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tlan this. II lifts tic sadowy votl Of futurity,
and Affords us Wow Of tho golden prospects, Of
Duluth far along tho dim vista Of agon yet to

represented In tho centroof Borioa OF concon-
trio olrcloa 100 miles apart, and aomo OF tho ns
In thoir tremendous sweep tho fragrant eayannas
OF the Bt,nlit South and tito eternal Holitudea OF
snow that mattlo tho tcc-bo,1nd North. [Laugll-
tori How those ciroloH woro prodtcod ~ per-
hapa one of those prImortia' ' myatorles illat tho
plain. [1sonowod lauglter.1 But tho fact IL,
sr, Duluth III pro-omino'ltly central placo, for
intold BY gontlomon who havo boon 40 rock-
less Of their own pornotinl aafoty M to venture
away into those nwfr,l regions wlioro Duluth Is
supposed to be, that 1t Is oxaot}y in tho coitro
Of tic Visible 1lniyorHe that tile oky comes down
nt PRECISELY tho aame distance all around It.
[1loars Of langhtor.]
I find by reference to this rnap that Duluth iH
atiatcd somewhere noar tho Western ona Of
Lako Superior, but rs tllcro IL no dot or other
mar]t indicating its exact location nm unable to
snY whethor 1t Ia actually confined to any par.
toalsr so or Teor 1T H. na lying around rou1'
cannot tell whether It is ono Of those ethereal
creations of intellectual froat-Work, moro ill.,
tangible than tho tintod clouds Of q es,mmor
sunset; orc OF thoae niry calculations Of tho
ting in tho form Of towns arl cities along those
lines Of railrond built with Government aubsi-
dies, Turing tho unwary settlor aB tho mirage Of
tho doaort luros tho furnishing trayolor on, md
horizon, or whe.her 1t is n real, bona lido, sub
stantial city, all "staked orr with tho lots
marked Will thoir ownor'snamea, like That proud
commercial metropolis recently discovered on
ter.] But, however that may be, nm satisiiea
Duluth s there, or thoreabout. for 500 1t Btatod
l,cro on this map that 1t III exactly 5000 milca
from Liverpool [lauglter1; though hayo no
doubt, for tl,o sake Of conventoucoD, It will bo
moved back 10 mileH, 80 rs to make tile distance
an evon 1, 900. [lsonewod laughter.1
= Thon, sir, there Ia tho climato of Bulut1, ur-
qucstionaby the mont aalnbrious and dollgltful'
to DO found anywhere oil the Lora's enrth. Now,
l hayo always been under the impression, as t ;
presume other gontlemen have, tllatin The region
around Lake Superior 1t was cold enough for at
least nino mouths in tho year to froczo tho
glnoke-Btack Of D. locomotive. lGroat langhter.l
eltuutod exacsly halfway between lie intttudou Of
Paris and Vonice 30 that gontlomon who hayo In
llalol tho oxhilarating Mrs OF tho ono or baaked
in tho goldon sunlight Of the othcr, may 500 ut q
glance TINT Duluth must be place Of untold dc,
by tho balmy zophyra Of an eternal spring, cloth
Cd in tho gorgeous sltoon Of eyer-blooming How
ers, and yocal with the sflvery melody OF naturo's
clloicoat songstcrH: [Laughter.1 In fact, sir,
Byron was vaiuly onleavoring to convey somo
faint conception OF tho delicious chnrms Of D,1-
luth, When his poetic soul g,lahoa forth in tho
ripp1ing straina Of that beautiful Rhapsody
Know 80 tho land Of tho cedar and vine,
Where the flowers ever blossom, aud beams over
Whcre tho Light wings OF Zcphyr, oppressed with
Wax flint oar tho gardens OF dul in her bloom;
Where tho citron and olive arc fa]rest Of fruit,
whore tho tuts of tho cnrh and tho hucs Of lilo sky
In color though vartel, III beauty may vta7"
[Laughtcr]
IA to the commercial RESOURCES OF Duluth, sir,
they are simply illimitab1o and inexhaustlble, al
is shown in this map. I SEQ it stated horo tint
thoro is vast Bcopo Of territory, embracing an
area OF ovor two million srluare miles, rich in
every clomont Of material wonlth and CONNER
cial prosperity, all tributary to Duluth. Look at
haustibie mines Of gold, immoasuraHo veins Of
silver, imponetrable dopths Of boundloss forest
vast coal measures, wide extended plains Of
richest past,rage, all, all embraced IN thia wat
things, empty tho untold treasures Of its COM
moree into tho lap of Duluth. [Laughter.l
Look at 1t, air lpointing to tho mapl: Do not
you 500 from theHo broad, brown linos drawn
prising inhabitants Of Duluth! iutend aomo day
to incoBe it III ono vast corral, 80 that its COM
would Or not7 [Groat fanghtor;l Aud hore,
sir [still pointing 10 tho map], 7 find within a
Of oil the many accossorios to the glory Of Du-
luth, ! consider by far tho most ineatimablo.
For. sir, have been told that when tho small
pox broaks out among tho women and children
Of TINT famous tribe, aB it sometimes does, they
afford tho iincat subjects in tho world for the
Htrategcal experiments of any entorprising mill
tary hero wlo dosires to Improve himself in tho
noilo art Of war [laugltorl; especially for any
valiant tLionteiant-Goneral whose
Trcnchant biadet Toledo trusty,
For want Of lighting lna grown rlisty,
And eats into laolf for hack
of somebody to how and haok."
[Great laugl,ter.] .-....
Sir, the groat conflict now raging in tho Old
World haa presented phenomenon in military
scionco hitherto unprecedented in tho annals Of
mankind, phenomenon TINT has reversed oil tue
traditions Of tho past 81 it has disappointed all
tho expectations Of the present. A great and
warliko people, renowned aliko for their skill
and yalor, have been swept away before the tyi-
un,phant advance Of Al inferior foe, like AL
turln atubble before o hurricane of fire. For
slimmors along tho ocean cablo may tell III that
paris with overy 1ibro quiverlng with the agony
Of impotont despair, wrttlos beneath tho coll
quering heel OF her loathed invader, Ere an
other moon shall wax aud wane, tue brightest
star in tho galaxy Of nations may fall from tho
zenith Of her glory nevor to rise again. Ere tho
modest violets Of early spring shall opo thoir
boauteoua Dyes, tho genius Of civilization may
chant the wailing roquiom OF the prouacst ma
tonality tho world haa ever acon, as sho aoattors
Aor withered and tear-moistonod lilies o'ar the
bloody tomb OF butclerad franco. But, Hlr, I
wish to ask ii you honestly aud candidly bclioyo
tho Dutch would hayo ever oyorrun tho Fronch
gone ovor thore and told King William and Von
Nfoltko how he had managed to whip tho Plegan
Indians7 lGroat laughtor.1
And horo, sir, recurring to tit1 map, find IN
the immediate vicinity Of tho pegans 'vast
lords OF buffalo" and "immonaa t1olda OF rich
wheat 1ands."
[Horo tho hammer foll.1
fAlany cries: "Go on u +" DO onl"
The 6peaker-Ia thoro objection to tho gen-
Tho Chnir hears none. Tho gentleman will pro-
Gbol,