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pleasant days which come like an basis in
th§ desert of wintW, cheering, and g ad-
things; in the forest
wore all yellow and faded, yet not one fell;
the tall grass on the-prame, was unruffled
iby the slightest breath-of'wind;; a light
I blue vapor enveloping every, object; there
was nO brightness, no -dazzling glare 5 but
oil- wOs aS still and silent 93 moonlight. It
seemed as if the spirit of the departed sum
mar had returned, soft and balmy, yet cold
and, lifeless, to haunt the scene it hadonco
made bright; , The sun, that in the past
summer had been so hot and fierce, was
now!-pale and yellow ; then, at his setting
ho lighted up the west-with his deep red
light,! like a departed hero, leaving his glo
ry behind him; now, he sunk calmly amid
moOb-iight to rest, a few foebie, rays only
rerriaining to tell of, his departure The
sun Had set; the shades of evening were
falling-fast over forest and prairie; the
stars..were coming out' one nfter another,
as the. graceful figure of an Indian lad gli
ded from the dark pine forest and mode
his way through the rank herbage of the
prairie,' where the undulating motion of the
grass, which in some places reached lar
above his head, alone enabled the eye to
follow his track. v A short distance from
IHO borders ofthe forest Wy the carcass of
u deer. When within about twenty yards
of tho spot, the Indian paused ; and; after
examining tfie priming of the rusty, prim
, iiive looking musket he ca rried, he crouch
es iri silent watchfulness among the thick
grass, which here only reached his chest.
, Na-na-ma-koe (Thunder) was of the
.tribe of Sacs. Ho numbered nineteen sum
mers, and longed to become a warrior.-
His heart burned within jiiip when he.lis
tened to the tales the old rpep told of migh
ty chiefs now gone to the happy hunting
grounds, or to the boastful recitals of deeds
of bravery or cunning the warriors related
around the camp fire. But there was
another’ reason more powerful in his breast
than ambition: Na-na-ma-kee loved the
daugliter bf.one of the chiefs of t the tribe ;
and the mdidon loyed : him. She was very
beautiful; her Tong black hair and soft dark
eves any Europan lady might have envied;
her voice was so soft and silvery, they
called her the Hummingbird. Often, as
they wandered together, did the lovers talk
of the day when Na : na-ma-Uee should be
enrolled among tho, braves, and demand
the fitimming-bir'd'for his bride.
Two grizzly bears he bad already slain;]
(one more, and all his hopes would be fut
'filled. Whilst hunting the wild turkey, ho
.had that morning found a Ireshly-killed
deer, The heavyfootprints of a bear
told clearly liow,'the animal met his death,
and Na-na-mu-keo well knew that ‘the
grizzly’ would return for another feast on
I his victim. He had waited but a few min
utes before'a loud; rustling was heard in
the tall grass ) nearer and nearer it came
until he could clearly distinguish bruins
heavy shuffling trump. Th 6 noise ceased
and the Indian knew, by-an occsional low
guttural growl, that the creature was busy
ft his repast. Rising softly he crept for
ward, step by step, with cat like tread, until
withiii'a dozen He could see the
huge brute plainly tearipg and crunching]
his prey. He knew that to level at any
except the Heod, would be worse than use
less Keeping liis eye therefore, steadily
fixod on him, lie waited 1 , musket in hand, in
readiness for the first opporunity. At
length the grizzly’s head was raised with
a fierde crowl, Na-pa-ma-keo was on the
leeMdej therefore, he knew the bear could
hot have winded; him ; biit he' saw that htsj
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fobelort.‘ L Ihslatitly hefired, andtl}o ball
jcnteHd' the creature’s neck. Tfie blopd
gushed in a torrent from the woundjbut it
was Rpt iporial, and will) a roar of nnngled
rage niid'agony, the bear rushed |owards
)iis' uhseiefi enemy, The Ihdwn jctapH
hVs', jiiancT instinctively fo hls ,| ,e 'j> Y h . r -1
hung ihe powder’ flask', to reload, but it
; was gone- His only remaining chance
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- the foTast»ha,was,pafe for the, grimly bear
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Volume 4,
ha preceded to haunch the bear, in order to
blood the dogs.” In the meantime, the In
dian had regained; his musket, but the
powder horn was not to bo found. Tho
darkness enabled him to escape unobserved
Vo the wood. Sadly he sat on the trunk
of a fallen tree; all his hopes were now
blighted. He almost wished ho had lost
his life in the contest. Although he wus
not yet a warrior, his spirit would surely
have’ gone to tho happy hunting grounds
if he had fallen nobly fighting. What a
pleasant time to go now; he thought, at the
seasonofthegreat huntingfeasts! Hewon
j dared how many thousands of miles of
prairie must be burning there now to make
the air here so warm, and so full of smoke
from a land so'distant,, that none knew
where it lay. When ho thought of the
Humming-bird, and how sorrowful she
would be if ho were dead, these thoughts
vanished, and he felt life was still dear to
him. But before he should be a warrior
some other might-buy her, for the girl was
active and clever, could cook a bear’s ham
or ortibrbider a moccasin as well as any
squaw.' Ho would have the skin ! Had he
not as good a right to it as 1 the pale face ?
