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should be Immediately taken To secure the advantages
of the system to Vermont. The Joint Library Com
mttee, through their chairman, T.. Seymour, Esq,
brought in an Interesting and favorable report accom-
panied by several resolutions and bill the passage of
which they recommended in ilrhcrance Of the impor
tant objects presented in NJ. Vatemares communica-
ton and address These were passed with great
nimy, and five hundred copies of NJ Vatemare's Ad
dress and the Instructions for collecting, preserving
and transporting objects OF Natural History, were or
dcrcd to be printed, under the superintendent of some
suitable person appointed by the Governor, to be dis
trhuted as the Governor should direct.
/ The undersigned, having been honored with the APP
pontmcnt above mentioned, has in the discharge OF
his duty, endeavorcd to arrange the conmunica-
tons and proceedings, in connection with VI. Waite
mare Address, as to the present system OF EXchang
es in the ccarest light and, when well understood IN
all its bearings, he has doubt it will commend itself
TO the appreciation OF every benevolent mind. The
value OF the productions intcrchanged, whether OF leg
shtlon, OF literature, OF science OF art though great
in themselves and though vastly increased in value by
the interchange is still very small IN comparison with
those higher advantages which result from the recip
rocaon OF tavors, and OF kind and friendly feelings
! The full realization of the system of NJ Vaielnare
would unite all the nations OF the earth into one great
brotherhood Its tendency is the promotion OF unver
sal pence by the removal of that exclusive scsncss,
and those preudices and ieaousics, which have too
often rendered people enemies to each other, only be-
cause they happened to live upon opposite sides OF an
arbitrary line, which had been established as a nation
al boundary. In place of rivalry in arms and in the
arts OF pcace-n rivalry in literature and the sciences
in wise legislation and good government in offices OF
kindness and generosity, and III that enlarged and dit
fused philanthropy which would be instrumental in ex
tending the blessing of liberty, and knowledge, and of
Christian courtesy and refinement, to every portion OF
the human family.
But while this system of exchanges may be regard
ed as important to the older nations OF Europe, whose
productions III legislation literature, science aud the
arts, have been accommodating Tor ages 1t may be tho
that our own comparatively new country, and especi-
ally the small interior State oi Vermont can possess
nothing worthy to be offered IN exchange for the splen
did tones OF Europe. II is very true that the pnbllca-
tons in Vermont have been few in number, small in
size and coarse and rude in abrc but still they serve
well to Illustrate the condition OF people entering up
on the experiment OF self government and beneath an
unpublished exterior, they embody principles which,
properly dllsed might to rcnovne the decayed
| governments of the old world, and, accompanied by
literature, science and the arts. and, especially by the
elevating power OF Christianity might serve to raise
the barbarous and savage hordcs OF both hcnsphcrcs
from their low dcgradation to the condition OF well
| organized, enlightened and happy communities
Among the States OF the American Union, Vermont
IS peculiar in her orig in and early history All the
other original States had previous colonial organ-
cation. But not with Vermont. The inhabitants,
located upon her fertile soil, were collected here from
the various colonies but were bound together by no
civil compact. Yet common syinpatlits ana com
mon interests led them to unite tor common pro-
lection and the promotion OF the common welfare
Their organization under committees OF safety, was
at first rude and imperfect but its defects were soon
corrected and, as early IT'S, Vermont was self.
organized, independent. well governed republic; and
from that time till she joined the American Union, IN
1891. she exercised all the attributes OF sovereign
State uncontrolled and unawed by any other power
upon earth. And hence it is that every record, and
document, and pamphlet relative to our early history
is invested with peculiar Importance, as showing the
manner of development from a state OF nature 10 a
well organized and eiilcen, government.
The materials, which Vermont has 1t IN her power
to offer in participating in the system OF international
Literary and Scientific Exchanges may, for the mos
part, be embraced in the following list
l. Pamphlets relating to the controversy with New
York and New Hampshire, and the organization o
our State Government.
