Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 8, 1876, Page 1

The Chicage Dailpy Teibun 3y, S0y 7y VOLUME 29. TO RENT, Desirante Ofices TO RENT I TEB TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C.DOW, Room 10; "Lribune Building. T0O REINT. ‘The atore And Jarge foors lataly mun.m_y 8"!?!5} T mied forao DTS roniring laryo. smaot o or any buniness requ arg oo ARDiy 1o Whl. 0. DOW. 8 rribhne. Bullding, FINANOIAL. 7 Per Cent. W offer $100,000 in from one tofour loana st SEVEN it Ou au oad for sovarat emal dount, from it 0, 0 1 B0 107-100 Dearborn-at. MONEY st Jow aten an Mortgagor, Donds, Warehouse De- plannd Beogs, Y U8 SILYERMAN, Baner, Obamber of Commarce. GENERAL NOTICES, NOTIOE. CITY TAX DISCOUNTS, THE BAFPEST INVESTMENT FOR YOUR MONBY I8 IN YOUR OWN TAX. B8, eapocinlly whenyou can get & HAND- JOMH DISJOUNT. The City of Ohioago will, at any timo beforo May 30, 1870, bor- Yow' from poraons owing Uity Heal Estate faxes for tgu year 1876, tho amount of such {axen, allowing two (3) per cont discount, and will isaue vouchers thorefor which may bo wusod a‘{ oneo, }v:.r hn;l‘:i “ilee.ho owner is pro- arod to pay his othor N # & Finance Come mfi{o ord.eAr oflthgo MMayor and o, Apply, . 8. HAYES, Comptroller, 2.5 Hoom 3, Oity Hall, VINEGAR. PRUSSING' WHITERH iEVIREGAR E Celebrated for its Purity, Strengthand Flavor. e o B Ftar T 1o ‘be entirely free from Sulphuric Acid or oiher deleterte e L W aria 2 tho g ALl Gracert; Largest VInegar . L{ha. 1848, rK‘ L. Pl USSIN&& CO., Chicago. OCEAN NAVIGATION. ail Blesmers botwoon Now York sad Havwie, eailing at Piymouth (U. 1.1 vt KL IBadiug 0. parsongers. The splendid vossols ot this favorite route lor the Gontinout (belnk more southorly NNorth iuvor, s toll Ua ~AD N Fran, MO G dABsh t eAbl. 110 sud 8120, socording to by 7 Lnind, B0, Fatita than aoy ottier), will sall from Plor No. & arday, Bay 13 it ey, My 5 2N rlars May 27 W, for Ci STAR BALL LINE. UNITED STATES & BIAZIL MATL BTEAMSHIPS, Balling montaly from Watson's Whaxf, Brooklyn, N. Y. For Yara, Pernambuco, Dahis, and Rio Janerio, caliing at 8t, Johas, Porto Rico, B JOHN BRAMALL, 2,800 tona, 2. B, WALKER, NELLIE 54 Pinost,, e e PR e, oy i el STATE LINE. RE TO O] W, LIVERPOO! LN, B g WA T g Thoso Hrst-clans tuil-pawered stasmers will eall from #ler No 43, North fl“lr. foot of Ca T O VIKGINTA., F INDIANA. . PENNSYLY, a at Towost rates. latkeat., Ohicago. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD, The steamers of this Company will sail avery Satur- sy from Liremen_Plor, foot of Third-at,, Hobokon, Tiates of fuugn—mm New York to Southamptos London, Havre, and Bremen, first cabin, $100 cabln, 360, gold; stoorago, $30, For {relght oF prsssge apply 1 8 & CO., 2 Bawling Green, Now Yatk, National Line of Steamships. NRW YORK TO QUENNSTOWN AND LIVEUPOOL. KGYPT........ THE QUEEN, Apply HOLLAND, 25!.;1 at 13000 Cabin passs; 0, currenoy, Ileturn tickets at roduced rato cketa, $23 currenoy, Dralis IALJ:I‘AI:g rds '+ Urlu'n.n LARSON, s * ¢Bouth Olarkest, Great Western Steamship Line, ¥rom New York to Bristol (Eugland) direct. RAGON, Bymons, B e i By rax S eamian tekete 8130, Prepaid Steorsxo certiiatos, i prwwu.x. HITH, &7 Olark-st., Miohigan jontral ltallroad. PROPOSALS: nn EROPOSALS, Advertising Proposals for Kegping Brogs. Orryice or 130uT-110UsE INSPEGTOSR,, RLEVENTH DISTRICT, DernorT, Mich., April 10, 1876, Beparats sealod proposals will e recoived at this offics Hlflrlln'clnei ‘noon, op Thursday, June 1, mext, for ralsing, replacing, and Euvln:lu their proper all the buoys uow placed, or required, {n ths following chanaels, sud for marking the followlng usnied wualzuos s S %onth Channsl of At. Clair Flats. 3. Baginaw B 3. Grean olnt. St mouth of Graad ver andia Lake Muskeroe, 6. On the Roet off Calumot, Tl Oa tho Roef off Racine, Wis. Ou the Reof off Bheboygan, Wis. Bie. M from Detour on Lake Taron, anal, tosod {ncludiog the mid. Round Island, Lake Superior, sud , for one yoar from th cding th day of June, tha Light Huuse loard, plying st thia affl soaled aad fndorsed ** Pro. aud then placed lu another r dolivery In porson, , or seut, 0 mail to thie undersigned. rajact a0y ot Al ids, or to waive dofects, 4 Tur tba Intarost of thie Goverament ta do he Light Board, o et nder U, 8. 2, Tospector Kioventh Jight-}iouss Diatriol, CORSETS. Vot the GENUINE? Deware of Tmitationst TIUOMSON'S PATENT OLOVE-FITING L'flfli‘E’l;i. ER o EACH CORSET Btnuped \ “TIAMSUN® WITLL TRADE- AR p iy Gloyo-4t1ing fregno . Bolid Faat . Lonomren s EHRS. Sohe, S cuings do not abrade the dross. rel.olass dealers averywhers. THOMSON,; LANGDON & COn Ni Yo Bole Lwposters and Patestess fof tis U, B, EARLY CHICAGO. Jokn Wentworth’s Second Lecture Before the Sunday Afternoon Bocletys The First Historical Recogni= tion of Our Gity. Poll.Lists of the First Elec- tions --- The Earliest Tax.Lists. Hunting Up the Records of the First Families——The Three Survivors, The Original Irishman ot Chicago---His Successor in the Mexican War, How They Amused Themselves in Those Primitive Days. Dances at the Lake Houss~-The Donation Party—-At the Post-Office. Gov, Ford's Introduction to the Uses of * Regrets ' — An Illinois Reception, Parson Hinton’s Lecturcs on the Davil ~-Baptiems in the Lake, Experiences with Irredeemabls Car- rency---Michigan Lands and State Bonds. Traolog Up tho Liguor-Tiokets— The First Blaoksmith—Ferryman and Prenchar, §A NOTABLE EVENT, BIUNION OF OLD BETTLERS. The Hon, John Wentworth's leature at MoCor- mick's Hall yostorday afternoon on ** Chioago's Men and Aauners " proved to be an attraction 1o many of our citizens, and to none was it moro intoresting than to the old soitlers and thoir do- acendonta who camo to listen to tha records of those early days in Chicago's history. It waa indeod a gathering of the reproeoutative people ot Chicago, including men who have been iden- tifled with the city, and tho town even bofore it attained the dignity of a city, from 1820 to tho prescut timo. The prime object of Mr, Went- worth's lecturo was to arouse s groater degroo of inteross {n the subjock of historical rosearch as particularly directed towarda tha history of Chicago, and if the old sottlers present will add what thoy know of early Chicago to what Mr. Wentworth had to may, and preseat their rocolloctions to the public through the medium of the pross, the Fire will bave uttorly failed to destroy the history of tha city. On tho atage wore seated perbaps the lsrg- gost represontation of the oldest asttlers of Chicago avor gathered together, Among thoss present were Mrs. Jobn Calboun, widow of John Calhoun, who startod tho Demneral in Chicago in 1833; Mre. Robort A. Kinzle, daugltor of Mayor Whistlor, and granddaughtoer of Col. Whistler, who built the original Fort Chi- cego in 1804 ; the widow of Gen. John B, Boau- bion, who was & rosident fn 1820, and his son, Aloxandor Besubion, botn hers 1o 1821 ; Mark Boaubten, who witnessod the surrender of Gen. Hull at Dotrolt, in 1812, and who came to Chi- cagoto live in 1820 ; tho widow of Archibald Clybourn, who voted hore in 1826, and 91 persona 10'all who wero hore bofore the city was incor- porated ; seven ex-Mayors of the city,—Ray- mond, Morris, Haines, Boono, Milliken, Rum- aop, and the orator himaclf ; the Mayor-olect, the Hon, Thomas Hoyne ; Ool. G. 8. Hubbard, who was horo in 1818, ~ Besides thoso thore were Euunt Samuel _Toard, O. V. Dyer, . B, Cobb, J. W. Eldridge, flon. L N, Arnold, A, N. Fullerton, J. C. Rue; Socrates Rand, Grant Goodrich, E, H. Malford, Willis_8cott, J. M. Van Oadoll, A.B.Bherman, A. D, Taylor, Froderick Tuttle, C. MaDonnell, Hibbard Forter, E. . Lodgery Phllo Carpentar, Jamoa A, Maraball, LG, T, Freer, A, Huntington, Chaties Follansbee, Willlam Wheclor, George Ghackafeld, Col J,3L, Warren, Jolin Bates, Tuthill King, J, C. Good. r., L. C. Hugunin, Slephen F, Gale, 1. 