. The street railway review . _ay—-. ■»:f™#intiii- ->^^ mr—<ttJIW*- Tn L IAN D w^^^Ht. «^^^.«^ The territory now embraced in the State of IHinois has fur-nished material for an interesting history, which in its early dayswas full of tragedy, with a chain of thrilling events to mark theaggression of the white man and the recession of the picture is aptly painted in the familiar words of William Wirt: Not many many generations ago where you now sit circledwith all that exalts and embellishes civilized life, the rank thistlenodded in ihe wind and the wild fox dug his hole uns
. The street railway review . _ay—-. ■»:f™#intiii- ->^^ mr—<ttJIW*- Tn L IAN D w^^^Ht. «^^^.«^ The territory now embraced in the State of IHinois has fur-nished material for an interesting history, which in its early dayswas full of tragedy, with a chain of thrilling events to mark theaggression of the white man and the recession of the picture is aptly painted in the familiar words of William Wirt: Not many many generations ago where you now sit circledwith all that exalts and embellishes civilized life, the rank thistlenodded in ihe wind and the wild fox dug his hole unscared. Herelived and loved another race of beings: beneath the same sunwhich rolls over your heads the Indian hunter pursued the pantingdeer; gazing upon the same moon which smiles lor ycni. the Indianlover wooed his dusky mate. Before coming into the hands of the United States this section,in common with all the rest of the country, belonged by right ofdiscovery, to Spain. Then came the French, who were driven outby the English, and who, in turn, surrendered the landlo the United States g
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