Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-10-10

serfeits of instruction and learning, but in
stinct with natural and genial motive and
impulse and spiration-schools which shall
actually and freely develope aud build up the
Young mind. which shall not only furnish it
food convenient for it, but furnish the motive
and cultivate the appetite and the relish to
receive it ard grow thereby. The instruction
she pro- ides for her foster children must, as
nearly as possible, resemble the family and
the school. Perhaps We cannot better desig-
nate them than by saying they should be
family schools; But in order 80 realise the
family element, which is really the most i'm
portant and vital one In the system, the instI-
tuition must not be too large. Too many in
mates must not lie crowded Tito the came
apartments, under the same instruction and
government They must initiate the family
in their number and management, in order to
realize the fruit and eff CT which the family
produces. There should never be so many
together, nor should those brought together
be of such age and Character, that nothing of
the family, except the name can be found in
the inetitu tion.
These are some Of the new ideas that have
been evolved by the ex periebce Of other states
| in the working OF these reformatory instI-
| tutions. And N the light of these ideas we
have worked, and built, and planned, and
carried on our institution thus far We
claim no credit OF originality In anything we
have done, though we have seen nothing like
1t elsewhere. We claim merely the merit of
appreciating and appropriating ideas and re-
cults worked out for us and presented 70 US
by others, who have wrought and thought
commended these ideas and changes to our
adoption is, not only that they are the result
of experience, but that they lie in the direc-
ton OF simplicity and cheapuess, that they
seek to dispense with artificial and compll-
Gated machinery, and to follow the wisdom
of nature and OF The divine and primitive
institution of the family. We felt assured
that we could not be wrong in preierring the
natural to the artificial, the vital TO the me-
cbanlcal, the simple to the complicated, the
cheap to the expensive. We were sure that
We could not err in following the teaching of
experience and the wisdom of Providence,
rather than the devices of men or the con-
trivances of human wisdom We hence re-
solved, in our ideas and plans, to keep as
near could TO nature and experience,
and TO take as our model the primitive and
most vital and essential institution and school
of the race-the family household and we
resolved, by avoiding expense and consulting
planness and simplicity, to make the disaster
10 the State. in case we should fail, as little
a. possible.
! OF the selection of this location the Com
missioners say
On the s4tL of November, 1865, we receive et
our commissions. On the eth of the same
month we visited Water bury, IN mpliance
with a most respectfully signed petition from
that place They asked US TO visit them with
u view of finding there location for our in
stitution We were by them most courteous
ly received, and every facility was furnished
us for the Inquiries and examinations we de
sired 20 make w left Waterbury, however
without bavng come TO any conclusion OIL
the subject of location. Though 1t is trut
: that the spot on which our institution nov
stands arrested our institution a mos
desirable one, We had then no particular reason
to think that 1t could be obtained. Befor.
our return home, we visited and made in
QuIries IN several other towns on the west sid
of the mountaih Richmond and Char lott,
both presented very desirable locations an,
made handsome offers. The town of Nor
wich, on the east side. also offered strong In
: ducements. A situation having many ad
. vantages well worthy of consideration, wa
placed within our reach.
: Omitting details and particulars, it is suff
cient 70 say that We found the conditions "
had prescribed for location, best answers
at W Ou Tue tOt NucIc tuc lustltu
: tIon STE nd-.
These conditions were First, not far frou
one hundred acres OF good land, su ltably dl
vided or divlsble into about equal parts c
a tillage, meadow, pasture and woodland
Next. that the farm should all be in sigh
). from the house and be taken 10 at glanc
: from any point within it,-a very importan
8 condition, which is perfectly answered On tn
y, spot we have chosen. The boys, whereve
they are at work on the farm. are never ou
of sight or hearing. As matter OF securil J
: convenience and advantage for an establish
: ment like ours the value of this feature ca
- hardly be over rated Besides the utility an
. practical advantage, il adds very much to III
; beauty of the situation, impartng the sens
= of unity and completene and more OF th
, feeling Of home. We did not overlook th
- influence of natural scenery. in fixing upo
- the spot which We we're to call our hom
- We rejected situations, whatever might
a their advantages in other respects, that We
desola,,, isolated, distant, cut of from huma
. society and nelghborhood. easy access
:, friends and visitors, and from the free. war
), and strong pulsations of the great social hear
70 We resolved, if possible, to place ourselves
y a situation, where nature and man could e
- ert their best influence upon US. Hence,
= q third condition, we determined that our /
cation should be near the railroad, end n
more than one mile from depot, and We CO
- cluded that thriving business village, and
Ht live depot. were much to be preferred to
y place of little business, and depot whe
oo ready conveyance for visitors could not
~ founl We thought it very desirable, (aI
=. have found it to be So that we should
=, =. within easy walk OF the station. and
~ churches and business centre of the tow
y Finally, if the place answerirg these cont
ha TIRE of the Sta
20 it would be SO much the better for that.
% These conditions We found more nearly fl
~ filled in our present site than in any 9th
10 that was brought to our notice.
nie The scenery is beautiful, the land fert
NC and easy of cultivation and of access in
- :. parts. There is, also, an abundant supply
~, water, brought from the hill in the rear
.n an equeduct to the house end barns. In tn
- respects the site is unequalled, and its relati
- that could be desired. 1t has, besides,
y advantage of oentrality in the State.
10 The One Man Power W.. C0ngEei
"a EXTRACTS IRON LECTURE DELIVERED By
.se SENATOR SUMNER.
its The opening lecture of the Fraternity CouI
OF was delivered in Music Hall, Boston, Tuesd
III evening of last week, by Senator Sumner.
do subject was The One Man Power
las Congress" Of course the address was an q
nd and exhaustive discussion of the work of rec
40 struction, as performed BY the President a
,ot by Congress, and Was complete and am
,as vindicatior of the right of Congress to cont
nd the whole subject. We give below such
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lie 'rao'S do " n"'o 'o
ruv rwo pARTIEa IN THE CONTROY RREY