The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-25
Characteristic speech by Eson.
'ahOnas Fitch.


Inc lolio"lng speech was maze ny hon
Thomas Fitch of Nevada, at Washington,
ON the occasion of q bannuni rivrn hv ihn
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hohor OF Mr' 0l'hicy' inc disco'crer Oh
Livingstone. 1t shows. briefly. the powers
Of this gentleman ms an cytemporoneous
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the oralorlcal treat that awaits Them IN the
lecture this evening at the Opera House
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to thc ds,in%niShcd rcntIcman ,v i,n '' if il
our delight to honor tonight. We have not
/ only here. but heretofore been enabled,
through his vivid writings and savings. to
r"aIi1a como If tbn wonders Of ,hat a1ciont
continent that land of cataracts and noun
tains and weird forests and dusliy farms.
and swelling rivers and inland seas. and
fertile valleys and plants Of Gorgeous foil
ace. and fierce beasts and luscious fruits.
and sands of gold-rapplat,sel- | am
sure that do express int the rcneral wish
when | saw that after he shall have reapeA
all the profit and honor which his nreat
dcscryings call for. hone that
THE NA"HIFIoENr ENrEErEl'E or THE
FIRST NEWSPAPERS OF AMERICA
ii not OF the world applause will send
him forth TO go somewhere else and find
somebody else. and again return 10 delight
us with II recital of his achievements. And
suggest in this connection if he will find
the Republic of Cuba, the good Indians of
Arizona and the legal Licut-G0ycrnor Of
Louisiana -(aughter) he will be, if he is
not already, the greatest discovcrer of the
age. daughter As 10 Africa it Is no
longer mystery to Us. We have come
through him and feel that in the near fu-
turc our political relations with Africa
may become of almost as great consequence
rs our African political relations laughter
and lo not, e. ,.'h ~ l'~'i"a'''i i'-'
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rrE NrrtcAS CONTINENT Is or No Grr,q
CONSEQUENCE 10 rs.
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noiI'NG nv VIZ He'a.tS enterprise IN
'Ii.,n'I5 vi 2'u"i'H 20 AFRICA may become
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."U ''a. 'u' u'l - my PcIhal's' lar us
,",' H', ,i Wv u''clcr may Journey ON
I,,iV Ia u''',c u',I'io,iouncaple rivers on an
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t,'o Tii,'" NV, ~ oi AlIIcah mountains
Wv ~, ~ YAK VI our country greA'-
~ ~ ~ p"S " anus SilIts'
i1""5"'ol "l'u al ,i'iiuSc), nave USED Inc
YIN % EucS'. IerhaIS should cN-
ii',u II-tt iicIa l'i"I am iol member OF
t ; ms "'c".cI 'NIstaNIhS, uulil tell
,is ,,''cS "' Oh uouy OF gentlemen
Hi'DN F." ~ '''u " "s"'"Ston correspondents
nav " very S'o"t respect ior al OF them
, aii,' very lll9n regard Tor some OF Them
r r, "9loc WIN my from MI Hc"rgc Al
!iou ip"n,eiiu "hon mas Jus' addressed you,
a'."t d. !ulv t'lccoIlespohdehlsuo mol really
aapIieoi'lc .hclI own consequence ceres OF
VIZ H. certainty not ana laughter and
rs rlie tloy arc not gwen to seIl-dcprc.
cI"uo! cthtr' Laughter But what !
mean Is 'la,' s'unulhg rs they 90, ny the
oiauloS "i lucis, stahulh? by thc prmcval
springs ol poi't,cai empire oiteh ~ close
anu col'lucHllal communication with high
p oi ,o.l'Scs' ""'onihS WIN acute ana com
Pichch5Nc ga"e inc movements OF public
illon-lhc can so ulrect ana shape the
i huM SphPer sentiment OF 'he country as to
w anu poar Gown ooin men and politics.
Mor 70 tnu "sPlrlnS polltlclan VINO cams
noi m,ii,sr.i tne ols,rust ana GiStruS' OF
mo ,, I ,.ii" d"M icasah' Siah ne MS
/ p p1'n WY V, . Nln INC lrlenuSlip ana con
nuch,o VI tlc p"yS. (Chcers) 'hafla-
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