The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-17
Vermont.
THE PRESIDENT AT BENNINGTON.

|. % ...'-. Vermont.
:, THE PRESIDENT AT BENNINGTON.
BENNINGTON. VI, August lG.-The ccrc-
monies to-day were unanimously success
full. During the procession President Hayes
acknowledged the tributes OF applause by
slight incIinations OF the head, and did not
appear to encourage eXuberant manifesto
tons by frequent and conspicuous bowling.
There was slight delay on Main street. OF
which several persons ayailed themselves to
rush Nd to the Presidents carriage md
shake hands. One OF the prominent local
politicians remarked, 81 like you person
ally, Mr.. President, but damn your policy"
To which he good-humoredly replied,
g Come, now, no politics to-day. -. 80.
After the formal Grafton, President Hayes
was loudly called for, and spoke as follows :
"LadeS and Fellow-C itizenS-I need'not
say to you that am grateful for this greet
ing. am greatly obliged to those who
have charge OF this celebration for their
courtesy in giving ne the opportunity to
enjoy with them the ceremonies OF this day.
l am quite sure none OF US will forget its
occurrence. This notable evcnt-the battle
OF clearinghouse great an event toward
National Independence, am sure we feel
has been fifty celebrated to-day. Only
think OF the procession that we beheld an
hour or two ago. Citizens, soldiers
disciplined soldiers from Vermont, from
Connecticut, from Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire-were here. [Applause.] But
more touching than all the long procession
were the veterans OF the Union army-sur-
vivors Of the 1900 battles that saved the
nation and made liberty throughout the
world forever possible. :, [Applause. And
what eve was more dimmed as we saw him
proudly marching with his comrades than
that Of the manned soldier walking with
his crutch: But. my dear friends, | must
not detan you. / recognize that among the
pages OF the speech to which we have lis
tened, packed full as each page was with
interesting matter touching on that great
event OF one hundred years ago, that no
one page in it was more valuable
than this: sAnd one hundred years ago it
was mcritoriouS to be minute-man to fight
not some merit in my becoming a minute
MAN." lApplause.] =. ,.
at the close OF President HayeS's speech
Secretary Evarts was called for, and re-
sponded as follows:;. :. 1861 ..;t.;F.
"Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemcn,-
It is fair that l should warn you that though
| an very slow to begin speech, ] au much
slower to- end it, and | know your only
safety is in my re@ring before commence"
[Applanse.] ~.s...- ~, a.sty.,
: Secretary Key was next called, and re-
spondcd rs follows: S
NV Dear Friends call is grateful
to me. I do not accept 1t Rs personal com.
pliment to me, but as an indication Of fra
ternal feeling on the part OF our northern
friends TO their erring southern brethren"
Applause. H.. .s.-.. -. ~ 4
Acknowledgement Devens was then loudly
called for Smilingly advancing he said
20 1t is said to be Of the maNims OF the Chi
neSe philosopher Confucius-I have never
read him-to put a few words in your
speech that may be remembered; SO l Will
follow the example ofmy predecessors, but
will detain you but few moments to tell
rou short story with moral. Perhaps /
had better tell the moral first, for l know
that in studying Esop we used to skip the
moral The moral OF the story is simply
his That in the cause Of patriotism. how
ever weak we may be, we may all do some
hing. u.< .. @3
"Thc story is this, although 10th to con-
less this in the presence of so Ineny ladies'
1t was something more than thirty years
ago that a Young lawyer was invited to de-
liver an Grafton on the 4th OF July before
nv fellow citizens Of the State OF Vermont,
It Brattleboro'. There were still left at that
time q few Of the survivors OF the great
army. Three or four were
waiting in the hotel where was stopping,
with my Grafton simmering inside of me,
great deal embarrassed, as am now Zap
plausel-a constitutional bashiulness l
shall never get over. There came in
where the three or four old gents
we're a somewhat younger gentleman
han they. but still considerably over
seventy, who said: Gentlemen, | am
not Revolutionary soldier, but should
like TO ride with the Revolutionary soldiers
to-day. would like to explain my posi-
ton and ask if have not right VI
course they readily gave him permission
He went on to say that when he was boy
about eight years old his father kept ferry
on Lake ChampEaln-at Putnam
Of Windham. He continued: 'T,lere came
to the river to cross one day-while mye1
father was away and 7 was at home |
alone-two men, one OF whom seemed
OF superior rank to the other. They.
wete'hh soldiers evidently, though there
was: little uniform among the men in reVo-
times. They wished to cross the
ferry and said they must cross. ;. j said that
I was only boy and could not run the ferry
across, and even il they assisted me could
not get back. They said they would help
me cross, and some of the neighbors could
help me back. ! undertook it, and after
had crossed TO the other side l said to the
superior gentleman, when my father comes
home I Shall wish to be able to-
tell him who it was 1 have carried
across the ferry. Well, said he, you may
tell him that it was John Stark. He said that
six weeks after that he heard OF the, battle
OF Bennington, and now, said he, have
claim to be the person who carrird John
Stark across the ferry to fight the battle OF
Bennington, and should like to ride with
you revolutionary soldiers OF course the
answer was that they all thought he was
good. enough revolutionary soldier for them
If he'~aS onlyeight years old atthe time OF
h,ft ~ .sf'S'+ ~ !
New York.
~. s,,.,.. rA,woMAS's REVENGE. '.''l
i NEW YORK, August 16.-James Wilder
matt. aged iorty-eight, employed at the
Delamatro Iron. Works, was taken to the