, 1876-06-16
THE WELSH IN AMERICA.
Interesting Facts in Regard to an
Interesting Race.
Some Notable Citi1eny Of Welsh D.vtat...Rtlig.
lon, Eiste4dlods, and Periodicals.

AflanHe 1fonfaig. |
il IL 'a!c N say that britannia was peor1cl by
the Wclsh MANY centuries prior 10 the Christian
ERA; for Mt the frat Invasion Ut that 1saud by
Julius Cusar, he found them, although ''has-
harians. yc. powerful nnh war,ikc people, pos
h:s.1ns wonderful military skill peculiarly ihrE
own mil abundance Of httrcs and clar1otn OF war
From taAat's account Of his tEst great battle with
/ the liritrns 1t arpcarH that they proved TO DO
Utmost more tl,un mn.ch for the best fighting
sgiona In the world, under tho leadership Of the
gtcatert firnr.L
Tho Welsh, We may safely ray, Ia the oldest I'v.
Ing language in Europe. II poAse.ses n literature
EenchfnS back to re1iOter tLMes than Tint VI my
modern tongue. thiku Irish and Scotch H"cl!ci II
/. not dying ont. IL has genuine tcrary AZ well
as oral existence. And although tic changes II har
undergone anec the days uf TnIieaIn numcrt,nr,
yet II ts essentially the talnc tuhIala that fell In
vehement, angry e1o'Iusucs tile ears of Cmsnr
&na Agricula.
The Welsh In America. n!thnneh In number far be-
low many ut!.cr bodies Of foreigncrr. are numerous,
anu hy their lndurtry, morality. religion. and gen.
"raf department have won the respect of the nation
that hat adnptcd them There h strung conviction
nntn- nay nj the Welsh that ME Ut ihG'r Own ma
tion'lisc"vcrrd America and established hlmaclfhcre
with n"tnhcr Of 1lis cuunrymen u carly ~ 1l1u.
over 300 years bcfoFc the discovery OF Counl.
| bus. The history, as far 1t goes. may bc
! authentic, A lnan Of 1o,e cmincnce una Of all
ad'cnturoar fuFn nf mind, by tho name Of Ma'ia-
wns AZ ownn t;wyncrA, sailrd westward from
| Wales with a numbcr Il! rhpA and many people
lie returned After pEotFactrA Absence and report.
cd tint he had dftcu.rrtt i vast nrh beautiful!
country In the Far Wc-t, anil that he had left the
most part Of hiA cnhrany there. II- description
Of tho new country was farcnatin. that n large
company OF men. wnnen anl children concluded
to embark with him for tAi. land pf pru,!rc. lie
started again for the SAINT destination with ten
nn,if f,utR tlu
{ rn,.h fur the fanous We..h,nan and his cou,.
| pnnfons were never nlarc trurt u. The landing
Of The cEsraMt4 ~ th: country T. not 'u..a'c, BY
srea I'M II resad :sa t. ~S" W. ase n ay IT,.
| tory, r. Roger Williams. a nAne too closely fdcHi-
fed With The carly history uf uur country 10 ntcd
| comment.
I wrtsIlsfES IN PENNSYLVANIA.
There ~n* NJ Wsl;l sestlemcns II America he.
ii i ys o. Mia ;ya e' ian, onE m 's ,t
Vicinity Of Doissiau. ILL., FIoaac. in hs hl.,urs.
1t lind near le city Of Philadelphia and that ihc
etnisratIn continued for many ycars, until they
a S".y q s xsrs s spf o nas en
culture, nil influence. Welsh churches were Or
fa''izrtl. Wrl.h cL3pels wtrr built and Welsh
IL lie carly days Of the city Of philadelphia. the
srsnt stsn pne au ,"uy n"s it, Sest i'efs czc
md mut. cntiynted sctular. there hundreds II,
si aaa: qsx 1x s Ms cunS1an y hay: S
the ntnry Of their origin III the early history III
rcnn.yiFania We hnd ihc na'les Of many esninen!
WrtnhMGn. Ahipll;: these were iht ltry. Abel
Morgan. an,hur Of Il Welsh concordance published
it l.3u; David l,l"y!l. prominent lawyer uud
n ass and IT. aui Of ns p'Ta l. W;SIs@n Wet boo x
| published IN Amcrca; Tionlas 1.juyd, hr-t Gov.
.rnn! Of lcnnrylSania; Dr. Tl,oma. Wynn, the
celebrated tsuaker ,.tle rmi,l,nt Cad~aadcrr, aud
others too nnnictus to mention
With m wci.h % names We ind Neirio, HS s;wynsdI .'
| tner'nHr1on. prncadcr. Mnl,lwyh. etc. l;ut the
ea II thD,s fssyn' m ms hss0me be- ne S3ns
banks PRESERVED BY great.grandchlid1cn Of tho
early cngrnnts.
| Pennsylvania and thc commencement OF The Eryu-
lutIou IN It'd, ninety four yrars had asscd awny;
N @ sana ss w Ssrs Saw
! Jersey. Maryland. delaware, Virginia, aud
s:pse!ny n The Ny Of lh.,ai:!phIa, many Of the
lawyers. doctnr*, cles:smtn. Teachers, un.i
ststs.tarn vi rs,,1a arc J;stly proud 10 nu'c
-f.ltrr Of the Declaration brslcs tic illn+t1los
author, We hul tie names q The following Welsh.
men,, steptyn Hopkins; william Williams, VIII.
Murri., Hubert Morsls. Ii, that prottactcd struggle
many of The Welsh c.veretl ,.hen+elvca with si"ry
trihutlon.. rendered effective aid. Hubert Norris
aarch banker of pii'aa,IGG!phta. bv lug unbonfd.l
s54y 4 tfat is ~ s II n @
agony and strte. hut ''thc trIbuIatiuns nf those
ny. ha' A.. dspre*sn:, influence On The Welsh
aud lhe organizations abandoned.
| NEW SKlTLEMENTs.
In FhIialstrh,a and IL vicinity shc nation, ns
viyr liz 1tevuusion. ThrIr decline in That fegon
discouraged further emigration aud gradually
vt,tnr purt!uAs VI Pennsylvania nnd nthcr siatrs,
Mhcts land vas uicred On very favorable trrnlr.
! 1lctWucn l1DO anu 1h1. settlements we're eHtab+
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