Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-06-04

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mont, was introduced by Gen. Henry. and spok
as follows
Mr. DAYroS's REMARKS.
NJ friea3s.-In obedience to an order issue.
by Gen. Logan, Commauder-in-Chief Of the a.
s. g., We have assembled 20 commemorate OBJ,
heroic deeis Of cur fallen comrades. and TO hon.
or their graves by decorating them with wer-
and eyergreeus; and could We ia any other way,
pay more fitting and beautiful tribute to the
/ memory Of our departed braves Today a. We
stand over the graves and look upon their
pale faces, we renew our love and respect for
their lliusirious deeds ard memory, and oouse-
crate ourselves anew 70 the welfare OF our couu-
try IL has been thought best 90 extend an In
sration 90 all the citizens If this community. o.
participate in these impressive services. And
this Is AS IL should be, for these men fought and
bei and died for the good Of our common couu-
try There is danger If forgetting IN the cease
less rush of present events, the harl-hip- and
suferings endured by these fallen heroe-; and
hence We like the plan Of special Memorial
Service in honor Of these patri9tcs0us, and for
the purpose Of directing the attention Of the llv
ing to the cause fir which they diei Weareals0
to visit the graves Of the venerable sres Of sew
enty-six, who bequearheI TO Us SO Coodly her
itage.
We recall with reverel ce and gratitude, the
names and deeds OF the past Washington. War
rem, Putnam, Stark, and our own Ethan Allen,
have found noble compeers in Lincoln, Grant,
sherman. Sheridan and Stannard. Art has
preserved their features TO grace the rotunda Of
the National Capitol, and their names and deeds
are indeibly printed in our memory. We will
not suffer these heroic figures to fade from our
minds. Let not the greedy present swallow
them up or remove them from our grateful re-
membrance. Let Us every year renew our re'a-
tons III them. They were heroes moved 10y
the loftiest patriotism, fret by the most ardent
enthusiasm for freedom, ready for sacrifice, peril
and death in the cause Of their country.
Let Us never forget men SO great, or events so
momentous, though the rush and roar Of more
wonderful changes and migh,ier revolutions
have deafened Us to the voices Of the past, as the
thunder Of the colunbiads Of Antietam and
Gettysburg have drowned the echoes Of the
musketry Of Lexington, and the Light Arti.-
lery Of Bunker Hill. The tumuit OF pro-
Cress, the breathless haste Of enterprise scarce
~ give Us time or place for memories
OF early days. But could these men who
uncounsci0usly pledged themselves to a glo-
rious immortality, return for time to
the places that once knew them and loJ. out
upon the world ot to-day with uusealed eyes,
they would pardon much seeming iugratitudc
and forgetfulness They would feel the stress
and strain and fierce impetus Of BE that ave
upon US. Ii they could come from some perfect
ed realm Of creation 5 infinite domain, where they
have sjournei full Of years and honors since they
passed away from earth, would not soa.e Of the
vast changes, SO familiar to our comprehension.
astonish those santel patriots But unprece-
denied as has been the progress of the people in
political and social development, in the arts Of
and in intellectual culture and re-
fUement, We must not affect to despise the more
steady going ways and primitive customs, the
m0ralities and limited acquire
ments Of 0ur ancestors. We should never seek
10 disso-iate ourselves from the stock from which
We sprang Even in these radical times it is
wise to be conservative in some things rev
arential regard for the founders Of cur Govern
nent, We need as people to cherish 1t Is the
religion ofnationality. Forgetfulness of our rev
fathers would be crime. Contempt
or a noble ancestry is the beginning Of in6ieliy
9ward God. Hence We should cherish the
memories Of the heroes and patriots Of the Reyo-
uton. They have gone to their graves.
md have committed to US this glorious heritage
Peace to their ashes, honor to their memory.
ong life to their descendants, and perpetual
lnion to these States
W. are Ill ldIulllhr Win the history OF our
ate civil war Its story we have all learned bv
eart. Experience is a stern teacher. We say
hat it is past, yet how sadly present is it still to
ountless bereaved hearts and fresides Glory
annot brighten desolated homes or heal lacerated |
carts, or bring back the vanished faces and i
lent voices of the dead. The awe. and dread,
nd peril of that long, dark tragedy will come
ack 10 Us, TO trouble even the serenity, and
loud the brightness of this day otherwise so
lyous. The long weary march, the scOrching a
eat and sutfocating dust through which they 4,
)iled; the exhaustive duties Of the camp-the
attic of musketry, the screech of the shell-the
unger and thirst, the wasting of disease in the t
ospital the iendish prison pen with its heart 7
IS keeper, and the echoes of funeral marches.
i mingle IN our sweetest music today How
wildly all these come back TO the brave comrades Il
ere with them in those terrible days. 1t was il
deed a fearful crisis through which we we're =.
Illed to pass. The world had Just come to ac-
nowledge and respect US when the flag of re- 5
.llion was unfurled. and they saw us rent with 81
vii seuds and drenched in fraternal blood. We N
sd just learned to appreciate independence. the
MON and Constitution and the liberty which
ey secured. j.
The Speaker here briefly reviewed the causes 7.
at led to the war described the rallying of L
Itrots Of all parties, creeds, and avocations, at
e North, when the flag was fred on by the a;
bells; alluded to the want Of military prepar- \
ion and education on the part Of the North at tn
e outset, and depicted the perils through S,
hich the national cause reached the final ].
Glory, through the valor Of our soldiers, the Ii
rtitude of our noble women, and the favor of
10 God.
A beautiful part Of the ceremonies of the day, da
httingly inaugursted by you, is the decorating fiji