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from rotating in ocr process. Be sure to crop the top .25" off after the ocr process. · This text message is used to keep th e nnage ] 7 JIJN 1882 .- T' Our OES. D. n. WELLS, may .tie torUla lila, .e IllOUJ(J e"er p1an~ (.betre. 01 Jlberty ou Ult. Jand, and froba the Ome Warren fell, 1& has been ~ !:felled.by UJe bloQdot 1Se. heror. bQ' . ttl Prealelen tLLncolA'. "-th. ! (ath6l8 reeulUnJl (rOIn 0111' baiLJee, OJ'merlt tbe word. Of an Evglish loldler on the walle ot DelhI: AJs'; trw.... 0C18 ro~ lUd IOlcUer ~ •• :strlckenlrom every lJmb, and the of opprfs8ion broken froID every utl('k, ' I I olIer to the ll~tt"nders at our lib, !erty aud fre t!d om , tlle army and ina,",)' ot tb" Unlttd States, ('Lne Iland of tuo freJ aud home ot the brave . ." :. ml our ~;~l althoagh It --,·t)., Mr. MayoJ:~-j'-hAV;b;m '~)Ied I l j I ~~ ~ L _ _ _ ........ "VJll&ge8, In Jon.s yean to ootue. and YPU Wllj Wlth..me In C!iomlnendf~ tae ~rt= . . of ex'~'yor Little anll : i . n ha I86al'Jng tor· our ...... the ·......Ua .:m.ds ! ~ ~t ,:~ ~tm~,ti1i1li beaati!QJ IsUe 'tOi . :~ot .eDjO.fDl8Dt ~d l , . the j • • • .. I c.lifiGt,i ! ~:. wfJ:. . ..poar &Del neb !alIke·' ma,y . ~ . the JJto-giv1D.a:1 trom t.8e ClUd"1 ··~that blOW ~ta1nJ .~ 11.8, and I I10d 'rest ~d enJo~t beneath · the .. agreeable shade or these :' ~tJI'Ul tnes-tbe ' ~ot . lFldcb~w perfwnea the ; aJt.. :The aW~ Of t.bJ8 70cmg cIt y have ftMOn' to re.I proud In po88e8"l I i , I Br~ . Y=Jn~~the (~Uon ,orw~t=~~will~a 'rerod of ~a~?q.r aIel aDd ;YOQDg I bel the (ore. thoD&ht ' . .~ tae.e deli£ottul Peace. pesoe to tbe lrorld Is our UlOt!O Wl. turlel!, Tho' welhow bCt a field that Is gory, At bome or abroad,1"elrIOI" DODe but Our upon to TNpalld 10 the army and (Great appl~e). . l lllvy of the United Statu. Tbe Urn!', air, that that "-ponse deEx·May OT Little, propoeeti tbe manus I ha\'e not at my dLaPDeaI; In toa.et: (Met 1 wa", lnrormed by the com• " PIoneers of Utah." mltlee who delegated me to this \l~ponded to by __ , _ ._ _ I duly that my remllrks were expect. . 0:1 to be brief, and that I "'.8 denON. WILPORD z...--.. ;tfll:t'U (or that purpo8t'. (Laughter.) M,.. ¥ayor, Gttnilcn.m and Lad/a: The Arm .Jv aud i\ avv. On thi! II • ! 17lh lIlly ot June-thl8 Runker Hili A word or hro upon the subject ot : day, WR.!I the birth or the army of . tbe pIoneers Js C&.lled for. tehall ' tllu lTnited Ht8~, It WM lbat noble detain you but a few momenta. Ib ull.! of rulonlsts that COnoluded, : ThejAugJo.Saxon: race, eepecfalJy nrte-d Hud lJald UJat tht'y Would reeiBt the Amerlraz..e,have ~eoome a nation (' Pllf6~t<i oll, and It made nodl1lerenoe o( pIODeelS • . Col am boa .... llupJred irrom wh"t f!ouroo It Clune. Th~ wIth ~e spIrIt 10 pIoQeer, and actl it t!p g lorloliH hlIud or coJonletslnau. Jllg under that JmpuJ.e he diSCOvered thiB western heW1apbe.re. And I: llrllt ;,t! itS tht\ continental army 81lJ which Ilftt'lwarlis beoAwe the our Pilgrim fathers, tolJoliling In tile , IlaWe path, governed by tlle &arne IUlUy o( the United StatH, fnclad!!d spIrit, landed upon: Plymouth "l" oluntl't'r RR wellaa the fegt1lar, and Hock 262 years ' 'agO, havlug I they ; eV61l udmlttt"d the militia, landed In December l(j:~O. .Flom wlH'lI they behaVed tbetmclvet In b!lltlo. (Lilughter.) tUelll have detoend;! a noble }lOll. tenty, who have laId (he foundation , 'flit! 