Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-24

happy manner:
Shall we, my comrades, suffer all the
costly and bloody offerings which have
been made to prove unavailing? Forbid
it, Heaveni No, it must not, can not,
will not be; the cause of humanity and
Christian civilization must not roll back
wards, and the sacrifices which have been
made must not be in vain. If we faith
full discharge our duty to ourselves, our
country and our God, we shall save the
Republic and bless mankind.
May these reunions become established
and permanent, and may you all live
long to enjoy them, and when your worl.
shall be done on earth, leave it as pleas
ing duty to your children, and enjoin it
upon them, that they shall come up once
a year to this high festival, and in speeches
and in songs, forever keep in fresh and
loving rembranoe the story of your heroic
deeds. And when your star shall set at the
close of life, may it not like the Evening
star, 60 down behind the darkened West,
but like the star of Morning, rise in beau
ty and majesty, until it melts away in the
glorious brightness of heaven.
At the conclusion of the address, tie
Society repaired to the American Hotel,
where to the number of about 80, with
few invited guests, they partook of col
lation. As soon as ample Justice had
been done the edibles, the tables We're
cleared, when the regular toasts, as fol-
lows, were read by Sergt. L. Il. Rollins,
POSTMASTER, and respond to:
l. "The Old Vermont Brigade.-May
they have monument whose base shall
be co-extensive with the infnity of space
and whose summit can only be seen from
tho throne of God"
Responded to by Lieut.. George H.
Bigelow, who in happy manner alluded
to the brigade, its works for the nation
and the valor displayed by its officers and
men on all occasions. OF this brigade no
regiment has a nobler record than the
Second. 1t had furnished many officers
of high rank to tie service, of whose
bravery and deeds the State might well be
proud, and whose memory we all love to
revere.
3. The Second Vermont Brigade. 1t
turned the key that saved the day at Get
tysburg"
Response by Lieut.. G.. G. Benedict. He
said he was always glad to be present at
gatherings of soldiers, as when there he
was sure to find himself in good company
He rendered the second regiment when
it first departed for the war, and remem-
bered how anxiously we had watched its
course through the rebellion, and was
proud to know that it had done excellent
service, though it went to the war clothed
in gray instead of blue AS to the Second
Vermont Brigade, all it had ever atteu pit
ed to do was TO approach the fame of the
First. How well it has succeeded, his
tory bore testimony.
3. "The First Vermont Cavalry-The
star regiment of the Cavalry corps
Responded to by Capt. Theodore S.
Peck, who alluded to his own connection
with the regiment, and the services rem
dered by it through the rebellion.
A. "The Commissary and Quartermas-
ter's Departments"
Response. by Lieut.. E. II. Fifeld and
Capt James Stone.
>. "Our faded and torn banners-The
tale they tell
Feelingly responded to by Gen. W W.
Henry.
6. "The Union Soldiers-TLe nations
saviour in the past its hope in the flu
ture"
Responded to by sergt. P. r. Downer
who talked wide Of the subject matter of
the sentiment, but told numerous laugh
able anecdotes of his own connection with
the service, which kept the audience in
roars of laughter.
,;,1 The Irish Briggade and g. #
can citizens they are entitled to protec-
tion at home and abroad"
Responded to by Capt. John Lonergan
in his usual foreible manner, taking
strong grounds in favor of the protection
of Irishmen, who had become our adopt
ed citizens, in every part of. the world,
and enforcing their protection, if neces-
sary.
s Our Dead Comrades"
This toast was received standing and in
silence
. "rhp Surgeons Their position in
the army.
Response. in the absences Of the
surgeons, hy Col Charles H. Ioyce,
who alluded To the invtlculable services
rendered the Second by Drs Ballal and
Carpenter -pe.hing OF, the trying scenes
ahronsh which they had 10 pass, and
the cheerful aud humane manner which
ever characterized the performance Of their
duties
10 The public Press Its influence
upon the war, and its effects upon the
people"
Responded to by George II. Biselow
This concluded the regular toasts,
though several volunteer :, ntimcut- were
offered and responded To, when, after
songs by Me>srs. Downer, Bigelow and
Joyce, i'll which all joined in the chorus,
the society adjourned to meet in Burling-
ton OH the third Friday in June, 1870.
The officers of the society for the eusu-
ing year are:
Chairman Gen George J. Stannnrd.
Secretary -Sergt. J. ) Spaulding.
Executive Committee - Gen. w W
Henry, Captain John J. Balm, Lieut.. f.
H. Fifeld, Sergt II l.. Ballard, Private
+. i. Wright