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THE PIONEERS.Their Picnic in Taber's Grove Saturday*a Grand Success.shall |plfteP in forgotten graves, for the hify of their lives is pare of the bistom the communities in whichrhevtrastrHAVOAn Able and Interesting Address by Judge Horace jP. Biddle.And to yon, their survivors,I wot, say, may heaven’s choicest blessLfcrown ail your remaining days,your earthly reunion?; are fin- l,uc your happiness still be pro ! yo the great reunion of the longand w ishedlonge;herea AtueretovxiiecM settlers’ picnic, Sat urdav, was I 3» * I U * Ccc*argely at ended, and in every res peer a; ,C'Ass c nun v wp.s cne 1 Hon.larg2rand sine.onchision of Mr. Barren’s ad-j rp,dge A. F. Smith, secretary of i pjiation, read a letter from the \ ev G. Shy rock, of Rochester, in j ppthe first . .y.M tin* \\ ,M.h Valk-v in | wh:eb| expressed many ivjirets that ; noNorthern Indian;-, hito which the while men lound his wav arid madenen i tiers eenhe eoipnot be present and t,;lk to the 1old sews of Cass county.miattendance to-oay at the reunion of the j rializS some reason which the renort- |{ edj noble ami brave-hearted men and wo-| er carijjt explain, j- - - At tip-past one tlu? assemblage, now ! notman who subdued the wilderness ana*| made it to blossom as the rose. Tneir j deeds of hardship and heroism deserve j to be commemorated, and it is fit tin?t F'that these reunions should be held so that the old settlers’ may commune to« gether and talk over the days of “auld lang svae.”The old settlers’ association of Ca?s county comprises as many as seven hundred persons and quite a number were added to the list to-day. The attendance was fully as large as expected, most of the early settlers of the county that yet remain being present, interested participates in the ceremonies of the day.The meeting was held in Taber’s grove just south of the city where a speaker’s stand and seats had been arranged for the occasion. The meeting ] was called to order by N. B Barron president of the association. Mr. Barron is the oldest settler in the county,1 that is, he has been a resident of the ! county longer than any person now living. He came here with his parents in 1827, fifty-three years ago, and has i resided in Cass county ever since. Mr. Barron delivered the iollowimr address of greeting to the oid settlers present:Fellow Citizens and Old Settlers of Cass | county:! We have again met to renew thej wj friendship of earlier years, and it is with S pleasure that I see before me so manys we Rato an immense concourse, was • hsa'calledlorder again, and Judge Biddle.; uean oilse tiler himself and, doubtless, •ortitan j tickuowJersormly by every pioneer'pres-j v% enf, ^introduced as the orator of the j day. p was warmly greeted, and his ! addrejks listened to throughout with the epst attention. The Judge is a • ,p, walki|..encyclopedia of pioneer lore.ad interesting spe?cbe3 were madefl Major McFdin, Major Conrad, jh Benja^i Simons,Andrew McMillen and j Judged D* Dykeman, all of which were t iistedilo with marked attention. wlADE HAMPTON,Cl tvWbaffre Snld In Hi* Stanton Speech(Ileal Forgery Exposed.Glefrood, Iowa, August 20.—Some time jf a prominent Democrat of this te a friendly letter to Genera) WadiKamptou, inclosing clippings from the lift State Register, which had pub-■ ifr*lBhetJin common vvilh many other*Nortlftu papers, what purported to be extra* Jrom his now famous Staunton speech and asking an explanation ol the aitioieuts attributed to him—invowlusnaitthin;thsi(mwi1hw:in\vsbitin' 1 'Vbriefjvhether the pubiislied report of j ^his Jouh was correct. The Glenwoodof to-morrow will contain theC.Genius answer, and also a copy of theVV(speetfpwbich he pronounces to be the *^corrd|Pyo, Both are given below, and! old and familiar faces, and you are to be it wffibe observed that the speed) as j01congratulated for continued health,strength and prosperity, and that youare able to perform the duties of life—I and to meet again on this day for renew-; al of festivities, which are most appro*: priate, because they connect themselves : with events most interesting to old i settlers; to you who opened the country when it required great boldness and ; vigor to enter upon and settle with your j families a new region that had not vet j been vacated by theredmen of the forest;I started farms, laid the foundations formnow?foen is greatly modified, and in ^ somefpspects essentially different fron * the mOrts heretofore published : ^Daw SK8 White Sclphuk Spiusgs, ; j0Botettre county, Va., August, 13, 1SS0. { mM|0eak Sir : Your letter has justreacMl me, and I am much obliged to r sending the extract from the ines Register. 1 have seen but ect report of my speech in Sraun- there is not one word, one sen-youDesoneton,timlpin that speech that can possiblywwmrechurches, schools and other civilizing in- *onriiKe^a rose.' shouldsincere thanks and gratitude cf the present generation be freely extended for | being the forerunners of a race of people who occupy a land that is covered with verdure and susceptible of the growth of cereals necessary for subsistence, and 1be’inrecte^erted to represent the views ex-n the purported extract from it. the report so that you cane against me. My whole course !e and public life has been di-tt E1 CVCONCTLING THE ANIMOSITIES! 