| OCR Text |
Show 1 'uENNINOTON'S DAY. Cininutl"" f Monument In Cora. mtmortli iftlia Haltle t lliAt rirc. BRCSIOCNT HARrtlSON MAMS A SPCCCH. A U.1J JM1 l'mrnled In llio lliltt Mtjltlrtlo In Honor of Ilia Orrstton. Br TllaltasB IM Maws iritniifr hiiiuicxt. eliritt lleeeeelletas, lU'in.ni S,..ehe., I itlliittlillt(f lluiMiirtol, VI, Aug. 19.-l.on; blnzton's great day dawned clear and kiiuillul. Tlw nirrounllng country f ,r rollcs emptied Its entire population ola Ilia town Tlw decorations were slsliorato niul Imiillful. The mounted Urand Atmy Post escort", l''?IJV!5 HmrrUon from (.envrol McC.uliour;h's houM to tl" Bcldlers' Honir, where ilveruor Pago and nil tho llvltiR ex. (lovrrnoni of tho Htato greeted lilni. lit then resiiuud lil placo In (Ub car. Itoi which with othir villlclea took j,, place In the Hue. At 1W) tin race alon inovel with tho lMtnaui ilnlanx uf i lartford iu an racorl In tho 1'ir.l lent III the vail with A scoru of carriages fullowrlnfc containing tho t!-UrtuUtiBl t!-UrtuUtiBl (ucslt. Tho procession wai slewed hjr Ihoutindi uf opl, tin rinllmt ncelvlng great l I lause. The 1'reildint lift tho lino At llio to. tlswliic stand, nnd Ilia column passed botero Mm. Winn tho proc. -slim rrtched llin monuniont tho tinier ret commands gnmp"! about It. .MeMillino tho President and rly, lli.oiaturnf the day, Hon. l.dward J. riit(ifc(loiri7t,PagoAnd 0,,irr ,'" llDguUl.nl gueala look positions on Ihu platform at thehaseol Ihu monument. 1111 iiiKout'ctuKV Auiinmi M Mde by (leutral Vi azy, ex Cum; numlcr-ln-Clilsf of tho O. A. It. an I ir identot Iheday. IIu was followed lylUv Charles 1-i.rkhurst of lloston, ulna ottered prsycr. llovcrnor l'ogc, Iu a few well ciiosiii w ords, extended a wilconio to all ritut. In n tlo; 11 itul address. Uovernor l'reacolt nf New IUuihlri, in-sldent of llio M numrot Association, presented tho luoiiumen. tolhegovi morol Vormoiit. In tloliiR lin alludml In a brief man-iitrtolhobWorlciil man-iitrtolhobWorlciil facu covcrlnirtho I in T II m of tlio nioiiuiiiunl lilral villi lit prwru anil coniiiirnioratloii. (iimrnor l'ate, Iu Iwlulf of hit HUlo, manna brlrf but otoiUtut jtrli ao-ci ao-ci tine tho iiiouuuiout. Mualo fol Iircil. Thru Hon. hiuaiidj. inru-a, I'io orator of llio day, wai Inlroducoil. Ilawanrmlveil with great ajipl.vm'. In hi. oration lio nU uUtaiitlallyi "Vtrmont coiih-cratia today lirr flrat IJitorloinonuniuiit, but not Imra alom. HttuiiKiliIro and MaiaacbUM tt, vim fuiiitfit with her and fur hrr lu llrnnlnetou, liaru JolnvJ In inctlnic Uila niniioilaltotlioconmion hlitory, kdU thry aro turu ro(irri4.ntoil by a iplendld deligatlou tu hari In tliu tiimili of IU coinpletloD, nnJtoRtvti b lb vnatlou by tliu dlitlncllou of tbclr 1 rimnco xlilgbor. a mlitlitlir, a toort Konvroiu Rrarc. Tho day haa n nlllhrKir tUultlcauco. It ! trobly I tlunuli'. It lunikt notonly tlmniinl. HMry of tho biittlo Bill Ilia Imply coiiBummatloii In thli fttrticlurooftlio tilliM of aovcnty-Ilvrf yiara, but lti.wlio tbo cuiitunnlal of tin unlramv cl triuont lulo tho I'lnloral Union. It U oiproirlato and Rratlfylne that tbu chlif ttiaslktratu of tho nation hiuld bo our most liouorod Riitkt. In IqIiic no rly dldironcea aro furgot tu o aro only Amorloaui, and lu loyally