The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-31

beset us, and to guard as best we
nav this wonderful inheritance from our
athers.
Perhaps the most important event in hui
nan history, save that great central event
rom which all Christian civilization
prung, was the landing of the pilgrims
Upon the coast of Massachusetts. 1t was
n the midst r { winter nature was locked
N ice. Nutning but unconquerable Wills
and a sublime faith sustained them. They
were men Of culture, accustomed to the
cndearmen;s of friendship and the refine
ments of social life. Ali these they left
for religious and political equality. Eng
land undoubtedly was at that time the
freest nation on the earth Centuries be-
fore the people had wrung from King Johu
the "Magna Charta," the great palladium
of English liberty. The prerogatives of
the crown were greatly curtailed the per-
sonal liberty of the subject was secured; |
the tight Of trial by jury was guaranteed, |
and the people were as free as they could |
well be under kinely power. Nevertheless
1t was government of castles, a political,
social and religious aristocracy. The few
we're elevated, the masses dwarfed. 1t was
not government of majorltias. 1t was
the spirit of the system TO trammel and
deprcss the individual. to prevent tLat free,
full play of thought which works out the
great problem of human progress. Men
might reason, but must reason under the
throne.
The speaker traced the conception and
spirit of the English Puritans--an idea
which had hitherto failed. They planted
themselves upon the iralienable rights of
man, and upon that idea founded the colo
ny, now grown to forty millions OF people,
Doubtless, their first idea was pure de-
mocracy, which gradually changed as pop
ulatlon increased and men aggregated
themselves into communities. Free
| thought, free speech, and free action, I'M
der the reasonable restraints OF wholesome
| law, was the great central point of their
| system. Believing religion to be the purl-
| fer and elevator Of humanity, and wide
| spread intelligence the strength Of public
virtue, they erected churches and school
| houses, and enacted ordinances for the gen.
eral welfare, and whatever there is OF good
in our institutions may be traced directly
to those God fearing, king-hatng men.
There seemed to be an apparent inicrpos-
ton and direction of Providence oyer that
little vessel, as it tossed upon the stormy
sea, bearing the seed Of the pure5t govern
| ment upon earth. Had Florida. or the
/
| New England, received them. how differ
ent the result might have been. They
would have found more genial cline ,
brighter sky land ready for cnl;y linn
the necessity OF labor great, iiiulis
and IN every respect lat ui5re hopeful
prospects. Hal ihis result taken place,
| the forests of New England would ~ o a
bly, be standing. There would be no luz
| zing of the saw or the noise of the loom
Instead of being the seat of wealth and
culture. of religion and law, OF
social refinement and unusual in
| tellirence. The wild beasts woulC
have roomed unsecured. and silence
| refined throughout our valleys. And i!
there not reason to believe our institutions
would have been different Freedom
loves the cold. Ice makes men. In sucl
climates labor is a necessity. hence it be
comes n dignity. and thus DESTROYS caste
and ia the buIwark of free government
The country became peaceful and indus
| tr,ors Petitions and remopstrances wer
resorted In The mistress of the sea wa
arrogant and unvieldiny and resistanc
was resolved upon. The world locke,
with amazement' Three millions of peo
ME without nm excheouer. without credi,
without arms.-a national Government
resisting England. whose morning drur
heats had even then almost everywhere @
earth greeted the sun at his rising. Som
| one had said that the first gun of the reyC
: | luton was very little thing, but when
/, | reverberated against the banks of Concor
river, it was written England has lost til
| brightest level in her diadem. The here
q ism, sacrifices and the result we know. TIL
| speaker then followed the history of III
government, of the old confederate
through the different stages until til
adoption Of the federal constitution til
reserved powers of the state.-the So
T. erelgnty of the several jurisdctions,-an
b, the varied phases until the breaking out {
n the rebellion.
Institutions and an,agonisms existing
=, the time OF the adoption OF the conslit'
" ton had always, up to the time of the r
!, bellion, caused disturbance and danger.
v hear that the fallacy still exists in son
i quarters. There is natural and necessal
antagonism between slavery and repu
IT lican government. 1t was inevitable til
If one or the other should go to the wal
d Hence the rebellion was not simply
- of the universe. The several compromis
which had been made with slavery we
r. narrated. AT length twenty-five milliol
r. OF people, in the exercise Of constitution
powers. peaceably elected the immorts
the murdered Lincoln, president. Wi
o. charity toward all and malice toward non
he entered upon and executed the duties
10 his office. Other men have lived all aloi
the centuries, honored and remembered
their greatness; but never has univers
y humanity so wrapped up within its war
of and generous folds the memory of Al
q. name as that of Abraham Lincoln. TT
~ collision came, and from every hill al
~ valley, ye,. from almost every hearthstou
I'd went forth our young men to battle, to vi
" tory and if need be to death. For maj
a weary year, the struggle lasted. TIE
of thousands Of heroes are sleeping the
last sleep and a grateful people hon
them. The dreary march, the fatiguil
GO march, the lonely picket, the deadly chare
IN the pxutant cry of victory the desnair