Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
General Grant In Boston.

Boston spared no efforts suitably to man
ifest her respect for the man who has
earned the proud title of the first citizen
of the nation. Wednesday evening mag
nificent banquet at the Brunswick was
given in his honor which was attended by
brilliant and distinguished company.
Among the guests was Governor Farnham,
who was introduced by Ex-Governor Rice
in the following graceful words "The
star that never sets still shines upon the
Green Mountains, and we shall be very
glad to hear from His Excellency Gov
ernor Roswell Farnham, and I take pleasure
in introducing that gentleman to you" Gov
ernor Farnham responded as follows:
Mr. President and Gendemen-There seems lit
tie occasion for me to add anything to what has
already been said by 80 many eloquent gentle
men this evening, and especially since the illus
trious gentleman who is here with us tonight,
who has represented our government in foreign
lands. and who, though called from the state Of
New York, claims TO be Vermonter, and as a
Vermonter has spoken the sentiment OF other
Vermonters concerning your illustrious guest
There Is still less occasion for me to say anything
at this time, for the reason that we have the as
surance Of your illustrous guest that he will be
the guest OF Vermont and II he does honor us,
we trust then to show him in our smaller state,
az best we may, the honors to which he is en-
titled We cannot hope to do what has been
done for him this evening, but we can show him
that Vermont is still patriotic to the core. But,
gentlemen, as see before me the eloquent gentle
man to whom have alluded think IL possible,
from the remarks which he made, that the presl-
dent and you all want to hear from the back
towns The back towns say $4,000 majority this
year They said in 1868 80, 600 majority for Gen.
eral Grant They gave almost three times the
vote in our state for General Grant that they did
for his competitor, Horatio Seymour. Vermont
is small state, but vermonters do not look upon
1t in that light Do you ever speak OF Mount
Washington or Mount Blanc in relation to the
acres they cover? When you speak Of theii
| nights, their sublimty, their magnifcence, you
| forget the paltry space OF territory which theii
| bases occupy, and remember only their sublimity
| and magnifcence. The natives OF Vermont look
| down with complacency upon the shores OF CAPE
| Cod and wonder how many acres of these sandi
may be an equivalent for the lofty nights that we
| look up to every morning. Vermont men look al
| the peaks OF her lofty mountains and know thai
| they are grand They look upon our hills ant
mountain streams and rills, and say that they
| are beautiful. They remember the deeds OF Yer
monters at Ticonderoga, Bennington, Saltwater
Gettysburg, Sag Harbor, the Wilderness and
| along the stormy line TO Appomattox and they
know that Vermont is loyal to the heart. But
| my friends, we need not multiply words here
Enough has been said in honor OF this guest that
| you have received in this splendid manner Th'
whole world knows his history. Every country
| remembers the great deeds which he has done fol
| freedom and for liberty. The motto Of Vernon
is +" Freedom and Unity" and we try TO live NJ
to that motto In every respect, but so long as we
| exist we trust we shall remember the true patriot
whether 1t be George F. Edmunds or Ulysses S