Wyandotte Republican du lieu suivant : Wyandotte, Kansas • 6

WYANDOTTE, this neighborhood; and without which no ural gateway to the territory. At this place, the most desirable, a southern sen which still remain to attest theaeslhetlo taste and skill of the builders. Wyandotte and Quindaro were for some time rival timent controlled, and the nearest feasible point for landing was the hill country at towns. It was urged that obnoxious Kan Quindaro. Here your present townsmen sas City should not be fostered by Kansans ON HER TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OCCASION S.

N. Simpson and the late Joel Walker, to the detriment of Kansas towns. Committees were appolnteJ by the respective and Abelord Guthrie Pcommenced opera' tions. It fell to my lot to let the world cities to confer and fix upon a point when Sons and Brings Together Her Daughters. know that there was one spot on the Ml a joltit ferry could be established for the accommodation of both cities.

No inter sourl river where a Free State man could land and be protected. This task- was an was reported to have in his possession Much of the time of the four men was occupied In curd playing, drinking and gambling, till one night the rutin with the money was taken seriously ill. Being called upou to treat him, I at once suspected poison from strychnine and so reported to the agent of the Wyandottes, who was also physician. On my proposing to inform the officers of the boat of my suspicions he said to do so would serve no good purpose to the dying man, and would indirect-ly result in the sudden taking off, of myself, as there was no law that would reach these men, if guilty of murder, or that would protect me from foul play should they consider that I might become a dangerous witness of their crime. This was a new sensation to a New Etiglatider, and the question was deeply pondered and never forgotten.

mediate place for a ferry could be agreed easy one, as the Republican press of the upon. Compromise was wrong In princi One Vacant Chair at the Feast. country was but too eager to publish tlie ple. Result: a free ferry' maintained by each. news without fee or reward.

Accordingly Capt. Nelson took courage and built a then, navigation opened hi 1857, the whole Free State world seemed bound for Qulii steamboat, and Wyandotte survived. fill the can and fill the eup AH the windy ways of man Are but dust that rises up, And is lightly laid again. daro. Another, the "Cat Fish hotel," was situ ated about where this hallfsfcands.

The Now for the result Leavenworth While merry measures kept time to joy elected a Free Slate mayor and city offl town or city could be built on the Missouri river. Thus commenced the winning and seductive syren song of Qulndaro's rock landing, whoso refrain continued for several years waxing, the glories of Quindaro were known from pole to pole, and hitherward flocked the enraptured multitude destined to do homage to the great abolition Cily of Kansas, which Phoenix like had risen from the ashes of free state times and hearts destroyed by hated enemies of free Kansas. Tints went up the joyful anthem of Quindaro 's jubilant host, and back finally In sadder strains the mournful sigh of hopes blighted and fortunes ruined and lost on the rock-ribbed landing of Quindaro, until, long years since, not a vestige of this great city remained, save and never to be forgotten amid even its vast solitudes, the eternal "rock landing of the city of Quindaro," even the locomotives of the M. railroad hurry silently by with never a murmuring whistle to disturb the never ending repose of the mighty dead there in eternal silence sleeping the sleep which no resurrection bugle blast will eyer more desturb. Of all the rich, restless or ruined host that once thronged the city of vast losses and colossal expectations that ever now come near its magnificent solitudes, few ever make thence even irregular and these few linger only long enough from some overhanging cliff, while viewing the home of their former anticipated greatness' and grandeur, as they depart to pf heart, last night, at the reunion at Dun cers, Doniphan opened its arms to Gen "Eldridge opened about this time where Buesche's store now stands, and was the place from which the stages started for the West.

Shortly afterwards the "Garno ning's Hall, another, and sadder, scene was Lane, Atchison to Gen. Pomeroy, Dela visible at the death bud of an oid settler, ware to a Free State company from Law M. Funk. It is not strange that our rain house-' was completed and became the fa renee, Kansas City became demonstrative ion notice, a thread of gold, should be in vorite home of the travelers, which char woven with a thread of dark and that the acter it has retained until the present. An In favor of equal rights and full protection and Wyandotte City was bom again under the skiliful management of Gov.

