Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-30

VERMONT HIsTORIcAL SocIETY.-The An
nua Meeting was b, Id ut Il t Spite Haze.
DC 2. 1868 the President, II IL. llIlAnd Hail
in the air. The Treasurer, Geo. b. Reed,
E-q., n,a,ie :, port showing a balance Ia
tue. Treasury of 1929 %.
The Librarian, Cias. Reed. Ed, made
report, in which he stated that the Library
had been rnri-hed during the past YEAR by
the donation Oh minr valuable bouks ui whicn
the r-port gave Il list; and he EXHIBIT TO
the Society some an,ient and interesting psi
y rs which had come int his hands daring
t wear lie IecJm,u,nd that the ) carly
secure tor its Library at least one coy OF
every puhlclti m ever made i'll Vermont, and
what may, from Il ne % time, hereafter I've
publisted.
Suudry donati ms of books and pamphlets
were announced, from Grn. j. ". De Pcyr-
ter, Hon Winsl w c. Watson, Rev. ". If.
Lord, from the President and others.
The following list Of officers Tor the year
ensuing were rcptsted and elected
nox. Inland HALL, President.
Hon. DAN L KELLOGG,
Rev ". IL. LORD, Vice Presidents.
PRor. q. ". ZEN -DICr,
GEO. +. HOUGllrON, Esq, Recording Sc
cretary.
ALBERT d. IIAGAR, lc.-,.u..l.u {.
| JOHN ;. ADAMS, o''''' '''''' = ''
/ CilAS. REED, Ii na5ian and Cabinet Keep
/ GEO. r. REED, Treasurer.
CrRAToRs-R,v. j I'm \. Hicks, u. D.,
Burlington, Rev. F. W. , cit IL. M,nVs liz, ,
Henry Clark, Ed, P,uitney. Rec, + iN II.
| White. Coventry, DLstld S,rwIrt, Nj die
bury, Henry Hall. R.tland.
Hon. Vim. H. Eyarts el y York City,
was chosen orator, and Rev. B,np min L.
harcr. d. D., and John y. llick-, D. D.,
! substitutes.
The Oll,wing resoluti N was adopted IN
motion OF Mr. Geo. B. Reed
R.soired, That the Publishing C1mmi tee
be requested 10 take such strl- A. may be
necessary to raise funds sufficient, with what
they now have, to puhlieh volume Of such
papers in the Library oi the Society, as they
may deem best.
Mr. Albert b. Hagar read valuable pa
per on the copper mines OF the United State'
and Canada.
In the evening public session was held
in the Hall Of Representatives.
The annual adde's was delivered by Gen
j. W. De Peyrter Of rivnli, y. Y. lie pre-
s.nted rs has subject, - The ), ccssi,n O
Switzerland. -
The orator drew a parallel between pnr-
tons vi the history vi the swiss Rcp.hll,
and recent events in our own history. 1 o,
secession Of seven of the twcnty-twp Swis,
cantons, in lS47, afforded many very stik.
Ing analogIcs T. the sccrs>i N of the rcl-
suites. AZ that WAS prumpuy su'ducd an,
tended eventually to eJns''h late the cen RAJ
government, 49, Il Was concluded hy anal ~
IL would e VITA fhiS ia our OWN c,.ntrS.
ii n. Min-l ~ L. Watson of Put Kent
Y. Y. formerly ot VI uchc>tcr. VI, irtd Ct
paper on the Iir ami services OF Tie II n
Richard skinner. GOVERNOR Of vermont d.
l>2O-3l-22
On Wednesday III .ruins tie : cirty again
aseemnlel. lac lollaWius I1rs1u, we.v IT,
q.ysted To prepare aud read o,t 'rc ties Gle
Y at a future day, parrrs - toll w.. n0n
Hon. Loyal {. krll =, ~ gimp .cii
sketch OF tu,- lajc a ~. i-.ac f. Wus I OF
c tct5n. H,nr. Oluk ,E-q., Biographical
skv,cl Oi Ii 1t. Liui II ne OF Iastlrtun-
Mos, Cheney, L q, ii Birnad laIc.
on the Singing ana > n-inS VI 'stcrs Ia 4. l.
SAFE. y. u. uI5ir, L q, Il lnprr III .Aiuc, T.
can Mining III tue LtAr > .pe.i.r ite-i III.
TnauSs were vJ.et - tI1-c wiJ had "a :
d ersed the : 'cIcty AMI 10 thu>e who had
nf.iue donations. The standing c.inn,.tirrr
Of Lust year were rc-appOlntrd, except that
Rev. T. II. W Lie take tie iacc Oi Gen.
Phelps on TIE Publishing CJnmi Ice.
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