Identifier: celebrationofone00brun (find matches)
Title: Celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Brunswick
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Brunswick (Me.)
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Publisher: Brunswick, Me., Pejepscot historical society
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ure and decide for ourselves. This is the true and theonly true democracy. In this there is the true dignity ofcitizenship. In this is the true education that is said so oftento spring from a republican government. Here every manhas a sense of responsibility. The dullest wits are quickened.The most quiet man may be surprised to find himself anorator. The self-asserting man may find his conceit taken outof him. I will not say that I hope that Brunswick will longremain the most important town in the State, rather than takeits place among the smaller cities. This would be to put myhope against that expansion of the life and business of theplace which we all feel to be both inevitable and desirable.Doubtless the time will come when even our town hall will betoo small for the thronging voters of Brunswick. At least Ican hope without disloyalty to our faith and our pride in thetown that we love, that the change from the dignity of thetown meeting to the perfunctoriness of the ward room, and
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INCORPORATION OF BRUNSWICK 17 the indirect and often questionable methods of the commoncouncil, may be put off as long as possible. We have thus looked at the town merely in what may becalled its external relations. When we look at it from within,the significance of the anniversary is still more marked. Forhow many lives does it stand! Of how many tender experi-ences has it been the enfolder! What gladness of childhood,what enthusiasm of youth, what beauty of romance, whatdepths of sorrow, how many comedies, how many tragedies,have their place within it! And all this is not for one gener-ation only, but for generation after generation. No soonerdoes one company that has performed the tragedy or the farceleave the stage than another takes its place. Or rather, thenew press upon the old before their parts are played out.Thus does the procession move on uninterrupted and endless.And for those who go forth from it to find a home elsewhere,of what tender memories is it the centre! By what

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