Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-24

shall withdraw from Oblivion these poor
words which now stir the air, may they,
who shall then gather TO look upon the
monuments which we now rear rs memo
rails of a heroic age, as they look back over
the field Of Vermont history for 200 years,
and compare the past with the present, find |
a State and people softened by culture, yet |
| true TO the spirit of the prlmeval State and |
| of those who founded it-a people free, in |
| dependent, intelligent, industrious, sober, |
| honest, conservative of the good, aggress- |
| i've towards the wrong, virtuous, religious |
| "a happy people whose God Is the Lord.
The applause during the delivery Of the |
address was frequent and hearty. The |
reading of
MRS. DORIS POEM,
by Prof Churchill, Las published in our
issue of last week-fOllowed, and was re-
ceived with an enthusiasm that left no
room TO doubt the popular verdict as TO
Mrs. DORIS production.
SPEECH OF HON. J. r.. uAwLEY.
Gen. Hawley said find myself more
afraid than thought l should be. / sup
posed that I should be among the "others,"
| who might be called on for remarks; but
find myself the first Que called upon-in-
vited to address an audience still thrilling
with that noble poem 10 which we have
lust listened and TO the grand Grafton
which preceded 1t. But If no other Con-
nectcut man Is here to speak for her, l am
| happy to do so. No good word can he said
for Vermont which we OF Connecticut will
not re echo. l should hardly dare TO have
gone as far as your chairman, In saying
that Vermont was a child of Connecticut;
but believe ii. 1t is with no little pride
that Connecticut man finds in your ac-
complished President a Phelps OF the
Litcbheld Conn, stock and in your ora
tor a Roberts, also of Litchiield ancestry,
while your venerable historian and eX-
Governor here present, is of the Halls, OF
Guilford, Conn, where | found the best
wife in the world. Here Is our distinguish
ed fellow citizen, Mr.. Eearts, descendant
of Roger Sherman, a Connecticut man.
When we remember that Ethan Allen, of
Liichield, took Ticonderoga, we also re-
member that the expedition TO capture that
fortress was planned in Connecticut and
that Hartford paid the bills. BY the way,
your orator said that Vermont believed In
paying her bills; but here Is one she has
not paid. The speaker held up specimen
of the ancient paper currency of Vermont,
promising to pay one shilling in silver of a
definite weight, 10 be paid. at Windsor. In
stantly State Treasurer Page, and others,
including Mr.. Evarts, offered to redeem
the bill, tue latter remarking that II 1t was
pay able at Windsor he would be happy TO
pay it there. have bad such offers before,
said Gen. Hawley, but must decline them.
The bill is not for sale.
Returning TO the subject of Ticonderoga,
Gen. II. remarked that il was the State of
Connecticut that kept Allen in command
at Ticonderoga, after its capture and ii
was Seth Warner of Connecticut, who took
Crown Point. The files of the Hartford
Couraut (Which he was happy to inform his
hearers still lived, though perhaps II was
not as able paper as when Ira Allen and
Nathaniel Chapman we're among its con-
tributors) Of a hundred years ago, showed
that among the pioneers of Vermont were
such Connecticut men as Remember Baker,
Gideon Brownson, Nathaniel Chapman,
Thomas Chittenden, for nearly. twenty
years Governor Of Vermont and a man
who, as the poet says, "stood four-square
to ali the winds that blow" Stephen Brad
ley, aud others. The first paper in Yer
= mont was published by Timothy Green
and J. Paddock Spooner, OF Connecticut.
The speaker closed with reference TO the
: fac. that fifty five Connecticut towns have
3 | their namesakes among the towns of Yer
mont aud that the early Vermont Statutes
r were taken Ucrbdtim ct hterdtiH Ell punctud-
tim from those of Connecticut. Gen. Haw-
| ley kept the audience in the best of spirits,
/ nterspersing frequent sallies of wit, OF
which the audience showed their apprecia-
7 ton by hearty applause.
! Gen. Hawley was followed by Elk. Gov.
. Hartman of New Hampshire, Gen. Banks
f Of Massachusetts, Gov. Van Zandt of
4 Rhode Island and Gov. Conner OF Maine.
FIX Gov. Harrimans speech for New
Hampshire was in a sober, though by no
0 means solemn, vein. Gen. Banks was at
a first facetious, and made some good hits at
Connecticut and New Hampshire, but he
6 leltaptea Gov. Van Zandt was trife gushy
over the hills and valleys, the men and the
: women OF the Green mountains, but he ev-
i identity made very favorable impression
B., on the audience. Gov. Conner was digni-
. fed and eloquent. The attendance was not
, large, comparatively few of The thousands
of people who viewed the procession in the
, town following the column out to the camp
; grou nds, where the speaking took place.
, but not all of those present could hear
D There were perhaps two or three thousand
3 in the audience. The good points in the
: addresseS-and they were many-were
quickly seen and warmly applauded. There
/ were many distinguished men on the plat
t form in addition to those called upon to
: speak; among them were Secretary Ey-
; arts, Gov. Prescott of New Hampshire,
Senator Edmunds and Morrill,, Gen. ]. c.
Robinson, commander in. chiefofthe Grand
, Army of the Republic, Judge Poland, DR..
r Loriug and L. w. Stoughton. Secretary
Evarts did not come until aner the poem
had been read. He was instantly recog-
nized, and the audience gave him a round
of applause.
ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT HAYES
President Hayes was met at Troy by Col.
George d. Harrington of Washington, Spe-
cial Aid, and Col. Geo. A. Merrill of Rut-
land of the Centennial Commits sion, and at
the State line by Brig Gen. James ]. Peck,
! Adjutant and Inspector General. When
the dis tinguished party arrived at North
Bennington they were received by Gov,
Fai rbanks and staff and officers of the Cen
tennial Commission, who greeted him with
proper honors. Upon arrival in Benning-
ton, at O'Clock, the party were received
with military honors by the First Regi-
ment N. G. ", preceded by the Park Guard
Band of Bennington, and accompanied by
Especial detail from the veteran corps. The
appearance Of President Hayes was the
signal for the outburst of the enthusiasm
OF the throng, which found vent in repeat-
ed hearty cheers from the male portion.
while the ladies waved their handkerchiefs
and applauded the distinguished visitor.
the troops saluted tho President who rose
and With uncovered head acknowledged
the greeting. Following the President
came Mrs. Hayes, Miss Foote, under es-
cort of Coils. Merrill and Harrington of
washington, Attorney General Devens,
Secretary McCrary, Postmaster General
| Key, Mr., Webb c. HAYES and tba otha.