Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-07-22

brigade; of Gen. DouB1dday 3 atilstes itsfSl
the Vermonters on the second day; of Col.
Randall reply; Of the famous flank attack;
and of various incidents of the battle, were
listened to with close interest, and received
with applause.
The next paper was the biographical
sketch Of Hon. Henry b. Stacy, by David
Reed, Esq, of Burlington.
This was very full and carefully written
sketch of Mr.. Stacys life, occupying some
fifty minutes in delivery. Mr.. Reed mar
rated various facts Of Mr.. Sta Us history,
dwelling at length on his services and in
tluence while editor and proprietor of the
Free Press. He rccounted many facts OF
Mr.. Stacy's mode of life and services while
holding the Office of L. $. Consul at Reve,
Russia; quoted from his letters and de-
scribed his character as a journalist, politi-
clan, citizen, and in his family relations,
paying an earnest tribute to his worth in all
these relations.
The memorial address upon the life aud
character Of the late Rev. John Augustus
Hicks, D. D., by Rev. A. II. Bailey, d. D.,
Of Sheldon, occupied the evening. Taking
in reputation he narrated the incidents of
the life of DIR. Hicks, recounted his work in
Vermont, in which he filled the longest
continuous rectorship on record, and de-
scribed his earnest, industrious, self-saori-
ficing and devoted character. The venera-
BILE and good man who formed the subject
of the discourse has n careful, discriminate
ing and aflectionate biographer in DR.. Bal
ley.
On the second day the forenoon was occu-
pied by Hon. G. w. Benedict, who read
paper on the burial place OF Gen. Ethan
Allen. This recounted the extraordinary
conjuncture of circumstances and newspa-
per rumors which, just before the erection
of the Ethan Allen monument by the State
at Green Mount Cemetery, in Burlington,
threw doubt in the public mind over the
true locality of the last resting-place OF AL
len; and proceeded by an array of testimony
of the living witnesses of the burial, and OF
many facts bearing on the point, to show
that the grave of Ethan Allen was in the
spot now covered by the base of the monu-
ment.
In the afternoon very interesting paper
on German immigration to America was
read by President Angel of the University.
This abounded in curious and interesting
facts. Among these was the fact that many
German emigrants were in former years
shipped to this country on labor contracts,
such as are now so earnestly protested
against in the case of the Chinese immi-
grants, which reduced the laborer to the
condition of sem-servitude. In a similar
way the Scotch prisoners taken in the battle
of Dunbar, were shipped to this country.
The extent of German immigration, aver
aging 900 a year since 1916, was noted,
with many interesting facts gathered by
Mr.. Angel when in Germany. The at
tempts, new to us, and we presume to many
of our hearers to found a German republic
in this country by societies organized in
Germany. were described. Repeated eff
forts were made in Pennsylvania to put the
German language on a par with English in
courts Of law, and the Staals Zeitung, the
most influential German paper in this coun-
try, was originally established to further
such an object. The effect of our iiistitu-
tions on the immigrants was noted. Be-
coming Americanized, some had gained
high DOSitiOns like Senator SclurZ and
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gov '7o'oliio". ihe paper cioseu Win con-
sidering the effect on our own society and
civilization of this infusion of German traits
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ana prlestcrait as polltlcai engines; Their
tendency TO free thinking and infidelity
thair onnosition to sIaverv and nrobih,tion.
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their IoVe Oh music ana ar'' ana their pa
tient industry.
At a business meeting following. the fol-
lo,vir,, g.rtlaren yoro oIoo,od rosidon,
members oi the society, VIZ: President j.
b. Angel, Rt. Rev. w. Ii. A. Bissell, Rev.
Il. r.. Atwell. +. l.. Inwrence Eso Rev
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