Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-11

ing that it was appropriate that they shOuI
come ND here to this Mecca of the early
Free State pilgrims, to revive their attec-
ton for freedom and to rejoice over the
triumphs won in her name-here under the
inspiration, not of one hundred thousand,
but million and quarter Of reemen,
saved from slavery. In closing he said:
This is the State of our love and of our
pride, growing always, IN intellectual force
as well as in material wealth, never falling
into ruts; never afraid or ashamed to ex-
pertinent and learn; never hesitating to &C
cept new responsibilities trying now to
keep her homes pure and her young man
hood clean and healthy, as bravely as, in
the old days, she took up the banner Of
Human Freedom when it was tr6iled in the
dust by the Government, raised it alOft and
protected it, and bore it to success and
honor.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to order at three
O'Clock. The first speaker was the Hon. ].
NJ. Denver. This gentleman succeeded
Gov. Stanton after he had been depOsed for
calling the Legislature in extra session at
the time of his appointment Gen. Den
yer related historical events that had taken
place during his administration which
never before had been told.
The next speaker introduced was the
Hon. @. K. Holiday. Gov. Robinson said
that there was the founder of Topeka. He
had made it the city it was, and the Capital
OF the State. Col. Holiday called his aud
iUOEs' attention to the affairs of the Terri
tory as they were in 1854, and then gradu-
ally drew a pen picture of the increasing
prosperity Of the State up to the present
day. The Colonel spoke in a free and elo-
quent manner, and his address was excel
lent.
Adjourned till evening.
Gov. Harvey then followed with an ad-
dress. He said that he would always re-
member the State Of Kansas. 1t was a
State " hich 1T was impossible to be excel
led. Its picture would always be engraved
on his heart.
Hon. James r. Legate next spoke. He
stated that he thought the early immigrants
had made it one of the best States in the
Union. They had passed from the stages
Of personal conflict through the strife of a
civil war to one of the most fertile States in
America. They had transformed the once
naked prasries into prosperous farms. We
have prosperity known to but few people
but ourselves, and he thought that we
ought to be content. He thought the
association was an excellent thing, as it
brought up the past in connection with the
future.
Adjourned till evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting in the evening was called to
order by Judge Emery.
Letters Of regret were read from Secretary
Teller, Charles Francis Adams, John b.
Henderson, w. 7. Sherman, u. S. Grant, Jas.
O. Blaine, Amos A. Lawrence, Ex-Governor
Crawford and others.
Judge Emery next delivered an address.
He stated that he thought it was as much
of an honor to be a ''fOrty-fOurer" in Kan
sas as it was to be a 'fOrty-niner" in Cali
fornia. To be "forty-niner in that State,
he said, was a passport to any place on the
coast. 1t was a virtual letter of nobility He
thought it was a good idea to have a mon
ument erected to the early settlers. On
one of the inscriptions he wanted an eulogy
paid to women, to whom, he said, great
he men, and to them great honor was due.
The next speaker introduced was Daniel
Worcester, who led the first band that ever
played a tune on Kansas soil. He stated
that he was not an orator, but that in his
day he managed to make a great deal of
noise, and that he had made things quite
lively for the boys in 50.
The Hon. Sidney Clarke then followed
in a quite lengthy address. He paid fat
tering tribute to the dead patriots, Hon.
Marcus Parrot and Martin 4. Conway,
of Congress, and to ex-senator
Jas. II. Lane. He said that they had done
3 work for Kansas the value of which new
er would be realized.
Mr.. Edwards suggested the appointment
Of the following Executive Committee,
which was adopted: Governor Robinson
Samuel Kingman, William Critchfield Mrs.
D. A. Hascomb, Mrs. J. S. Emery, all of
Lawrence; r. B. Armstrong, of WyandOtte,
and J. @. Burnett, of Topeka.
On motion, @. L. Edwards was continued
IS Secretary.
Adjourned sine die.