Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-08-07

y, and we shall do il successfully.
Alter pronouneing this apology, which
we have but imperfecly reported from mem.
ory Mr. c. retired. and AFTER dinner LEFT in
the steamboat Msssac huselis, for Kentucky,
bearing the warmest and heartiest wishes of
our citizens for his health and continuance
in public service.
The country has heard Of ELIHU Bur.
RITZ the LEARNED Blacksmith, of Mass.
and our readers cannot have forgotten Gov.
Everetts eloquent account OF his wonderful
attainments in one Of his oralions at New
England College anniversary. During the
intervals Of daily toll he has become learned
in some ffiy languages. He still abors at
his trade as blacksmith. The exigencies
OF the country, however have called him
from his anvil, and we learn by the Worces-
ter Spy that he took par, in the Log Cabin
raising in that city on the l7th June. and
made highly eloquent appeal to the indus.
trious classes Of the country We annex an
extract or two:
Working Men of New England! lam
glad to see and meet you at this interesting
time and place. am this day prouder than
ever Of these marks IN The palms of my hands,
which have borne from my youth and
which shall carry down with the 10 the
erave,--,he incon,esIble proofs that l have
been and am what am proud TO be, work.
ing man. esteem it the highest honor and
privilege that has yet been conferred on M
during my short career, to be permitted TO
speak 10 you on this glorious occasion.
Saving my hopes Of Heaven, have new.
er, in all my busy days and night in all the
reveries Of my Imagination. in all my long
iugs after fame" never have had an aspi.
ration that reached above or beyond the
hope of seeing you inslated into al! the hon.
ors and privileges Of moral, intellectual and
civil beings, the privileges Of freemenl--
Brethren Of The hard and horny hand as op-
posed as it may be to my natural tastes and
habits TO speak in public, yet if ever see
such bastard and dwelling drones as Ben
ton and Buchanan plotting 10 sell for mere
mess OF potage, these your high destnies
these your indeltasiLle pa,rimony and birth
right-f by and care no, for tn,
affection Of Joseph" or forget 10 open my
mouth to plead your cause, then let this bills
tered right hand forget its cunning, and my
, tongue be silled in everlasting silence. | re
oice that YOU have come hither this day, Il
iell the unprincipied ronsPiru,ore -ag"ius
, your liberties, that they sadly mis,ook the
/ men, when they thought 10 transfer thu
stout and stubborn sons Of New England, Il
the miserable degradation Of serf-like bond
age that they counted without their hos
/ when they proposed to sell you as passiv
props to hold up the internal system Of slav
labor at the South. am proud to see yo'
1 in your places; no: "wilh helmets all unbra
/ ced.'' but with all your armor on; ready /
assert and defend your appropriate and IL
u alienable post of honor. the life guard
Q of our Constitution and Laws.
= We annex the concluding passage OF hi
}, speech, and roget that we have not room 10
:, the whole off
e When Bunker Hill sent forth its thunder
S il is said that the echo was heard among Ii
r. rocks and dells OF the Green Mountains, an
" upon the tops Of the A lleghanies. renen
1t Der an anecdole somewhat llusll ious OF lhi
D. | once heard two veterans, in old Ber|
!? shire, speaking ofthe glorious seventeenth
S. no, his l7,h, but the other l7lh. Said the,
le I'VE were hoeing corn GU! here in the To-
in and we tried and tried TO work but we cou
I'd not do il. We then stopped and leaned upc
Ii. our hoe handles, and began to talk abo
a. our county And while we spoke OF
ne rig hts, of American liberty, our hearts bur
ne ed oitAin us. And then we listened for y
be though we heard something. BY and b
IN low. heavy, booming sound. came rolllI
q, and rolling on over the mountains, and
he came over our corn field, ana the ear
ne shook and ,rembled. and the ground beg'
10 move under our leet, and before We We
an aware we found ourselves way out on 4
he other rop. And then we stuck up our hoes
no the furrow, and went oyer to old FAC Big
~ lows and zoe told him 10 lend as his gun
n. IL New England should speak as she Dug
nd another such sound would go out over
.,a this land, and thousands OF our cheated
N low countrymen. who have SO long folio
An ed the ruinous ploughshare oil this admin
"a, tration. would find themselves, rethey W.
~, aware. on another ron. And when. at
ON expiration OF four years, they should ia
liz hoed out that roto. they would come rou
N. again infallibly and iDslincliyely, on
his NORTH BENDl
bv Assurance Doubiy Sme.-There is a.
mi n nleasant hit in the following at the vera