The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-16

SUI Vi IDslDIY SidIN bbhEhANA VI N'Nh'
Stark.
HARTFORD, Conn, July &c. 1877.
To the Honorable Horace Fdtr6anks, Presi-
dent, etc
DEAR SIR am in receipt of your kind
invitation to attend the coming centennial
celebrations of the independence of your
state and Of the battle of Bennington, have
delayed its acknowledgment until now in
hope that might find myself able to ac-
cept your courtesy, ard convey in person
to the association you represent the greet
ings of the sister state of Connecticut. |
find, however, at last, that l shall be OBJ.
liged to deny myself this pleasure. But,
although compelled to be absent suffer NE
to present by a single word-a word of
homage to the memory OF the glorious dead
whose heroism you commemorate and OF
salutation TO your gallant Commonwealth
the younger sister of the original thirteen,
born and Graded in the revolution Denied
admission in the confederacy, with an in
trepidity which has scarcely parallel in
history she erected herseli into a sovereign
state, and, separate and alone, declared her
indep Evidence, not only of Great Britain,
but of sister state which did, in viol-tion
of the tenth commandment, covet her lands;
gave her blood and treasure, without stint,
to the common struggle for liberty, kept
her copstancy and her loyalty to the GEM
mon cause, unseduced and mistaken to the
end. Honor and glory, then, to your no.
BILE state, the Lone Star" of the revolution.
and to the heroic dead who sleep in her
green bosom in blessings The state of
Israel Putnam and Jonathan Trumbull,
which furnished to your forefathers their
great soldiers. Ethan Allen aud their first
governor, Thomas Chittenden, sends hon.
age TO the memory of the Green Mountain
boys of the revolution, and centennial con-
gratulations and sis.erly greetings to their
sons and daughters. With renewed ack-
nowledgmenis for your courtesy, have
the honor to be, with the highest respect,
your obedient servant.
(Signed) r. II. HUBBARD.
The following letter was received from
the Governor-Genorrl of the Dominion of
Canada
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
OTTAWA. Can. July 26, 1877.
To His Ercelency, Horace Fairbanks,
Governor Of Vermont
SIR: have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your very courteous CON-
munication of the 23d inst, conveying 40
invitation to me from the president at
members of the Bennington Battle Moru-
ment association as their guest at Tic cen
teunial celebration Of the independence Of
Vermont as a state and Of the battle OF
Bennington. But for my approaching visit
to Manitoba, should have been most hap
py to accept the hospitality of your excel
lency and the association of which you are
president trust that you will be good
enough, while expressing to the members
of that ASSOCIATION my extreme regrets at
being unable to avail myself of their very
kind invitation, to wish them at the same
time every success in their centennial cele-
bration of the 18th and 10Th of August
| next. With regard to the suggestion that
in the event of my not being able 10 be
present on the occasion above referred to,
some other person might act as my repre-
| sentative, shall have much pleasure in
consulting my Ministers on the subject,
with the view of complying with the wish
es of the Bennington Battle Monument
association. / have the honor TO be, sir,
your most obedient humble servant,
| DUFFERIN.