Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-23
Runker Hill Centennial.


iny together for suitable celebration of
the lannon's battle. The success of the pro-
ces-ion AS a pageant may be inferred from !
Gen Shermans remarks He says it sur
passed anything Of the kind he ever stw.
and Sherman SAW and was a part of the
Grand review in Washington at the close
of the war. There were between twenty
and TWENTY-FIVE thousand men in he pro-
ccssion, and it WAS four hours and twenty
minutes in passing given point indcat-
ing length of from six to ten miles.
The head of the procession did not reach
Charles own till the afternoon WAS well
spent. and it b'gan to be dusk before Gen
D..vcns finished his Grafton. which he cut
short at that. We give extracts from the
Grafton on the first page.
The VI Massachusetts, Militia We're out in
strong force. but the en- ;husi:t~m was
greatest when the visiting troop passed
Among The troops enh isia-tcally cheerct
werr the New York SEVENTH the Phil,-
i -lpLit VI lti. ana the Washington L'yht
Infantry of Washington. ID. &. The great
est reception of all *a-. however. gwen
he NJ uyl nj 9TH. the fine B Gilmore reyi-
M n; composed of Union AMI Confederate
vri' r.,n>; the Norfolk Blues. with whom
WAS Fitz hugh Lee; an the Wislin rton
Inf n.rv of Cha lesion. ). {. The Latter
company bore the ola Eu,aw fl ~. and is
composed of men. ninc-tcnlhs Of whom
we're in the Confederate service.
The prevailing sen im'.nt WAS that these
post To- be true citizens the past should not
"e ake.l up against thtm. They G., ne up
o lcjoice in The eff ,rts Of the fathers To-
est ,bi>h the government which lhrv de-
hare they will henecfor h defend. and rad
ca, New England a3htway stew tn
att,d calf AMI urr,het her-eif hoars
hat they were back again in good feeling.
| Inc reccp ion accorded these 50 Itilrrn-
Is can but be pr,"lu tive of good. 1t will
20 far in The North To show to the Nor,Il
herself that >he reg trds each American Cit
tailed to bro herly good Will ami a(fcc,ioI,
provided he now acts AM feels as -, MN
and n bro; her, and proposes to do 50 here
,ftrr. 1t will. we doubt not, be some what
Of 4 revel ,tion to y part of the Soutllrrn
people, and one that viii have Il good ct
ect there. Love Of our government j.
wht: we want from our whole people; thai
love must come from children not in dis
race, but from united flmIy. b Al
he~e men were L, ceivei with open arm
'rctuSe they came loyal to the Union. ami
Sherman was right in the speech which he
made before the Loyal Legion on the day
fer the celebration. He said:
nave been stru'k with one th;nx ,slnre have beer
very l'lain way There has b~e, a IA ;; e1
trdIAFy pn1rnse It seems 70 U TO .ttrat or
ed ont to hem the r-ht hand # te.iow5h!r, but 81
WAYS a KIND u symplth5' ,st@een ,5t9n and
i.xtreine4 meet alwa > and s,,uetirncs thy show
"a. weathercocks which way tue Wild bi ,,ys TN.
n the other W when WAY the Wild blows; thai
ere h ii t. i u 1h 10 as
~ very much IKE the scripture Parable of pr
ii wshir pat You kiil th- iat'rd calf iAp aus
Sa bn 1i 5% III int Lee a' bs here T'
FL Inn not T. draw an unfair lni9renre If IN tnatl
nth each o b T in the national cause, with like enere
eeliug [Cries 81 = q I'D good and applause G. od
ts ,; sd enemies , 7 prHfsss to he Yak
rs rate friends but they make devils of enemies
.dlcoIn- any who fought in the S,ut ar.ii.s
pT"vliei lie PROMISES never to do So { Ire
These men by their presence did prom
Sc not 10 do so :tg Tin. an the country ha-
f,ith in them. The Centennial years will
We hope. con inue to strengthen tn It ftith
md increase the ties that bind the Union
We give Whit Two other prominent Mel
f the North said ut the reception Of ih,
5"uihrrners. Gen. burnside said
II my nrs and ?Taye7 ma ' fs5enial day
I Halic" "i.Ivn wore et4<eG i-rei D., the i,;e wal
'pjralse am ire to say here / sit tn.t Al,
I'M .-n ss VIII do Ting hut k.l Well.
mt what L. t. suppress tu. re
.riiI,ii ttrIia1>e
Anl lin ,ly Nicr-Pre>i lent Wilson. WHO
Va the List Speaker OF The evening (belorc
,,ie oelrbratIun). said:
trLS That w. snail t.in the coming century Of on
.'iLAii ri-i.t 'h4i oae iII"Ged eirs
.al-e Sat. .entrInel AI.ss,, lIsttts OF al IT,
.tatcs believe ave -ee-l are ~ tie y ,IiI.I
- N'@t - tn C-itrai States TINS Anniversary
~ 81 vdre, Gaining is ID = rAriy uI,tor, a..
IJr country tu... t:.i.I. t.t Is h,i
- l. Is brlh-ln- a'I "rnrslii..: tp-e:h-r l..
le.e III ,i!d rr@y ~ 1t rilJ,.I .Ai,
IL, IS I be ar ga .tr, ut sc I've u, ii
ra - ar: r tl.rs i1:.iHv.
.i"i That We si.uld al strive 10. harmony, uns J,is
e r ella! rishS % ever. bJly lad -
Such Were the sentiments of the great
multitude vino chccred the grand process
ION as It moved through the >trce.s o
i'.'ston towards Charl,.>t pwn A rr,a
Orion of the procession. by the WAY
never crossed Charles river ut all, bat
'uted for nome after having IN lrca.d
-hr"u III the Streets of Boston.
A. evening came on the crowd around
The m"nuunent broke W, AMI everybody
nd la enough of =. very good thing
The troops were all weary. IN my of them
htving been under arm, twelve hour,
From the returns of the different Railroads
appears that over 2oU.0UO people wer,
ran>port,d into Boston on TnursItv, dis
tribute,l Is follows: Eastern, 10000; Bo..
on AMI Maine. $4,000; Fitchburg. O,uuv.
lowell, $1,000; Providence. 22.00J; O.u
colony. 20.O0I; New York anil New En-
and. 300; Boston AMI Albany. 5000.
There Is no DOUBT thtt half = million ben
pie celebrated. and they We're forum tt.
indeed, that The severe Rim of Frid,y
Nlndly posi- ponei It's appearance. A few
reps Of rain fell Thursday evening, bl,
not enough 10 'liscon. mode any one. Fri
day the rain WAS 50 severe thit the New
i"rk Seventh had to forego its review
On that day and Saturday the vi-itin. or
| 5:tniz .tions started for home and the C,.n.
;enniaI was done.
If Governor Allen of Ohio labors under