Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-30


j. p. LAMsoS, Secretary.
The meeting this evening will be public
and the ladies and gentlemen Of Montpe lei
aud vicinity are invited to attend
PROCEEDINGS OF THE WASHING
TON COUNTY BAR AND COURT ON
The DEATH Of MAJ. DILLINGHAM
The Aembers Of the Washington Count,
Bar met at the Court House on Thuy.day
eve, Sept. p, according to adjournment. Anc
were called to order by Hon. L. Is. Peck
chairman, The report OF the committee, G
II heath, ksq., on the lie OF Mai. Edwir
Dillingham;. Wa, sut mitted and accepted. a,
follows:
hd~lu Dillingham; was the second son Of Hon Pau
Lhushal np~ iotty years member Of the bar a.,
y1na g. Carpenter, daughter Of Hon Dan CArpen ef %
NA'efDaf5' sud WAs bora May lJh 1883 and VA,
twenty hte yea and gour months Old a. h, decsAse
Hi' ouyh.ni Wss speut Al ths dshghtfu home Of hii
Ialef pa Natef0ufyt aud the gran of his native
moontains aud the refining inhueu u a Christian
home.
ht. opportunities for an education. which were Pc.
tpeciabe, we're diligently imptoved. Al the comm "a
school and al the soadrm was always iound az hi,
au and vas aks esteemed by hs teachefs sld his lei
loF pupils lie commenced the study of the law with
ie' oi admission 10 the bar IN the 1855, the of
ne 20 ufs brother u.laW Matthes a garprutrr ha in
lht cly oi milwaukee, where howevff he remained bu
te" mon hn' lhehoe he "tni 10 tie Law school al
fo-slkespsic, y whence be graduated IN the Au-
tnmn o 1893 win hlnurs sud finally hnishsd his ne.
pafat ~ legal studies in The office Of DinghA aud ID
Iani iu ihh couniy. At the September Term OF this
curt 1851 be vas called this aud ueoaule al
ileegl 'ne ounsest one o It's most promising
do Toe autumn Of 1900 upon The dis.Dlat 30 u the
cupaftueIshlp uf utilinghau Duraut be became me
pafntr u his father office a. atcr biirg and con.
uuuea IN she praece Of the Law associa ed u the
inonu VI 'u9, la'z when h. euisud va oonil auy II
infantry recruited IN ihe westery bali q Washugto
''auty, lShca company finally became oonpany Is,
10 the lpta hegimelt " oluuieers and ~, un.it
mousy elected captain his coupany. de was eatly
detailed @ serve aa Assistant All GentfA Gen ,f-
fis's stab, aud whist serving be taptuud his
horse hs,ng bceu sh1t under hin bats u Mime
Han 4hehee &c va 'skeH 10 ihs LIBBY PRISON, and
there tot iour drcary mouhs realized day iaif o
'le req prison lie Wa thtn paroled. aud
thAnstd aud Immediately INSIDE MaJIr Sf HE Regiment
which puat he neld AZ ihe time Of his deah whi,h @
ruffeu al s1crdtus great battlr ou lgtn nstAut
fter his txchang. ne j. nsd his Regiment u Wh ts
House Col. henry sas very SON wounded, aud L.
Cos Chandler belug sick, da Dilunghain 49, IN con-
mand ui toe regiment half " hs after he
his death
he vas nsn Of much reGaemtnt Of mind ami man
nets, u very pleasing ad4fess and Of uncouon tny
beauty. 90 mue&i1ir patiotsm aud tutegy, be scorn.
ca the lnsiIuOus II Ir when MS country
ueeued tuat ai s jewels should be laid up0u cl-
altar and pledged ltie 90 MAINTAIN her Honor
aAd tnat OF CA utgnbors aud friends shlse blood
racihced iu hc cause tf iht Nauoa Aisats tIItnu.,
iu the hur Of dut) h.s example IS une no 10 enlted
N
Do Oats ctuSeu example huuie aiuI aIfaa4
may sei ue nlid up pattern % south may .l.
