The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-01-24

efnment to choose for them new home further
Hest, and agreed. TO surrender all their i'm
memorial heritage In three wears from that time,
When, ut midnight following the 18th day Of
October, 1s45. the signal gun from Fort Des
Moines, on yonder point, announced the end Of
all aboriginal right, the last OF these faithful
and the complicated law of the white man sue
ceeded to the simple usages of the native tribes.
And 50 was the very ground now covered by the
dominion Ut Asiatic tribal organization to tho
control bf our European Christian civilization.
These tribes q Saca and Foxes were among
If n aid ,ss osa e scofas q
the Government describe them a. shbtoughlt
entitled to the respect of our race. The United
states agent at the Racroon agency, just before
their migration. attributes to them the manly
virtues and innate principles Of honor and
honesty After their migration, the agent
7peiss IN his reports OF their fidelity AMI re-
and pride of person and nation. II LIQUID ~
told to our children that these Of tho soil to
whom we have succeeded left behind them a
well desire TO emulate. Would that my voice
might reach them new With these words Of
lraise: and that they might be conSolcd for the
loss Of this Eienland Of their ancient possession
by Knowing TIM the ground over which they
roafncd to find fold ftJr little iora thar two
thousand sorss, NOW gives hoInc and food VI
near tao million sous, under IN, protection q
U.s.
Those of us who have known the liberal
pleasures as well as the struggles OF the spacious
frontier life, the insigorating contests wi h
wild nature and wilder beasts, the simple manly
virtues which it develops, the self-reliance,
personal Independence and coinage which
spring spontaneous from 1t, may Vel, indulge
feeling of sympathy in the passing away VI
thes. I. ibes who had tor centuries enjoyed that
lite along these running waters, under the
shade oil these axis and walnnts, and over these
blossoming prairics, where some Of us once
wandered with gun and fishing rod In the days
that have fed with the game. Shall the RESTLESS
and .agef life of The White iran h, sweeter thaa
the life of the peaceful savage whom We Rave DIS
placed savage only to his enemies? Shall orfr
greed of wealth be more profitable to the human
soul than his greed Of gamer Shall truer virtue
be found in our specializing marfs OF trade and
in our crowded bins ind stockyards, than that
which was nourishcd in the sheltered tents OF
the red men, and under the influence Of the
brilliant heavens thas leaned over their UNI
plowed prairies2 khall the mcans ~ Personal
happiness, now far removed from the simriici-
ties OF nature. be more fruitful for us than they
were for them as they rsposed on the very breast
Of Naturey Let the philosopher who shall live
at the close of the twentieth century answer
these questions
in tit West; tile frertteismcn advanced from
the East with axe and plow They gathered
around the meeting Of the rivers I'm this valleys
and believed they could ste even then the dawn
ext ccted the rising sun Of prosperity. But oh,
the weary waiting for its coming! The cold
blasts of winter the oserlioodings Ut the stream,
in spring. the unsold haryests Of the autumn,
the tedious roads to market, the hopeless i'm
proscment Ut navigation, tho tired expectancy
Of Promised railways Old settlers OF Central
cadcs, the decade that seemed century.
But we now hail the fisen sun. The
long expected time of Prosperity
has come. Instead of struggling wains. dragged
1st l.aaNy nvar mil IS md nero sc
swollen streams, there now depart each day
from beneath the shadow OF this Capitol eighty
trains OF cars, propelled by tireless power, and
laden With busy men, or with the wealth of State
and Nation, over iron ways radiating to all
points of the compass. directed TO the interior
OF continent or TO the shores Of two oce Ans,
and TO markets in foreign lands. Instead OF
dangerous fords, Iron bridges span our streams.
Tall groves and houses of comfort defy the
wintry blasts OF our pfairies. Churches and
school houses illuminate the country and beau
tifs the towns. The joy of this time would be
complete II it had pleased Heaven to spare the
lives Ct all our hardy pioneers to see this day.
They were the daring scouts of civilization
these early settlers who bore the severest hard
ships of the struggle, and opened the way for
the happier multitude who now enjoy tho ripened
fruits OF their planting All hail TO the memory
Of these departed, and a living welcome to you
who survive! Nav Heaven long preserve you
in the well-earned comfort of your dc Ginning
years.
