New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-20

In Congress In the legislature u Nc"
came TO be seen that herrglt 70 selfg0yerment ought
non 10 be denied, he insttuuoDs oVetniO"I, bor
the lands Of her people taken from tle ana Iat suea
tion Her demands were finally conceded An AMIGA
bic adjustment mad. win New norA' ana Ist
drcd years of unbroen ffendshp between taese negr
boring states has long CELEBRATED an te o. le ol'
time bitterness on the 1 IA q ohsr For the aa
mission Of Vermont to the Union was signed oy 'o manu-
so came Vermont at las. HUNDRED years ago. into
the sisterhood the stats. Latest o. e1stag con,
monwcalths to Joint II rst s accession moUnse S
adorned her approach. No traditions OF oia mor,a
TstOcacy gnye distinction to her peS nd or a 9e
the parasites Of the hour I Fer the sSuc ess
gance of high culture she had found little Sppqs s lilly
Rustic and shy but picturesque, shad0wed oy nle he
ortes Of trying eXPeienee nG sa, TeIeisRt to
surrender the independence that han cost 50 muen aa
been cherished long But she came 70 fen sI.s
on the altar Of the Const tuition she then pngtee
her troth When those who had been aaoEs ue i9s 10
last TO assa it. essayed It's destTctloh 3f,OoO =
her young manhood almost tine no. o. gr pspTsd and
terrible conflict there was no M o Mica
her children not buried her ne We ~ %non
or IN war; through all the century tlay low ess, upn
Us has been not oaly in the Unoa. put Ior us
Union. The high places, the dlsancu9Hs Inc sO
have been Chiefly for others; not for her sae ma,
neither claimed them nor SotgnS u, md nv when ser
vice was demanded never 70 be found wanting Re
she has been the nursery Of men VINO nave eari s
into other commonwealth the strength Of her NILS
and have fortified BY their mteIlsecgI t'n fbos
and their Character oil the states w I Iatan
stars now n 10 overlowng Tue Ieiu o. t l ~
ensign 1t Is not OF this spot si Teb 1at t are no ali
here. The multitude that surrounds Us Is put nanI
g On al lay fnS i and o Te and river and hi
side in fields innamerable golden Win te h 49,
or enterprise to be carried forward there they are
and there will this day ana It's eeeino"'eS NC 'e''N'
And row, my fellow citizens. our task draws % fs
conclusion. The public spirit ana ths pels.s'eiis
efforts Of all these {eSs hge iT T Msny alas low
many of those who in is foundation nave sIafeu ga,
labors and guided our conse.' ana Whl iooNee LOT" AZ,
waited for tbs day, but ere gone before; Inc elNs
that IS left exchange these songFstlla1'o - pas
fully narrowed. But the work IS done. tonhntunb
IL now 70 the care tho state vita wnos existence ws
trust it will be coeya our concern MI brCnoSp;
rise away from US into the upper ar our hiVtu''
no longer Not for us nor iof our t!me }, u ieh0v
forth raised on high. Long before u shail CesIs 70
be reckoned as young. and oir children VIII nave
disappeared from tie scene II IS our mtsiensg1 10 l
cessive generations shall be born and die liere II
shall wait for them through e eyehss anu dom me
crowncd with the sIlOws Of countless winters beautiful
in the sunlight and the shadows Of unnGm9sied cum
mers companion OF me mountains when ION ug"n !.
upou t. whose height il emuleS, W.icae st.ehgeA IL
ypifies whose history it declares. , d.
earliest period of recoIded time mankind has sirEen
for language more durable than words, IN " La
human memories might be perpeiuated. Ivy Ea' w
found 10 chiefly In the symbolism OF n0anneu'dl az.
ec1rs Bat for The employment Of aat TT
Of its Grandeur In those lie !hc appeal 70 iutur%;
no not nnre o And therefore it that the most
imposlng and venerable Of such structures Do"n "
The world only stand silently over the grave gt so
dead past They have no history to Tcat' 10 lsson
10 teach. solitary relics OF race may l. sN.TGS
disanneared cities and temples that have ieinrncd
to The dust to research ana TO iniasiau 1y,unei
eaually dumb. The desOatiOn OF me ues .ft
them. We regard them with WONDER out "l'nou' III
NJ such the destiny of the memorial dedicate
here Its grand silence shall be pepeualy elpuei.'
