Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-03
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minister, of Lexington. ~ Concord We
see mon snatch their nintlocks. and
hurry on with Allen to Fort III. We see
tho terror that Cvcrsnreads the land
when Cartoons coming Is announced and
Indian massacre IL at their doors. We
see group OF rude, strong men in
council. We hear their deep and anx-
ious voices. We listen TO their bold and
| careful plans And We realize tEat here.
IN this low-raftered room. at this rough
table. by this tavern fire. courage and
foresight and craftsmanship. the best
and soundcst of tho time. are watching
by the cradle OF a newborn state. We
think of al! tho hnrdships they endured
| of all the pcrils they encountered of all
the case ana comfort they rcncunccd. of
all tho trinphs they achieved in those
desperate years making II possible for
| us to say and say with pride. I'VE too
are Sons and Daughters of Vermont"
| ptTY CT PRESENT GENERATION.
Long ayo in the House Of Representa-
| tives at Washington, JOHN Randolph of
| Roanoke. desiring TO taurt the member
! from New Hampshire. pretended to for
| get the state he came from and reierr-
I'd to hito as the gentleman from YER
| mont. THINKS 10 the co,rsc of history
in that body and out Of 1t. even Ram
dolph IL he were living today. would not
| imagine that to Gull n man a Nermonter
| was anything but praise. with Il great
| price our fathers purchased this freedom,
| but we were free born. Yet in spite Of
all they suffered in spite of all VIC pos
| sess without an effort, let us hesitate to
say that our lot is a more blessed one
| than theirs 1t is not what naan has
done but what he is doing and is to do
that makes his life worth living. Even
if thoy had failed mon might have writ
ten over their graves the profound say
ing of Guizot. ''rhc struggle itself sup
Piled in some measure tho place Of lbcr-
ty." Tho gifts of the spirit cannot he
stored up. The divine mamma must he
gathered by each generation for itself.
mo men can pay his brothers debt or
save his brothers soul And SO it is
that standing with the gifts of the age :
in their hands men throw away tho
priceless gems like pebbles. Freedom to
think. to speak. To act. to Worship: OPP
portunity to broaden tho mind and bet.
tor the condition. equal voice and vote
in matters that concern the State,-those
the common blessings we sec on every
side till We forget To value them, how
men of othc' times have prayed and
fought to reach them. seeing them afif
off as tho vision Of II new heaven ana a
now earth. Let us not think of our
selves more highly than w ought to
think. Better bleeding tramplcd Russia
Travelling in the throcs OF revolution
uiivcrirE in every town and hamlet with
tho agoncs Of new birth better tina,
than the cities of universal suffrage
where men absorbed in luxury or greed
have given up the seats Of government
to impotence and thoft.-whcrc the weak
sons cf mighty fathers. seeing rest tina,
it was good and tho land that it was
pleasant. have bowed their shoulders t.
bear and become servants unto tribute
Let the memorial We rear sneak to Ms
of days that wcrn great not in the multi.
tudc of things which men possessed but
in the spirit which possessed them Let
1t say to us once more The nan who
loves freedom for anything but freedoms
self was made to lie Il slave"
This monument is reminder thai
there are sisters Of Ann Story still liv
ing in the world. II is a proof that
poor as she was and woman as she was
the mark she made upon her time wa.
too deep and strong for century t
obliteratc. 1t is n sign to those wht
labor and sacrifice that labor and sncriiic,
are not always to be forgotten even
here. You that in other lands are waglni
against fearful odds the same old hgh
OF freedom. you that toll and agonz
in unseen places for tho good Of thos,
Noe A..
forlorn hopes Of the worlds progress
through dorision and disgrace. do no
: despair: look hero and see another proc
that. under all its discusses. tho hear
> of the race beats true to it's bcncfaac q ors
Your dnv will come.
I'm needs Of laurel IN tho earth
: rhe blossom OF your fame is blown:
And somewhere. waiting for its birth
The shaft is In tho stone
, GOVERNOR BELL. SPEAKS.
Governor hell said no was pleased L
come here TO do horror to the Vernon
Society Of Colonial Danes and was ais
glad to do honor TO tho memory OF AM
Story. whose monument was unveiled to
{ .lay. Tho history of the State from III
, earliest times has been record tina
| I'LL lire PROUD or InT tntT' Is SOII.t tnlI
;. about Vermont that is worth remember
ing. This sister and daughter of Yer
l mont in whose memory We assemble thl
f afternoon did her duty as others in thoi
time will do theirs. The governor char
1 acterized Vermont as the Garden of Elder
. saying that was the reason why bot
9 New York and New Hampshire were il
' | the old days so anxious to acquire til
= territory comprising the state, as we'll a
= tho reason why the Green Mountain boy
I were SD anxious to keep Il.
1t may be possible that In the year
: long past. a different kind Of drawer
{ was required than that which the pres
c cnt day demands but in Gays OF peace
= stll requires bravery and patriotism
g We do our duty and coming days may dc
c mand the performance of duties eHuall
: us great and full OF valor rs those whic
, we commemorate to-day.
J REMARKS or COL. BENEDICT.
/. Mr.. Benedict said that the pioneers I
a new country are apt to be too niue