The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-01-24
l0lNA'S NEW CAPITOL:
Notable Dedicatory Ceremonies al
Des Moines- Gov. Sherman's
Inaugural.
A Speech Reviewing the States Prog.
ress Delivered by The lioHs J. A.
k0ssOn.
Large Crowds Present to Witness the
Proceedings The Reception in the
Evening.

The weather did it's full share in contributing
TO the perfect success Of the programme OF cx-
crciscs which had been prepared for the in
anuuration Of Gov. Sherman and the dedication
| VI the Capitol building. Tie sky was clear and
the day as II ,liIhtful as ever experienced In
midwinter A correspondent, describing the
ceremonies, bays: Promptly at ,:4s the lro-
csssion, headed Nv n Il tacnmcttt Of ri,htint. \
police, band, four companies OF state militia,
and carriages containing toy. sherman, Lieut.
Coy. Manning, the lion, John A. kassnn.
and other distinguished citizens, moved
from the kirkwUod house toward the new Capt.
tol. When the old building was reached the
members OF tlir General Assembly filed ont AMI
joined tn procession, which then marched
around TO the east entrance, which was the
place III in2rcss The Governor and Lieutenant
Governor and Mr.. kasson filed in and took their
seats. The members OF the two houses occu-
pied chairs In front Ut the stand.
Upon the platform sat Gov. sherman. Lieut..
Gov Manning, SIP ,aker Volt. the Hon John A.
Newbold, Justice Roth elk. TX sScnrt"r Wright.
eS-li.nt. Gov Campbell. the state officers and
Capitol commissioners, Senator b. j. Hall. Sena-
tor Henderson. Architect Hackney, the members
OF the Joint Commit e OF Arrangements and
other dist nguishel items.
The object OF the Joint convention of the two
ceremonies began. Bishop Hurst invoked the
divine u ess.ng Chief Justice Rot hrcak admin
istercd the cath ot office to Gov. Sheridan. wha
was then presented TO the audience and ielis-
cred his inaugural address.
The lntn2ural occupied about hfttcn minutes.
il was mo-tlya Ton 1ratuatory speech. but yen-
turing afw additional recommends ions. Tic
suggested that something he done toward get
ting lid OF professionals about the polls and the
securing " cvl rights =, every .ttiztn NJ Iawa
by State enactment, ia il he not secured by
| Federal law. He favored the construction OF
works u internal Improvement, ,spe cialiy
that OF the Hennelin canal lie also adj
| vocated the cont!nard y election Of home in
| dnstry. lie promised the same unSe3ish dcyo-
| ton 10 the public interests which he loled hal
| characterized his admin 1t alton in the ast.
The lie ltcnaht Governor here made an effort To
| quiet the crowd, which, IN the extreme east cor
| titur, WAS quite noisy,
A. soon AZ comparative order was rcsto,ed,
| Hon. John A. kaSson proceeded with the dcd-
catory address He said
GENTLEMEN or THE GENERAL Ass EMILY, Off
GERS III STATE. AND FELL ow CITIZENS:
For the people OF Iowa. and csl ee,aily Tor You,
| Their II representatives in the Executive Icgis-
latlve and judicial del agtlnents, tbs day may
we'll he voted To congratulations. The people
will rejoice that this great structure, now
near conn ion, las been IT, ced with economy,
| honesty, and sound judgment and without
/ special taxation or debt. Their repr, sentatives
rejoice thai they can now ent er into appropriate
/ ha Is with abundance of h,aycn's pure air and
| clear light, and with suitable chambers tor the
| important work ot their committees. Their
executive aud Jusieial officers have special rca-
son to be giad that They arc soon To leave the in
| conr, nient and insecure quarters hitherto as
| signed them. for the safe and spacious rooms
where nre cannot destroy. where
thieves cannot easily break through
and steal, and where moth and rrst are tar less
| likely to corrupt. All our people. in public or
| qualification that all the high authorities OF
4 government, the cleo. OF. their suffrage. enter
4 in then anc into the losses zion OF a y a.e
/ house bcittng the intcilig, nee and the wealth,
| the dignity and the worth OF a State which is
| justly proud OF her record OF good goysrnm mt.
/ IL IL the third time that the Stat2 Las taken
possession o. a Capitol building A. the i'm
migrating farmer willingly passes Lis first diff
cult years IN CABIN OF logs, and, when his
family il better grown aid tho tide nf steady
prosperity has enriched him, q, ccts Sui.stan-
| tial dwell ny. i'll which. as he hopes his chill
| drcn, anu tleir children after them, may ire
| serve lis name aud virtues ia lasting memory,
| 50 Iowa, la~ ing from her earlier official cabins,
has devoted part OF her increasing wealth to
the erection OF this enduring mansion tor the
residence OF her elected government during
/ generations to GENE.
| Our first PRAYER beneath this high dome l.,
| that here the moral anu Political foundations of
this imperial State may be SO deeply aud so
/ wisely laid that remote generations may recall
and celebrate the wisdom and The virtues of
| their ancestors, who IN the nineteenth century
| erected and occupied this solid mansion of the
/ STATE.