'lme I have to-<lay wlU DOt. or this gnlQt and mighty naUon. r "l"l'li "dm It my m~ntfonlng the haC-I The .pfrit of the AmerJcan pioneers I l t~ fl! ll' till' blood flbed bl'O.idout O\'N th e IRuli. 1 bave not time . . haa poInted W68tWard (or genUatioD8, llntU ODe hundred and fOlty_ (" ·I'll to RHude to the C8mp8Ign~; but five men .ntered th~ "alleys on :r there 111 on" thing Upon the earth .t he 24th of July) 1847. When-we tA lfot America E'.hould be proud of tt l arrIved here We r~d • bture.n dee!~ Ihe Army and Navy. 'l'helU'wy . er&. We Wtlre the first of the ~Io­ lind nn)' of the Untted States bave Saxon rac. that bad turned up. SOd lll'\"t'r yet Oommltted an act un. of thMe "alleys tor cultJvat10Q (or \\"orthy of the lIonor they enjoy and hundredt of yeara. We foand no ptf7.l'; they have ""flr Oeen valiant mark o( the wblte maD, theonlyoc_ IIfUJ rMdy for eve tyemergency, and cUp&nta o( the hnd were an army of 1111\"6 traversed the ,..ay that IMdil crickets, coyote wolvea and a (ew un to hllllor, glory 'm" I!UI'0688, that I roamIng IndIans -Whose meaJs wbeu . our l~ulltry mIght live Rud we ~ ia'fr them consisted of l0Q.8leli . rtt,o. ( A i' plRu !"e. ) crJ~et.. To day YOU lWly traVel'N! I The l'iavy u( tho I; ll lhld HLM68 : tht'8e valJeys (or 1,000 milt'S i JII"~ • ~lorfoU!:l hhltory. Although /l from Idaho to ArJzona and (row : pracLleaJly to-day wit.lJout wlpl . : Nevada to Colorado, and you wJJJ our navy lis ts hear to.day : find them dotted over wJlli cJ&J~ the ruUUt'IS of gallRlJ t offi<lera and ; and Wwn8 aIld echool. ~Ilmtm; tlud I say pro(eiiI!loually ho~, m~t1ng.hou.ee, tabernacles t1uot th" (lt1ll~1"8 or, he navy o( the aDd tkomples, with gflr(lena and or. l ' ni~t !:3tates, nrc cpr superIor, to chlll'ds, ~eld8 and arOp8. 'J'hfs once my kllOWJ~ge, o f an y otl.!~ !' ! ke£er. I barren d& ert: to-ds y n ot onl y blOB. vIes /0 the l'rorld. Aod 8bould our aomlllJJte q.e ~,but bJ088OllleWIt.b 1':luoLry ever have i)CC'llIllon t~ call ten thoulJaud t>e.UtlfuJ roses; aIld not [or th tl lr @@rvloe, J1nt decks under only the pioneers, bu.t Utonlana and their teet and they will add fresh maIly otberll, and the many deeds lU ij tre to their OWn 6!!cutcheolJ, and tbat tbey ba\'e performed. Tbey glory to tb Is great IIstloo, (Ap' tun·e OOCupled a con8piouoos place plau8e.) 10 the work of connectJDg tbls great The army ot tuo Uul~ t3tat6l. iron band Which bind together thls There 18 tll'arel.y eoough of ·jt tc mighty naUon fcom tile Atlantic Bpe&.k aoout (Jaughter); but what to . the Pacftlc O<'6an. llu ~ there i8 We claim to be mighty good lude 1 Wish to ssy, We Would be (l~wed laughter). Tbls little recrf'Bllt to our duty ff We ditillot :a.rmy ))&.11 beeu the advau<legoard laokuOWlfldge th6 hand of Allllfg h 'y o(settJemeQt aud clvlllution trom God In e very blessJng We havo te ithe Alleghaulea to the PACltlc <lelved III these mountaIn ,"nl. ()qat, 11nLlI we bne o.ued to leYI. Among theee bl~lllg9 I have any (ron tier. Who can tell I might menUon this heaullful . me where the rrontler h to·day? ~ i tit'll] part, thllt has been pr6f:ented : f.r lUySGJt 1 do not know where It , and prepared by the Mayors and :It I.e MaJd tuat repul>lles&re ungra~ City OoUDclle, our worthy Fathers. . (uI. tbat for acU~e Ae(vloo they ~~jj And ht're~permlt Lllle W tender to to re ward the aged Blid Infirm. Tu Ule Mayors and City Counoils oftbfs etatement I deny &s tar a1 ourooun· i ty tor. tb61r lDc1 ..",_ ...