The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-05-09
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nc beun.ngtnn Battle Monument
Association. we leATn, have beEua 10
good eArnesi the work Of rAislng the
additional sen u moosy which The
Association dcems necessary togsthcr
with the s27 800 appropriated by the
States Il Vermont. Massachusetts, and
New Hampshire 10 erect a suitable
monument 10 the heroes u the famous
battle fought near Bennington on the
10th Of August l7l7 Seventy Eve
thousand dollars is the sum decided
upon as necessary 10 erect and maintain
10 the language ofthe Official statement
Of the Association "a monument. which
shall be by its size, il artistic char
acter and imposing effect. worthy Of
the three states which have 30 properly
taken the initiative in its erection, wor.
Thy Of the nation whose independence
was there here made sure and capable
so far as monumental art is capable
Of concentrating the great event II
is designed 10 signalize
We are glad that the Bennington
Monument is to be no mean affair. The
battle Of Bennington was the turning
point in the struggle for independence,
one Of the few decisive battles of the
world. The two battles Of Bemis'
Nights and Saltwater. leading to the
immediate and complete surrender Of
Burgoyne at Saratoga, have always
been held to have been decisive Of Brit
iSh supremacy on this continent, but
Bennington was the prelude TO Sara.
toga, but for Stark victory there, Bur
goyne's cspituIation would not have
been. Gu the historic ground Of Bur
goyne's surrender the foundations OF
grand monument are already laid to
commemorate the great event. The
greater event of Stark's preliminary
victory, the FIRST dawn of hope to the
patriot cause, awaits similar comem-
moration A good beginning is made
by the states most nearly interested,
Let the good work go on till column
shall rise which will fifty attest the he
roism of the men of I'LL and the graf
itude of their descendants, something
as is well said by the Burlington Free
Press, mot for day, but for thous-
and years a worthy memorial, calcu-
lated to arouse the patriotic feeling, to
stir the pride and TO unite the interests
Of the descendants Of the men who
shall join in its erection through many
generations"
Great efforts are being put forth by
the Association not only TO raise the
needed funds but also, what is more
important, to properly expend them
SO that the completed structure will
"worthily commemorate the event
which gives celebrity to the spot
Gar better no monument" says Pres.
Buckham addressing the Association,
than one whose impressiyenss falls
below the occasion which il commemor-
ates." This community we are sure
will say "ditto to Mr.. b. "None at all
unless a good one;' and that good
result will be reached we feel assured
from the character oil the men who com.
Prise the Association, their method of
work and the support they are winning
from the public generally. Particularly
do we congratulate them that represen.
tative men OF the state, in the line Of
art, have interested themselves in this
work. Pres. Buckham, Hon. e. ].
Phelps and others have visited Ben
nington the past winter, on invitation,
and gratuitously lectured to the Ben.
nington community on art subjects.
Their labors are gratefully appreciated,
the Banner remarking at the close OF
the lectures that bennington is thor
oughly aroused TO the Importance of
such assistance as Burlington is giving
the Association 10 its work of erecting
such monument as will stand the test
Of time"
No design has as yet been adopted
by the Association, that body having
officially announced that none will be
officially considered except in confer
ence with the Governors Of New
Hampshire aud Massachusetts,.
Manchester, the place Of rendezvous
of Stark and bis New Hampshire yeo-
maury, and whose history is part
and parcel Of the history Of the battle
and those early times, takes deep in
terest in the great work. In its sue
cess its citizens will rejoice TO be
counted as coadjutors. This success
is now fGlIy assured and all we have to
do is to literally push on the column. .
The son Of Secretary Everts died at
Washington Friday.
The authorities at Bellevue Hospital,
New York, are much puzzled by 8 mys-
terions case which was brought 10 few
days ago. A policeman observed we'll
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