The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-25

had Teen cut from the traces, the harnesses lett
, in the road ana were tram led in the mud Be-
You'd, pickctcd in the village grave yard, were
sovera! hundred horses and mules. Arms, equip
ments, Blankets were scattered over the ground
and tramp pied in the !nud-all indicating the
immense waste OF property, and loss to the
| rcbeir
! A, the celebration Of Washington birthday
ut Burlington, Prof. \. G. Clark made some
excellent remarks which we find reported in the
Burlington Times as follows
Prof. Clark said he supposed be had been
called on to speak, az. III some sense, Il rep
! r2sontatlve o. our literary and educational
| institutions. Ii thG aud enc WOn!d allow hun
| he would accept the omen, accidental To be sttre
| but yea significant OF The really intimate cum
ncc;iOn Of our literary Restrictions Wlth Tie VEL
Iare and prosperity OF TIE country. lie accept.
| cd tic Invitation - for ~ community, alid ne
stood there rs y representative "t ore, whlcn
had as deep an interest III Nc cause ~ any m.
Sgituion Or community in tbs land We have
sent one tlth OF CurnH!lb"r intn service. tap
plluse) and one lhiS nuutbcr h.a u sl.Ilvrs
! grave On the banks Of the PJ1o!n1c Two 9TH
crs that did not run jr0rl tJe battle field of Ma
nassas, have experienced the misery OF ueUldlcr
| prjs)n IN the Souh, bat s,ul We expect VIII do
good service Tor God and !her father Hard when
they have Il chance. (Rcnewtd applansc)
Bat IL is not The University alone, but every
institution in our land that has taken part IN
| the service. We know OF one President OF
| college that died at the head Of his regiment,
amid the early scenes OF the war in Western Nlr
| glnla, and lew days since We read ni Is Massa-
chusetts professor, who led 4 regiment IN
bayonet charge on Roanoke Island. Aud
think 1t was quite appropriate alter all, that IL
WAS the old University bell that first sent forth
the note Of triumph over the tail Vi Doueisun IN
| this TOWN..
! But, sIr, aside from these associations, the in.
situations OF learning in thls land have tar
deeper interest IN .hs SUCCESS Ut this cause. The
first college in this land Was established sixteen
years after The pilgrim fathers SIT foot on Piylp-
outh Rock, ANA dedicated TO Christ aud his
church by the men Of that day. That Qniver-
sity, with all our institutions ot learning, had
no other end hui simply The social, intellectual,
and moral elevation VI the human race They
expected that every insulation wouli have It's
work in contributing to the welfare OF the com
munty and SO our literary Institutions have
been led to realize their WORK IN such way and
manner ~ best they can. Aud. FIT, what Is
tne work thar they nave To do IN tl!s land-a!l
branches OF them, mean, the college, the acad
! envy, and the c0inuon scliuot ai!ke---but 10 dif-
use abroad just sentiments OF government, of
social order, OF civil and religious liberty. Tins
IL their WORK, and this is the basis which civil
liberty rests upon. And | take it, fellow citl-
zens, that in this struggle we see IL contest, not
slmply Tor the preservation OF the Unlon--the
Union merely as such would not be- worth pre-.
serVlns-bur Tor what j, represents. Ana it
represents more than simply extensive domain,
or wealth, Or power. WHAT, then, does il rep.
resent? Why, SIR, this nation Tor the hrss
time In human history, has had au opportunity
Vi expressing the ideas and sentiments Ut Chris
tianity in political FORM Oar institutions
and literature arc but giving expression IN then
several ways to the ideas which are the doctrines
OF Christianity, that there are no distinctions of
men as such, no distinctions Of rank, no dis
functions OF birth, but Christianity knows only
men. And here, in this land, was me attempt
made to foster institutions that should racog-
nlze the rights OF nan-not vi /. class, but of
every human soul-to The largest culture of
mind and heart as an immortal soul in prepa-
ration here TOR Heaven. That was their work,
AMI for the first time in human history was
there an opportunity given to realize ,her ideas
th)ul let or hlndrunce, without any old he
cedltary usages coming down aud binding w
nidcr loot. nc attempt had been made in
Holland, and We Know with what glorious sue
cess, under W illian tho Silent. The struggle
l"cre Was tor clvil and religious freedom. Crom.
well aud Ills lronsldes, TOO. undertook 10 realize
the WORK; but the attempt failed after Crom-
! we'll, Tor the lack Of leaders. There was too
much Vt Ola custom-toO much u old habit
weighing down to be thrown Oft. -. In due time
w TILED II. We carried 1t hat through in the
war vi the Revolution and now We have got
the WORK On baud to flush up, (Applause.)---
! take 1t there is no time in human history when
there has been presented to the world s,ch
grand conflict Tor the progress OF humanity and
the interest Ut the race as u whole, Us IL the
present. Aud, sir, take it that We OF the col
ieges and OF the cIergy.--we who find our only
com pensatlon, not IN dollars and cents, but in
the pleasure Of ministering 1t these affairs,
have good right to come up here to day and
utter our prayer OF gratitude to God for the &C.
sion that brings US here to-day We will
no, take from your privileges, bus We will claim
u large sh.r" tor ourselves.