Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-03-21

SPEECH OF Hon. CHARLEs FRANcIs
ADAMS OK SGToN's BIRTHDAY.-We
find in our foreign files the following report
of this speech
The Hon Mr. Adams, the Uuited States Minister
citizen Of the United States with so many Of our
good friends in he celebration Of this anniversary In
doing honor 20 the memory Of the great in Amer
can history, feel that perform a duty ourselves
(Ch cr,) There have been brilliant Of genius
more profound sages more extraordinary warriors more
aspiring statesmen, more enthusiastic patriots than
Washington, but in that perfect ntermxture Of the yar
Gus elements that conduce to the formation Of true
hero there is mortal on record that furnishes
ample SO much TO be admired as his Ietus, teres e
r0tudUs is the only motto that typhed his character in
history There is no blot There is no law There Is
crook, Cheering Al this time it may do us good
10 refesh our recollection Of what he did and what he
suffered Called TO take the command Of army, he
found himself burdened with the task Of creating one
without mqnoyi and with vey slight provision of all the
indispensable muniments Of and this in the face Of
an enemy abundantly provided with all these things
(Cheers) Yet he oyereame every obstacle, and ex-
PEELED that enemy almost without bOOdshed from his
pos on. Less forupato in other fields at later period
he never failed in patience 20 repair defeat and 10 return
20 the charge with courage not even tncured with
despair. And what priyauons what dsappointmonts
what disastc did he not experience during the
tsstf Despsedby his opp5hents, sometimes dstrusted
by his frends Ne nevertheless held up his faith and
bore right onward batting not ot Of heart hope until
he won the prize. loud cheersJ The secret Of his
military not that Of Napoleon, for he had
legions like his 10 throw IL like that Of
fabius in outstanding his and trusting TO pa
thence and perseverance for triumph As consequences
America had few brilliant Victories to boast Of the
fruit Of the abors Of her armies but the other hand
these armies lost the character which restored them
20 people remaining free. (GTeat cheer.) And il
turned out that the military chie,ain gracefully changed
with the emergency into All organizing statesman After
interval Of weakness and exhaustion, the country
under his auspices established form Office government
and by reclamation summoned him to the work of set
Ting In motion. lhe task not less hcult than
that which he had accomplished though very different
in kind Commissions foreign and dom site threatened
TO destroy his work. But he succeeded IN equally we'll
not by sudden strokes extraordinary devices but By
the exercise Of that patience aud perseverance right
course which constitute the singular beauty of his life-
(Chcers II is well 10 think these things az all
times, but will II suit Americans to do 50 better
than at this moment Their country is passing through
the ra lon f0reseen and feared thp greatest
happcno since the days Of Washington at Valley Forge
ltis engaged IN throwing oil the burden Of malign
power, which asprCd 10 rule TO ruin. (Cheefs The
Struggle is a fearful one, but there is alternative The
assault upon the Government Of the United States carries
with II aggressive principle, which, II not defeated,
must, in the end be fatal 10 freedom II involves the
acknowledgements prescriptve right Of some men 10
rule over their fellows proposition which has been
stead combated by American patriotism We must,
then, fully reesabsh fun ianenal doctrine every
hazard II will, doubtless, cost us a efurt-meu
money Tine, disorder perhaps confusion. Amidst such
Washington endured, and how nobly he surmoun ed
hem (Chcers Let rs on this his natal day look to
his example the bright flower Of faith In which
ign shall conquer. Let trust that passing
through this tire Of publication ony 10 gather, NJ
Nor,, The moral fruits Of self devotion 10 honorable ends
u the great virtues which we associate with the
honnrs paid 20 the name Of Neutrality-suspicious. and
perseverance In the path q duty loud and long
unued cheering y