Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-12-27

They Seem TO have had very nice tim
Ia New York. on Tuesday, at a Reception
and Breakfast given to the llth Connecticut
: Regiment. Alter a speech by Gov Buck
ingbam Of Connecticut, Hon. f. E. Woop-
RRlDor Of Vi, was called up aud sp,kO as
follows
expected, Sir, that cur Governor wonld b9
present upoa this occasion, and respond for cur
noble little state, and l know that nothing but
imperative duty has taken him home The sent
lment, SIR IS NcrTont, and being in the manor
porn, am always proud 10 speak in her behalf;
and IN doing o. SIR, l am rejecting honor upon
The good oil state Of Connecticut, whose people,
: IS the poet says:
Love their land because it is their own,
And scorn % tell aught o her rea on Why
Foryou know. Sir, thas the New Haunp shire
/ sraIb were settled 10y Connecticut stock: and the
/ brave o!d II au Alter me from Litch field. no.
with his aTly InoUotaineeTs asserted their rights
/ a. ms. the ruwu and Governor onandtaught
Tho then siucy Iorkers, by the ldicious app lea
/ ton OF tie cHI-s OF the =. llerness tblt the
e cen -.u1t lH 30 B were In esrne rut. sir.
The pTop-5 IL iurnt, Ia the spirit of true patri-
ouru-, local - llJIl.l les were Ignored: and when
the trst luu uf the Revolution reverberated
a-tinst tla btIk- OK C0lcori aiver, We find the
Gf'ei A-oUuta u B Us coucetviug and maturing a
piau for tie capture Of riopn Ieroga; and we
Iol'OW tie oli hero, with his 50 mosGtaineers IN
the gray Of the -oraing, through the wicket gate
to tie Qusrters OF lie Lapl4oe and hear the sum
mons e. eurrHnIer II the name Of toe Great Jeho-
Yah anu the Continental C0nzr sg-an an thority
not then very well rec guized IN British camp
ltt q iurther cn,.lr, We hud the Green Noun
tam Boys. raIlyits uud the standard Of The
brave General strong, another hero from Connsc- |
ticut, and rushing 90 Pla,tsbursh to meet and |
conquer the enemy. And, sir, when this Goddess |
rebellion was forced upon Va. six thousand men /
clme down from her hills, and are now in the /
front lino Of the army Of the Potomac. You may |
have seen yester-ay, SIR her regiment Of cavalry |
the first cavalry regiment from Nes Engltui |
Il so, sir, comments from Inc are needless They
spot for themselves Sir, this rebellion we can |
crush, but IA the providence Ct Il Cd may have |
war with England ur mother, with a common
language, common religi and l may say a !
common destiny.
TIC sentiment If Vermont Sir is this-If We
have violated international law in sei1ing the
traitors Mason and -iiSoil, Wo would make every
honorable amend. Ii VIC are right, we would
preserve our national honor at an hazard. If
war Is the dire necessity, let 1t cOme-and when
the fins bugle note yibrates among her green hills
twenty thousand Y erlnInters VIII rush forth, re-
solved TO 10 or die for their country. For the
third time, Sir, VIII euc England that her
Hous roar Is Got omulpOtent and settle forever |
the question { ar has paw Lcucrforth shall never
rest upon an iHcn Of North American soil.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Woodbridge's
speech, General Wetmore rJse, and enthusi-
asucally called ir three cheer. for the last
sentiment Tae request was acceded to witt
the widest demonstration Of enthusiasm,
every person ia t1e room rising, and the
band iayin- TIE 'S,ar spangIed B.nner 80
llr. Cd n-tln, 10 tAe course OF short
spe. cb -ul h- dli not believe that a war
with England would take place. The S,uth
warmed Great Britain with her cotton, but !
the Nol,h filled hi 5, mach with grain, and
be never saw au Easl,-amsn vet turn his c
back On hi- stomach
l-y Henry Ward B.echer SAID c
American liberty which England had betray ed :
would never tslI. The nat. was young aud ,
troug, and -se people were vet as the rising sun
With the 1ay before them. lie did not fear A y
,ouf ct with Eugiaudi she was old. and our own ;
sud was In the yIsor Of youth. But be loved
gland. :
n. ParAs G.dri7 Of the ry,r,r5 Po,.-I
OUt
Nr Beeoser-We.l love Eng.ard
Mr. G.l"ln-l hate her { he-rs) !
Mr. tescher-N ci., the di-erea'e, Is an 4. :
hfl-tiaH s-d yop are 1t (1pPlsuse) tier /,
,op.e had the same ideas as We had We sprp1y
rom tIe sa.e stock. tbey were cur kindred, Q
ui tft o...l uli-1 flowed i1 the sacred .eins Of
ieor-e a-hI sto4 a4l come foom her. Eng .
luH bad 5lrea autou and Oliver Cromwell Z
O,aer speeches were made, and d presan- o.
atom o.. Cr,Jrs closed the proceedings. nj