St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-14

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heH recognized the people as the strnc-
'"le' the temple, the fortress. which the
great Artiiicer all the while. cared to,
ana hullt up. As through the long
march of time this work advanced. TN,
ioi ms ana fashions of government seem
cd To them t" he but II scat1nldiny and
apparatus 10y which the development ol
peoples greatness was shaped and
sustained. Satisfied that the people.
whose institutions were now to lie pIo-
Jerted. had reached all that measure of
strength and fitness of preparation for
srIt- government which old institutions
could give, they trarlessly siezed the
happy opportunity to clothe the people
win the majestic attributes of their
own sovereignty, and consecratr them
To the administration of their own
priesthood.
| THE DEMAND FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
his northern continent of America
had been opened and prepared for the
tiahsplantatlon of the full grown man
hood of the highest civilization of the
old world to Il place where it could be
nee from mixture or collision with COM
peting or hostile elements. and separa-
ted from the weakness and the burdens
which II would leave behind The i'm
pulses and attractions which moved the
cmigration. and directed it hithcr. vaIi
"uS in form. yet had 81 much ii common
character as to merit the deScliption of
being public. elevated. moral or re
liglous. They included the desire of
new and better opportunities for in>ti-
tutIons conSonant withthc dignity of hll-
man nature, and with the immortal and
infinite relations of the race. In the
language of the tircs the search for
religious liberty animated the Pilgrims.
1.-The PurItanS and the churchmrn the
lIe>hI terIans, the Catholics and the.
QuakcrS the lluYuenuts. the Dutch
| and the WalloouS the Wal,lrns,.S, the
Germans and the Swcdc> in their ScN-
rr:l miGrItion> which made. up the colo
NAL population. Their experience and
fortunes here had done nothing to re
duce. every thing To confirm the view
aud tr''ts which brought them hithrr.
|" sever all political relations. then.
with Europe. seemed Ia these people.
hut the realization of the purposes
winch had led them across the ocean -
but the one thing mcedtul To complete
Tins continent toI THEN home. and to
give the absolute assurance of that
higher life which they wished to lead
ne preparation of the past and the
enthusiasm OF the future con>piTcd to
favor the project of self government
and invest II with Il moral s.andcur
Which furnished the best omcns
and the best guarantees for lis pros
"IltI. Instead "f Il caprici"us and
SlddN t\altatlon of spirit. a> at new
gained liberty. Il sober and solemn >tI>t
of the larger trust and duty took pos
session OF their souls. a> - the Great
Master had found them faithful over Il
few things. aud had now made them
rulers over many.
| WHAT l. THE RECORD OF THE CENTURY? ?
And now. after Il century of growth
of trial, of experience. of observations
and of demonstration, we are met. on
the spot and on the date of the great
Declaration. to compare nnr age with
that of our fathers, our structure with
their foundations. our intervening hi>tn-
~ and present condition with their
faith and prophecy. That 'r">prct Ia
the opinion of mankind" in attention
To which our statesmen framed the
Declaration of Independence. We. too
ackuoW lcgc AZ Il sentiment most fit to
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li'th""i III 'e'iS'"h 'i'"t" III irctd"h
nom ieilGl"n ana independence 10y
law ended III independence "f law
Have iree schools 10y too much learning
inaue the people had Hay" manners
declined, letters langlISiItd, art faded.
wealth dera\ed, public spirit ltlered
Have other nations stunned the cNII
example and held ll""f from ITS lnfec-
tlon? Or have reflection and hard for
tune dISpelled the dclusI"n under which