St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-23
Flag Raising at St. Johnsbury. Speech
of Ex-Governor Hartman


Flag Raising at St. Johnsbury. Speech
of Ex-Governor Hartman.
Last week on Friday. the Grant and
Wilson club of this place. raised their
new flag. and made the occasion one tul
Il political meeting. with speeches.
music. etc. The notice of this meeting
was 81 short. that il WAS not generally
known throughout towns about us. cS-
pcciallN i'll the farming districts. and
the number who attended from ont of
this place WAS not :" large ~ it would
otherwise have been, or us the occasion
and entertainment warranted. How
ever, there We're small delegations from
nearly all the towns in this county. and
several towns III ESSEX.
\ large stand had been erected in the
Court House Square. just west of the
Soldiers Monument. and although the.
weather was threatening. the people
gathered about it in large numbers. the
st. J"hn>hury Band playing meantime.
soon after two o'clock. Hon. c. :. DANA.
president of the day. took the stand.
accompanied 10y EN-Gov. Hartman of
New Hampshire. officers of the Grant
club, and invited guests. After two
pieces 10y the band. Mr.. Dana aro>. and
said substantially. that 1--WE are about
Ia fling To the breeze Il flag the >am,.
banner under which the brave boy :
fought and conquered the Rebellion.
and made this entire land free" The
flag WAS then raised to lis place at the
junction of Main street and Eastern
Avenue. suspended from Il cord connect
ing the Athcna.um and Brick Block
the band At the same time PLAY ing - he
Star >pamgIcd Banner" and all the vii
layc bells ringing. The president of
the club. Dr. Perkins. then called for
three cheers for the flag.
BY this time the rain came down -
steadily that il Was thought best tu nd
iouIn int" the town hall. and what
could crow died in. though many had Ia
go away. Mr.. Dana then introduced to
the audience the speaker fnI the day
EN-G">. Hartman. 1t viii he imp"S-
hear him. much idea OF the Governor :
adir, - even If We could give it entire.
We could not represent the magnetism
and tirr and patriotic zeal al th,. speaker.
" Il" has long had the maine at being
one of the best of hand stump orators
in the field.
After an allu>i"n T." the occasion. and
the, fact that he had ntN Il before been
in his place. he spoke al the Rcpmhli
can principles which hr came here /"
ad\ucatc of the fidelity OF the party tu
it, principles of the condition of the
country when the Republican party
came into life and power how the great
Rebellion was upon u>. aud when Pies
idcmt Lincoln WAS inHugulatrd. he knew
not " ho OF thu~,. about him Wclr trli
ludrd briefly hat tclIimglN t" the Wal
that WAS Nagcd. the long and desperate
struggle. and the ultimate triumph: to
the seven NcaI> that had since iutrI
Nrmrd how We had heard from the
cr"ahrI> of the ilr"pIrahlr loss ot ia,
cotton crop: of the cn"rm"u> debt
which would bankrupt the nation "t
the miserable. worthless "nig"rr. which
We had got /" take ;tIrnf and how al
these hugbcnrS had vanished under tn,
steady handed administration of Pres
idrnt Grant. The people trusted ano
held on t" Grant during the war he
cau>,. he WAS brave they will hold "I
to him NOW bcrIrI>c they bclicvc hin
honest.
The Governor spoke II good word tur
/ Mr.. Wilson. and the party which lIa,
put this ticket in nomination then
record being brilliant and honorable
| He illustrated a> Il strong point in tn,
present administration the Sccurit y
vuucllsatrd to every man. Business
men. lahoring men. thoughtful men
/ will hesitate before they conclude il
best to exchange an administration I'M
/ der which the country is 81 prosperous
/ for amy other. President Grant la,
made mistakes. as every other man has
but he has made less than others hctor,
him. To those who thought Demo
cratic administration would conduct at