Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-27

is truly to be pitied. The rising sun gliding
the woodland on the distant hill, the song of
birds and the thousand varied forms Of ma
turo, inspire ennoblng thoughts. The more
the mind is educated and enlarged, the moro
the beauties of nature are appreciated and on
| ioycd, and the moro capable we become Of
looking
Through nature up to natures Cod
Ignorance will not pay. The house and
home should be made attractive, and reading
and study encouraged Thus will sons he in
duced to remain upon and cultivate the farms
among the green hills of Vermont. New
England offers, at present, greater induce
ments to young men than the west. We have
home markets. and are not subjected to so
much Inconvenience from the excessive charg-
es of railroads. The present census will show
that New England is holding her own. Real
estate is low there was never better time
for young man to start in the farming bust
ness. Here in Vermont we have schools aud
churches and other social privileges. The
west is indebted to New England for much of
its prosperity. Emigrants from these States
have carried with them New England ideas,
and infused them throughout the west.
Mr.. Franklin urged the necessity of united
action among farmers. 1t is their duty to
guard well their interests; to inform them
selves upon the great questions of the day (;
to attend the primaries, and to use every eff
fort to prevent legislation adverse to tho farm
ing interests. Though the farming class is
much larger than any other, it has been among
the least in its influence upon legislation
Farmers are not sufficiently or fairly repre-
scented in the halls of legislation. No nation
can be truly prosperous where the agricultu-
raj industries are degraded. The most pros
porous nations are those that give agriculture
the greatest attention. Patrons of Husband
ry were counselcd to battle in the cause of
justice and truth to carry out the noble prin
ciples of the order; to gather up the sun
beams" and continue the good work with pa
thence and true courage.
At the conclusion of Col. Frankin's ad-
dress, Gov. Proctor entertained the company
with few happy remarks He said there
was some mistake if it was supposed that he
came there to make speech He came to
see the people and the pleasant town. The
back of the Green mountains divided
the State into two sections, the east part and
the west part. He lived on the west side,
though the east side was his old home. He
had been accused of having n Partially for
the east side. His partner a west-side man,
used to rally him about it, asking him if he
thought u man from the east side better His
partner was a single man. After time the
4 Al ,
came back with wife. Then the rallying
ceased The governor knew that his partner
had done a good thing, for he tried it him
self twenty years before, and found that il
worked to q charm
Eastern Vermont possessed some adyanta-
ges over other sections, in the character of its
people. There was more of that purity of
the original New England character left in
eastern Vermont than in any other part of the
| country. On the west side of the mountains
there had been more change, and the people
were little faster Here was more of tho
| spirit of old New England in our work and in
| our education-more of that spirit which has
| influenced the character of all the Northern
States.
| but to hear farmers talk He made no pro
fession of being a farmer, though the first
| half of his life was spent on farm, and he
wanted to get on to "A farm again. lie had
lately bought a farm and been trying farming
q little-enough to blister his hands the first
day.
| There was another reason why We were cs
| pecially favored there was everything here
| to develop men and women. Tho history of
all countries showed that m agriculture pro.
ducing food plants was best adapted to the
production of strong men and women. The
hard work necessary for their production de.
velops strength of muscle and of character
The influence of tobacco.growi was con
trasted with that of our agriculture. New
England influences had contributed largely tc
the prosperity of the whole country.
The governor then referred to what had
| been said about the inequality of taxation anC
the dark side of the farming interest. Dur
ing the war, and until the State debt wa,
| paid, there was a necessity for heavy taxation
but the State debt was now paid, the fusl
times of the war over and the burden of tax
alton materially lightened He had urged
economy and tried to reduce taxes, but gov
ernor has but little power. There had beer
some legislation in that direction, but the re
suit was not very great. He trusted that the
next legislature might do something in the
way of retrenchment Court expenses would
be reduced. The increase of court expenses
had been caused largely by the increase OF
crime. The number of criminals had beer
double what they were before tho war, but OF
late there had been a great diminution OF
crime. The State expenses had been reduced
$4,000 the past year. The question was
considered whether they need be any greater
than before the war.
| In conclusion the governor said that Yer
mont was good State to be born in, a good
State to live in, good State to fight for ant
to die for.
After singing by the choir and playing by
the band, Col. Franklin called upon Hon
Hugh Henry of Chester Mr. Henry respond
ed in few pleasant OFF hand remarks in hu
morous style. He hadn't anticipated being
called on for speech he only came to bring
n man to make one. He belonged to that un
fortunate class which no one respected-h,
had almost said, that did not respect them
selves. He was a lawyer. He related an an
ecdote of clergyman who was a candidat,
for office. He was good man, but they
wouldn't vote for him because he was cler
gyman. He would like to have farmer who
complained of the degradation of his calling
change places with lawyer for time, ant
see how he liked it,
Mr. Henry thought we might profit by tn,
example of European farmers in the Saving
and application of all fertilizing material
which their poverty compels them to do III
urged farmers to take more interest in politi
cal matters, and spoke against the heresy o
fiat money recommended that our suffrage
be given so as to prevent the reduction of tn
tariff on wool in tho rrotection of ,pbicl