Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-20

spot where such q man came into HE
But heard something that was far
more interesting than that, young
man OF the same blood, some sixteen
wears of age, heard of the firing on Fort
Sumter, His youthful ardor was kin
died. lie had been sleeping In the room
Of the old General, aud had caught the
spirit OF his ancestor, and In the moon.
light nights he would sit outside ana
carve with his penknite sword OF wood.
They showed IL TO me. On one side he
had engraved, Not to be drawn without
iustice. not 70 be- sheathed without
honor On the other side he had On
graved Death 10 Traitors And this
youthful heart so burned within him,
that when the second call was made for
troops In Nav, 1861, his ardOr could not
be restrained; he enlisted and went forth
TO fight the battles OF his country, and
passed through almost every battle field
from Balls Bluff TO the seven days before
Richmond, and there, mortally wounded,
fell down TO die. saw his aged parents
his young sister There was not one
of them who did not rejoice that II he
was to die, he was TO die IN defense OF
the Union and his country, (Loud
Cheersl =..
Are We TO confess that all this blood
has been shed for q failureP (Cries OF
No, no. No, never Hallowed be every
grave in which soldier sleeps. ('Amen'
and cheers.) Honored and beloved for
ever, the mothers who bore them and
sent them forth for their country Proud
J he x,hirh haa had
the honor to give them to their country's
cause, Loud cheering) And we will
not desert them, (Cries OF Never and
cheers.) We have passed through the
time OF trouble, and now light beams
| upon us; we already see its dawning.-
The victories we have recently achieved
in my judgment, and confident hope,
usher in the glorious day when rebellion
will have been suppressed throughout
| our land, and freedom and Union every
where restored to u.s. (Cheers.( The
cause cannot be deserted by such men as
! those whom | zee before me to. night
! You will stand by it, and you will take
| your part in the glory and honor OF hay
ing contributed to the success Of our
armies in the field and to the establish.
menu Vi our Chuhc AZ bnS DhLlNs Won, UJ
inspiring every soldier with new yea
and ardOr, and communicating new
vigor and new energy to the Admins
tration charged with the duty Of admin
istering the war"
BACK PAY.--The following instruc-
lions, kindly furnished by Capt James
Rice, Of the lst Artillery, may be nsefnl
to some Of our readers
"The wife of q prisoner OF war can oh
tain his pay by obtaining q certificate
under seal from Judge OF the United
States Court of record or of State court
of record under seal, that she is the wifi
of a soldier who is prisoner Of war, the
| guardian Of his minor children or bic
widowed mother, and ii occupying either
Of the last two relationships towards
him, that there Is no one in existence
who is more nearly related to him &C
| oording to the above classification,
| This certificate with the pay account
| Of the soldier, and 8 written request
sent to the Paymaster Generals offiee,
Washington, D. c., ~ill get the pay.
The blank pay accounts can be hao
on application to the Paymsster Gene
raj of the U. s. A., at Washington"