Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-01

we speak of the marvellous growth of our
population and increase of our wealth
Without question the Anglo Saxon race Is
destined to Oulnumber the inhabitants Of
all Europe, and as certainly the United
States of America are to he the place in
which the last results of its civilization
are to be witnessed. Here, therefore, a
government of the people and for the
people. must be made "A triumphant sue
cess, for il this tail there is nothing better
to aim at, and the brightest hopes of the
race Will be quenChed in the darkness of
night, since the world is not large enough
to furnish another theatre for the devel-
opment of a new and widely powerful
political system. Surely the responsible
ity resting upon the present generation
in this land is tremendous. We have our
share of it, which should make us thought
ful, not hopeless earnest, not afraid.
How can we, with the record of such Il
past, lose heart We will believe rather
that for dealing with momentous prob
lens, as the years pass, there Will con
tlhue TO be patriotism enough ana wis
dom enough. 1t Is for us to do our part
toward making that result certain; and
with this high ann we should let these
Memorial days, when we celebrate the
splendid virtues OF those who We're equal
to the demands made upon them, be days
for the quickening of the spirit of loyalty
in our own hearts times for the sowing
Il
manifest devotion to the highest interests
of the land in which We dwell We are
only individuals, incapable, it may be, Of
eXertlng farreachng influence, but we
can make that which we do exert benef
cent In land like this, where every
thing is on a great scale, territory, means
OF subsistence, institutions, opportunities,
1t is shame to be Il small manor
whose chief aim is low, whose vision is
dull, whose range of sympathy is narrow,
and whose ambition is ignoble. Men
who realize that there are larger plans
which must encompass their little per-
sOnHl ones who insist upon being gov
erned by those who can first govern them
selves; who will serve, if desired in pub
| lie Office, but who have the spirit of the
! old Spartan, WHO being defeated when
voted for as one of the 300, went away
rejoicing that there were 300 better men
than himself found in the city :" who be
lieve with all their hearts that great
truths are great forevermore, and who
know how to labor and to wait for theil
Triumph and enthronement Such are
| they whom the nation now and always
needs. Divine Providence has placed Us
in the line of heroes. BY many ties we
related to them. We have again to-day
looked upon their graves, but to do thai
alone is Il vain thing Their dust is pre-
Clous, but of what value is ii in cOmpAri
son with the record of the spirit which
they cherished, and the deeds that they
wrought Let us keep these in view, b,
stimulated by them, seek to be worthy o.
the honor of having had such fathers anc
brothers So shall we do our part TOWARD
securing desired answer to the praye
that God may save the republic.
At the conclusion of the address the DoX
oloGy was sung and the outdoor exercise
closed with the benediction pronounced
by Rev. DR.. Eaton. The members o
Stannard Post then marched to e. A. X
hall for their usual Memorial-day meet
ing.