The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-06
The Sword and the Bible.

a very interesting and impressive ceremony
took place at our Town Hail. last evening, in
the presence of large and sympathizing as
semblage of the ladies and citizens Of Montpe
ier. The occasion was that of the presenta
ton of the Testaments, Havelocks, &C., by the
patriotic and spirited ladies Of our village, to
the Capital Guards on the eve of their de-
parture for the seat of war. In behalf of the
Ladies' Patriotic Association, sometime since
duly organized for the purpose, the Rev. Mr..
McAnn, the Methodist clergyman of the place,
made the presentation speech to the Guards
drawn up on the floor of the Hail. The speech
was both appropriate and touching and
scarcely less so was the response of Capt. Ran
dali, in expressing the thanks of himself and
Company for the handsome and timely gift, and
especially when he turned to his Company, and,
addressing them as such, appealed to them in
divdually 10 look often into the treasures con-
tanned in the gift thus generously bestowed,
heed it's precepts, and find in it that which
should prepare them for the death which they
would bu SO liable to mcet
y
nounced, as the gift of gentleman of this viii
lage, the recei pit of the sum OF $S7, or one dol
lar for each individual member of the Compa-
ny. The soldiers passed slowly round in file
before the platform on which the lady officers
and their Committees were presiding, and re-
ceived from their fair hands this very consider
ate and priceless token of their good will and
anxiety for the welfare of those about to expose
their lives for all we hold dear. The sword has
often been the most powerful when accompa-
MED by the Bible. May it prove SO in this
case. After the Testaments had been thus re-
ceived, the money was passed to each of the
Company, all being furnished in gold dollars,
for the occasion, by the donor, whose name will
be seen in the annexed correspondence, which
formed part of this interesting ceremony:
MONTPELIER, June 5, 1861.
CAPTAIN F. V. RANDALL:
Dear Sir AS your Company, the Capital
Guards, are about to 60 into the service Of the
United States, in defence of its Constitution
and Laws, be pleased to accept of the enclosed,
and distribute equally between the officers and
soldiers, as a small token of my regard to each
one of them. Hoping and believing they willsdo
honor to themselves and their Country,
l am, respectfully, your friend,
D. BALDWIN.
MONTPELIER, June 5, 1861.
Hon. DANIEL BALDWIN: .''
Sir Your very liberal present. of eighty
seven dollars to the Capital Guards was duly
received and thankfully accepted The sum,
although amounting to but one dollar for each
man when disribu ted, is very liberal for one
man to donate, and to the poor fellows in my
company, who had not that amount in their
pockets, asI know was thecase inmany instances
that sum is very opportune. 1t will be re-
membered that most of my men have been III
town six weeks, and many of them came with
very little money, and some have had to pay
that little for mending their boots, and for such
necessaries as they were obliged to have; and
it, to me, has chilly look to leave our homes
and friends thousand or two miles behind
without enough cash in our pockets to pay fol
our dinner. or one nights lodging. We, there
fore, return to you, sir, our thanks, most sin
cerely, for your munifcent gift. Your memory
will come fresh to us when we find ourselves
short for dollar. l am, very truly,
Your friend and servant,
F. V. RANDALL,
CAPTAIN of Capital Guards.