The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-07

wien ucau lnetr memories enOulu De ten
derby cherished, and those whom they left
behind should not he left 10 want. BY
legislative enactment the promise was guar
antecd in Now England. ct least, true to
her historic name. Forth from these
earnest desires to do something for the
soldiers came into existence the christian
and sanitary commissions. On them no
enulogy need be written by us. Their work
forms something which the history of the
world cannot furnish counterpart. None
but soldiers can truly tell of the comfort
and heavenly aid they carried to the hearts
of the living or of consolation in the diving
hour
In 1865 when the rebel flag was furled at
Appomatiox these organizations were dis
solved. Then the strong will of the peo-
pie relaxed, burdens began to be felt. and
then was there seen the danger that The
promise made to the soldiers "A promise
that would find its fufllment only when
the last soldier was in his grave might be
forgotten. The war was over, and the
tens of thousands of the manned and help
less came back to our homes, while the cry
of the widow and the fatherlcss resounded
through the land. Not all at once did
these obligations seem less binding on the
people, but gradually, as the hero became
citizen and resumed his station
in the ordinary walks Of life did
the promise become less apparent.
Ont of these necessities came those
soldier charitable organzations. The men
who had stood together in war, who had
closed the eyes of their dead comrades,
could not stand idly by while those left be-
hind were suffering for assistance. Nearly
all those organizations were deserving of
praise, while our Grand Amy of the Re-
public has continued in the exercise OF
those duties which the Christian and SAM
tary Commission commenced The order
is not Of sectarian or political nature its
only duties are those which we owe to our
selves and to the dead comrades who have
left their dear ones to our care. Those du-
ties mtl>t moi be abandoned while the SOL
diers may safely he trusted to guard and
perform them. II is then incumbent upon
us to show a filial love for the comrades
who are gone, and keep fresh the record of
those who sleep fer the flag on a hundred
battle fields.
They know not the tic that binds us to-
gcther, who know not the name of " COM
radc = of the veterans who wrcstcd victo-
ry from defeat at Artictam, at Cedar
Geek, or while following Sherman through
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Lyon, to Reno, at Fredericksburg. at
Fair Oaks and Charlottesville. gave faith
full blows for country and for freedom. 1t
has Il meaning dear to the heart of every
sol''ier ana grows nearer arc closer as the
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nave 'cnVency 10 encourage hos.lh!y
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SO necessary 10 me ADVANCEMENT ana secur-
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yielu 10 none me desire ior harmony OF an
applecia'iou OIL us Dement'S whllc 10 none
can tnc plesslngso, peace seem So precious
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10 Won here there are bigher and prande,
dut,es devolvipo unon Won Dav Nv day
these dnties ore Increasing The oath W.
t,olf imnlcd n fidelity Willie life should
last nnt only that we should he Sustained
in Damn and mon tho field hnt that vo,
should caro for and nrotect those we left
behind No less is i the soldiers dntv tf
Iighten the cares and minister IN the want,
If Tho dear ones left behind Inv onr deaf
comrades The objigat;ons ~ 1881 are as
| binding to-day as on that day in December
when the whole neOple We'd in sending ait
| 70 tho suffor;nr a. Erodor;oLshrrrh Mar
uments and memorial halls may attest theil
appreciation, pen and poet may record thu
virtues and flowers tell of unchanging love
but SO long as there is loved one who il
needy so long our promise is unredeemed
our duties unfulflled.
Some years ago the people gathered to pay
their last respect to one whose old age ha(
not impaired the honor felt for his memory
who little needed the homage paid him, bu
in him the people saw young man who
in the first great battle of the elder rcvolu
ton struggled for the establishment of ,
republican form of government. Are they
who struggled for its preservation any tn,
less worthy of gratitude =?
In the thousands of memories that crow,
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