The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-08-13
of his father, Colonel James GREGORY, wa
read. It was = follows:


of his father, Colonel James Gregory, was
read. It was = follow:
THE SUPPER.
In 1898 Colonel James Gregory, Of Shelby
county, was elected State senator for eight
SNew Purchase" Marion and Hancock were
two of these counties. rs
The constitution of 1916 provided that Cory
don, in Harrison county, shall be the seat OF
government of the State of Indiana until the
year 1875, and until removed by law
Legislature, originated what was then re-
garded as rather q bold plan, by which the
obi opiis one s year sooner than was anticipated
By law the Legislature then commenced Its
gannary it il would make the session Of IS24-5
commence In 1875 instead Of 1924, and thereby
make it constitutional TO provide by law that
that session should be held at Indianapolis.
The Eastern, Central and upper Western
members united in passing an act changing
ture to January Of each year; and then. there
| being no constitutional objection, they united
seat Of government, at which the session Of
| 1925 should be held.
This produced great excitement at Corydon.
Dennis Pennington, the senator OF Harrison,
was furious. Members were threatened with
| personal violence; and quite number of
mn e on w the walls Of the State House and at
| other public places in the town. .
rolling secretary Of the Senate, and came In for
a share of abuse. eF ga -
L
1923 4 the citizens Of Indianapolis rendered to
| Colonel Gregory public supper:
In letter to the writer of this James M Ray,
'Mr Blake, Calvin. Fletcher, Samuel Hender-
son, Colonel Paxton, and /, were active in
| getting up the testimonial, at Blake and Hen
| derson's Washington Hall, and the right-hand
parlor was filed full. Fletcher, Harvey, Gregg,
Paxton, John Hawkins, N. McCarty, and 9TH
ers, spoke, all of whose compliments and
| thanks to your father, and his happy and
grateful reply were cheered in a high pitch.
| TiSmond Sav nrQSanf- with RI i. Rlyth.
| 10 Bates, Alfred Harrison, o. Foote, Douglass
Mcguire NAT. Bolton and George smith, edl-
| tors,) DR. Coe, DR.. Mitchell, etc., etc. 1t was a
| jolly, good time, and a hearty proof of the
| high estimate of your fathers prominence and
popularity in all our part Of the new purchase"
After the reading OF the letter, Judge
/ Test related some of bis early political ex-
periences when Indiana first issued treasury
| notes, which for the time ruined her credit,
| and when the committee waited on Loring.
| of Cincinnati. to procure the $500 worth of
stationery for the use of the Legislature,
he would not trust the State
on account of the treasury notes" but he
would accept the note of one Of the members
of the committee for the amount, which was
done. They then asked the Legislature to
raise So, 900 for the State. The people be
came frightened, and said they would be-
come the serfs of millionaires, but they sue
ceeded in passing the bill, though by very
small majority.
Mrs Sarah + Bolton was then introduced,
and was received with loud applause. She
read the following poem, written by her for
Though many laud Italias CLINE,
And call Helvetia's land sublime
Tell Gaiias praise IN Prose nG and rhyme
The winds of Heaven never famed,
The circling sunlight never SPAWNED
The borders of a better land
| Than our own Indiana.
Enthrowned on mineral wealth untold,
Coming her sou to yellow gold,
Through labor's great arcana,
She fosters commerce, science, art,
with willing hands and generous heart,
And sends, to many foreign mart,
Products OF Indiana.
Where late the birchen wigwam stood,
Or Indian braves their game pursued,
And Indian maids were won and wOoed,
By light OF soft DIANA
Fair cities, as by magic rise,
With church towers pointing to the skies,
And schools that charm the worlds wide eye
To fair young Indiana.
Ana, where some fifty years ago.
The settlers wagon numbered slow
Through mud and mfre and frozen snow,
} Ger hillside and savannah
The steam car, with its fiery eyes,
Starting the echoes with its cries
Throughout all Indiana.
Not to old realms with palace piles
And crowned kings-nor sea-girt isles,
Wherein perpetual summer SMILES
Could we. in word or thought compare.
The free domain, the balmy air,
| The silver streams and valleys fair
Of genial Indiana.
with kindly word and friendly hand
She welcomes sons OF every land,
From Hammerfest to Samarcand,
From India to Britannia;
And many tOfler sore opprest
In olden lands, has found his quest
A happy homestead-on the breast
OF fruitful Indiana.
She gives the hungry stranger bread;
Her helpless poor are clothed and fed
AS freely as the father spread
The feast of mystic mamma.
The sick in body. wrecked In mind,
, The orphaned child, the dumb, the blind,
A free and safe asylum ind
In generous Indiana.
! | Her gentle mothers pure and good,
, In stately homes, or cabins rude,
: Are types of noble womanhood-
. Her sons, among the bravest, brave.
Q Call no man master, no man slave
d Holding the heritage God gave,
In fee to Indiana.
9 But, even while our hearts rejoice
o We should, with one united voice,
a Give thanks, and sing Hosana
= To HIM whose love and bounteous grace
4 Gave to the people of our race
O A freehold, an abiding place,
It In fertile Indiana;
o Beech Bank, August, 1879.
g Gardener Goldsmith, an old settler, the
It read 1.-The Hoosler Nest" which was write
!. in 1880 by John Finley, tanner. of Rio
!. mond, Ind, at that time q member Of Il
e Legislature.
3. JUDGE eooDING's ADDRESS.
2; Judge Gooding of Greenfield, made q
II impromptu speech, of which the followiI
y is the substance:
- Some of the old settlers have passed oyer h
u river, but some have been left behind. TIL
is meeting of the people, of all political parti.
y and of all classes and communities, and Il
IS women are here, and IL they did not come
:. would take away O great ps
Io OF our pleasure. We meet
rs congratulations. 1t is meet and prop
at when the Lord has blessed us with good hs
it vests we should set at least one day APPS
rlaar, Ia old and q mn I1aaa 4