, 1873-10-26
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1873


up IN that region nev kind Of agriculture, which will
ca,sBo doa1 for thoao particular 1anla and they
nay then como into nao nllt ho valuable for agrctl-
Ing that my friend from Indiana understands tint for
!ho preaeni and for many yo,rs to come. hoao pine
lug fron,tho lfno llmber which Stands OIL ttom.
Now, Bir. who, aftor 1latoninR to this emphatic
aud ll,cquiyocnt Testimony Of tlloeo Intelligent.
compotont and nblo-boaiod wltnensos l!n,,,ghtorl
who tAat is not nj lncrcdu1ous rs ST. ,Tho1nna
|. hnac1f-will doubt for moment thnt tho
Gonlson OF America III to bo found In the sandy
valleys AMI upon tho pino-olal lliis Of tito st.
CroiS3 [Laughtor.] Who will hayo tho hardl,
hood to rao In his seat on thin floor and nsaert
gon would not produce vegetation enough in
ton yeara to fatton = graaalloppor. Luront
langhtor.] Whore is the patriot who Ia willing
TINT hiB country shnll Incur tho poril Of roman-
! Ing another tlay without tho anpfont railroad
connection with such MI inoxiatAtble n,ino Of
agricultural wealth? [Laugltor.1 Who will
answer for the consequences. of abandoning a
grcat and warlikc rooplo, in possession Of
| and uoglect Of tlicr Qovor,,mont? [Laughter.1
1low long would 1t bo before tlloy would tafo to
| studying tho Declaration Of Independence aul
| l,atohlnR out the damnablo horcsy Of secession
| How long before tho grim demon OF civil liHcord
sonftl rear again his horrid head IN our midst
Of bristllng beyonets7"'. tLauglter.]
Thep. Sir shitli Of T. tue long an9 painful pro-
| eoncomtant amendments to tho Constitution
tho seyontcouth, eighteenth, and nineteenth ar-
| tioles. Tho sixteenth, 1t IL Of course undor-
| stood, 10 to bc appropriated to those blushing
TO lot them vote, hold Office, drink cock-tails,
ride aatraddle, mid do everything o1so the mon
do. usoars Of laushtor.] But aboyo all, air,
lot mo imnoru you to reflect for single moment
| oil the deplorablo condition OF CTR country III
caso Of a foreign war; with all ports blookailod,
all our ctiea In Btato Of glogo. the ga'lnt spoc-
| tro OF famine brooding like hungry vuturo
over our starving lsnl our conlnlisHary stores
oil exhausted, aud o.ir furnishing armieH witller-
ing nway. in the fold, lolplcus prey to tho IN
satiate demon Of hunger otr navy rotting IN
tho dockB for want Of provisions for onr gallant
scamon, and wo without any railroad conlm,1ni-
calon wllatoyor with tho prolific pine thicketB OF
the st. orolx. (qroat 1ali,ghtor.l
All, sir, could worry woll understand why my
nnliab]o triondB from Pennsylvania mfr. h1yers,
Mr.. Kelley, and Mr.. o'Noill] should DO 30 oarnsst
IL tho support of this bill the other day, and if
dali, will pardon the ronlari; will say con-
eidorod bis criticism Of their action on that oc-
caaion aa not only unjust but nngonerons.
know they woro looking forward with tho far~
tho pitiablo condition in which Phi1adolphia will
bc loft unless speedily supplied with railroad
connection In somo way or other with this gar.
don spot Of tho universe. [I.anghter.] And
of mystery that has weghoa upon 1t like M
| incubus for yeara. I could mover understand
bofore why thoro wan 30 much excitement during
tho lust Congress- ovor tho acquisition Of Alta
| Yela. could never understand why it was TINT
aomo Of our abloHt statesmen and most disinter-
| estod pAtriota should cntortain such dark foro-
bndinyB of tho untold calanities that wore to bo-
fall our beloved country unloss We. should tako
| immediate possession Of tint desirable island.