its teachings shall never cease 1t shan carry lor
ward the history OF those early GAYS OF 81 ln4t '
Remington heroic and all that Bennington Drusts
to pass. IL shall tell the Story nUt Uus ~ -
and the K0binsons and their compccrs. but Of INA.
multitude OF their humbler associates Ie,s S ~,
Vermont. whose names only written IN Inc mem,
DRY Of God The child shall learn from these stones
the first instincts OF patriotism the ~tviac u
whose unfamiliar ear orr English tongue conveys 10
sense shall not fail of their meaning Ano Sa 'h s
reminded and admonished what manner Of maa al
American ought to be. ~, A.r.
recalled the past; what shall be the futur.l lns
gift OF prophecy is mercfIlly withheld nom man;
IT, the Just and reasonable hope instructed by VIVA,
has gone before. The emotions Of tbs DAY RAISE ~
far above the jargOn and turmoil OF the poor .iics
Of the hour whose outcome wont to await vita
50 much solcltude, end which sem to cur pallSn'
We We look down upon them, and We. zee how
temporary and ephcmeral they are: We Pr are 20
public. which patriotism ard dsvGon have AYE, brought SS'
Gazing f6rward in the light of the aftcrg,ow Of ths
vanishing century we are abb to discern %i' tIe e5s
Of faith and Of hope |nat t tis seiuei PIE S'n 0'
1t will look out upon Vermont. on whose valleys ana
hdes the seed time and the harvest sh1 newt IAN an
affection not felt for the surface Of the physical earn
10 bv itS
for the dead who rest n its bosom The r Ra aSas
name which the M9un Vermont sfs sWS9s Vermont
And it will behold society. where ne great p rGSes
Shall be slowly but surely working themselves out %
their final maturity. prosperity. more ara lw.s
GGi GI not Without the vcisstadcs he blemhe
the mistakes the Sorro%s hr3G g t TSa n ehsn I'M
surpnss the loss and the better surmount The worse
enlightened. from generation to generation by 81
morality: allevlated and Illuminated as i was ~ ~
beginning by the inexhausble blessing OF our ia'n"'
God.
Following the conclusion of Mr. Phelps's ora
ton President Of the Day Veazey introduced Pres
ident Harrison who arose amid prolonged cheei~
lie spoke as follows
Mr. President and Fellow Citizens There are sev
era obvious reasons why should not attempt 10 spcsA
to Yen at this time. This great audience : 80 ulSo,
oriaby situated that iurtier proongation OF tleso
exercises cannot be desirable, but the stronger rva
is that You have Just listened with rapt attention 70
most scholarly and Interesting review Of those Ia
ana to those lessons which they furnish 20 thonen
aud patriotic men Applause.l son VI ae, Nsiios
honored by his fcllowcltizens h0nored By the Nauon
which no has served In distinguished puoilc funeuony
honorcd by the profession of which he Is an ornae:
and an Instructor has spoken for Vermont appIuse1'
and IL does not seem 10 me hit that these golden .
fences should be marred By any eXiempor.neons wOS
which add. come TO y3u under eireunstt.SHs
that altogether forbid PREPARATION. have no oo,J J
preparation FOR speech than this Inspiring cup Oh sVo
will which you have presented b my lips. tAppSuSgI
The most cordial welcome which has been eAUii1u, ~
TO me to-day makes ii uniting that should omit
make a cordial acknowledgment Of IT, Perhaps nay
be permitted, as a citizen OF Western state, 70 sNs
expression 10 the high regard and honor IN wch WI,
mont is held. Perhaps / may assume, as puDhSS
officer representing IN soue sense all the etatsS %
the Unlon, to bring today their appreciation o. uS
history and people OF this patriotic STATE us nsy
Is unique, Mr.. Phelps ha, said Inc oulsI eoo ,ec
st2ked their lives, their fortunes ana honor upon
struggle for Independence, with the assurshee US
II. by their vaor and sacrifice lndeIcnoeqqee ~
achieved all these were assured. The inhaDilahss 80.
the New Hampshm grants alone iousnt VIII. ~. LIE