The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-16

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and that the study Of tho questions OF Church govern
ment educated them 20 knowledge OF tho principles
OF all just government and their application 10 the
Affairs OF the State Bgots shall call thcmr They
we're indeed religious according TO the law and logic OF
would rather say OF them that they were Godfearng
men. and 80 IN fear Of no one cie; orderly, sclEre
s.rslned: though selreans IN thought ana VIII
fistance, determined IN self.dcicnce OF their rights
against aggression.
rARpoxAnLE ErLoGY.
Mr. Roberts having reviewed cursorily tho early his
Sry OF the state, he went on 10 say that mono mas
career In It's incidents or more illustri
for herolsm aud sagncty Of its chief men; nor
more marked for the sturdy Independence ana honesty
2. rs People, ior Their energy persistence VIM To-
cord hk. rights 10 others. II We OF today have
?; sp'nanns and weak IT IS not tho f,ul,
their personal experience aud training IN the
bArasbps OF pioneer lie, to teach that
that schooling OF whole people civil rights and law
and craftsmanship which their long controversy with
srcss gave them during tho Years Of that srca. awaken
nag Of Thought which preceded, accompanied and fol-
iowcd the American Revolution and made Of PLAIN mon
shrcwd thinkers and wso judges. But they have lett
their thoughts their srirt their instit
orsaniza,ions. those litc dcmocraccs whero all
Me Inhabitants. assembled IN common meeting
dscass aud decide all ma,lors OF local
government distribute tho Offices VI admnisrat
us"s o secS i"a me e e peUpo
pot TO sc'oos IN the principles Of government and
kspt IN trsinine Tor lee duties OF cv' me- ana made
They have cft TOO, tho schoohoMe and the meet
Ing house and foundations Tor religious teaching for
tne grammar school and the university, a. we'll as
eharrd ncids. roads, bridges and m,!s--end we have
entered into their laDors.
vKnuoSr SINCE the REVOLUTION.
II we CONSIDER she part taken 10y vermoutcrs in the
vars which have arisen since the Revolution, II may
o. MEM ,.s. ,"s 1 SSs os ono
qaefed nj Bennington Thus Lake Champaign and
sttsburs cneercd the rush ot tho Vermont armcrs 10
rspcl N. British invasion oil 1874 So Ia 1901, The
hfod Sumicr heard In every hamlet ~ Vermont.
The spirits Of the Green Mountsin Boys Of 'thc
crsnts siumscring IN tue caves OF their mountains
10 arouse 20 auicxcnes nie, aud Alien, War
and their comveerr more 20 walk the earth.
Every heart was stlrrrd xnh divine anger and from
ever, valley. his,ao aud mountain top echoed back
thc rcsonsse cry. 'Sinec you VIII have 80, 30 DO
a-snd God defend he rlgat." And 80 Vermont
forth 20 the fny tbiry four thousand OF her
sons wth her giu Of blessing and armor OF
the arish Of the aihcrs, au; they 20 fought
Brigade historic glory, and 50 died, 10 tho number
OF 800 the shock Of battle, only heroes know
ho~ - die And ~ the nation was saved by the sac
rncai blood Of her sonshe issues OF tho rzi r,cda
strife happily sowing, IN We trust the riddle Of sain
son-""us OF the cater came forth meat and out Of
the strong iosth swccincss;i tho riddle oi
al iims--good out OF ev,i--thc wrath OF man
praising God. Thus TAR, ia spirt OF freedom
aud cell sacrifice, In patriotic devotion aud
heruic courage 1 note NJ eeycnciacy. No
bear mind. that ~ ~ the times aud tncir ne
cssslcs that search out before undiscovered man
tor the times; that The opportunity creates the man
Tor the opportunity aud the great OCCASION makes the
grca, the occasion. who, without such stress,
without giving sgn Of ih. greatness that potential
tn hun. ~ ths, IN the duh rimcs Of peace and
of the great men OF a heroic past loom high,
sna enlarged 10 our vision BY the misty distance
ina. lies ec,seen. ih,s Is vel, s,ase seops alive
tion 10 be like them But as there were brave men
before Aasmemson. 50. as think, Vermont has had
heross Etban Allen AMI Scih warner. wise Gov
ernors slnce rbomss ChtttcndcR; accomplished dipc-
n.tists since Ira Alcn; sbls statesmen. legislators
aud jnrlsss snee Nathaniel ch'pman, II not as great
CONSERVATIVE rrosnsss,s consvSIrr.
