Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-20
EARLY DAYS.
.r Judge Francis Henry at the
..,nx Of the Pioneer Association
.hsuaton Territory.

The following ADDRESS wa, ue'.'''su
=. annual nesting on July ID, at
S,npia, by Judge Henry
.sioht years ago the Pacific
lbA called. OF the American CONT
/ sov IA almo.t IN the state OF primeVal
psps Its wilderness was intercepted
ss,siv sss. she presence of a few missions
eey ey.d here and there, the trading
sc1.et - the Hudson Bay Company. and
-. fsebIe settlements of whites IN
California WAS vet a part of
W.;., and in Oregon the right ot
hssss;on vas unsettled and disputed
.veen Great Britain and the United
S,..ss, All this Vast region was the
2'ssin Of wild beasts and savages. No
- sere known save those of nature
s., ,scsastty. and these had no sanc'Io ion
ss1 n the strong hands of those who
h'S iodged themselves here by force.
s..nd,,ion ~ WAS substantially the same
xas when Columbus first planted
=. aao OF Spain upon tue continent four
n.5,sd years ago. And yet, within th.
80 n.riod have mentioned great and
"~as,fnl changes have been wrought
~ ,hs hand of man. The savdges have
- aY,4rminated, the wilderness has
- snbiuRated, three States and seven
Ts,r,sorles. With present population Of
.or.s tgo millisns, have been organized
,,am this domain as parts of the Amer
;..n Union, whose dominion Is here un
Ssnated. Agriculture and general in
S.s,ry have flourisned aud prospere', +,
.,mn,erce has grown, ships have multi
s,.d telegraph lines have been erected,
,,I,o,ds have been built, cities have
.araue 40, and where, thirty eight years
.so vas nothing but nature bristling
si,h resistance giInst subiugation and
,hsuos-nOthiug but privaIio1 and hard
ain endured in constant iHsecurity-is
sos luxurious plenty. which may be en-
ioysd in peace and perfect safety. And.
tkoueb this IL still new country, with
an abundance Of room for the thousands
yet 10 come, such has been our progress
ia, the restless spirit of today. who
,urns his face from the Eastern States
.osard the west, may now accomplish
10 siY or seven days the trip that. within
the period | have mentioned, req aired
A many months. And at the end of
bis Journey he osn get good bed and
square meal, providing he has the cash
70 nav for them, which IL more than
eoold be obtained 10y those who came
here first.
This 10 the argument of our associa-
ton: we hsye organized ourselves into
4 society for the reason that We have
Witnessed, participated in, and ia some
measure contributed toward retaining
sportion of the earth from nature and
opening It up TO the use and enjoyment
Of civilized men OF oar own race. The
feeling that those who have had any.
thing 10 do with laying the corner stone
Of the civilization which has grown and
d growing up around us have contrib.
uied something to the good and happi-
ness Of hundreds Of thousands that now
sre and Of millions yet to be, has called
ns together for the purpose of exchang
Ing mutual congratulations upon the
success of the great mission in which
ve have had some share, however hum
bio and uupremeditated 1t may have
been, for the purpose OF renewing the
rscollectiOns and associations OF the
past, and TO consider whether We may
no. yet, in some way, contribute To the
good, the happiness, of those To whom.
10 the course of nature, We must soon
commit this beautiful heritage, which
s1ch few years ago WAS almost all our
svn. In this sentiment |, of course, re-.
tef 70 the pioneers. the cooperative
hspdfnl of old settlers yet remaining,
shose representatives are now before
nc. Some OF MS were here away back
IN the forties, all in the tifties, and then
In the flower and vigor of life. Ali Of
Us we're then looking forward To the fu.
ture, hoping for the future. waiting and
Wishing for the future. Oar fortunes,
oar happiness, all lay IN the future-the
lature when population should come,
when We should have railroads, tels
graphs, shipping. commerce, schools.
churches, and all the wealth and lux1-
res OF the old homes We left behind us.
We have all these thiuRs, in a measure.
But We are most all of us up IN the II
hes. The smooth brow where hope
fsRned supreme IL furrowed: the dark
hair IA silvered; the s.lveIed hue ~ viii
tened, aud the future daviug failed. as
always has failed and must fail, to
realize human expectations, We natur-
ally turn our eyes backward to seek for
compensation and pleasure in recollec
tons OF tho past. And this Is primarily
what brings us together main in
cessive to our organic ,tion. Let us
% candidly admit the fact. for IL can in
no vay detract from the purposes Of
pleasure aud usefulness we have in view.
we are pioneers-0ld settlers; and, tried
oy the standard by which the success Of
human life is generally measured. may
not add also that we are "old foolsT''
wehave ioilfnlly blazed and cut trails
snas others may tread with care and
Aiety. We have plowcd that Others
may plant; we have sowod that others
NAY harvest; Wa have subjug ,ted that
onefs may occupy and enjoy. But IL
We lad not done these things we wonld
hos have been pioneers. II is the prov.
nee OF pioneers 60 20 before and clear
.ae way for those who are to come after
snsm; aud the history Of the world will
suoS that OF all those who have opened
nes nelds or made new discoveries for
I've occupation and enjoyment of una n
naa, ont few have made profit or gained
wealth thereby.
oaf beloved Sivior. the first to open
Me way OF salvation TO a wicked world
casefnclned by those he sought to sava.
Christopher Columbus, the disooverer of
ass~efica, was taken lack in chains from
.as new world he had given to civilized
.Aakind, and. deprived of all honors
suu rewards for his services, died in
pyssfv and neglect. Galileo, for ex-
mofiae the fields of space aud aunouue-
.a9to the world the laws which govern
-. movements Of the heavenly bodies.
,nseorown into prison. Aud So on with
e p'uneers and dlsoov-rers of almost
10y neid now occu pied by civilized
ssnmAiad. - The conventional old settler
.ages Sound is in large measure
,ss 80 sesuit and the reflection of the very
sxlar circumstances aud conditions
sa which he has been surrounded. His
h,ssc'erlstlcs ~. in many respects mark
20 distinctly from other men that
sens VI DC instantly singled cut in anv
vhaly and among any crowd by those
,ss. nave made him their study. Thirty
wa.as spent IN isolation from the whole
-. Am wnere. Robinson Crasoe like. he
ss oeen in a large measure dependent
slosS aus own resources for his food, his
sscs sns, LOT his recreations and instruc-
1.a. anu Tor the maintenance OF his
msaa ana possessions, have necessarily
No.. nim simple and moderate in his
IA no necessities, frugal ia his hab-
sA.,asu auu seif' reliant aud independent Of
ana sef. ~a Thirty years of watching
kx, saiuag for his reward, thirty years
~ upon hope uufulfilled, have school.
am 70 degree of patience under
appointments and contentment un-
aol sss ssetss circumstances which does
ms,a 70 the lot of the generality OF