Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-18
THE EABTEm STATS
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ean1ennia4 anniversary og the uFomul.
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31afel. lea states wars napfeaants1
New Hampahfra. Massachusetts, And
North 0arnlina we're Rot rupResenga1,
bat vii probably Be b. tomoEruW. Ths
folioWing Governors we're pr1sents Pat
fison, Of PsnnsylTasias Lee. 81 viz
Rinia; Floyd, of Naxyiana; 6ioakley, q
Ueiawnxes RelmoEe, 0f Rhode taiand;
MoDanisl. Of Georgia. and Ghapard of
6oufA Carolina NeU fark was rnurs-
eanted by Q Commitaes af The Hlata
LeRislnxaFe. and Uonnestiout 81 e.
GogaEnoE Biaslou.
At fhs Continnntal Hotel GavarnaE
Pattison delivered 8 bEiag address or
Welcome. Thefe wer8 presant many
other distinguished visitors from vari.
Oas States, and 8 Citizsn'a Com
mittos of E1isEtaiHmsnt. Altar Gov
etnoF Palsison's speech the party
divided into pairs and marched dows
Ohestnut direct 20 ths old Esata House.
Hers the party halted In tue roQm where
the deoiaration lndePsndtnce vas
signed. and standine under q oanopy Of
red, whita and blus khey listened 50 an
address Of wslcome by Mayer Smith.
CaRpenteE5 Il u, the old hAii where il
l7T& ths aFst Oolonial ConaRsas mes
eleven pToyinces beina req aed, waa
tie naIt place visited. .hia place
aIao q meeting was hald. Ihe Govern
oTa ranged themselves axound the large
tables Hear the center Of the hall. Rioh-
bers Of the CaFpeaters' Oompany Of
welcomed the visitors and bgietiy 70
viewed The history Of fho time WoF
mssti1e plaos. n. i. Carson then de-
hvared sn oRation.
Tue hasiness meeting Of the Govern.
Or Waa ealled 70 order by Governor
RattiB1n. 0oFsrnoF Lee. Of Virginia.
vas invited 10 taxa The chair.
Carson vas elected sooEetaFy. Letters
we're read from ths Governors Of North
Carolina, New Hampshire and Massa
ehussttn, Fagrstiina theiF inability 90 bs
present, and assuring She Governors
that they we're in sympathy with the
movement. Colonel J. =. Psyton, Who
oEiRinaied the idsa Of the celebration
and Who has charge Of the arrange
men1s. vas invited % The stand TO make
ans Suggestions which miaht have CO.
euFred 70 him. The Colonel ia reply
said u would Be good IDEA 70 have
every Etate Ia TIE Union represented at
The celebratioB next 6eptember BY q
regiment Of soldiers. It sssnad 20 him
that The yoang men 10 the various
States would gladly avail themselves Of
this opportunity 10 participata 10 The
ceiebrAtion. Ga motion Of Governor
Paatison the organization vas made
permaneRt. The Governor suggested
also that q o0mmitise. consisting Of the
Governors Of the thirteen States and
representative citizens from the States,
Be- appointed 10 prepare plan for the
oelsbratIou.
On motion OF Governor siooklsy, Of
Delaware, the chair appointed q con-
mittee, consisting Of hve members, te
draft plan. TIE Governors Of Penn
ayivania, Delaware, Rhode Island. Ma
Fyland and Georgia were appointed. AZ
recess vas then taken 10 enable the
committee 70 prepare q plan.
Daring the session In Carpenters
Nail resolutions were adopted that each
State and Territory Be invited 10 unite
Ia preparing for proper national Gale
bFation sf the adoption Of the federal
constitution. - be held in this city IN
September Of next year; that the Rresi-
dona be invited 70 formally communi-
cate 20 Congress at their next meeting
the fast thai this administration closes
alcentufy Of constitutional guvernmsnt,
and 70 urge on that body the propEiety
of taking measures 20 render ceiebra-
tion worthy Of an occasion OF such dig
nifty and impoFtanee; and that the Ex
ecative of every State and Territery 10
the Union be formally communicated
With and urged 70 press upon the a.
tention of the people The fitness Of
hearty 90 operation. Resolutions we're
also paessd requesting that delegates
fFom the different States and Territories
be requested 30 meet On the Fad Of De-
eember next b form . peFmaBeBt or
ganixation worthy Of the event. Rsso-
luti0ns we're alao adopted looking 10 the
appointmeat Of 9 eommittse Of citizens
10 90 operate with the permanent OF
eanixation, and e1tendfng sympathy 70
the earthquake sufferers IL South Caro-
lima.