Those improved means oi intercourse among men
and reader COMMUNICATION OF thought and
knowledge the result OF novel invcni,ess aud new ar.
pllcsi,oos OF scenoc which have marked Tie present
not psf sod Vermont bv, aud her people have thereby
become less Prcsiac,ai moro cosmopolitan,
s-,, peculiar sr sa's s' iarse 1'' an arreai.arai
people with very largo towns or cities,
VIA lew niilionna'res and lev very poor and
little charcc 10 become rich oy spccustions We have
bcen tempted to stray very lar from our Gathers
ways OF insustry, econotny simplicity OF living and
ov,acncc for the future And, We arc gathered
mere about mo bcnrthsione, may he allowed. IN
tue freedom confidence ot IA. family circle, To eli
o,sic oursclvrs as ycrmontev, nos ouy aha, our
la~rs WEI for tnor heroic lives snd historic deeds
and the institutions they esosssd sed transmitted 10
us but THAI their possery have % faithfully guarded.
preserved wrseiy improved them, asS have we'll
KEPT alive spirit OF ihose insuons and the ten.
PER that ncrosc sge that education Is free and that
aud deeper chsnncis than ai,rcime of culture anc
CHRISTIAN charity; tnat greater sonnrss OF manners
gree temperate, sober, sell restrained people, stand
ing By sooa aud obeaisncc 20 law. Conservative
and yet progressing. having Hesdn-'ners that may
be counted anaa win of our own not having pared
with practical wisdom ana common sense. nor Yet ar
departed from III. religion OF paying our debts
NEXT cf>1t>NAi-
One hundred years ncncc, when Vermont shall cele
Lrate the second Centennial year OF her life ss ate
when We who to-day commemorate the virtues OF our
IN ~lI
and shall then, pcrclancc, by search OF genealogical
records the fathers Of that aye. aas!
how few of Will have attained other historic i'm
mortality. when search among tisa mu-,y papers of
the then Vermont Historical society 10 Ind record Of
the dc'nss Of THIS hrs' cen'runla' year snsi
now stir the AR, may they, who snn then gather TO
look upon the monuments which We nov rcer ss mo
morias of heroic age. as they look back over tho
held OF Vermont history tor Two hundred years, aud
compare th. past with the present. md state aud
people cncd ~ culture YET the spirit OF the
nrmoyal state nd Of those who founded IA people
tree, independent, Intelligent, fpdwupous, sober,
honest conservative OF the good, aggressive toward
the wrong, viriuous rcgious-a bspry people. whoso
God ~ the Lord.
Profcfsor J. W. churchill. Of Audoyer. then road
poem written for the occasion by MIRA Dorr, IRON
which the following extracts are taken
o womap--,orm, maiessie. strong aud fair,
sitting cnthrcncd where IL upper AR
Thy mountain peaks IN solemn grandeur rise,
Piercing the spenaor vi thc summer skios
Vermont our mignsy mother, crowned to- day
In all tic glory of Thy hundred years,
n thou dost bid inc sing. how can hui ooc'f
whst though tho lips nav trcmbie ana the verso
That fam would grandiy thy grand deeds rchearse.
May trip ana falter, AMI the s'ammeriog tongue
Leave all unrLymcd the rhymes that should DO
sunsf
can but a, Thy bidding. ne Va meet,
Blowing in humble homage M NY tert-
Thy royal icet--sud u my words arc weak.
O aroused ono, twas thou dds, bad me speak
Yet what II there 10 say
Evcn this proud DAY,
This day of days thst hsth NOV ON oeen tai''
What song ts there 20 sng
That hat, not OFT been zInsf
what laurel can VIC bring
That ages have not hung
A thousand times above Their glorious ccsd'
what crown to crown The living
Is .cfl W Tor our siving
Thai ~ OF shaped Ia Othcr bass
rh1s wuSc u ions ago.
Oar very vows Lai echo VOWS
Dreamed Centuries AGO
Earth has no choral strain,
No sweet or SAD rrrsia,