The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-05
Ex-t:.y. seymonr'r GRAFTON In Oseldn.

Iu Rome, Yesterday, Ut the Oneida cOun-
ty Centennial celebration, the Hon. Horatio Soy
mour delivered the address. After sketching
the history OF the Mohawk, he said:
When we have thus had passed IN review he
fore us the bands II painted savages; the mis-
souary armed only VITA religious seal, and
shielded alone with the insignia or ms sacred
calling the gallant Al nfies OF France aud Brit
ain the hasiy array uf our Revolutionary fathers
~ they rallied m defense of their liberties, ~e
have then only seen the fOrerunners Of the
greatest movement Of the human race.
With our lndependeDce aud the possession
nnd m, IN seer ot thIS great continent began 4
struggle unnar iiele.i ia the history OF tn. wO d.
Peaceful in Ito form, 1t las dwaIteh In compari-
son the misltiest movements 81 war. its lniu-
encc upon the civilization or tue people or the
eartn has thrown into tnslgmuc"ncr III hat
modern victories aud invdsions nave dom.
Daring the past hundred years tpere has been
conflict between Tue hatluhs oi Europe on tue
one nand, nd our broad land and political free
dom on the other. H. his Deen contest Tor
men ana women 10 those VINO roulu give US
Dor, skill, aud strength We count our cap
tiv-s by millions. Not prisoners Of war, but
prisoners Of peace. Not torn by force, but won
by the blessings which the God OF nature has
enabled ds to uol out 60 thein IN our iertle mus
and valley and plains. What were the hordos Of
tue PersIansY Wnat we're the fray Of the Crusa-
dersl Wat were the armies OF eartn's Creates
coma .er rs, IN COMPARISON WIN the hIcl OF
the multi, udes 81 iiuuigrants from the Atlantic
States or 4 ON Europe VINO have moved thrVuah
tue yaiists ol Tie Iiudson and the MOHAWK, the
very ct WAYS Of our country, see ing MONIES IN
the Interior Of our CUntinentf Ours II "A double
victory. unlike war, winch Kills and enchaips:
IL draws our opponents 10 our sue anu
nakes them cO-wOrkors In building up our
greatness and glory. As the men OF every
CIVILIZED race are pouring through our val
ley, We see before the niVntlest elements
winch are shaping the future Of the human
race. " nat are all the problems of European
diplomacy conipared with these movements
pas snH before usf Ala tneir recent wars, in the
changes they have mad" arc insignificant IN
comparison with tue power we nave gained by
| Immigration alone. That procession Of events
| beginning with Indian Warf ire, aud stretching
| through three centurirs OF battles for tue pos
| nd LA "a. IA Of
| our country, grows In Importance and magni-
| tudc, and we see no emu 10 It's column ds We
look down INTO tho aim Iuture.
| " ne cuurses OF the Mohawk and Hudson win
| ever he ia greatest avenu =. For hero COM
| morce ppurs IT'S richest streams and inngra-
| non leads lis greatest armies. We are Devil.
defeI when wotry 10 tTane out the 1ro"th OF
| ~. I, q. u en- rolling Va r. adds mOre Than
| miiliuH, .aCn -sing DAY mora thhn three
| tnousahd; eacn heeting hour more than one
| hundred 10 uur nlmbers, The It'd" VIII sven
| siili higher In the future. was once asked Dy
| a disInguisbrd EnRlishman N we dld not
| make IA luistuke wuen We severed our re-
lationshlps Win tde British peopleY told him
| that we we're sometimes sorry that We lot then
10; that our mere Increase In twenty ave years
| woud exceed ~ numbers the populilloO %!
| Great Britain; that the british Isles wOud
| make glorious states Of our Union, aud that We
| neeued them a. outpOsts On the European
snores. | was able TO say this under the cltcun-
| stances without violation Of courtesy, ana ~
| was pleasantly received by man whose minu