The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-12-08

with solcpnity. the pledges Of Gun fathers to
hold ourselves answerable before cur fellow
mon fs ia, sarcrrs Of the republican form of
government. Experience has proved it, sufii-
cheney Nv pcac, and in war; 1t has Nindicated its
uthOritv thrOuah dangers. aud an Lotions, and
sudden and terrible emergencies which would
have crushed any system that had been less
firmly fixed in the hearts of the people. At the
inauguration Of Washington the foreign rcla-
tions " the country were fow, and it, uale was
rcprcsscd by hostile regulations; now all the
civilized nations of the globe welcome our COM
mercc. and their Governments profess towards
us amitY Then our country felt its way hcsiio-
tingly along an untrcd path. with states 80
little bound together by rapid means nfcommu-
nicatou as to be hardly known to another, and
with historic traditions extending over Very few
years, now intercourse between the States is
swift and intimate the experience OF centuries
has been crowded into a few generations, and
has created an intense, indestructiblc nation
atty.
Then our jurisdiction did not reach beyond
the inconvenient boundaries OF the territory
which had achieved Independence; now
through oessions Of lands, first culonized by
Spain and France the country has acquired a
more complex character and has for it, natural
limit, the chain Of Lake., the Gulf of Mexico
and on the east and the west the two great
oceans. Other nations were wasted hy civil wars
for ages before they could establish for them
selves the necessary degree Of unity. the latent
conviction that our form Of government is the
best ever known to the world. has enabled Us
to emerge from civil war within four years
with complete vindication of the consttn-
tional authority Of the General Government.
and with our local liberties and State nsttu-
tions uninpaircd The throngs Of emigrants
that crowd to our shore. are witnesses of the
confidence Of all peoples in our pcrmancncc.
Here is the great land of free labor. where in
duefrx IL blessed with upava4u4lnl rewards
and the bread of the workingman j. swectcncd
by the consciousness that the cause OF the coun-
try is his own cause, his own safety, and his
dignity"
Here every one enjoys the free use OF his
faculties and the choice Of activity as natural
right Here under the combined influence of
fruitful soil, genial chimes, and happy insti-
buttons, population has increased hltecn-fold
within century Here through the easy
development Of boundless resources wealth
has increased with t~o-fold greater rawdity
than numbers so that we have become secure
against the iinancia gicissitudes OF other Coun-
tries and alike in business and IN opinion, are
sclf-centrcd and truly independent Here more
and more care Is given % provide education
for every one born on our soil. Here religion.
released from political connection With the civil
government. refuses TO snbscrvc The craft Of
statesmen, and becomes, in its independence.
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