The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-07

Of Art. sending our eoantry's flag up,n
the wings Of commerce., into the re
NOTES. corners Of the earth. plowing
the tni sh,y deep. bv the force Of
motor more powerful taan fsblsd Her
culs.. tsasersing frou state 20 s,ats.
crossing the great rivers. aud plains
anil deserts, anil sarnountipg the tops
Of mountains clad III gerrrsusl SHOWS.
with eharioss drawn by iron ssee,ls fei
with fire. aunihilsting space, and
tindirg with iron hands the t~a shores
Of the new world in perpetual union;
girdling tie earth ~ith the electric
current, filing the land with the fruits
Of industry. and enterprise. and every
where rearing the temples of religion,
If education, Of philanthropy. and Of
science, and piercing the darkness Of
the benigbted regions OF heathendom
with the light of the glorious gospel.
Proud Rome 5oas,ed Of waving her
sceptre over q conquered world. The
proud nations of the earth have ever
gloried in the triumphs of war. but
while American citizens may well be
proud of the gallan,ry and triumphs
of American soldiers and sailors; it is
not Of these that Americans should
boast: more enduring far is the glory
of American achievements in the peace
full conquest of the elements and the
tribute drawn from natures hidden
storehouses: the blood less victories
gained in the cause of science, III the
cause of the peoples rights. ard i'll
behalf of religious liberty, will he the
nations glory long after the fame
acquired through the petty ambition of
Alex snder. and Ceser. and Napoleon.
shall have dwindied TO insigni6cance.
Still AS we survey the past We see
new territory coming under the flag of
the repablic: we see new stars added
70 the constellation of the union We
see commerce, and wealth, and popula-
ton pursuing the course Of the star OF
empire. westward Alas we see one
dark blot upon our national escutcheon
which must needs be washed In blood,
We see gloom and darkness for time,
again envelop the land, while brothers
engage in one last mortal conflict,
between slavery and freedom; at last as
the smoke of battle clears away. we
behold the emblem of liberty again
victorious. We hail il today Colum-
bia thy glorious banner
NO more, its starry folds shall wave
To bar from hope the trembling slave;
No more, its radiant glories shine
To blast with Woe, one child OF thine.
The strife has ended. Good feeling
and better spirit again prevails.
The nation gladly pays its tribute Of
love to her brave bat misguided child
rem as well as 10 her true and loyal
sons, who perished in the conflict, aud
annually strews with flowers the graves
of the fallen horoes without pausing
TO inquire whether the uniforms they
were were blue or gray. Having dis
armed the last rebel foe. and having
broken the chains that held the last
slave in bondage, the national watch
cry now is. let Us have peace and
good Will.
Some OF us in this assemblsge may
claim the honorable distinction of being
pioneers of the Pacific Coast. and Of
Washington Territory. \ review Of
the past brings before us the scenes,
the privations. the dangers of the long,
tedious journey hi.hcrward. We have
left homes. and friends IN different
sections of the land. and across the
stormy Atlantic; behind us are the
great plains, and broad valleys, and
high mountain ranges of the continent:
and the hearts Of SOME will swell again
With pained emo:i n as memory carries
them back To the shores of the old world,
and recalls the sad farewell to mcrrie
Eng.ani. 10 Erin 5 green island, to bon
ny Scotland. to sunny Frame. or To the
lear fstherland of the q, rman, or the
northern homes of the Scandinavian.
Strans rs To each other, We have met
npon the shor.s of this good land We
have united as frien is aud neigbbors in
he great work of layi & foundation
of a State. whose future glory shall
enti,le her TO proudly wear the name Of
Washingtou; and within which we and
our po,teriiy may sharc ia the blessings
of .berty, and the free institutions
enjoyed by the otheE States Of the Re-
public We have experienced here
much Of the same kind Of discourage
mcnts and dangers that were the lot
of the first colonies upon the Atlantic
Coast; We know from personal expert
enoe. something Of the horrors of abo-
riginal cruelty; we can look back to
the time when the thick shades of the
unbroken forest enclosing the little
hamlet that nestled on the shore OF our
beautiful bay, served as cover to con-
II q h.. t.,rI ~. aHd "a hon
alarms. sounded at midnight, dispslled
our slumbers; we have seen our dwell
ing houses devoured by flames. lit by
the torches of prwoling marauders.
Some in this assemblage have spent
months scouting through forest slades.
trailing the savages 10 their hidden re-
treats, and challenging them to battle
upon their own chosen ground. Some
have assisted in the sad office Of cover
ing with mother earth the butchered
and mutilated remains OF some Of our
friends and neighbors in this country.
victims of relentless, barbarous war
riors. who spared not women and help
less children. But these bitter expert
euees are ended. the tornahawk is buried
10 BE- resurrected no more. In the edi
fee here on this hill. dedicated and de-
voted 10 the cause of education: in the
ga,ly decked feet OF gallant ships 10
be seen in our bar6or; IN the rapid de-
velopmant Of our internal resources:
in the general growth Of our city and
Territory. we have already Ia part, a,
least. the fruition Of oar early hopes.
And to-stsy. we, la common with cur