Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-08
and among whom SO large portion of his
life has been passed.

singushed for the ntelllgence and education and
to h in all sF %s
Especially on snch day as that we geron nd
point with exutaon to the state which the century Of
beT ns the
herents OF the mother country and reslsung tnS en
worthy place among that live because they
to t. sn aone as We as to
her as one Of the equal states q b 5l we e1
1feW yar Cd t ad bVed
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ern and western shores its lines Of TELEGRAPH sending
sG h hd fed OF
these later years SO RAPIDLY as many her
hardy. enterprisng educated and women had gone
m and We and planted her a Heas daa lakes
and the valleys of the Mississippi ana MISSOURI %
srn slopes to the Paci6c sea thus mingling her own
M th fs 19 f ns set the M Of
Mr. Willard then spoke Of Gettysburgn and the err
out from Vermont as from ali the states the unselsh
that was willing to make all he hoped
the foundations of the Union purer liberty more
and honest public life admonished the people not
n the spendor OF military achievements OF ae
of wealth lose sight OF the virtues by which re-
70 be king and its preensons had been trodden under
o1t Py NON tHe tramp OF 2n c6rn or territorial en-
pire king. The only government worth saving is
The virtues Of the people Temperance honesty purity
ba is the best which us
the highest type of manhood and wonanhood, the most
%hat asTG2R ns pride
to Better and nobier Iifewe shall have ali
ure the best OF reasons for welcoming with
The band then favored the audience with
most excellent music. and it was gratifying
to Montpelier man to notice the prof.
cheney the boys have attained udder The
instruction of their leader, Prof Grant.
Hon A. NJ. Dickey of St. Johnsbury was
the next speaker He spoke fluently and
pertinently. His voice was well-pitched
and lie could be distinctly heard all over
the ground. His thoughts were fine and
his periods we'll rounded. Uewas rapturous-
" applauded when he alluded in eloquent
words to the incorruptible representative
from the first congressional district AS a
man without reproach. and eXhorted the
people to see that he was returned to
Washington where he could still more
worthily serve them and they be honored
through him. We have no time to write
out the notes we took of Mr.. Dickeys elo-
quent and keen address.
In Introducing the next speaker, Rev.
Mr.. Truax of Waterbury, Judge Carpen-
ter remarked that he was not quite sure
whether the Scriptures had it they KEEP
the best of the wine till the last OF the
feast, or the best of the feast for the last
of the wine. At any rate We would have
now the best for the last.
Mr. Truax said the man who formed the
first temperance society in Washington
County, forty-tive years ago, was present.
Deacon Parker of Waterbury, the man
alluded to. WAS called to the stand and
made his bow in response to the cheers of
the asSemblage Mr.. TruaX then gave Us
one Of the most stirring and wide-awake
temperance addresses we had vet listened
to. 1t WAS almost ultra in some of its
positions, and yet it had n directneSs and
force that commended it to nearly every
hearer. We regret that time and space
will not permit the giving of the full notes
aiken of this address. The speaker am
ply proved himself t,7te-are in cutting
down the rum tree, and a batte-lxe in the
temperance conflict.
The Band gave Us more music, the ben
ediction was pronounced by Rev. IL L.
Cushing, and the crowd scattered over the
woods. down upon the borders of the
pond. up upon the bald pate of Owls Head
or gathered about the cold spring, in the
stands or found seats in the temporary de-
pot provided hv the railroad company.
| The Band made the ascent of the noun
tain. and djScoursed sweet music from its
summit. Thus the moments sped away
until the train came to to take Us to our
homes There was no drunkenness, and
of course no disorder and rioting and I'M
seemly brlwls We saw only one man
who showed the worse for liquor. lie had
evidently brought his bottle with him, and
we suppose there must always be blot
in the fairtst Eden. He must have felt
lonesome in such company, and will doubt
less not care to attend Il temper, NEE picnic
on another Fourth of July.
! The thanks of the assemblagc We're voted
Manager French, the railroad and the COM
mittee of arrangements for courtesies re-
ceived and labors performed. There was
some little delay in getting all the people
/ to their homes on time. This resulted from
the Unexpectedly large number of eXcnr-
sionists, the multiplicity of trains to trans
port them, and the absence of a telegraph
/ line to regulate and expedite train running
! Considerable rain fell ere the later trains
reached Montpelier. Despite these little
drawbacks it was the general verdict that
the day hui been Il most enjoyable one.
JUDGE POLAND AND TIE PREss.-Judge