The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-05

the fullness of gratitude and joy he |
thus wrote to one who had assisted |
ir. the consummation of this great
treaty: For myself and my country,
| thank you for the aid you have
given it. and I congratulate you on
having lived to give these aids in a
transaction replete with blessings to
unborn millions Of men, and which
will mark the face of a portion on
the globe, SO extensive as that which
now composes the United States OF
America and when, as president,
he gave notice in a message to con-
gress Of the actual occupancy by the
government Of its new acquisition.
he happily presaged the future and
save assurance of his complete faith
and confidence in the beneficial re-
suit of our nations extension, in
these words:
lon this important acquisition so
| favorable to the immediate interests
Oe our western citizens, so suspicious
to the peace and security of the ma
| ton in general, which adds to our
country territories so extensive and
fertile. and to our citizens new breth-
rem to partake of the blessings OF
freedom and self government, | offer
to congress and our country my sim
cere congratulations
Our prophets do not live forever.
They are not here to see how stu
pendously the growth and develop
ment of the nation, on the domain
newly acquired in their day, have
during a short century outrun their
antcipatons and predictions.
almost within the limits of the
amid awe inspiring surroundings,
chase we have already carved out IL
great states-leaving still a large
residue, whose occupants are now
loudly clamoring for statehood.
Instead Of the 5000 white settlers
who occupied this domain in 1903. it
now contains 100000 of industri-
5 Gus. enterprising, intelligent Ameri-
cans constituting about one-fifth OF
+ the population of all our states, and
], are their equals in every place OF ad
: vanced intelligence and refined civil
r lizatiOn.
The states which composed the
e grealy extended have since that time
S seen the center of the nations popu
l. lation carried more than 500 miles
d westward by the swift and constan
e current of settlement toward thi
d new domain: and the citizens o
N those states have seen tlockin
d thither new brethren to partake O
id the blessings of freedom and sell
government in multitudes create
N than even jefferson would have dare
he tC foretell.
C. I'm the midst of our rejoicing t.
l: day it is peculiarly fitting that W
of recall with soberness and meekneS
st some of the happening in connectio
st with the great event we celebrat
w. which impressively illustrate the il
III terposition of Divine Providence
M cur behalf We sought from a matte
I'M ruled by one whose ambition VIZ
W, toundless and whose scheme for a
d: srandiZement knew neither the oh
id cations of public morality nor the I
ap- straints of good faith the free navig
nd ton of the Mississippi river and SUI
ity Insignificant territory as would NAL
ill such navigation useful. While o
os- efforts toward the accomplishment
he this slight result languished and we
ed fast assuming a hopeless conditio
Us. the autoerat of France suddenly co
my manded one of his ministers to ent
I'M into negotiations without waiting a
dispirited representatives, and {
.at- claimed: Il renounce Louisiana.
no, is not only New Orleans l cede;
Frs, is the whole colony. without reserv
of 1T was only 10 days thereaft
ere that the treaty transferring to us
cry magnificent domain comprised with
he the Louisiana purchase was &C
Ice Guided
snt- This astonishing change in Q
ON prospects, which dissipated the fea