Fourteenth Anniversary of the Society of California Pioneers (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Fourteenth Anniversary of the Society of California Pioneers The President called the brethren to order. He proposed as the first regular toast: "The President of the United States." To this sentiment Dr. Bellows responded in a very happy vein, and seized upon the occasion to pay a passing tribute to tho energy, honesty and patriotism of our next, as of our present Executive, Abraham Lincoln. The only other regular toast given was "The Slate of California." to which E. IT. Washburn, Esq., made a glowing speech in response, which elicited great applause. Volunteer sentiments and speeches followed in rapid succession, toasts being proposed to the "Army and Navy, " "General Sutter." "The Clergy, " "General Sherman, " and others. At the mention of the hero of Atlanta's name, there was a spontaneous burst of enthusiasm, which made the welkin ring. Dr. Bellows was again pressed into the arena, and passed a beautiful culogium 011 the brave Pioneer. Whilst the festivities were at their height, Grant's letter endorsing the nomination of Lincoln, was brought in, and read by the President. Long-continued cheering followed, only interrupted by brief tributes to the valor of the Lieutenant-General, by patriotic members. The President, in the earlier part of the festivities, toasted the Orator of the Day in a speech fraught with eloquence and feeling. For hours the feast of reason and flow of soul continued, and not until the shades of evening began to fall, did the Society of California Pioneers conclude their celebration of the natal day of the State, founded by themselves on these shores of the Oeeident. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.