Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-05

50 much ana done so much to resist her encrOacn-
ments on our rights and yet he said Z" The
Nation which INDUCES towurd another IN habitu-
al hatred, or an habitual iondness, is, in some
degree. slave. II is q slave 10 its anmosity or
to its Affection either Of which is sufficient TO lead
il astroy from lis duty and its interests But 80
poor and weak is human nature that we could
not forget and were never asked to forgive. In
vain did the eloquent ChoateJ conlure us TO leave
such feelings 10 the Highland clansman, the North
American Indian and the down trodden Pole in
vain did he plead Shall America, young, free
prosperous, Just setting out on the highway OF
Heaven, decorating and cheering the elevated
sphere she lust begins 10 move in, glittering Ike
the morning star, fall Of life and 10y, shall she
be supposed To be polluting and corrodng her
noble and happy heart, by moping over old stories
Of stamp act. and tea tax, and the firing OF the
Leopard upon the Chesapeake in time Of peace
No, sir No, sir a thousand times, No - /
And yet we did " nope, and did "c0rrode, aud
we told over all these acts. with many additions,
upon our fingers ends
But there came an event which, though bitter
MS wurmWO1i 90 Us at the time, did more 10 lilt
us into q higher sphcrc-more to promote the
future peace Of every Christian nation on the
glube-thnu all Brimins wrongs aud America
raucor bad done TO ALLEVIATE their hearts. The
d" Trcut affair was this event You and would
then have determined TO hold our worthless but
unlawful prize, and would not have hesitated for
q moment 90 encounter the open assault Of those
whose guns we daily found in others hands.
But wiser counsels prevailed We ate the bread
ut humiliation and 10 without q thought we
were exalted This great example OF sell abnega-
ton and Justice had iG unforeseen effect " struck
the English cln-cieucc--nut 90 say their pru-
dcsce-m0rc even than would the sack OF Lon.
dom. By and hy we filed our " Alabama claims. |
With confidence we did it, but not without ankle
ty somehow we felt that we should have
to luidate them with reprisals on the sea
and wash them out with blood upon the land
Bat mo- Six days ago there flashed beneath the
wave the glad tidlngs of great joy that Eng
land had ratified the Treaty VI Washington,
which conesses, and promises 10 redress her
wrongs. Immense result Down through the
ong-drawu vista, Of the past It has no counter
part. Beneath it, glorious light every dark, I'M
friendly feeling in our hearts cUws like vile
thing away and, speedy as the intelligence which
came, there has returned q bow Oi promise across
tlo seas radiant with the peace Of nations yet un-
born 10 is "a greater thing % own a fault than II
is tO scQrch continent with war As moral We
tory is uobcr than material, and both these
nations have one such precious Jewel on then
scale, what an example do they furnish Of that
Justice which is the condition precedent OF peace
With "a common language, lineage, literature and
religion, n1W for the first time, do they feel
Tenancy 100 common in each others past and tu-
tule. Now are their Milton, Shakespeare. Ma
oiuicy, Dickens, more than ever ours now are
our Bryant hitter, Prescott anu irving as
proudly inelIS; Ny 'helf newton 8 nor our FRANK
me.l, n'r nJcocnS,,ne ii" nav, ,e 3t ,s
nor Waterloo for partial pride. but theirs, ours,
jointly and completely, one and all, ioreyermgre
H.. ggn,es rere.,ntin, tbc ro,l,
cd millions OF the globe, stretch their arms across
the sea and grasp iraternal and iorgiying hands
No9ie oiu hngiand Magnanimons young Amer,
" an ear,b pcseo tovr5 mon ', n .
er such radiant uIG.hneut ha. the world vet seen
40 longer, then, upon this anniversary day, will
we celebrate our separation. i;et us rather mag
io ~ ,,r'',,,, ''', -, s' ",l''I INV az
established bonds Of peace. And a. our n.elns or
united praise rise and swell across the sea, let u.
"s'lner eNant lne invocation
All M. csi,'.. o9 u ' n ll,' que
A., th' wormar' Of our rili..
isl f-csmen b our .oa..
R Sno '' i i,,. Inn, 4" ,,"i1U,os s'.
Tl there's 'ar poo more'
COL Clarke Grafton was listened % with e1-
ceilent attention, aud was frequently interrupted
by applsp-e We regard i, N. almost n m,Iel
for sui, Am o.c,.i,p and e,rne.tly oi,;-. IL.
peru.1l.
AZ the conclusion oi the address there was
trial of the fire engines If the Montpeler Fire
Department ana eone ,,o,,e,r ,irrn. ,orc,r.
names, on the top of an extension ladder. some
fry feet from the ground
rur ,.,s>sov
A'Ho'"' PuAr'er-pa' i'ur there were evident
symptoms ihat The balloon was about TO ascend,
ana soon 90 arose 70 sl'ght altitude dashing
INTO tree ana iamp-po't IN toe state House yard ;
nut Ffoi. eea'er throwing ont ms ballast, 1t soon
rose ana hA'ed majesucally around the west
sue OIL TOE uolhe oil 'he STATE House. over the
"l'i I" Tue nor'"' s'H1u''y rising 70 h'gher
al''u'e' ana "'' ''''p'e LOT ABOUT twenty MINUTES
'' n''v''''n VS. ue'''''l success as lar as The
s'"i"o gong up was concerned out Tie
COURSE ''Acn ~ Tue O'll'oh lo'A II out oil we"
'',l'' '"u" 'n'3"' nave ueen DESIRED
Inc ''"o"Nls o'p''e" from ffoi' 9eA'er e1'
p'''"' use"
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