Ho found the bear; he first struck him;
perhaps ho might have killed him without
the white man’s aid; he must have faced
his pursuer,and with his longknife he sure
ly had a chance against a wounded bear!
Tho next question was how he could obtain
the skin. His powder was gone: and he
knew in close combat there wa3 no hope
for him: Perhaps ho could stab the hun
ter in his sleep. Na-na-ma-keo glided, j
snake-like, to the spot where the curling
smoko of the hunter’s fire rose nbove the
tops of the tall grass. Buffalo hide lay a
few yards asleep, but around wore. his
hounds, tied in couples to pegs driven into
the ground, ready to warn their master of
the approach of any hostile foot. The In
dian was’foiled in his murderous project
.vet each obstacle served but to increase
his eagerness. There .lay the dead bear
nt bis feet, be dared not attempt to skin it
for the slightest nioso would arouse the
dogs. His resolution was soon taken. —
Creeping back a short distance cautiously
as before., he lay dos V-n to .watch. Long
and wearisome appeared ,night. He
heard the howling of .wolves, far dislapt on
the prairie,occasionally answered by a low
growl or short bark from.thb bounds; the
dismal hoOtings of the owls in the forest
and all the strange sounds of night in the
backwoods sounded clearer and. more.ter
rible in the perfect stillness of inanimate
nature. , '
\ At length morning enmo. At tno nrst
I dawn, the hunter rose,, and having fresh
primed his rifle, and substituted the hun
ting-shirt for his sleeping blanket, com
menced, skinning the bear. In almost
breathless eagerness,Na-na-ma-kee watch
ed him: One leg after another was freed
from ils covering; a few dexterous strokes of
the knife, and it would bo finished. The In
dian rose and slunk round until became be
tween the hunter and his rifle. . The fiorpe,
yells of tho, dogs. started Buffalo hide —-1
Looking back. he.s»\y a pair of piercing
black eyes gleaming nt him, and the muz-,
zle of a rusty musket within, half a, dozen
yards of his head. j
The hunter had his share of courage,
yet could not help feelipg he was by no
j means in a pleasant situation. The Indi-
I an was too near to admit a chance of his
I missing and yet quite far enough to give j
time to firejiofore the hunter could grap- I
pie with' him. , i
He felt it no small relief when ha heard
in the Sac tongue these words: ‘Stand still
and the, Indian’s gun-speaks not. The
redskin seeks not the pale face’s blood.—
‘Hey !’ said Buflalo-hide, forgetting that;
although ho understood Sac, the Indian
plight not know a word of English. ‘l’m 1
tarnation glad to hear it;, but if you’ll oblige
pie, just poiflt that there rusty musket of
yqurs the other'way—1 should feel a trifle
piore comfortable talking to you, I guess.
' Na-na-ma-kde waited with grave court
esy until (bis speech was finished, although
it was perfectly unintelligible to him.—
The Great Spirit hasigivert many tongues
tc>: the pal® faco. he saulp Mhe redskin has
j hbt orie tongue: - ■ ■ .