Rob' vacant chair at the banquet should sadden A six months sojourn at that time in the neighborhood of Kansas City impressed me with the prospective importance of the place, and especially with the beauty of Wyandotte for situation. My next visit was in July 1854. Then I came out to view the country as agent of the New England Emigrant Aid Society, Kansas was now opened to settlement and there was no longer a question of the im old council house of the Wyandottes stood a few rods north of this hall. A store and postoffice was kept by Isaiah Walker In the None supposed this last attack would have proved fatal or the dancing would have erts and other Free State men, well known to all of your citizens. Tims in a few been suspended by the mauagment.

building now occupied by Mr. Riley, on shert months, if not weeks, every town on the Missouri river changed front, except The occasion that gathered together such a large number of people last night was perhaps Klckapew. Nebraska avenue, between Third and Fourth streets. A log house on Third street, about the foot of Washington avenue, was the home of Joel Walker. Two or three other the celebration of the 25th anniversary of portance ot the uioiitn ot the Kansas river Never was there such a conversion since the settlement of Wyandotte.

Past and as a commercial point, i immediately se the day of Pentecost. With this conver present garlanded an Hearts old memo log houses, including Splitlog's, graced the ries returned as, with flashing eyes, our front slope of the town site. cured the refusal of all the lands between the bluffs in Kansas City and the Kaw river; whose owners I could find, and urged the sion came an end to civil strife, and after a few well fought political contests, freedom was secured to Kansas; and later, as a. consequence, to the Union. While then we The arrival of a steamer crowded with passengers was the great event of the day.

57ers told of Wyandotte's infancy when she was bora of a mother half slave and half free. Again we stood where forests important of their purchase by the Aid Company. For want of funds, only the ho say in mournful notes, requiescat in pace Her approach was heralded by a deep and long blast from her steam whistle, loud all rejoiced at the new birth and prosper! ty of Kansas City, Atchison, Leavenworth tel, the Gillis IIou.se, was purchased, and After a few days I became fully persua enough to disturb the rocks In their slum the company lost an opportunity for re laid their broad arms on the ileitis, in which now find rootage our beautiful houses, our marts of commerce. Then, as we follow down the narrative, through the and last, out not least, Wyandotte, let us bers on Bluff street. imbursement of Its funds sent into the In not forget the author of their salvation, Third street attracted most attention and dian Territory, that never returned, Quindaro.

As the founder of our religion valued highest at its corner with Nebraska ded that our Quindaro friends had made a vital mistake; and that the most eligible town site on the Missouri river was directly at the mouth of the Kansas river. Once convinced of this, I stated to some friends of mine, about noon one day in Lawrence, that within an hour 1 should leave for Wy. My attention was next specially called to deemed it expedient to go away and leave smoke of war are visible, in the foreground of the past, desecrated shrines, smouldering avenue. hots on the levee 44xlo0 were' Wyandotte county in 1S5G. As some of his work to others, when he had indoctri homesteads and the trampled ashes of our nated twelve deeiples Into his Gospel, so the early settlers may remember, there was offered free by the town company to such as would cover them with brick or stone towns.

cobwebs are woven on something of a commotion in the Territory Quindaro found it necessary to die when the cannou's mouth, impearled by the buildings to the height of four stories. One aridotte, and if any of them were so dis of Kansas on the question of 'what institu all the other nine towns adopted its faith dews of morning. gentleman offered to cover half of one of posed, I should like their company. With In the rights of man. But, from present tions the tuture state should engratc upon said lots with a three-story wood building, Indications, there is soon to be a second its constitution.

Some wanted the. institutions of the South, and pome of the North. It took men with nerves of steel to settle this free state. We will not tell again the story it is too well told in the speeches and place therein a stock of merchandise in ten minutes a company was formed with the understanding that two of us should go immediately on horseback clown on the coming, even to Quindaro, as your popula In this struggle the South had greatly the tion promises to increase till your whole worth $16,000, and in case business warranted, to erect a building on the oalance which we herewith publish. north side of the Kansas river, while the advantage of position, having, secured ev county will be one vast city, Wyandotte The platform was occupied by R.

