Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-05

We nlasn the fraternal hand that you I
hold out to us, remembering thai our
common ancestors together sowed upon
the bleak shores of Massachusetts the
germ of our common country, we gree.
YOU as brothers, and standing to-nign,
uuder the shadow Of your grand oiu
mountains, resplendent now In tnei,
astumnal crowns, we cry, IN the wofos VI
the soul-stirring song,
uEurrah for old New England, l.
And her c,oud-capped granite mis-
SPEECH OF WALTER c. DUNToN.
Gentlemen of the Putnam Pholanr.-
I heartily unite with our citizens In ex-
tending to you cordial welcome to hut
land and Western Vermont. We are not
demonstrative people, but are always
happy to receive organizations, especially
one so noted and honorable as yours, from
other States. We wish you had visited
us at more propitious season, when the
skies are clear and genial, and our valleys,
| hills and mountains are clothed IN green.
We could then have showed you beauti-
full landscapes and mountain scenery that
cannot be surpassed in New England but
although the skies are lowering and cold,
our autumnal scenery is not 80 devoid OF
beauty, even at this time, but then we
trust it will give you faint idea of what
Vermont is in the leafy and pleasant
month of June; and we hope that what
You now see will cause you to repeat your
visit to our State.
Vermont, as has been said, is child of
Connecticut Her first settlers were near
" all from Connecticut brought
with them the laws, customs and religion
| E. l. oil thnJr hot
industrious habits. 1t is to these that
Vermont is indebted for what little pros
perity she has enjoyed. But I am sorry
to be compelled to admit that the mother
has kept ahead of the child so far as her
material interests are concerned. While
we have kept on in the same old way and
devoted ourselves almost exclusively to ag-
riculture and to raising men to emigrate to
and develop the new States of the West,
you have devoted yourselves to mannfac-
turing and while we are comparatively
poor you have become very wealthy
State and have kept your best men at
, home, having enough there for them to
J do, while the great majority of our best
o young men are compelled to seek employ
: ment in other States.
We have an abundance of water over
going to waste upon our mountain
: streams, and all the natural resources re-
quisite for manufacturing, and we hope
? that some of your enterprising and
- wealthy men of Connecticut will come to
p our assistance and show US how to make
i. Vermont manufacturing State. They
~ would be cordially welcomed by our in
;, habitauts and would receive such encour-
% agement from the State as a wise and
. liberal p0licy would dictate,
+ While the people of Vermont and Con-
?, uecticut are similar in almost everything
=. elsa, they have differed in politics,
IS but we are happy to see that Connecticut
n is now right more than half the time but
4 this is no place for political speech, and
q it is wholly foreign from my purpose to
10 make one,-but allow me to express the
wish that Connecticut and Vermont may
l. continue to labor to perpetuate the prin-
h ciples they fought side by side during the
70 Revolution and the four long years of the
4 Rebellion to establish and maintain.
Il The lateness of the hour reminds nat
n that must close. Allow me, gentlemen
to again thank you for the honor of thi,
~ visit, and to express the wish that it will
= be again repeated.
" REMARKS OF CHAPLAIN WEBSTER.
I Mr.. Webster commenced by saying thai
d it was true that he had served in the
If army as chaplain, and equally that he
,t bad tried to d o his duty while in the service
D. Not only this, bat he had given an only
d son to the cause Of his country, one o.
d the noblest Of the noble. He proceed ed
y to say that he now began to understand
)" why the members of the Phalanx had
ot been so anxious and excited con.
4 corning their three or four hours delay
: in reaching Montreal. 1t seemed that
A. with prophetic eye they saw the kind
" greeting and enthusiastic reception await
d ing them in that city OF the Queens do
20 miniou. Reference has been made to oul
10 reception there. This is true The treat.
+ ment we received from our Canadian
friands was a perfect ovation, from the
te time we crossed the Victoria bridge until
b we returned again. The people, both
y men and women did everything in then
If pnwer to make our visit there pleasant
d and satisfactory. And we do indeed fee
a grateful for their hospitality and courtesy
to extended TO u. Ard all along our way
~ we were greeted by the same tokens Of
le good feeling. Aud at our arrival at your
al Queen City, the same earnest, cordial vel
j. come was extended to us. Reaching Rut
et land, the same hospitality and enthusiasm
i awaited us. You, cir, have expressed re
b. greet that we did not come in June, when
TO your scenery is more beautiful but, sir
le nothing can excel the grandeur and beau
se ty Of the scenes upon which we have
ne gazed all along our way. No hand bat
~ that of the Great Artificer Of the Uni
a verse could give such adornments to ma.
J. ture as these. Every tree and shrub o.
ID valley and mopqtaio, from base to sum
init, is clothed with beauty. take de
no light and pride in the signs of prosperity
ard thrift that ia presented on every
e hand in your State. Remarks have beer
az made in regard to old and new Connect
We cut, bat rejoice and feel assured that tn,
r. lime is coming, in the providence Of tb
y, &" Great Jehovah" and in the priAcir'', es .
- the descendants Of the Contir entail Cor
IF. gress" when there shall be neither old O
ID new Connecticut, bnt one people, and on
God and Father of US all, and one common
brotherhood of humanity. As our bro
theirs have already done, would expires
8. our thanks and gratitude for the cordia
d. welcome and hospitality which have beel
N extended to US by the citizens of thi
Id place, and would say that we extend t
~ goa! heRrty invitation to visit our city O
u hhrGIOFu kfOf beautiful city IL Isl pre-
OF senting evidences of it's wealth and thrift
r. Come and yos will fud our "latcl
In strings always out.
ct Paymaster, S. V. Woodruff, was the,
ar introduced who made a pleasant speed
saying, he had applied to the Chap
at lain TOR. advice, in case he SHOULD
ID meet with an accident, but be could Civ,
y him no spiritual advice and referred hin
O II RI his Iujfa bo had verv kipdlv cont h; N
re a note, which he would read, and which
~ was as follows
- INVASION OF THE PUTNAM PHALANx.
4 Who are these, in quaint array,
i Marching through our streets to-day
of Can you tell US the occasion,
-, OF this very strange invasion .