The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-04

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b he aerpm. effective BUT wise and
el9aaeat way be taa aesp.aed those
wha would cast 8iserclit and r8icule
81 tbh soldiers meeting BE wanted
al tie brave men who bad gathered
10 battle foe which they bad thought
Jsst and true, g gather 10 peace aud
brotherhood now tbat tta smoke Of
the strife was cleared away Hehoped
Hsc ball ST IN motion a Fernandius
would gll eH and GA. over Florida,
the South, the North, tbe Republic,
~ Il should have gathered Is itself
all that is truly American and patriotic.
BE- should not care Tor mal-coutcnts.
Tho soldiers were a mighty power 5 ct.
; LCt thg eagle hover above. and tie
owls aud bats would hide ia their holes
Col. Bisyee said that all the eloquent
things that had beer said, could
( he repeat them would BE inadequate
fer the expression Of the profound ia-
torcst De felt 10 The matter we were
considering. lie was proud 10 see SO
many lawyers prescnf for De Tocquc-
vile, iu his history Of Democracy 10
America had said that in civil life the
Bar represented the conservatism Of a
country he believed that IN our
present national life the soldiers of the
late war were tie types Of conscrya-
tism WHY should they not be Was
tho tremendous strife not Nar Of
ideas , Did not the uoblestaad bravest
and best uu one side dy 10 arms for
tho preservation of what was esteemed
au historic aghtz Did not the equally
brave and noble ou the other rush TO
I the standard Tor the maintenance of
what they deemed the uualterable (?
TRUTH And were those vast Lcgions
Of Honor, those million men, OF no
power IN peace, as they had been ter.
rible in war! The soldiers were vet
a living force and Col. Bisbee hoped
that the dawn Of a day was fast com
ing when the soldiers Of the armies
would be soldiers Of q grand army Of
friends that should rule, and fight too
when it was necessary. for the glory
and honor Of their one common
country
Judge Pattison thought the soldiers
movement was the most important at.
fair tending towards the return Of
peace and the end Of sectional strife,
that had occurred since the war. He
saw in it the silver lining Of the cloud,
that should spread and amplify till the
fringes should overcome the darkness
and light up the sky Of our land-tin
the full brightness Of American unity
should come back. He was heart and
soul IN the movement. His fortunes
and his hopes were in the South, and
he was proud to strike hands with her
sons and say, | am Of you and with
you
Major Van Ness recounted the Incl
dents Of the Fernandina meeting He
was thoroughly in sympathy with the
meeting, aud related an anecdotc of the
war that he thought would express the
feelings Of ALL He suggested some
conccnted plan of action, and urged el-
/ oqueutly and like a soldier that we
should not let this matter fan through
+ On motion Of Col Bisbeo,
Rnsgirrd, That this meeting ap-
I proves aud confirms tile action 81 the
one held ID Fernandina, and accepts
the committee there chosen as q gen
oral representative Of the soldiers in
/ Florida, and RENTS to that committee
the management OF the proposed re
union. .
I On motion Of Judge Pattson,
/ Resotced, That a local committee
/ for Duyal county be appointed by the
/ Chairman, TO act in connection with
the general committee, aud that four
soldiers Of the armies lie appointed
such committee. ..
Judge Archibald said be would pre-
fer to consider the selection Of com.
mittce men, and was at his request, al
lowed to postpone the appointments
until another meeting.
On motion Of Col. Holland
L4sqlnd, That the secretary furnish
the pape,s OF Jacksonville with reports
of The proceedings Of this meeting,
Then, amidst much aud real, unaf.
lectcd feeling, and an earnest desire
for the success Of its noble and digni.
fed and beneGcent purpose, the meet
ing adjourned, subject to Judge Arch
ibaid's cali.
s. NJ TUcEER, NJ D.,
Secretary.
There is talk by o. S. Rixlord of High.
gate, aud others Of means, to form
joint stock edge tool company, In Bed