E. Cn county is historic, for it is here the Messiah ble, J. R. Parr, B. Judd, Ex-gov.

McGrew of the lot. Another member remarked that the great problem was, not to sell, to "hold on," others within' a day or two should meet us at Kausas City, going thetice by stage. This was during December, 1830. After of Free State towns was born, and the con ery settlement on the Missouri river, thus commanding and controling every entrance to the territory, from this great thoroughfare. Doniphan, Atchison, Kickapoo, Leav stitutlon of the best state in the Union J.

S. Stockton, Chas. Hains, Dr. G. Wood, Ex-gov.

J. P. Root, Ex-gov. Chas, The town' site was generally overgrown a two davs' ride Mr. B.

Eldridire and my originated in your city. Robinson, Judge B. Gray, Gen. C. W.

Le- with forest trees, while the cardinal bird self reached the hospitable homo of the Already a star of the first magnitude in enworth, Delaware and Wyandotte were all under Southern control. As I looked onhardt, Major Overton and reporters. and the mocking bird made the woods resj oiiaut with song. the constellation of Kausas cities, may she chief of the Wyandottes. Mr.

Silas Armstrong. Mr, Armstrong lived in a two story Mayor Cable spoke as follows, on intro out upon the conflict from my safe retreat ducing Maj. Parr: The first election took place in June, grow brighter and brighter, till the perfect day. near Lecompton, I could but realize the brick house near where Mr. Buesche's store now stands.

Mr. Isaiah Walker had a va- Ladies and Gentlemen The hour for disadvantage under which the Northern 1S57, and was for the election of a delegate to a convention to frame the Lecompton the commencement of the proceedings JUDGE GRAY'S SPEECH. We herewith publish extracts from men labored in this respect. New settlers riety store and the postoffice in the same building, now standing on the north side constitution. here to-night lias now arrived.

You all know the object of the meeting probably Judge Gray's speech can hardly conceive the state of affairs at this period, and old settlers have forgotten Every one was on his good behavior of Nebraska avenue between Third and Fellow Settlers of 1S57. I congratu better than I can tell you. We meet as old and kept a bridle on his passions and a much of it. Rev. Pardu Butler could be late you on your presence here this evening, settlers to celebrate the twenty-fifth anni evolver in his pocket.

the quarto centennial of the settlement of tarred and cottoned, and sent down the river from Atchison; Geo. W. Brown and versary of the founding of Wyandotte, and The city made rapid growth during the Wyandotte. as the present mayor of Wyandotte, in years 1So7 ad las, and i tnink tne num Gains Jenkins could be waylaid between The political history of Kansas has been troduce to you Maj. Parr, the first mayor ber of inhabitants must have reached 3,000.

Fourth streets, for many years ued for our county court-house. Hon. Thomas Barker was then a salesman in this store, and one of the best postmasters we ever had. The residence of Mrs. Lucy B.

Armstrong was then where it is now and she was then, as now, the true mother iti Israel. The two Alethodisf Episcopal churches were composed of members of the Wyandotte Kansas City and Westport; and Geo. Ree- abundantly written, and is known of all of Wyandotte. (Applause.) Parr, on coining forward, said Two newspapers, the Register and Argus, notified the Eastern world of our existence. der had to go down the river in disguise from Kansas City, while the reign of terror wtis com plete.

Teams sent to that city In the mayoralty of Maj. Parr, men, and will need no reiteration from me. Perhaps the infancy of no state or territory wtis ever ushered into existence amid such a glare of publicity as that of Kansas. Her prominent actors, Robinson and an attempt was made to construct a rail for supplies of provisions and goods Ladies and Gentlemen I will have to excuse myself irom paying anything to you to-night, on account of a severe cold. I have been away from home for two weelJs, road up the Kansas valley.

1 have never were siezed and the drivers hold as "pris Deen more fully impressed with the truth' oners of war." The roads were strewn with dead bodies, thirteen mutilated corps fulness and wisdom of the Roman poet nation. Mr. II. M. Northrup, then resided here and did business in Kansas City, Mo.

