Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-06-22
RUTLAND HERALD,
.,.r.ca soldiers ana sailors.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1865


Soldiers are now seen and heard OF
ovorvwhere. They are in the cars anu
donots the streets, hotels, the sanitary
4 fairs, and the churches, over nun
drad and twenty-five thousand nave
hoen disbanded within three weeks, ana
oioht,, thousapd have, since the first Of
June, passed over the railroads from
.wasbipgton; they swarm in our streets
and highways-and they have right
to do so.
Time was when II was an unweIcome
sight to see lot of able. bodied men
about, but times have changed. once
F. 1t was felt that they ought to be in their
regiments, side by side with their brave
comrades doing battle against the coun-
try's enemy. But now they have, as we
hope fought their last battles; they
have received an honorable discharge,
and they ought to receive hearty well
come home. They are, for the most part,
bronzed and hardy looking set, full of
humor and rollicking fun. They have
strong voices and strong arms, and they
make themselves heard and sometimes
felt. Especially is this the case, when
the canteens have been freely used. We
regret that any soldier should debase
and iniure himself by excessive indul-
gence for we would fain cherish and
honor every one of these, our brave de-
Tenders. But we must not judge them
too harshly, or suppose, if they some
times deviate from the right way, they
are sinners nbove all others. If we
compare soldier boys with college boys
at the end of four years course, we
shall probably find that a smaller pro-
portion of the former than of the latter
transcend the bounds of moderation
and propriety on the occasion of their
Joyous deliverance. This, considering
the example and the general influence
under which each class has been placed,
speaks well for the soldier.
These men now return to their homes
and to society and everything should
be done to give them employment suit
able to their tastes and capabilities
There is perhaps no class in the COM
munity better calculated to fill many
civil stations than some of these ntelli-
gent and loyal soldiers who have been
trained to discipline and Injured to
hardship.
The New York Tribune we'll remarks :
at is for society at large, which owes
an enormous debt, transCendiug the OBJ
legations of common gratitude to its
soldiers, to its victorious defenders, to
recognize each OF them as a creditor
who cannot be paid of by a pension
but who is entitled to watChfuI assist
ance and a warm and helping hand !;
employment, each in his private handi
craft, the respectful treatment due to a
good servant of the State, encourage
ment to surmOunt difficulties; aRd, %r
think we may say, a preference, Other
things being equal, when labor Is 10 ne
assigned. 1t is hard to get back into
old ways which have been abandoned
The places which once knew these brave
men may have been filled, and IuI mpr
employers may have Disappeared or
may have changed their business. The
routine of trade may have been di-ar
ranged, and the mechanic who LEFT his
bench to go to Virginia or Georgia may
not find that bench standing upon his
return. Bu4 we know that there mu~t
be work for all in this great and tten
ing land. Always a maine fticulty With
the industriously inclined Is, in the 'nr
MOL and tangle of society, to discover Il
clue to guide him, through the j'sIle "t
conflicting interests, to the prc'~'
points at which daily bread is +" h'
had for daily work. Competition Is
too often stone blind and stony hr"r'r
in all that regards the welfare OF Others
and those who labor under pecu
liar difficulties and disadvantages, are
clearly entitled to special assistance
God knows we do not mean alms-giv
ing A soldier begging would be q
sight to make an honest mans eyes rec
and rheumy. A soldier asking for worh
need cause no tears, unleSs-which We
hope is not likely to happen-he should
ask for it in vain