National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-10-30
Vermont Historical Gazetteer.


hand. We are glad to know that
the compiler has not grown weary
in the prosecution Of this exceed
iugly difficult and arduous enter
prise. Our readers are doubtless
aware that some two or three years
previous to the war, Miss A. NJ.
Hemenway, editor OF the The Poets
and Poetry of Vermont. entered
upon the undertaking of compiling
and publishing in numbers, the his
tory of Vermont, by counties and
townships. Two or three counties
had been disposed of previous to the
outbreak OF the rebellion. The az.
itations of the stormy period that
followed interrupted the progress of
the work. With the advent of
peace the enterprise was resumed,
and has nov been successfully car.
ried forward as far as Franklin
county, making i'll all two bulkg
volumes of some five hundred pages
each. 1t will be seen at q glance,
from the very nature of this work
that is one in which every son and
daughter of Vermont ought to be
deeply interested. 1t gives an ex.
tended history Of every county and
town, with biographical sketches OF
all the prominent men of each, Il
history of the churches of each
town, also description of the natu,
raj characteristics and geological
features of each town, together with
literary specimens from the writers
of each town. IL will occur at once
to all, we are sure, that the publica-
ton of this work furnishes a most
valuable and much needed reposito-
~. for the preservation from the
swiftly corroding tooth Of time, the
rapidly perishing records and annals
of our earlier history. The edi,
tress, it seems to us, has thus far
been singularly fortunate in enlist
ing many of the best pens Of the
state, in behalf of her enterprise.
Such names as Benedict, Buckham,
y. G.. Clark, Houghtou, Smalley, d..
=. Thompson, Hon. Hiland Hall.
and Gov. Fairbanks, are sufficient
guarantee, most assurcdly, that the
work is to he deserving OF the pat.
rOnagc, confidence and support, OF
the most eXacting and fastidious.-
Meanwhile, on peruSlng these pages
we have been particularly strucl
with the literary excellence of man,
nonars nro1nced hv nar.ias no
Lnnrn 40 nronarIv Ttoror,, uoon
Where can we look for more aJmira
Bile spccimens of historical and bio
oronhjral comno,ition. thnn arr
tonnd IN the articles prepared fol
this work hy DAVID Read. J. n
| Po-eroy, G.. Is. SAWYER and II. A,
Cutting, Mr.. T. II. Canlcll's sketch
Of Chamulain NAVIGATION. is cSDc
cially deserving of high commenda
ton. How are we 10 account for il
that men who have given SO little
, attention and time to literary labor
can " rite like this2 That such men
! meantime. have not been unwilling
, TO discnrage themselves sufficiently
from Their manifold and all.rneyosS
mo. business cares. to Drpuare sucl
, elaborate ESSAYS a. these. certainl,
oro.ues well for the final success q
, this work.
One excellent feature of the worl
f before u> IS the decidedly superio
quality of It's Illustrations. For th,
trontiSpiccc of this second voIum,
we have a view OF our Old Aim;
Mater,-U. V. Ma very pleaSin;
memorial of days "nug sync.'--
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