Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-07

! build our Institutions OF learning, huu hln ""I
churches in developing the higher, nobler and
truer qualities Of manhood-that Is wealth worth
/ being thankful for lint whom riches become the
source of eneminacy. and luxury, and delauoh-
ery they eat like canker into tie tals Of govern
mcnt we had better pray for curscs ou our pro
ductlyc farms that our cattle may be barren aud
| our sheep grow no WOOL lar better poverty than
[ riches Il riches catoutthe manhood Of thepcople
let me say a few words in regard to the day We
celebrate, in fact the Fourth Of July. 1t has been
almost one hundred years, as you have heard by
/ the newspapers since the declaration of American
independence. And ON every Fourth ofJuly since
that occasion the people have come together for
/ the purpose ot expressing their sense Of the great
work done 10y their ancestors ON that day, their
| thankfulness Tor the institutions which have been
transmitted to them, and to pledge anew their
patriotismand devotion to their common country.
And now we have come to the end Of the century,
aud eau look backward ninety mine years, to the
Fourth of July l111, aud it is good thing for
to take our reckoning and 10 see where wo are
Webster once said in memorable words which
may not quote precisely After the mariner has
been tossed ion many days in foggy weather and
under cloudy sky, he ayals himself of the first
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W''"S "''e u'''lc' MN rom ihe true course
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""'N upon "s TOT 'he Hs' h"lnl'd years may
have dnltod us from the true course of republican
liberty
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] rpyprumput "A hat Nirtuehas IL ia itself and what
/ g,ry have ,,e i'm ito shame rather d, onr.elye.
because WI, in.ribe ON III. f,d. whatever inscrip-
tion and le,ond IL ma, ben,
| onr Government is NOT Nike foreign GOVERN
mont. which consist Of 4, cla.. or a king and for
/ which individuals are NOT responsible Every
man i'm fine couptr, i. responsihIe for the govern.
nent. over, man 1. re.ron.iblc for the President.
Z for CONGRESS for the Governor for the lc.isla-
t,re. and vo can't turn r,upd and a- individuals
( criticism and rcbul,e the President or the Gov
ernor Congress- or the Legislature. without re-
linking ourselves. every man of MS And " they
/ are careless or dishonest. il they degrade their
| HIGH office. thcy are our agents In doing IL and
we can't .it bacl, with .neering criticism. with
,l1 OF d,,ft caro- ia il nome of n,, bp.tpe.. " be-
cana. IL matter ,,i,i.b come. homo IN all our
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/ manufacturers and ,on merchants. Yoi feel
I the taxes Won feel the prY.trtiion of business
Won feel it in a hundred ways u b. a Nemesis
/ that haunt. YOUR every Stop SIS friends. II we
want "a good government 10 do dutg OF every
man 10 make it "a personal affair himself aud 90
look after the business OF the state with Cine same
I cars and fidelity with which Doe attends to lbs