~ BuSalo-hide gavo the Indian a translation
of hissbeech ds : civilly worded as possible
Avith: the! addition! that a t hear’a ham wnß at
■his would like one., : -
:: When 1 Na-na-md-kde is, hungry, he? can
jyiil for' hintself'; he Is* hut a squaw, that
,He shbuld yfkflt Others to hunt for him,Wte
hunter began tb fear, lest he had
unwittingly^ibsulled 1 the ■ Indian,'
bmifious-lbokfog
at' liim. Whatidq wafit of me? ‘ha
Udvb the skirt;’
•fnn t kdei' , ‘t I found the grizily:
•for hirtt'lonft piddbritlf nvtfaUed tflfe
W ,®J& wa L,
TKrtct>J!ntnfe [ br thb thirtity deer, hiflea hdt
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Clearfield, JPa», J«ly 29, 1853.
the grizzly followed, as the dog pursues
the wild turkey through the cornfield; the
rest the pale-face knows. You saved my
life; why theft should I take yours ?’
Well, thought the hunter, 1 have heard
tell of the login varmin shewing gratitude,
4ftd such like, but I can’t say as ever 1
met with it afore. It would have boen
strange indeed if he had, as none of them
had anything to thank him-for, except not
wantonly taking their lives; and in this
respect, ho showed the same kindness to
a prairie dog as toan Indian; for just the
same reason—there was no use in shoot
ing the one nor the other. They say,
thought he, that an Ingin’s exactly like a
dog—he never forgets a good turn done
him, but, to my thinking, they’re more
like skulking wolves—bold enough if thor s
a pack o’ ’em, but skeary, timorous devils
when -alone. ‘Hark ye! red-skin,’ he
said: ‘l’ve a fancy for this same Bktri ;
'tis a reglai screamer; beats all the bear
6kins ever I set eyes on. I’ve a nice pack
of beaver yonder, worth twice the money;
I’ll get that for you instead.’
I Na-na-ma-keo saw the hunter’s mean
ingly his motions, although'he understood
not his words; his brow darkened, his eye
glittured like some deadly serpent’s when
the reptile is coiled in readiness for the
fatal spring. ‘The tongue is far from the
heart,’ he replied ; ‘the pale face’s heart
says, my long gun stands by the beaver s
pack, my fierce dogs stand around it. Is
Na-na-ma-kee a fool ? I seek not the skin
to sell it,’ he continued, ‘but that I may ,be
a warrior. When I return with it the
chiefs will say: Na-na-ma-kee has slam
three grizzly boars, let him be numbered
amongst the braves. Then will I wear
their claws as a necklace; I will take to
myself a wife; beautiful as the fawn, with
a voice sweater than: the. mocking bird s.
1.g0,’ ho added; ‘bring the skin after me;
bring the skin after me, and remember,
lessen the distance between us but a bow s
length, and the pale foce will never more
hunt the deer in the forest, or the buffalo
on the’ plain. ■ Come !—I lead the way■
The hunter rose, and sulkily followed
him, keeping himself in readiness for any
opportunity that might offer to fling him
self on his guide and disarm him ; but the
Indian’s quick eye was turned back rest
lessly every instant. Once or twice, when
Buffalo contrived to approach him more
nearly, the Indian faced suddenly round,
and by a significant glance at his Weapon,
!gnve the hunter plainly to understand, if
he valued his life, it would be prudent to
keep his appointed distance. Nearly half
a mile they proceeded thus, until Buflulo
hide began to fear lest he should be led to
some camp to be tortured as a prisoner of
war; but wheft he recollected lhat hislife
was now in the hands of his guide, bis
fears on this head were set at rest- At,
length Na-na-ma-kee stopped. ‘lt is en
lough.’hesaid; ‘go.’
The hunter needed not to bo told a sec
ond time; dropping his burden, he set out
on a brisk pace, and soon reached the spot
(where he had passed the previous night.
(He knew it would be useless to pursue the
robber, and made up his mind to loss
'of the bear’s skin. • .
I Na-na-ma-kee returned in triumph to
! ft is tribe; he was made a warrior, and the
i Humming bird became his bride. Many
years had passed away. It was winter;
the snow lay thickly on the ground, and
the trees were clothed with its fantastic
foliage. In a village of the Sacs, around
the council fire, sat the braves in deep and
grave deliberation. The squaws and pa
pooses were hurrying to and fro; or stand
ing in groups of two or three, conversing
in eager whispers. All was excitement.
A war party had returned,' bringing with
them a pale'face whom they had captured.
