Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-01
imating us to nobler deeds of virtue and

comfort and encouragement to kindred
a greater zeal to 10y atty and makePurltan
New England dearer. This reminded US
of the consecrated spots of the war. 10y
atty to the country and the public senti-
ment which sustains the observance and
the land by it. While they are sustain
ed we can never be demoralized So long
as this annual pilgrimage is made to this
beautiful spot, can one particle of treason
find Judgement amongst you.
The speaker then proceeded to address
his comrades upon the purposes of the
Grand Army of the Republic "Fratern.
ity, Charity and loyalty" Explaining
their various attributes as applied Ito the
soldier.
That fraternity of their interests. kept
alive the educating influences Of the war,
and to bury all minor differences and
keep alive the influences and inspiration
of TIE war. This fraternity of interest
led them to keep in remembrance Ellis
worth, Kearney, Reynolds, John Sed-
wick, Rawson, MCPHERSON, the noble old
Farrsgut, Washburn and our our own
Roberts, also those other scions of repub-
lican institutions, the warmest friends of
the soldier, those grand civilians Stanton,
| Gov. Andrew and Solomon Foot, who
fought as bravely in the closet as in the
field.
The renewal of cid attachments and as
sociations are nothing to the practice of
this virtue, charity. The heroic attribute
of loyalty to the flag and government is
one of the lessons inculcated by the or
ganization-that loyalty which admits of
no distinction of color and those who
fought equally to save the republic must
alike have equal rights in bringing back
the rebellious States to the Federal Union,
to their old allegiance to and participa-
ton in the government. The recollections
of battle. fields around us-of Hubbard
ton, Bennington, and Ticonderoga-and
the thousands of brave hearts that have
ceased their beating in the struggle just
gone by-all urge us on in the glorious
cause. War has been undergone, the
country is at peace, and with loyal
hearts we garland the graves of these 10y
al comrades who bled and died in the ma
TONS defence.
Loyalty even in these latter days must
have it's martyrs. Scarcely two months
since, gallant comrade, q son of Yer
mont, was ruthlessly murdered in a far
off state, while dischargng his duties as
a public officer, under the constitutional
laws of these United States. In the
freshness of the morning of the 10Th of
April, day ever memorable in American
history. he was buried in his native town
of Benson, which borders on the beauti-
full Champlain, so rich in revolutionary
patriotic associations. Civil and military
dignitaries and a host of personal friends
paid the last tribute of respect to his
remains. Upon bis coffin a venerable
doctor of divinity deposited wreath of
fresh spring flowers, in the middle of
which was placed blood-root flower, rep
resenting the hearts blood, beautifully
emblematio of the tragic eud of the
deceased. whose hearts blood had been |
taken by the dastardly assault of the as
sassin.
John Quincy Dckinson's crime was his
aware of his personal popularity, The
slave loved his frank and generous char
acter and loved him like father. But
he was faithful to his government and so
became a victim to the murderous and
cowardly Ka Klux. Shall we not revere
the memory of one who wrote of himself
to his parents II have no ambition to
fill a more honorable grave than that of
I'll e. s,iya g 0ntn,Cn
conduct that he knows is right even
though everybody else thinks it wrong"
The death of so brave a man as he should
not 90 unavenged. When by the strong
hand of the Executive of the Nation, and
God be blessed that it is Ulysses s. Grant.
every inch of soil in this Union is free
and safe to every American citizen, then
will the murderers of the heroic Dickin-
son be brought to justice. Vengeance
is mine saith the Lord"
am reminded that this sweetest ser
vice of the year, this new All Saints Day
in our calender draws nigh TO a close.
I could not leave this beautiful spot so
erandly overlooked by some of our noble
Green Mountain peaks, without paying
my humble tribute of respect to the brave
sons of Rutland who bore arms in the late
eventful war and he in this and neigh Dor
ing cemeteries. Their lives and their SER
vices will be distinguished in her annals
if not in the Commonwealth and nation
in defence of whose honor they 20 bravely
fought and 30 freely gave up their lives.
Forget not Reynolds of the 9th who was
the first to fall at Lees Mills. Forget not
their unselfish patriotism and undying de-
votien to the principle. Well do I
oIor he lxvf form pf GnOrra IT |
Roberts, loved and respected by his fellow
citizens, he was the pride Of his soldiers {
A man of few words but of strong deter {
mination and dauntless courage, he fell at
Baton Rouge, fighting gallantly at the
head of his regiment.
Forget not the quiet Catholic school
John T. Sennott, of the 18th, who !
planted himself in the deadliest and most
exposed point of the battle of Gettys-
burgh, and gave lasting example of
bravery, too soon in bis own fallen form
A Younger brother in Ireland swore VEN
zeance over his death, aud emigrating, i
enlisted in our army and fought the ,
rebels to the end of the war. The brave
leeds of Martin McManus of the 5th
were only psralleled by his unbounded
generosity of heart, courtesy of manner, q
and . genial hospitality when engaged j
in the hostleries of peace. Escaping cas- n
ualty. the gallant Martin came home to
lie of disease. .
Would that had the gift to chant a j
,equirm in praise of these lamented pa t
riots. They were men at the outset, not t
Indifferent to the call of their country. +,
They entered willingly into the contest +
,or the preservation of its existence. =
They sought the life of a soldier, not
without a 'murmur, seeming not to care a
for peace or honor. They had an innate g
owe for the cause for which they fought. +
Roberts saw early in the war that such ,
IS he must make up the mass of the army,
slse the cause would drag. The presence 8
and example of men of his position bear e
ng their red right arm in the service of g
oyalty treasured the people of the il
strength and safety of the Republic. +,