Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-06-30
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A- H'3tSI' SF-A''L
O. 'iii.e'S y th- Is g a-t' @tH
v-. -f'g"ieAiS F sfa-2Ai o-i"ie' rs
Tire honorable du-y has been assigned me by
-h- Mayor os cur new city, 20 biz You welcome
.aI @, invite You % such hospitaities rs t,c
brief notice ct YOUR coming has enabled cur
people Co provide
You have returned to Us as the representatiTee
rf tie oil Vermont Brigade 0i The 9th Corps --
iu giving y.I this anaa.'luon, c0ulens. anu
coacaars., more a. cul.-y than could be ez-
pressed - lrr --I oi mine. from tins tlil
mornings '.r utter t1t tie common voice OF
those Ha. have studied best Che history Of this
war, -a- .- --.r-. c-s % the held. when
address Y.u as f.. -l'l- Brigade Of he fight
iu- Corps
Nha1 think Ulo and what you are, FEEL
tae ,u1t.-Issl-elr 0t one standing ia an al
gust presence i-r an addressing the men VINO
f..v,l Grant through the Wilderness. who
Were with h.l 10 S07rt-y wanna, AMI Coal har-
trr. and icu.e Petersburg, and who, again,
with Sheridan, sent the enemy whirl,ng up the
valley 0f yhe Shenandoah. And shat am then
q man OF p5a-e aul D. keeper az home, that
should address song i' was Tor Us an our So
crTi'y- i.r iue STATE AMI ltr Lluor, lor the IA
t,lE ana -7 glory, and the clu-e OF human free
yol lei these p-lce.2- homes. anu nave Iaoored.
suffered, .ougnj, o.st cnc conquered.
Our hearts have gone .t--Wing along Ei'n
you. They have syaf f.'lti with YOU m hos
p'tal, they have arc'u Ia you out on pIcAei,
they nave beat tlmc % tle music o. your MIR
till rre-i, as ycu have at.-lcet with unoroke-
'front.' 90 meet Che f.c, aUl have stirred % quick
er pulses as you rushed 90 the charge. We
thank you've are proud ct you. Vermont
lrfle though she D.. c-u stand up proudly, TO-
Jay. among her sister States, and p1.nunsa'onc
vour ranks. exciaim, These are the boys
-ucsicl These are uy Jewels ''
You have returned 90 us With your bluuer-
ali written over with the names Of battles which
were victories, and with t4e white dove Of neaea
nesting iu their folds iau have acccmpllsl-i
% work which an Oh, world abroad, and ieF
iiGt hearts among ourselves ''-lo-Dlel . 'i-
-- .5s r-.s- -er-r-.,.-- srl .,tis-,.f57 sft5r
most formidable rebellion in 'he history o. the
c.''-.i "o'''' ana 'a'7 e.,-''. '-'-,--'. p
eli j. bel who lfl ur, d. leiI in The ditch. Yo1
have per.sc,ei the vorN iei' but nall accom-
- ~ .- len I'm, Is-,1 D ~
.l.,.on making cs MS nation, you have mli.of
,', l,''- t ~ l,,' - 1' y ii Ii. % D-rJ c.' S ?.
.5.sres -aty. ana have elst, s,our-ei and bound
80 utter darkness che devils O.. slavery, seee-san
,-- ,--- A.. n, isrr;ir eaf-en5-i Of op-,
B. los OF cur tel.ow-Inen 10 longer shall --e
+, '-i's % ,-- - 5.'g 80 -'9 ;-,1,i -- 5-s.,- n. -
,ar rra lru. Of the Declaration Of IuieDenler-e.
q al '1-' We can only mans yol anu o,l !sa
s-l-i- r--r fl,bsr. mother wife child, sister
ana brother where again resumins the pursuit
= ,''' s,-. N, ,'-' as 80 trSs. he tra5
ha, tbe GOOD soldier is al the more a good c-t-
.en- aud may inc good Lori VINO Gare.n Ii.. lot
NJ Len 'y66. and 10 eT,eedinriv more abun-
iau,Iy for you than We can ask or think
Adiurant English responded with few
words Of acknowledgement, IN behalf oil the
Jidisrs who then filed into the Hail. wnere