The prisoner stood bound to a sapling, his
arms fastened behind him. He was an old
man p the snows of many winters were on
his head, yet he Was still strong and ac
tive; his figure unbent and his arm full
of vigor. But one pipe was smoked ere
the chiefs had decided the captive should
be tortured. They unbound him from the
tree, and had already commenced tying
him'to a stake in the centre of the village,
when a tall figure waa seen aoming over
the prairie.
The, prisoner's eye brightened- for a mo
ment as that form approached; the knot . . ,
of Indians who stood around all made for Unwbwiojx Visitor.—'On Tues
the new comer. His moccasins thickly d ay night oflast week a number of men
fringed with scalp-locks, hie rich and mas- rea |gi ng a t Holliday’s Saw Mill, in Clear-
Stfe wampum'belt, and handsomely orna- prepared themselvosfqr gigging fish
mented pipe, all showed he was a great Wl>eo . t hoy the stream and had
chief. From what he could learn, the t hdir torches lighted, they were suddenly
■captive!foui>d< h& had' beett long £bsett on aur by the screaiiis of a lafge' pan
a trail, add the' tribe knew not'i'when he thbt'. utdnding oh the opposite bank of the
would return.or the council Would ftothava . Gfcourse the alarmed; men drop
been held ift hia absence! - ' : ; pedtheir gige nod '.torches and made time
; ‘rhave sbmfethlhgtd telltfibgreat'chief foytheebantee, which; they,jrad scarcely,
belbre I die,’ skid tlfeapttve; Nk-na-bk- yoack'd and barricaded before the vorm
kee-i-for if mk forward, un- ’irit'rhade his' appearance M the bousb. He
willinclv ; he, evidently (cohtrnuW'prowlingaboutall nightttikkinz.
nized an old acquaiqtßnfce. ' ■ ‘ the woods echo witb the * most _erri c
«Sneak;* he said, ftt thp same time mo, screams, and only deserted, when me bay
i tibning the Indians b withdraw; ‘ihftt dkWhed. the mim
iS4tif ! ! W and o6 before the 6h«tnteb;dashttm’his
yoiS' rtec'bUect At)o. f dliy ; wbt adea.with, hia tail, and showing hts
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The chiefs lip Curled with a smile of
scorn, as he replied:: ‘Nn-nu-ma-keo owes
him nothing ; the grizzly bear was alum
for his skin, not to save a ( rod skin s life 1
Na-na-ma-keo’s gun was empty, his pow-.
dergone, or the white hunter’s bones would
now bo blenching on the prairie as a. pun- 1
ishment for his daring to enter the hunting
grounds of the Sacs.’ _ _
4 You sneaking sarpint!’ said Buffalo-,
hide, who, finding his treaties of ho avail,
gave vent to his indignation' at having
been thus imposed on—as usual, when, ho
was excited, making use of his natiyo
tongue, unmindful whether the person ad
dressed understood him or not-*-‘you rep
tile, to desuve me with your fine speeches
of gratitude, Howsomever, sure as shoot
in,’ I’ll servo you out. If you and your
dirty friends there murder me, I’ll lot ’emj
know tho shabby trick you played me
about that same skin—took it home. I’ll!
| answer'for it, and said ns how you’d killed |
un yourself. But I’ll let ’em - know tho j
truth. ‘That there Ingin,’ I’ll say, ‘has |
got a forked tongue,’ ns you call, it in your i
fine humbugging way of speaking—‘a rat-j
tlesnako’s is nothing to it.’ Ho paused, as)
if astonished that this speech hud no effect!
on the chief; but when Na-na-ma-kee|
turned to leave him, without giving any j
answer, ho recollected that most probably |
tho Indian had not understood a word ol
it; he therefore commenced a speech of
like import in the Sac tongue. The stern
features of tho Indian were convulsed and
distorted, as the whirlwind, of, passion
swept over them; it was but an instant
ere .they became grave and calm ns before.
