Kansas grew from a New England sprout transplanted. A new soil. a different air. a unique environment is maturing a tree with roots of Puritan mold. but with a trunk and -some branches that have taken shape that may come of higher altitude. erratic winds. divergent soil. tempestuous birth time. and baptism of blood. fire. and rapine. Kansas. born like man In travail. cradeled In struggle. schooled in calamity. maturing after barren reformsmneeded. in order to triumph over internal strife. emigrant freaks. and climatic extremes. a type of men made for the occasion and the event. In the history of the world. as a rule. when the times required the man. behold there the man was. "We are on the eve of a great national transaction. a transaction that will close a cycle in the history of our country." said Seward. in the KansasNebraska debate. Two men came out of New England and immigrated to Kansas to help close this "cycle." Two men who have made a higher mark for much that is best. and to be best. it may be. in Kansas than any others. One came In the prime and strength of manhood. the other in the glory and enthusiasm of youth. One gave his most earnest and fearless efforts to laying the foundations of the Commonwealth from within. the other. while a pioneer. gave to Kansas the best years of his life outside the boundaries of his State in the councils of the highest legislative body on earth.
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