, 1880-01-17
distinct an iticn M TINT ut Vermont. TACro
were larger aud rtcliur States, but nutle moro

snpiety, wis tise sni,rce nf civEftzatlnl. And
yot ilso n,nu,tnin.lnildcrI knew wlal 1ta w1!a
lotng wl't'l III muda Vel1n!lt. iie i'l,s'ie
lust such Statu ~ ,,a needed IL t!is G1,. ~.
ii IL ,'erso,i iy iiseli it jivG,l i, every Wart #
tho Statr. Its n,slEye character lntl ''r".tF',t
tIos SSs,nt EtIi,G Fl cr s'!s aku
su,o uspects they knew r.eh ID, "i''cr;
el,arnctcr wiiel, could l~ 'lcili,r;,l. a",l
sc 4 Tss ~ ocar a si";S stnst g'S'! Is !ho dsa S
lnt S,'i'" dia'n I Eiat VfI'f te ate s vas "lnrt
There were so'na tails nitl s!',G solt;iIrtS. ~
m On rev "ceaSns gs,cr%}y lnG{y Ils s beIiey
II s"xit"r sas st'i III tic %l"is, WIS y, o,,e*t,
uatenti State k'MlnE IT, ,,,s,'aIiv ", ,,'iiss III" 1.
Which cn,lid Outweigh. mud oyerbalaneu
e,ery cvtl influence. Vermont .i ha.t ,,n. 4
llead n Mison a ,.,,,v' WV In ,.ieletbi9 str tbnf
never sei, certainly mt til. iarRrst ,,1t nf ta
liRht WHICH, IT not follnWet! nt!ways%s % tiKi't
t. S vcr'st M'T StS v" 'tit t ,5,@1l ~, @u lcft
experiments to ot}er. ncolle, feeling tint tlio
old was the bitter. Aplausc.
1.El-rEns OF HEnIsEsr.
Secretary Wllltanls thcn trad lctterS nf re-.
Eret fr0n, President llnyrs, tilu Hun; WlllAl,l
;:.l*s Il sy"iN!'' + ;. sfs:aGy & s1ts tSl W.
Gov Smith nf Wisconsin, tioy. Willans Of
ilniiana, tluv.. I'roctnr q Vermont, Nay.
Cnilnn', aNd Lltut;,tiov. Snu@in.ll @ @ r. illlnolS'
% i'ilcils Of lsnrlimgto1i. VI, lllo ll". William
H. Wins ii NMiiisu,l, wiz, Glen. T., II. Shgr!-
dun, tin I1U,,. John B. FAge Df HHtlnnl, ",
to iml. George II. l1!Eclnw q bnrlinfEi!; ~ H.,
verslty Of Mlcl,Igti1. tho lio,. llnrM'!Eo W Enir-
Gi'inan, Lii,ralian Vcril,ol,t Historical, So
f!v'y E,s*M Eyes Mo;sy; MPSx;cy; }M!t@1 s te @ sf ia" i"'
lIalc, Bennington; .!olllI 4. BnrEcs, DccnlMr,
ILL.,; .n1nl George IL. Dlgrlow, WntertoWil,
re Chicago Quartet sang "l!arra ,i; ,,,., fur Or
NGw EnElai,l," nnl Hnlg 1t no well tlat al
encore WIS demanded.
THE REV. D,t. HUCKttAM.
oli Iis Ilome, N = tiod Bliss lisr" Ihcresnsi Wis
hy tic llty. Dr. Dncls1mln, l'rcstt!cnt 2t tho
Vermont University, who spoke sls follows:
In a respoliss i to your ki,ni inyif!tloi., have
t.0nIo to attend yeisr festival, bringing, sou
ln!sll greetings. irmm yer,aont. And let ny wv
toll yo, tl!at II Is ,yastly pleasant fur ~ w!!o
llavo l 81 nlucl to enjoy mid to admire. here;
siil lave SO much affection mi! pride tn thu
oli State. Wo think It liolloruble botll to us
aMl t. you! tllat altno,,F ~ yo!, !iago 70
icss OH tliat. .neco,nt, md that we 1--we tho
Statu more brealse Of your unchanged niicG-
liun for II. We do not lnok upon yui, exactly
into the worlds great fafr mnL got, ,clleatetl
sjsrp stu 'ffit f"f ,at. II Scissr Jet et ,o I'LL yo, DO
wu inok ,.l' e, yon rs tAo members ef W
ono Of. their number wl'o ,lIas Eono
on md gut to bo sratltlcr t1iali
tic rest. Thero aru two reasons that preySsnt
tlat- One is We kilow tat 1n''.'esiy @ y III, ~.
ki!uw TINT reverence Ii mt n Vermont virtue.
IAppause.] 1t Inns struck na within Il few
tays, rich Ms yoll arr, sll!art as YOU M nre olt
herc, hoy y"n m4St ,iss s3'f,s s' VI t te saM n
hill sleep enough for boys sled to slide
dawn; nntl never rentzed before how much
Ut Il gap there IS in tho nleNtnl condition of
person wllo lnS been ,1sett to liuliliialihs,
hDrizGll.; These green flowers tllat you have
kindly given ~ llGrn to-!lE'!t nru very sweet
and fragrant, hut sl!nnla like to call np ln
s r. t nogs ver9n{srs ~ M n cHss n 15o ~
THO wootls,-tho otl0r w'ilcf! the waril,, air
brings out of thu pine. atMl tho cedar, md tfip
fern: but wlat you t)l!nk Of Vermont, |
1y %1t y%n tn t. t @ 1s a Yoh tho praoFs ad 1 I
woods, but Of the
HOMES AND T1REsInEs,
| Of the schools and churches. You remember M
| Tutn NIoure's pretty little song In which tllu
| lnaiAe,,, thinking rcgretfnlly of her native
| land, wonders,
Arc tho rt'scs still bright tho ctlln l}ondencer7
| And 50 doubt mt wliell you think of Yer
mint you wonder, Are t!le homes: still poor
and happy? Arc ttie sc!,ools tl9IsislIlns Arc
doubtless heard the pESphe1t,S t1, Of M eyl Tho ;ho
natiyo population Of Vermont ts n!
dying out, TINT, the llttla School-llo,1ses
ars SSse!e Fess to eeay lea S and 's tat fass it Wa
Go very iong bcfore ths jittio remnant Of
Xor1nonters left Mill DO wa!ing, like tho
Slal of reIn "ss'! DPT%rias M ,!%ye tSse "n,1
frienls IN order to know how many genuine,
trnc-|lcnrted Vrrnonters thero uro left il1 tho
old State, tlere must colo so1,lu grcat Crisis r.
which will Gull fur the ear1lcst sacrifice II
Of. liIs enthusiasm, snid Vermont must
raise five rcgImets, Wy thought tl1st. foI q,
mum Ind lost hls llea.l. The isca Of Vermont
raialng i've rrgImcnts-5i0o1 ,nell-sec.ll;tl !:
piece Of extravaganza. WsEl, we 7; ralsssl st,a
Aud 81 sly today, IT SOU want tt find how
many tr.le-llenrted men there nre, don't SeIlti
ilstp it tlers con'e Hunger from yiaieliee domestic
or foreign. AM! l tel! yon Vernlonters WIZ
start III, fshn t|accs where It Is row supposed
there llre no Yernlonters, just lfke 1toerick
soniciiincs, yo,, Klow, ii order to Eet. 1t thu
t'q WeIE}s a. e0 WeI as : count Itaks t tat Vcr: