Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-07

! NJ. Plfsil.nf and Clii-en. Of CtiffiaLtn County
An apology seems out OK place on such an nccas as
] rs the present. But must excuse myself .ur ths
! llsaI 20 nfmenf am about 90 cause you O- which
/ gave your cou4u. ttee time Warnin-- From the
| vote and from tue published accounts % tile prepa
rat ems for the Centennial celebrations Throughout
the country you had the sht % expect from Inc
/ an address which should present the primo pal
events o. the last uI years your county lu tAell
proper h.st0rc cal succession, IN ACCORDANCE tn the
suggestion ot the President OF the United States and
OF the proprieties % the occasion Such an address
cannot give you for several reasons. shall men
! ton only one. Had been equal % the labor O.
gathering The facts-ot co4latus and com press q
. them within the hrlei hour here allowed mel
should tlen have threshed harvest which has teen
! gathered by others | should have opened ~ new
neld o. enquiry, lHtT huted new fact e. the sum
/ q. historical knowledge. For be Il known that
among tae other treasures which you have prcserycd
are all the materials for a history Of Your county.
and every townshi p u comprises 80 thoroughly has
the 10 been LEANED that no sheaf has been .e.t
Hr ne T-at Centennial oratJr who shall stand
here after another hundred wears will find ready o.
his hand every act, circumstance and partcu lar q
the history Of Ch'ttenden county for she first lIa
years which could havs gathered had my time auf
industry both been uullm ted. lie will then.
hope, ind n every township public library. such
you have IN thls city. In each % them there VIII
be new editions o, the histories %. Nillams Allen,
lIoskins, Thompson, the two Halls and that Won
der.u repos tory az fact and Incident the Vermont
li.stor cal blzetteer After he has exhausted
these he viii never think % hunting ia the OBJ
I tL-nk earnest students 81 be osrIy d .l,rv a.
Vermont VIII ind one enquiry difficult T. answer.
IL is this how was II possible that .ew scattered
settIer- deficient n resources and moor ia rurss
conId ACCOMPLISH the results which t6e,- id accom-
plisb, In IA they numbered scarcely NOR. than
1900 families. IheY were dispersed from the -
n0Osk and tae Great Bend Of the Connecticut to the
Niassachusetts line They mad M means M asse.s-
IND, ta1es-nD orranszation which vas moi nureI,
vo7untarv They bad already n.lnfai mod theni
'sIves acain.t The tower of new W. rbron, n
strnr-Ie of aearIv ten wears They slran,- m rf,s
at the summons O. revolution They captured r.
i,i IA, men ~i-3e laue ~ ii.ne
,,,asi1, Of ,snada saved ~ ~ Il ts-is
army and barred their long frontier against iuva-
sion Relieved Tor a space ifom arms they came
into c0nveu; on TO form constitution. The news
of Burroughs invasion and 81. Glars retreat, ar
rested fheir dell Oeratious Again they hurried 10
the IRON err fought the battle OF Bennington. IA Used
another iment aud naid is expenses out OF Toy
property. A-asn they kept an invading army die
IOr many months which almost oUtnumueted their
population, and sent them back To the place from
whonce they came. Once more We find them in
convention at windsor, finishing that first c0ustitu-
ton. the most democratic, free AID lust ever vet
adopted in any American etate. They adopted IL
without even the form OF vote. and having
launched the independent state OF Vermont n de-
fauce Of New York, new Hampshire, King George,
ana might say OF all the evil powers OF earth and
air. tns eater cd upon that singular struggle with
Congress and inc other states. winch dia not end
until 1871, when all opposition worn out " over
come, Vermont took her seat at the maternal board
a Federal Union.
Such is mere outline o. their WORK lts details
are supplied by history. where upon all the earth
shall we ma any IKE numoer OF mea win the
ahllity to plan, the courage 10 execute, such IN
enterprise as they carried outf Surely viii lie 10
our advantage five can ind ont the causes Of their
success 10 those causes We may hpd the secrets Of
come OF our failures. 1 propose TO examine someoi
these causes, - set before You few o. the prodi
bent traits N the characters oil our ancestors
",A tney seSuog .'' iiIti NV
-, ~ n ! ~ L. is P ,Ss go, Ill ~, f
~ emma 'e-"P' " - wa
.ruv co xnrrto,s ~ srccrss IN ctvtt AVN Yutrr,rv
IIyy yrEXoSr o,y Hu,nRFD yrARs AGO
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LOOKING bacs now TO Inc wefA OF our l1t9ers' inc
hrst great IAct nat meets tle eyels .ne do'5 snu
Szill win Nhlch they approPilateu ihulN4uuai re-
sources to the common good. Ihey nster udsfea
Isfat man my knew now 70 utlll1s eaeh other,
Ihey InPISNeu ny Ohy ever! natuL"t puauts VI
ACQUIRES aoiIty ,put wen peisuIaL ueAeS.2 gnu pe-
cuharlt;es lor inc cause o. the Peopie ~ tlls re.
spevt they were lst wiser IMAM teir pusteIl'y anu
heteh' neyohu Doubt lay one ui inc great secrets
oI tIe'I power; Iney u nueistoOu .Ile ta!ue "
uh'ol', " uhted ielou eieiy NhgIe, ~ tue laiu4y,
the community, ,he toWhAllp anu inc state, nhat
uhion uiI lGr tneih We siia.t see. ~ o!
srahlte plock WIN DO cemehtins material lopgIo'
~ iVu may sul.l a .o"ei " "''AV" anu 90
,t 80 :; ~ 'ua' ~ ea1'tu ase will not
y ,. .,'ai -; en.e people perfectly and no
,f 5. ioi Nltnout cad lnJure them, no ex-
49, a., s,iss S, =. then. The power OF SPAN
s,ngIs nrovincs :" ,sapPres' an insurrection in