Author: Perry's Victory Centennial Commission

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-24

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9781333335427

Excerpt from Report of the Perry's Victory Centennial Commission to the Governor of Ohio, Vol. 1: January 12, 1909 Your commissioners are greatly impressed by the fact that the centennial anniversary of Perry's Victory will be practically contemporaneous with the conclusion of one hun dred years of peace between the governments of Great Britain, Canada and the United States, beginning with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814. Which terminated the \var of 1812. We are thus confronted with at least the possibility of an international event on Ohio soil, hardly five years hence, participated in by the two great English - speaking nations of the world, under the highest official auspices. What could be more appropriate than an international cele bration of the conclusion of the century of peace between Great Britain, Canada and the United States, which has ensued since the signing of the Treaty of Ghent? Surely that were better than a one-sided celebration of a victory of war; and we believe that such a celebration would have lasting influence for good, while affording a spectacle worthy of world-wide respect and emulation. This suggestion, however, must be held as tentative until such time as the progress of the enterprise may indicate the advisability of pursuing it in a practical and aggressive manner. At the present time it merely tends to show the broad character and general interest which may be found to underlie the idea of a centennial exposition in honor of Perry's Victory and in commemoration of the vital consequences of that victory to the State of Ohio and her sister states border ing on the Great Lakes. But there is positive evidence to show the propriety and, we believe. Enthusiasm - with which these states might join with Ohio in the celebration. The Battle of Lake Eriewas the final important naval engagement of the War of 1812 prior to the Treaty of Ghent, and also the most momentous of the whole war in its consequences to the American Republic as now constituted. We have but to consider the vast domain, incalculable interests and great population of the states of the Union which now border on the Great Lakes, in order to understand this Nation's debt to Commodore Perry and his gallant men. 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.