0. Btone, F. &, Proacott, Ezoklol Morrison, Kobert Yergus, J. K. Totatord, A. G, Lurley, James Couch, W, H, Clatk, V. A, Boyér, W. I, ' Bnowhook, iam_ Locks, Gearge’ W, Stowo, J, J, Itichards, D, 8. Bwett, Jumes B, Lradwell,'Robinton, Tripp, L, . Hill 3nd the following widows of old’ citizena: William H, Brown, Mrs. Henry Rlines, Mre. G. W. Bnow, Mrs, Stiles Hurton, Mre, Goorge Mantarre, Alre, Qeorge Davis, Mrs. Irs Couch, Mrs, John Murphy, Mre. Gharles Taylor, Brs. De, ‘Brinkerhoff, Mrs, ox- Msyor Sherman, Nrs, P, L. Opdyke, Mrs, Thomas Church, Mrs. W, B, ¥gan, Mrs, Jicob Hussall, Mrs. 3, B, ¥, Russell, Hiefors Mr, ~ Wentworin was fntroduced to the audience Mr, Tl D, Lioyd, President of the Sundsy Lectura Bocley, xoad the folowiag seport of the onw 1 1n closing the Bunday Leoture course for tha season thio Executive Commities of the Sunday Lecture So- cloty wish to maks publi, a4 in formor years, » siate- ‘ment of what tea been done, The Bociely hisa beeu (o existence threa ysars, 1Ii was formed in March, 1874, for the purposs of giving the peaple Arst-claes loctures at cost p) on iheirr only day of lewsurs. Three courses of lecturea have boen dellversd, and sach auc- coeding season Naa given more loctures, haa boen bet- tor attended, and lias presented mare speakers of high grade than !g"“ nr. "Ihe{denof Bunday lsctures haa grawn in favor with (ha people, the press (which bas reported many of the lecturcs in_full), with lecturers, ard with tha churches, The charscter of the audlonces {s such {lat i s acturors BaYo sald that thoy prefer them 10 any olbers they W, No atlemipt haa been loto give aoy direction tothe lairfl diseusasd, aud to retcl any pariculsr class of poople, The piat: form e been mm-ni free, and tho audiences have Tepresouted all parts of soclefy, Xtlio firat coursa delivered in Wall's Hall, on ‘Wont Side, comprised ten lectures with an average at— sondance ' of 1/, Tho second course dellvered In Kingabury sl lncludndlv:onlfl-lour lectures, with an aver itendance of #15, The course just closed began Oct, J, 1675, ended Alay 7, 1870, wad_given in McCUormick Hall, the lsrgest auditorium in the City,and bas had an aversge siteudsuce of 1,500 Persous. ‘The Iargeet attoudanco wau 2,639, Tho fret course reached in ail persous; the second, and tho'preacut courss, 41,420, The lecturers Ly Deon men and women foromost 4n the Tanks of plal form educators, Awmong them ‘were Robort Collyer, Julia Ward Howe, W, It. Emerson, Bussn B, Anttiony, Moncure D, Conway, Joaquin Mifer, Edward Everet! Hale, Mn Teonowens, Plhebe Courips, ¥rederick Liouglass, Jsmes Partun, Prof, Bummer of Yala Col- Tego, Win., Diross, Dayard Taylor, Prot, Iroctor, Hor aco White, Prof, Colbert, Heury Vincet, A, P.' Bu ‘Lank, and Jobn Weutworlh, Tho success of the i ent course was ackioved in the face ol some serio dissppointments, A winter of unusual unlicalthiness incauscllated somia o€ tbe mosl popular apeakers engaged. Qlarles Bradlaugh, who Wit fo ‘licturo hers sxclusively for the Bunday Locture Soclety, John O, Haxe, iret Harte, Menry Watterson, and Carl Schurz wero sll employed, bist wers unable to fulbh their engage- tments, and the recelpta of the Bociety Wers propurs tioually sfiectod. ‘The Treasurer of tho Boclsty, Mr, Willlam Mas. doucil, makes the following exbitit of ila finsuclal condition § < E. RECEIPTE, To cash on hind at commeuceoment of pres. OntREINODauesarsres Becetved from lecture )| *hows ¥ CHICAGO, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1876. From the atart the Soclaty hsa patd its own way, e aaked end recet Ted 1o contributions of soy kind, 1nd 19 tres from debt, None of ita officers have recelved any remunertion n sny form. - fall the So-fety made an effort o have the ‘Arte Gailery of the Expoettion opeGhd ou Bundays st 10 centa per vinitor, 1tdid tnls believing that & gallery butlt on wround belonging to tho people of O should not be shut to the people on_ their one ure, The Boclety's offer 10 boar a(l tha expauses and givo ai the proria o the Exposition ws, bowever, eclined, Thue aticcens of the Chicago Sunday Lecture Soclety ua led to the formstion of other similar sacletien, Boversl serles of Runday aftornoon lectures, two of them given by churches, have beon fn successful ratlon i Chicago during the past winte 8t Louls bwa & Bundsy Lectare Hoclely which b done well, Hiliwanket aw auch s society, which h: bid o most gratifying sticeees, To Mr, E. A» Williams, ita Becretary, wo aro indebted for a_statement which icago ay'of 4 [0 fta st soason the Milwaukes Society »n twonty-nine lecturoa, with an average at- e of toe, =L A1 nggTegite sttondance of 17,350, raons, Tho foceipts frow Inctures were 82,061, Tho ectiress wers puid, 1,076, and Yicre fa & balsnce on hand of $10 The parent socloty of af) tsee, tho London Bundsy-Lecturs Bociety, 1& & flourisbing insi- tutlon, and hiea been in_operation sjnce 1869, Its charges make a discrimination In rogard to sess, costing, respectively, 1 shilling, O = pence, and nny, It was ought — bots ter by the Chicago Boclety, and thoss formed upon its model, to make s uniform price of admission to ail parts of the house, The London Bocisty ia largely supporied by contributions, I which respoct it differs from the Chicago Boclely, ‘The sbove report shiows what bes been done in the onat, The funds in the iressury of the Hoclety will enable it to provide noxt season » series of lectures by tho b ers obtainable, and every offort will Le made 1o give tle public an opportunity to hiear the questiona of the day disoumed in the ablest mapner, The Boclety submita thin of {ta operstions to he public, whoss sups port han de {4 succeeaful, with earnest thanks for its appreeistion and encoursgement, and with the hope that the sticcess of ths Chicago Sundey- Lacture Society may lead to the formation of many uimilar socleties throughout the country, Hzxax D, Lo, For the Executive Committes,: The orator was Introduced by Mr, Mark Deaubien, 3 representativa of the French peopls who held the Northwest befors the cession of Americs to the Brit- ish by the French., As Mr, Wentworth stepped for- ‘ward he was greeted with hearty and prolonged ap- Iause, which was rencwed at frequent fntoryals dur. 1 th® Progress of his exhaustive sssay. ——— THE LECTURE, OF LXTERZST TO EVERY CITIZEN, One year ago I gave a Jecture at this place, as Ithen stated to you, * with s viow of exoiting among onr people a spirit of historical researoh which would resnlt in recovering lost nowa- pspors and documents, and placlog upon record the oxperionces of our carly settlers.” I had no ambltion to figuro as a lesturer, or as nhistorian. Iwaited until the rogular lecture course was finished, The procoods wers given with pleaa- ure $o the Committee for the employmont of mon more at home in the lectura teld, as the procecds of thia lecturs will bo,—such men as pass alx months in proparing oue, two, or throe lecturos, and pass the next six months in deliv- oring thom. As this ix thoir sole mpans of liv- ing, it is right that they ahould be woll paid for them; and it is one of the noble objects of this Assgoolation to furnish you, at an bour when you bave no worldly pursuits nor religious enter- tatnmeuts, for 10 conta, what othor people on & wwook-day pag from G0 conts to a doliar for. I can think of no oiher objoct that would bave brought me bofors you with a written lecture. 