II Is for us all a source Of profound gratitca-
1 tion that from the day when the present Com
mtsslunefS assumed control. with their ccom-
piishod superintendent III construction. the Leg
lsistise bodit 5 have never withdrawn from tt.em
Their confidence. Net one act III speculation or
snoiiation, not one coin wasted or tainly spent.
/ has defaceu tSc bright record OF their admins
| tratiun Ii hall he part of the legacy we leave
to our children, that all these vast aud durable
| walls have been LAID in the cement Of honesty,
and built by the nc OF fidelity. More proud OF
this legend we. than of all these classic coll
| umns and brilliant domes which please the eye
and Crafty the TASTE.
| As thi, house of the Goyein ment has been
| erected in integrity. without turmoil or disor
/ der, may neither corruption nor violence
| ever appear within its chambers. Let nothing
| be ever here transacted against patriotism. re-
lision. morality or education, nor against the
| just principles Of civil liberty, or public prl-
waite right. As the heels ~ tine rol on, az
generations OF mca arise, act their Tart, and de-
4 cay. may each 2"' Grafton represented In these
halls leave to It's paSterity newly enriched in
/ heritane. OF order, liberty, and iustic,. Let Us
cherish the hope that tor centuries tn come the
/ ewes uf happy indus ~ shall see with joy the
/ beams OF the rising day playing upon thesa
bright dom,s: and there. also. well-rswardel
| Labor may look with conientin,nt upon the
/ rays OF the declining SIM. when the evening
/ hour brings it, welcome reppse TO toll.
| This noble Capitol today becomes mon-
nmcnt between two .ras ia the history OF Iowa,
dividing the frontier transitory reco 4 OF the
| State from its gtandcr history begun with the
| census OF issn. IN past Of our stat, presents Il
| brief record which Is within the memory of liy-
iny men. No misty traditions of antiquity have
| either ohscurei or illuminated our course. We
lave lived chiciiy in our anticipated future, TO
| which We have sought to give form and reality.
When the bell OF Independence Hall rang ont
| the peal Of Liberty in lsi6. Iowa was unknown,
except as a lend whose borders had been dis
| covered by the french. When Spain ceded the
in turn coded it to the United
States in lsei, it was still unexplored. I'M
| known. and namel,ss. First attached if isni.
under the maine OF the District of Louisiana,
| to the jurisdiction OF the Territory OF Indiana.
II became, in is5 part Of the Territory of Louis.
| lana and in lsi?. hy change OF name, part of
| the Territory OF Missouri. In lisa all the eoun-
try north of the State OF Missouri aud west of
the Mississippi river, as far ~ the ssouri and
| White Earth rivers, Was attached to the Terri
tory OF Michigan. Two years later, in 1886, Wis
| consin Territory Was created. and embraced all
thai had - lately bscn transferred To the Juris-
| dietioa OF Michigan After two years more, in
isss the Territory of Iona was established, in
| cluaing what are now the States OF Iowa
and Minnie GA ami lang section Of ha-
| kota Seven Wears LIT r, IN lsiS.
Congress offered to admit us n a State by thu
side Il Florida, on certain conditions, which es-
tablished our western boundary at longitude
| de.iees &n minutes west of Washington, SCI a.
| rating from the entire Missouri slope.
| This orr people w.s ~ 10 used. and finally. IN
| December lssa. on-rtsS extended our w. stern
| boundary to the. pr pr limit OF the Missouri
river, and Iowa u come on OF these United
| States. Thus, only thirty wears ago, Iowa
with $4,000 People and I'VE Representatives b.
| came Il member oi tbs great onion of Sfates
which she now supports with nearly a,oH,ooo Of
loyal reople. with over =, uno school houses
| Inale than a4.taa teachers. and 41s.aGo pupils
and W Ia a greater prai or ion OF her oiie allie
TO read han il show II by any other State in tbs
Union
This reel becomes the mcre notable when il
il remembered thai thc VERY hill upon wkici
this Capitol stands, and I'll the valleys an,
plains for many le i-ues around, were fort,
| Years ago III The oc, III a'ian OF the aborigina
| TRIES. All OF this far to.naia between the two
| great IiyerS OF the continent was liz the losses
| sion of rosiny resident tribes until is3a. !,
that year the REIMBURSEMENT 81 the Indian It'll.
| beam by a treaty which covered. With hide
| fiued b *uniares, all the region west al the di
| vile between the DIS Noiats and Missouri
rivers, as far north the forks OF the he,
| Moincs liver. and then westward taking II
| the valleys al the Boyer, Iittl" sionN and Floyt
rivers, t, which was add ii q strip cxieadIns
slortha eastward To the MISSES li river
Those coaccsso were made hs tn,
| Igaay~. utoes. onatas, Mi .urias, sars ans
| Foxes, and I. ur bayds OF SoN, all of WHOM
| laim'd rights In the lis res reiin4uiSncd 1,
the United Stats. III, siduX sepa~h aiy csdes
| a strip II territory tweny miles wide rum II.
| from the Mississippi river blow LA Gross.
southwest riy Ia the Dcs Muines riysr, IN which
eession Low forad tn" towns ot iresco
/ Usage. Charles City sui other~ H. tar as Dakot,
City The Sass and Foxes ceiad like = iii
Immediately aalo ming IL on the south, on whtt
are now many~fuwns, embracing NaAkon, We.
/ ugn Past vile and al her Fort llnH*A tIht