St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-06-02


and skirmishcs that our ignorance OF real
war maonificd TO battles. Then came
the 2lst of July and the terrible disaster
of Bull Run We went down into the
depths, but rose again to the hei%hth CT
the emergency. The flag must not be-
desrcratci The nations honor of
which it Is the symbol must hc vindicat-
ed. Three hundred thOnsaml men were
called for
This call went 10 every home in the
land 1t WAS met. Young men were
read /" 90. Fathers and mothers were
ready 10 bad them God speed.
Yeas G! ightin. followed, but the
conflict was not settled. Soldiers fell
upon the field oi battle AMI IN our hos
pitals. More men were needed. Other
call were issued. Men were harder 10
get now, but we "ot them.
Now ii Is said that there wa- no Great,
no specially noble spirit manifested by
oar soIIiel~ 1t is said by some that
novelty ard excitement drew the men in
the curly part Of the war, and large
hountrs III the later Year,.
Here, was novelty and excitement,
but there, was more than that. From
the beginning there was 4 decpcned grand
spirit moving through the whole commu-
nifty, Il spirit which | believe to exist in
every human heart, though often greatly
smothcred. 1t was Il spirit of Scli Soc.I.
pee We chose death for our SOILS and
lr,t I,nr. l,s,, Lot ia lt,,,,. r.,tl ar
than defeat and disruption for orr nation.
We chose the good OF generations to come
ard Of the world before our own good.
1t was Til, spirit that led mothers TO
send forth their son<. 1t was this that
moved the SONS Is they went forth. Was
it excitement alone that led the men
forth i'll the beginning. No. There
was something deeper than that. Was
it large bountic5 that drew them Al Il Ia
Ter period No. 1t was 4 stern sense
of duty. 1t cost much to enlist them,
when the excitement was gone, and men
knew from the carnage of war that they
were more likely to NEE; than Ia escape
Il rebel bullet
/ Ii WAS not scliishncsS that led men to
desire large bountics that should provide
] for those who were likely to be left with
out the support of the arm that might
! speedily tall 4 victim to the rava@cs oil
war. 1t Wa this spirit that moved thrSc
mem Whose nImrs are inscribed upon
this monument. 1t WAS this spilit that
moved your hearts when you s,.:t them
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will, tho, hills ami mannheim. had ;n.
stilleI into their baino. a r.n-tauc, a,-
qIircI by conflict with these hard miro
ductiyr acrc-. They did their work well
They sealed their devotion with their
blood. They failed not in the hour Of
trial, bat died At thc front. W hllc We
celebrate their memories Ia day let ~
recall the anlmatiu" spirit ct thciI hvca
Let II renew oar conservation to the
spliit al :rii.=arrlhcH, of firm, aid
Con: fancy. Let n ane" devote oar
selve} 10 rational justice. liehtr""-"e :
ani liberty.
1t i sai al the old ~PArtaI.a il,al the,
Inspired each other t" Lofty decd hy 4
>"n& u-|d at Their public festivals, ~
which ihr "!d, Ia" middle aStd ami the
youth all joined In the chorus the old
lHrn san, eve have done great thin,
the mcn /" active li" sam, We are d"
ln@ &r'at thin&', and thr youth s:rns%,
We wall do greater thing,
hes" men did "rrat things. Let Their
r-Aihrle INSPIRE af 10 noble cndeavorS-
As We 20 10 deck the graves OF these
men, let IL weave t" Their memory a
wreath OF n!-lurilam for patriotism. o!
hcliotr0pc for devotion, al amtrantlI for
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