‘Pale-face,’ lie muttered, ‘lt is enough ;
your life shall bo saved. Yonder, where
the tall chestnut towers above the treeson
the river’s edge, lies n,canoe —the r.ver
passed, you qre safe. My brethren and
my children,’ he said, turning to the crowd
who were wailing eagerly,impatient to be
gin torturing their victim—‘the pale face
mocks us, saying : “In the days of my
youth I was swifter than the lawn; I
bounded over the tops of tlie prairie gruss,
and it bent not beneath my feet; even
now, with the snows of sixty winters on
my head, it were as vain for the red-skins
to pursue me as for the bear to chase the
squirrel among the boughs of the tall pine
forest.’ Letus try this lying warrior,
iand provo his words to bp but wind,
I J/jose him ; let him run ns far as his arm
(can cast the tomahawk. When you bring
1 him back, let his tortures be double, as is
his face. A shout of applauso from tho
warriors greeted ibis speech. Buffalp-hide
was unbound, a tomakawk placed in lus
hand, which ho was told to throw m What
ever direction ho pleaced ; in an instant it
went ■ whizzing through the uir,nnd re
mained quivering in the ground, nearly
half way to tho tree which Na-na-ma-kee
had pointed out. A contemptuous laugh
burst from the assembled warriors. Tho
Pale-faces’‘arm is strong,’said they; ‘but
knows he not where the river lies? tho
rapids are strong and the stream wide
no swimmer con Cross it.’ The captive
walked slowly to the spot where the weap
on had fallen ; Na-na-ma-kee raised his
arm, and fifiy braves were instantly in
pursuit, whooping like demons.
The old hunter, as he ran. heavily be
fore them, looked like a wouhded Buffalo
chased by a pack of hbngry wolves ; his
broad, massive form contrasting well with
tho lightsymmetrical, figures ofthelndiuns.
The distance between them and their prey
had lessened one-half by tho limb he reach
ed the' river. The canoe lay precisely
where Na-na-mu-kce had told him; he
leaped into it, and. with, a few. vigorous
strokes, was soon far from the land. Loud
and terrible rang the yells of his baffled
pursuers; a few hurled their' tonbbhawks
at the canoe, but they dropped harmlessly
in thb water around it. The canoe was
within a few yards of the- opposite bank,
when one, better aimed than the rest,
struck the hunter in the shpulder, and his
arm dropped useless by his side. A mo
ment’s delay would have been fatal. With
out heeding the pain he suffered,he applied
his whole strength to the right hand pad
die, and brought the canoe to graze the
bank; one spring, and he was in safety.
The canoe shot like an arrow down the
rapids, and was dashed to atoms over tho
falls. 1 ‘ '
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This folio winga re the speeches deliver
ed by President Pxekce, at several of the
points' on his .route to'New York, and his
speech at the inauguration of the Crystal
Palace, the: prooceedings of his reception
at tho different places we omit, they being
entirely too long for our columns.
TIIE PRESIDENT’S' SPEECH AT BALTIMORE.
Mr. Mayor and Fellow Citizens of the
City of Baltimore: My heart is full, and
it would bo difficult to express, the depth
of feelinut, with which'th.it cordial welcome
has inspired me. (Cheers.) Your citi?
zens by, their partial friendship and more
than generous confidence, previously itn.
posed on me a debt of.gratitude, which,
years devoted, to the interests and. honor:
of our common country cannot cancel.—
(Cheers.) To bo thus surrounded by a j
population not less, distinguished for its
chivalry than for its patriotism, is pecu
liarly gratifying and among the pleasunt
memories suggested by theoccasion, who
cun fail to he. regarded where the banner
of unbridled and unqualified religious tol- 1
eration was first given to the Yo ul
cannot be in such an atmosphere without
feeling its vivifying influences. Every
man who haSVpatriot’s lungs must feoi
it, because every man knows that religious
toleration lies at the foundation of civil lib
erty. (Applause.)
