New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-16
Mr.. ROBERIS'S GRAFTON.
M VERMoNr DAY ADDrrs5.

The orator of The day, the Hon. Daniel
Roberts Rutand spoke philosophical strain Of tie
causes which led to the planting Of the seoi Vermont
Ler growth aud Development aud the principles which
have inspired her people. The important part OF TIE adj
drcs, follows:
goys OF EsaMoST-MY BROTHERS Around this, her
ancient hesrihstoue orr mother state hss called Der
children together celebrate her hudrcdih hrtidty
Is is won Tho cal stands justified by the occasion, @d
i5s Mace u oar gathering hest BELTS both Since the
formation OF the Amcficta Uuon tue new S'%i'r IRON
time to time added, have tor The tnos part been but Or
din4 Sec ssone family Of States, without special
three OF birth Ihesc. inheritance OF free
o6er's uouri nent and care and eIuersd into free
sclfgoyerimeut through inc regular process OF groWh
ater free crc.tedituan thus free born or may
ito oretpizsd ife aud form from the gsrmi-
mai urmciue Of Individual freedom and liberty % free
uHi .arr, md fen,.ast and % irtured ~ tn ele-
nsnts this child Of the forces and thc nonnttn won for
Soi i III IAN, IN ie9Hucc az All stve the uo-ce,
Of cod" IN tins regard. Its ~ quite exceptional
A,otS I'd injnmit,bio vii OF race OF heroes a. Ti,e
- they were brave. Thus created free state and hay
ing 80 lived and fOursed for hundred years 1t IS wc.
that her children Of to-day mark the even. ana Celebrate
II Is we'll too that meo! hcr9 FOR our festival here
in Benuing the nainesaEe VI tao hoydl governor Oh
ay Hampshire who granted this Town ltS Charter the
first vi the hundred aud thirty OF he New AMI. me
Grants Here wa 1ne earle. rfinep% te'oe,neAt OF
carried the stirring events OF Que colonial ne pregnant
OF line future state. Hers The ~Se's cradle ana
G.r @ariy besrhstonc Here gathered tho heroes VI
mat day the ccIngods Of t1s ~ Councii OF SAFETY and
~ ~ Tor defence against tbe c0maiOH enemy OF the
ant Nation aud against the special enemies oil the hardy
Letters OF the Grants "-hOeo land IObbers and Trec-
boIers along the Hudson. toward whom ae cattucuut
,n landlord Fay tavern sign grlnned angry defiance.
Here early in May. 1878, mustered tha parrot LAND
bn lars had bus lust caught the Of the hrst shot
AT Lexington and from here they wont iorth under the
leadership OF Ethan Allen. " In tao n.ne OF tue GfrAt
Jenogah" 70 tho capture OF Fort neonderosa; and
iron hero marched Sttk with bis braves aud the Groom
Mountain Boys, just across the border Were A'y maze
The 18Th Of Gugugt immortal .Hd TO this place hey
turned bringing their Ocg captive and ther 0wG dead
Tor burial. WIN such "reminiscences OF these eAry days
aud associations Of place am 70 speak to YOU DHt cur
sory and briefly OF what these suggest-5f ths New
Hampshire Grants aud OF Vermont aid how MS came
to pe Sts.e-ani somewhat OF ta ohNscIerisuos nun
died years ago and since, and now.
HOW vsRN0ST BECAME A STATE.
This land Of ours, which call Vernon had be-
fore 1860 become extensively known 10 the men OF sew
England by exploration the Waits Of hunters ard the
numerous military expeditions which starting from tho
heart OF and had for successive years during
bs French and Eas.h wa iraversod It, The ce.yion OF
Canada to Great Britain sid tbs conclusion OF psdee left
these lands open for settlement undistur6d by further
teirors.
A resson for the early emigration, particularly from
Massachusetts and Connecticut snd Which prevailed 10
considerable extent, Vartoof " religious ch<r~c T.
and akin ~ that which ISloc their ancestofs the
Purtans aud the flgrims 10 oHvo shef 1o1I. IN Eng
freedom Of worship IN tho Now England wHdefhss Tor
inst great numbers OF tls carry @st.srs ea he
New HsmYsnire Grants wete of To s-ct Si
OF Separates Vhs hei ffon persecution III Us new
England states, ami found hx asylua herr, wiz r.
they onoyed their Religious liberty" TIE
roixloas liberty which they o4tsyed III tails
tAeir asylum, they founded ans established They
upon thar earliest ohurch rsoras tAor repudi
atop OF the OF State Interference viii Rsters
o religious doctrine aud worship sd made thelr plan VI
organization ~ church charter " religious iio.rv
Thns 10 otgslizng Tae Church o, Clrst in Bsnning.
ton December 1862, ths fret osurch organization OF
the Sew-H snpsh,ro Grants was agreed snd vo.o ~
sro.pt from thor adoption Of the CAnoridgs Platform
tst part In respect usng the civil law to supper,
magistrates coercive power" Whatever else may DO