The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-18
GLOBE SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST 49, 1877

words, extended cordial welcome TO all
the guests present in the name Of the peo-
pie Of Vermont. II the president would
allow him, he would take the liberty of
calling upon Ex-Governor Stewart, speaker
Of the Vermont legislature. ~
Governor Stewart kept himself secluded
and did not show himself, whereupon
SENATOR EDMUNps'
Name was called, and that gentlemen
rising in his seat said "When the battle
10 in its utmost crisis aud the regulars have
run away we have always called for volun-
teers, and here l am. My friend, Gov.
Stewart, who has never failed in a real
crisis, seems to have dropped out now. To
be the founder of a state, that IL perhaps
the greatest glory that can fall to man.
There may be somewhere great heroes
there may be somewhere great priests and
apostlesi but the greatest homage is due
to those who have founded free and indie
pendent states, and 80 to-day, after hum
bred years existence, what better sentiment
| can we invoke for an occasion like this
than that of revered homage to the memo
| ries OF those great men, some warrlors,
| some statesmen, some farmers, some shop
men, who founded this republic. 1t is not
one pursuit or calling that makes a state !;
| 1t Is all. Those heroes who fought and
died have their monuments in the perpetual
memories of the people.
AS we look back upon the history Of a
hundred years, what better can We do for
the next century than to hope that the
same principles that have kept this Union
solid In its unity, and at the same time free
and independent in its separate state
| rights, shall continue to prosper forever
more.
| POSTMASTER GENERAL KRr
said
"If l had not partaken OF such an excel
lent dinner, no doubt could have made an
excellent speech. confess / have felt
very grateful for the generous reception
which have received. That same spirit
of patriotism which 100 years ago inspired
alike the men of the north and the south,
now extends alike to all sections of our
country, and hope that when my friend
Senator Edmunds and you, Mr.. President,
meet at the next great centennial, that we
shall find all over this broad country the
same spirit of amity that now exists"
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvEYs
Was next introduced, and spoke as fol-
lows
am very sorry you are to have such a
| performance after such q magnificent pre-.
face. am very glad TO join you on this
brilliant occasion Of interest, and 1t may
become an occasion Of great value if we
carry away something of the patriotic
spirit that possessed the men who fought
here. All that has been said must always
be inferior to the deeds done. Although
the occasion is a noble one, / think none
could have listened as we have listened this
morning TO the beautiful Grafton and de-
scription of the battle of Bennington with
out feeling that we were lifted up to a
nobler plane, which gave new inspiration.
AS Senator Edmunds has said, the highest
honors are for the founders of the state,
and when the state has for hundred years
shown its capacity to preserve law and or
der, when 1t has raised q monument in
which the nations can read our power, then
it has given comfort and sustenance.
Through the past hundred years the state
has shown that 1t has a right to be. l do
not say now that there are any claimant
states for jurisdiction here. / am sure
New York and New Hampshire give up
their claim to jurisdiction In Vermont.
Massachusetts, although her title to the
whole of II was as good as to any part of
it, always had an extreme delicacy about
claiming more than two-thirds of it, one
thing in complete.
1t Is certain that we never shall give up
our share in the battle of Bennington. We
car"e Ao'T ,to-say tn maintain that right.
The speaker referred to the capacity Of
Stark and Warner as great advantage in
the battle, and said: am glad the orator
did full justice to Stark's capacity. Al
though the leaders in the battle were Gen
erals they had an irregular force drawn to-
gether by the spirit of patriotism. We all
know that such is the power Of association.
Beautiful are these mountains which lift
their heads alone here.
was glad to learn that "Old Greylock, ~
the monarch of the Berkshire hills, as we'll
as the mountains of Vermont, looks down
upon the place where the children of Mas
sachusetts rest together in glorious graves.
Now, aside from the lessons Of patriotism
which we may learn, 1t seems to me that
when we consider the character of that
fight there is another lesson to be drawn,
and that is that in q free government those
who undertake to do anything have to rely
mostly on themselves. Every country
which has ruling class does its whole
| duty; and il In this country we assume
as people to be the ruling class and assert
and maintain everywhere our rights, we
must attend to that duty; we must watch
over and guard the government in all it's
departments.
1t seems 10 me that from these men we
can carry from here to-day this eat les
son, that by simplicity of manly dignity
we may best check that corruption which
seems always to be able to fasten itself
upon great governments and we may
stand together with heroic hearts in all that
makes the peace and dignity of the Union
the very safety and happiness Of all its
people.
Mr.. Phelps then said that in the absence
OF the secretary OF the treasury, who was
probably like the king in the nursery song,
busy counting out his money!" and get
ting ready for specie payment, he would
call upon one who was fiji to be secretary,
SENATOR JUSTIN s MORRILL,,
And the honorable gentleman responded In
brief speech. He said THE crowd of
visitors who have shown themselves here
yesterday and today are proof that We
have assembled together to celebrate no Or
binary event. but to celebrate the Battle Of
Bennington. 1t is for the purpose of COM
memorating another event, and that is the
birth of a state, free and independent
state. 1t was never q colony of King
George and never under territorial tutelage.
We sat on nobody's lap.
1t Is true the Workers were showing some
disposition to hug US, and in lookiag over
the country hardly blame them and II it
had not been for Ethan Allen, who brought
the Green Mountain boys, altogether too
big to be Rugged, we might have got into
close quarters. 1t will be remembered that
| Vermont was the state to be admitted, af-
ter reluctant, amorous declaration on the