The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-07-14

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Deer Lo3ge -
Three thousand miles northwest from the
Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, in
the midst of fertile valleys, surrounded by
gigantic mountains, with friends and neigh
bors on our right hand and left, with the
flag we love best uufuIled to the breeze,
we come with glad hearts and happy voices
to speak Of the struggles and triumphs Of
our country, and unite in praising His name
Who hath guided us along the years of the
century and permitted U.S. amid peace and
prosperity, to behold this glorious 4th of
I July, 1876 When the hardy Nortlmcn
left their icy home in the year 1903 to so
forth under the leadership Of Left and Thor
wald and sailed till they came to q coast
whose hills were covered with luscious
grapes, which country they named Vine
| land, (now our Massachusetts, they little
thought that their newly discovered land
would be found by other nationalities, and
! that in 1892 one Columbus would claim it
for the Spanish crown {; and, gradually pass
! ing from them, it would go through sue
cessive stages of government until at last
the people, casting all their experiments
into one mould, should produce to the ad-
miration and envy of the world the nobiest
| and best government that ever rose to kiss
the sun. Standing upon the threshold Of
| the 10Th century and looking back over
| American history, with its story of adven-
! ture, sacrifice and devotion, it seems more
| like one Of Sir w alter Scott,S Oriental con-
| cepti0ns than the hard, stubborn facts
| through which the country has passed, until
! Ike gold from the crucibl8 it comes forth
purified and enabled to take its place among
! the nations of the earth, and show by It's
history that there is Providence that rules
the destinies Of nations, trough hcW them
as we may Each era through which the
country has passed affords us lessons OF IN
struction 10y the example Of those pioneers
| of American civilization and universal lib
crty wLo like Columbus, Cabot, Americus
| VesDucius and De Soto, worked better than
they knew who though themselves labor
ing for the aggTandiZement OF their re-
| spcctiyG sovereigns, were, nevertheless, IN
strumonts in Gods hands of accomplishing
his great designs on the American conti-
nent. Tie work Of preparation was carried
forward. generation after generation ac-
comprising their mission and passing
away. The workmen died; but God car
ried on the work, till, in the fullness OF
| time. from the sea-gilt shore Of Massacbu-
setts was fired the shot whose reverbera-
ton sounded round the world. 1t is our
design this afternoon to present some OF the
principals events of the Revolution and sub
sequens facts. in our history, leaving the
prevalent custom OF theorizng to some
other occasion when it may be more proper
" pursued than on u Centennial Anniver-
| sary.
/ 1t has often been observed that free ma
tions are peculiarly apt to donlneer over
subject States. Great Britain i'll her inter
course with the Colonies treated them more
like slaves than sons Of Britlsh.sires. LORD
! Chatham, III one Of his mastery speeches III
the Louise of Parliament, said " Even the
chimney sweepers On the streets talked
| boastingIy Of their subjects i'll America, "
and IL was presumed all England had to do
was speaE, and Jhe American -'zoiouieS
would obey as quickly as the slave obeys
the behess Of his master. This was the
feeift,s. = I9eT.s3er. cuban in 1164 the imam
rial bndget submitted to Parliament, eX-
hibited an expenditure hitherto UnpTece-
dented. showing a deficiency Of three mill
| lions Of pounds. George Greenville was al
the head of the ministry and ilnbibinG the
| fine General feeling Of the Parliament and
naople. introduced, on the 10th of Mareh,
17G4, t-fs55faalD Act to operate in the Amer
| tom Colonies whereby they should contrib,
/ nte toward this debt. A copy OF the Act
was transmitted to America, and was mel
with indignation by the people while ths
assemblies Of New York, Massachnsetts
Virginia, and Pennsylvania immediately
nrofested, declaring that taxation Wlthoul
representation was reducing tnehn 70 tli'
condition of slaves. DR.. Franklin was sen
~ Tng1and as representative of the Colo
MES and endeavored to impress the minis
t1v with the indignation of the people, bu
IN win for on the 22d of March, 1865, thu
Act was signed by George III. and becam'
a law. This. of course, caused intense teel
mo. but as vet 10 overt act was perpetfate(
hT the Colonies. Though cast down the.
:, ern NOT forsaken. God was leading then
NV nath they knew not; for it appeaTs-t t.
ns today, looking back upon the past. a
tLoupl God allowed the hearts of the Eng
I;sb ministry to be hardened, and cause'
Kino George, within two years from til
.t;noe of sionino the first Stamp Act, to fnru
! now Cabinet with Charles Townsend q
its head a man Of brilliant wit and clio
anence. whose power over Parliament wa
nnbounded; one who would enforce III
old law. and make his name notorious .
Z introducing another bill to oppress the 20
5 onies. making the yoke already heaVy I
. cali and chafe, until patience ceasihg 10 y
: = virtue, they would no longer submit Y
fho 29th of June, 17G7, the bill imposing
duty on tea, glass, paper, and palnlI,elf
s coIns became a law. We have learned no.
tbasa Acts stirred the hearts of the peopl
os tbev found themselves reduced to serfl
;ty Their condition likened to the chile
rem nc Israel IN Egypt, in other words I
toll and labor that (Pharaoh) King Geore
: a,d Parliament might dress in fine line
7 and fare sumptuously every day. W hS
r,otter if tho cold, bleak wind swept II
nbilIino blast through their cabins an
1,;lad The snow upon the coverlet OF the
hd hhnds What matter if frail women an
belnIess children were on the verge OF sta
,rotian IN some sparsely settled sections
ond thonqh they called for bread or AID
oot,Ia moi. be rendered and though the
eb;Idren die from exposure, the tax mu
Is he ,,aid. or the hirelings Of the king WI
:, sei1e their farms and lay their iumo
. J,ro1linos in ashes. taxed they were, pa
. the tax they must, and that without nea
;ngs for these odious and painful laws we
g. imnoyed ly men who knew nothing q tbS
wants. and appeared to care less. f5's5 q
r indiSsation like fire long smeideT1n4 "
destineN to burst forth III Iesplsliot' '
flame oNpatIotisii a,iu = .,,.,,e
a hasT hlle fle voices OF our forefatherS, as cn
t. ezclaiming,
j. Give na i3iherty or give rs Death!
r Tbe indications Of the coming storm !, Ms W
Laatd i, t,e expressions from the differe
assamblies Of the Colopies, pronminee
- a17,,ra :, which were the words of Patri
1Pi,sn,s2 9Ianry WHO. in the midst Of speech to
r assembly as,l Of Virginia, in referring to tag
\ ton, ton without representation on and tie tyran
I u p;J = gr,,tns. Charles +. his Cromwell n
- George III. Treason Z. cried the speak s,t
e~tnay profit by their eEanple. !, L t!,ae ae,
4, treason make the most 81 =. 2 ~
the Colonies. and particuaiafig w ~
Bosfon soldiers were stationed ed there Y
ant,,ra1 a,as,n nf 16s. Amid these unhappy
A. s."r a,t, peace was preserved until
M s1areh f770. when acolhsion occ