In fiiet, Kansas City was largely indebted for its early prosperity to the business men rusticating among the Indians, and my oold has made me so hoarse that I cannot Atchison and Lane and Stringfellow, and a host of others, good spirits and bad, are booked for and will have their who recounts seriatim, the trials and suf es being found in one place. The be heard. But we have a long line of may lators" declared that all a ree-srate men respective niches in the temple of fame, ferings encountered by his heroes, In founding the Eternal city, than when 1 recall the history of Wyandotte. When you I connected with the Wyandotte Indians. One who did not leave would be killed, ors here, and 1 call upon the next in succession, Hon.

Byron Judd, to make my It was about twenty-five years ago when and they were sent down the river by the we gathered here from different parts of the United States. I was attracted to this hundred. The following notice ot the reeount the ups and downs of your chequered career, of your long and hard strug peace with you. Byron Judd spoke as follows of the brightest business men in the valley was Mr. Joel Walker.

Judge Walker, one of the early founders of Missouri, hi Kansas, lived where now so prominently stands the palatial residence of Mr. Fowler. Gov. Walker, the "old man eloquent" of Wyan turning back of Eastern emigrants from that town will give some idea of the ani Ladies and Gentlemen: The pro spot from its position, it appearing from the map, to be the natural gateway to the gle through famine, peace and war, you too will conclude with the poet that "to gramme as arranged for was an address of mus of the conflict territory, and viewed from the bluffs of welcome from our first mayor, and as he build a city, is a great and mighty under "MORE ABOLITIONISTS TURNED taking, and that they who set about such dotte, lived beyond Jersey Creek. Kausas City or the bosom of the Big Muddy, the features of this beautiful site for a has seen fit to excuse himself, I believe the next tiling in order is an address, not from BACK." Isaiah Walker, now in the Indian nation, a work, should not only have the advan town favorably impressed me.

"The steamer Sultana, having on board one of our mayors whom wo can hear lived where now resides Gen. Cornell. tage of natural position, but they should contraband articles, was recently stopped also have the gods in their favor." Maj. Overton 'was a partner of Mr. Silas at Leavenworth City and lightened of for After Judge Gray's speech was finished from at any time, but from a man who came here in a time that tried men's souls, man who did as much and perhaps more Armstrong.

I recollect In 1857, in traveling from Leavenworth to Lawrence, I fell in with a party of young men purposing to. open a business house at Lawrence. They were genial and companionable, and In our long Dr. J. P.

Root took the stand and deliver ty-lour rilles, and a large quantity ol pis The mouth of the Kausas river at that tols and bowie-knives, taken from a crowd than any other man towards making not only Wyandotte but the state of Kausas period was nearly a quarter of a mile farther east than at the present time, owing to ed an eloquent address, the best historical paper we have yet seen on the subject of Wyandott's birth. Lack of spaee forbids its publication to-day but we issue the ride I became quite attached to them, and. of cowardly Yankees, shipped out from Massachusetts. The boat was permitted to go up as far as Weston where a guard was what it is. I shall introduce to you before 1 take my seat one who came here as an on parting, exacted a promise from them the washing away of the banks of the Missouri river.

At this point the Delaware Indians first landed, when removing west. placed over the prisoners, and none of text thereof to-morrow. original settler, and you will have the pleasure of seeing not only a live mayor The following are tkei two speeches The council house of the nation was lo them permitted to land. They were shipped back from Weston on the same boat to visit Wyandotte before locating. They di I so and located here, doing business several years, until the financial crisis drove them and others to the mountains.

One of tlieui now resides in Las Vegas, one of her made at the Old Settlers' Reunion, which were, for lack of space yesterday crowded but a live governor of Kansas, who will occupy a portion of your time. I now have cated about sixty feet north of the present northeast corner of Kansas avenue and without even being insured by the ship out of the Republican pers. We do not approve lully ot sendin, the honor of introducing to you Gov. Chas. Fourth street.

most enterprising citizens. In the case of The site of the city was plated in the spring Dr. Root's address Is necessarily these criminal uack the to De rc-shipped to Kansas if sent through Missotu Robinson, of Lawrence. gov. robinson's address.

