The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-15

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Minnesota are inseparabfeS YOU can
not mention the one without recalling
the other. / can remember no other
state in which the history of the COM
monwealth is so closely bound up in
the life Of one man. Arriving in 1849 as
the first governor Of the new territory,
he found Minnesota new and unim-
portant. A few white men were scat
tered along her rivers. No axmen were
In her forests and no pillow had fur
rowed her broad plains. Only the trails
of the savages marked where man had
passed
"On his arrival he hunted in vain for
roof to spend the night until taken In
by Gen. Sibley, at st. Anthony
Falls. until St.-Paul awoke to her dig
nifty as capitol and provided quarters
for him. Dor eFoo0Fis
1.-THE story from that time until this
present year is more epic than ever,
Homer Virgil wrote-for wonders have
indeed been done, and Alexander Ram
sey can say Among great things,
have been great Alexander Ramsey
can well be called the builder, savior
and father of his state.
Private virtue is ever the embellish-
ment of public capacities, and in these
private virtues Ramsey stood pre-emi-
nent Honest, kindly, affectionate in
his home and among his friends, Alex
ander Ramsey was, indeed, a man
whose memory will fade only when
Minnesota has become but a memory"
Congressman r. @. Stevens spoke of
Gov. Ramsey as viewed by younger
generation. He mentioned his wide in
terest in matters of the present day
and his wide knowledge of present af-
fairs as affected by the questions at is
sue when he was in active life. He
said that Gov. Ramsey had always
been ready with valuable advice on
questions of the postal service and the
building up of the merchant marine,
and from the storehouse of his expert
measures proposed in congress during
the last few years.
Gov. Ramsey Kept Diary.
The address of the secretary, War
rem Upham, contained an important
promise that diaries which Gov. Ram
sey had Kept during sixty years of his
public life were soon to be published
under the supervision and care of his
daughter. During his life, although
often urged, Gov. Ramsey would never
consent to the publication of these
records, and 1t was Of the greatest i'm
portance to the state that such valua-
BILE records should be preserved.
Mrs. Winnie r. Hoxie spoke of the
kindness which Gov. Ramsey had
shown her during her early struggles
in Washington, when he secured her
an introduction to President Loncoln,
and the work of making the statue of
the president ordered by congress.
Among the others who spoke were
Gen. James II. Baker, Counsellor H. S.
Fairchild, Gov. Hubbard and A. L.
Larpenteur.
At the business meeting of the So
ciety L. G. Langford was elected to
fill the office of first vice president
made vacant by the election Of Gen.
John B. Sanborn to the presidency
to succeed Gov. Ramsey.
A resolution was adopted that the
memory of Judge Charles L. F'landrau
be made the subject of special memoir
iai addresses at some future date.
The president appointed Judge Tor
rance and NJ. w. Buell., of Minneapolis,
to prepare papers on Judge Flandrau
from their personal relations with him,
and Mr.. Lightner. Of this city an adj
dress on the relations of Judge
FIandrau to the bench and bar
A resolution was passed adding
Thomas Hughes of Mankato. to the
committee which had been appointed
to memorabilia the legislature at its
to mark the spot of the treaty of
Traverse des Sioux and for mural
painting of that event in the new
capital.
The following were elected new
members of the life membership class:
Thomas Hughes, of Mankato; P. II.
Stolberg, OF Harris; John d. O'Brien,
of st. Paul; F. c. Stevens, of st. Paul;
Edwin Cook Champion, of St. Paul;
Ernest E. Woodwork, of st. Paul. and
DIR. Burnside Foster, of St. Paul. The
following members were elected: A.
c. Anderson, F.. ]. Bell, F. NJ. Catlin,
r. /. harrington, George N. Lamphere.
Timothy J. Sheehan, James Shields
and William G. White, all of st. Paul;
F. B. Dougherty, of Duluth; DR.. James