New-York tribune., 1891-08-29
FAREWELL TO VERMONT.
ruv PRESIDENT BEGINS HIS RETURN
JOURNEY TO CAPE MAY.

.,,,,oxsrp,r ,r1oNs IN HIS HONOR AT RUTLAND
Avn pRocroR-MR. HARRsoN's LAST
SPEECHES IN THE GREEN
FOUNTAIN STATE.
Rutland VT, Aug. 2s.-Rain was faiing @' o'io.'
b;s morning and the prospects were untaVo"Oio i''
ho demonstrations at Proctor and Rutland III hoho'
~ the President. Gradually, however, the oio"U9
broke and there patches of blue SKY sioie, Ou,
,ha muddy streets and muggy atmosphere ren".'
ho General conditions uncomfortable. The fresoe"'
s,d not look as fresh as usual when he maze nus aP
aarance and ne admitted that he felt falGued' iol
sahsost in company with Secretary PROCTOR, he "S'
taken in a carriage to the great quarry oa lne ''
Marole Company and thence to piatOria A'N' 80.
be viewed the beautiful scene In the VaiieS VI
Cresk. looking toward Pit;sford. Aiter""u W 49,
The mills, looking at tho men at ther VIZ 80
siasrent branches OF the industry, from 'ne
of the great blocks 10 the "o'~ ' Wv
finishing rooms. ,.s from, Proc
A1I:15 a. IN. the special train started rom i,0.
Tor for Rutland. The President was reoeNes ~ q
siding of the road by q committee conss'ne - "a
ycazey. p w. Clement, J. N Baxter oeoise ~ -
Vell Colonel ]. c. Baker and HeBfy o'iP - =
dent of the village. Carriages ~:ro ~ resi-
,trcuit of about two miles through w 80.
~ "a h,,sno.s mart OF the Gown WIS
.Aa ,o Memorial Hall, where 1o -,
An. Was IN meet and address I'D P''F'e
An escort was waiting in Merchants ho". T,r.to,
sisted of the Rutland Comet Bahd' tn' 80
cnard and Post Roberts. No. IA. I" a. ~. -,
cession moved through Merchants no" " o,oUhIs
Hall This building Is Constructor "a .atoa ..,,
q, 1ocatad ON knoll in west-st and was eieoeU i."
80 40 tba memory Of the soldiers and Sailors WHO
-. - ,,,.s IN the War Of the Rebellion. Inc hed'y
ain 90 Yesterday had lnterfered WIN uio "o'N % %
soora,ing The town. but the display was piot" Uo'
on the route and at the point wEere .i0 PSOP'O N1
assembed AT the hall were many oi inc 'oo piV",
nent nen Of the town, some being aocopipa'cO d! Vo
,v,ves The President was introduced nCn % 'oI"pU
49, s+and At the front of the hall by colonel j. u
Baker. and said - ,...uo,os % tbo Grand Army
=, "a Rennbc II gives me great pleasure Ilis oi ~.
Ing tired as ana SanSs S TO this S large assebage Of me
sood citizens Of Rutasd MY !0ugnfSS ~ rsnec
s!Sc , ' s was possible the people 70 beS6ow nour
chairman has spoken Of the iact tsI tIe tbh % w
tno t nv without any attendance OF poleemen As
have lad occasion TO say before tne on PERI - hg 6, o
hkeE 10 oEs nT keep out OF the way, Is from the over.
