The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-08-26

These emgraions between the states,
said the president, have been TO your loss,
| but there is now a turning back to these
| states of New England and to some of its
unused farms, which believe is to con-
| tinue and increase" The time had come,
he continued, when we, as a nation, should
take a larger part in the great transactions
Of the world. In this connection these sig
nifcant remarks were made: / believe
our people are preparing now TO insist that
the American flag shall again be seen upon
| the sea, and that our merchants and manu-
| facturer4 are ready to seize the golden OPP
portunty that is now offered for extending
! our commerce into the states of Central
| and South America. | believe that con-
sentative views of finance will prevail in
this country / am sure discomfort and
temporary distress will not tempt our peo-
pie to forsalle those safe lines of public adj
minstration in which commercial security
alone rests. As long as the general govern.
ment furnishes the money of the people for
their great business transactions, believe
we will insist as | have said before that
every dollar issued, whether paper or coin,
shall be as good as any other dollar that
issues. The purity, the equality of what
we call dollars must be preserved, or an
element of uncertainty and of bankruptcy
will be introduced into all business trans
actions. This may say without crossing
lines of division How this end is to he at
tanned | will not attempt to sketch, but !
do not hesitate to say that feel myself in
the public interest pledged, SO far as in me
lies, to maintain that equality between our
circulating money that is essential to the
perfect use of all" The president con
cluded by paying a fine tribute to " the
New England mother, the queen of the
New England home" At the conclusion
of his remarks, John " Carney, chairman
of the local citizens committee of fifty,
stepped to the front and presented the
president gold medal as a souvenir of the
celebration. The medal bears a represent
tation of the monument. " needed not
this memento," said the president " to re-
mind me Of this suspicious occasion" Gov
ernOr Russell of Massachusetts spoke with
graceful force and eoquence, and was fol-
lowed by Governor futile of New Hamp-
shire, who read carefully prepared paper
] pll lllt lIdlb NOW nam IoIllt IldNth III NiN
battle of Bennington and the early history
Of Vermont. General O. o. Howard spoke
for the state of New York. and complimented
| Vermont soldiers. The other speakers
were General Il. a. Alger, Secretary Proc
tor, Attorney General Miller General 4. S.
Webb, General j. G.. Mccullough, eX-
Governor y. II. Rice of Massachusetts,
senator Gallinger of New Hampshire,
Colonel Albert Clarke, Hon. E. b. Sherman
of Chicago, General Bartlett Of New Hamp-
shire, and Hon. f. S. Barrett, president of
| the Massachusetts Society of the Sons of
the American Revolution. During the
speaking Governor Page read a congratula-
tory telegram from the Vermont Associa-
ton of Minneapolis, MINI. President Har-
rison was compelled by fatigue to leave the
tent before the speaking was over, and he
was driven at once to the home of General
| Mccullough, whose guest he was while he
was in Bennington In the evening oc-
CURED
BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS,
in which were many pieces suggesting
events connected with the Bennington fight.
Taken as a whole, the festivities of the day
were a great success, and the visiting
crowds appeared both to enjoy the occa-
sion as an opportunity for recreation and to
enter into the spirit of the events comment
Grated The untiring efforts of the com
mittecs of arrangements were rewarded by
a celebration such as Vermont had never
seen before and is not likely to see again
during another century.
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
At Camp Vermont, the Vermont National
Guard passed Tuesday of last week in the
regular routine camp, and Wednesday was
wholly given up to the celebration. After
the usual dress parade in the evening the
West Point cadets also gave dress parade
to the great enjoyment Of the spectators.
Thursday morning the Twenty Sep
arate New York Company of Hoosick
Falls gave an exhibition drill. Then came
the annual review by the governor and
other state officers, After the review, rib
bons were presented to the men who had
served twenty, fifteen and ten years, and
the men who had served five years received
badges. a few remarks We're made to the
recipients by Governor Page, who then
presented the cup Tor the best teanl-ShoOt-
ing in Mondays contest to Captain Bates OF
Company +, Northfeld with the remark
that his team would have to strive hard to
keep it. The Webb badges also were pre-
scented at this time. A sham fight took
place in the afternoon, Colonies Kinsman
and Estey commanding the opposing forces
The fight lasted an hour and a half Friday
morning the regiment broke camp and left
town at about nine o'clock. The batteries
and Company l of Brattleboro marched
over the mountains. General Greenea
= and several brigade and regimental officers
, did not leave until afternoon.
HON. e. j. PHELPS GRAFTON.
Vermont consecrates to-day her first his
tOric monument. But not hers alone. New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, who Tough
, with her at Bennington, have joined in erect
ing this memorial Of their common history
i | And they are here, by a splendid represen