Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-10-22

chosen me with an expression Of confidence 10 nearly
unanimous But think right to say, as citizen
OF THIS old state OF ours, that what the people have
done and what you have done II far more than any
personal honor TO or the indication Of your cou-
hdence In me. iii think and as l understand II,
the old true Green Mountain courage aud honesty
aud purity Of the people who IN spite Of combina-
tons aud calumuies, understood their own business
In their own way aud chose TO do 10. Appause) And
20, in this sense I cannot take these h0nors 10 my
self they the honors that belong 10 eelftespect
ing misunderstanding and Intelligent people; they
are the honors that belong to states, without regard
to size Of territory accumulatons Of wealth, as
equals in this great ssterhood that makes our nation
and that constituted aa our state ie Of homogeneous
people, Of an intelligent people, Of upright and
Christian people, are to be, 80 long as there Is any
hope for free government In the world, guide to
and beacon for the future.
accept, too with more than an ordinary sense Of
solicude and responsibility for the future As you
know, must from experience have seen how heavy
the work is, how great the responsibilities are, how
difficult and sometimes sudden the emergencies
are that call upon your representatives and the rep
resentatves Of other states to take action In respect
to affairs that affect the welfare Of ALL Aud have
too, how rapidly, even IN body where the term
Of Office IL for six years. the representatives Of states
appear and disappear. In the time during which our
state has honored me aud my colleague Whom | am
sorry not 10 here at this momenO, every Senator
except ourselves has been more than once changed,
aud the faces that were new at first have disappeared
from political action the representatives Of their
states and new men continually come and continually
go, while Mr. Morrill, and myself, through your kind
favor, seem to stand there something like Camels
Hump and Mansheld and sec the world 90 by.
We must all agree that there is something Of sad
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hills, and one begins to feel lonesome far away from
/ home as the years go by, aud feels more aud more
DESTROYS that the place OF his birth should be for all
the year round the place where he should live, among
! his friends aud nelghbOra.
The responsibilities aud labors to within the
! next six years. in common with all our duties c0n-
! tinue 10 grow heavy aud more dhcult; the more ex
teusive the population Of our nation becomes the
diverse It's Influences, the disturbing the
! that seem to be Just now like epidemic In our
social system sweeping over the land and others
come to the front for legislative action the more dit.
np ara he Fnl
ed upon to deal with, and So more heavy the respOn-
sbility.
colleagues Ia the House and my colleague in the Sem
ate great and constant consolation aud inspiration,
If may say IT, that we know that the people of YER
/ mont have fixed political opinions We know that
they, almost without respect Of party, even upon
some subjects almost absolutely unanimous In
the judgment that they have In respects to the meth
DDS by which government should be carried on in
respect to the protection aud development Of tue la
Dor OF American eltaens ~ respect TO the universal
dissemination so far as the general government can
do it, Of tue system Of common schools for the educa
ton Of young men and women aud children every
where. And might mention many other subjects In
respect to which the representatives Of this state Ia
the Congress Of the nation know In advance precisely
| what the intelligent, sturdy and persistent public
opinion s that is to coordinate the forces that
may exert with those of our associates from other
states. This You may believe, gentlemen, Is pro-
found source Of strength and comfort to those who
| represent you.
10 go into topics like this. II Ia only for to repeat
to you, aud to you, gentlemen Of this joint assembly
cercHt gratitude for what you have done to me and
for long, and Of my hope that you aud yours may
live to this state continue she has been some
thing Of guide aud beacon Ia tue civilization and
the liberty Of country, and that sister state,
may grow up more aud more in those tolerant aud
just methods Of law for all aud among all for which
our state IL, think, a conspicuous example.
Another round of warm applause greeted
tue Senator as he closed. He spoke with ev
dent feeling. In his voice and in his Who'll,
manner it was evident that he felt the occa
siou decply-that lie WAS touched iu very
human way by the happy outcome OF the Ions
campaign of bitter, envious and wicked at
tack on his record and reputation. MANY
strong men in the assembly felt strang,
moistening about the eyes rs the Senator
stood up aud began to speak amid such GLAD
and Triumphant recognition on the part Of al
present, and himself showing such unmistak
able appreciation OF what the occasion mean
both to him and his friends.
Mr.. Elmunds has never appeared to bette
advantage than he did TO day. He was
grand and impressive figure as he stood be
fore the assembly an embodiment of strong
diguifed and inoorruptble manhood. II
looked picture of good health and right liv
ing, aud his whole appearance gave the lie Il
the cslumnies which his enemies have heape
upon him.
/ After the Joint assembly was dissolved, tn
Speaker announced that Mr.. + lmunds woult
be glad to take every member Of the legisls
ture by the hand, aud would be in waiting il
the governors room for that purpose, If th
members would do him the honor, immed
ately after the adjournment. The invitatio
to meet the Senator in this brief and informs
3 way was gladly accepted by the members q
, both branches.
1 The day was one OF the finest of golde
October days and every influence both ou
8 door and in cOnspired to make the occasion
t memorable and happy one The crowd i
= attendance was large, filing every avsisbl
g space IN Representatives Hall. p.