Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13
Vermont Has Done Well,
rcol Albert Clarke in Boston Globe J

rCol. Albert Clarke in Boston Globe.l
member of the Vermont associa-
zion of Boston it gives me pleasure to !
s,v that most of the men of that state !
,,ho have achieved greatness have been /
bouored with public memorials, but the |
wise policy has been pursued of allowing |
annie time for their true places in history |
=, he found. II was more than so years !
after the revolutionary war before there
v.as a statue of Ethan Allen, then a tall
,,onumeut, surmounted by a statue, !
erected over his grave at Burlington by
n memorial association and a heroic
statue. for which the state furnished a
pedestal. was placed in the portico of the
state house. Some 20 years ago statues
of Ethan Allen and Jacob Collamer were
minced bv the state in the memorial hall
of the national capitol.
About IL years ago the state erected
n small but creditable monument at the
grave Of Judge Theophilus Harrington,
I'm remote burial ground in Tinmouth,
near Rutland. He was the farmer Judge
of the supreme court who refused in 1924
to surrender a fugitive slave until the
claimant could produce a bill of sale from
God Almighty. Thirteen or IA years ago the
state, aided by individuals erected five
monuments on the field of Gettysburg to
commemorate the valor of her sons
one Of them is surmounted by n statue
Of Gen. George ]. Stannard, who distn-
guished himself there in command of the
second brigade from that state in making
the famous flank movement in repulsing
Longstreet's assault. commonly called
Picketts charge. This is the most clas-
sic and one of the most beautiful and
conspicuous of the more than 400 monu-
ments on that field Near 1t the sur
vivors of the 18th regt have erected a
monument bearing the statue of Lieut..
stephen +. Brown, who fought with a
hatchet until he captured n sword. The
state has contributed to monuments on
other fields, notably Winchester, Antie-
tam and Spottsylvania, and it purchased
from Julian Scott, the artist, a large
rainting of the battle of Cedar creek,
showing the LIST Vermont brigade in ac-
ton and embracing portraits of several
officers which has for many years &C.
cuped a conspicuous place in the state
house. The last legislature authorized
the governor to contract for a portrait
of Capt. Charles f. Clarke and it is now
being painted by Vinton in Boston. I
think that either the state or the Uni
versity of Vermont has obtained a por
trait of the late Senator Justin S. Nor
rl, but am not sure of 1t.
There are several memorial libraries
and hospitals in the state. notably the
Billings library of the University of YER
mont at Burlington. designed by the
great Richardson. commemorative the
liams public library at Woodstock, the
Kellog-Hubbard library at Montpelier,
the Memorial hall, and public library
and the II. II. Baxter reference library
in Rutland, and the Mary Fletcher hos
pital in Burlington.
The Bennington battle monument which
was contributed to by Vermont, New
Hampshire and the United States is one
of the noblest memorials in the world.
There ought, however, to be a monument
near it to especially commemorate Seth
Warner colonel of the Green mountain
regiment. which rendered such gallant
service there and at Hubbardton a few
days previous. There ought, also, to be
monuments in the capitol grounds to
Ira Allen. the first statesman, and to
Thomas Chittenden. the first governor,
who held office for IA years. No man
ever did more for the state than Ira
Allen, but he died in Philadelphia, and
lies in an unknown grave. move
ment was we'll under way for n statue
memorial of Admiral Dewey, to stand
in the portico of the state house and
face his birthplace but for reasons that
need not be mentioned this will have
to wait. Many Vermont towns have
erected soldiers monuments, and in st
Johnsbury there are noble memorials
of the Farbankes who rendered con-
spicuous public service as inventors
statesmen and benefactors.
In Barre Inere is a beautiful HpHll-
ment to Jacob S. Spaulding, the famous
principal of Barre academy, which was
paid for by his pupils and the Episcopal
school at Burlington, known as BishoT
Hopkins hall. is memorial to the noted
eccesiastic whose name it bears. Some
day there may be and probably will b'
public memorials to those great lawyer:
and statesman, George F. Edmunds ant
Edward j. Phelps; to the soldier ant
missionary, Benjamin Wooster of Fair
field, and to the eloquent preacher, VIII
liam II. Lord of Montpelier. And some
day there will probably be a memoria
in Rochester of the bravery of Constable
Paul c. Tinkham and his assistants
Martin and Hoyt, in arresting four post
robbers who We're escaping from New
York, after a pitched battle in which 2
shots We're exchanged and all the com
batants were hit.
Vermont is a land of heroes, and 1t be
lieves in monuments. but it discrim
mates.
c. p ellison was drawn as a iury