Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-22

! Hon. WortAinston G. Smith. He distinguished
himself at West Point. grAdusdng 4th in class Of
100. 1t vas at West Point he gained his sobriqust
Lieut.. OF Engineers; did important service on the
Texas boundary nine, and was eventually made Sec
rotary OF the Light House Board. At the out
break Of the war, his first service was the saving
to the Government Of an important Lighthouse on
the Gulf.
and general OF volunesrs 70 the command Of
brigade. DIVISION and the 18th corps. bis record
in the Peninsula daring Lees invasion Of Pennsyi-
yania In Tennessee, and In the Wilderness cam
paign were portrayed in glowing tsrms.
In the opinion o; the speaker, had Gen. smith.
in opening the peninsula campaign under McClel-
and his orders countermauded by that general,
Lees army would have been defeated, Richmond
taken, and the war probably ended. His behavior
famous "change Of base, " in which Smith and his
division repeatedly saved the army. was graphical
ly described. Perhaps the most spirited and inter
esting passage in theaddross, however, was the
ration Of the relief Of Chattanooga. Grant had been
called to the command, had made 6cn. smith Chief
engineer Of the consolidated army andiwith Thomas
and smith he planned and carried through tho
movements which resulted In tbs driving OF Bragg
from Tennessee and the saving OF Chatxnooga.
mastery capture Of Browns Ferry by Smith, and
the stermlng OF Lookout Mountain and Missonay
Ridge By Hooker, gave Col. Joyce opportunity for
his hi CHEST descriptive! powers Ar an engineer he
pronounced Ten. smith the equal Of vauban, and
as general tne peo1 VI VoiAe, INeAsous NhPoloop
:, q soldier, General Smith was worthy repre-
&c Itive OF the strength the courage, the intelli
geuce and patriotism OF Vermont; his gallant SER
vices reflect honor upon our beloved commonwe alth
and his record, at the head OF her In the held
is rich legacy to his native State.
We regret that our space Will not permit as to
give fuller report of this exceedingly interesting
address. 1t closed IS follows:
Comrades-Year after year your living ranks are
growing thinner and feebler; the strong arms are
becoming paralyzed with age, the brown locks are
ate, leaning upon his stan and lettering upon the
brink OF the gravewl come up to this festival and
find none bat vacant chairs and echo alone will an
swer back the loved and venerated names OF his de-
parted comrades. And may God grant that when
that day shall come that sainted patriot may look
abroad upon q country uated and great q people
Intelligent, vrtuous and united, ana that there
may be then, as in times past legions OF Vermont
ers whip, like the hero We honor tonight, shall be
ever ready to assault the strongholds OF treason,
corruption and WICK edness, and dems nd and compel
their surrender in the name OF the powers Alien in
voked, and that Roberts, and Stone, ana johnson,
and Tyler, and Barney, and Dudley, and DilIing-
ham, and Jarvis. and Urmsbee, and Davenport and
thousands Of Others less brave and devoted died
o honor I'D preserve.
. The address was frequently interrupted,
and was followed by long applause. The
Glee Club sang "Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground. "Hurrah for Old New England"
and the humorous glee. The Three Chafers"
by Truhn, which was received with much
qualification and voted to be some
The procession then reformed, and march
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