Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-06

/ oduits WIN US VINO nave seen LII
finghann, Frost and others equally
brave and noble, go down in defending
/ it, the pledge is made with an apPrecia-
| tion of what it is worth: Let US then
| bow before the altar of our noble or
ganization and remember that that flag
whose folds are wet with. the blood of
our noble .comrade dead, is worthy of
our heartfelt devotion and most earnest
and unselfish defence
FIFTH SENTIMENT.
The State Of Vermont
/ True as the needle to the pole, ..Fshe
holds her course in the path of freedom,
stained as it is by the blood of her
Doblest sons.
RESPONSE OF eES. STEPHEN THOMAS.
| Mr.. President II regret exceedingly
that am called upon to respond to this
sentiment, but am glad that am here.
1t was here, in Brattleboro that my sol
| der life began, and here / had my first
camp experience. 1t was here that
committed my first public fault that was
| discovered by the people, and for that /
am willing to be forgiven. 1t was a
fault of the head and not of the heart.
| was panied, short time ago, at the loss
that was entailed upon this town, as a
loss TO Brattleboro is loss to the State.
| | have rejoiced at the growth of Brattle-
boro, and have said to myself, wish
there was an Estey and Brooks in every
county in the State. Vermont was
| not behind in the first great
struggle for independence, Notwith-
standing the burden of her controversy
with New York. Vermont was not be-
hind in the revolution at Ticonderoga,
at Bennington and at Saratoga. She
was not behind in 1912, nor in the Re
bellion. Vermont is the only State that
| paid her revolutionary soldiers in coin.
Vermont paid her soldiers, in 1912, FIVE
dollars per month more than legal pay.
Vermont is the land Of my nativity, in
whose soil my fathers sleep, and where
l expect to sleep. Vermont first re-
sponded to the tocsin of war. All the
laurels of her sons belong to Vermont.
SIXTH SENTIMENT.
Tie Rank and FILA common SYM
pathy and interest binds US. Their
chiyalric deeds are hOnored by more than
ourselves.
This sentiment was to have been re-
sponded TO by Lieut. j II. Goulding. butas
he had left the hall before it was read,
he was declared deserter and excused. ]
RESPONSE OF col. r. FARHHAN.
I- Pgesident and Comradss:
must know, and do we always remember
We are only allowed to be here by reason
of the rank and file. Without them there
would be no laurels for officers. Histo-
tory tells us of Hector and the leaders
of armies, but nothing of the names of
soldiers in the ranks, of statesmen out
but not of the people. Previous to 1880
we might look upon Vermont as an ideal
Republic, every man thought for him
self, and when the news Of the firing on
Fort Sumter came. Vermont knew what
it meant. and feeling of patriotism burst
ont all over the State Every man who
/ enlisted in the first of the war felt he
had a duty TO perform. There was no
press gang, no bounties paid or promised.
When the first regiment went out many
of the men did not enquire, and many
of them did not know what the pay was.
They went for patriotism, and with the
same spirit of inquiry they exercised al
bo,,,a a,I r.,Io.s .or1a-s .r-or. ,rs,-ov, .t.A
did not require immediate obedience,
they were accustomed TO meet in little
knots of men and hold town meetings
over the orders, and when they learned
the necessity of obedience without in
quiry, they were the first to obey. Gen.
Ayres use to say that Vermont soldiers
had no discipline but they regarded their
officers as good fellows, and as equals
with themselves, but there was tsgo
things they could do, they could opt-
march and Outright any other -orgaDlza-
tion in the army Of the Potomac. With
ont the rank and file there would have
been no battles, no victories, no history
of wars.
D oLhSs-A4A3 f---a4A-Ab-AA-
Or Dead Comrades.
RESPONSE OF CHAPLAIN d. A. MACK.
Mr.. Presideat II belong to the rear
guard; every army must have rear
guard, whose duty ii is to prevent sud-
den attack from that direction and bring
in the stragglers. ! was much pleased
by the eulogy of the honorable member
of Congress upon President Grant, but
there is higher duty than that to
govern, which consisted in preparing
people to be governed. have at some
times been ordered to the front from my
place on the rear guard, but / am timid
and feel that impossible things are to be
required of me- Col. Veazey once or
dered me up to preach an excellent ser
mon in fifteen minutes, but could not
obey the order, and did not do il, vet
generally / tried TO obey orders. ! am
reminded by this sentiment and the
scene around me, this evening, of the
dark days of the war. / remember the men
who went forth at their country's call.
They were made of such materials as
heroes are made. have ever been de-
lighted to look upon them. Some of
them are here tonight, while others are
on fame's immortal camping ground
They went forth as men who loved
their country, and / have seen them in
all the trying situations of life, and in
the hour of death, upon the field and
in the hospital. But / never heard a
private Vermont soldier say he was sor-
ry he enlisted. / once saw Col. Ping
rey shed tears. He was wounded
twice, and said to him 'fThis is pret-
ty hard, Col" Yes" he replied
''but If is nothing compared to seeing my
men slaughtered" and the tears stream