Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-05-26
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY u, 1913

A Timely Erchdngc--Wc Learn with pleasure that
the agent in this city of Mr. Vottemare, MIR John j.
Sproue, has received from him at Washington, case
containing ono hundred copies, handsomely bound, OF
the Constitution Of The United States, as annocd
and illustrated by ". Hckey, which the Senate OF
the United States on the lst inst voted to Mr.. Vat
tenure, to be by him offered to the French Govern
/ ment.
This well imagined and timely present, Mr.. Tdttc-
mare urges his agent to despatch without loss o time
to France, and is agreeable us be enabled to
add that Messrs. Boyd & Hckcn agents OF the fine
new packet ship S. DENIS, which is to sail on Mon
day for Ilnvrc have agreed to transport the box con-
timing these books without any charge.
The 81 Denis ii she has short run may once
again be the rayng cry of safety for France, tor the
Constituent Assembly will lust be- in the commence
men OF its deliberations, and these copies OF the ~
merican Constitution rccecelved at such moment,
with the old Frcuch cry of God and St Denis' may
work infinite good.-N Y. Car. y En7.
The renown that this distinguished French
man, NJ. VATTEMARE, is acquiring is greatly
superior in enduring value to his who conquers
Z" a walled city; as the arts and triumphs Of
Peace are always superior to the arts and tri-
umphs of War. While both the old world and
the new are agitated by wars and rumors of
wars, schemes of conquest and revolution, the
means and the ends which are too often vio-
lence and oppression, this assiduous patient, no.
ble-hearted and truly philanthropc missionary
of better Sentiment and higher Principle is
surely planting the most salutary and effective
countervang influences in the hearts of ma
tons and individuals. The elevated conscrva-
tsm, of the labors Of NJ. NATTEMARE cannot be
too highly estimated. Like the buried seed, at
present they are quickening into active life, and
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bring forth the noble fruit of peace and good
will among the nations of the earth. There
can be no more exalted mission than this self
imposed one of NJ. NATrEMARE. 1t co-operates
with Christianity UT illustrates and extends a
refined civilization.
We look upon no act OF our own Legislature
with feeling of more unmixed qualification and
pride than that which placed Vermont among
. those States of the Union which are known and
recognized as active and efficient patrons of.
and participants in, the System of NJ Waite
MARE. The gratitude of the people is due to the
Committee who examined, approved, and witt
enlightened sagacity, recommended to Legi-la
tive Sanction that System and to the Legislature
WIN tiItlc SuSldllltu lllc view
and reasoning of their Committee. And stil
more is the gratitude Of the people due to tn.
hgh-minded and generous-hcarted Foreigner
who, leaving family, home, and friends, has de
voted himself, with sclf-sacriticing energy anc
zeal, to Cause whose aim and bcnehceut ten
dency are 10 promote no less glorious a re.ul
than the cordial FEATERNl2ArIoN Of the grea
family of NATIONS.
We cannot better conclude this notice thai
by laying before our readers the eloquent lctte
Of NJ. NArTEMARE to Governor EATON. whicl
announced and attended the first reciprocatiol
of international" courtesics between France
and Vermont. 1t is to be found in the Pamphlc
printed and circulated by order Of the Legsla
ture to eucdate the System of NJ. NArrrNARr
though the limited number printed renders
probable that this interesting letter WILL By tli
Republication, come, for the first time to ~
..~.:.. ~ our reaucrs. valuable az TIN
donations intrinsically are, we happen to know
that they were regarded by NJ. VATrEMArE a
an Altogether inadequate return for the duplicate
and to us comparatively useless, copies Of pam
phlets and books which he received from Tia
public archives of the State for presentation t
the several Departments Of the French Govern
nient. The following is the letter: