The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-18

as summarily quelled as they were on this
spot one century ago When bands of men
patrol our streets with threats in their moutbs
and weapons and arebrands in their hands.
II is war, and they are enemies. It is no
Time Tor biahk clrtridges but for poinl-blank
shot Next after the riot act and the warn
ing TO disperse, come the yonet and the
bullet, The grape shot and canister.
At Pittsburgh, three weeks ago last Saiur-
day and Sunday, On, for one hour Of Warmers
regiment aud StTk's brisadel It would have
! cleared the way from New York to San Fran
cisco. Aud here, on the borders OF that old
battlefield, and in tho freshness OF thsse glo-
rlous memories. let these noble bands of
Green Mountain Boys lift up their right hand
to Heave and swear that the descendants of
those whom the bett soldiers OF Britain and
Germany could not expel from thsir farms
and their homes shall never be driven from
their lawt1l labors for an hour by the floating
scum Of Europe and America.
Bot we are reminded here that some old on.
mites are dead or dying. Six weeks ago
searched in vain on TINT Hessian hill for a
trace OF those entertainments which once
olazsd with hostile fires. Long silent too has
been
rFhe drum suspended by its tat.ered maree.
NAN %"ahSu " Anb hthslnn
chat &C."
Even 30 four years ago 1 ltlod in the old
house oil my ancestors in England, whose oc-
oupants q century ago were probably in lnll
sympathy with the Government against whom
my American progenitors were contending
wit1 sword and musket, but l was there q
welcome guest. and but Just now in the palace
vhsre the demented George was hardening his
good nQtured heart against our country.
the British queen received to her home circles
our great Captain President. while the whole
nation stroVe TO do him honor. Thank God
that British hands no longer strike at ANGLO
Saxon lives; that English blood drips not, from
iratricdal wounds but on both sides of the
wide Atlantic flows fresh and strong in sym-
pathetic hearts We celebrate To-day the yalor
that relieved our hbeIt'es without a thought
OF bitterness towards those from whom we in
heIited aud from whom we wrest d them
very Brtons from very Britons.
And let us also rejoice also to-day that these
Centennial commsmorations have come into
throw the vail over later and bloodler wounds
that Concord and Bunker Hill aud Bsnning-
ton are super imposed upon AulittIm and
G. sttysburgh I'd the Wilderness It is we'll
that by--ones should ut length be by.gones.
| am one Ol those who tbOngnt tont for their
slaughter OF a million hives and tner assaults
uptn the nations life. dozen chief criminals
SHOULD have been hung between the heavens
and the ealt1, But il was not 30 done. Ano-
ther policy preVaied. This mighty nation of
all nations OF the earth could pardon and yet
live. The cup was full o. bittnnsss, but we
drank il down and nov we may throw away
the dregs For Southern soldiers have slrewn
their flowers on the graves OF lher northern
conqnerors. and the Southern Governor Of
South CorolIna has pledged protection t. tho
liberated slave. As 10 l777 the tide OF battle
turned, so 10 1877 at length has turned the
tide OF peace. This year for the 6Tst time in
our national history the work
OF or earlier and late wars was of the event.
iul century, Is accomplished. We dwell at
lea,t IN a Real aud homogeneous union of tree
commouwealths. with ono harmonious repub-
lie where no sovereign state ID bound to Its
fellows by led raj baJones, and no fugitive
Tor liberty is remRnded by federal courts to-
bis chains but American citizens free every-
where, free TO govern themselves. We look
hopefully down the broad vista oil peace, hap
piness aud prosperity. VIVA, tongue dare
toreshadow the tile which, il GID will, shall
be told here one hundred years hence.
All honor to the brave aud honest civil
magistrate who, alter decade of iTuitless ex-
pertinent aud smouldering strife, bad the good
manhood to break away from nll partisan
restraints, cast himself upon the sound sense
aud Christau sentiment OF the American
] people, aud lead OF the new order OF the CEN
| turies, and lot the L ,st aud tho West add tho
North aud tbs S1uth say, ''Amenl' "Am en"