The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-12-10
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"a the s nj. cnd House Of Representatives..

- '' ' '''' sA"""t ~ At's't Z.
IN -.'.. r.r. jsv seventh annual message to
Cou=.t. e.. ..- Centennial year ~ Our national
CNl-t,ar j.rr ana ln'tr p2nteUt people, a.
nIort- Iy ..'-~urc - rctlr t" the a"'HInrcL. nj
that 49, fr.I made nom the time oi The ""iDni,H,
.nu HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
We Were ten a people numbering only three
million, a'" Ne number m"re tiian l"rIy
millI"U-. I.;.a industries were coriiact almost
exclusive, - III. ulll-e Of the soil; BOW
manufactures absorb much 81 the labor 81
the country. Gar liberties remain UnimpaIT"d,
the len.,swcn have been freed from slavery;
we have a-'OEc possessed OF the respect,
# not the friendship, OF all civilized nations;
our pTor-,-- has been great in All the arts,
IN scscrc-, commerce, navigation, mining,
mechanics. i.V, medicine, etc, etc, and III
gener.iriurttIpn the progress Is likewise cnCOUr-
agin-. Ca" thirteen States nave become thirty
eight, inc,ujng Colorado, which has taken The
steps TO become a state, and eight Territories,
including HE Indian Territory and Alaska, AMI
excluding Colorado. making The territory eN-
tend from the Atlantic TO the Pacific. pn the
south We have extended to the Gulfo Mexico,
ana in the West from the Mississippi to the Paci-
lie. tA, huG.'rc't years ago the cotton gin, the
steamship. -ay railroad. tIc telegraph, the reap
ing, sewn, and modern printing machines, and
numerous o,Eer Inventions. Of scarcely less Valllc
to our BUSINESS ANA happiness, were entirely Un-
known. Ia IL" manufacturers scarcely existed
even II name IN all Jhia vast territory in $50
more INA" two millions oI persons were en-
pIoye,l IN manufactures producing morc
than So. 9.9M, rtn of produce, ~ amount
annual marty equal to our national
debt. From nearly the whole If the
uoBu'lt.2, &C.. !71G being engaged in the one un-
rupaj!un of agriculture, in $50 So numerous aud
diversified itt become the occupations 81 our
people. NAL i,- than six mislioHs out of more
than .I'y l~"i...,nS we're SO engaged. The extra
ordinary 't-'t ,sUtucc'l III our country ny Il re-
sort T. -lcl occupations has built = lnarhct for
the gn ie',> e.. terrible !IHftstI,tant from tie sea-
board an. t,e H!yrhetooi the world. Tie Amer
lean system nl WrT&En- various ana extensive
manufactures !rNt 10 iGr PiDW ana In" pasture,
and aa.li.- p"a.cliaI railroads ana 81 -itu.hoat~.
has produced. N oar distant country results moi
cVIa.ot 49, IN Intelligence uI other nations.
the la-,G3.jr a:.i Sail O.. American mechanics
have ht.r !'arH-crat.j@ 81 home and abroad I'M
maaA-. ..a-. ~-.,irSI.- 20 tAyir PRIDE. Huj .ur
The u..s= nl.aHrr .tu- anal ability -; our LIZ"
G~!aElc,- jta achievements al oar a-rirHtarl~i@,
manufacturers Hni tT.Hsportcrs throughout
the CsaHlTE NuUit nave been mpaSolni" al
attaiHu.t..,. lAc Vrc-rc-, OF the miner has
also been Great. Ia 'na! our production was
small. Now many millions 81 tons are mined
anHUai'.. 50 W!LI iron, HhlcR formed sCtTrc.E
an at."e'i'"i' part ot "UT prniucL Il century
ago, ~ Hr" i'f'.tucc more than t'l'' W"rii con
euHI"d as tn beginning I'll Ournail"nal existence.
Leaf, Z.'" aat! copper from beng articles OF IN
ports Wo 4ia~ expect - ba large exporters OF III
the near future. The teVci- pmcnt uf god ana
SilV-r u.!.y- JaTpG-iioUt the states anu l"rIltO-
ries ia~ not oni. urcu remarkable, buL has mad Il
large iHluaHr upon the business OF all CONNER
CiaI nations. oar merchants IN the last ilIntrgt!
wears have has t success ami have established 4
reputation t'.cat"rpriS", >aEacitE, progress amt
i~nte"ri.V. unsurpassed by r.c pcDpICUt older ma
Llpllliltlt-. iIli- -tuI name Is iloI cuiiiiilSl %
their homes, bnt goes out On every sen ami every
port where commerce enters. with
equal 1r.ac We can point t" "Ur
urocrr-s n the learned professions.
OR HtTIoN'S MANHOOD.
y, w, n, about 70 enter on our second cen;ca-
Mai. o,u4ntrIcln- our manhood IL Il nation, il is
we'll u i"s il; back upon the past aud study what
Will be b'7t - preserve aUu advance our future
greatness. From the fall az Adam Tor his trans
grcss;on a. tac present day, no nation has ever
been free rom threatened danger to its prOspcri-
t. and happiness. We should look To the dan
reTS That threaten ami remedy them 50 far as lies
IN our power. We are 4 Republic whereof one
man i A. good a. an -thcr before the law. With
such Il torlH If government it IS of the greatest
Importance that al sh ,uli be possessed OF ciU-
cation and lntrlllg nee enough To caota vote with
4 right understanding Of is meaning. n large
association -! ignorant men cannot for any con
siderable period oppose 4 successful. resistance
10 tvrannv a. opposed - the educated. They in
rVitabiy sink, AMI aCQulc-rc t. the VIII OF intel
ligcncr, whether directed 10y the dema%ogUc or
by prie,taTAtt. Hence the education OF che mass
Is becomes of tn" first necessity Tor
the preservation Of our Institutions.
They arc worth preserving because
they i@tN" secured the greatest
good t. The greatest proportion of the population
of any form 81 government yet devised. All
other form S"f government approach 1t first in
proportion 10 the general diffusion OF education
ana Independence nl thought and action. Asthe
primary -t"p therefore to our advancement IN all
that has marked our progress in the pa.t CEN
fury, l suggest i0r your earnest consideration,
III i'psC 80 49,, y - 3D." ISL
.IoItl ~ ~ a'.'r - ~ or :" 80. - ;acnt;on 7 n.T
tu. - - ' =. -, 80 Gtatn, to
tab!i-h ami forever maintain
FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
oa,,,.... -. H.. .Furgti,n of all c~h;LIrno in tha
~rI;,nr,r,rr hranr,ns within Their r.srrrtiTe
limits, Irrespective oI sex, color, birth place or
ici'"''"' NJ - "'''i,E ." l.'i'n ~ -
oth''"'7 % i'li-t,1S' "'i'iHl'' "Mt P'-'l ~,
ami prohibiting the granting uf any school funds
or schpi 1'N"7 az any par Thereon. either by
ic-!7E'tt'". """'@ pa OF oJh'r duLipIIdt9 i"rtI'C
oefehL o; am "i!tE o"Jeci VI Any hl''Iie u hiii
"Aat'''F.
'N:AH1h CHURCH PROPERTY.
In connection with this important question l
would also cal yuUr attention - the importance
IF correcting al eva that, II permitted 10 con-
tinUo, "I!l probably lead - great trouble III our