mistaken impression that tho Government would
| need tho guano to manure tho public landR on
tho Ut. Croix. [Great laughtor.5 +
Now, cir, repeat, I hayo beeu satisfied for
years that II there WA any portion Of tho in
habited globe absolutely In suffering condition
fpr want of railroad It was these toonllng pino
barrona Of tho St. Croix. [Laughterl At what
particular point OH that noble stream such d
torial, and 80 it seems to layo been considered
by tho draughtgman Of this bill. It might bo up
at tho sprinl, or down at tho foot-log, or the
| water-gato, or tho fish-lam. or anywhere along
in what direction should it run, Or where 1t
should terminate, woro always to my mind ques.
tionH OF tho most painful porpoxity. could
conceive Of no plaoc OF '' Gods grocn earth II
cities ny to bo lkcly to dosiro or willing to ac-
cept such q connection. [Laughtor.l 1 knew
that neither bayfield, nor Superior City would
have it, for thoy both indignantly spurrea the
rnunitlcence Of tho Goyernlnont when coupled
with Huch ignominioua conditions, and let this
md ycarn ago rsthor than submit to tho 1cgra-
dation Of q lroct communication BY railroad
With the pi,y woods Of tho St. Croix; and
knew That what tho onterpriping inhabitants OF
those ginut young cities would refuse to tako
! would havo fow cllarmB for others, wllatovor
their necessitlos or oupidity might bo. Laugh
tori
loss to determine whore the terminus Of this
| great and Indispensable road should be, until
accidentally overheard sonao gentleman the other
day mention tho nan,o OF :" Duluth" [Great
| laughterl Duluth! The word fell upon my ear
With peculiar and indoscribablo charm. like tue
| gent1e murmur OF d low fountain stealing forth
In tho midst of rosos, tho soft, sweet accents
Of All angel's whisper in tho bright. joyons dream
sfopnI p WId S aea had ano for years
tho hurt pantoth for the water~brooks. [Renow-
cd laughtcr.] But whoro was Duluth ? Noyor,
In all my limited recalling, had my vision been
gaddened BY seeing tho celestial word IT, prInt.
tion il, my ignorance tint its dulcet sylables had
mover beforo ravishcd my delighted oar. llsoars
Of laughtor.l Iwas cortain tho drauGhssman OF
this bill had never beard Of it, OF 1t would hnyo
road. / asked my friends about II, hut thoy know
nothing OF it. I rushed to the library and exana-
ined all the maps could find, lI4aughter.]. !
| discovered in ono of tlom delicate, halr-liko
markod Prescott, which supposed was intonded
to represent tho River st. Croix, but could mo-
| whore find Duluth.
Nevertheless, was confident it oxisted aome-
whore, and that it's discovery would constitute
tho crowning glory of the presont century, if not
| Of all modern times. [Laughtor.] T know it
was bound to exist in tho worry nature Of thinga
TINT the symmetry aud perfection Of our PLAN
etary hystem would 10 incomplete without it
[ronowcd laughter]; that the clements Of mato-
rial nature would long slnco hayo resolved them-
selves back into original chaos il there Ind been
such q hiatus in creation as would have resulted
from leaving out Duluth. [HoarH OF laughter.
In fact sir, was overwhelmed with the conyic-
tion that Duluth not only existed somewhere,
but thGt. wllcrovor it WIS it Taa great and Glo.
calanity that ever bofell tho benigltcd nationa
of tho ancient world WIS in their having passed.
away without knowledge Of the aetual oxist-
ence Qf Duluth that their fablel Atlantis, never
seen but by tho hal.owed vision Of inspired
bulaatih; til tint the goldon orchard Of tho tho Hes.
porldes was but q pootieal synonym for the
beer-gardens IN the vicinity OF Duluth. [0roat
laughter.] WAS certain tlat IIorolotua
| had died miserable death BECAUSE in al