The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-07
The Sword and the Bible.

\ very interesting and impressive ceremony
took place at our Town Hall, last evening, in
the presence of a large and sympathizing as
semblage of the ladies and citizens of Montpe-
lier. The occasion was that of the presenta
ton of the Tcstaments, 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 Hall. 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
dividually TO look often into the treasures con-
tanned in the gift thus generously bestowed,
heed its procepts, and find in it that which
should prepare them for the death which they
would be so liable to meet.
nounced, as the gift of a gentleman of this vii
lage, the receipt of the sum Of $87, 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-
ceved 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-
ccyed, 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 S, 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 small token of my regard to each
one OF Inem HOpllg anu peleVlnS CHoy WlllauO
honor to themselves and their Country,
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 disri buted is very liberal for one
man to donate and to the poor fellows in my
company, who had not that amount in their
pockets, as know was the case in many instances,
that sum is very opportune. 1t will be re-
men,bered that most of my men have been in
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
necessarics as they were obliged to have; and
it, to me, has "a chilly look to leave our homes
and friends thousand or two miles behind
without enough cash in our pockets to pay for
our dinner, or one nights lodging. We, there
fore, return to you, sir, our thanks, most sin
cereiy, for your munfcent gift. Your memory
will come fresh to US when we find ourselves
short for dollar. lam, very truly,
Your friend and servant,
f. V. RANDALL,
CAPTAIN of Capital Guards.