Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-08
else of all the rights belonging to an

else of all the. rights belonging to IN
American citizen.
Having made so proud record, there
is nothing which your country may not
expect or demand Of you. In the hour
of her great peril, she relied upon your
courage in the field to put down all arm
ed resistance to her authority, and she
now looks to you again to guard and pro-
tect her from her secret enemies, and from
the hands of those who are seeking her
destruction. Her voice comes to you to-
day like the prophets word, calling upon
her brave sops to rally again around her
standard, as in days gone by, to save her
from the hands of traitors, and the dan
gerous effects Of this counter revolution.
Rally, then, once again to your colors,
stitfie treason and support the loyal people
Of the country, and swear that yonder
| dome upon our national capitol shall 81 nix
| to level with the earth. and its proud
| columns moulder into dust, before rebels
voice shall again wake its echoes.
| Suffer me, We fair daughters Of YER
mont, to call on you ALSO in special man.
ner to add your invigorating smiles to
the mirth and festivities of this day. Our
| happiness can be but half complete if you
refuse to crown the whole with your kind
appreciation. You participate largely and
deeply III all the multiplied blessings OF
our common country. Raised from the
humiliating state of your sex in most
other countries, you also breath the sa-
cred air of freedom, and nobly unite your
exertions for the general good. To whom
are we more indebted for the origin OF
| haY than m
power and influence are unbounded and
| beyond comparison You are the trainers
Of mans character. Whatever be the fate
of man, one stamp he always bears upon
his brow-that which the mothers hand
impressed upon the soul of the child
| Upon every battle field, and in every
| hospital OF the late cruel war, your love
and sympathy were manifested, and
every soldier as lie bows to-day at the
alter Of his country, oreathes loving
prayer for you.
Let Us then to-day, my fellow citizens,
! again pledge ourselves anew To our coun-
try, and receive again a baptism into her
| service. Let Us now, on this our nations
birth day, swear to stand by yonder
proud tlar. the noble emblem of our
country's honor. Some of you have BRAY e.
" followed it amid the blaze and smoke
Of the battle field, and thank God, you
never suffered TITO be lowered or to trail
in the dust.
But while we meet here to-day, sur
rounded by Joy and gladness, let Us not
forget those heroes who have answered
their last roll call on earth and gone to
their reward. When / look around and
ask for them, | find, alas that they are
not all here. / look for them and call
their names in vain Jarvis, and Stone,
and Cummings, aud Johnson, and Tyler,
and Barney. and Crandall,an Dudley and
Bixby, and a host of others, you cannot
hear my voice. No sound but that of the
Archangel trumpet shall henceforth pene-
trate your narrow cell j; you will live
hereafter in the hearts and grateful mem
lricS of Your fellowmen; to the end Of
time y0ar rcmem brancc shall be preserv-
ed. iouy monuments shall be more en-
during than brass and marble, and will
constitute III after years the land marks
TO national honor and national glory 10
the end OF time the spot on which you
fell and tho soil which drank in your
blood l. holy ground, and will be trodden
with reverence by every patriot while.
America has a name among the nations
We viii cherish your memories while we
live. as our country's jewel. than which
none Is richer We will teach our
children, the lessons Of matchless pa
triotism which you have taught u, with
the fond hope, that our union restored
may be perpetual, and that our liberties,
rendered more precious by Your blood,
IL H.. la. g. J,
Con we, nay friends, with all these glori-
ous examples before Us, and III the light VI
our couutry'~ history for the past ei kht
yeir-, stand here to-day unmoved, Nth
our lip, sealed in silence, and not are To
raise cur voice in honor of the hero ic dead
and the unrcturning braves
No, shades OF my departed comrades
| swear by my country, who e laws and
institutions | love and ven crate, that |
Will mt hold my peace: May my right
hand drop nervele-s hy. ny eide, and my
tongue cleave to the roof Of my mouth, ii /
ever forget you or yo'r bloody sacrifice,
or f4ll at all TIMES and under all circum-
stances 10 speak your praise, and urge my
countrymen TO initiate your noble ex-
ample.
We may well pIuse here and ask for wha:
,,''sS' ~ lh'ae ot'Ee men sacilhce their
I've : answer lor tndt cause when
~ .''l 'A@s9 81 tAe "orid' mas engaged the
h'i,'7 ei'I "'~hes' ana endea'orS oi the
'''' &c = I'.Il''t 'l2er ~, )
source .. III that Is good and great upon
earth i1r thee, the patriot OF America
has drawn his sword, and has fought and
mas ~, i'l,c"' "ue 'hiiiA e'od, mas cong uefea'
me o'.se7O piSs'ohs ana 'he hooiest IN,
s'lh''s 81 the human Soui We're arrayed
,"0e % .i.lee III '1i"t usauiy conflict "hlch
mas JUST eloSeo 'he great principles
"hie,' '''''e oG'n iil't'hi's ana counter
ni.'rch'h&, ana sElfinl>hihE az ai"nS their
Journey Gown 'liH cen "ti|S' hau sum
'hohei an 1'elF l'''sS -! the laS1 ,ihai
toi4 oa1' oh& ''1 iu' "'Hsf must oe "eaI-
en- GREATNESS "iH Ia @'tSaee the nations
FlfW'i iha scene. a. liberties OF man
Eil-t. Ntt.. iti stake. 4 HS pray e. OF ues-