Taking leave Of our past, what shall be otir
future in the history Of the Republic? Shall we
grow into powerful member of this great
Union of States, or bury ourselves in the fairness
Of our fruitful fields and Iopulous pastures?
The real facts which most concern our personal
comfort and happiness arc undoubtedly those
which have for their scene our hearfhs. our
farms, our churches, schools, and workshops
But these a.c rarely geth red up by the pom OF
history. Ii II the larger community, the state,
which emLodies the resulting character OF oil
this local training; the Safe, which las its own
rooftree and hearthstone, preserves It's own
records. and develops chara ter of its own: it
i the state which passes into history. and by
its perpetual record conveys to postarity the
impressions which til y shall entertain OF their
auc, stors. The Legislature Of the little
cmigrant colony Of Plymouth. over two
hundred years ago, declared: Forasmuch
"a the maintenance of good literature
doth much tend to the advancement of the veal
and nonrshing state of societies and republi s,
this court DOTH therefore, order that in what
ever township i'll this Government, consisting
OF nifty families or upward, any meet man shall
he obtan to teach grammar school, said
township shall allow at least twelve pounds, to
be raised by rat on all the inhabitants" While
We know little OF the men who thus resolved of
their names. mode OF living or conditions, this
noble record of her devotion to education has
Illuminated all the later pages OF the history of
Massachusetts. Three States OF this Union
maintained for two generations a character
among the r sister States as individual and dis
tinct as that OF an eminent man among his as
sociates. In proportion as the traits OF state char
ac'er are more marked and resolute, the longer
they endure. The influx OF new elements among
tie masses OF population in many OF our states
has subjected this character to notifications,
until even the family likeness il In some cases
dangerously near 10 disappearance. Our North
ern States are miscellaneous sly settled and are
still SO Young. that no artist can yet venture to
draw portrait which will be recognized as
faithful a half century hence. But for the last
quarter OF century the pulses OF Iowa, and her
impulses. have been so thoroughly felt, her
tendencies and the influences working in her
DEVELOPMENT are SO clearly shown, is to justify
The indulgence Of n noble hove OF her future:
H + lherality in the support Of schools, and Of
religious and charitable institutions. the SUI
n.iority OF her people in the comparative tables
OF popular education, the more equal diffusion
Of wealth and comfort within her borders, her
unquestioncd love of liberty. temperance and
justice. and her military and civil courage In
their maintenance distinguish her as to
lend halo to the brightest promise Of coming
history.
The dangerous influences which threaten Il
defeat this promise are visible, and demand
Your vigorous activity to suppress them. The
State will rise no higher than the motives and
the intellect of the men who in all ranks most
prominently represent II. Ii You allow youl
offices to he sold pat 1onace, or claimed as d
personal right, and I'LL them in response to per.
sonal solicitation, or party dictation, withou,
regard to fitness. You fail in your duty to the
state. If YOU listen to demagogues who appea
To prejudice against measures of justice, wht
| ae:ame the character of your elected officers I,
CRAFTY malice to obtain office for themselves
| YOU prepare the way for the DEGRADATION Of al
public life. and for the humiliation
! the Hermit will yet arise among tn,
/ people to preach new crusade against the
system of ialsehooa, forgery and defamation
j which are still tolerated "a weapons of politica
warfare. Let Your curse rest upon them, ant
Your heel crush them out They degrade Us II
| the EYES Of all foreign nations, and they insult
/ the purity and patriotism OF our own people
! As YOUR vengeance should be swift upon thoSi
! who are proved corrupt, so let 1t fall with TIL
! speed Of IA ihunderbolt upon the forgcrs ant
libeiers who fear not to corrupt the pubic min,
! with falsehood, and defame the reputation o.
I the State and Nation by reckless assaults up0l
) their representative officers.
| Let YOUR indignation also How in full it'd
against the corrupters OF the ballot box. Gu
! laws are not yet severe enough against thes
| enemies III the Republic. Tricks and deception
/ which rob the voter OF his sovereign right ar
not adequately punished. Fraudulent ticket