The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-27

floor was cleared for dancing, besides
waies whist and other games showed how
Hospitality me post can entertain It's
friends.
Commander a. II. Carr presided. When
the hour for the address OF the evening
came on he introduced Mr.. Meany In a
few appropriate words. The speaker.
without needless prellminaries or round
about hourIshss. entered al once upon
MS theme. He spoke without manuscript
and hts manner was easy and torcible.
rising az times TO real eloquence and pro-
found pathos. Few who heard him will
ever forget his graphic picture OF the
deal soldier on the field OF battle. His ad-
dress was full OF valuable historical data.
which should be published. Among these
were the "reminiscences of Gov. Stevens
son. Hazard Stevens, a personal ac-
Qusintanee Of Mr.. Meany: a valuable au-
tegraph letter 20 Arthur A. Denny, writ
sen by Gov. Stevens just as he was ieav-
ing the city Of Washington 10 assume his
new duties as governor. and etil kept
by Mr.. Denny among mis- historical
treasures; quotations from messages and
other documents too numerous 10 be
more than alluded 70 In a brief report.
AZ fit words concerning Gov. Stevens.
Ar Meany quoted a part Of the open
ing paragraph OF Grants memoirs: MY
family is American. and has been for
genera tons in al its branches. direct and
collateral" He then gave a brief his
torical sketch Of the Stevens family. be-
ginning with John Stevens, who in 1855
was one OF the founders OF the quaint
old town OF Andover Mass. and includ-
ing Jonathan Stevens. who fought az
Bunker Htl and who for years afterward
used 10 gather the survivors OF that MEM
orahle engagement annually under his
own roof IN a sort OF C. \. r. reunion and
"a r-rfsh egvr Trhf ah
the chronieler mas not forgotten 10 men
ton that New England rum was not ab-
sent.
The career OF Isaac I Steven was faith
fully traced from his birth IN 1915 at An
dover Mass. II included as appointment
70 West Point in 1884,. his graduation five
years later at the head Of his class: his
assignment 70 service as second lieutenant;
his engineering work along the New
England coast; his transfer TO Mexico in
iS4s. his service. conspicuous gallantry,
double promotion and wounds in the bVli-
LIANT campaign that closed with the IN
vestment and "a pture ~ the Aztec capital;
his being placed in charge OF the United
States coast and geoIetic survey; his ap-
pointmsnt March L. 1853 as first COVER
nor OF Washington territory; his ardent
espousai OF the project FOR surveying q
route for 4 transContinental railway: his
appointment TO the oversight OF that i'm
pcrtant work: his supersntendency of In
dian Affairs in this section: hts ar9uous
isbors IN oTzaa.Ting the government and
affairs o. the new territory, the great his
toylcal monument which survives him 10
the thirteen volumes devoted 10 the North
ern Pacific survey and the ter treaties
watch he concluded with various Indian
tribes treaties which we're themselves
history that has never Naen altered" al
ten ~ them standing today as formulated
by his strong hand and tarsighted tudg-
nent. The difficulties which he had % en-
counter IN a. these iabors. the comptica-
ttons that broke OUT with the savages and
tire var that followed. The heroic remedy
which ns adopted IN arrestsnx the chief
Justice q the territory; the vote % csnsure
passed by the territorial legislature: IS
election IN iS57 ss delegate % congress;
his services there in securing the ratIdca-
ts0n - the ten treaties with the Indians
Which mad been bed up ln the senate at
tae instance - Ger. Wcoi ard The re-
8suDton ~ TIE territorial SCRIP which
Stevens had Issued L1 payment for supplies
% prosecute the cam palsn against the n
33ars. his ringing messages 20 tns legs
iatsre, his leadsrShlp = the Breckenridge
s-luE - the DeUocsat5c party. followed
by his being enc FIRST 20 srnplore buchanan
10 IA ais csbinst o. floyd and Thompson
as seen as tbs nTst broata o. treason ap-
scared.
Great as vere IRE qualities OF manhood
sne lea 5ership thls fav ascrihed % Gov.
Stevens, his subsequent career. as traced
eT Mr Meany. wss sven more Intensely
.r. rre@tirx 80 uaesu hers - The most. since
3saIt wig the Erea. Struggle czg %
Tai1a re Grand Array had Is origin IN
Grief but wel1-c1osen words ths speaker
.lA r1w tse nan who bad ha@r a Denis
rate ieN31- aAs-eze8 70 Washington
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z-s arernt his W5rd % re governments:
hew Re was PLACID ID command @ re
seseoEy -NlnLh HiE1ssn3srs whose kilis
ara racks aaa h.ea SHze Trimmed b DO;
casing ard waSse a9x3sty &c &c back 20
%ew York 70 rer-alz caused them 10
Tu-g-v az ter sarea. ~ being assigned 70
sa-y urser tne command q a West Point
~. ao-W Sewers T1o5 discipline wrought
s-tsr oCs - caaEs. a13 - WoE RS BeN
sec tAat asez be vas made bEsEa&isT-
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