Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-10-26

American citizenship, the necessity OF education
and Of loyalty to perpetuato the inheritance
which descended from Yorktown were all outlined
with master hand by this old man Of seventy.
two and the record filed in with glowing rhetor-
cal coloring as vivid and as vigorous as the warm
blood Of youth could combine. His peroration
Is given entire.
Fellow citizens OF the United statescitizens Of the
old thirteen q the revolution and citizens Of the
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imperial Texas and erriores-1 hail You ali as brothers
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human race you have the future OF the world" said
with pride what France had done for Us at YORKTOWN Lei
rs Spef 20 null ssase q spe for
y Il not 9ufs e intervene for the redress Of grievances
Ia,,Iyenemsna are nssryenns daily and hourly
ample Merit certainly to promoting the greatest good Of
country i to up he eyes II al mankind oSr
teal wel-reeuaied successful system OF free consttu-
ported Swing es.ufsnse and furnishing proof that true
with obedience to law and with lofty standard Of pot
cal and social virtue Every failure here every degree OF
Generalization, corruption crime, throws back lie
cause o. freedom everywhere and presents country
warning, instead Of as to the liberal
tendencies O. other governments and other lands
ton Of American example; and involves nothing less
,hsn the a h9ps q s dspr e q The Let strive
SSnn dsy s%se a Ts Il our BY patriotic fidelity
own free Institutions SpariGm naefas Is 6anc ercrs
There Il no limit 60 opr prosperity and welfare, Il
except from ourselves. There ia boundary line for
lns of % Mon ceraSRs Of and ear
character OF those Institutions We are one by the comfy
ca5y net%ned by he lay Of our shd the 81 run Of our
rivers the chain of our lakes and the Iron network OF
Advancing scPs and travel W. are one he
children We are one by Contribution ~ and Union Which
have not only survived the shock Of foreign and o. civil
a Ha %hs bdn the whole people waiting
crime IL together saSs an the
chords o. sympathy and sorrow, vibrating and thrilling,
o Sssss wOnnss h nd Sv every ~
us all down on or knees together q
latin in common fool q grief a h, death dare not
has added indeed another haowed name to the histor-
cal Inheritance Of our republic bnt which has thrown
century Oh let not is influences be lost upon us for The
in mutual regard concation and afYpctio1 "''
20 on, hand hand, states, never 10 he dlsuntedl
pyincibs might DO worthy and sodiiks iesdsi And
ns HI. MI not add as John Milton added IN clos.
elesgins carse Be s H. "Se
ans themas shall escape my lips this suspicious day Let
eoc sn ce deySp Sa S do s
DO most In all time to come to beloved country
In unity peace, and concord.
At the close Of the formal ceremonies, Presi-
dent Arthur held a reception in Lafayette Hall,
to which the general public was admitted. Among
those who shook hands with the president was
the widow Of ex-President Tyler. The following
order was read by Secretary Blaine at the cele-
bration, and received with great applause:
In recognition Of the friendly relations long and
between the two countries for all the centuries TO come,
tanned by American people for The ustons sovereign
and gracious lady who sits upon the British throne ia
memoailye of the vaor and success OF foefaher.
BE- si S he S1 81 nd n B nsvy ss
United states now at Yorktown. The secretary of and
BY the president A" ~ AA'"'A
JAMES @. BLAME, Secretary of State.
THURSDAY.
The military and naval reviews were the fea-
lures Of the day. The military review was a
splendid success. The weather was charming, and
the sprinkling OF the battle-ground prevented the
dust from being as binding as on previous occa-
sions. An immense crowd lined the ground over
which the troops passed, but the sentinels along
the line OF march kept them back and preserved
perfect order On the grand stand, to which per-
sons were only admitted by ticket from General
Hancock's quarters, were the president Of the
United States and members OF the cabinet, sena-
tors. congressman, governors of states, General
Sherman and staff the French and German dele
cations, and a large number of other distinguished
men as well as many ladies' Promptly at ten
o'clock the review began. There were nine thou
sand five hundred troops in line, made up OF reg
ulars and state militia. The marching Of the
troops generally was very fine, and excited great
interest among military men, and ELECTED loud
cheers from the multitude. General Hancock
and General Fitz Hugh Lee were both loudly
cheered wherever they appeared, as a tribute to
" the blue and the gray" and a recognition Of the
fact that both were now marching under the same
flag OF a common country. The state troops We'd
with each other in drill and discipline, and the
friends Of each claim the palm for some crack
corps. The regulars excited general admiration
The two pieces Of artillery captured at the siege
OF Yorktown and presented by Washington to the
Chatham artillery Of that famous old organization
were there, and excited the greatest interest As
illustrative Of the discipline of some Of the volun
teers, 1t may be mentioned that one OF their SEN
Postmaster General James enter the grand stand
without the usual pass required of every conner
The commander Of the armies, the ruler OF the
navy and the director of the mails Of the nation,
had to be subject to the orders of the officer of
the day.
A very large cloud lined the bluffs along the
water front to witness the naval review. At the
appointed hour the sails OF the naval vessels were
dropped and then furled again, the yards manned,
and twenty-one guns fired from each of the seven
lying In the harbor as a salute TO the
presidents party, who passed each Of them in a
steam yacht. On the return of the party the
yards were again manned and another salute Of
twenty-one guns was fired, the Frenchmen man
ming their yards and joining in the salute. The
scene from the bluff was one of the most pictur-
esque OF the whole occasion. The naval vessels,
covered with bunting, the yachts, tug, sail and
row boats, with the steamers, the music from the
bands and the firing Of the s,lutes, all combined
TO make scene long to be remembered.
At the close OF this days ceremonies the grand
breakup commenced. On Friday the grand
pageant dissolved and the Yorktown centennial
came to close.