The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30

posite side of the river. by a Kasknskia
Indian enemy.
I'm the winter OF i7IO-1i Don Pedro
riornas was sent by the new Spanish
governor at New orleans. 10 take civil
and military command. St Louis pros
pered under his wise and conservative
policy. After narrowing esCa ring de-
struction from dangerous British ANA
Indian plot IN 1850. the peace of lisa
found the town ilourishng under the
Intelligent administration OF Governor
trozat referring To II date four wears
prior, the historian Bancroft says:
"rhc Spanish town of st. Louis was
fast rising i,to Importance ns the cen
ter of the fur trade with the indian na
ions ON the Missouri"
THE VICTORIOUS AND GLoRIuu s
GAI.NEI.
Returning to lower Louisiana It Is re-
froshing to lind a brave and brilliant
soldier still conducting its affairs No
sooner had the news Of u declaration of
war by Spain against Great Britain
been received mt New Orleans, than
Governor GalNcH invested and captured
Fort Nuto. Baton Rouge and Fort Pan
mUrc. sharing in these daring exploits
were loo Americans ana Canadians
who took the required oath of allnri-
nnc" ANA permanently scttlcd in Louis
iIiIa The victories Of tIalvez and his
later capture of Pensacola. seem To
hay" had an influences on the action Of
the American congress. That body
was guilty of vacillation and made the
bad break Of instructng its minister to
spain in l1Si, John Jay To abandon the
ire" navigation of the MiSsissippi river
thirty-onc degrees OF north latitude.
provided Spain would form an alliance
with the United states and recognize
their Independence. Jay submitted a
draft of Il treaty providing that the
foregoing proposal or clause should be
void If the alliance were post tponrd to
- general peace. The foresight OF Min
lister JAY. coupled With the habtual dill
atorincSS of Spanish officials. probably
Kept rs from being submerged in u sea
of troubles.
CLARK, BOONE. SEWER. ROEEHT-
son.
The strong men who pushed .Ameri-
cam civilization towards and to The
Mississippi must not be- forgotten The
Wicldi.rS of the axe and rifle: the build
ers Of log-c.bins ana OF settlements:
the founders OF towns ana of states:
theS" are the pioneers who fell the for
"stS and how the westward way. .'hr
greatest of these hHckWOods warriors
and middl" WCSt-WinncrS was Gc0rr"
Rogers Clark lie brought about the
organization uf KENTUCKY as a county
of Virginia. in III. he entered upon
III. conquest Of Illinois. establishing {:
military post opposite Louisville. cap
turing knskaskia. Nincenncs. and re-
li"Ving Caholia in 1850. from Il desper-
ate attack OF British ANA Indians. aud
rcnd"rim" other services ol far reach
ing Importance.
From TIL" commencement of Daniel
Eoon"'s "fiertual pioneer work in i172.
he advanced his lines. held his out
posts ANA moved towards the Mississ-
ppi as his destination. Sewer and
Robert son extended North Carolina to
the Great River boundary by adding
Tennessee and taught thousands to
be true and brave by example. These
ana II hundred fIuicless. though noble
heroes. by standing braVely by their
posts of duty and their outpOstS of dam
ger in the then Far West. made the
amazing addition to our Public Domin-
ion possible. through the great peace
treaty will England in 11S".
-.TameS q. Howard.