Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-29

,1rs..,,n. The infiuence Of that extraordinary =,
ldn mad told even upon our own Deeliiat alton, o
we're an English oak transpanted TO American SOL, II
nd endowed with AL the sturdy ylgT or tns II
rsna sSss inous es rs s ok rPeh rouge
prepared by Rousseau. Upon Lafayette tue u
bought and sentiment vi eoniemporary France 4
'hetoric II was not lafayette alone tnai en-
libt this admixture Of m allen Literary .ppit
ieeply OF that same s..,t- little too deeply
me Declaration penneu ~ HIN Is snlus, WIN
head then IN me world, luu Of Franklin, was
turned 10y It. In hls aut0niolraphy, =
lar instance he descrine, with some particularly
fashion set by Rousseau IN his Confessions. ,
Lafayette was neither writer nor orator, put a
aud experience had taught him that the arr OF
gov oTuIncn was a practical an mat Inc states,
consistenty with the 'rights ofman," but what
may hC done safely conserving the rights ul men
that IN politics no sngh ling as mn" eNS paI
navigation pcking ones way from hrtulhu 70
headland, avoiding rocks ana ayill,ng one ssll
OF natural cnannc!,; that cRNatiJn ilr nun ~
wrDng-hCalrd persistence IN preai.rircle sallinn'
regardless OF reefs ana Swallows. Consequently,
during ni8 whole life, Lafayette was tlt zoe vi
theoretical nDlltlcans like the Jaclhns, mud even
lie Girundus. Both these factions, met their
death. after cOnsummatlng their cauntrS's rum
because Of their contempt for the qualinr tons OF
their general doctrines insisted On Nv Lafayette
institutions upon the constitution oil FrMcc. y
striking instance Of this Is seen In MS opposition
to the cntrn,iine OF ihe lngl5iiive Junction nnouon
Of the Constitutional Assembly TO the fact that |
Amcricn a me suggestion OF Frankln, men
lately returned irom France inibued wth lhe |
sentiments OF French "IHeIsi n1u ,ue n,1 |
committed Tao same error. ana lal itcrWatn
to tn articles of confederation as compared WIN
our constitution OF iiso; ~" 10 mer providing Dut
one. and the later two, leslslave chal,ot ,h
plan which experience had dc atci 10 America,
| that OF an elective senate. Thus, Iiiaycue hslu
with America, the heir 10 the spirit all'' lhe
liberties OF England France, rel sctiuy MS advice
held To her own destruction, with the abstraction
lists. who lc0rnci political wisdom from
The late II. Ga,Gbela called himself al op-
poriunisi Unless to he an qpportnnist y, mwa ~.
name than he who Invented 20. because WIN tue
distinctive principles OF an orpor uhist ne pre-
doubtless 10 he an opporiunist Is 10 strike
politically when the IRON - hot-to be ilniedym
| Il distinction Ia 20 he observed OpnDriunisin may
relate TO principles or - conduct. Ihe one may
he oppOrtung, and the other lnopporlune
Immediate success therefore y not vs. RYE les';
/ There is harvest, and there Is seci-tihG' a.
the sce1.imc much labor and much seed ever
. seem to lie thrown away. iut uhle7S ther" nas
been a secdtime, there can he no hirHtsl, anu
the harvest Iaay lie postponed or prevented
by individual or national peryers!ly. We we,
Know what to the Greeks was ioolisiness a. being
n modern patlancc. nopp1riune. Was II, thei'-
/ fore. f0nshucss? Il was the harl. I'M a. we 10 =
sec tho rlIrous fate o. iaflyeit, to he tcsp.s3 n
aud rejected by his couutrymcn du,ug most u
; his earlier NE. But ihe recognition /. At last
come which :; MI HIN as me noh!est aHl wis.,
FrenclmGn Of his ngc. Indeed, 50 'af rs
France has. at any time IN the lat ninety i'As'
!, stood on solid ground rs republic, Yer position
has been largely due 10 the teachings OF Lafayette,
her earliest republican oppofiunsi. liGr hsr'est
I have mainly sprung from seed sONeu bg NM Inc
q fluctuations OF option regar lhe MINI lIlennN
aud adverse, are shown by the ePtheis applied To
!: The man who TO MS and to many Of MI
: cnuntryncn, has ever been The lrlenu OF
liberty ''tnc peoples friend TO the wild 2talOl'
Of the clubs was an arstocrat masqucrdiing Us Il
q patriot They charged Lafayette with the DESIGN
: Of PLAYING the role OF the English General MONK
ana again wn the Stn OF making S h11 n naSa
, but seeking an election TO the states General by
: the people, because rejected By his own order
e and hnalDy selling himself back TO the coutl
/. party inr a price. gave 10 Lafayette hlll'
n representing both these points OF view
n that o.: CrOmwe-GrandisDn- nam" Of boil
i greatness aud simplicity OF Cromwell, WIN ~
o grace and polish Of manner and the p'iGgl,h aii'c
a iItiun and weakness OF SIR Charles Grlndison
e There was IN tIls Characterization lus enough o
q truth and Just enough OF malicious ia school Il
r please the dyspcpiic Clrlylewho,n ms Ffench Rev
q uutOn, has borrowed This name though without ac
II acknowledgement. from Mrah ~. ca-J also snccr
= | at Lafayette a- a constitutional pcdait aIl as
| 'fh,ID oi one idea" Both these men were hound
n Mlrabeau Ly contract aud Carlyle by native lack o
a pO cal sc Sc, 10 cXalt royalty and dccry repuhi
Il canisln A more temperate aud Just judgment MAJ
a been lately pronounced by English liberalism, wlcl
declares Laiay cite to have been zone Of those te"
Il public men whose character passed unscathe!
