The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-18

ford butter eul cheese have become syne-
nyms fer The best articles in the market
And ! would ike also to say a word Of
our manufacturers, which have given the |
name Of Bachelor reputation through /
ont the world, and Of business men. But /
| can only speak Of one more oharac- /
teristic Of the people, and that !. a. their /
patriotism.
Walngford is tue Vermont uNu in |
this, that it has always been on she SD.
of liberty. The period of It's settlement
was one IN which the elements were
surcharged with contention. /; was
just proceeding the Waf Of the revolt
ton. Aud it Was one ia which the lib
critics of Vermont [not Vermont then.
but the New Hampshire grants Us well
as those Of the nation, were at stake
Its territory was claimed by the two ri
val state5-New York and NeH Hamp-
shre-witli neither Of which the inhabit
ants were willing to conaoit But the
patriots Of Green mountains We're equal to
the situation. and though during tile
period of strife, ant.datiug their existence
as a state, they were in many narrow ard
stormy straits, vet the star thai never SETS,
ut last beamcd out for them With q serene
yet refulgent light. You are familiar with
the names of the champions of human
rights and civil liberty who brought this
about The names Of Chittenden and Of
Allen and Warner are to you rs household
words. And with these men in spirit were
the Jackson's, and JOnes's and Bradley,
and generally the early settlers of our
town. They were all men to use the eX-
nreqsion of Mr.. BENJAMIN Bradley. who
were for God. for liberty, and the indie
nendpncn of thr New IIamushire grants.
| ~, -, - II -:
Aud the spirit Of these early settlers, e%hi-
! bitcd in their thrce:fOd contest is the
snirit which the neonle have ever continued
to manifest it is the spirit which burns
now in bosoms of their descendants
have not time to 30 over all our past his
tory and show what Wallingford has al
WAYS been in this regard. but | wish to
speak, at the close of this address. Of
events which we all remember, and which,
trust. we never shall forget, which tran
spired in the great contest through which
When if became evident that there
must be war, in defence OF our
F VI. py9,.,o! ~ ioiu
call that went forth for defenders of the ma
ton, she gave a most hearty response. She
gave not OF her poorest put her BEST ohe
oV tho, "a I'iJ III ,%ar Gn3 t o
was no hand interposed to keep them back:
that those bound to them even by the
closest 'ies were ready 10 iet thenl go tnal
o,hnr foolin,, fnthoy5 and ,nntbars o,,,,e M
their sons to whatever God might have in
store for them in the terrible conflicts. o!
.lcy Meic ilpo'c w anu q noniI .Aa'llio
nrations 10 come must NOT forget them.
Some of them returned and we thank hea-
ven for their spared lives, and we trust that
u Is thc prayer ol az tnat they may ioh9
their hon3}. have brIned ~ win ''
Others came not back, but were among
the
" Brave who sunk to rest
IN Ill 'iioii O"u'i'i9 "i>"o' 'i'''
-, nu, t1c'c are il'ins colilPattlo'2 VIM i
, that nv moor to1rue Womb in vain essay.
And now Mr.. President and fellow-citi.
zens, must bring these remarks toa close
ana Ill o uoinS so l VIII H"y 'hat the gay Is
, in,, Of mis- Lind We shou MOI 500 F. and
the names of few of Us may on that
occasion be on human lips. But let us not
regret rliis ior II Is tlle common 10y, II
, lass wiedCm in # thot oblivion shall tbro,,
its vail over the names of the largest num-
Der, and yet all that has been valuable IL
.iiei rl'e9 may Sun ;f ~, a. ine! arc iiT'
viii continue "a HESS sncceedipr rrnrrn
L tons. You remember the lines of tho
; poet
NGSu Se ne ai !, ah9tngr 9ncceed ne
sown;
So harvester, ''''''' - law '''''''' y ''''
Iut hes remembered by what he has done
e, o w. s'oio up ti,is lcsSon oul haie!
/, heard. bnt in onr indnenrc: we ehoIl na
die. Let us then be sure to have them sucl
as that they VIII bless those who shall
> coliii alter US, 50 that III inc return o.