Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-11

son, made the most attractive and best Of
attesAnts, and the repast recsl. tbe
triba Of stsDrbed attention a ssrsy
Aalsr tn. eaic@sead - gu Id
SUR entity atisfs 81 Ives invsrdly,
thsrs was hi in - Ter sfestlsry
and orockefy. The Rrssl6ent IL ealled
the members Of thesDciily to aGnssris1s
business, viz: the toasts. Lieuteaent e..
H. Bigelow Of Burlington onlciated a.
toast master in highly acceptable man
ner. The order Of the sentiments was as
follows:
The Gocernor If Termont-Honest and
faithful. His head was always active and
his heart ever warm for the best interests
of his State, in peace and in war. As
one of the earliest soldiers to take the
field in the MONS defense against trea-
son and instruction, and forgetting not
his later invaluable aud laborious services
az Adiutant General, the ballots of his
grateful fellow citizens fifty made him the
first soldier Governor of Vermont. His
comrades tonight heartily rejoice in his
promotion to higher and wider field Of
iabor-Gen. Peter T. Washburn.
The Governor, on rising, was welcomed
with hearty and prolonged cheers. He
spoke briefy,-too briefy,-but, as usual,
eioquently and forcibly. He said that he
had often had to acknowledge the kind
ness of his brothers of the Society, and
the kind words of the toast added to the
obligation But in military language the
Society had drawn his fire a short time
ago at the State House. At that time he
had spoken Of the relation Of the soldiesr
4 10 the State. Yet more might be said.
! He regarded these annual meetings as
something more than reunions for the
purpose of telling over old army stories.
\ The Society had higher purpose than
that. We all know how its appearance
at the Capital each year, suspends for the
/ time the scheme of politics, and carries
the memory back TO the days when We
anxiously watched the telegraph for It'd
( ings from the battlefield, for news II the
deeds and fortunes of Vermont's so'di rs.
These reunions call up the principles for
which the late war was fought. We are
also reminded by these annual meetings
f how quickly the soldiers of Vermont were
! transformed into peaceful citizens. We
are taught thereby that the war did not
have a demoralizing effect on all the
f soldiers The Governor also said that
these reunions bad a representative an
thority and mission the officers present
represent the rank and file, the bone and
sinew of the army. He repeated his be-
lief in the usefulness of the Vermont
Officer Reunion Society.
i Tie General ASSemJlycf Ierm0Rt.-The
soldiers look to you for the perpetuation
of that liberty and universal freedom for
which they fought, and confide TO you the
keeping of her untarnishei honor. main
tanned by them upon the bloody fields OF
the late rebellion. May you ever prove
faithful 10 the sacred trust.
Lieut.. Gov Hendee responded. lie
had known something of the affection OF
the Vermont l. .gislature for the soldiers
II had made generous provision for them
while they were in the field, and 1t had
exercised a w4tchful care over their fami-
lies. Whom the w.lr was over and the sol
dicrs. many Of ~, Ia. came into the Legis-
laturc. he conld say thy made the very
best OF Legislators He alluded TO Gen.
Thomas - one who had shown as much
patriotism and ability in the Leei-la ure
A. in the field. lie hoped the Legislature
would always have fir proportion Of
soldiers.
Speaker Grandey and senator Dale
were also called upon, but were not pres
emit In their absence Gen. Thomas was
called out;
Gen. Thomgs said, that as long a. Yer.
mont has Legislature. the soldiers vii
number Of ladies present, and WAS re-
minded that woman suffrage amend
meur i now before our people. IL this
should b. adopted, the soldiers might be
even more sure az Being remembered
The General all,,d.d - l'i' .eeOiiectioii Vi
the extra session of CT. aud the opinions
Of the people AZ that time. He had be-
lievel that the rebels had keen long medi.
tatjny war.
Tic JpdragR independent and
fearless judiciary = the strongest bulwarh
a2ain-t the expressions and currupiions o.
power. In the purity and learning Of the
supreme Court Of Vermont, we cheerfully
recognize iErists full OF the best spirit OF
loyalty, charity and fraternity: soldieriy
virtues which Justice IN her highest ex
emplars should Away possess and respect
Judge Steele WAS called upon for a re
Spouse. lie said that he would prefer 70
Z have somebody else selected for the duty.
IL was wen known that the familiar max
i'm. amidst arms the laws are silent,
had it, foundation in the well known
rnoie-ty IT tile leIsl profession. Henc,
hc -hould exercise 4 lizzie II ,hst uaole-tN
aud Yield the door.
Our Congressional DtJegattoL-Tried
servants. ii the people, IN y they ever have
honest pride IN doing justice - the
) AmeTic al older and Zoe fag and honoi
Of the country for which be has fought
la their ability AID patriotism the soldier
Of vermont have the largest confidence
and cordially welcome them - their cam
fires aud festive board.
Hon. Z. W Willard responded III,
protest i shat some 81 the irie- alton wh,
should have been here had lodged tn,
question. Members of Congress were no
: IN the habit of shrinking from speech
making. Without assuming any credit
for himself. he coilll truly say that III,
delegation deserved AL the prai-e given il
in the tea T. Aud Ia knew of no higher
inspiration so duty than tie encourage
mcnt y lie soldiers. They crT: iiniy bad
4 right above y! OTTER cll-s-- - direct
TIE legislation III would come - III,
solli r--tp learn his luty for ;Go reasons
first. because ;tcy represent the hnes
culture and the iirmcst patriotism of ih'
/. STATE: secondly. because they have had al
expcricnve that has given them keei
consciousness of the value of Republican
institutions Mr. willard closed by speak
ing of the Importance Of annual reunions
u this KIND.
The toA-t master - ;!'i- point read th'
following letter from Senator Eimund- IL
answer - she Socieiy's invitation.
MONTPELIER. Nov 4. 1869.
Ny DoH M0;0f,-Your kind note il
behalf OF the Executive Committee of III,
Vermont Officers Reunion Society, invit
ing me 10 your festival supper this even
ing was duly received. had hoped unit