Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-11

n renee among tne people OF Sehiheni q
profound patriotism, wholly distinct from
patizansnip; and the glorious objects fol
whch our soldiers tonight, deserve to BE-
kept alive IL every heart.
He spoke e!oquent'v Of the militia. frou
whose ranks sprang the first soldiers of thu
war. anil urged the necessity Of its gener
onS encouragement.
Yes. the duty to protect the enfeebled
soldier, or his family. is as imperative to
: day as il ever was. Mnuuments and Mem
orial Halls nav evince appreciation of the
valor of our snldiery. vet these sterner du.
ties of relief to the suffering living are not
the less absolute and binding.
He feclngly alluded TO the privations
and arxictios, for the most part wilingl =
borne, by the women of the lanl. IN send
ing their loved ones to the war; and to
the heroes who died in the prison pens a;
the South, and whose grave 20 tomb stone
designa'es. Thousands of homes that would
be less des0late an tens Of thousand of
hearts whose anguish vould be less bitter.
If they only might know where their heroes
lay buried. Fathers, mothers and loved
ones vearn for some one spot in all the
world sacred to the memory of their lost.
To them but little Of consolation can he If.
ordcd save to assure them that the lives OF
Il cir lear were true. the cause for which
they died glorious, and point them to Him
who has promised to be the Widow :
God and the Father of tn. fatherIess. -
But so long as there shall live one Of the
race who bv their efforts was lifted from
bondage TO freedom so long shall their
deeds be recorded and their names be
blessed
Oar army is marching on. and day by
day is their number diminishing. On each
succeeding Memorial Day new graves will
he found for decoration. until in the hv
and hv few. Gccblc. totrering stops shall
gather IN our ch1rch-vards. and Law with
tender. trembling hands upon their com.
rades' graves the tribute of their faithful
love MAY ,hov remember to toll their
children and their childrons children how
our brave hovs died and teach thom the
valno Of the Republic hcv saved.
Col grant the hnglc call may summon
MS no more TO conflict hut We must not
move recrrant ~ the dnties Of IN dav.
He only has filed the obligations Of his
service who holds steRdnet to his duty tn
his comraln. TO the lonely AMI dnsola'n
whose dear. ones diod in tho service. IN the
country redeemed b, thcir blood. and en-.
nohlnd hv their hero,sm
Mnior Chil3s' remarks were listened N
with intense interest AMI olit;'nl frnr,nnt
nvcnl!en' taste. anil wore r'e'ivo-cl with
mn"h "a"n"s'noSs which frequently arose
to nositiv" cloorcn"r.
Leaving tho Hsll o. Rrnrescntativns.
To the familiar tune Of "Diy;e "tne Vet.
"rans marched to their headquarters. 1T
Bishops. whore the host waiting their
coming with widespread tables lopded
with an endless store and variety Of deli
cacies. The linng.hall was tas'efnllv
decorated. The columns were .ncircled
with evergreen. feStnons Of hrirht green
hung pen liant from the ceiling. and the old
hattle-hags. whiah witnessed the devotion
Of the heroes that defended them. draped
the walls. At the extreme south end oil
the hall the worl RE Union" stood on,
on the wall. crested with mnsket and sa.
hre, and above a circle containing tho
| figures III. :" which registered the numhe,
ct annua' gatherings at which our Yer
mont ofhrers have met AMI exchange
their "reminiscences Of past association an
conflict
After the dinner was enled Senate
Henry. president of'he organization, calcc
for song from j Shcerar, of st. A lbans
who gave Marching through Georgia,
and all joined with a will in the chorus.
Hon. Kittridge Haskins acted as toast
master. md proposed the first sentiment o
the evening.
"Vermont--IIer staple is men and wo
men"
Responded to briefly by Hon Geo
Nichols, and W. G. Duuton. who said ia
Daniei Websters remark about Ncy
Hampshire, TINT she made school-house
aud men. was also true of Vermont. Sh
had sho0a that she rnisel men at b ~.
nington in rs. AMI at Gtttysburgh in "a
He was not much OF ladies' man, and h
would leave thar part of his subject 70
some hetter looking man. In answer to tn
sentiment, the President called on Grorg
Clark. rhe wel-known Snowman. who "a Y
"All no to the borders. Vermonters com
: down" The next sentiment was:
4, "Ihe Assembled Hisdom and Virtue q
Vermont. The industry. prosperity. lii