Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-07-18
ARTEMUs WARDS wEATHERsFIELD
GRAFTON
Delivered July 4th, at weathersfield, Conn
tiont. 1850.

Delivered July 4th, at Weathersfield, Connec-
tout, 1859.
II delivered the follerin about two years ago, to a
large dscrminatn awiince. was 96 minits passin
given pint have revised the orashuu, and added
sum things which makes 1t appropOsser to the times
than it otherwise would be- have also corrected the
examiners and punktooated it. | do my own punk
tooatin now days. The printers in NNN1TY FAIR
offiss can't punktooate worth cent
TELLER Citizens I've bun honored with
invite to norate before you to-day; and when
say that l skurcely feel ekal to the task, i'm
sure you will blieye me.
Weathersfeld is justly celebrated for her
onyins and patrtism the world over, and to be
axed to paws and address you on this, my fust
perfeshernal tower threw New England, causes
me to feel--to feel may say it causes me to
feel (Great applaws. They thought this was
one of my eccentricities, while the fact is was
stuck. This between you and ~
I'm plain man. don't know nothin about
no ded languages and am little shaky on Twin
ones. There4, expect no flowry talk from me.
What shall say will be to the pint, right strate
out.
I'm not politician and my other habits air
good I've no enemies to reward nor friends
to sponge. But I'm Union man. | luv the
Union-it is a good thing-and it makes my
heart bleed to see lot CT ornery people a-mo-
vim beaven-no, not heaven, but the other
place-and earth to bust it up. Too much good
blud was split in courtn and marryin that lilly
respectable female the Goddess of Liberty, to
git diverse from her now. My own State of
Injianny is celebrated for unhitchin marrid pc
pie with neatness and dispatch, but you can't
git divorce from the Goddess up thery. Not
by no means. The old gal has behaved herself
too well to cast her off now. Pm sorry the
picters don't give her no shoes or sockins, but
the band of stars upon her head must contin-
ner to shine undimd, forever. I'm for the
Union as she air, and whithered be the arm of
every ornery cuss who attempts to bust her up.
That's me. | hay sed. 1t was very sweaty
day, and at this pint of the orashun man fell
down with sunstroke. l told the awjince that
considerin the large number of putty gals pres
ent was more traid of a DAwTER STROKE
This was impromptoo and seemed to amoose
them very much.
Feller Citizens-I hain't got time to motifs the
growth Of America lrum the time when the
Mayhowers cum over in the Pilgrim and brawt
Plymmu;h Rock with them, but every SIX DOL
boy nose our kareer has bin tremenjis. You
will excuse me if don't prase the ery settlers
of the Kolonies. Peple which hung idiotc
old wimin fur witches, burnt holes in Quakers'
tongues and consined their Teller critters to the
the tredm and pillery on the slitest provoca-
shun may hav bin very nice folks IN their way
but must confess | don't admire their stile
and will pass them by. spose they ment well
and so, in the novel and techen langwidge Of
the nusepapers, "peas to their ashes" 1hare
was no diskount, however, on them brave men
who fit, bled and died in the American Revo-
lushun. We needn't be afraid of setting EN-
up two steep. Like my Show, they will stand
any amount of praise. g. Washington was
about the best man this world ever sot eyes on
He was clear-headcd, warm harted, brave and
stddy goin man. He never sLoPT OVER
The prevalin weakness Of most publick men i.
to SLOP OVER Put them words in large
letters-A. WI They git filed up and slop
They Rush Things. They travel two much or
the high presher principle They git onto the
fust poplar hobby boss which trots along, not
carin sent whether the bcest is even gon
clear sited and sound or spavind, blind and
bawky. OF course they git throwed eventoou.
ally il not sooner. When they see the multi
TODD goin it blind they go Pei Mel with it instd
of eXertin themselves to set it right. Thes
can't see that the crowd which is now bearr
them triumfuntly on its shoulders will soon
diskiver its error and cast them into the hoss
pond Of Oblivyun without the slitest hesitashun
Washington never Slopt Over. That wasn't
Georges stile. lie luvd his country dearly.
He wasn't after the spiles. He was human
angil in 3 kornerd hat and knee britches, and
we shan't see his like right away. My friends
we can't all be Washingtons, but we kin all be
patrts & behave ourselves in human and
Christian manner. When we see brother
going down hill to Ruin let us not give him
push, but let us sceze rite hold OF his coat tails
and draw him back to Morality.
Imagine G. Washington and p. Henry in the
character of seseshers As well fancy JOIN
Bunyan and DR.. Watts in spangled tites, DOH
the trapeze in ene-hoss circus!
tell you, felle citizens, it would hav bin ter
dollars in jeff Dayis's pocket if he'd never Dir
born
Be shure and vote at least once at all cleo
shuns. Buckle on yer Armer and 90 to tn,
Poles. See two it that your naber is there
Go to the poles and stay all day. Beware 0
infamous lies which the Opposishun will b,
sartn to git up fur perliercal efieck on the ev
of eleckshun. To the poles To the poles
and when you git there vote just as you darl
please. This is privilege we all persess anC
it is of the bottles of this CRATE and free land
see much two admire in New Englan
Your gals in particular air abowt as snug bill
peaces of Calliker as | ever saw. They air full
y equal to the corn fed gals of Ohio and In
Jlanny and will make the bestest kind of wives
1t sets my Buzzum on fire to look at 'eiff
BE still, my sole, be still,
you, Hart, stop cuttin uni
like your skool houses, your meetin bouses
your enterprise, gumshun, &c. but your fayori
Bevrge | disgust. | allude to New Engla,
Rum 1t is wuss nor the korn whisky of mi
amy, which eats threw stun jugs & will turn
the stummuck of the most shiftliss Hog.
seldom seek consolashun in the flown Bole, bu
tother day wurried down sum of your Rum
The fust glass indused me to sware like in
fooriated trooper. On takin the sekund glas
was seezed with desire to break winders, 4
arter imbbin the third glass l knocht a small
boy down, pickt his pocket of New Yor
Ledger, and wildly commenced readin Sylyanu
Kobb's last Tail. Its dreful stuf-a sort G
lckwid litenin, gut up under the personal su
pervishun of the devil-tears mems inards al
to peaces and makes their noses blossum as tn
Lobster Shun it as you would a wild hyen
with fire brand tied to his tale, and while yo
air abowt it YOU will do fust rate thing flu
Yourself and everybody abowt you by shun
min all kinds of intoxicatin lickers You don
need 'em no more'n cat needs 2 tales, sayi
nothin abowt the trouble and suffern the,
cawse. But unless yolr inards air cast iron
avoid New Englan's favorite Bevrige.
My friends, I'm dun. | tear myself ava.
from you with tears in my eyes & a pleasan
oder of Onyins abowt my close In the lang
widge of Mister Catherine to the Rumuns,
90 but perhaps shall cum back agin. Adoo