The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-01

fore to that "DOurne IRON whence no traveller
returns !" that the spirit of patriotic devotion
to our country may dwell forever In the heart
of every citizen; that we might be helped to
consecrate our lives anew to our country and
our country's God, and that our children might
take up the standard at the proper time and
bear 1t aloft as had their fathers before them
that by and by when the roll call shall be heard
from on high that each and every one present
may be able TO answer "here am l." and each
be received with welcome from on High.
The quartette then sang Cover them
over with beautiful flowers" the cadets
joining in the chorus.
Commander Dyer then introduced Com
rade Dunton," who made brief and APP
propriate address, of which we give a short
abstract.
REMARKS OF JUDGE W. g. DUNToN.
COMRADES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: - The
memory of the heroic dead is fondly cherished
b. all nations both christian and heather. 1t
Is hitting that we should devote one day of each
year to their memory; to strew upon their
graves our richest floral offerings, and while
we do this let us not forget those brave ones
who on many battlefield like those Of Their
mopylae and Marathon, are sleeping in I'M
known graves, with no friend to lay flower
thereon or drop n tear over them who lie In
some secll ded corner of some lal-on field,
where the pine-trees are forever murmurng a
dirge. Most Of those collected within this
cemetery died in the fostering care of the
nation. "Where the treasure Is there shall the
heart be also" and many n father and mother
are here to-day to engage in these sad exercises.
TO them allow me to suggest that vacant
chair be placed at their table tonight, decked
with flowers, thus perpctuatlng their hallowcd
memories ana keep the fires Of the Republic
blazing.
Thirteen years ago Fort sumter was lombard
ed and the little garrison was compelled 10 sur
render, while the national ensign, which had
lloatcd there as everywhere. was trallcd in the
dust by traitors. Never was n nation so thor
oughly aroused, and nowhere was the excite
ment more intense than in Vermont. Every
town ana every hamlet was ablaze with cX-
element. Troops were gathered, and many a
stern man wept tears at sight Of the old tlag,
and vowed that the insult it hadrcccived should
be avenged and it should il0at again over land
ana seq, honorcd and respected. "Dcfcnd 1t or
de-" each lip was repeating.
In the Hidst of cares OF business ana money
getting it is wen to look back to the time when
self was laid aside and principles were In the
ascendant yes, it is pleasant TO remember all
these things. 1t was the policy Of the govern
mcnt to restore the Union, and although our
defeats were often numerous and disastrous
success crowned our efforts. ''Thcrc is al
vlnity which shapes our end" and cod wllled
that the war should make an end to slavery.
and now the sun nowhere shines upon a
slave No one better appreciated this end than
did President Lincoln. a Rutland man visited
him in one of these dark days when many were
grumbung at Cur fortilnc; the President said:
"'The Great Commander viii work it out In lis
good time. | am determined to do Justice TO
the oppressed, and rcly more upon that prn:i-
pie than upon military organizations" YES,
when we fought for justice ana right we were
successful, no matter under what circu.n-
stances Young LatOur Defour, who fought in
the ranks under Napoleon, was given a sword
by the great commander He was Killed ANA
the pruudest words that could be said OF him
were, "Died to-day upon the field of honor"
such an cptaph can be inscribed to the mem
DRY Of our Roberts, our Reynolds our Meade
our ScnnOtt, and scores Of others who died that
the nation might live. such an epitaph should
be inscribed upon monument in honor of
their filemory which, hope, the liberality Of
Rutland people viii prompt them to erect. For
that let us go to work. II was to preserve The
rights of the nation ana It's people that our
comrades yielded up their lives. Although It
cost hundreds OF millions OF dollars in money
and millions Of lives to carry on the war; yet
Rutland can well afford to erect such a monu-
mcnt to the memory OF her sons who stood up
for justice and right and fell in its defense.
So long as the principles Of justice and right
prevail, so long viii the memory of these fallen
comrades be honored, and as the spring comes
around let us again decorate their graves with
flowers and thus keep their memory green.
The speaker closed his remarks by re
citing an appropriate selection Of poetry.
The decoration committee having visited
all the graves in the cemetery, the process
sion was reformed and returned. A dcteil
consisting of comrades lIazleton and ri
per, was despatched to decorate the graves
Of soldiers in the cemeteries at West Rat
land and Center Rutland
The grave Of the departed statesman,
Hon. Solomon Foot, located near " Sab
bath Day Rock received testimonial of
the respect and honor felt for his name by
the soldiers, in a fitting decoration of flow
ers.
Monuments erected to the memory Of
Frederick L. Duncan, seventh Vermont
regiment, who was buried at Pensacola,
Fla; Frank Hubbard, second battery, who
died in Andersonvllc prison, and there
buried; Watson O. Beach, fifth Vermont,
place of burial unknown, were visited and
appropriately decorated with flowers
BAND sERENADEs. EVENING.
In the evening the band delighted our
| citizens throughout the town by giving
several serenades, the music being a charm
ing addition to the delights of the very
brilliant and moonlight evening. The
| band started from the Central House, ahci
serenading Major Salisbury, its proprietor,
| who had entertained them through the day,
| and taking a four-horse team, under escort
| Of comrades G II Forbes, James ii Dyer
| and L NJ Edgerton of Post Roberts, they
first proceeded to Globe block and gave
the Office of TIE GLOBE handsome scrc
made Henry Clark responded, thanking
the band for the compliment on behalf OF
the managers. The W1aM office was
then visited and duly serenaded. The band
then proceeded to the residence of Capt. i
| A Morse on Main street, for a serenadc &c
| Mrs Morse who, rs the chairman of the
lad cs, had labored so hard to arrange the
floral tributes From thence the residence
of Gen. w y w Ripley on West street
was compllmented in the same muslca
way, to which Lieut.. VIII r Ripley re
sponded in n manly little speech. Col
Aldacc + Walker, the orator OF the day
was next called upon, the orator himself
responded, and invited the company to en-
ter. Refreshments were then served il
a very hospitable manner Next Capt