The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-07-12
From the Daily of Saturday.
The Fourth in St. Johnsburv
Presentation of the RegimentaI Flag.
Grand Military Display..-Various In.
cidents.

the close was one OF lne luoSl lOVcly OF the
season. Although no special arrangements
whatever had been made to celebrate the an
nversarv in St Johnsbury, yet, animated by
a desire to see the brave troops of the Sd
regiment, and witness the presentation of the
regimental standard and the review by the
governor and staff, our town was filled at an
early hour with probably tie largest assem-
blase of people ever collected within its lin
its.
At sunrise national salute of thirty-four
guns was fired from tweve-pounder placed
upon an elevation about equi-distant between
the village and Camp Baxter, and its loud
echoes reverherated over hills and valleys
for many niles arouud, awakening to quick
cr impulse the patriotic feelings Of the deni-
z.ns of the Green Mountains. At the same
time all the bells Ct the village were rung for
half al hour, and were again rung at /" O.
clock. and also at SuMdown, and even their
dumb iron tongues seemed to speak the lar
guase of patriotic JOY. The extra trains
which were run from both north and south
arrived almost simultaneously at the depot,
bringing, as We are informed by the president
OF the road no less than 1900 people Al,
into st Johnsbury was thronged for miles
with UcOllp in Vehicles and on foot all Wend-
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their new uniforms. with tnc.r arms SH,ter!nS
in the l;-h. # az ,!ncioudcI sun. the vas,
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cupynS the windows, the c-poia. and even
the roof Of the large building used bv the
,roo,s f,r l,rr,ck. and ,x,crdinc b.yord
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sides, which were dcnscly packed with men
and women. all con>pireI to add to the dig
MY and ,h, soI.nr;,v cf tho occasion The
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s''I''aF" WIS pFtS'"''" 20 'DF No''''lof o'
'oI. Heorgc y. Merrill, III behal! OF the iAdle>
of 81. Jonnsburv. who accompanied the pr.-
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COL. MEKR!LL> >rlECn.
Gore,nor Fu16inLS:-To ME has been
accorded. wha. under other circumstances.
would be an ;rkSnne duty.
For the pas, month. under ,our orders as
Commandments Chief there has been quar-
tered among Us the officers and soldiers of
the 81 Regiment of Vermont Volunteers
Coming together from all the different walks
of life, for one common purpose. we have seen
vhat.-I am sorry to saw has not been. in
all our sister States.-more than eight hun
dr,d men. animated by ON, aim. re,pectinq
the State. hy r.sprc,;oy ,hemselves. Our
citizens. our ladies. hoy. h.en a> secure in
our streets-in Camp Baxter a though our
town onlv contained lis usual nopulation.
With such = >oIli.rv :, h.c,n,es an cas,.
and pleasant task To- ,c, ss tho rcpres,n,a-
tive of the ladies Of ST. Johnshury
should fail to do ny Juty. SIR. if I did
not frs, express TO Won nrrsoraI,y. and to
those connected with van q. ~, head Of the
military dcpar,mrut IN ,b;s S,o,, the adm;.
ration of these ladies. for the energy and care
Won and they have diSnI,ysd IN 5hr oroap;.
Ia,jo, Of three regiments a.; mon, where three
months apo. not one nro,o,l,. ann;n,ed rom.
panv existed in the State
t (;rec;sr historians b,r, n,o,,horod with
yy,,itnde the va]or Of hsr ,r ,,r;ors hrt bovr
om;,tpr 70 record tho nan,as >'f ,h,so ,rboso
couuy,ls and ,tjo,iy marSh,lIed ,rJ son, into
the fell. the hosts of Nara,bor proft;no
bv this. while they would rew.,,ber ,b.;r
brothers who 90 forth to fgb, the ho,t)es Of
their country Your townswomen have J;rect.
ed me to assure you that tho nowcr which
has directed councils levied and lert ;rto ,ba
field fresh reriments TO SUNNY ,bo nlace ot
war; and disease. and ipdustrionsIv nrnv;dcJ
,he immense material Of war wi,Loppt wh;ct
the miehties. hosts and the brayest Generals