Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-07

IOlOnei were given with - hSSh H''. -
and eloquence, that they excited much en-
thusiasm and were evidently received vain
pleasure.
Gen. WIN. ". Henry, the President elect
Of the Society, and a past department. com
mander Of the Grand Army. also briefly re
sponded and dwelt upon the great regard "l
the organization for the old Tag. They had
sworn to defend it to the last and he urged
all who had seen brave men go down de.
Tending it to remember what II costs ana
what it is worth.
Tn, STATE ofg-trH,oni-True as the needle 10 the
pole she holds her course in the path OF freedom
stained as I is with the blood Of her noeesi sons
Gen. Stephen Themes was called on to
respond. Alter some facetious remarks and
a few words OF compliment to the growth
and prosperity Of Brattleboro, saying
"Would there were an Estey and Brooks
in every county in Vermont he went on 10
speak with his usual earnestness OF the
State. her proud history, and the noble part
she bore in the War for the Union, and
closed by trusting that he would always be
ready to defend the honor, flag and fame OF
Vermont.
The Rank aud FILA common sympathy and
interest binds u. Their ehiyalrc dee1' are
honored by none more than ourselves
Lieut.-Col. Roswell Farnhaa of the
Twelfth Regiment, bore testimony to the
good character of the rank and file. His
tory tells Us Of the deeds Of leaders, of
Hector and Achilles, bat little Of their
people it tells Us Of great generals, bat
little of their soldiers who did the work
the hard Sighting. Previous 10 1851, Yer
mont was an ideal republic, enough to
satisfy the wish Of any philosopher. Her
hillsides were covered with independent men
for her history was such as To make her
sons act and think for themselves But
when Sumter fell, there went through the
State such a feeling Of patriotism a her
people had never felt before. Officers re
member that when they recruited men. in
the earlier days of the war, they enlisted
through sense OF DUTY to the nation and
the State. They were not driven into the
ranks, they had no hope of bounty or even
nav. but took their lives in their hands and
went forth to do or die For these men he
asked a moment Of consi ieratiOn. Our
Vermont soldiers at first held town meetings
| over the orders Of their superior officers,
| but as fast as they learned their duties
they understood how to obey lie
quoted from ten. Ayers lamols letter
| concerning Vermont soldiers, in vh.-h be
said e. there were two things they caIld %
out-march and Outright any brigade IN
the army" Without these men our free
| dom would not exist to-day. and our Pres.
ldcnt would not hold the exalted position
| he does Never could We forget the rank
and file The Colonel spoke quito clio.
| quently and his speech was one ct the best
Of the evening.
Our Dsai Coorais..
Chaplain D. A. Mack of the Third Reg
ment, was introduced 70 respond He sal.
in the army, he belonged to the rear guard
whose luty was % prevent sudden attach
and pick up Stragglcr= Now his duty wa
in the rear guard If civilization, to p-otec
society in its most vulnerable point. by
| looking after the little ones, in whom Wa
wrapped up the destiuIeS OF tine state. II.
| liked 20 come among the old boys again
/ The only order he ever dis1bcyed was whei
| Col. Veazey told him TO preach an eloqueu
sermon in fifteen minutes. He tnuchingil
/ alluded - the soldier dead and paid ;
/ tribute To their virtues, and of the -crJ lee
which they rendered their State au.
country. The chaplain speech wa i.l OBJ
/ incident aud Wa listened % with most rc
/ specttul attention.
"Pleyel's Hymn followed, most -wcrtly
| played by the Bnttieboro Band which
/ by the way, gave most appropriate army
and other airs after each sentiment ot Oh,
evening.
