Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-03-03
speech Of Daniel s. Dickinson.

Lddies and Gentlemen The natal days OF thf
great and good have been celebrated through all
time, wherever civilization has travelled, and tts
memory Of the patriot Washington mas been hc''
dear vs. the American people Applause. lie
was one Of those who founded the great Govern.
ment of equality, who repudatsd the idea Of
heayen.descended rulers, and with the first
parents Of this Republic ingrafled the great and
sublime idea Of equality. He and those with
whom he acted acknowledged no ruler but the
Ruler Of the Skies no sovereign but the Soyer.
ogn Of the Universe no protector except Him
who notes as well the fall Of sparrow as the de-
struction Of an empire. It is this that has made
tho memory Of Washington dear. Well might
the shepherds Of the political Bethlehem if they
had known the birthday Of Washington, have as
tembIed at his birth to see the stars in the east
lie aided in founding this great Government Of
equality, and it is this which has made biz memory
go dear. lie discharged his great and benign
mission on the earth, and, like the prophet Elijah,
passed away in fiery chariot TO heaven. My
father, my father, the chariots Of Israel, and the
hoyemen thereof was exclaimed by the Ameri.
can people wher earth lost aud eternity gained q
.tiiHat, epirit rCheors Bot II the mipion If
the history, If the work Of George Washington
gls cheat and delusion, II this Government
was founded only 70 blast expectations, only 10
di.lppoinl hope, th o it would have been far bet
Ter That George Washin ton never had been born,
and that lhia Government bad slept forever in the
wide abyss Of possibility Yes, my tel.ow'citizenf,
fr better hat lle birthday Of George Washing.
ton had been cursed, as The ldumian cursed his
natal day " Lot the day be cursed in which !
was born, and the night in which II was said that
a man child has been conceived But this can.
not, will not, shall not he. Loud cheering This
Government j, destined to pam on BY will
stronger than all human existencs-to pass on TO
.ds glorious and great fru.ion that awaits it, and
cln not only see this mighty people Of this
great aud glorious Government, but We can hear
,he o.lseps Of the coming millions in the dis
lance. CheCu.] IL this great constellation Of
po. Veal hope, these th.riy.iour sons and these
blooming territorial daughters, we can see IN this
hrgh. and beautiful consellalion tbs Empire
6ute, our parent queen, uuylii her peerless light
and she'd iusire and glory and gerial warmth upon
aU. Ii Is The second land Of promise, Ike that
region between the Medtsrunean and the Jordan,
lull of al Tie elements Of greatness, fall Of oil
The elements Of wealth, full Of all the eemen,s
u success, mora. 41a mllerl, that can bless
people. Lock out upon her mighty eAp4a'e, see
L.r great inhad seas see her mighty rivers NOV
ire ID .ha'r destination ike a human ,oul TO the
dl m ol IFS A.her and its God See us corir
uu. uus 90 commerce, see The productions o, lis
ual ,,s.e ID, .suor. ar.s aud arms, scc 81. rs
gr.ae ls jnlernl. Improvements, rs bright
and beautiful bills, rs sunny slopes, iis 'Ilyery
streams. .s ,ning valleys, sud then say whether
this lul +, uel worth preserving, and Lnion IS
DO. WORTH G-4.rE 'lr .44t has such people.
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II. Rsbelioa. 1suahter1 VIVA, shsI. tie I'm.
S,.,...,9 WAT IA the Epip,re Slate 90
u,is .u.r,ency2 There is no halfway houte
-,s.r. are no c1n,promi,e measures here. There
,r. two ,reat an,acopisms. Government and a
p.hau,o- -a Goyertment Al Washington. = Re.
h.rl,n t,,eeed in he'll fCbeers1 Where ahsll
49,, t.r no,er,ial voice She has taken uu
4'-.no.'..ag oi,b The Goyernmen. which she
tI.I.,,e.,,3 and Of which she sits emuress
-. ~. ,,i.,t,v court We ,av. the Enpir,
s,,,e't'Il s,v War. uncompromisng war loud
.s..,...7 ar 4, tb, knife. until the Rebellion /.
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o,,sn enbis.alar uf rc1ee, or would he send ou
,.ssn,a,iy,s of The lsw in their m ie,ty tc
crv.b rV I, lawn To- dlrsnes. and to dust Cheers.
r.s.,io, bs,ween the Government and III,
p,bsvio, II hes been nothing else /, isno,hins
H., ,n5 !, n,yar will he ANYTHING else, and vol
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i.i,.,,ber Who beggcd mor TO des,
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e'!''5' f.,srI rToul ho,b,sr and .nplause.
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