Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-05
RUTLAND VT. THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1873.

co not stand here to speak against
union of effort nor the concentration OF
capital, they develop our resources, they
make us great but | plead for
more fidelity to public and pri-
vate trust, and would throw off
the iron of monopoly whenever it
spreads beyond its grade. We need that
frequent recurrence to fundamental
principles " of which the Constitution of
Vermont SO quantity but so truly speaks;
we need to guard against that rapaclty;
which, as Montesquieu says, g ever
grows with prosperity but never endang-
ers the State" Weneed that eternal
vigilance which Jefferson says +" is the
price of liberty" In this country, where
every manis sovereign,the responsibility
is on us all We cannot generalize it,
we cannot put it afar off-that is the
babbling towards part. Here, now, with
whatsoever wrong we meet, it is our part
to grapple Do you laugh at him who
does it? / tell you he shall conquer.
''There shall be handful of corn in the
earth upon the top of the mountains
the fruit thereof shall shake like Leban-
on" o, for a sterner public virtue /!
| King Richard did not need horse more
than the country now needs men. When
our servants are intrusted with our pro-
perty, or when we send them to the
Capitol, we want to feel that they are
pickets, guarding us from harm. They
shall not buy and sell, they shall not
sleep, they shall not run away, they shall
not absorb their trust, they shall not turn
| their arms against their country. This
1 is the lesson that heroic sacrifices seem
to teach to-day. Bring forth your flow
ers then, Brave Men And when you
leave them on those graves and turn
once more from past to present life, let
all the world bear witness that you hon.
or what you fought for, and what your
brothers died for you will speak for, vote
for and defend.
The address was well rendered and
frequently interrupted by applause.
After the conclusion of the address
the band played America" which was
followed by prayer by Rev. Mr.. Haynes.
the exercises coming to a conclusion by
a benediction being pronounced by Rev.
/ n. Cyr, when the audience resumed
their seats and remained in the hall un-
til the band and Post Roberts had
marched out. The procession was then
formed on Washington street, in front
OF the hall, and marched under the di-
rection of Lieut.. J. II. Goulding as
marshal and Capt Samuel Fl. Kelley as
assistant marshal, in the following or
der:
Cambria Band,
Roberts Post No. IA,
Department of Vermont G., A. r., with
floral carriage.
Disabled comrades in carriages,
Clergy.
Members of the Press,
Invited Guests, in carriages,
Citizens in Carriages,
The route of the procession was
through Merchants Row and West
street to the old cemetery, where a de-
tail from the Post proceeded, accom-
panied by the band, to strew flowers on
the graves of former soldiers buried
there The sad duty being ended here
the procession resumed its march to the
Catholic cemetry, where the same exer-
eises and duties were performed as at the
old cemetry. The procession again
formed and took up its line Of march to
Evergreen Cemetry, where the members
of Post Roberts performed the ritual
istic service of the Grand Army of the
Republic. This service was rendered by
the commander, chaplain and vice.
commanders very impressively, and after
its conclusion Rev f. NJ Haynes for
merly chaplain of the 10th Vermoat
Volunteers delivered an Grafton, of
which we give the following brief ab,
stract
COMRADES: l regard this day and it,
beautiful offices as a great National Fes
tival-a memorial, grand, solemn anC
inspiring! Grand in the breadth anC
Importance of the achievements we
commemorate solemn in the memories
of sacrifice and death it recalls and in
spring by the thrill of patriotic devo
ton it awakens and renews.
Heroes sleep in those graves we are
about to decorate with the first and fair
est offerings of the spring and, a
the same time, they live again, march al
our sides, and fall again. The cause il
which they fought and died ennobleC
them, and made them heroes and mar
, tyrs.
Twelve years ago they were with us
Liberty was assailed, the clarion of wa
sounded through the length and breadtl
: of the land, and they, with you, my
comrades, came forth, girded on thu
sword or shouldered musket, and wen
out to meet the perils of battle.
They came forth like the Roman Cur
thus, to plunge into the vortex tina
, yawned in the midst of the metropoli
of the world, and refused to be CLOSED
until the last offering that could be mad
, in human sacrifice was swallowed up il
{ its awful depths; like that other noble
youth, who placed his right hand in al
altar flame, until the fire blackened hi
finger-bones, to testify his country nay
like Themselves, for Greek and Roman
: story have not the dignity and Chris
| tian manhood that thrilled the bosoms o
our boys in blue.
, lHIO NudlOH hduACo thOJ "Chtj hoA''
ing their lives worthless weighed agains
the issues of the struggle. The Uniol
, Soldier-I love the title and the office
they were royal and loyal priest
hood, set apart, ordained to sacrifice
; and death. They were baptized in fire
they are enrolled on fame's brightes
/ page. This title ought to become tn,
password to all honorable occupations
We speak not simply to an assembly, o
. crumbling bones, but we recount bray,
] deeds, and recall bright, happy, gloriou
memories. Here our slain have equa
: honor-no rank, no uniform now distin