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GEN. sEYNOUR's SPEECH.


GEN. sEYNOUR's SPEECH.
Gen. Seymour was next called for, and intro
duced with an allusion to his services at Fort
Sumter aud elsewhere He came forward with
obvious reluctance, and when the cheers which
greeted him ceased, said He was Vermon'er
and prouder of it than Of anything else He
did not know any State that had better right
to be represented at Fort Sumter than the gallant
little State Of his birth, and having seen Yer
monters fight on other fields, he had ceased to
wonder that they won at Bennington. Men who
fought ss they did. must whip. He couldn't
make speeches-never made but one IN his life
That one was TO a collection Of Southerners'
while ne Was prisoner in the hands Of the reb-
el.. They threatened then to hang him for it,
and he would now stop lest his present hearers
should wish they had hung him. This turn was
received with loud laughter and applause, amid
which Gen. Seymour sat down
GEN. srASSARD's SPEECH.
Gen. Stannard said that unlike Gov. Dilling-
ham. Cwho had said he wouldn't own that he
could not make speech on such an occasion If
he were to try,) he couldn't make speech # be
tried. Voice from the erOisf. Hold up that
empty cos, sleeve then; II will make speech. y
He was clad to be here, glad ths; he was YER
monter, glad tha, he was an Amer can eitEen,
and glad ,ha, he had been permitted share IN
fighting for the support Of our Free Government
and the overthrow Of the Wickedest rebellion in
History. He had met many to-day who went
out with him at the opening Of the War. and
many more who came to join them in the field
There were still others who went out and having
done their duty unto death, came not back
again. He knew his countrymen would keep
their memories green, and as the best tribute to
their memories would still sustain the cause Of
Freedom. and Law. and Human-rights. for
which they fell.
Time and space is falling ne, and mus; hur-
" through
Sen. J. B. Carr. was loudly called for; bu,
declared he couldn't make speech. He bad
been at school for four years under such teach
o. IS as Gen. Joe Hooker and Gen. Phelps bis frs,
General. who had taught him Row to 6ght, but
not how to talk. With thanks for the eompll-
ment paid him, he retired.
Gen. Phelps WIS next callei out, received with
hearty cheering and made characteristic speech.
lie though, he understood the spirit which called
the Green Mountain Boys to Bennington : years
ago. and was quite sure it was for Liberty-no'
slavery. He could see no more Slavery in the
Constitution our fathers made than he could see
ghosts IN daylight The attempt, BY so years
Of covert intrigue and four years Of war. to sub
vert this free Government and plant Slavery in
its place. had thus far failed. ltis now our duty
to see 10 it that it succeeds in no other way.
Gen. Foster, Col Of the Attn Vermont, breSet
Brigsdier, and the last commander Of the Old W.
Brigade, was next called out, and like all the
rest. couldn' I make a speech; but. nevertheless,
made out to utter some hearty words Of testimony
TO the faithfuluess and efficient service Of the
private soldiers Of Vermont, and of appropriate
acknowledgement Of the honor done him.
THIS closed the speaking. and the assemblage
dispersed.
At i've O'Clock, P. NJ. a special meeting Of the
Historical Society took place in the spacious Hall
of the Free Library. at which Mr.. G. G. Benedict
of your place. read his paper on the battle Of
/ Gettvsburgh, and Mr. L. L. butcher, of St. Al
bans repeated his serio-comicO history of ancient
June Trainings, before numerous and intelli-
gent audience.
A display of Fireworks, which showed inely
from knoll on the outskirts ofthe village, closed
this notable celebration.
To-day parties of visitors are visiting the Old
Battle Ground. which lies sir miles from here
and taking look over the country from the tor
ofMount Anthony. which rises in the souih-ves
corner of the town to height Of 2, 500 feet sbov'
the level of the ocean and has on its woodeC
summit an Observatory, recently erected, l5C
feet high, which gives in clear weather a view
from the White Mountains to the Catskills-
Some further observations on the bushes
enterprise and public spirit Of this thriving
borough, must save for future letter.
Yours,