1 felt that tho duty peculiarly devolved upon me, aud I performod it with plessure. Thore are ecarcely haif a dozen persons, babjtuated to publis spoaking, who were hers bo- fore tho ity was incorporated. I was eolo cou- auctor of a public pross for twenty-five yoars lacking a fow months, It ucemod proper that I should lead off iu this important mattor. THE ' CUICAGO DEMOCRAT " was commenced on the 26th of November, 1833, by the Jate Jobn Calhoun, whoso widow now ro- saes o this city, Augustine D. Taylor, now living in thia city, saw the press landed ; and Waltor Kimbali, now living in tbis city, was a visitor la the office, and saw tho firat sumber printed. That paper fell into my hands in No- vomber, 1836, nnd contained not only a history of gurrent events, but nlao a vast amonuut ot information touching the early bistory of the entire Northwest. It i & sad reflaction that the samo fire which swept away my files, also ewopt. away thoso of every one oise, and all our public records, Dal there aro copiea of the Chicago Demaocrat scattored all over tho Northwest, aa woll a8 of othor papersand documents that will be of servico 1u restoring our lost history. No per- zon ehould destroy any papers or documents of & date prior tothatire, If thereis noono who wanta them, lot them be sent to mo, and I will take care of them until our Chieago Historical Sociaty becomes reorganized. Our old sottlers are fast paesing away. Some of the fow romainiug have very retontive memories. Let thom not be dis- couraged bocause thoy do not remombor dates, It is facts that wo wani; and by compsnug them with othor events, tho dates of which wo know, wa can in time obtain tho exact dates of all of them. Whilo B0 many aof our old settlers have paasod away, thers yot may bo remnining smong their effccts old “papora whoso valuo their legal reproscutttives do nol appreciate. Many old packagos have been given to me with tho romark that thoy did not s2o of what uso they could be to me. One widow sent me somo vpiecoa of newspapers, whioch tho mice had kind- Iy sparod, with tho remark that alio Was ashamed to ba aendinsx the old trash to any one; but from thom facts enough wore gashered to savo another widow from being swindied out of hor homestoad, Whon I lectured before, it was a mattor of disputo what wag ; THE NAMF OF THE PIRST 8TEAMDOAT that ever came to Chicago, wnd who was the person in command. Bhe camo to bring the troops for the Dlack Hawk war in 1832, aud brought tho cholers with them, Allthat was kuown for a cortainty was tho place where thuy dug the pit in which they most unceromoniously Elungad tho dend bodies, That was remembored ocauso it waa the sito of the old American Tom- perance Honso, northwest cornor of Lake atreet and Wabash avonuo ; and many old setsters ro- membered that from tho fact that they always passod by tho Temporance House on tho other sldo, and so could read the aign, Tho river and lako water, which we had to drink in thoso days, was considered unhonlthy. Imade n statemunt 28 (o the uamo of that boat, based npon what [ coueidered tha bost authority. Dut when I lad fintalted, a geutloman camo urnu tho stago and gne mo auotber name, claimi ng that o helped t out the very vesscl at Cleveland, and Ichangod my manuscript to correspond. But somo of the roportors published tho statoment as I dolivered it, and thus two statements wore before the pub- a8 glven by me, Thus different porsons, anxious to asslst we {n re- eatablivtlng tho landmarks of history, Lad an opportunity, by quoung the one state- wient to provoke discuseibn by inalsting tbat the other statoment was true, whon they roally did not know any moro about tho mayer than I did, and bad perbaps consulted only ono authority, when I had provioualy cousulted many, DButa Indy, in lookiog over Lor old papers, fouud, whera she feast expeoted it, & Chicago Dzmocral dated March 14, 1881, containing s lotter from Capt. A. Walker giving a hiatory of the whale expedition, showing that both statements wore corroct, ‘The United Btates Governinoat chartored four steatn= era Lo brivg troops aud supplies to Chicago, and thelr pames were tle Huyunar. Heury Clay, William Penn, and 8heldon Thowpson ; bat tho Buperior and Ilonry Clay wore sent back when the cholora broke out on board. Capt. Walker says tbat whon b arrived at Chicago.fu July, 1832, thero wero bt tlvo dwetling-houses horo, threo of which woro made of logs, ‘Ihers are other ald ncmml‘mn yeu ta Lie tound satiling ques- tions equally a8 iterosting. All must udmit that there has boon moro wald about the history of Chicago, and mors im- portaut publications mado, the past vear than ovor bofors, Looksellers luform mo thus they bove had within the past year, a grouter | demand than {v all time betoro for all works ap- pertaining to the history of the Northwest, aud that they have bhad, all the whilo, stsndin orders for auch works as are out of print, And it 1 to encoursge & still further research that [ addresa you to-tay, Aud if the resuit of -this yoar's resoarchies iv not satisfactory, L iall foe! myaoll in duty bouud to sddroda you uuain v u yoar from this time, Many oged reiiiors havo hanked me Or bringing them 1uto & higher up- prociasion. One octogenarian lady informé ma that, for the pssc fi{toen ysurs, wheu auy young' company camo to the houso, she waay expected to leave tho room, After my lecture, she said aha saw s gentleman approsching the houxe, and ehe lefi the rcom 3 usual. Sue soon ber granddaughter came out aod "It 18 you ho wants,” And this waa (he Il ganllumln catler sho had had for fiftesn yoars. Whou shio entered tho roum, wad he tuld ber be wanted to nquire about eacly Chicago, he feit A if ber youth Lad como again, aua ahatold tho otherw that it was their timo to leave sthe room, Bhe wsid, ' He haa bnen to ses me eix times, and hns printed uearly all 1 eatd, and thore 18 not anotlisr momvuer of our large family who Liaw ever said & word that was thought of nuflicient importsuce to bo printed; antd now I am thinking over what I know about early Chi- cago, and lotting the newsparers bave it."” 8ho obssrved with groat foreo that the young folks wero conatautly asking hisr how abo used to pot aloug amid enrly privations, and she insisted that, if Ievor lectured aiun, Labould assert that the early settlers of Chicago wera the bap- piest people in the world, s I beilave thev were. But a strice regard for the veal historical pur- posen of this locturs will permit mo to sllude only incidentally to our oArly sources of