__ ___ .... ,..r _ tC..... c... .tQy L : _ thilnks ~_ ._ m- inor "• · .PleeIde.nt trlbQte ~ w.:1~ . ... of the UnIted States: God, ,I'We win carve O1Jl/Owo patJnl"81 to glory. 11 Dol ~ we e'~, It W1I1 be, y.t it ba, takeIi £5 ~4!!&fI to prodaoe the ~. h '0( . anel ahriIba aro..nd ~'!'''And I am RU'8 you will unJte cept to-day for the army and navy OESY.H..U, MCDOWELL MCCOOK. ~y ~ ,Park m~rr."V. a fw the (atta. and what J& . pro~, We can only Jadie of the . fa&4tre by the p&et, and what; We know of the preeent. I canwordl!l ; no~ . utter any better I than thoee ot 1tfi trlt!nd Euchanan ! Read, whIch sentiment I wJU ac- Iyoke j l~~b.lpI.,w. ~~~~~eoktier'8orl• Now th1a beauU. liti~~.J8 one that I feel a ~t id..;.;.;..at·~Ule In. As we ptU'pG8e I ~ . to opeD Liberty Part to. can O&lJ It i~.k. tiIJDg the term Ul ita geQelll ;~ . !>unite all elee, "Wbrn W&ris "" and ckn,er IlIah . __ .'. G ' ~ OVer &ud dotIiaft t1cIrted, ·the thu8'11~ohed and tertUf,. td, OOllunl1e 10 irow ~jI8r and dMllfr.iite hJab.~ and ~ .' .prt'M wider anQ wIder, un£ IhaD form" Brand canoP7-an &sy. fl um (or Ule ~PPTeB.Ied of every land, :and uotH tiV81y fetter .hall be that the occaaion that hW\ I _ . l ·~ ~glit aU together on be ungrateful (or the . great benefits tku lrehaveto~ · _QO~adora~ by the .1~.2& , ,' .*1IodBt or. th~ acuJptw, bQ · 101puob.ofa u aurely be 80 In doe tlm~, as i our efty blcrMst!6 In papal.tlon and weaUh. The day Is not (ar d!8t.an~ I trDlt, when the·. city 'W1Il · be rlen enOUgh to bestow. liberal 8Um each year upon the adornment nod beau. titylng of tht. spot, untU we .baD be abJe to ..., that no city or its ag~ on thJIJ bra.!loontlnent ~1!@e8 • more nutgIll1loent health and ple£. (lUre rHOr& than our city. LadI68 and gentlemen, allow }DO to thank you tor sour preEence here . In lIIoS1atJng us a.o ""Iflbralc : the opening ot LI berty rart on 10 glorious a day, dt'sr to alllovel'l! of: liberty and fl"6ooom, QII the lOitb]' anniversary of the bRUle or Bunker wm' H~~e ~~~'~d:' ~l;~):~ Sixth I ufantry the fantasia, ".Devil Let I.IOO8t'." The Mayor tben orDclally d~l"rt'd ! Liberty Park 0llen til the pUblic. ! The ~ WIlS r(-rorrii"~,~ and to the live ly music of tbe ' bands, which play&1 II,lterulltel.,', mov811 back In order, to the ('itS. EveryUl10g pa88ed off wllhon t a j at.. There 'W88 IlO tumult, no disordOr I no unpleuan&nt!68 o( any kInd. The 8peeohee were Interrupted only by ! cpp!s.u....::te. Tb.o III \.iSle ~'· a!l lIup6ro, &Ild the Whole prOO&edlng>r were or a lDO&& enJoyah!e character. Liberty Patk oan be made a lU08t lovely ",Pot by the expenditure ot • lJttle money and IIkUJ, &nj 1'.e 'lust Lhal It will Pl"Ovelo the everyUlin.g Uut ita name impUel, and that aU ~ho ..... 11 tbefll8eln. ot Its faclJltles tor CbntlJbuUng to Ute IUm of human happloMII m.,y euJoy that freedom 'frbloh f. Ut' only tind that 1.8 endearing aud per.J I 'Peo1* teet-tbe Uberty or law. - .. ,<