Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-09-26

The great Eaiiroad Festival.

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The great l.Giiroad Festival.
In,lmation was given to Our readers, yestcr-
day. that "an eyewitness" woull proba' y
give, in this evenings paper, some account f
the monster Three Days Juhliee which,oecu>
ped the head and heart of Boston during the
past week. The eyewitness alluded to re-
turned to his post, this morning, with certainly
most vivid general impression of the great
avents lfir greater in view of the moral and So
cial consequences they have produced and will
produces, than in view Of their mere CONNER
cial bearing and effect which were crowded
into the Three Days referred to, but quite un-
prepared to attempt anything like Il systematic
account of them. We reached Burlington, by
way Of the Central Road, little before ten
this morning having separated, at the Essex
Junction, from large number Of the grattied
intelligent and generous-hearted citizens OF
Canada on their way honewards
We are altogether loo fresh from the ANNA
ilnc and extraordinary scenes and spectncles
which have recently contributed so largely to
tie wide and just renown of the good old City
Of Boston and of the grand old Co nlnonwealth
OF Massachusetts, to feel willing to trust our
selves with the pen, notwithstanding We are
cutie we'll aware tint no written description of
the splendid pagelrtry, the boundlcss hospital
i.y and, more than all, the sublime moral beau
" of the occasion, can come NJ to its realities
AMI deserviuss Nor are we willing that our
readers should expect that we in!eni to attempt
anything like an extended or an ambitious &C
count Of this Cori US Festival. To those who
Lad the satisfaction Of being pre- sent, our words
would appear tame - to those who were not
present they would appear extravagant. BY
far the noblest and best part Of the great Fcs-
t.yi;y, in our judgment, was that which is in
d3sctibable (Which had no gorgeous banners,
nor trlumphal arches, nor wvlng plume',
nor loud-mouthed cannon, nor mad hurrahs, nor
other physical insignia, to captlvate the eye and
arouse boisterous enthusiasm. We refer, Of
course, to the spectacle no less touching than
sublime. OF the cordi4. and hearty social RE-
UvloS OF the Anglo Saxor rae. ;--compcter.
&. g .,r.a.a., -a- .a:.3 ~. ...a aa": Z
accomplished, or 20 oe accomplished, by the
great Industrial Exhibition in Ion lon, because
wholly without the helrt-burningi and the en-
vies winch that arena Of Co npettlon unavod-
ably creates. As Mayor BroELow felicitousiy
observed, at the Dinner on the Common, the
world-renowned "Field Of the Cloth Of Gold"
where Henry and Francis met in ,r.nsl fricnl-
ship, was an infinitely inferior occaslon.-as
gold and Jewels and magnificent outward dis
play and ceremony, accompanied by jealous
ds,rust OF a shallow spirit of rivalry, infer
ior 10 the simplest habilments Of true faith
mutual respect, and honorable esteem. Shaks-
pare cl,nlrably indie ,tes the dlstlnctlon:--
Ever note, Luci.lis.
When love begins 10 sickeu and cay,
j Nseih an enforced ,ercnnny.
There ave NO nichS IN pld!n and simple idtth'
There were no tricks" in Boston, neither
with hosts nor guests consequently, there was
10 " enforced ceremony The occasion was
one where intelligent and high minded MEN
met each other with cordial COOL feeling and
gen iemlnliSe cour:eSy,--so rs NJ: to burden
either party with sense Of strained or over
actaA hos oitllity The Yankees were glad to
goo the Englishmcn, Frenchnen,
AM I-ishnen,-ln the lanldlan' were glad
70 see the Iantees, -Irishmen, Frenc men,
AMI Englishneu. They were mutually happy
10 meet as trends whom God Ia ! joined to-
getncr, and whom only the bad passions and
mlsju genents of man / ad, wliieom, put
Gsunler TINS was the crownnr glory of the
magnificent Three DAYS. When resident
FILLMORE and Lord ELGIN, the ole the thief
Executive OF the most powerful RaPnbc and
the other the hon,red ana honorable Rcpresen-
tatlge Of the m!ghtiest Monarchy. thlttie world
ever sav-joined hands i'll friendly and social
courtesy, and exchanged cordial greetings, at
the great Dinner, the tremendous anl deaf
eang, cheers that shook the air on Boston
Common were equally in honor Of the British
MAGMA CuARTA and the American DEcLARA-
rloS of DEMONSTRATION me norabe as
the true uttcrance of the spirit Of popular
Freedom.
But we are saying more than we in
tended. Oar heart is full of the grand topic
it's actuaties and its fruits. Pence on Earth
and TO MEG 81 good will" was greatly forwarded
we undoubtnSly believe, by this noble gather
lag 1t has postponed indefinitely" the miser.
able resort of war; 1t has hastenei forward
the glorious TING,
When R.an Ga Innn the world ocr
Shali brolhTls Oe, and a. thuti
IL was Il consentaneous DECLARATION OF
pace By the very Nations Of the Earth whlcl
can surely preserve Peace and as such, and al
most admirable and bencfeent in It's social an(
moal influences, every way, VIC honor an'
welcome ii.
We shall again refer to this subject
not in the way Of detailing Its inc dents, but t.
gather up its un otced fragments, and t
strengthen, by any means in our power, the in