enter- tatament, WE ARE APT TO APEAK OF CHICAGO AS A NEW CITY. Isut it {8 not 80, compared with tho great maas of othor cities in the United Btates. Lake out Detroit, Cincinnati, 8t~ Louis, and Now Orleans, and what is thore oldor, in the dato of its {acor- noruzlan. in the West oxtending to tho Pacifle? ut when our city waa organized wo bmd no Pacifio possessions savo Orsgon Territory, whict we then owned 1n common with Great Dritain. Tho future bistorian of America will not. how- ever, take into consideration tho date of our in~ corporation, The ancient Romans were in the babit of aating evenis from the foundation of their eity. gut * Urbs coudita” or * Chicago condita " will never be s reckoning point in oir city's bistory. Even in this assombly, tuors are oot a8 many who koow in what year our city was incorporatod as in ono of our public chools there are children who can spotl Melchisedec, not- withstandipg modern pollticisus bave kicked from the puolio schoals tho Book that contained the eighth commandment. From Washington's insugaratton, fn 1789, to Chicago's firat Mayor's luauguration, in 1837, wo have but forty-eight years, s period of time that the future’ bListorisa of Awmerios, when aguklnz of Chicago, will not notice. Bul a res- idont of Chicago was not elected to Congress until 1843, and yet ha became associated not only with men prominent under every Admius- tration of tho United Htates Govornment, sud many of them born befors the inauguration of Waablogton, but with some boro even beforo the Declaration of Independenco, and tio, st losat, before the tea wan thrown overboard in DBoston barbor. John Quinoy Adams was born 1 1767, and Lie was sccustomed to tell us that among hia sarliest zocollections was the heartog the report of the guns at tho battlo of Bunker Hll. Benjamin Tappan, Senator from Ohio, waa born i 1973, Then there was BENDY CLAY, Becrotary of State while Jobn Quincy Adama was President, United Btstes Benator ss early as 1806, Bpoakor of tho louse 1 1811, bornin 1777, nine months after the Declaration of In- dependencs, and ons who could collset & Iargar crowd and disperse it quicker and {u botter Lumor than any other mao who over livad in Amorica. I shall never forget my last inter- viow with Heury Clay, sod it deseription is appropriate to the history of Chicago, Our barbor was suffering tor sppropriations, Presi- dent Polk had vetoed them all, A change of dynsatios had been effectod. Blillard ~Fill- moro was tho actiog Presiont, and he was a warm friend of our harbor, It was in tho spring of 1851, ‘I'ng Harbor bill bad passed the Houso, and waa sout to tho Bauate at o Jate dav, and the controlling spirits bad maneged to keep 1t back until o stll laier day. Tho Southern Sonators, uuder tho loaa of Jofferson Davis, spoko agaivst timo, deciuring thio bill unconsti- tutional, Clav did all that man could do for uw, but 1o vain.~ Our bill was taiusd to deatts, Cluy camo on with us to Now Yook City, to tako a stonmer for New Orleans, Astho vessel waa about to #ail, wo went on board to take our lenve of Lim, and we all oxpresacd 8 hupo that tho noxt tims he returned liows e would go arouud by the lakes. o repliec, **1 nover go where the Coostitation doca wot go. Henco I muat travel by ealt water. Mako your lakes Consiitu- tional, “Keop up the war until your lake harbors got thoir desorved appropuations, aod then I will como out aud seo you.” We fnally got tho Constitution out horo, but not until after {leary Clay biad paid the dobt of onture, “W'hen thero was John C. Calhoun, Vice-Presi- dent whilo John Quincy Adutue was President in 18251 » momber of Longress in 1811 3 Secratary of War whou tha recoustruction of onr fory way comploted in 1817 ; born jo 1782 tho year bo- foro Great Britain acknowledged our indopen- dence. 1ie Bmd his nume came ouce vory noarly boing sasocisted with Chicago, as tho new fort hnd been completed while ho waa Becrotary of War, and it was suggeased that it be callod Fort Calboun. But he did not think it right to chaugo the old nawe which had been given in honor ot Gen. Henry Dearborn, who was Socro- tary of War whon the first fort was bult, in 1504 Oficiai docnmounts tell us that, in 1803, CAPT, JOUN L. WILSTLER, thon & Lientcuaut at Detroit, was ordercd hora ta build the fort, that his troops came by laud, and that ho, with bis family and his supples, came round by tha lakes In the Uuited Siatos schooner Tracy, with Dorr for Master. Tins probably was tho fitst 9ail-vossel that ever came to Chicago. 1 cap think of no business that could have broustht ono hero bofore, 'This Capt. Jobn 1I. Whistler was father of Col. Willmw Wiustler, who died in 1863, and was so favor- sbly known by our early sottlers, and who was fathor-in-law of tholate Robort A, Hinus, of thia city, Bostdes, thers was Judge William Wilkine, of Ponpsylvanis, born in 1779 ; Daniel Wobster, of Maspachuselts, born in 1762; Joun J, Critton- den, of Kontucky, born in 1766 ; and Judge Le- vi Woodbury, of Now Hampsbire, born in 1781, Thea thero were thres meu whose names &ro ideutified with the history of the Wost, Thore was Loewis Casy, born in 1782, appointod, in 1813, Governor of tho Northwestora Territory, then ewbracing Michigau, Wiscousin, Iowa, Min- pesots, and all west. And William Woodbridge, boru in 1780, appoioted, in 1814, Sccrotary of the wame Torntory. 'Thioas gentlomon wero walking historios_of the Northweat, ‘Lhen thers was Thowas U, Jientan, bora in 1782, Bonator when Missouri was_admitted in 1821, who mude Lis fret tripa to Wazhington on horsoback, Add s knowledge to that of Messrn. Woodbridge and Cass. sad wo bave & complete hlstory of the ou- tira West, Many now befors mo will remember the patriotio lecture ho dolivered hero in tho spring of 1857, upon the approaching crisis to this country, about & yesr before hls deatly, vrobably the beat lecturo of his lifo, Nor shoutd Ifail to meution Cen. Honry Dodge, the An- thouy Wayne of his period, born aiso in 1782, ono of the tirat Benators from Wisconsiv, A singlo member of Congress, and tho firt one elected from Chicayo, wae sssociated in Congresy with two members who served 1n Presitont Monroe's Cabiuet, ono in L'roeident J. Q: Adams', threa (o President Jackson's, ouo dent Van Buren's, five in L'rcaidont 1l rison's, four in President Tylor's, four 1o Prosi- dent I'oll's, four in Preuldent Taylor's, soven iu Prouldons Fillmore's, four in President Pisrce's, tive in Psesidont Buchausa's, aud eixin Presi- dent Lincolu'a ; embracing a period of Amerioan ofticial history from 1817; aud sows of these men wera boru before the tes was throwi over- board in Boeton hagbor, For somo yoars aftor Chicago elooted ber first member aof Congresa THE WIDOW OF PREIDENT MADISOX gove rocoptions at Washungtou, snd on the lat of January ber guests were shown apurtmentd whore were susponded drossos which she bud worn upon all great occasous, jucluding tho re- ceptions of Presidents Wastington, Auaas, Jof- forean, and her husband, Jawes dadivon way not only a member of the Coutinontal Cougress, but ale0 & momver of the first Cungross nuder the Connuitution, and s contiuued during the terms of Washington's Prceidsucy; snd was Hoerotary of State under Mr. Jofferton's Admin- fstration. 