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He was the first president of the Pioneer Society and its ultimate success was his ardent
wish and expectation. He has followed his immediate predecessor, Hon. Jonathan
Shearer, and soon we shall follow him. May we say to the pioneers of this good State,
close up the ranks. " As a conscientious historian we could say: "No line which, dying,
we could wish to blot. "
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