The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-31

Of all our fathers had So fJDdly builded
with prayers and life blond, the preserva.
ton OF our Union In al its integrity, asa
queen emong the nations with the dark
stain of slavery wiped away, and with
freedom in fact aud in truth its motto;
Such were the impulses which nerved our
sons in wonderful union of voluntary and
enthusiastic determination, under no stress
save the moral compulsion of patriotic
zeal which inspired them, youth by youth
ana man by man, to enter their names
upon their country's muster roll and devote
their future to the daily facing of grim
death.
How gallantly these noble dead marched
southwark with us, side by side; how
patiently they labored in the camp and 10
tue trench, and on the weary march how
e'ernly they faced the fury of the battle,
and now meekly they bore the insidious
malaria, even more cruel than the fight
now nobly they persevered while LIES
candle ever so dimly burned, triumphng
to the last In their country's victories. We
need feel no surprise at the worthy pipnas
Gle on which our countrymen have placed
| our neighbors and our comrades thew
have justly earned their honorable graves.
and we feel it to be but scanty honor that
we seek to do them as VIC faithfully Oh
serve this springtde anniversary, As we
| go from hence to our annual duty let US
remember that our country, once torn, is
now whole, and that the days are long
since past when the nations Of the earth
could say to us with scorn, =" Your liberty
IS but mockery, your freedom but
word" Let us in each coming year re-
member that this glorious result, now
scarcely thought of unless under the sug-
gestion of this yearly ceremony, is here
wildly presented as the honorable justifca-
ton of the noblest source of courage, the
love OF free country and of Gods truth.
The delivery of the address occupied
nearly an hour, and was received through
out with the closest attention. Our imper-
feet abstract conveys but a poor idea of
the value and thoroughness of the paper.
The graphic description of the battle of
Winchester we do not attempt to give,
as anything but the whole would do injus-
tice, was listened to with marked attention
by those members of the old Vermont
f brigade who were fortunate enough to be
r present, and they could almost feel them
selves back again at that awful scene of
carnage in which Vermont wore the laurel.
{ At the conclusion of the address, the
: song entitled 'Our Graves was beautifully
: and touchingly rendered by select choir
9 THE PROCESSION
J., was then formed in the street in front of
8 the hail. in the following order
!. Marshal.
n Altimont Cornet Baad.
# orator or the Day and Clergy.
> COlOTS.
:, Howard Post No 6, with Soldiers and Sailors.
IL Twenty-Five Young Ladies, with Wreaths for
= Soldiers Graves.
u Alert Fire Company. No. l.
- Reform Lodge, l. o. OF G.. T.
IL Sabbath Schools, with their Teachers
4 Citizens generally.
It The procession was quite lengthy, and
u u made fire appearance. The Altimont
" cornet band were particularly noticeable in
k their new uniforms, than which no band
't can boast of handsomer, and their playing
,' was excellent. The line Of March was
r. through Main street to
a. "Over the river, on the hill,
,e Where lieth village white and STILL"
=. Reaching the cemetery the procession
:, formed hollow square near the center Of
n the grounds, and outside was large as
~ semblage of people to witness the ceremo
IL mics. The exercises were commenced
i by the divine blessing being invoked by
u Rev. II. E. Rockwell, after which the ritu
ID alislic service of the Grand Army was per.
d formed By Commander Howe and Com.
Of rades Sherman, Gassett, Pratt, Graves ant
~ ~ Hathorn in an impressive and striking
+ manner. The members of the post then
i'd visited the graves of their fallen comrades
p who, with the twenty-five young ladies
ID who bore wreaths for each grave. decorat
d ed them appropriately.
to The following is list of the graves
T. James T. Gorham. Albert Gassett. Timoth
p | p Messer, Chas. L. Moore, Martin E. Grover
ue Henry f, Lawrence. Ezra Weston Alonzo
rv Moore, Geo. w. Searls, Patrick Lynch. Frank
- lin Moore, Henry ID. Searls, Henry W. Mandigo
g. Freeman Wakefield, Chas. W. Bishop jaime
rett sewaIj r Ellison. surry H. Ross DaS
Ritter, Wallace NJ. spear.
10 After music by the band, Adjutan
10 Sherman and Commander Howe mad
IN short addresses of thanks to the numerou
'se organizations who had participated, and t
re re- the citizens generally for the interest the
'er had taken in the observance Of the day.
I'm After the Benediction was pronounce
~, nd by Rev. S. z. Cook, the procession re
CHI ioruneu "i'' maj oneN o"sN W Wv f
ne starting, when it was dispersed.
INT The committee of arrangements can cor
-. graduate themselves on theperfect name
EN- in which the programme was carried ou'
he and in the fulflment of the sad but pro
he per task of appropriately showing respet
o. "A for their fallen comrades.
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