Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-08-04
Attn or JiILY CELEBRATION.

The day was celebrated with great enthusiasm
70, Wondsiock Among the toasts winch were
drank we select the following.
ByU. p. Chandler, Es'l. who presided at the ia
Bile.
THE Evtrgreen Sale May the genius OF L'her.
~, when holIy pursued elsewhere, H"u refuge !"
our mountains.
10 this sentiment the Hon. Jacob Collamer
,nnde the following delicious response, which We
copy trutH the last Mercury:
SIR-N L,e OH hi. day we would cherish be-
nevuleHt patriotism, e"i1raclHg our country ana
ON whole country, it must Ire expected we should
retain 80 much oi se-re>pect as 10 remember our
own rank as a state, aud uur claims rs u member
OF the great system As c''izenS ct Vermont let
,s pahrr m with iilidl aud pa'rlnir zeal, the i"c-
deuts and features OF our euly history, aud insist
on our rank and claims.
FIRST then, let ii be remembered, HAT ours is the
on, S,ute in New England WHICH HeVer was q
colo1u We we're free born aud never were III
bOnuge 10 any man.
Aram-Lpt il i,u remembered that Vermont was
the first barn child in this family oi republics Burn
TO the Respectable pnreniage OF tue thirteen o Il
or, anal stock, we CAME forth The cd OF tree pa
rents and we CHIN therefore, III the family, the
right OF lrlnogenHure.
Let also he remembered, that the fathers aud
s,ioueers in Vermont had, III the revolutionary
s,rIusl+. double war 10 sustain. They contrib.
MED their iu prOporiiou oi treasure ana q hloni
in con,,uduy ugaii,s, the cuttinun cueny, ana no
inp battie tor iie National Independence, as tie
cnuture Of Iicunderoga, and tie battles OF HUI
bard,un aud Bennington VIII bear witness. a.
the same time they were compelled 10 ueieh'
themselves as a STATE, against the CLAIMS oi We"
Unn,'.shue and New York. How well they uli-
d,rsrnod their rights and how nmniuily they sus
tanned tll.iIl the result, our existence as slate
bears witness.
Lei lis remember, 100, how great a share OF til,
blood OF tho revolutionary soldiers Is oealI'iS II
our veins. When The War OF The Revolution cio
sed and tie officers aud SOLDIERS OF the army were
d,,bauded on the world Tor home, large pro-
norton sought that hutne in the neU state, Yer
mont. Hence, we have the largest roll OF reVo
IuIionary PENSIONERS OF any state III HE uhinn It
proportion TO our population. hat Is 10 ne tA
necIeI of the children of such pafenlase, aud VIVA
returns and responsibilities, do such principles
imuly in virtue nlel gence, decision oil character
PATRIOTISM! c
Ours Is indeed a country of high green hills ant
deep yuIIies bat il should lie remembered, that II
such localities IS ever uurured HE strong and uu
conuuerahe attachment 10 The country, as IN th'
brhlunhs OF Scotland aud the a ils OF Swnzer
land. Ours too is u country OF coinlnfaiiVel.
sterile soil and severe climate. we have not va
broad acres rich suyaDnaS, deep praries VIII
which the Younger ana more favored suns OF III
family have been furnished from The patrinOh
of our fathers. But there is one article OF pro
duce in winch we ulusl not suffer 10y competition
or comparison Vermont mus. furnish men.
In cos,l,g Judge Collumer Offered The folio"
ipg:- c,., IN.
The Pioneers and Patriarchs Of Permont-Ihe
shared largely IN the defence oi The country agd'N
the common enemy in our glorious reVonlo
mud al the same lluie they asserted aud ina'lIalue
our state Independence against he deiiiaius IN
usurputlons OF other states Let us cherish r.
spect lor tleit memory study Ter character, IN
prove on their Intelligence ahd initiate their VII