Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-08-30
..r,ont always for the Union

V ,bot never SETS" Mr.. f, Colamer
n ,,sponded as follows
q Vermont is now, and ever has been,
4 -, and faithful, and in her support of
u be Union
h ,ton early day, though claimed by
h ill., New York and New Hampshire, she
n .,loowledged allegiance to neither, but
.,ood forth boldly and declared her right
1 !. state to govern herself; and although
u the point of armed resistance to one or
Il - If these states, no sooner did the
.,oriop notes of the Revolution ring thro'
,,r valleys and echo from her hill sides,
/, sooner was the story told of blood shed
n ,be cause of liberty and right, than she
ioJ aside all controversy with her neigh
,ors and her sons rushed from theil
homes scattered amongst the mountains,
buckling on their armor as they sped to
Me defence of their country. None OF
her people had been shot down, no port
bills oppressed ;hem, but their country
c,Ied and they hurried to the strife. And
although the first victory won, was upon
,be soil of State but few days before
looked upon as foe, we hear of no states
riqbt claims, no conquest made in the
name of Vermont. No, but even in that
day when our Union was so young and
weak, and its enemies so great and pow
erfll. they fought in the name of the
Great Jehovah and the Continental Con
gess." (ApPlause.)
and at Bennington, under the gallant
Stark, the sons of New Hampshire and
Vermont, side by side as brothers, brave
~ fought the common foe, all disputes
concerning State claims and State rights,
swallowed up in one higher, nobler .ho't,
" our country it shall be free" Gap
pIause,)
And again we see them at Saratoga,
with their late enemies the sons Of New
York on the one hand, and the sons Of
New Hampshire on the other, all contro-
ver,ies forgotten aud the blood of all
three flowing in one common stream in
the defence of their common country,
And all through that war, when suffer
Ing was to be borne, or blood TO be shed
or life itself to be given in the good cause
tie Green Mountain Boys always, every
where, freely, nobly bore their full share
lApplause.) And again in 1912, al
though she had no ships upon the sea
and to her the great cause of the war, the
right Of search, was directly a question Of
bat little moment, the whole of her PEG.
pie rushed CALAMITY and eagerly to the
strife, and although no enemy invaded
her soil, her sons went to the assistance
Of their neigLbors, and fought the foe
wherever they could be found.
In eighteen days, the trees standing in
the forest were converted into war ships
and from their rough bewn sides, upor
which the green twigs we're still to be
seen-ft banners for the fght-belcbeC
forth the thunders, and were launched th'
bolts that brought victory to our flag, anC
the Star SpangIed Banner waved il
triumph over the waters at Champlain.'
lApplause)
And again, in the Mexican war, wha
course did Vermont pursue; Although
a war waged to secure the enlargement
Of slave territory-the annexation o
Texas-to which Vermont was earnestly
opposed from first to last,-no sooner wa
it known that men we're wanted to uphold
the dear old flag, than the sons Of Yer
mont were ready, and they fought, an'
toiled, and died by disease and battle, an'
the sands of that far Off country dranl
the hearts blood of the brave and gal
liant Ransom, who died thousands 0
miles from his home, in defense of what
State rights Anything that was to ben
eft him or his State ? No but for hi
country-his ,ChOle country. applause.
And when elections have gone agains
her what State has more quietly submit
ted to the will of the majority Of the ma
ton, than the old Green Mountain State
Vermont is proud of her record, wit
one exception. She is proud-uery Pr0u
of her vote for "Tippecanoe' but 70
Tyler too" as it resulted, she is some
what ashamed laughter and applause
but that vote was obtained under falls
colors-she judged of the man from tn
company he was in. Vermont will eve
point with pride to her vote for that nc
BILE, wbolesouled patriot-that man whC
always forgetful of self, sought only tn
true welfare of his whole country Ker
tucky's noble son, the gallant Henri
Clay. (Applause.) And she is prou
that sh did her share in electing th
Hero of Buena Vista-the man of stee
the man who never surrendered TIL