Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-06-25
Gen. sherman's Address.

ing hapPy speech
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen /;
In the first place | must take issue with
the President here for calling upon me
as the national representative, in view OF
: the fact that the Vice President of the
United States is ON the stand, that sever
al of the Judges of the Supreme Court
are present, and that we have about doz-
en- Governors here tits trne, have come
fifteen hundred miles, and | am glad
come. (Applause,) And if | have no
other distinction ! will be the first to
respond to Gen. Deven's call, TO come
upon the floor and renew again the
pledge to fight for that old flag and for
the Union which your Adamses and your
HancocS, announces ninety-nine years
ago. Loud applause ed If were to call
upon this audience, | know there are
plenty of soldiers who would come up
here and swear again and again.
{" Amen. Indeed, we all stand upon
sacred ground | am 10th, sir, to hear
this called " Breeds Hill. 1t is Bunker
I'LL to me- (Applause) | will swear it
is Bunker Hill Renewed applause
and laughter Bunker Hill it was when
/ was a boy, and it is recorded on that
monument in granite. If Mr.. Breed is
about here he had better go away.
Great merriment) And, gentlemen,
| assure you that | listened with deep
interest to Gen, Deven's account of that
battle, have always with a soldiers
feeling felt for that party Of thousand
men when they were told to go they
new not where, to attack the British in
side of Boston, and they came here, as
soldiers always do patiently and with
solemn and holy purpose. Their minds
were made up to fight wherever they
were placed. 1t was Gods providence
that they were placed right here. |
have no doubt Gen. Devens gave the
proper distribution of honors to the
parties. Warren, though the senior,
died, scholar and martyr, and is veneer
ated everywhere. Prescott was the hero
, here. He worked all night with spades
and mattocks, and worked to purpose,
and the next day he fought where he had
worked the night before, and he is enti-
tied to all the honor and all the glory.
. (Applause) Old Putnam has enough
? besides. Laughter) | always like to
think of him as the hero Of that old
story or man riding down some fabu-
lous stairs-where they were | don't
: know now, but somewhere. daughter. }
: He was glorious old soldier, and his
!. example is worth a dozen monuments
: like that, even if built of gold. Loud
applause.)
Now Ladies and gentlemen, | know
: | have been called upon simply to be
: looked at Daughter and APPLAUSE, as
q one of those curious characters that
float across the horizon occasionally.
! But | think you from my heart for Civ
ing me an opportunity Of seeing the
e most magnificent pageant, | think, that
"a ever occurred on this continent
: (Applause.) You may think you are
a very good-looking crowd, as you stand
or sit here, but you do not compare al
: all with the crowd upon that magnificent
is avenue through which we passed to-day
:, You would hardly fill one of those
# cross streets, and we passed thousand
of them. As the newspapers tomorrow
will tell them all, | do not intend to
S take any more of your time, and thank
: you for having listened so long. loud
J. applause and cheers.)
! Scribner for July, opens with Kearney
! at Seven Pines, ballad by Stedman
- illustrated by barley; next we have a
profusely illustrated sketch of The City
Of the Golden Gate, by Samuel Will
J. liams, one of the best known editors OF
I San Francisco. Not the least interest
1t ing part of his paper is that in which
n he describes John Chinaman-but his
Is article is lively and readable. DIR. Hol
g lands Story of Seven Oaks is continued
le Frank r. Stockton writes about The
IS Girl at Rudder Grange; Mr.. A. B
1T johnson. private secretary of Charles
is Sumner, presents some more Recollec.
|. tions of the Senator j. B. Drury has
v an essay on Darwinism Francis Gerry
e, Fairfield prints an Appendix to his pa
10 per on Spiritualism and among the
l. other contributions we note story by
if Prof. Beyesen, author of Gunnar anC
n, The Norseman's Pilgrimage; something
IN about The Middle aged Woman, by Mrs
lie Davis; and poem by Miss Houston, {
De daughter Of the celebrated Sam Houston
n, The several departments are full anC
to present great variety.
10 The July number of St. Nichola.
Or very appropriately opens with stor,
m for Independence day, and the other ar
4 tieles, most of them illustrated, sustain
4 the interest of the number clear to tn,
n end. The lavishness with which tn,
editor of this periodical draws ON he
( stores from month to month indicate
y. either abundant resources or a rockies
III disregard for the future,-and we do no
e. believe it is the latter
Is HARPER's MAGAZINE FOR July con
n tains over ninety beautiful engravings
ry illustrating { reat variety of subjects
ed Seven Of the seventeen articles are il
nd Illustrated Mr.. Spofiard's splendidly il
op Illustrated paper on Newburyport is itsel
| so picturesque and so full of ooIor .