80 tuis hwly bad had wmplo apuor- sty 80 know tho customs of svery pro: Lartad ot our Govorsmensial history, Lur heirs bring out 1heso dreses for ibhe Centeu- nial (gie lLad no cuildren), tho publio will be astonished st tholr remarkably ¥wall nutbor, sbv uot baving bad, in over a quarter of a con- tury, what tho wite of tho average ottice-bulder of those daya will have i @ singio year, Thon thero was tho widow of ~tien, Aloxander Hamiiton, the contidans ot (on, Washington in the Stovolution, stk bus Beczoetary o1 the Treas- ury, who was killed 1n a duel by Aaron Burr. Sho wad boru fu 1757, sand dicd at Waslington 1n 1834, Bho wae aslictidug Coazeesd t0 axd hiar publistiug bior busband's works, She coald st wll wbout uoer fukhos, Gui. Pinlls Souuylar, bt sue, Amatiosy lovointion; t4e paraoial wppaare wnco af You, Washiagion and o¢ hle wideg nad of almost sif othyr publie puissua of the ftovolus tionary period. lo fack, waon flnu eont your tirst membor of Cougrass to Washiugtou, all' so- ciety was redolent with scones of the lovolutions ary petiod ; and bera in our midet were wovural Rovolutiouary soldiors; sud ous, Father Darld Reoluton, whoolalmed Lo have bsen ona of the party who threw the tos overbosrd in Boston Uarvor, You wil} excnrs mo for digressing from the direct purpose of tuis lecture if 1 Lere atate to somthat sinco [ commeuced writing it, 1 bave recorved A LETTER PIOM AN OLD COLLEAGUE fX OON- O who was botn the eamo yoar Great Britain ao- knowledged our {ndeponience, 1783, —ss 1t will probably ba the laet opportanity that many of you wlll'aver have of hieating a letter read from & man now living who e older than vur Govern- ment ; [ allude to tho Hon. Artemas IHale, of Bridgowater, Alssa. He ia the oldest ox-membor of Congiess now fiving, 1o s 93d year. Do you want to hear what the veteran says 7 My heslth, cousidering my age, 18 quite good. But my time {or taking sny aciive yart iu public masters {8 pait. Sl wowaver, I foel 8 deep tnterst (n the wol- are aud. prosperity of our beloved country, and sm psled 1o hesr of the corruption and frauds of eo many of our publie men, It appears to me that it 1x of tiia higheat 1mportance that our circulating medium should havo a fized sud pormanent valus, which It cannot havo but by a apectsl basts. £ abou,t ba vory mauch pleased to recalvs a leiter from you, with your views of public matters. 1 anaworad his lettor in ons word ** Amen !" ‘Thus you will ses that our history laps so closely upou the Revolutionsry period that there i8 no precise point st which wo capsay that " Chicago began, uolesa it be in 1832, whoo the marching 0f the troops of Gen. Heott to Rock Iainud, oo the Mismssippi, called astention to tho fortility of the sofl api the boautifut locs- tiona srest of us. \We often hiesr of dillereat men who have dune mrich for Chicago by thoir writings, their spocches, or their entetprisa. Bat I have never heard of & man who bas done more for Chicgso than Chicago bas done for Michigan aod the countr, to the wost of it; and, when wa cowe to enti- mate who bava done the most for Chicago, the glory belongs first to the enterprising farmers who raised & surplua of produce aod sent it hera for shipment, and second to the hardy eaflors who braved the #torma of our harborfess lakes to carry 1t to mar- ket. All other cleasos wero the incidentns, and not the necessitics, of an embryo city. Chicago is but the index of tue prospority of our agri- oultursl clesses, And to thu day we hear Chi-~ cago mercantlio fatiures sttributed to the fua- bulity of farmera to get their produce to market whei the roads are iu a bad condition. If we pass by the impotus given to the agricultural davelopment of tho country west of Chicago by the Disck Hawk war of 1832, we muat admit that wo are rualng ivto the bi-coutounisl period, ,Waat did Chicago know of the Declaration of Indupendence, the ovolutiopary War, the Poace of 1783, or the foaugaration of Washington, un- i yeara afterwards? It 18 probablo that Capt. Wutstler, whon Lio came hera to build the fort of 1804, brauglt to Clicago tha firatinformation on these nuhfiacto. and probably bad to employ sn {ntorpreter to explain it. Cusplain who made the fi {dent af tue Unitad States and bis vessel thas first floated the Btara aod Stripea op Lake 3ichig But thers wero prayers horo 200 yoars ago, and & flag that did not denote our nations! independence, but Fronch tarritorial aggrandizoment. I biave used mv best efforts to flnd THE CABLIEST RECOGXITION OF CHICAGO by suy ofiicial authority, Charlevoix snd other Freuch writers mako montiou of the place. but Icanpot flod that the French Government in any way rocoguizad it. After the Canadas wore coded to Great Brtain the whols Illinols 6 ua- t1y was placed under tne local administration of Cauada by a bill which passed tha Dritish Pars lismont in 1804, koown na tha ** Quobec bill:" but thoro is nothing to provo that the Canadian Governmeut took auy ofiicial notiwco of this place. It may be luteresting to know what was religiodn itberty in those days, At the pericd af the chaugy of Government from the French, under e troaty of Pariy in 1763, Thons Gago was Commaudet-ia-Chief of tho British King's troops in North America; sud in 1764 be issnod & prociamation mutboriziog the Roman Catho- lics of Ilunois to exercise the worship of their religion in the samoe manver ss thev did in Cau- sda, sud to go wherever ihey pleased, oven to New Orleans. In Octabor, 1778, the Houss of Burgesses of Virginia created the Caunty of Illinois, appoiut- ed John Todd, of &eutucky, Civil Commander, aud authorized all the civil officers to which tbo inhabitauts bad been accustomed, to bo chosen by a majority of tno citizons of thoir rospectiva districts, Trom this we rhould infer that there woro thon sottioments somnwhero 1 the Stato. But I can flod notming of Chicago while wo be- longod to Virginia. ‘Tho lata Willlam 11, Brown, of this city, In a lecture befure our Histurical Hociesy in 1865, maid: '*The TFrench inhabi- tants of Kaskasklis in 1818, the yesr ip which T tmade my resldence there, claimed that that vil- Iago way foundod in 1707, Thera wero cvidences at that time (tho remains of former editices, smong them tho Jesutt Coitoge) tuat tueir chronology was substantially corrast,” In 1764, Gon. Arthur St. Ciarr became Gover- norof the entire Northwestern Territory, snd swua the flrst wan to il that pomtion. The seat of govornment for Chicago peoplo was then at Mariotta, O. In 1790 ho came to Kaskaskis (some writers say Caliokia) aud orgamzod what 1s now the entire Stato of Ilinoia into » coanty, which his named for himself. 