A'fe la' toe memo 1i nui, aud Of a.i sI.h loug
Do u rsi aud green "a ouf ueafsa bngnt incentive %
noble attda
ne committee on resolutions, By tneir
chairman, l.. l.. Durant, sub altted tue fol-
loving:
WHEAEAs, MAJ EDwtS DlLLiAGH,M a member Of
Washington County bar, having 0e,n AL shilc la
tuiaIuaAd Il hs rtgu4, ut the Ion Nrfu 10 uluu.
hrf
the rebels unaef Gen EAfy, lu tne Vi iu., o y, .u-
chester 10 lhe Oh naHdoah valley, Virginia, ,e..t
ION 1851 "e the neao 10 pi 50 81 bAr desire To
sNe un'a.e expression l' our sen,t o tHe manly Nf
tuts ui ihe dcceas q, Ahu the sftf Vl4eh he hetu
bruNsht home 10 usi in eouuon 40 AL WIZ anew hia,
by ths deeply lflcute rr.slsCuce lLtrci Ic
hesotted That We NOUN vi profound su.ru~ tue
death VI our bruther,hs tr ,uued ln the E4aA OF the
ulofut Of als nhoud ac al he utaG hut IS and Ia
promises of hs future shattered iu lnonrn aaa o.
ever, But he cup our IA ning g. ~h lly iitrf.
tor with u 10 mingled The ,,ods rvns nDfinr tl, u
bioo he gave 10 his ovun'ry onj "h4t hs hal -lreadS
cousecrated ~ II, be It fIr years das, hs uus
ded, unsclhsh aud heioio vice.
hssOtUed, That IN the death vf MAZDA utLLIhGuAM,
the profession Of Law which be had ohoseu snd whose
courts he had just entered, l1ses its nt gei
mtabets, attorney dislug ,htd slke for cri ical
leg Il leaning, his persuasive sitrch his mod 81 bear
mk bis genial cJudcsy, aud MS srfu ul Us {
honur the community has lost gentleman the N e.
Amiable a. winning ulatners u ue fAes rrpui tun,
Of tns kinoet heart and the rice 1u ~kicA he gave
up bis ie, gallant and fearless soldier an una nsh
aud deyot pauiot
Rssolged That We offer to h finlly OF me csAssd
our eafu aud heartfelt sympathy this great sorr ~
which oyeshAdow, their home Yet there ls light
witch umines this valley Of the sh sdaS of death,
IA the IN lugh that the grave of the nouls pao
siliier, q a'sahe dag ia Nhose defence he died aud
which was borne 20 victory on the strek'n hed which
Ills bravsTJ aud his b Cd pea 70 win ~ alcs e de-
,st pro patyid Ni0ri
ho5oired hat the Court now Ia session be desired to
cause ia resolutions 20 ne uansei5ed in theif rec.
pfds aud q drsct their clerk 10 transmit pS 1heFe1f
- the family Of he deceased
j j : : Datsso as.So., Scom~l',es
c. W. WILLAB0)
The report was accepted aud the resolu-
tons were adopted by the bar.
On motion OF Mr.. Heath the bar instruct
ed the chairman to report the resolutions to
the Court. The bar then adjourned without
day.
L. b. PECK, Chairman.
j. p. LAMsoS, Sec'y.
The Court having come in, the resolutions
were reported up to Court by Hon L. b.
Peck, who moved their acceptance, and an
order to place them upon the record. In sub
mitting this motion, Mr.. Peck adverted
briefly to the facts that Maj. Dillingham; was
born ia he same town as himself, and was
the son Of the Oldest member Of the bar, as
well as his oldest and 6rmest personal friend.
1t was fit. therefore, that he should submit the
motion 10 honor Of one who, though the
youngest member Of the bar, had made the
largest sacrifice fo' his country, and died as
the true soldier ever pleiers to die, beneath
the stars and Stripes, and in tbs roar Of can
non, the rattle Of musketry, and the crash OF
martial music.
The motion Of Mr. Peck was seconded in
appropriate remarks by l., l.. Duranl. ESQ,
Hon. c. W Willatd, and Frank fiheld, Esq
The address OF Mr.. Durant was ela)orate,
and it was fit, from bis relations to the
. s-'A 'hs' II -hou'd he So hut il ~ss