The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-02

hearts, if we could not pause long
enough. amid the sounding of trum
pets and the glare and dazzle of this
occasion. to pay respect to their mem
ory and acknowledge in reverence our
OBLIGATIONS to them Maeauley spoke
prophetically when he said:
"a people which takes no pride
In the noble achievfnients of
their ancestors will never achieve
anything worthy to De remem-
bered with pride by their remote
descendants"
Ordinance Of 1877.
The territory within tf9 bourdari
of Indiana was origir ay, IS
know, a part CT the Nc. yves :
tory, out of which five great
were afterwards c@rved. O."
domain the sccrt"rs q iF'N~o
held sway. but IL im m~tl +lrv
succeeded by re0ufl;c9r E~25i
under Virginia. which @'1e
marvellous Ordinarce oi
ed it to the nation c1S
this ordinance as q mar
ment of goverT ment Ti.e@.
Daniel Webster sid
81 doubt whe. her Cuo
law OF any lawEi re-. 2"'i.'
modern, has produced
more distinct, mako or'
ing character then u
ance of 1897.
It is we'll to remeIhhHr 10
Webster, In our search foa.H,
of the ideals of those wAo,. ,.ba;l;;.
state for us.
The Ordinance Of 17S7 9r"1'
form of government for he Nc.
Territory that will servo as 4 ~
as long as free governing IS
1t guara anteed TO tho territory +
soil. It specifically gtet-d t.
neither slavery nor involuntary Sc
tude, except in punishrn' OF O.
whereof the party shall havC
duly convicted. shall ever o>.a;
said territory
1t respected liberty of c"nse:a5
It specifically set forth tn. 20
son demeaning himself il e. oyd@I
manner shall ever l'e DIG; .ibod
molested on account &c h!s mo4e
worship or religious belief"
1t set a high value on educate
It specifically declared tGt "r-l5s>'s
morality and knowledge, being esso
tial to good government, and the ha
piness of mankind, schools md tn,
means of education sh.lt be foreve
encouraged"
1t guaranteed civil liberty by pro
viding for free speech. free press
free assembly, free petition, free tria
by jury and for tie writ of habea
corpus"
In addition TO these Fundamental
principles of free government, fror
which we should sesk instruction an
Inspiration in these times of feveris
excitement this ordinance took cos
nNance of the fact, that material pros
ress could not long be made, nor Sc
ciety long held tOcethor in peace, i
the absence Of proper regard fo
property rights: and SO 1t stipulate
against the impairment Of contract
and that conviction Of crime shoul
not work corruption OF blood nor fo
feiture of estate.
1t repudiated primogeniture, feuda
ism's relic of tyranny that cave to tn
elder son the whole of his father
lands and houses to &c exclusion {
his other children and msde it in
possible for nine tenths Of the reop1
ever to have an interest in landed e
!, tates.
. II it be asked whether these Sc
tiers Of Indiana had proper appreci
ton of the manifold advantages a
forded them in fheir new home.
submit these words OF enc of the pi
neers as an answer to the question:
Lying directly across the track
? for all time of all the great arti-
ficial improvements that can be
j great Pacific, over the valley of
the Mississippi; coupled with the
4 fact that she is so highly favored
: I'm climate, soil, mineral, wood,
r water and rock, We can see that
Indiana combines all the ele-
; ments OF a great and growing
state"
! If ii be asked, if our fathers had
proper appreciation of the principl
a and ideals embodied in the Ordinan
! of 1877. let me answer that the
> principles were set forth in Indiana
? first Constitution, adopted In 1S1
and as to whether or not these idea
f. played a part In the lives Of Indiana
. pioneers, l cite the fact that in Inc
ana's first Constitution there was
! be found most humane provisions T
! the treatment of the criminal. Ii
9 prisonment for debt was inhibits
4 after the accused had surrendered
n property. The penal code was to
!. founded on the principles of reform
D ton. and not vindictive Justice; a.
o the legislature was charged with Z
n duty of providing sufficient lar
h whereon those persons who. by rs
n son OF age. infirmity or other m
A fortunes have claim upon socie