1lesides this thero were but two countios in tho whbolo Northwest. ern Territory—the Couuty of Kaox, embracing Indisna, aod tho County of Hamilton, embrac- g Olilo, But thore ia’ nothing to show that Chicago at that Umo was knowa to the civil au- thorities. Beaides consulting all tho early writ~ fogs upon the subject I have correaponided with anthe men in the country who I thonght wouid know anything concerniug it. And Icanuot find a0y ono who has any authiority for stating that thoro was auy official rocognition of Chucago UNTIL OEN. WAYNR'S TREATT, made at Ureenvillo in 1795, in which he ac- quired titls from the lndians to o tract of land, 6 miles square, as tho mouth of the Clicago Rivor, where a fort formerly stood. Groenvillo in1a tho southwestorn pareof Obio, in Dark County, upon the Iudiaua Stato line. ' Thero 18 nothiug to show that, at that time, Gen, Wayno came any farther West, not evon aa far as Fort Wayne, although bo sppears to Liaye bad the Bamo knowledee of the importauce of the posi- tion of Fort Wayae, aa b did of tust of Cuica- 0, Why the fort at thua place, roferrod to, was uilt hore, aud who buiit it, | Lave not besu able to ascertain. Aa the rrench sod Indians wero aiways allios, thoro 18 no reason why tho Frenci should havo buiit puch a fort. It may bo that it was built by one of the tribes of Indians to de- foud tho- place from some othor tribes. Dut, olfwetting tradition agaiast Gen. Wayne's oflicial rocognition of s 101t Lere, it msy bo that thoro was A moro tradivg and storage-huuso, sur- rounded by pickots. Tho provaiing impression 18 that such way thio charncter of all thouoe places eallod forts prior 2o the abdication of she Fiench autbority, Col. Gurdon B, Hubbard, our oldest living sottler, who waa hora in 1818, favors this ides, and Laa reminded me of an almost forgot- ton, but at ono timo oxtensively roceived, tradi- tion, thac this old_fort, or palwaded tading- out, was on the Went Bide, upon the Noill {’xuuch. near whore Indians strect uow crossos it 3 and it was eroctod, or at least was alonu time occupied, by s Frouchman nsinod Gario, sud benco tha tradition that our North Branch waa once called ** (une's River.” "Thiere wsy a powertul chiof of the Ilinots nemod Chicagou, who went to Franca 1o the yonr 1725, The oo, Sidnoy Broese, who aot- tled at Kaskaskia in 1818, who was in the United HBenate six yoars dariug my rervice in Congress, and who still houvrs our Bupromo Court, 1u the best ioformed msn in Ilinois bletory now hive tng, Ho writos mo: 1 know of Do authorized recognition of Chicsgo 28 » place on this globs sutorior to Wayuo's freaty, I havo s copy of & wap, which I made from oue in the Conyrensiunal Library, which 1 fouod wmoug tho va- pers of President Jorfersan, 1mado i 1U83; in which I & pliaca on the lake slory, baus whiero your city now 1u, murked * Chicaggou ; * aud Fathor Louw Vivler, who wha u prioat at Kaslaskia {u 1762, fo 8 leteor to bl Supetior, ¥aya: * Clukagon wae 8 celebrated Iudian whio went to 'aris, and the Duvhess of Orleaus, It was probably Lis b Versailivs, geve hita 4 splondid snutf-box, whice o was proud 0 exhibit, o bl return, to W4 brothsr Tudakina, Huine hiavo contonded that our oity was namod frow him. Dut Cuariovois, i his History of New Ftoueo, givos us thst nauio sy caily as 1671, which vear, ho says, 8 Frenen voyageur, namod Nicliolas Lorrot, went tu Chicago, at the lower ond of 1ake Michigan, wher tho iamis thon wora. ‘Uhis wus bofore father Jamos Blarquusto cawe hore, TIE TREATY OF ORLEMVILLY, at the time oonsilored of no otuer jmportsncoe than os get:dine our diffizalties with the fudiany, Ahiorwards beca ay & watter of yory soriuud im: ‘ portanco 3 the eobiomsut of Hur ditieultios b treaty uf Gihonk l with Groas Briamn, whils u wiu boilf negobiatod bu 1913, \Waou tha Cows misatonsr s met, the Amaricana wero prised by tho Driush Comoiasiovers domanding the recogaition of that troaty as the basis of nogo- tiatlovs as to tho western bouadary of tus United Biaten, Toe Uritn as tret refused vo negotiste excopt upon th s of that tresty, and Insisied upon the e overaigoty sod lo- depsndance of the Indian Confederscy. They elmmed the Indiaus as sheir allies, and considor- od themselves bound to protect them in their treaty, It will be rawmemhored that the Indiana bad, for s long timo, receired annnities from ths Freuch Government, and that these annuities weore continued by Great Lritain afcor the tresty of cession 1n 1763 ; and that, sfter our indepon- doncs wss acknowlodged bz Oreat Britain, tho Indispasnousliy zent delogations to Canada to receive these annuities. During the pendency aof these negotistions, IL waa aecortained that there lind boea an alliance, offensive snd defen- aivs, betneon the celebrated Cblef Tucumseh aud tho Dritish suthoritles. Afier discuesiog the matter, ana fAnding the Americans peremp- torily rofusiug to acknowledge the sovareignty of tho Indians, the Britisn Commissioners pro- posed that tus Unitod Btales sud Great Dritain Blhould exercise a joint protectorate over the In- disus, aud consider all the territory not acknowl- edged to belong to the United States by the treaty of Greenville sa ombraced within that protectorate, Tbin would have Jdeft the 6 miles squara at the mouth of the Chicago River In a pormanently lndian country, ‘The West would hiave beon sltuated similarly to Oregon, which was 80 long held uoder the joini occapation of Grest Britain aod the United Btates; and the joint accupation would bave been the ssmo as in Uregon, a divirion of the torritory ; a part of it, perbaps incinding Chicsgo, beilig attached, in thie ond, to the Cabadian provinces. The Dritish Comminsioners ware so portinaciona on this sub- Jject that 1t waa thouglit at one time that negotis- L1008 would hiave to be given up. ~And when the Brittsh Commisajoners tinally yiolded, the British Qovernment received the bitter curses of the Indians. BILLY CALOWELL, better known in Chicsgo sa Sanganssh, who lived here seversl years after I camo hero, and was well known to me personally, hnd been the intimate friend of V'ocumsch, and daclared that it Tecumseb had been liviog he could Lave aroused sli tho Indiaus tu tho Northwest fo a genera! warlare upon tan Uansdisa saftlements, 1o ratahiation for what be considered the traache ery at Ghent. Caldwell, to the day of bis death, insisted that Tecumseh, not long before Lo was killod, predicted thac tus Hritish in time would sbandon them, and seriously meditated, during the wer of 1812, upon going: over to tho Ameri- cans with ali_lus forces. Usldwoll was tue son of an Irish Colonel in the Bntish army, sta- tioned npon the Detroit frontier,swhose name bo bore. His mothor was Tecumsel's own mister, Ho ultimately weat to his tribe at the Pottawat- omie Reaorvation io Bhswnon County, Kan., sod diad thore. ‘Whon the Iilinois territory wana part of Indi- ans, our soat of Roveromeot was at Vinconnos, Whon 1t was 8ot off from Iudians, in 1800, tho whole territory was o:ganized 10t0 two conotlos, 8t, Ciair aud Randolph. Judge Breoso, whose bome waa in Ksskaskia in 1818, informs me that his home was never in the same county with gh'lc;lgo. beingin, the soutbern County of Rsn- o) pls. ¥rom 8¢, Clair County, whst 18 oow Cook County, was set off in the now County of Madi- son ; thenca fu tho new County of Crawford 1619 in the new County of Ciark; and so was then kuown of tbe Northern country, that the act creating Clark County extended it to the Caneda line. . In 1821 wa wero g0t off in the now County of Pike; in 1823, in the nem County of Fulton; and ia 1825, in the new County of Peoria.’ I have not only caused tha County recorda of those counties to be exsmined, but have also corrosponded with their earlics: sot- tlers, and I can flud no_otficial recognition of Chicago nutil wo resch Feiton County, Tho Clestk of that County writes moe that ths eariiost meutiou of Clicago 1nthe records is tho order of an olection at she torm of the Fultou Cuunty Commisaionera’ Court, Sept. 2, 1823, to choosa oue Alajur and county oflicers, TOLLS OF £IITAUO to be opened at the bouao of John Kinzle. Tho returns of this election canuot bo found, if they were ever made, As the county was orgauized in 1823, this, of courso. was tho Hint election une dor the organization of tho coiuty. The sams Court ordered, April 27, 1824, that tho Sheritl, Abper Eads, be releasod from paying the moaey tax collected at Chicago by Rousscr. 1o thioso dayse, the Slern(ls were ox-officio collectors of tazes. Tho name indicatos that our Tax-Col- lector was thon s Frouctman, or a mized-breed Frouch and Indian. It scems that they had do- faciters in those days, as well as now. 1t would be & graufyiug historicsl fuct sf we could know bhow wuch” this man Rousaer collected, a8 how- ing the tinaucial resources of oar population ut that time, when all the real cstate belouged to the Goueral Govorument. The nuterous fol- lowers of tils msu Kousacr Liave shown tueir in- gratinde to the founder of their soct by their fatlure to ercot any monument to his momory, ©of to name after bim & street; s schiool-house, or s firo-engine bouse. Theso Kousscrites are get- tiug to bo a numotous body of men, and thoir motto is, ** Keep what you collect.” Qno elec- tton and ono uteal aro &ll the records of Fulton County pliow for Chicago. Tue Cierk of Peoria County writes me that hia eariieat records conimenco March B, 1825, From these records I loarn tuat John Kinzie was com- nussioned Justice of tho Peace July 25, 1825. He waa the first Justice of the Peace resident at Chicago, Aloxasnder Wolcott, his son-in-law, and Jobn 1. Deaublen, wore commlesioned Sapt. 10 of the unme year. 1have also THE ASSEESMENT-NOLL af Joha L. Bogardus, Assessor of Peoria Connty for tho yoar 1825, dated July 25, which 18 88 fol- lowa : Tax-Payers' Names, Valustion, Tsz, 1,000 $10. 1. Beaubien, Jobn B X o6 2. Clybourns, Jouss..... 15 6,38 3, Clark, Jobts K, B0 380 4. Crafia, Johu, 5000 50.00 6. Clormont, J 0 100 6. Coutra, Loui 50 50 7. Kinaie, John 500 500 8. Latrombalu, VS T I K y, Lafrombolee, Josepli, b0 5 10, McKeo, David L0 11, Plcle, Toter. 103 160 12, robiuson, Al 20 ag0 13, Wolcolt, Alexander..veoeiss 51 612 14 Wilomel (Qutlmette), Antotn 400 The entiro valuation, land then being not tax- able. of all tho property in Chicago, was $9,047, and tha rata was 1 por cont. But the properiy of tho American Fur Company was assesssd Lo Johin Crafta, its sgent, at £5,000, e was & bacholor, snd diod tho next vear, and Mr, Kinzio was appointad w his plsce. Doducting ths American Fur Company's assessment, ws havo only 4,047 as tho personal property of Chicago in 1825, §40.47 uajthe,tax, and thirteen as tho nomber of thotax-payers. The Clerk sent mo & copy of two poll-books used at Chicago—ons at an election hold Aug. 7, 1836, ocontaiuing thirty-five names ; the other at an oloctfun held Aug. 2, 1830, containing thirty- iwo names; thus showing a dsore: yotecs 1o four yoats, L will read you the namey of Qun. vOTERS 1N 1826, and yon will sea that ouly ten of the fourtesn tax-payers ia 1825 then vated ¢ 1, Auguatin Banay, 38, Poter Junfo, 3 Tekry Holloye 19, J. Baptiste Laforiune. 3. Daniel Dourassea, . Jobip Baptiste Malon. 4. Oole Woeka, 41, Joseph Poth &, Antonfo Ouflmette, | 22 Alozander Iio 6. John Liaptisto Becor. | 2. Jolin K, Olark. 5 Joweph Auderian. ar. Joseph Popot, 3. Baptisto Bésublen. Joun Kinafe, ‘Arcbibald Clybourae. Dilly Caldwell, astin Vansicls, baul Jatubouz, anas Clybourue, 14, Joweyl 14, Alexander Lavant, 14, Francis Laducle 15. Peter Chiavellio, 16, Claude Lafromuol 17, Joremub Qlate . Edward Ament, (Clermont 7], . Hamuel Johuston, I'will now read yon the names of OUR VOTXRM IN 1810, showing that only threa of the fourteen tax-pay- ors of 1825 thou voted : 1, Stephen Beatt, 2, I. i, Dasubicn, 1620, 4, Leun Bouravseo, 4. B, 1t, Laughton, 5. Jrass Walker . 1. Bteplien Mack. 18, Jonatuau A, Hatley, ‘Alexauder Molol Jolin . U, Hogan, David McKes, 1925, ; Medard B, Beaublen, Intly Caldwoll, 183, S S ity Clivelica. Jouepli Thibeault, W, Jamea Kiuzlo. Peter Friqua, 25, Mark Deauhisn, 20, Laurant AL rtin, | 11, 3. Boptiste Becor, 1820, 4, Hunsell E. Ueacock, 10, James Brown, 11, J. Latromboive, 1826, it L, Davis, Josein Hauskey, 1 Wilhag Lo, Michael Welch, 14, Joun Van ora, Francia Laducier, 1826, 16, Jotu Alorat, . Louis Gaudsy, 16, Duvid Von Eaton, |32, Pereah Lecler, Lt 1 o romarkable commentary upon the fick- lengss of ovur popuintion, thst aoly six of tho uen who voted fu 1826 voted ju 1830 aud these six wero Lolf-bresds or Uovernmant employes. Father Joan Klozie, bowevur, died batwoan the twa elacitona, upon the Gl of Jauuary, 1818, pged 66, But thero \waro Bomo Not VOUNE &t tho second elsction, such Lo late Archibald Oly- bourne, lis faiter Jonas, aud half=brother, Jolin X, Clark, who opded thelr dsys with us, The half-breeds snd Frenoh' who aid not vote may bave boen away oa & huoting snd tradiog expe- NUMBER 256, dition, The voters In 1820 asem to have nnders 8t00d their trus intereat, boing dependonts upon. the fort, ss every ono of them voted the Ad- ministratlon ticket, John Quincy Adams then being Prasident, If there wore ever thres incu io the United Btates who electrified the whola country with thoir flery denuncistions of the military 8""" thev wera Presie dent John uincy Adams, his Vice- Presldeos, Jobn C. Callioun, sud his Secretary of Btate, Honry Clay, Neither of the thres sver forget Gon. Jackson! It wonld have ssemod malicious, and yet quito pertinent, on the part of the Chicago msmbor of Congress to have asked either of thess gautlemon whother it was not a alogular fact that, whilo Mr. Adams was President, tho peopla of Chicago upsnimonsly votod with the fort! Niniau Edwards for Gov- oronor, Hamusl H. Thompson for Lisutensnt- ‘Governor, ‘Daniel P, Cook for Congrossman, the Administration candidates, each received thirty~ five votes, boing all thero wers, 'flie mucl camplained-of milisary power of the present day hiss paver soctred 80 grest unanimity in the colored vota of tho Boush. But, POUR YEARS LATEZR, IN 1830, when Androw Jackson was Pronident, there was tnaterial chaoge 1n the politics of the plsoce. Jolin Reynolds, the Jackeon candidata for Gov- ernor, recoivad tvonty-two out of the thirty.two yotes cast. Of the mix who voted at both nlactione, sud who voted for the Adams candidato in 1826, five voted for tho Jack- 800 candidata in 1830; showing their conslatancy by each time voting with the Administration, or wmore properly with the fort. Dilly Caldwell, the Saugannsh, the noptisw of Tecumsoh, voted the Jackson tickot ; while Joseph Lsframboiso, a noted Indian chief, stood out snd vatad sgalust it. Perbaps Gen. Jackson. in soms of the sarly Ilodian mars, had cauned tho death of some of Laframbolso's relatives or friends. Up to 18439, mo had the viva voce systom of voting in the Biate of 1llinols. Each man want uo to the polls, with or without a ticket in bis bands, and told whom lie wanted to voto for, and the judges so rocorded {t, DBut in thoeo oaya the massos knew aa littlo whom they weie voting for as thoy donew, TFor the judges