Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-11-03

10 NO L. lhe Cnfsn-tementcd by the pleoe
:. Of our fathers and endeared to US by the sacri
!, fees Of the present generatiou,-may 1t endure
u forever.
: Hon. J. W. Stewart was called on to respond
lie said he hardly knew where to begin on SC
vast theme a. that Of the sentiment ' You
nr." addressing the chair, "aad ysur compa-
trioa have settled the great problem Of the ages,
which the struggling people. of the world have
hitherto tried in vain to settle-the perpetua-
ting on solid basis Of free republic. This
was = war Of ideas as well A. physical forces.
In this connection he told an aneedote received
from recently pardoned rebel Of high standing
at the South, about the rebel Secretary Cobb
who said one day during Sherman's triumphant
march through Georgia, that it was " no use to
fight the devil" or try to stop Sherman. Every
Yankee bullet said he, "goes till it wears out,
or kills q confederate soldier. [ApplAuse.l
The speaker thought the reason the Yankee
bullet went so was because it was backed by an
idea. vermOnters fought 50, because they
fought for ideas. and that explained how General
Meade could say that the 9th Corps was the best
corps in his army. and that the old VT Brigade
was the best brigade in the corps. We are now
reapng the results Of the labors and sacrifices
of our soldiers. Our sdversaries have submit
ted, and the North is richer to-day than when
the war began. The. West, in debt flour years
ago, is now laying up money. Our own little
State (ss estimated by competent suthority,)
holds 500, ,OO0, 900 invested in Narional .securi
ties, and we may now look forward to q career
Of unexampled prosperity He.cOnsidered that
there were no honors in civil life to compare with
those Of the men who, standing as bulw.rks Of
the Nations honor in the field, had sehisved
these vast results. 1t wa. his profoundest regret
I that he could not share such honor. He knew
Of no higher need Of praise than that due to
the soldiers of Vermont. and IN the name Of their
! fellow citizens, he thanked them. Mr. Stewart
spoke with effect and was heartily applAudei.
No. 2. The H'sstera Coatiaenf-One Consti-
tuition, One People. One Flag,-the opinion Of
aworld in arms to the contrary uotwithstaDd- !
Ing.
Col. 7. V. Randall. Of the 18th and 18th Reg /
iments was called on, and in response 10 this /
toast, laid down the Monroe doctrine squarely
and backed it up right to the han
die" He said we are capable Of controlling
the Continent. and need no longer regard the
feelings Of Foreign powers on the subject. En-
gland and France by their course towards US,
had deprived their opinions OF any weight they
might once have had with US. He thought just
about now they felt towards Us much as the
little man did who act out. rauhide in hand, to
thrash the school teacher for aOgging his boy
but coming into the teachers presence and 1sd-
ing him q sturdy sixfoOter. his belligerent in
tentions sraporsted and he ended byofering him
the rarhide ito fog the young rascal the more
thoroughly next time" We are now in q very
good situstion to enforce the Monroe doctrine
Mexico ought to have better government,
such as we could give her, and the Colonel
trusted she would have enc before long. Ap-
plsure.
Nc. g. The President Of the United Slater.
Tried in the fres Of southern secession, he has
ever proved true to the cause Of the Unisn-
1t Col r. C. Benton Of the 1lth responded,
recounting some Of the marked points Of Pres
johnson history. his fidelity to the Union in the
hour Of gloom. the wisdom Of his course and its
results in . ussnimrty among men Of all parties
in his support wholly uneIampled before Col
Benton alluded in closing to the apprehension
on tn. part Of SO many Of the Legislature and
the political managers, lest this social meeting
should prove to have some deep political object.
He thought their fear was quite uneallsd for. {
No. 4. Tie GoNrHor Of Vcrmoat-the rep
resentative OF true democracy and self sacrifice (
in the cause Of freedom and humanity-ths Chief
Magistrate Of State whoss record be may well
be proud OF. :
Governor Dillingham; rose to respond amid ,
long and hearty applause. thrice renewed. He ,
said he was happy to speak for our State We !
all might well be proud Of its record. Vermont
was never Colony Of Great Britain or France,
never in bondage to any man or kingdom. Il
was q commonwealth planted BY the hand Of tbs
Great Ruler Of the Universe, and it was, there
fore, entirely appropriate that Ethan Allen at
the head OF his Green Mountain Boys. in de I
manding the surrender Of Ticonderogs, did so L
"in the name OF the Great Jehovah" the foun-
der Of the State. The history Of Vermont and /
her record 10 known. II there was time when I
in other States they asked Of the man who re- b
ported himself as q Vermonter. "whers is Ver- c
no,t - that time has passed. Our State is I
houored abroad As the abode Of Freedom, Of c
brave men and beautiful women. and wherever q
the vermonter goes. or however successful he O
may be there, he still looks back with love and '
pride to the State Of his birth. Abiding to
fallen, he said the tears dropped those honor
cd names will not blot them out, but make them
brighter and more luminous as time goes on $
He looked round him now, o, those whom he
the true representative men Of Yer @
mont, and as the Roman mother said Of her c
children, 20 speaking for the State, he said of c
them, "these are my jewels The Governor a
spoke with emotion. and his capital speech, Of I
which we have given very imperfect idea, was
followed by long applause.
No. 5. The memory of our comrades rho /
hare died for the Union. /
Chaplain J. L. Roberts Of the 4th Regiment,
responded, in appropriate eulogy Of the Sons Of c
Vermont that have fallen in the field. urging the i
dutysof cherishing their memories, and express {
sing the hope that the lives Of those who remain
may be - worthy and their ends as honorabls Z