Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-06

only great questions and momentous issues
with heroic proclamations and majestic action
-and as the ocean slowly and gradually
subsidies into calm when the
storms abate and the winds cease to press its
bosom, 80 the aggregated human nature, which
we call Nation, after the successful settle
ment of great issue settles down to the ordi-
nary duties and pleasures of citizenship, and
the lapse of time softens the pressure of the
epoch till the State grows still and men seem
oblivious of their Nations glory, already
achieved and unexpectant of the heroisms OF
the future.
Such was the case with us few years ago in
the times to which allude. The old Revolu-
tionary themes had become worn out, and, al
though our country still stood forth before the
world as an Independent Nation and its FLAG
commanded the respect of all other Nations,
still we had no great history to boast of since
the first achievement of our independence.
We were still something of an experiment. II
was not certain that we would last. Great
writer's in Europe, Obliged to acknowledge our
successful Inauguration of system of popular
government based on an unqualified popular
suffrage, could still explain the impossibility
of continuance of the system.
They could very wisely and with great theoreti.
cal precision predict our fall before the as
sault of any one of many opochs We are liable
to- and complete submerging of all our insti
tutiOns beneath the waves of some great crisis.
have to say, however, to you to-day that the
time for the revival of Fourth of July orations
has arrived, and from this time forth there car
be no lack of historical incidents and charac.
ters to receive our laurels, and no want ol
heroic experience from which to augur our un-
paralleled future. We have outlivedsthe times
and manner of all the unfavorable prophets
and after the language of one of our greatest
statesmen, 'tue stall liue." [Applause.l
Heretofore as much as we used to boast, we
could really only stand, like child favorably
born, and point to Liberty Hall while we timid.
ly lifted uncertain eyes towards the future.
Now we stand as full grown men-muscular in
every limb of the govenment-strong in every
nerve. Grandly extended in all physical, geo.
graphical and commercial features-soundly
toughened and cultivated in all that requires
mental ability, and calls for statesmsnship.
An army and navy that ,olle1a necessary includes
every able bodied man in the land. A cabinet
of national advice that embraces all the people,
speaking from q thousand platforms and in.
Vulnerable steam presses. What country we
have! Who shall defy US abroad? Who will
henceforth conspire against US at home?
Yes, fellow citizens, let us revive the Fourth
Of July all over the land. Let us renewedly
consecrate it to patriotic celebrations. We have
suffered internal dissensions. We have endured
war with all its horrors and enormous waste of
money. We have gone up in q balloon of ex-
panded currency and we have come down again
to sober and rational prosperity. We have
conquered the monopolists in the halls of our
legislation and we have quieted the discomfort
ed and disaffected in the streets of our cities.
We have ridden on the waves of intense politi-
cal excitement and the dark cloud
IF anarchy has settled very low
about us-we could almost feel Its drippings,
but through all, and over all, and out of all,
we have come safely and soundly, proudly
exclaiming "The United States is itself
again. Great applause.)
Never again from this time forth, my fellow
citizens, distrust or fear for your country. The
past gives you warrant for the proudest and
grandest expectations in the future. Volatile
and effervescent as the American character
may at times seem to be, there is in us an
under strata of sound sense and
patriotic wi dom, which we fall back cnain
great emergencies and successfully receive The
widest shock; and fellow citizens whatever
wrec ks of ships of state the American Eagle
may discover along the shores of nations as he
sweeps around the world, whenever he returns
he alights on the lofty pinnacle of popular
sovereignty that lifts itself against the Ameri-
can sky of q just constitution, he will
look down upon our ship of state and see it
arising peacefully in the waters of virtuous
liberty and citizen sovereignty. THE UNITED
sTAIEs-MpEsTRUCTIBLE FOREVER. (Great
cheers.
And now, gentlemen of the Pioneer
Hook and Ladder company, few
words to you and shall close. Your organizes
tion has lived long enough to have history.
It was first organized on the sixth day of No
vember, 1854, at the cornor of Third and
Wabashaw streets, on the site of the present
NH- e
Richie q Thompson. The business of
fairs of the company were entrusted to six di-
rectors, and the first one of them to reach a
fire was foreman for that occasion.
At first your implements were kept in the
rear of the present block of Stees Brothers,
and your ponderous ladders were carried by
your members, but in June, 1856, Mr.. J. Q. a.
Ward was commissioned to go east and pur-
chase truck, which he obtained in Philadel-
burgh, the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The
boat having it on board was wrecked near
Davenport, aud it was submerged for several
weeks. 1t was rescued from its watery bed
and in due time arrived considerably out of
order, but it was soon made serviceable, and
was first used by you at the burning of a
small house near the Capitol belonging to
Charles Bazille, Esq. During the absence of
q number of the members b quorum assem-
Otc0 dAo oo1A soAA w WIZ Va eAAo
turn of the absentees great dissatisfaction was
expressed and they seized the truck, hauled it
around On Third street, intending to throw it
over the bluff, but the police interfered and
the old truck was saved. The following is q
list of the members Of the first organization
Joseph Marshall, j. @. A. Ward,
G. II. Williams, Il. L. Thompson,
Nathan Spicer, Jas. Stephenson,
Isaac A. Banker, Il. L. Galloway,
Ed. Heenan, BENZ. F. Irvine,
Harry Pierson, j. w. Crosby,
George Blake, John Burnes,
VIM o, Bokee. John Mcleod,
r. N. Mcleod, O. P. V. Lull,
Joseph Spiel.
On the 9th day of March, 1857, the company
was re-organized and enlarged as follows:
Foreman Lunkenheimer.
First Assistant Foreman-H. w. Heffernan.
Second Assistant Forenan-John F. Witt.
Treasurer-W. +. Mason.
Secretary-P. J. Dreis.
Finance Committee-F. Breuer, NJ. Appel,
G. A. Morgan.
MEMBERS.
A. Morgan, P. Burch,
d. Denzer, j. Haggenmiller,
J. B. Matthews, +. Jansen,
G. Oerhlein, F. McNamee
u. Wagner, A. L. Thulien,
81. Justus, N. B. Harwood,
+. \. Peyer, j. b. Miller,