Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-21

sive intellectual culture and grace, ripe IN
all the experiences of public life, and already
crowned with honors which grateful people
have dssefvedly hesped upon bin.
To such hands was eratiied that so inter
Getting and important q subject was conhded-
Do not understand me, Sir, as rejecting upan
the action OF this committee. know the
difficulties which may have made it impossi-
Die for them to agree in a UNANIMOUS report
and if they were not entirely harmonious IN
their view. can readily see how they might
prefer TO report without an expression OF
| their opinions, and leave tn. Senate and
House to act as their judgments might die
| tate. Ii lie therefore that still conhdet tly
| lock to the Hon. Senator from Winham, and
| may be permitted also to add, to the chair
man of this committee on the part OF the
House, for that support which will insure Its
| approval in both branches OF our Legisla-
| ture.
| The invitation of Congress is for g not
more than two" statues OF our distinguished
dead. In my judgment, the commissioners
| have acted wisely In adopting the maximum
number, to gives us the perfect type OF cur
history,-one would be the representative OF
but half our being.
| Ma President, a patton that has NOT its
heroic period. or periods, has a small place IN
the worlds history. If We turn back to the
history OF 81 y people, and would look tor
that era which sheds the most lusrre on their
| fame, We InsLinctivelg turn 20 those records
which mako men heroes. Ethan Allen is the
representative of our heroic period. 1t is
known TO all of US familiar With our history,
| that Vermont was never the acknowledged
territorial attachment of any other govern
ment. When the early settlers OF our State
had made wilderness bud and blossom
like the rose," they excited the avarlce and
ambition OF States on their border, and the
Provences on their frontier. "Solltary and
alons - they defended the integrity OF their
territory-fought IN the battles of the reyo-
| luton and covered themselves with imperish-
able glory. When a nation struggling for
Liberty had achieved its Independence our
people tattled away at the gates of an IN
willing Union until they were finally owned
and accepted IS an Organized AMI integral
part of the nation.
Who shall 10 imaeftaiiz.d in marble as
| she re representative OF this eraf History says,
Ethan Allen; Poetry says, Ethen Allen
Sculpture says, Ethan Allen and from noun
lain 90 mountain, from valley 10 valley, and
| from lake to river, the people with one &C
cord respond-Ethan Allen. In him We have
the representative man of an uncreated and
created ComnOnwealsh-perfe in all the
relations 1t So tanned to the parent govern
ment. We have slso,an appropriate response
to the invitation of Congress to select one
IS illostrious for heroic renown and dlstIn.
guished military service
MIR. President, the task left US is to con-
meet the golden link in our early history with
the silvery chain of the present : what Is
precious IN the Olden time, with what Is
most valuable and enduring III a later period
7 1 am aware of the difficulty attending this Sc
lection. Be it said, TO the lasting credit OF
our State, that The field ia rich and wide !;
scores Of names will occur 60 US as deserving
OF this distinction. 1t l followed the i'm
polses of Dy own heart, the name OF an hon
Ored citizen of my owl county, who now
sleeps bepeath the murmeripg pines of Ever
green Cemetary, would rise unhidden 70 my
lips But, as great and wise and good as
scores of men who might be mentioned, and
around whose memory cluster the tondest re-
collections to many OF US. 1 am fully con-
WINGED, that history will justify the selection
of Jacob Oollamer, as the wisest an ! best OF
all. Filling with fidelity and great affinity
most of thc public trusts of the State, and
standing up giant In intellect and pow
er In the Cabinet and Councils of the Nation,
he has won for himself the distinction of
place in the Congress of the LIVING DEAD
Mr.. President, Vermont, rich In her
history, 80 renowned for her 7alor and
patriotism, SO uniformly devoted 10 lib
erty equality, and the rights of man. ]
trust will not long leave vacant her places
IN this illustrious Congress of Heroes aud
Statesmen, and 70 this end | hope these reso-
buttons may be unanimously adopted.