Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-06

by grand rivers and extensive plains, by
mountain chains and broad valleys from
the homeland Of our youth, we are this day
wholly American, free from the fires OF To-
cal jealousy or sectional luminosity. As
Americans, we pledge anew our fidelity to
the cause of human freedom, the principles
enunciated in the Declaration made Ger ain
by the Constitution, and safely existing
under the unconquerable banner of the
Union. For a faithful performance of that
vow, we pledge to our country, to the OPP
pressed of earth, to each other and to the
God Of Nature, our lives, our fortunes and
our sacred honor.
The early trials, privations and heroic
actions of the colonists who came to our
shores in search of a land where God could
be worshiped according to the dictates of
conscience, the injustice Of England, the
suicidal acts Of the king and his Parlia-
ment, the prayers OF the people for a re-
dress Of grievances, the odious provisions
of the Stamp Act, the denial of the right
of the people to trial by jury in the courts
of the colonies, the assembling of the
American sages in Congress, the massacre
of the inhabitants in Boston, the history
of the Declaration, why and how it was
written, presented and adopted by the
Congress and people, the war Of the Revo-
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acknowledgment of American independ-
ence by the nations of Europe, the forma-
ton Of the Confederation, the final adop-
ton Of the Constitution, the war of 1912,
and the grand progress in arts, sciences
and wealth Of the Union, are all matters OF
historical fact with which you are familiar,
and the recollections thereof make you
proud Of your country. 1t is sufficient on
this occasion for me to say that the Revo-
ton proved the fact that man is capable of
self-government that the principles con-
tended for by the patriots were success
fully maintained, and that the right of
man to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness was firmly established on the
Western Continent, where free speech, a
free press and a secret ballot are to-day
enjoyed by a people who know how to use
and protect them.
Our Constitution, the palladium OF our
liberty, n the guardian of our sacred
rights, is a noble and ~all-powerful docu-
ment. While it is respected by the powers
of this nation, and obeyed by the people,
the rights of American citizens are most
certainly secure. Guard well that dear
old Constitution; within its provisions all
is safety to you and your country. Once
pass beyond its precints and there stands
anarchy and disunion awaiting you. When
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cit is O Government that will last in peace,
but will crumble and fall when assailed by
by q foreign foe or attacked by insurrec-
ton" Mistaken Monarchy You remem-
Der Perry on Lake Erie, Jackson at New
Orleans, and kno that in this Republic
the counterpart of Washington is found
when needed to lead the hosts of freedom.
You have witnessed the grandest contest
upon our shores that was ever carried ON
between contending factions, and saw the
defenders of union and freedom successful,
and the Union preserved from destruction
in spite of the fierce efforts of its opposers.
You saw the seeded sisters return to the
fold, the stars replaced ON our banner, and
every right of citizenship retained and Sc
curely held to be transmitted to the gen.
erations yet unborn. Monarchy, you were
then wrong. The Republic is strong
enough to maintain itself and spread its
mantle of political equality and personal
freedom over the entire limits of the West
ern Continent. As a form of Government
our i:cpublic is a success.
Personal freedom brought with it per-
sonal responsibility and the necessity for
an advance in the sciences. The American
people accepted the responsibility, and
have so acted that within the last century
many wonderful discoveries have been
made, many inventions have resulted from
American thought and investigation. The
interests of demanded a cheap
and safe, yet powerful motive power. Full
ton proved thatsteam could be bound with
iron hands and made the assistant of man
in manufacture and IN From this
invention came the steamers upon our
rivers n lakes, also the iron horse that
draws the cargo of q feet, and yet tires not
in its course from ocean to ocean. By the
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are explored, and the precious metals, hid
den by the cunning hand Of creation, come
forth to gladden. the miner and stimulate
the arteries of trade and commerce. The
want of q means of rapid transmission of
news was felt by the impulsiye and pro-
gressive Americans, and Franklin took the
wild lightning captive: Morse harnessed it
to a wire and chained it to earth as mans
swift messenger that obliterates
distance and makes all earth akin.
Poor women, sitting by the mid
night lamp, gaining a livelihood
with the needle, or with slavish patience
manufacturing the garments for domestic
use, groaned with agony because of their
laborious toll, and How invented the sew
ing machine. which has been one OF the
grandest victories of modern science. The
people demanded that publishers should
print more and better books than could be
manufactured Upon the old hand press,
and the cylinder press, casting its tens OF
thousands of impressions per hour, was
the result. The broad grain fields of the
nation required improved implements of
husbandry, and the moving machine, the
threshing machine, the drill and the steam
pillow came to render farming the broad
acres of America possible. But time is not
allowed me to even name the many inven-
tons of the last few years.
The railroad system Of America has
caused the Atlantic and Pacific to unite in
cordial embrace. The highest peaks of
our mountain ranges have been scaled by
this mighty civilizer, and deserts have
long ceased to impede the rapid advance OF
Western enterprise. But, great as is the
work already performed, grand as are the
results that have flown from the railway
system, numerous as are the cities, towns
and homesteads erected upon the course of
the iron horse, vast as are the benefits con-
ferred upon the nation by its internal i'm
p~rovements, there is yet work for the peo-
pie to perform in perfecting the railroad
system OF orr country. The interests OF
the Pacific Coast and of the world at large
require that other iron bands shall bind
together our mountains and valleys, our
oceans and rivers, our North and South,
our East and West, in one general en-
brace of united interest and commercial
affection. The Northern Pacific is q ma
tional necessity. The southern Pacific is
now demanded and required by the agri-
cultural, manufacturing and mining in
terests Of the southern half of the Union
in particular, and by all the interests
Of the whole nation. These national
highways must be completed. Railroads
must be constructed in the new and grow
ing regions of GU Western world. A road
must sooner or later be run from the Brit
ish Possessions through Washington Terri
tory, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, New Mex