to that grt at ollloo and rtf jiort fcr llio liirumbtntwhodlU It ao wtll t aro Ihlt day ou tho I'Hihlent'a M. rim rHalter than follonrd wllh n IfUSthy an 1 tttxpiont rraumo of thu T.iiU lvadtnj up to tho battlo of Umuliigton. Tho oration waa re cclved lu tho mutt apprvClattTo man aer. lumimiN'n BuiU. rmldtnl Voaiy Introducnl l'rwl. cent Harrison, who aroiio amid chera anil tiioiila of 'What'a tho nutter Willi )Urrlou?" "Il' all right." The frulilcnt aald lu luuitaucol Vr. I'rctUknt and iltow Citaetti t There am aoveral obTloui riaoua why Iihould not attempt to apeak to you. TtiU ttnat audit nru U to uncomfortably Itmted, tint a further rohngatlon of tlieexerclieamuat bo luionvoiiluut to -aoi. A atmiiRer reason If that)ou luielust llitoned to n aiholarly rorlow (HIiMv Incidents Iwhlcli liatu led to tali asriemliliRe. aud to thoso Kwns ullcli they must suggest to every Ibmilitful and trlotlo man. -A. ton l runout, honored by tho stAlr, by uetatlon, by the profession to which ' an do nonor, hunornl by all J-l Mlow cllltsns has tLru Jr Vermont, and It doseti't seem pt that thest, Rolden sintences 'Mi which ho has leathered tho "Knights ol 1 reparation shou'd lu Bured by uiiytlilnii I might add. I fio no liirtln r iiroparallou for asneecli wsy than this cordial welromo you oKeeiiendod to me, which inukia It wnitliiK that I should mglict to matin JJi most grateful aokuowledgtmeiit of rerliaps I may lia pirmltleil u n flien ol 11 Wittcru HutotogliBa Wbiiie t, Vermont. IVrhsiu a a ju Ho ofllctr, 1 0111 Irliutotouu Jijiutii ef their aiprcclatlou of tlio ItloryuftlwHUIi. t'lhir roloulis staked their liberty In loe Issue wllh the assurauco that If iii y were successful, their rljhta aud no rUes went theirs. Hut tliu In-JuHtant, In-JuHtant, nf t10 rv jraininhlru jraiiUauuw fought with tho Inhabit, ijw 01 the other lolouUs, not know Iiir JJhetlitr.Kinn icrly MM ,cuj0VlJ; ioeir iiomea would bo assured Idem ny iiwitiftiiry. I TUvj bad gravo rtKsuns lo finr that I vl '"'""iiieut lo whoso supremucy I vl!.'' ""l' lh claims of New I .? J,"." 'Olr honies.and yet through I H.11 i"1''" sHouul, thoanuiancu V Si4 "".foul (wily been had from tlio af LU,;"' monl took glorious imrt In I la?!1,1,? "'" lndndenc. whlth was I b """" .-ciirlly of tho homes uf "Uoone. It i. gUIuut nud un. rnatclusl history. Tho messasunf In illanannd all tho Hlates Is siorihyof Vermunl. HI10 hat kt t faith unfafler. luRly fromlleiinlnglon to this day. rlho liniadJrd illustrious tiamui lo our roll of wanlors mid ttalcsmi n. Her r re,e nlallon In C'nngrrM, and I navo known It, has I ecomecoiisplcu out for Influence, an J, as far as 1 can retail, lieu without rcrronch to any mm. Wo liaeo tirctslonnlly come to Vermont with a call that did not oriel-bale oriel-bale wllh her own i.m If, nn I thrso cnlla bavo been ananciiil with tho samo constcratlon tu duty as your own. I found, when the difficult tuk uf making a csbluetuas beforo mc, I could not pet along without r. Vermont stick lu II Hiughtir nn I aj plsuse an I I nni tun you lure jlenty of timber left In 1 ch uf tho gnat lulltlcftl r ties. Cheers. The jartlcliatton of this KUlo In the war nf tho rebellion was tuannlflccnt. HerlroiiiKtooktothontll that hlgU lontertvlon to duty that