n ana rs almost the only whn,at no sag" Of TIA,
cycle OF horrors TO have lost either his rea9o'
80 4 or hts humanity
!, II called upOi then to justify The erection Of th
:, statue OF sucn man here, We should point 20 tn
NJ temper the tendencies and the needs OF American
- HE today. Unqucsilonaby, the weak spot IN TN.
N life politically, Is the propensity OF public men Il
i override constitutional lmitaionso seek 20 atiail
r. their ends III 'shOrt cuts, IN defiance of law o
:, morality In social and business lie, there is
y weakness equally Widespread and equally fatal |
Is The thirst for hOnOrs ai TILES, and Tor tue Gccu
al -,t
h | Is no remedy so effective as the example OF cml
- nent patriots, who stood for liberty and law an
~ constitution, under the telnpasnS OF ambition
!" and who sacrificed rank and fortune that thel
c country might be free1tnat countries not thei
y OTIS stands the name OF Lafayette.
"a II IL tGr .hs, gent that we pronounce hi
n beautiful worn Of arr ciuncn,ly congluous with III
10 time and with the pldee-wih ms nursery of j,
~ publican statesmen and II Is tor this that we, IA
" alumni OF the University, thank for II the gcncrGd
q donor, Mr., Howard.
u The Philharmonic male chorus of this cit
is then rendered the keller'5 American hymn
IS after which President Buckham called o
!. His Excclency Governor Baistow.
Governor Barsiows Address.
Governor Barstow said that as the repre-
Il sentative of the State 1t was his peasin
n duty to express the feelings of the people c
ie the State to Mr.. Howard, 10 whose generost
N our chief seat of learning is indebted for il
fine new building and this beautiful wor
"a of art. This statue will do its pal
ID in the education OF our yout
is in patriotism. 1t will keep in til
$ minds of our youth the re nembrancc q
il, those events which have glorilcd the Amer
2, can name. To Mr.. Howard the STATE {
e: Vermont presents its Acknowledgements an
d its thanks. And its people hope and tru;
~ that his days mUy be long in the land I
| wi h. nf yuiS nd
" generosity.
es Governor Barstow's brief and happy at
= dress was warmly applauded
~, President Buckham next introduced III
" H onor George II Morse, Mayor of Burlinl
is ton who made very felicitous little speech
su as follows:
rhsr Mayor MOrse's Address
ry Il has fallen TO me TO represent the people
Burlington upon this Interesting occasion, wht
at they have to congratulate themselves upon II
us privilege which they enjoy to-day Of paving tribl
m and dong honor to one of the most illu.triol
IN soldiers of his time General lafayette
to Leaving France and luxury N the age Of min
's, teen he, for the time, made our cause and OF
re country his own and while his name Is dear to II
re American people, it is fitting that In gratitude IN,
eu should erect statues to perpetuae his memory.
X The appropriateness Of placing sucn a token
o. our admiration On the spot where he stood MT
ce University buildings, has been felt by generol
friend and citizen, MIR. John p, Howard and Il
)st artist HAS No beautifully anu rutnluIly pOrtfRyt
all ne 10TH, ahu features pi Ine cnaapion OF our lue
10 OF the glver, but be an ornament TO the city, ii
In Hight to our citizens, and con slant appeal TO
ne youth 10 emulate the chlvalrous ardOr and gala
IN devotion 10 liberty and Justice OF whca h
he Industrious hero has given us such n br
I'M liant cXam le. BnrlingtOnians Hpprecia
iid this gift, one of Mr.. Towards mo
o valuable donations; they realize that this stan
to VIII w nptutu 70 'neni INV ~ we nheal Work.
ia gift TO the University they hope 1t may be mean
no OF directing attention 10 the superior advantage
&c which this COrrr possesses over many others
ne The people % burlington are proud and Ia pp
~ to-day TO welcome sDfnany distinguished guest
and they hope always TO deserve the affection ~