Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-12
NUMBER 3.

would admit they had not DESTROYED the harm ony.
have resided in the three Vermont townships =
Rutland, Cavendish and Danby-can you ask any
tHins more English than thati We glory in the
name Of New England We will have to change
more tnan our laws nay, we will have to deny our
very klnshp and our highest aspirations, for we
claim lot and Fart In the great deeds that have
made the name OF Englshmen the 81 nonym for
manly valor the world over. When Nelson hoisted
the signal, England expects every man to do his
duty he touched the keynote OF our nationality as
well. We can claim no hi her honor than in hav-
ing carried English love of liberty and respect for
law over vast domain of the United states and,
that though transplanted to these shores and
marching under another flag, the manly virtues
which are the Amsrican's birtn-right have not sui
Our Canadian friends have done we'll in
celebrating this day, Tor ii is in its true sense
not not, the commsmoration Of triumph over
love OF liberty over the old order Of things
contest which was going on in another way 10 an
other country and which to 20 on wherever
the English tongue was spoken or English hearts
beat, and a contest in which, whatever its form,
the result was inevitable. We remember
pendence) nowhere were stronger words spoken
IN our behalf than in the British parliament it
self. Circumstances turned tho crisis and gave 1t
the form Of war. With Canada q similar great re-
suit of substantial government by the people has
been reached by the slower marcn OF peace. ALI
could Join in haling It's coming and let no one dare
stay It's progress. vermont welcomes its Cana
oian friends in the same spirit in which they have
come.
Col. Proctor's remarks were frequently
and loudly cheered
This was followed by the song +" Hurrah
for Old New England" which was splen-
didly executed by the Ransom Guard Glee
Club, and was applauded to the echo, es-
pecially by the Montrssl troops
The President of the day. Hon. W. Z.
Smith, then introduced Hon. c. o. Perrsult.
Vice-Consul Of France at Montreal This gen.
tleman was cordially received, and made q
happy response. in which he referred to the
part taken by France and Lafayette in secur-
ing American independence, and also to the
French occupation of Canada; and closed
with highly complimentary illusions to the
celebration.
Mr.. Smith, Consul General of the United
States in the Dominion, was introduced.
and made a pleasant and effective little
speech. He said he had seen many Fourth
of July celebrations in his time. but he
never expected to see it celebrated by Yer
mont and Canada combined. Referring to
-Ai 1te'cho speeNns no saiu tuns NO Hau
never expected to hear a British subject
grow SD eloquent over George Washington.
lie spoke OF the friendly relations existing
between Canada and the United States, and
he felt certain that in neither country was
there anything but the most cordial feeling
toward each other. lie particularly MOTTO
ed two things in the celebration of the
Queens birthday at Montreal; one was the
affection and reverence of everybo for
Lord Dufferin, and the other the favor with
which the st. Albans company was receiv-
eceiyed. He enlarged on the characters
ties Of the Anglo Saxon race and Its work
in founding empires and controlling the
civilization of the world. Nothing can
prevent our control of the world but war
between us. Our duty then is to cultivate
these feelings of friendship, and that man
is a traitor to his country and his race who
wontonly, recklessly or selfshly does any
thing to impair the good ieeling between
the two countries.