01causid by the late war, and to the estab- | N lishn^nt of peace and harraonv between ' dtru-t that the Overseer of the universe the different sections of the country, j Iwill cause the remaining period of your j The Republican party has kept these j si lives to be pleasant, and when vi.u pass 1 bitter animosities alive solely to promote ! M to that undiscovered country you will j the success of their part v. 1 sustain theeI-Tit a upon the joys to which good and j Democratic party because 1 b. tiiat?r:ive men are entitled. But lev; its success would obliterate vvdonal; irien* left »\ 12one1)1\.LaI# 1: l!;ere ]- _ little place j feeLng, would cive p'Crm-.i.va pr’ace am!r -v ainnent, ! r tne old. days are! prosperity to the whole country, ami‘‘stepping ; would preserve the constitution invio- c in most respect-it is mi late.-1 we an* oi riccessuv.T ..i 1 11. *. * . « | I' I. I. \lt; *uooa. in uti.ers. 11 is *0til. i 0 v* ewr stro I .tanking you again lor yourpi,.::i rO ,0 orwev♦ *l.av«* in C(■; lt;\ sans;orac * * j:; t * *. ■» * Lribn; » .la:.'X tter, I am, very trrcy. yours,Wadi: H a ^C. w. Snormar, II m.j «r* i' T » ; ' * - / ■* • pI : i I. ^ 1 » a *Foonds of Yiriiini;*.: III.Loi - Oi:i le* i•or-11r e1 i tldu-i'1 ...; 111 h d1 -» * - +. *. *. * * £ 1v 1 »it '.di.*. i *.. . 'I t^iRI.. v-’U'.a.I* ’ i-rmHr.A I *. »' et » / , • rv \y f. i ■ •. t* / %.... : ;r tee 1,and tin-y n invirp- ..v« a*,to oiir cad to be with mm 1101* *ia:;v for Ii)e reason tnat mv hear: is eu • 1:~:ed in th0 cause v, 11 ioli y«ai a 1 vance, but als.» because I cdtim a rioht t s. i-ak here and to Yircinimw A \ ui.drt-d vcaraCnUKi . ** *•t;s Oi. ...auo tny an cost r aNirgno.tv. :-n State to fi^h.t the Indians in S hod Caro*'* VUna, ami fell there. Yem} 1I « l v.* • . lt;4 '* \ \cs-nuirv* 'thereomati end Chicago • U w oa! was Um•:.*rd..v, and youVaa I- r t ae ZivXtlater almost every imd;,* dmscs nd uu ofhis, who could no n buckh* on .1 sword.came hither to fi^ht lor \ irginia andbv c melt)lie 1 •*day's markets.When you lt;\\me here von found thej west by following Indian trails, and now i an excursion in a palace car to San * Francisco, ir.':reuinstance too insizni-Yirginians. Do not understand that I ;coiue here to lt;lie tale a policy to you oradvise you what vou must do. lUther I,at %. ’arn here to consult with vou as a demo-11t♦IrIoIIbVera:, as a man, and as a southern soldiercas one who looks back to the time whfm ’a)*1m2 the experiences of tiie past, and for j raot^^r °^gtates and statesman, of1 * 1 heroes and patriots,—the State that gave |Vmutualcongratulations that vou are d . J fvTT * . . vt \ 1j enabled to men ctrain umler circum-l ^e2)r4!n th,'A}, c°?c*ive?. andyh^ ^nd j stances so auspicious for the presant, but ; it is particularly fitting that some wordnot onivi penned the Declaration of Indepen-f t - dencer-the State that gave the swordthat made that Independence a fact,—tt11:v- of greatful remembrances bespoken cf the j : dead. Year after vear death has invaded !WILL NOT PROVE RECREANTto all her high traditions.TtTf * ? ~ • • « %!{our cTele, and our register shows that, What is Virginia’s duty*:You hardlvawithin the last three years, fifty-six of j realize, my friends, how much depe our society have passed a wav. Ix?t me' on the action of vour State. You do. 1 rose, Mrs. Penrose, Mrs. A. II. Barnett, that we mean victory. We intend to put j «. Zade Barnett, Joseph Thompson, Mrs. away every side issue; we intend to look ■■ Tomlinson, Geo. Bhleglemilch, Martin ; solely and only to the Democratic plat- i Schleglemilch, David Beckly, Mrs. Rob- j form and the Democratic standard-bear- j ert Mehaffey, Mrs. Richard Tvner, Geo. j ers, and with God’s help we intend to ; t| t :___ t__J n. . I • .1 * a 1 ^ r a 1— l. ^1.1/.. - . 1 ^ Mi Mrsik, William Jamison, Jos. J. Covault, j win this fight for that platform and for :.John Banta, Heckman Fletcher, j those standard-bearers. Will Virginia, j▼ v . * m t x r « « • i . •Mrs. Hickman Fletcher. Mrs. McGaugh-] when we have success in our very grasp;ey, Mrs. Bickel. Frank Bruggaman, Mrs. Nancy Troutman, Mrs. Powell, Joel C. Elam. Henry Wolf, Job. B, Eldridge, j Mrs, Joseph Grusenmeyer, Mrs. John O. Skeleton, Mrs. George B. Walker, Thomas J. Wilson, Mrs. Fallie, ThomasHarrington, James Bennie, Harry Hall, Jos. Green, Robert, Denbo, Joseph Sellers, Mrs. James Adams, Wm, Hillhouse, Mary Cooley. Of our number, these have finished their work. 4 They sleep in the valley; they sleep on the hil!f,, But they1 swill men who were horn free, men who je1.ttg1c1♦13__11__
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Logansport Pharos
Logansport, Indiana, US
Thu, Aug 26, 1880
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