. The published Journals and acts OF the Legisla
ture of Vermont.
g. Books and Pamphlets especially those writer
or published in Vermont including our historical works
legal reports, executive messages legislative docu
mcnts and reports political speeches oratons election
sermons. periodicals, Vermont Registers, etc.
T. Indian relics, such as arrow and spear heads
l., chsels axes, etc.
3 Specimens illustrative OF our Natural History in
GLIDING mneralogy, geology, botany and zoology.
= The greater part OF the works enumerated IN tn
above list were published tor the exgency which callc
them forth; and they were dispersed through TN
State apparently without thought that their preser
walton was mnt,cr OF nny interest or importance Il
> posterity, and having served their then present pur
the useless rubbish OF the garrett Indeed, 50 little re
gard had to the preservation OF our most impor
/, tant documents, that no one OF the public libraries
/ this State, mot State Iibrary) contains
complete OF the published laws and journals of on
G Legislature. Yet i, is believed that copies OF all hes
pamphlet laws and journals still exist, scattered roug
. the State i'll old numbers which are wholly useless
l. their possessors and that, il they could all be collect
ed together III place, the Deficiencies IN our publ
5 Libraries could not only be supplied but valuable sci
( could be formed for international exchange.
therefore take II upon me earnestly TO urge til
l. people OF Vermont to take this matter, which involve
A both the honor and interest of the state, into seIou
= consideration, tar, at least, as TO undertake
J. thorough examination each OF his own premises, an
to select all the political pamphlets speeches electo
sermons, reports, acts, journals and other eglslav
9, documents and such periodicals and books as ma
T., illustrate the history the legislation, the Il
terature OF the State and no opportunity occur be
l. fore that time, carefully forward them to the stat
J., Librarian Montpelier, by the town representative
in October next. And would mention, as particu
lie larry desirable, the political pamphlets OF Ethan an
m Ira Allen including the Olive Branch and History
Vermont by Ira Allen The Appeal oiVermont to tn
World by Stephen Il. Bradley, Principles OF Cover
70 ment by Nathaniel Chipman, Rural Repository an
History OF Vermont by DIR, Samuel Williams, Let,e
IS upon Vermont by J. a. Graham Epdemics OF We
u mint by }. A. Gallup, the Adviser, and the Repertor
70 published at Mlddehurv, the laws and lcglslati,
l. journals previous to 1900 and the Vermont Register
IT especially he early ones published at Rutland Mi,
V furnish something which is desirable and II it be
10 thing more than single volume, or pamphlet, or 7,
CUSTER, let HIM not neglect to do IT because the thin
may appear To HIM To be so small, and tring and VI
At lucess IN itself Perhaps that very trRe may be a
that would be wanted to complete some valuable St
d ries
4 But the system of exchanges embraces not onl
political and literary but scientific materias-not on
he books and other publications. but specimens IN mine
n, alogy, geology botany and zoology and il suppl
. OF the Oner should be deficient, must make it u
Il from the exuberance ot the latter. When VI WAITE
p MARE was told that Vermont had nothing worthy
> be offered IN exchange Tor the publications OF Europ
IN he, with much eamestncss replied that the rerg STONE
M om streets troud be siddiy receired-that spec
mems OF the minerals vegetables and animals OF We
ie mont would procure tor all those valuable Europea
! works, which furnished IN exchange for the p,
! ica, literary and scientific publications of this cour
ie try and these, in Vermont, viii cost only the roub
m OF preparation. The Instructions, prepared by ii
- Professors OF the Museum OF Natural History of Par
&c and contained i'll the following pages, will furnish III
necessary aid 10 those who willing to undertake
the collection and preparation OF specimens Tor e,
N change, and the names and descriptions OF most of II
n species may be found in the Natural Civil and Slatl
III" teal History OF Vermont, published by the undersgl
n ed IN lSl2. For the convenience oil those who ma
wish to extend their knowledge of any OF the depar
III ments OF Natural History, have inserted in an a,
s. pendx, list OF the principal modern works upon II
subject, which have been published in this country
Burlington, Jan. H. 1913.
lTA great ma ny simple minded people hay
got themselves into awkward and expensiy
" scranas hv 81,