, 1884-07-06

surrender of 6eneral,Lee with his small
but brave army the Mexican empire
Q ceased,to,exist, nnd arbitrabiud pad for
damages, sustained etsta.o 70 e..
The evacuation Of Mexico and the sue
4, cess; of arstrat,ll must .pe s.edited IL
some extent EtOv the presence. gE-half a
million of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Lhe ,rrsult of
the war. ~.a&EieGsE sf.Fia
The United States paid dearly for her
want of means and power TO reinforce her
laws and the respcsBQlae a'great country,
$1,000, 100000, her commerce destroyed,
and q greater lprs than all her worldly
wealth, 500, 600 brave men that lost their
lives in defense, Of he Union. Today, %,
u.., THIS; CoUNTRYsIs a GREAT, ONE
one to be proud OF; Sectional landmarks
are fast Disappear niig men from M parts.
Of the country Aofkito the great west and
in daily intercourse WITH their fellownend
ideas become broader and more liberal,
finding as we all do that humanity is
about the same wherever we go. 20,
In conclusion please. permit me to join
with yOn al in returning our most ~fcrvent,
thanks to the Supreme Being for ihnu-
merable blessings bestowed on this favored
land, and to trust and pray thatthe future
generations may fellow ihIthe footsteps of
their fJreiathers ever defending and pre-
serving tbs, great principles We celebrate
tO-day--Human Liberty and Independ-7
ence. = ,'"-ff''- "ir r.a+'" t"'"H D"
Captain OtBricpr, was also Loudly cheers
ed and the Greeley band struck up
Marching through Georgia which was
rendered with stirring effect and cheers
again reatthe air as ~ 90 g." %
The regular programme. of the exercises
that were to have been observed was. then
completed, but calls were made for Mr.. j..
c. Baird by'thuse who had discovered
that the gentleman was. among those who
were. seated upon the stand. 79 -;
Mr. Baird finally a forward and.
was greeted with cheers by the multitude
after which he spoke as follows: ,.
H. yu,.s1a MIR. BRird's Remarks. s"
M. Fresfdept and FeloD C,itsens I. II
came not here to talk but to see and
listen. My natne is not Town on the pro-
grahime for ii speech, and there is error in
surprising that have a speech prepared
for the,oocasiom But us every speaker.
with American blood in his veins ought to
be able 70 spout on the Fourth of July,.
Suppose Judge Fisher and other friends
here assume that / am loaded with a
speech and win simply have to fire it off.
However while the excellent band from
Greeley were playing that stirring mne,
Tramp, tramp, Tramp. the boys are
marching, a thought occurred to me. 1t
was, that while the boys are marching"
our country is also marching forward with
a progress ,4.- t g.. p.
UNEoUALAED IN HISTORY OF THE
GLOBE. o.
Think of these few comparisons When.
the patriots of the revolution pledged
their lives, Their honor and their fortunes
in signing the declaration Of independ-
ence. there were but three millions
of people in the country TO sustain
them; now, our people number fifty.fve
millions. Then tbe colonie. e,obroced
n connarativelv narrow strin alnno thc
Atlantic coast; now. our country extends
from neoan 10 oceon and from the ,ror;cs
to the a%rctics. And, think Of it, fellow
citizens, the soil upon which you now
stand. belonged 70 France az . mart IF
the Territory of Louisiana on the 4tb of
.JuIv I776. tho wes,.r, ~nort;or Of Wro
ming then belonced 10 Me,ico Rut he
/ the, march. of civilization and
10 TrE Of oI-e C~oI-vrpv .
this vast vast region has been broucbt nndor
the generous dominion of that aoy Of
the free s."'. '1''
It has beer. the proud boast of Great
Britain that the sun never set on her col
onics. But it is our prouder boast that
the sun ofheaven perenially shines on the
United States, While Old Sol is sinking
10 rest beyond the golden Shores of the
isles of the Territory of Alaska,
he is smiling brightly and freshly
amid the pine clad hills of Maine.
Draw an imaginary north and south line
between these two territorial extremities.
and YOU will find San Francisco ON the
eastern side; that line runs $50 miles west
uof the Golden Gate. On Il day like this
tits pardonabir for us to refer with pride
to the immense territorial extent Of our
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