Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-07-01

Washington's Grave.

| need no, Inform yoa thar was thrown
into the highest extacies n the thrusts
which ,our correspondent Star" last
week 50 valian,iy made AZ the memory Of
one, who, during the whole period OF has
public as well as private life, upon his
farm, on the field Of battle, or in the
Presidential chair, never gave aid, coun-
sci or countenanoe 70 our favori,e doc
trines Of discord and disunioa bur on the
contrary, loved the sehaie country, Tough,
for and wih the whole country and was
the Prosector and ruler Of the ,sSoIs coun-
Try, so ,ha, he justly deserved the opro-
brious epi,he; Of Father OF his Conn-
try which his name viii wear while his
memory survives
I viii no, tell you that I fully endorse
The sentiments Of Star and that !
would join with him in letting these old
'oggy heroes know where their bread
and butter Is 70 come from, and that we
are shrewd enough to keep our dimes to
build monument by and by to a fatbsr
Of tis NORTH.
| am only sorry for one thing which
STAR has undertaken, ,ha. is: the an-
utilization Of Mr.. Everett. That side b;t
about bis clothes and the way he 90,
asleep in The cars was LITTLE cruel He
ought TO have taken some one Of his
size and 10; pitch into Ned. Everett
means well vno0gh, no doubt. although
Ne all know be is'n, very talented, and
e. Star oagh; to consider this and forgive
him something, even If be does love
Washington, and Is silly enough to throw
away 50 much time and labor to perpe,u-
ale his memory.
Now, this idea Of honorinS the dead
has long since exploded with Us disunicn-
ISIS, except upon cer,aia stipulated con-
alilonS, that's that the deceased shall first
be put under penal bonds, not TO remain
for moment buried south Of S certain
imaginary hne, nor upon the South slope
o: any NOr;hern hill. nor to be or remain
Tobea in any article Of cotton material.
for this, don'tyoa see, IS e becoming con-
promised with Southern institutions, and
that directly
Indeed, sir, your Star" correspond
eni viii agree with me, when I say tha.
q dollar in the poke. Is worth more than
len dead heroes can DO for Us. We are
already in possession Of all the service
'asy can render Us. and it i worse than
useless 10 cucumber the soil with nonu-
ments, or consecra.ed grounds.
From these views YOU will not wonder
that | was greatly enraged when l learn
ed thai there WAS : general movement.
throughout the length ard breadth Of this
great nation 70 rescue from waste and
neglect the Home and Grave Of one
whose name Is interviewer with all is
early history and illumines with a soft
bur brilliant radiance those pages which
were written in blood and sanctifed with
tears and sacrifices
When read the maaas ers sppeaI al
luded 10 BY "a Star" / frlr IS your CORES
pendent sPPea7s to have done. for It did
seem TO me that By a few covered thras;s
srd siy insinuasioas Al appeal Nigh. Be
inside to The p7ejudices Of the people Of
Orleans County that should 10 some ex-
tent d-OWa their sympathies. check their
aTio- il the csusa and make them FORE,
their patriotism, bat I declare, Mr.. Ed
TOT, with all my hatred for the Union and.
d's-eSPec; for the memory Of its heroes.
had'n; quite nerve enough TO attack the
bones that were once animated bv the
soal o. Washington, for I mus. sckuowl-
edge thai he Is rather popular around
here notwithstanding the locality which
he has chosen for the final resting plaoe
C; his earthly remains.
Then again, this scheme i conducted
entirely BY ladies and there Is still in So
Getty some traces Of one Of the relics Of
baroarism, called gallan;ry. and II Occur
red 10 ne tia; some me3dlesone ps-so-
might term It unganant for me to attack
the ladies' m their benevolent ard uz,r;-
otic enterprises, and ret, Mr. Editor I
an 10: quite sure bu. ! shoul8 have ye.-
iuFed ]: ooa.d / have been assured q sy,-
CESS, 5Ut for ne, whom yoa know TO be a
nan q 10 slasl share Of pride and self
ooneei'- 10 be obliged TO retire before the
modes; bar vel founded arguments Clone
Ct The weaker sex, would Be q mesi IN
eurizble state Of affairs. l accordingly
iboaght bez 70 - the strength Of nv
adversary before declaring open wzra,d
l therefore addressed aboa. the sane an
qairies 70 one q The managers which arr
embodied IN the communication az
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