Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30


ASSOCIATIONS. by PRESIDENT r. H. bJcAhAA'
-IE rsiFEEsiTY OF VERMONT AND STATE
l.g-.-.TrRAl COLLEGE, AT AlNTfLLILA'
l9I-
incident. recently Occurring.
s.d -eut round the press
.-..- az lib. Se-m00tcr. when
t-s- chiefly raised uu in Yer
t-.he sol. is rather hard. said
climate rather cold. We have
..ir- -eu. /. wasa thorough
.-.5.s Vermont sneech. good
-t4e .--s motto. and too good
rt. ..l Latin gr the purpose.
beast but the charm Of
perfectly true. Speaking TO
-.. -..i--ns-.'- ASSOCIATION. and naturally
..-.s-- ..f,- .- rho bgtter thick. must
az .,s-. bid r. saw tte- Vermont most
.-.trcf- III. NOT butter and
~.'eein- 8. -.- representatives. Of
- --is-1f -be State. and valuinr
bIrhIv Us any man. ! assert
-.....r ~ f.,--s- nor marble or slate
... -....f- --.s.,e-i4-s- men and
,..s ..v more than that.the main
tt.. v- are cxpected. and nigh.
-.f.- s -1-- of contract ID supply
.--,- D.. r-on off man. Not more
.. -r1 E.--sn butter market look
.-. e-d Richmond .or supplies.
t-rr market +. eur Vermont
imam d, III. professions and
-..- .-ls---isl ana mercantile enter
..lrf-v dsocud on Vermont
-.-. 81. carry them forward ! have ire
-f from tl.o.c VINO ST AZ the
-,..i.--1cs ana catch ,he wills
.-r5lae ~ rom all PARTS OF the
ID -te present unsettlinr of
.. la public ana pirate virtue. q
-7r-be-icsl reservation Is ALWAYS
r favor cf vermont" except
.-- az os-r-e.--ne is all right -
.r.-. Getting q be a settled expecta-
.. .--g-..ler NOR. Inv. sounder states
-..-. more thoro1eh-eoing charac-
Vermont than in any other State Of
can imagine the Senate Of
.- I-.t.l STATES. 10y example. standing
- .rti res best men in il almost ready
a.-.- of tbs ReDab.ic. If Vermont
.a--- Z, send thitber the kind of
-.. a.wavs has sent. men among the
..r.-. 10th for senatorial ability and
a..-rt.I virtue. And thrice happy Is
-- STATE which. after It's representatives
F have ...,,e th- important work which has
done In this chamber to-day. can draw
..,-- breath and s,vto itself - Whichever
-- nan had been selected. ne would
$50 t.i.ai r. keen up the noble succe--
-. rho phelnses the Collaners. the
,rarsa Senatorial careers have heen
-,f,s 10 the STATE
DIS .,.,,r.t tte D0siti8n which seems
. -- r.en ASSIGNED t. u, bv Providence
Ed ..c.r5el tou- bv public opinion. We
.l r,r bevea no5ler one. Let the rich
'.. rhe " est suDDlv the rranaries
,-.--4 1s- -be workshor- ~ more
.-...,-. ~-ares ogt5o rs in manufacturers
.-.-., Is -5rli content Ms p sDnplv what
-..-.l..-ys hee- and will slvsys he the
-i. .-.es.s.- Dee5-,a-r =. Vermont
,..-, the of ryen''-no state in the world
-.---. r-otl.e- 1l9tt, than that. And vet
80 -o-,e--5 rrsl ~ be,r # wortbiIv in
20. rrars t5srrbt and exertion than
,-..rf --rr.. "a make a State rich and now
. r.s. i.or~ -rissior m rrair erea+
.-...s-f s,lI women for the worlds needs
--.-,- .r- -.ission 10 studv profoundlv
.-...tl-s r-Bs needs and now 10 meet
---- .m-4 ras ranid changes GOING an
-.r-.s -a.--ia-s of life how IN anDro-
-. ...s.- r.al inoroyement and sill IN
..--.-t.li and rnaltarahia c,osi-
xxx. -beinr unaffected hv any out-
,- --.-. now 10 enbellish lite with
....-.,-. -.,... how 10 diversity Fitbopt
s5.-,..-..- how 10 yet rid Of unpece.-
--,-- ..,... lii. and Vet keen III. Inuscle and
.f. .t. nothing bat hardship eonfers'.
l1 ,e.-5 how to take on the broad char
vat the 18th century. without giving
-, -rs strong character Of the Isth-this
-r- ,.-ss.-.t ssDect of the problem which
~ XIX ~ nractIeallv u solve.
d. -.i7- rhis our assigned work We ,an
4.--j.- o5q--sstimate tn importsnce Of
i--..--. ,., the old Vermont traditions and
--t.--rf industry. frugalitv and plain liy-
5-..---....r+~v habits. old-fasbioned. rustic
--.-... fsdsed. one reason why Vermont
..- fs--r ,aen /. because she i wha; our
----- t-l.,.I- ~, merrilv call her. rustic.
.--. o.. e-,erianes have shown that the ar-
-;E,isr life of cities IL fatal TO character;
t7,- Intellectual and moral vigor as well. as
DbvsicaI. thrive only IL contact with the
s,f pick out the men Whose force Of
obo-,ofe-. Nas at successive ep0chs CHANGED I
H., o,,,-s, of history and revolutionized the /
tI,.--T+ ana life of man-pick ont the
,,e7 Nh, ave today making history-and |
W ,riiI Hud that almost ali of them spent /
-6e;- routh in the country. To explain /
fIis We sbould have to give some import |
oDee 70 r,hvsieal infuences-to the effect of /
ths various aspects Of nature, the grand /
mountains. the broad sky. the infinite sea-
inf fs- more | think. to the moral scenery |
of the country. the prevailing usages. and |
o,-;.c;nleS The social and moral codes and |
s .,---- Industry. for instance. the nee
es-ar~ condition Of ali the virtues, in the
so-,rr[, i resneetable; ali usages and ar
-s-,,-s-ns1ts encourage it laziness i dis
In the CITY the tendency is to
: - i15nsrrv TO conceal it as DIS
go - sdTnirs and net those who are
st-iro5 t. the neosstitv of IL What in
~, c5'-,t-,- ,Fas stigmatized IS laziness Is
- e-'T;eS os leisure Look at smother
~, iamentsl rirtne-bouesty. We produce
sone Torpes and swindlers in the country