Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1872-11-22
Address OF the, United States Centen-
Ia r@t niaI Committee.
PHILADELPHIA, November ~, 1872.

10 C niaI Committee.
PHILADELPHIA, November H. 1872
! To the People of the United States: z
| The Congress of the United States has
enacted that the completion of the One
Hundredth Year of American Independ-
ence shall be celebrated by an Interna-
tional Exhibition of the Arts, Manufac'
lures and Products of the soil and mine,
to be held at Philadelphia, in 1875, and
has appointed q Commission consisting
of representatives from each State and
| Territory, to conduct the celebration.
Originating under the auspices of the
National Legislature, controlled by a
National Commission, and designed as it
/ is to Commemorate the 5irst century of
our existence, by an exhibition of the
national resources of the country and
their development, and of our progress in
those arts which benefit mankind, in
comparison with those of other nations,
it is to the, people at large that the Com
mission look for the aid which is neces-
sary to make the Centennial Celebration
the grandest anniversary the world has
ever seen. 90 @a A
That the completion of the first centu-
ry of our existence should be marked by
some imposing demonstration is, we be-
lieve, the patriotic wish of the people of
the whole country. The Congress of the
1 United States has wisely decided that the
birthday of the Great Republic can be
most fittingly celebrated by the universal
collection and display of all the trophies
of its progress. 1t is designed to bring
together, 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 citizens,
specimens of everything that America can
furnish, whether from the brains or the
hands ofher children, and thus make evil
] dentato the world the advancement of
i which self-governed people is capable.
In this celebration" all nations will
be invited to participate, it's character
! being international. Europe will display
her arts and manufactures, India her Gu
rious fabrics, while newly-opened China
anas Japan will lay bare the treasures
have been perfecting. Each land will
compete in generous rivalry for the palm
of superior excellence. y -
To this grand gathering every zone will
| contribute it's fruits and cereals. No
mineral shall be wanting; for what the
| East lacks the West will supply. Under
| one roof will the South display in rich
luxuriance her growing cotton, and the
North, in miniature, the ceaseless machin-
cry of her mills converting that cotton
into cloth. Each section of the globe
will send its best offerings to this exhi-
bition, and each State of the Union, as a
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 a harmOni-
! Gus part. - SO
To make the Centennial Celebration
such q 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 Cen
tennial Commission has received no Gov
4 eminent aid, such as England extended
1 to her w orld's 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. 1t is estimated that ten mil
lions of dollars will be required, and this
sum Congress has provided shall be raised
by stock subscription, and that the peo-
pie shall have the opportunity of sub
scribing in proportion to the population
of their respective States and Territories.
The Commission 1Ook'to the unfailing
patriotism of the people of every section,
to see that each contributes its share to
the expenses, and receives its share of the
benefits of an enterprise in which all are
so deeply interested. It would further
earnestly urge the formation in each State
and Territory ofa centennial organization,
which shall in time see that county asso-
Citations are formed, so that when the
nations are gathered together in 1876 each
Commonwealth can view with pride the
contributions she has made to the ma
tional glory. 4NS sa ~ szas @N9
Confidently relying on the zeal and pa
triotism ever displayed by our people in
every. national3 undertaking, we pledge
and, prophesys that the Centennial Cele-
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. .a... ,-..,.,.,.t ~ -.
. JOSEPH r. HAwLEY, President, --..e- =.
| as, LEWIS WALN SMITH, Temporary Secretary.
Alabama-William NJ. Byrd, James L. Cooper.
Arizona-Richard G. Mccormick, John Was
| EArIzansas-E.e ; w Cant, Alexander Mcdonald
California-John Dunbar Creigh, John Middle
| ton.
Colorado-J Marshall Paul, N. C. Meeker.
Blake
Dakota-George A. Batchelder Solomon L.
Delaware-wiliam t. Read, John H Rodney
District of Columbia--Jas. E. Dexter, Lawrence
i A. Gobright .~tt e. fh Atf&f
Florida-John S. Adams, j. T Bernard
Georgia-Thomas Hardeman, Jr., Lewis Vain
Smith.
Idaho-Thomas Donaldson, James S. Reynolds
Illinois Frederick L. Matthews, Lawrence
/ Weldon. k# %
i Indiana-John G. Campbell, David Nj Boyd,
! Jr ~A kM& Il
i Iowa-Robert Lowry, Coker F. Clarkson.
i Kansas-John A. Martin, George A. Crawford.
/ Kentucky Robert Mallory, Smith M. Hobbs
| Louisiana-John Lynch, Thomas G. Anderson.
Maine-Joshua Nye, Charles P. Eimball.
Maryland-John W. Davis.
Massachusetts-George B. Loring, William B.
Spooner. 114 ns7 -
Michiga1-James Birney, Claudius B. Grant
Minnesota. Fletcher Williams, W. W. Fol-
| we'll.
Mississippi-O. c. French.
Mlssouri-John Mcneil, Samuel Hays.
Montana-William a. Clagett, Patrick A. Lar
Nebraska-Henry 8. Moody, R. W! Furnas
/ =. Nevada-Wrn. Writ Mccoy. A a.
New Hampshire-Ezekiel A. Straw, Asa P.
New Jersey-orestes Cleveland, John G. Ste
/ New Observation-Disclosures W. Little. .I-
New York-John V. l.. Pruyn, Charles IL Mar
North Carolina-Alfred Dockery, Jonathan W :.
Albertson.
0hio-Alfred t. Goshorn, William W. Griffith.
| Oregon-James w. Virtue, Andrew j. Dufur.
h Pennsylyania-Daniel j. Morrell, Asa Packard
Powell.
South Carolna-James L. Orr, Archibald Cam
eron.
Tennessee-Thomas Il. Caldwell, William F.
Texas-William Henry Parsons
Utah-Joh1 H H Wickizer, Oscar G. Sawyer. 81
Virginia-Walter w. Wood
Washington Territory-Elwood Evans, Alexan-
der s. Abernethy.
West Observation-Disclosures R. Boteler, Andrew
J Sweeney.
Wisconsn-David Atwood, Edward D. Holton,
Wyoming-H Latham, Robert 81, Lamborn.