! TIE 4-ngaf a. P.f3aa--F FAITHFUL .n .e.c.t %.
ia victory. Its achievements Will never l2 e.ilr-l
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ment, responded. After an agreeable In
PRODUCTION he spoke warmly and teelingl
/ Of the fidelity OF the Army of the Pot1ma,
in the hour of disaster. In the first part 90
4 the warthsta army was doomed toiiSappoiut
ment Il had severe labars, Ii attacked
I Qualifications, it did not work around th,
outside a. did our soldiers in the far South
4 and often did they more than realize the
ancient fable of si-yphuS. They showed the
rare quality of l0rtitIde in adversely, fol
anybody can be brave in success. >lcl
was the fortune of the Old Army of tho
I Potomac, and whatever may be the h;,
/ of this government, the great eliminating
victory OF this army showed thar it never
could be overthrown by force. In c1nciu
| ding Col. Benton paid a high compliment {,
ex-GOv. Nolbrook, VII, conducted the
affairs Of the State during the two most dis
| courag ing years of the war. lie knew that
in one Of the darkest hour, Of the struggle.
when the great heart OF President Lincoln
was faint, no voice encouraged him so muci
10 make the calls for the men who closed
out the war as that Of Frederick ll0lhro1k
He therefore proposed his health
Enthusiastic and prolonged app.al~,
greeted thi, sentiment, and the honored eX-
Governor arose and SAID. evidently with
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gilt Of speech with which 10 acknowlcdgt
the eloquent compliment just paid him
Since the war whenever good soldier had
come to him in trouble he had always taken
pleasure IN assisting him. no matter wha;
the cause might be great applause
He remembered with what mingled
emotions OF admiration and sadness
he had seen the departure Of reEi-
ments from the Standardization at the
patriotism of the men, sadness at the
thought of the hard>hips and tolls they
must endure, and of how many Of them
might sacrifice their lives. The good Gov
ernor closed by saying in = iatherly way
thar II gave HIN great pleasure 10 see 81
many OF the boys back NJ Brattleh1ro again.
The speech was gem IN its way, being
given in that simple and unaffected style
50 Characteristic Of GOV. ll1lbrook
Tis LIi.,,-Firstto alleviate The horrors os var.
first To- embell sh peace aud always nr $50 the heart.
OF their coun;rymen.
Gen. WA. ". trout lelicitouSly re-
-pondod lie said this was a great Joke
and the Joke consisted in calling upon one
who had 50 little knowledge of the subject.
ltwa> fruitful subject, one delicate and
beautiful, too, and could appropriately be
discussed only by one Of delicate taste, and
gentle instinct. To do Justice tot the subject
ones grandfather should have been woman.
lie knew the ladies were always willing %
hear poetry about themselves and be wnuld
give the following from Scott
oh woman IN oar hours % ease.
Uncertain, COY aud hard - please
Nhen pain and anguish wfiu- the brow.
4 min.ster.n- angel thou
1t is known that | am a single mIu. and
if not tridinE with the delicate sentiment %!
the poet. nor with the feelings OF the far.
will confess that while sitting here this
evening, in presence of the ladies who grace
this occasion, | have felt NY brow very
sensibly wrung. but have re~olutely en-
dured it thus far, not duubting that patient
waiting will bring a glimpse Of the min
istering angel
The lovely strains of the &c Girl Icit he
hind me- followed, by the band
TIE Press.-More poteat Cor good or evil than
the IL ghtest armies.
Capt Joel c. Baker Of the Ninth Rcgi-
ment, one of the editor. Of the Eutland
Herald. pleasantly responded, ying it was
the first time he had been called on 10 speak
a. an expert about something he knew
nothing of. He briefly alluded t. theas-
Sault made on the press by Judge Poland
and believed that the newspapers never
abused people dniess they deserved it. The
Captain related some Interesting incidents
of the Peninsular campaign. and closed
with some handsome things about the in
fuence of the press. LieGtenant Geo. IL
Blgcow of the FEEE Pass AND TINES was
also called cat and spoke briefly.
This closed the speaking Of the evening,
and shortly after eleven o'clock, after
" America " by the hand, this very enjoy
able reunion dissolved and the officers gave
themselves up until far into the night, to
general hilaritY and stories of the Camp