Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-27

Gen. Edmund L. Cole, of Troy, was the
next speaker, and be delivered the most
taking address of the day. receiving triple
round of applause He spoke substantially
as follows;
came to be q locker on Venice and not a
lighter IN these scenes. but | am glad to meet
you. In the old Sixth corps it used to be
sad III there was anything specially difficult
to be done, Put the Vermont Brigade
ahead and We can do it" | speak TO sol
dlers. Why l. II that We love 10 meet and
take such pains TO come here Il Is the
friendship OF the soldiers. There are other
friendships, as those OF bOyhood. of labor,
or OF social life, but the friendship OF SOL
der Is beyond the kin of civilian. The
brotherhood OF arms. born when elbow
touched elbOS as they entered into the Jaws
OF death, where every moment men were
dropping on either side, cementcd amid the
ylelssItudes of five winters SHOWS, and the
heat OF as many summers, will last as long
a the heart beats. as long as memory holds
Its seat. and will enter soon into the life
70 come. IL Is that eternal. inezpressiblo
something that was born 10 the war and
winch can never die.
| am asked il soldiers when they meet
talk much OF the past? No. for the moment
they do there l. a disagreement. 81 they
talk OF bright scenes, OF the dirty man the
lazy man. the man who had fought IN every
battle on earth. except some in the nitsd
States. Here the speaker appeared O. be
about 10 close. There were cries OF 20
on IRON all parts OF the house cannot
speak longer to-day. \, Bennington
shall Try to be present. and so ~ each
year. with song, with story and with jest
Let the nights he filed with music.
AND the cares that iuiest the dsy
Shall iold their tents like Arabs,
And As silently stea. away.
zen. Thomas then introduced, ia a very
complimentary manner. Hon. George f.
Eimunds, who said
lie did not believe il wa ucce--lry g.
Oblterate the Inscriptions on our llg-, or
wipe out oar mementoes. mem1ri-l- and
monuments, because the men of the North
were fighting i9r principle ofthair righ-s.
while the men of the South were arrayel
against them and fighting i0r tina; which
WAS wrong. Inc Senator closed with an
enthusiastic appeal i0r true union. and
appealed 10 the soldiers o. the I mon t.
remember that they had YET duty o. per-
form To themselves and their county When
they cast Of the habiImeni- OF the soldier
they d0nned those Of the citizen. Applause
After NJ. Eimuni-' speech. Gle letter
from Lieut. General p. Il. Sheridan. pre-
viously published, was read.
NJ L " Locke. OF Boston. then made
e few weli-timed remarks and followed with
the song written by Lim>sln entitled. ..On
t. Richmond
The meeting adjourned with singing the
song " John Brown hy Mr. Locke and
the audience.
4; = 80 b. M, occurred tie t.rca-uslt
procession. The line wa forma5 upon the
amp ground. under the command Of ten.
Thomas. and proceeded down Canal t. Main
street. through Main toPino.ur pinet lEIeh. .
Town High street to the Town u4. tleuce
10 the residence OF the Hon. Fraierlet H1l- .
,rook, where the bands PLAYED their finest +
music, and the veterans cheercd {. she echo. .
Thence the procession marched g. RE brooks .
Iouse and there di-bandei The procession
va, arean.zod IN the follow Ing arie- G-a
-homa- and staff torches an banner
C5rnet Band NJ EarIne
ompany of Brattaboro. Will torches, F
Mon Village Band Fuller D--u Corps.
6 Bratleb0ro B-atileolr Veterans
Eleventh Vermont Veteran Inflow
Sand. Fourth Vermont Sixteenth YER
ion, r1oniz Engine Co.. s.. co. BRAT
-eb1ra Ninth Vernon I- procession
-a- an imposing one in pom, u nuu 0er--
NJ presented magnificent spectacle a-l
iarcaed along the ~ireet--iorela- flaming
ID banners si-eamiug-tn the spirited
.u-la u t1e bands The -laun4-. De ana
along the r0lte ID ils pro-
'~-.1u were proll~s aui elegant a the
-tr.me.