No transient traveller can enter the city
without being struck with Ihe evidence ol ,
enterprise and honest thrift, which evei;\ * i
where meets the eye. Baltimore has,
stood forth prominent m that astonishing,
progress of our country, which may be I
truly said to have outmarched all prophe- j
'ey Her great-advantages in a conimer- 1
cia’l point of view, have, of course, always;
been marked and apparent, by her com-j
manding geographical position, so fur as i
internal improvements are concerned.— '
This was forcibly alluded to by General ;
Washington as early as 1796, and is only |
beginning to be appreciated even by your-1
selves. As the . great West pours in its j
I boundless resources at the bidding ofyour ,
I enterprise, and the judicious application of j
I your moans, to those internal improve
ments, which leave the destinies or Balti
more ns one of the great cities of the world,
no mattet; of doubt.. (Cheers.) But alter
all, it is not the increase of your pppula
i tion and wealth, the augmentation qfyour
shipping interests, your crowded depots
teeming with the agricultural and mineral
wealth of the interior,tlio erection oT splen
did edifices, arising as it were by, magic,
nor all these combined, which chiefly en
gross the thoughts of the patriotic citizen,
and give his pulse a quicker and prouder
throb as he enters your environs,and sees
the monuments at a distance. They may
crumble ; that is their destiny ; hav, they
will moulder and mingle with the common
earth, but the inspiration of the deeds of
valor they commemorate, which saved
you from the presence and the shame of u
foreign soldiery, will perish neVOr! (Ap
plause.) Who shall say, what has been
the extent or power of the example of self
sacrificing heroism which signal zed the
defence of North Point end holt Henry
in 1814? (Applause.) ft was a dark
and trving hour; we were perplexed, but
not in despair—cast down, but not ,de
-Btroyed—-when your example and prow
ess reanimated courage and confidence
everywhere, it was felt thut that shield of
protection, superior to nil human powet*.
and recognized by our fathers during their
great struggle, was still ovdr us. ,
Let us remember and acknowledge tt
witW grateful’hearts. Who shall say, es
pecially, how much your monuments Tor
those who fell, and your rcyerenceancl re
fectionnto esteem for those who survived
the conflicts of the anxious days und nights
to which I have uverted, huye had to.do
with the free and gallant libation of Mary
land blood upon so many fields of Mexi
co? (Applause.) The fathers of the
Revolution taught their sons. tfint they
owed'their first duty to their couritry—a
duty not to bp avoided, but to he cheerful,
fy fulfilled it> the face of all consequence?,,
and af every hazard. Has' not the. Al
mighty blessed to us, their descendants,
their example, their experience, and. thpir
lesson, -Nobler praise cannot be bestow
ed than to say thutiio State in the jconfed-,
eration lias furnished a more dfoipressiye
exemplification of the power of,that teach
ing than that before whoso people Ihaye,
now the honor to stand. (Applause,)
“ Mr. Mayor—A pleasant inslafitat this
moment comes back to my memory, to
which.l may not becensured forladyert*
-ing t Seon ofter the bark Kepler anchored
with a portion of the Oth infantry, near tno
castle >of San Juun do Ulloa, about the
30th ,ofJuhoj ,1847,another transport edme
to janebof, .wilfiin a cable’s length. We
cjuid not discern the ship, but in: a, few
nTOmentstve. beard ; peeling from herdeck
»hefstirring, notesof ‘The Star-Spangled
Banner.’ - ; The i*te’ * electrical, f. I
thooghr, probably from 1 osspicmtion; that,
the ship from. BaUimortsf andi the lucf
verified ;the[ itilpressioTi.Bnata w.eio loty
ered, and ; friendly .greeting. dPtnraeflced
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PRESIDENT'S SPEECH AT PHILADELPHIA. 1
Mr. Mayor and Citizens of i^hiiadeU,
phia: It grieves me that I aria physicnllV
so unabl6 to respond to this most tiea'riy,
and touching welcome. Sir, my heftrt is (
full—full of gratitude to you.und full ot,
gratitude to all this people,who have placed'
you in the position which you occupy.,. I
did think that I had tried in my day 1 to go
some little for the cause of my country,
but such a day as this makes u man’s heart
overrun with gratitude to a people like the
inhabitants of Philadelphia. I have been
much surprised—aye, sir, filled with the
profoundest awe, at ’the manlier in which
you have received me. Philadelphia, a
city of some mark! If your mountains
and your rallies did not teem with the ele
ments of comfort to your population, if
your institutions of learning were not
amongst your proudest mfemlmehts, the
single fact to which you have adverted,
sir, that from hence was proclaimed the
Declaration t)f.jjj||e n dence, would put
Pennsylvania an(fsriu(adolphiu upon a pro
eminence which in'the Providence of God
no other State or city can ever enjoy.—
Sir, 1 feel us you do, that we must bow.—
We can hardly do anything else but boat'
I boforethese recollections, and associations^
I feel 1 how inadequate is languitrge,
land you also feel it, when you cpitio-to
I speak of that period. Language does not
| reach it, sir." Our hearts honor it in all
its depth, power and fulness,’!, hope.—,
These men, sir, of whom ydu have, Sfp-‘
ken, Who planned hero the institutions of
a freo government, let us retnembor.'.we'raf
no holiday patriots ; they wbre no schema
i in» philanthropists ; they Wete no Viaion
ary statesmen. They deliberated amid
the difficulties that surrounded them,'and'
here they meditated, amid the clamor
of arms,' though they had been efiyirop
ed with pence; nod ill absolute security.*~t
And they solved the great problerrt, Which
was a terror to' despots, and an liwpifatWhi
to patriots ;' and' as' though the issue did
not involve tho question oT their necks.
