Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-26
THE RUTLAND HER AID
THURSDAY AUGUST 10, 1869
From our special ,'urre~ ~pondent.I
UedicatiOn of the'SOidiers MOnu'
mcnt at SSVlnlssi

thcy bore for those who persisted IN the
late conflict for the perpetnity of our GOV
rrnmcnt by erecting suitable 'nonu'
,nant to commemorate their memory. IT,
i.dication took place on Tuesday las,
win imposing ceremonies.
\ large concourse of people assembied
from all the adjacent towns, and under
,hc direction OF Col. A. B. Jcwett were
formed into procession. headed hy the
It, Albans Brigade Band The monu.
.Drnt is situated III the north part of tho
village park rounds, that contain three tc
four acres, properly enclosed and orna-
n.eutcd with shade trees.
Those who superintended the construc-
,iau ii the monument very properly made
choice of a material of home product the
l,le La Motto Marble which has been and
i, now extensively manufactured il the
Gown of Swantou. The base i fvs and a
aati feet square and Two and h,if feet
high, upon this rests -ub-btse faiir and
d hif feet square and one and . J. I feet
high The die i four feet high ari two
irct eight inches square.
On top of the die is a cap one f.of thick
upon which stands the statue, represent
ing the Goddess of Liberty. She i repre-
~rnted a. holding the Star Sp,ngled
Banner in one band and in TIA ether j.
a wreath of flowers.
Another evidence of the good tr~to oI
those who had the matter in chargr Is :he
fact that this statue Is made of native
product hy IA native arti,t-Ruflard
marble, executed by Mr. Daniel j. Perry
H. Is . young man, native of Swanton,
sad this encouragement from his towns
.urn may h4ss the -ame effect upon him
hat III" favorable notice given to tle Re
,ordiug Angel" made Of snow On the last
i!y Of the year. did TO L.rkin G. Mcid Of
Br,itleboro. few years since.
ihc order of exercises AZ tle uguu-
u-ut were a. follows:
j. Mu-ic 10y the st Alban- Brigade
= md
2. Invocation Ly Rev II. G. Rigs.
3 The unveiling Of iha monument by
,hc artist, who, in feeling terms ti.nlled
his fellow townsmeu for the favor uf con.
t,rrug upon him the honor Of executing
+, Responsible a work.
Hon ". H. Blake III appropriate
,.mlrk~. ,cerpted the work for and III be-
h,If # hl- fellow townymeu, aud cx.
prr-scd him~rif highly pleased thr sue
r,--, of the young artist
After few remark. by Hon. " l.
>ovIr-. in which mcrited tribute wa,
bestowed upon the fallen brave Who had
gouc from Swanton Col. w G. Ne4zry
.,s iutrodurcd and delivered the Grafton
We are unable to give even an abstract
Of the Grafton at this time, but shall en-.
letvnr to do 80 at an early day
The Poet selected for the occasion va,
John G. SAKE, but he did not appear.
The procession was reformed, and
m,rched to the dinner tables iii another
portion Of the park
After dinner Capt Albert Glhrke. oi
the ST Albaus Messenger, gave the fol
\ lowing regular toast
The first regul II tolst was
.SlcaHt0n. No quotas figure told the
measure of her soul. among the first to
u hlht and commemorate, she has engraved
4 her name high up on Honor's roll and
Il h,~ no xorthier sister in our noble State
Responded to 10y Col. A. B. Jewett.
4 3D. TIE HoH0r6d Dead-As Lincoln
said at Gettysbuagh, The world will lit
tie note ror long remember what we say
here, bnt it can never forget what they
Il did here"
Responded to by Edward A. Sowlcs
Esq, of ST. Albans.
3D. The 1rtist-Thrice fortunate that
the fairies which presided at the birth OF
his genius. were Patriotism, Gratitude
and Love We had an unseen, glorious
memory he has given us beautiful en-
bodied fact The letters that were traced
in blood upon the sand, he has engraved
in love upon the marble. There was {
spirit in the times that tried mems souls
lie has caught and held it for our constan
inspiration. Thus has he "builded better
than he knew" and in perpetuating others
names has immortalized his own.
Responded 10 by Geo T. Houghton, 70,
and in behalf of the young artist, Daniel
J. Perry.
This sentiment was followed by vol
| unteer, as follows
the Friends If tie Aafst-Amonp
hem, we are glad to welcome one from
do honor to whom honor is due.
Responded to happily by VIM. B. Mills
Esq, of New Orleans, a native Vermonter
9TH, Star Spongled Banner
Responded to by the st. Albans Brigade
Band.
9th. Vernaont.-Boastful of greatness
in nothing save her men, yet, she has been
leador in reform and was the birth
place of the party that made the nation
free. Upon her bayonets turned rebel
lions bloody tide, and every flag that she
sent forth, now hangs in triumph in her
halls of State
Responded to by A. G. Stafford of St.
Albans, who closed with capital story.
9th. Woman-Before the war we knew
her as the life of home, the flower of so
oiety and the conservator of peace; we
iound her to be very comfort and cheer