Kansas, personal safety in 1857 was better of 1S57, and said plat was filed in the of- fice of the then secretary of the territory abridged DR. J. F. BOOT'S ADDRESS. assured 100 miles inland than along Hie ri, through Iowa and Nebraska.

We think Mr. I'resident: Having received an eastern border. It seems, however, that at Lecompton. they should meet a traitor's death, and tiie Those of you who were in Kansas dur invitation "to be present and participate' when one has reached the land of his des The first hotel in Wyandotte was an old world canuot blame us if we, in self-pro ing the year 1850 will remember that after tination, although he has traveled thousands log house, situated at about where now the first months of that memorable- jear it with the Old Settlers of Wyandotte and vicinity on the 25th anniversary of its birth, I could not resist the temptation to make tcction, have to resort to such ultra measures. We are of the opinion if- the atnmls rimiiiiiKr'a luill.

Tf will hn rciiifin. of miles to get there, the land nearest to became impossible for openly avowed his old home has for him the grestest bered by the earliest citizens by its eupho- citizens of Leavenworth city or Weston free state men to come up the Missouri ne of your number. I will give some rem nPUI-'ntftal. t.nt.il charms and attractions. Perhaps, if the would hang one or two boat loads of abo river and find an easy lauding uikhi the Illirili? 1K1111G VI vaiuu m.

ion ll-tl. xnv next hotel was the brick resilience of Silas immigrant should Cortez-like burn the Kansas bank of that stream. iniscences, personal and political, which may possibly be of some interest to the old, if not to the new and future settlers of the it would do more to establish peace in Kansas than all the speeches ships which brought him hither, this illus Toward the close of the year 1S5G, while Armstrong. The next hotel, the uarno House still graces the corner of Minnesota ion might be dispelled. which have been delivered in Congress I was absent from Lawrence, the parties avenue and Third street Some of our friends here to-night instead intended as incorporators and managers during the present session.

Let the experiment be tried." Another hotel was the brick residence of of this city had formed themselves into a Silas Armstrong, kept by Robt, Ream. Mr of at first settling in Wyandotte, located at Quindaro. The precise reason of attempting to build a city here may not be gen lien it is remembered that we were company, so 'that on my return I learned with much sadness of heart 1 had uot been compelled to have and read such reports as Ream was the father of Vlnnie Ream, whose reputation as a sculptress has be- these for four long mouths, with no power erally understood. It came to be believed thr.t where she hugged the rocks shores reckoned in as one of she original proprietors of the great city already named by the come national. Some of her first lessons in life were learned in Wvandotte.

to act in defense of the iualiable rights of citizens, this outrage, it will be readily jubilant and sanguine owners, the city of jrateway to the "New West." My first introduction to Wyandotte was in March, 1S49. Then I landed at Kansas City, with a party of some forty men from on their way to California. On the boat which brought us up the Missouri river was the agent of the Wyandotte Indians. He gave me much information of the tribe and their reservation. Also he gave me some personal advice which opened my eyes to the then condition of society in the far West.

A man from Illinois came on board at St. Louis and with fhim three seeming gentlemen from the city. The II-linoisan was on his way to California, and When Wyandotte was six months old its Quindaro. there her affections were, and there her attachments would be most permanent and lasting. The founders of Quindaro imbued granted that anyone would be fully justified in taking a solemn oath that if ever set inhabitants numbered more than 1,500 I also learned that Quindaro, named af ter one of the worthy wives of a white with this idea, commenced the grading of a at liberty, the first work should be to es souls and 500 buildings large and small, The stranger on entering our midst, notic- adopted member of the Wyandotte tribe, Grand avenue, leading from the river back to I he table lands.

Many buildings were tablish a landing on the Missouri river, where free State immigrants could be pro ed large numbers of men grading our was about three miles from the actual paid mouth of the Kansas river, and possessed streets, whose labor was promptly erected on the avenue, of elegant design tected. Accordingly, as soon as released, Wyandotte county was visited as the nat and aichiiectnral finish; noble ruins of the only rock landing possible to obtain in I (cosiIxced ox page.