Sir, here stood, (and as Tsay it,.they
come before us now;) here, I
Thomas Jefferson and Franklin,and Roger
Sherman; and also, perhaps, (ibr. thmd
the first limp I have been here,) trt thra
very room, stood tho dauntless Jbhn Hap
cock, as he receivod from those men; not
only the assertion of our rights, but' tpo
charter of ourliberties.- Can we do any
thing but bow in a;p!aco‘, like' thisl
not in my power to speakdo. ydii pt lengtlK
Ydu have said very properly, perhaps,that
it is not your prdVifice. ; It certainly is not
mino to disturb tho deep current'of feeling
which courses the hearts and minds bfihpias
around me. V . • -i.
But it is not only your city—it is yout
State that is oPsonie mark. In a pecuust
sense are your resources of’ wealth Pod
power reposed in’ her own bosom.
an empire in her self. Why ! thodeycl
dpement of tho use of iron andcoalso
pre-eminently since 1810,the foundation
of British wealth and power, would of if
self Constitpte a never failing sohrcd.pf
prosperity to you. But,' sir, it ispot that
on which you' have mainly relied, it w
vour ! Agriculthre. llow rich you' arb
not only in Clio moans of production; but
above all, in tlie'men who produce.
- Sir,—l would not hero forger that fc
markable German population, & distih
guishedfor theirthrift. thelrindustry, therr
integrity, and their, devotion to civil anu
religious liberty, and I think you most all
rejoice that whereve.i 1 that race gb,and are
spread,'thqy look to Pennsylvania in some
respects as their second fatherlapd. . ’ •
Sir, it is not chiefly, perhaps, or not so
much on account dfl your honored: resour
ces, of on accobnt 6f your commanding
political influence in point'd
this nation has designated you the Key
stone of'the Arch; It is because of ymtlr
geographicalpomtion. . .!
: You are neither 1 a'Southern, u Northern,
an Eastern, nor a Western Stute' and I
should perhaps not much exaggerrte tf 1
were td say that you are all combined. —
(Applause.) your rivers on’ this .siae’of
the ridge’ empty, themselves into
tifiil bay below you. On* the Wost they
swell the flood of the Ohio, and finally
'Wash the shores bTLouisianq.' .
"Sir, let tine say to you that patrioticmen
throubhbdt'this entire country, North and
South" look to you, and will always’do"so,
not simply as the Keystone of tho A rch .but
as the groat cenlral.self-Sustaining link; mi
the chain which binds this Union into one
harmonious 1 whoje, and which, holding.
steadily and firmly to its moorings, will
h,fable it to 1 ride' over qvery storm. 'V
1 Noble, noble men' bf ‘ Philsdblphia, pod
men of Pchnsylviihid ! Noble for your
fidelity .to did duties ’ imposed upon you
by tho obligations’ of * ydur Constitution.—
May I'iior say ,' let mo soy here, you ore
hbt only triply urme'd/biit ■ you ard/ now
and hayje' beeti triply bpunjl..;''Hbrd was
to! DediiVafibn of \hdapcnddrtfd pmcfaipi
bd'i here the ja rtic’ies of. confederation ,j>ro
mdlgutert, aiid hem,fldaliy,'that;
't!6ni wna'adiiptedl'/(Qhfeers;)'! coifld; wish
for 1 you 1 nd higher ‘ honor, and for my
ebu nt fy iiQ higher plabe tinij' tecojrit £ than
that great un3 ‘nibble dfevptibn•; w,hl idr ydu
liuvu thus litr so honorably upndla and
maintained, 1 1 ' ’