list charac terlied Ihelr fithers, even In thilr vl.lon, lirtlnzup their I i-atls In the faith that (Jod would brlnt llio causo to a lust Issue Wo aro today approaching the con cluslsu of a. summer of eiiraorillnary frullfuliirss. How InHgninunt tho slorr galhired In Iteniiiugtoii lu 1,37 comtsirml with thsestorehouiM,tiurst lug with iltnly today. Wo uught to bo n Rratolul as well as n rrn. trous jieople. The l.uroptan dellcliuckt 1 Ifer a ret ly market for all our (mils mil wo shall grow richer as tho) tako fiod from our BlorchouM. Hut alter all It Is not Tastnoa of wealth that tell 1 tliu greatness of tills country. Vermont Ver-mont has not been 0110 of the rich rllalis lu goli ur silver, hut sho lu been wrought out of tlii strlfu of com 14 tltlon mid bas n sturdy iiianhoo 1 1111 which the security uf cur country rests." Applau.e, In conclusion Ihu President thanked the audlemo for Its A'lontlon. AT Till. lliVJ CT In llio nflimVm I'resldont Harrison apokoagslii. He tuloglzed Ihu New 1 itirland characltr, wlikh, ho said, had been a soured ol streui)lli to tho uatlon. That diTollou lo total self. Kotrnment, which originated thu town hinting, uttaUlshliig nnder llutllng truo domocrncy, was tho caiiMi of tho develo liu nt of the love of sotlalurder and resr-ectfirlaw which haithiracterliwl Now I. upland com muiiltles. 1 bellevif, said lie, we have comoto llio time when wu may look to grtsttr filings, win 11 we may taken largert In Ihu great trautictlont of Ilia world. Ibellovuour luoplo aro irepnreil to Insist that thu American Hag shall again l seen uoi! tho sea aud that our merchant nnd mauufstturtrsnru rtadylo seize tho golden oiiortunlty now nllordetl for iklendlng our com niercu Into Oeiitral and Houlh Amur-Ita. Amur-Ita. (Cheers,) 1 lillnvulhat const rva tlvu views uf lliianie will prevail In this country. I am sure Hist tllscon. lent an I temporary distress will tut lemj tour tieoplo to forsake these safe line uf 1 11I1II0 ndmlnlstMtlon In which cominenhl st7tirity alone rts(a (ap iduioj as long as thu gcuural govurii mantrurnlsliesthu money ofthoi-eo. iilw I U Hove we will Insist, at I liavu laid before, that every dullar Is-tued, Is-tued, whether 1 ar or coin, shall Is as gooil an 1 lie kci t as good as any olhi r that Issues. May I, In clislnp, teuderto these good women of Vermont, Ver-mont, my thanks for the gracu and sweetness which their services ant their prtsento liavo lent to this Imply occasion. May I say to them, that tliu devoted services of their mothi r, Ihelr courage and iatlvnco and helpfulness show 11 In the groat struggle fur liberty, can not bo too highly apiriclsUsJ, All honorto the New l.iurlati! mother, the queen uf thu New l.ugland home. Then, lu these iiursorleeot vlrlueand truth, liavo been found thu atrongeat Influences that havu moulded jour luoplo for good ami led your tons to hutior. KlrtAtihccrliigf The l'rnldeut was tuen presented with a gold medal tommemoratlvo of thootcaslou. (loveruor Iliistell spoke for Mashochunotta, Oovcruor Tuttlo for New Hampshire and Major-Uentral Howard for New Vurk. Among tho stealers were Alger of Mlchlgau, Htcrotary of War I'roclor and Allor uey UtueralMllltr. I lie rresldont leaves for Mouut Mo gregor tomorrow. |
