The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-10-21
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There are some good suggestion in
the following from the Montpelier Free
man: We cannot mourn because the
state has not made an appropriation
(for the Philadelphia CentenniaD.
yermonts wealth of hocks and herds
would have no proper place in the
great show Her manufactures are
few, and such excellence has been at.
tanned 10 them in nearly all cases that
they have brought reward aud placed
their owners ia position, where il
they choose TO exhibit, they need not
ask the aid Of the public purse The
manufacturers Of Fairbanks scales, Of
Howe's scales, Of the Estey organ, OF
the Lane mills, can go to Philadelphia
the same way that Vermont bad to act
for years after the Declaration Of hide
pendence on their own hook; and il
they do, there is no more danger of
disgrace TO the state than Thea was
that the actors at Ticonderoga aud
Bennington would make poor history.
There is duty, however, which Yer
monters owe to their state aud them.
selves, aud that is, not only to go on
doing their daily work, bat to celebrate
duly the establishment Of the little re.
public, which from I7T7 to 1891 was a
nation Of itself though as loyal to the
American Union as that Union would
permit il to be. This should be done
in at least two ways The events that
marked the progress Of our state to.
ward becoming 40 independent gov
eminent should be comnemorated in
the loraIities where they occurred and
we know Of no better way than to have
the executive committee Of the Yer.
mont historical society make arraqg.
ments for such gatherings.
The battle Of Bennington will. no
doubt, be the central figure Of Vermont
celebrations. This should be provided
for by the state itself, in connection
with the soldiers reunion, which is TO
be held there a year from next August.
Before that celebration, however,
should come others, less general but
leading up 10 it, Especially should
the histor ical society see 10 il that the
anniversaries Of the meetings OF the
various conventions are observed. II
there il to be winter meeting Of the
society, bow could il be better manag-
cd than to take the huudredth anniver
sary Of the time when the first Dorse,
convention, January l6, l776, said that
they would do al they could in The
war, but asked 70 he called out as "in'
habitauts u the New Hampshire
grants, and not a. New Workers,
TIE various meetings 81 the conven.
upn which met a, Dorset. July "a 20,
aad which the following winter declar.
"a the Grants independent, are events
whose hundfedth anniversary would az
ford excellent opportunity Tor exercises
taat goaid excite In the people an in
terest 10 our early history, and care
tor IL preservation TIE adoption o.
the constitution the first days Of July,
t557. should he commemoraied a,
Windsor ~ worthy centennial gath
erirg THIS Tho historical society
should have lbe management d, ard il
wouli - an excellent stepping stone 10
me Bennington celebration, which
all follow 80 weeks after and which.
a. bas been sa8. lae st,te should "a axe
afosisisa ~
Ant besides tbe daiy u hoBoring the
fthets by these gatherings, there is
she further one Of having zone care
And sope Intelligence about relics 81
tae past tast may throw light on the
early history u The state Many al