, 1876-05-08

TAHSEu 70 lfl1Wf8 1OQlt okfiJ NuaE8RQ. hAo
. IL her youth lad como agntn. AND hhe told |
bo others that 1t was their time to leaVo Tho
oosn. ahe said. He has boan 70 6eb ma Blx |
iuacs, and has printed uesrlyv all l fAsd. and
lore 10 not anollar n1on'oer OF our large family
sho has erer said Il word that was Thought Of
'uttfcient importance to bo prutell; anI nov ]
I'M thinking over what I know about early Chi |
'ago. and letting tho ns"spaFers bave IT," Bhe |
'bssrTsd with great forco that Tho young folks |
.erc oonssautlV asking her how nho used 70 get |
slouB amid cariy pnyatlons, and sle insisted
thAt. II ever lectured again, nbould aesors I
hat tho early settlers Of Chicago wera tho bap-
7lsak people n the world, as beiinva thav vets.
But .tsts. regard for :ne rsal historical pas.
Doiy incidentally 70 our carly aouscso Of entsr-
LAnmeut.
ne ARE AFT 10 upEAx or cn,oAoo AZ NEW CTR.
but II Is not 80, compared wtth no great M mana
Detroit, Cincinnati, 81 Louis, and Now Orleans,
aud what IL there odor, ID the dasc OF its incur
potnton, III the West extending TO tho Paclhc:
But when onr city waa organized no tad no
we then owned IN common with Great Dri:sia.
Tho future historian OF America Will not how
ever, take into consideration tho date Of our tn-
Tho ancient Romans were IN the
habit Of eating. eyenls from the foundation Of
their city. But "Urbs condita" or "Chlcago
coodita will never be a reckoning point in our
c,ty'a history. Evrn in shis assembly thero are
not as many who know in what year our city ~As
incorporatodas IN ono Of our public schools theta
are childreu who can spoil atefchlsedec. nut.
understanding modern politicians have k!ckod
from the puolso schools tho Book that contaiued
tho eighth commandment.
From WashIngton'B inauRuratfou In 1889. to
Chicagos frat Mayors Inauguration. Ia 1887,
that the future historian Of Amer,oa, when
speaking Of Chicago will not notice. But res
tdent Of Chicago Was not elected to Congress
until l943, and yet he became aasociated not
AFe{p
tration Of the United States Government. aud
many Of them born beforo tho Inauguration Of
Washington. but With rome born even before
the Declaration OF Independence. aud two, bt
Hosson hatbor. John Quincy Adams was born
IN 1767, and lle wss accustomed to tell nB that
among hiH sArliest 1ocoections wsa the hear.og
tlIo report Of the guns nt tito battle Of Duukee
Hill. Benjamin Tappan, senator from Ohio
Sscrotazy Of 6tate while John Quincy 4dama was
Presiuent, United 6tatea 6enatot ~ eArly as
1906, Speaker Of tho House ID 1911. born In
dependence. and ons who could colect larger
crowd and disperso 1t quicker and in bcttsr
humor than any other man who over asVod In
America. shall never forget nv lsat inter-
view w.h Henry clsy sad 10 tis DESCRIPTION ~ ns is
harbor MAS suffering tor appropriations. prosi--
dent Polk had vetoed thonl all. 4 change Of
dynsatoa lad been effected. aii!lartl Fill
mora wns tho acting pres'dent, aud he wna
\ warm friend Of our harbor. It wAs III tho
apriug Of 1851. Tao Harbor bill bad passed the
House. and was sent to the Souate at . late day.
and the controlling spt1ita had managed to keep
1t baclt until . BsIll laser day. Tho Southern
Senator'S, fnses tho lesu Of Jeffelhon Davis
spoke ngaiDst timo. declaring tho bill unconsts-
tntiopat. Ciav dh all that man could DO for uS,
but IN yhtn.~ Our bill wRs ts>ul To death. Clty
camo on with ,ls to Now lu:k City, to tako a
stonmer for New Orlcana. As thu Vessel wna
about to hail, VIC went On board to take our leave
Of l.ius, and We all expreaacd hope that the
next tifnn he fstntned lao.us lie wou.d 60 ssouud
by the lakes. 1Io replied, II mover 10 where
tbs Constitution doea not 70. Hence nuht
travel by est water. Mako your lakos Coua!'tu-
| Eet their deHorvcd appropriations. and then
Will como out aud 800 YOU" VIC finally got tho
Conhtitutou out here, but not until after Henry
| Clay had paid tho dabt Of nature.
Then there naa John G. Calhoun. Vico-prcai
dent wh.!o John GutucY Albums wka President In
| 1895; y mouaber OF EonEress in 1ell Secretary
| Of War ~hen tho reconstruction Of o.Ir foEs Wat
| completed in 1877; born in 176~ tho year bo
fore oreat Britain aeknowledsed our indepon1
demos. lie bn'a hls nanAa cano once very nost!.
being aasocated With Chicago. as tho ne" for
had boon completed while he waa Secretary o
| War. and it WAS auggoasel that It be callet
t Fort Calhoun. But he did not think 1t fight =
| chauge t4o old name which hud been given Ii
tsr1 ~ W,r ,vhnn lin f|rst fnrt ,vaa hu IT, II
1 1sGt. ofic,nt do:nmonts iii us that. In 1905,
AWE ..n- ro,,,, :, ,v1,,e-, vn
! IAtA. sou'' na.xsts -, 49,. oa ,,o-
then Leatcuao. ~ Dd.'1t va" usuei.u ir 49,
20 nn, 1o 'ot 'as e ouo m '1e hi. .,,nna! ~ r1u
anu tnas nu, n.u ns ~ ta o u.,,p.S p G,.to
catile iouna ~ 'no oss % -! ~ "r o:rsv H.
schoohnr 1lacS. mnn noa 10! ts mh..s asn- ~ ~,
pto1an WAS tno !'ht 'ha. hsa usua es ~.
70 Cnleaso' cau sn.Ih VI ~ r1. ~ .ns ~.
Gon!a nave ptousns ono h1,1 tatbe ~ ri Wa
John u. MnsteE was ~ ,Ss"er T.. ~. "n.nu tans
Whast.er. Wno ateu ~ tnos, ~ "1n ~ & in,o
ebiy hnown W out Ga Wtat I r',,.,,. 49, ~ :,
lkther,ln-la" o1 sne 'A'o 4''oos' H. n'nAA7'
thta cny. u,,,,,.u ,p.,,,,. !,
besoes' tnelo We o1gEe T.nau % ,whs.ae Ms"e' .
tennH3tsAma potn ~ .'tg .g6o oao.
MasBashnsotte. bofn 10 lt9zs 35sc 9onn n = I.Gn
oen; " Aoutuesy Do1m IN !top usa @ 1s1u IN
VI WOODBURY.. OF new nh1npen!S, ootn ~ a'n0
then suelo WIS .n.eo mSn ~" "'eo Et h" H. T.,
loohtisou VIII tno I.o!o1J ~ no ano "oe.. ~; !;
~hs LeH'a IAss' uofn IL aIo<. apFr.u.ou. Fu1ttta :.
lslo oosesho! - .no Not ;as! 1.a IL;
then etnnEaeme Aloaiean, nasEons1 do"a, 'n
noaota' and all West. Ana mnaau' Noouptt9st - +
born ~ ltsu. appointeo' 10 t5as, secs"aty VI -,
same Icr1toty. i4ese sont'eM9n Iat "ete "a'h'n ~
hlBtor'os ot the northwest, rr, nA1u ~ theto ia
lnQua8 II. J3GLkOn, QuEu III 4to@, EuHAtol WIZ