St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-11

About 300 years ago. SUI VI ,
from which land Montpelier LOOK lls
title. sailed between the mountains Oh
Vermont and New York. during the
navt hundred and seventy-ive years Eng
land was solving its Indian question anu
tic pernanent possessions In the Nortil,
while the colonies of New England anu
the Atlantic South prepared themselves
for independence. Vermont settlements
date back to the days when england
conquered Canada, for even then tnele
were scattered atoms OF humanity along
+ba hanks of the Connecticut, with here
and there q stout, brave hearI III Ihe
West Vermont did not leap into eXls-
tence but grew by effort, seit-saerlnce,
frugality and courage. 1t was the laiio
of the Iroauois and the Wauoanakee'
debatable ground between the Indians
as afterwards it was disputed py the
whites on either SIDE The products OF
nature contested the rgours OF nara
climate, The settler held his rude nome
against the Indians, as afterwards the
state held it's own against the world. IL
bos ramained a State of individualism,
Of contest. criticism and debate, in which
,orsonaI oninion dominates the average
basis for the growth of character and
conacitv for service That, perhaps, is
one reason why Vermont has given more
tban its share of able men and women
n the history of their times. Even in
those days of the French ana lhuiah
wars. Vermont was known as 'the beauti-
full Wilderness" through which trudgeo
huntsman, warrior, soldier ana settier'
pursuing each his own wish but destiileu'
every man of them, to enrich history WIFI
the story of this State. In full tlme' as
Rowland Robinson has so stately saio'
"the old war paths became the ways Vi
neace" and gentle peace found her way
to this spot among the hemlocks' spruce
and nine of the Wnooski. This history
has been told by the scholars OF tn
state. by williams, Allen, Slade, Hemen
vav Walton, Thompson, Hall, Benedict
Huse. Robinson and the rest. 1t is no
q mart of my duty to rehearse 1t mere
hut T were much in fault II Ialleo u
eneak of the long. hard stubborn hgh
which Vermont made for a persona
ownership of its soil. Well might Bart
lott exclaim at Bennington. as he though
again of its ancient tavern, 'tnere wa
ono catamount on the sign post ana
oo+on,oun+s within" That inside couf
oil ne the fathers did not concern Use
ca much as now with questions OF mgi
~vavs forestry and internal policy
nth soil ownership and independents
for thew were builders, not conserVa.oi
and fashioned their speech by tha'
the fiery Allen, moistened their discoui
.witb copous mugs Of flip" and poin'
+Lo;r conclusions with an active leaoe
chin that aroused an Irresistible Ioiio'
inc throughout the coming state ou'
tho vortex and whirl of all that coloni
heroic. romantic, military ana plohe
his+orv of wars and immigration
eral settlement there graduahy oil
ard was maintained here soVeil
oorver among the hills. confessed up
The nrinciples of the Revolution anu =
nIiad nv the solemn transactions Oh Z,
ors,, i+self The treaty of Paris IN
included this territory in the peiohsli
of +ba limited States, but for elgnt We
s,,hs+an+iallv. or until admission III
she was the substance Of her copper G
,o+to "vermontensium Res Public
~ ror,b,ic of the Green mountains,
5ndenendent in the exercise Oh
sn,,nroigntv as any nation, howe
great. which Has O~ASA 0-|
Yoant in the history of the race
THE CENTENNIAL
Nav it please your excehency' ~
nor Bell, and you, Mr.. Mayor, WIN
.ron+ the business management OF
oi+v TO accept the cordial congratula'
Of our people upon your presence
at this Tooth anniversary OF Monlp
as canital of this State. Our recosh
Of this event was the order OF our
meeting last March, the ola-las,'-
II town meeting, characteristic OF New
u land hut nowhere better preserved
here without distinction OF el.ner
~ class. The assumption of TINS cei'
d +ion has proceeded with due mouesly
of dutv and obligation to the ota'e
in full knowledge of the fact tha =
fine for it's recall will be lohs' :
q who made and are making the
Of our affairs are rapidly passing
while the cemeteries Of our deao
where through Vermont begin 700
to record the story of the past an
marts and towns do not as YET, Pc ,.
SO fully as they might, renect "
nort,nites of the future. The PEG
this citv. as what village, town an