, Manufactures,
and Products Of the soil and mine, to be
held at Philadelphia, in 1876, and has
appointed Commission, consisting Of rep.
reseutatives from each State and Terrific
ry. to condact the celebration Con-"
Originating under tho auspices of the
National Legislature. controlled by a
National Commission and designed as it is
to - Commemorate the first Centrry oiour
existence, by an Exhibition Of the Natur-
al resources of the Country aud their de-
velopment, and of our progress in those
Arts which benefit mankind, in COMPARE
son 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 Celebration the gran.
dest anniversary the world has ever seen.
That the completion Of the irst century
Of our exisetnce should be marked by some
imposing demonstration is, we believe, the
patriotic wish of the people of the whole
country. Tho Congress of the United
States has wisely decided that the Birth
day Of the Great Republic can be most
fitting'y celebrated by the universal col
lection and display of all the trophies OF
its progress. 1t is designed to bring to.
gcther, within building covering fifty
acres, not only the varied productions oI
our mines and Of the soil, but types Of ali
the intellectual triumphs Of our citizens
specimens Of everything that America
furnish, whether from the brains or the
hands OF her children, and thus make evi
deut TO the world the advancement o
which a self governed people Is capable.
In this Celebration" all nations vii
be invited to participate its, characte
being International. Europe will display
her arts and manufactures, India her Gu
rious fabrics, while newly opened Chini
and Japan will lay bare the treasure
! which for centuries their ingenious peopl
have been perfeetiug. Each land viii
compete in generous rivairyforo the pain
of superior excellence. yz fl.g a.t
To this grand gathering every zone vii
contribute its fruits and cereals. No min
eral shall be wanting; for what the Eas
lacks the West will supply. Under on
roof will the South display in rich luxuri
ance ber growing cotton, and the North i
miniature, the ,eascless machinery ofhe
mills converting that cotton into cloth
Each section of the globe will send it
best offerings to this exhibition, aud eac
+, State Of the Union, as member of on
united body polite, will llshow to her sis
ter States aud to the world, how muc
S she can add to the greatness of the natio
S Of which she is a harmonious part. na..s
: To make the Centennial Celebration sue
u success as the patrouism and the prid
of every American demands will requir
the cooperation of the people Of the Who'll
country. The United States Centennio
j CUmmssion has received no Governmeu
aid, such as England extended to he
: Worlds Fair, aud France to her Univel
sal Exposition, yet the labor and respons
S bility imposed upon tho Commission is q
l. great as in either of those undertaking
: lit is estimated that ten millions of dollar
c will be required, and this sum sCongre.
: has provided shall be raised by stock sui
! scrlption. aud that the people shall hay
r the opportunity of subscribing in propol
z ton to the population Of their respectly
Q States and Territories. r
The Commission looks 70 the unfailip
!, patriotism Of the people Of every section
: to see that each contributes its share
the expenses, and receive lis share OF III
, benefits of an enterprise in which all al
so deeply interested, 1t would furth'
earnestly urge the. formation in each Sta
! and Territory ofa centennial organization
: which shall in time see that county ass
!, ciations are Formed, so that when the n,
tions are gathered together ID 1876 eat
Commonwealth can view with pride Il
' contributions she has made to the natiol
: al glory. ~ ~ ''s :
, Confidently relying on the zeal and pa
y riotism ever displayed by our people 4
9 every national undertaking. wepledge al
Y prophesy, that the ehternia! Celebrate
I will worthily show how greatness, veal
aud intelligence, can be fostered by sue
/" 1 institutions as those which have for OF
! hundred years blessed the people Of Il
States. iHa Il 7eaf1A e a4H
v M JosEpH 2. HAwLEY, President.