Kindness Of the people daughter o ana @ % a
teio ,nnSht i II is pleasant stand upon the steps
OF this Memorial Hall ereetea as "a place ,en+ VI Of
Sanr N those soldiers from Vermont who aided so CON
spcnoisly in making that war successful ~, we 4 o4Il
ho o we ye. been inspired TO describe adequately the
gravity OF the great issue which was fought out upon
tre q Was contest to preserve the unity of our
RennSiic mn and 80 il was but what dismemberment
atao sS cost of royernment how sadly it would
have disturbed the plan of our border communltesS
how ID would have degraded In the eyes OF the worlu
This great people: how il would have rejoieed the
enemies Of popular government no tongue mas t Sef
adequately described but IL was not 10 be So Uo1
has desired that this experiment OF free government
should have perfect trial and 1t was lposslDe
that tine 6SSe eh OF Of TN the Union We were very
patient so patient, in the early contest, as ranged
through the great debate Of convention and Congress
that our brethren Of the south altogether mstook the
temper OF our people, Undoubtedly there were eVl-
toS b 5' " 'p pToabe communication which had
so long maintained with the South broken on ,.S IN
doubtedy that character so Hndeoe "a TIr in
those days Of discussion but We were atoSetlhett lt
msudsd when the peope 81 Le soh IN which,
has 50 long rung Congress. and so long filled their
boastng press, by force Of arms. -, 49,. -,
enough 70 remember il that great electric tnrn Inn Snn
shock which passed through our whole country @ %sn
Our orators we're withdrawn and great wave OF De
tImnsd patriotism sweG, oyer ics Inc G1 @ sTef y
(spplsuse) and It not to be STAYED IN II,
5 until Ss . s s % Sur yfsS SsSScd Of & Sso'n TRe
of New-Eneland wore q peaceful people The farmers
snd The farmers sons were not erawer They yDS Were
the sheltering moral influences and quetnde Of these
ne pt d h; bsd 5 Ss man Gcd %S G
mistaken The same resolute love OF liberty the same
i ton in high M moral % purposes m and resolves abdcd in
the hearts Of yoqr people, S 2 PSsoy Ssd IndeE the
stood s this but It was 50 written in the severe but
benevolent purposes Of God. Thero was great
SrTr @ Of ssaI HSo TO %as BE to WSn x his S
declaration that would be as famous as that to which
your be- a'nfn n T1s truth "e aF we as III in theory wa
free people lapplausel, and there was no oths?
pathway to emancipation than along the bloody track
Of armies not seeing tho beginning nor having the
purpose that finally was accomplished, but guided by
over us to the accomplishment Of that glorious result
that struck the shaces from four millions Of slaves
I greet most aGectlonately these comrades of the
war who are before to-day. Let them abide in
and bronze lift themselves in all your towns to tell the
story OF patriots work we'll done, and to teach the
were Let rs preserve all these Inspiring lessons Of
hst0ry all these individual examples Of heroism Of
Let % them reif not be forgotten Let them be the umn
ated ard inspiring pages OF your state; history and
s e hsns aSfk Of sG saTeT o disorder 5
raised whenever foreign powers shall seek 70 invade
be found again an impenetiable 6ulwart in the brave
hearts of sturdy and patriotic people. lApplaus,e
NE from attempting further speech and allowing me
IN express. as I part from you my good wishes fol
Vermont ard all her good people. NpplauseO
Just as the President finished his remarks the Rev
Dr. Norman seaver advanced to his side and presented
to Mrs. Harrison. through the President an olpaint
ing representing view Of Killlngton. near Rutland
the highest peak in the great mountain range. The
President in few words thanked DF. Seaver and Tho
Board Of Trade in behalf of Mrs. Harrison, and eX
pressed his regret that she had been unable to ac
company him on his trip through Vermont The
party then driven TO the house Of p. w. Glenn
ents for luncheon after which the special returned
TO Proctor.
Proctor Vt, Aag. 2s.-After luncheon with P. W
Clements at Rutland the President drove in an oper
carriage 10 Proctor, distance of six miles. On ar
rvng at the secretarys home the President enjoyed
short nap and subsequently dlned quietly with th
family. The decorations in Proctor were on mos
elaborate scale and the natural advantages afforded BY
the Location added greatly 10 the effect. East and
west are high hills and peaks Of the Green Mountain
range The valley extends north and south the Otte
Greek winding between its banks among the hlgie
ms ON the eastern side Of the creek are the house