often road off the namos of candidates 1rom tho tickets, and tho voter would nod Lis hiead. There was uo chianco, Lowever, for stuffing tha bLallo-box nnder tho ¥ive voco syatom. It may account for the falling-off of tho voto botween 1826 snd 1830, that some pergons would not voto tho Jackson ticket, aud yot- disliked to voto againot tho fort, Thero wera-four of the Laframboiso femily voting in 1820, nnd’ only one ta 1830. The names of votora In 1826 fndicata that fall throo-faurtbs of thom wers Freuch nod- half- beeods, The judgeain 1820 were Uathor Joko Kinzie, tho late Gen. Joha B, Beaublon, and Billy Caldwoll. Tho clorks wero tho tato Archi- batd Clybourne Aud hLis half-brother, John K. Clark. The election was hold at the Agoucy Hounse, in Chicago Precinet, Pooria Couoty. The Afioncy House wns on tho North Bido, sad was tho second house built in Chicago, Mr. Kinzie's belng the first, Tho Indisn Agent was Dr. Alexander Wolcott, who died in 1830, son-in~ 1w of Mr. Kinzie, The election of 1830 sras held 10 tho houso of Jamea Rlozte, Chicago Precinet, Pooris County. Thie houss waa ou the West Bide. near the forks of the miver. The Bouth Sida had oo atatus at tunt time, there being nothiog theu ou that sido except the Jort and light-house Luilding, and tho log bouses of tho two Beaublien broihois,—ono residing at the lakeghore, and ono nesr tho forks of tho river, with such a marsh between, that, mmuch of the time, their moat conveniont way of vimting each othier was in boats. The {lldgefi at toe eloction of 1830 wera Rua- molt E. Heacoct, the firat lanyer who ever cam3 to Chicago, Gon. Johu B. Benubisn, one of tha Judges in 1826, wud Yarmes Kivzie. Tho clerks were Modsrd 5. Boaubien, well known in this iy, naw priveipal azent of the Pnttawstomis trivo of Indians at Silver Luke. Sawneo Conuty, Kan., end Jesse Walker. 'I'ne names of volors in 1630 indicate n large infux of the Anglo- S8X00 race ; bus among them was ono Irishwan, probably THE IRST TRISITHAN who ever trod the Chicaio soil, 'Che firat thought thot ocourred to mo was, What could bring an Irtatinan vut hero all clone? Who waa to belp nim celebrato 3t Patrick's Day? Who was to mstond bis wako? His name was Miotinol Walch. What Liaso our many Irish Aldormon beon think- ing of that thoy have never givea us, in honor of thoir fltst setiter, » Welch avonue, n Weleh strect, & Welch uchonl-louse, or n Wolcl firo- englue 7 The next thought that oceurred to mo was, What could ho bo duiog ous Lere all by himnelf ? Now, what would sn Irishman no- turally do when he found lumuolf Liers all aloue, uundreds of miles distant from any athor Irishe man? He was a bugler. He blew Lis horn. Heo was a discharged soklior, and, having fasthe fully eorved ont Lis time, he stopped long euough to vota the etralght Jacksou ticket, and thon joined Capt, Jeass Brown's Rsngors aund tben ‘marched on to clear tho Indians out of the way of W coming countrymen, who were al- ready aroused by hie ougle s blast, au his patron 8t Patricl, centurien before, had cleared tho apakes out of ls way in the land of his nativity, Copt. Jesso Broww was a urather of tha lata Judge Thomas C. Brown, of onr Supreme Court, and wan suthorized by DPresident Jackson to rolse a company of men, who wera called «Brown's Rangers,” and was ordorod to report to Gen, Btephen \V. Kearoey, ou the Westora trontier. "There fo & provailing impression that Irish- mon never go anywhero oxasns in squads. But tho history of the Amoricau Continent wil provo that Irlabmen bave vontured as far alone upou hazardous explorations as any other men, But he dishkos to atsy aione. Liko the honoy-beo, when bo findsa good thing he wauts some otbors to come and help him enjoy it, My orip- iual_Couogressional diacrict extendod north to the Winconsin liue, west to the Rock River Val- ley, south 80 as to embrace I’rincoton, LuSalle, Dicomiogton, Urbans, and Dauville, I had ta travel atl over thin district with a horse sud buggy, and.visit the sparse aottlemants. 1ofton found an Irishman cultivating tho soil alone, Lut when I madon eecond visit, 1 fouud some mors Irsbmen thero, or else tho original oua had gooe, Gov. Winthrop, ot Boston, in i ourtial under duto of 1642, tolls us of oue Darb; Fiold, an Irishman, who could not rest contento after his Ianding in America untithe had elimbod to the top of the White Mountaiwe, e was the first man to ascend ount Washington, sud when askod why Lo weot, replied, * Morely to tako a look at the country " "Tna official dispatchos of one of the battles of the Moxican War commeuded the conduct of VRIVATE BULLIVAN, of one of our Chicugo regiments. In the bat. tle, he had advanced bofuro his compauy, ea- gaged in a minglo combat With s Moxicau allicer, aud killed lim. 1 callod President Polk’s stten- t100 to the report, and ssitod for Sullivan's pro~ motion, 1o rotarred the mntter to tho Adjutant- Goneral. Timo pazsed aloug, and no appoint- ment was sent to the Sonato, 1 called upon the Adjutant-Goneral, aud e road me & lottor from Suilivan's superior oficor, commending his courage and goveral good canduct, but strongly protostiug agaiuat bis appolntmont as Lieutenant in thie regulsr snny on sccount of tus dolictiecey in West oint education. I appoaled (o the Preaident, and it did not take long to eatlafy bim that good fighting m war-tima would countervalanco al deficloncios in oducation, and BHullivan was promoled. Somu time mfter the closs of tho war, his father called upon mo, suid ho had not heard from his son for & long time, and wanted mo to find him. Many of you will romombor the father, Jeremiah Bullivan, ut one time Justice of the Pence,—a tall and well-proportioned gontlaman, withs 54 Y!opofllnlng » gonoial appuarance as any gontloman who wulked our streets. 1 wrota to Washington, wnd recelved for snswer that Bullivan resigned his Licuteuancy at tho olose of tho war, Inside the oificial lotter was a note marked * private and unoficialk” * Tell Sulli- ‘yau's fathor to read tho nowa from Moxico, I luciose some scrape fiom a Now Orloans naws~ aper, aud the Col. Bullvan thorein meutioned s roported to be the Jato Liout. Bullivan of the regular army,”* Some time afterwards, an offl- cer of the army gave mo the following acoount : Aftor the closu of tho war with Aexico, sams of tho vfllcers were tarrying late at dinper, when 1deut, Sullivan enterod, and was saluted with AVl you join us, Lieut, Bullivau?® “Col. Bul. u, 1 you pleuso, gontlomen,' was the repiy. Whereupop one of the ofcers said, **It will uot surpsise us at il it you are Col: Hulllvan, It your kiling thav Alexican was of so jnuch so- couut 86 40 PUb you ou au equality with us who bavo studiod four years at Wost Powt, and have scon_coutiderable aotive service, s little pore sonal favoritisin might carry you eiill MF 0T, aod make you a Coloael. Why, Liout. Bullivan, if you should kill snother exican, those poli. ticlaus ay Wasniugton would “make you Cous mander-lo-Chief} " * Govtiemen," uaid- Builis . van, * It [v businoss thet bringe we here, Here is my’ commussion a8 Colouel 1 tno Moxican revolutionary Army, und DOW you' KnoW my aus thority, And_now, here's my business in thix paper, which I will read.” He thonread & papal sutborlzivg and roquosting blm to esmploy 4