The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-04
THE CENTENNIAL.
wHAT AMOUNT OF CAPITAL SHALL CONNECTICUT
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WHAT AMOUNT OF CAPITAL SHALL CONNECTICUT
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LEGISLATURE.
HARrFoRD, June 2, 1875
The Legislature or Connecticut neld special
session to-day, for the purpose or hearing the
views OF General Hawiey. President OF the Gen.
tennial Commission, and Ex-Governor Blgler, OF
| Pennsylvania, on the American Centennial Gov
ernor Bigler spoke as iollows:-
| GESrLEMES or THE coxNiTrEE AND MEMBERS THE
tennlai managers sndRat shall have 10 say viii have
The the coming Centennial celebration
0 s ba he are propeeeang re-
TINS work BY the authority and according
that me q he are
looked upon as the Oh some seteonst,
and promoting the interests OF sope given locality,
sentns tue United ststcs and cadeaSorins TO promote
cioseg coaneecd Win the dignity Of The
ns aSnoF inc o h p maj h e
centennial anniversary OF the Declar alton Of inde-
hanE 9y & 9 e eo
tres % be and ase part IN the
needful and behtting This obligation is
States through their various iawmating bodies ana by
themsevss 10 Re cossummson Of this
No true American can contemplate anything short Of
humiliation which viii exclude him hereafter from
I'm seGw et o s y 10
the management OF the celebration, but declares il
auspices q the d the United SiaesS and
c en nga5 q srss e &c
represented and take partn the International Exhib
mains to be accomplished IS moi only WORK 81 patriot
nna y who but
Between n ana
peoples Of, other countries. In any undertaking
1 WS isSs
eonsiderasons itmay be difficult TO sec urs capital but
4 VIC fail to accomplish what we have told al The world
value Of money the plea or % Poverty or inability VIII
are too we'll understood to avsi themselves OF such
s S Tor sfrag ans Sn
the god that has been carried ous o. the country
Would any enaSs them 70 ooRpete tner sang
ana al o'ner ns san non be
ance Of capital needed should Connecticut furnish and
your subscribed only small sum, and tina
p s and o ad the Sas OF Capital Of ss
quota Of this State would amount to slssuv On on the
IS true that rennsyyanIa has provided over
quota on the basis Of The reduced capital amounted
% little s7ooooo; but am sure the people OF Con
OF ths citizens Of the United states win not claim tho
i shall 50 the relief less able make
tesn aes who peroSmca such noble part n the WAR
Tor independence viii not fail % do her snare IN the
first hundred OF the Republic established say
She was in front the .uisie %dependsnse
She furnished the LARGEST number OF soldiers
Sse! the sS
s syiyapls or yirEinia Great apDaSss Noble
na hoSe See Gs Of h and the
anxiety thar she should have an imposing part in the
iarsey reerese1te the great Exhibition
u eul III an Connecticut Re have extensive
and diversified aonr STATE
10 the buildings, and that space win cost money con
Stop Stop to inquire, adopted the policy Of rails
from ' the several states or the people thereof low
tue quota Of Connecticut shall be raised ISL question
II IS proper should say th,t about s5oooooC OF
in process OF rapid erection examined the condition
Of the work tew days since AM can see no reason e
ample time tor the exhibition Some OF them VIII be
~ ~ me raising or ihe baIanee az the eapa
needed While we have Fever urged SUBSCRIPTIONS 10
the stock as a mere matter Of investment We do 9esm
IN such favorable condition that the payment OF
= an aposS ne abe result What mean ~ tn *
state OF Pennssiyana and the ely OF Phila
scribe the Centennial stock they have contributed
certain OF the buildings. which the, stockholders
g ea,yd d have eontrbated eonsideraSs suns and
the amount received from the sale OF medals VIII stand
man The amount OF ca pita received IRON the ladies'
SONS io rights and privese 10 be sold aud the value
Of tue materials at the close Of TIC exhibition 4 Is e
mated Will maze sum OF ssoAiv0. xour ana one
quarter millions IN stock "a ADDITION WI make up ne
be appued the redemption OF this moderate
sum. ANY one can see that the presence
OF 3OOO,UD persons, entering an average d
times at fifty cents each would redeem this stock
iu, and 50 one million and han would redeem ATTY
OF H. but tns Is not tire plea we rely upon We
you raise the means TO make ample preparations
for the celebration closing the nrst hundred
The Republic As tae appointed mole q doing honor TO
memory the statesmen ana soldiers VINO declared
for aud. through great toll ana pryation, established
liberty and independence the principle ~ seifgOv
and because as the case now stanSs there IS
no honorable escape from the performance ~
this work. applause J remark, q concla-
SION gentlemen, that ! am one Of those who
believe that the coming together Of our people
from the North and the south the East and the vest
and exchanging congratulations with each other near
the spot where declared for liberty AMI inde
pendence viii have most salutary influence upon the
relations the people OF the different sections
great country; that i Will ena 10 1eget good will
and iraternal affection among the people and In
measure tend 70 the perpetuity Of or Tree Institutions.
(ProtrRcted appanseJ
IL Is believed that the Legislature viii vote the
entire appropriation asked for.
INTERVIEW WITH Mr.. OWEN, THE NEWLY Ar
RIVED BRITISH coMNnssIoSER--wHAT Eng
LAND WILL DO.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2, 1876.
The Duke OF Richmond, X. g., the Lord Presi