Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-22

ten the very language OF their race.
One instance is related of mother
who recognized her child among the
captives surrendered to Col. Buoquet,
but the child gave no sign of recog-
nizinH the mother, ana In tears She
complained to the colonel that the
daughter sha had SO often sung -
sleep In her arms had forgotten her.
Sing the song to her that you used
to sing when she was a child sai1.
the commander She did so. and
with passionate flood of tears the
daughter rushed to the mothers
arms.
During the period OF the American
revolution, Fort Pitt played no very
important part.
After the French We're driven from
the Ohio, the Pontiac rising sup-
pressed. and the American revolution
ended, Fort Pitt lost its Importance rs
a military post. and passed from baud
to hand until finally Mrs. Mary r.
Schneley, granddaughter of Gen.
James O'Hara, presented Col. Bon
quet's little stone and brick house OF
old Fort Pitt TO the Daughters OF the
American Revolution of Allegheny
county. Penn. together with O. plot of
ground measuring 100 by 90 feet, with
a passage way leading to Pennsyl-
vania avenue 80 by 20 feet Thus,
through the generosity of a patriotic
American Revolution. this historic
spot is preserved to the city Of Pitts
burg, to the great state or Pennsy,-
yania and to the nation.
PRESENT CONDITION.
But while one admires and COM
mends the generosity of Mrs. Schneley
and equally applauds the patriotism,
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, not only for pre-
serving this historic spot 10
| the city. state and nation.
| but for many other similar actions
| that assert patriotic sentiment against
needless carelessness of historic monu-
ments. and the encroachment Of the
| spirit of unpatriotic materialism, one
can but wonder at the neglect of this
| historic spot by the state of PennsyI-
| vania and the United States. one
| n1arvels that long ere this PennsyI-
vania's powerful delegation in the ma
tionai Congress has not moved for the
naturalization of this point of land
either through concession by the state
of Pennsylvania, or by purchaser and
the erection thereon OF a suitable mon
ument to commemorate the brave deeds
enacted there; and above all, to mark
the progress of civilization on her west
ward march through our land Here
the forces of the two great European
civilizations met in their conflict for the
possession of the interior of America
an empire mightier in extent and re-
| sources than both states contending for
| It's possession at that time. Here the
savage tribes OF the land, coming up
from the Ohio valley, sought, as best
they could, to beat back the hordes of
white intruders. Why not then, erect
here on this spot. once the outpost of
advancing civilization, q monument
! that would typlfy this triple-sided con-
| flict, and the triumph of civilization
over savagery2 Let 1t be group mon
ument about an ample base. On the
north side a French group of soldiers
| and Indian allies, pressing downward
possession OF the Ohio forks; on the
American backwoods allies In resistance
of the French: on the west,side, coming
up from the Ohio, an Indian group as
sorting their claims; while above these
a majestic figure of civilization, facing
and pointing westward-which would
place II fronting the Ohio--the way of
onward marching civilization.
Come o national Congress. save this
historic outpost in the westward march
OF civilization to the nation, and com
memorate II in fitting manner-ln n way
that shall be worthy of the large scale.
the vastness. on which everything in
America exists. Make II worthy OF this
American meeting of the waters:'
worthy Of the great Ohio valley, at the
head OF which It viii stand Mako
It worthy of our country. for which
nothing can be too great or too grand.
Let 1t be monument worthy OF Amer
Tea.