Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-06-05

its two hundred and twenty-fith anniversary.
The occasion was one Of unusual interest,
'the solid men" of Boston, members of the
company, having spared no pains in making
preparation for proper observance Of the
anniversary. Among the good thing wac
speech by Gen. Butler from which we extract
the following
..TT1e .Irmx a. the Uaion-The right hand
Of the nations power, ample to resist all foreign
invasion; may it never be paralyzed by division
at home.l
.Hr. Commander and Ftliolv Soldiers No
more grateful task could be assigned me than TO
answer to the toast to the army ofthe Union
(Applause) Would that could he sure that
could do that duty to your satisfaction and my
own. had almost risen to my feet to move an
amendment to that-not the army Of the Union,
but the army for the Union now. (Applause.)
Whether, sir, we look at the material Of which
it is composed, the gallant yourg men Of the
best blood, the highest intelligence, the modest
and the best educated Of the land who have gone
out TO fight our country's battles. or think or
look a: the magic manner with which in two
years an army has sprung upas if dragon teeth
had been sown, according TO the old fable, and
had sprung into existence armed men-both
challenge the admiration Of the world. Within
two years we have had over three quarters Of a
million Of men in arms, greater number than
ever vet has gone forth 10 battle under any one
flag since the hosts Of Xerxes entered Greece
No country, none. sir, has ever yet sent such an
army into the field My friend, the Adjutant
General Of the State, sad that Massachusetts,
had sent IS 600 men into the field. Why, SIR,
that is three thousand more than the allied ar
mics had at Waterloo when they went u battle
for all Europe, and this little State Of Mlssachu-
setts-I see a man shaking his head at the state
ment | am right G9,sG0 WAS the number
the allies had (Applause and cries Of good. y
sly, SIR, that host has been sent cut Of the
State Of Massachusetts, and one Of the three
smallest in territory Of those six New England
States that some tippant politician ont West
from those localities where brains are not meas
urcd by the acre-proposed 20 leave out in the
colt (Applausc) And, SIR. our young men /;
aye, and our I'D ones, are not exhausted yet
daughter We are able. with such o. wc see
before Us, TO sustain still other AMI larger drafts
II need De, In the camps Of the Union; bur, thank
Col, up 60 this day, no man has gone into this
fight for liberty. ilr Union md the laws, except
as p volunteer, and therefore / spcis Or tas reg
ulsr volunteer army Of the JDi;cl States.
nm h'"'sF, Is 'hfi volunteer army com -'.'
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one s'i' 'n advance, she state 20 LOUISIANA,
winch cf-,uizcd as her militia two tlai'lHi mon
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me e. amend your speech % intcrpoAte " the
hrsi Northern state, there can be no difficulty
between Ms. But the hrst regiment Cf militia,
where their color was darker than the tacinSs of
their uniforms, that was called into existence,
was IN the state Of Louisiana; and venture
here 70 predict, that the first rcvoltci state that
comes hack 70 take her place IN the great family
Of the Union, VIII he that same great state q;
Louisiana Cloud Appausc)
think. SIT. in view Of the numbers Of men In
the blood EVIllei. the rsf mart or yruT f0lgf may