Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-12-20

to Lieut.. Col. Kellogg, took place. Tho
former were presented by Torrey E. Wales
Esq, who spoke as follows;
MR. WALES REMARKS.
Colonel Plat
The citizens of Burlington have once before
this day in very significant marIer expressed
their just appreciation Of the merit oc your hcgi-
ment.
But our citizens desire through me to have a
parting word with you-because we claim that
you are almost one Of our citizens, so long and
intimately have we known you
Whom you returned from Washington a few
weeks sinec-not exactly g church without a
Bishop, but Colonel without Regiment-with
| power to organize a Regiment, it was thought by
IN any that II was not practicable to organize a
! Regiment Of Cavalry in Vermont; not because
! Vermont did not contain the proper elements
| Nhlch in time might be transformed nto Cavalry
| for ali admit that her men among the bravest
and her horses mong the best in the Unicn-but
because Cavalry could better be raised in the
West, where the and the horses trained
| to the saddle. But you, CClouel, believed that
! Vermont could furnish for the a well ap-
pointed Regiment Of Cavalry; and by the exer-
else Of your keen discrimination inthe selection Of
your officers and men, and in the purchase of your
horses, and by your uatiring energy, you have,
out Of the crude elements which are found in Yer
mont, produced the splendid Regiment OF Cavalry
which has this day paraded in our streets in the
presence Of thousands ol spectators. To you, sir,
is then due the credit Of having raised Regiment
of Cavalry in Vermont of which we are all Justly
proud. And now as you go forth 10 join those
brave men from VerRpIt, now in the service of
our country, whatever yioissitudes, experiences,
or perils may await you in the future, will find
their appropriate place in history; but may the
pages of that history be illumined by the recital
Of the heroic deeds and brilliant triumphs of the
Vermont Cavalry.
Sir, our citizens present. you with this belt and
blanket as a token of thtir confidence and friend
ship, and pledge you that their hearts will fellow
you wherever you 60, and trust that you may
soon join with the army Of the Union t. destroy
the powef Of our enenies, and establish again
peace and prosperity throughout our beloved
land
Col. Platt respRded briefly, saying that
it was probably expected that speech would
be extorted from him by this ruse. But, as
his friends knew, be was man of action
rather than of speech. lie had rather do
than talk at any time. lie would say, how.
ever, that he fully reciprocated the kind
feelings, towards himself, 50 freely expressed
on the part of the citizens of Burlington; he
gratefully accepted this beautiful sword belt
cartridge box and this blanket. which would
add so much TO his individual comfort, ,and he
would endeavor to deserve, as be was con
scous be had not done Hitherto, these marks
of their regard.
Mr.. c. q. Benedict, then addressed Lieut..
Col. Kellogg as follows:
MIR, BEyEDIcT's RENARKs.
Lieut.. Col. KtHogg:-
I have been requested in behalf Of the citizens
of Burlington, and in their name, TO beg your
ceptance of testimonial Of taeir regard tor you.
| am sorry, on their account and yours, that the
gentleman selected for this pleasant duty, is not
here 10 perform II, for he would have expressed
more fully ana titly than | c do, the feelings Of
respect and esteem, which prompted and accom-
pauy the gift. ALLOW me to say that that respect
aud esteem Is not wholly the growth of the past
few days; you hal earned some Of it before you
came here as q volunteer. We were glad when
we learned that our Colonel was to be conded
by you, in bis responsible position. We have
some of Us had occasion to witness how assidu-
ously and capaby you have devoted yourself to
the duties of your post we all know that on you
has deyo. ved large share OF the command and
care of the regiment while Ia camp here, and the
general good order and quiet Of the camp, and the
fine condition Of the regiment, speak more loudly
than words can, for the manner IN which you and
your brother officers have performed your dutics.
W o are 4. al 20 send forth best aud bravest,
our bone ana snow this sacred under such
Headers, aud wherever you may go into service.
whether on the Potomac, OF called, as is among
the posi- biities Of the future TO protect our own
frontier, We know that you Will sustain The honor
Of the Old Green Mountain State. Your regi-
1nent Of which already so proud, is literal
y, believe the First Vermont Cavalry, the
first Of this or any other war and It is not unlike
ly that it will be the last for many years to come
Our other regiments have but TO sustain the glory
gained by the Vermont Infantry at Bennington,
and Tic0nderogs, at Plattsburgh an on the Nj
agara frontier. Y You have the fame Of the Yer
mont Cavalry to make and We have confidence
that you will make II we'll.
Accept, then, these epsulets from the citizens
of Burlington. We give them with peculiar
pleasure. for We know that they will be right
worthily worn 1 trust that you may be spared
TO win, under them, fresh honors to your family
name, alreadg long and honorably known in Yer
mont, and to return bringing them to be trans
mitted as heir looms 10 your children, and kept
as momentos of The glorious war for the Union.
Lieut. Col Kellogg replied that he was
taken by surprise, be was not expecting this
beautiful present; the epauiets were. how"
ever, the thing he should have chosen, of all
others, If he had had the selection OF what
be most needed and desired. He was not
aware what he had done to merit the fire.
quenJ acts of personal kindness shown to-
wards him during his stay here,-but be
should not forget them. And he thanked
the givers for them. He would strive that
these elegant gifts should be disgraced by no
misconduct Of his, and give his best
efforts that the Vermont Cavalry should fully
answer the expectations of their friends.
This ended the presentations, and the nu-
merous company proceeded to devote itself
for the remainder of the esshing to the hi
larities and social enjoyments Of the ccca-
sion.
The colors and other articles presented,
are all from the establishment of Tiffany &
Co., of New York, and are the best Of their
kind.