The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-08-19

might offend our fellow citizens whit
fought for the "lost cause" You do no
, hate any body. You did not go to wal
to inhict injury. Yol did not think o.
those you might kill, but rather that you
might be killed yourself. There is where
you are enob'cd that you went forth a,
, the call of tho country, IN humble imta.
ton Of him who laid down his life for all
men. Bnild your monuments to your
dead soldiers, and let your children read
what you inscribe thereon, aud be ready
to 20 forth at the call o. an imperiled
country, as you have done. We pray
for no near war, but for peace and quiet.
ude, when tho enemy shall throw down
their arms aud return to th,ir allegiance
[Ohcers
l bring to you the greeting of 10000
Connecticut soldiers, aud while I might
dwell upon other subjects, must leave
them to those who are TO follow me. and
may God bless Vermont aud her soldier
boys, and their wives, mothers, sisters aud
,weethearts.
This speech was very interesting, and
Vas delivered in General Hawley's hap.
piest mauuer. aud was cheered to the
echo by the gathered thousands around
the stand. ThD Sherman Baud played a
patriotic air, AMI Col. Veazey advanced
to the front aud said We have already
given three cheers for Gen Doubleday.
nut when wo recullect that one of our
orig idcs was under his command, aud
that to him Vermont owes the record OF
ncr glorious participation in the bloody
oattle OF Gettysburg, we can afford to
1--WE him three more. These cheers we're
given With Il hearty good will, aud Gen.
Doubleday advanced to the trout in the
Uniform OF Major General Of the United
States Army. we give an abstract Of
tho
SPEECH Of GEN. DOUBLEDAY.
am not in tho habit Of addressing as.
scmblages, bit if you will pardon me
will say few words. At the end Of the
tirst days fighting, at Cemetery Hill.Gen.
Stannard reported to me with the Second
s5H H5sHTppS9qh rs sorb3s was SO great acces:
of the second day found the Second
Vermont Brigade masscd in close column,
by divisions, ready to 60 where needed. |
could not help admiring the fiue appear
ance Of their full ranks and soldierly
bearing. General Tibault passed along
the line, and remarked their fine appear
ance Later in the day. when Sickles
was driven back, General Tibault men.
toned this brigade to General Meade, as
an excellent appearing organization, and
hoped that they might be placed where
they would distinguish themselves.
They were sent into the fight, retook four
guns Hancock had lost, AMI captured Two
others, being the only cannon captured
that day. well remember, in that hot
contest at Gettysburg, when seventeen
thousand rebels charged upon our left
center, led by the gallant and brave Pick
EFT, whom | had known, to crush our line
They came directly the front of Stan.
nard's Brigade, but they swerved to the
right; perhaps they did not like tn looks
of the Vermont troops. This left gap
in the Rebel line Stannard fired volley
on their left flank, and doubled them up
and they went back, anxious to get away
from the whole affair. (Cheers.) The
Rebel General Ormsbee broke through
our line, and laid his hands upon one OF
our guns he was Immediately shot dowI
aud Lee went back across the Potomac
and the Rebel Invasion was broken anC
overcome.
Vermonters seem to have chronic
way OF getting on an enemy's flank
Laughter) AT Bennington they did 1t
aud Burgoyne, in his report, gave as his
reason why he could not go to Albany
that the Vermont militia, called 'ureeI
Mountain Boys lowered like darl
cloud on his left faux"
Gen Doubleday retired amidst pro
louged cheering The band played ant
The crowd shouted for Staunard. Col
Veazey said there was no necessity 70
Introducing to Vermont soldiers a gener
Al 20 well known a. Gen. STANDARD. Tn
,older, again cheerei Justify, aud tn
general stepped forward aud conmence'
the longest aud best speech We ever hear
from hun when no euemy was IN sight
= We give the following abstract Of
TIE SPEECH OF GEN. srANNARD.
, Boys (Cheers) address you a
boys" because have said it SO man
Z times in the past-while Gen. Hawe
J., was speaking OF the aAg, could not bel
; thinking Of the many different situation
f. 10 which we have looked at it, the time
u hat tried mems souls. We have seen
}. Saver on the field of battle and then re
/. cover as if protected by Gods power, an
}. We trust it will reign forever all throug
the whole laud. May it ever be unturle
throughout the union, and, (holding u
bis ouly arm-hs left one) | am eve
y ready to help protect the old flag wit
= this good right arm (cheer.) The genel
~ al was a little dashed at first, when h
- discovered his mistake, and immediatel
r cured it by saying-aud the lie one to-
so long as | live.
q In 1861 We put ou the soldier garb fc
Il the principle OF liberty. We are a
right. Our State Is small, but the Gree
70 Mountain boys have ever been true
"a principle. We may have our intern
A. turmoils and political fops, but this go
a ernment is going to live, and | am glad
"a ~ lived when | could help prot lct Il
~ United States aud her free institution
~ II for the world. The eyes Of the wor
~ ~ are upon this country, and we must pr
- tect free institutions here for the who
4 world and if ever again the principl
20 Of free government are assalled, while y
NJ live We will be there to protect ther
I Gen. Stannard mOdestly retired and Il
- distant mountains echoed back the chee
w Ro that arose from thousands of the men tn
0e m had frequently followed his lead in ii
~ ~ shock of battle.
ID Col. Veazey then said there was n