Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-08-24


twenty battlc-felds Of the war they honor.
ed their State.
Mr.. Stoughton said he could not talk
TO more than twelve men and
never tried 10 talk 10 but one woman al a
time. The orator Of the day spoke abon,
the Vermont men. at Bennington leaving
their rum untouched and responding 10
the attack Of the British. The fact was Thai
the New Hampshire troops had drank ail
there was. When Seth Warner CINE mn
with 100 sober Vermonters, he found the
New Hampshire boys inspirlted and In
rather demoialized condition. When the
enemy saw these 100 sober Vermonters
they took 10 flight, aud 90 The victory won,
by New Hampshire was made secure bv
Vermonters.
Coy. Fairbanks, who, as Mr.. Phelps said
was weighed on the best scales Of the world
backed out in fav or of Lieutenant.Goyer
nor Stewart and Stewart not being found.
Senator Edmunds came 10 the rescue. AT.
tornoy- General Devens and Postmaster.
General Key also spoke.
Secretary McCrary II was announced bad
been called back TO Washington by tele.
gram.
Mr.. Phelps then said that, in the absenc,
of the treasurer OF the United States, who
WIS llhO Aht mug III tue HufSerV
song, "busy counting out bis money" and
getting ready for specie payment, he would
call upon one who was fit TO be treasurer.
Senator Justin Morrill,, and the latter re.
sponded Ia brief speech. He said: "Tbe
crowd of visitors who have shown them.
selves here yesterday and to-day are proof
that we have assembled together to cele.
brale no ordinary event, but to celebrate
l,a a nj RonninOtnn and algO rnr eba
purpose OF commemorative another event.
and that is the birth Of state, a free and
independent state. II was never a colony
of King George, and never under territorial
tutelage. We sat on nobody's lap. 1t is
true the Yankees were showing some dis
position 10 hug us, and in looking over the
country l hardly blame them, and If ii had
not been for Ethan Allen, who thought the
Green mountain boys altogether too big to
he Rugged, we might have got into close
quarters. 1t will be remembered that Yer
mont was the state TO be admitted, after
reluctant amorous declaration on the part
of Congress, into the Union on a square
footing with the old thirteen. And have
seen on the cars yesterday and to-day
many bsttle-scarred gentlemen who have
reason TO remember that we have shown a
disposition 10 be The last state TO go out. l
have always Titied anybody who was 50
unfortunate as not TO be born In Vermont,
and especially not having share In Ben.
nington battle. l trust that we shall all
rally to every call as 10 the sound of the
trumpet which calls us to commemorate
these virtues Of the people Of our states.
Speeches were afterwards made by
Thomas Allen of st. Louis, Lieut. Gov.
knight of Massachusetts, who expressed
his regret al the absence of Gov. Rice, and
spoke good word on behalf Of his state,
President Bartlett of Dartmouth college,
and c. c. Coffin Of the Boston Journal.
The exercises of the banquet we're closed
by the rendering of a volunteer poem en-
titled, "Parson Aliens Ride" by Wallace
Bruce OF Poughkeepse. During Mr.. Al
lens remarks the Presidential party were
obliged to take their leave for Rutland and
Brattleboro.
ToRcHLIGHT PROCESSION AND GENERAL
ILLUMINATIoN.
The celebration closed with a torchlight
procession and general illumination in the
evening. Residences and buildings by The
hundreds were illuminated, many of them
very brilliantly; in short it was a general
"festival oflanterns." Rockets were thrown
up momentarily, and the balls of Roman
candles were shooting everywhere, while
thr ough the gay and crowded streets march
ed the long iorchlight procession of the
Vermont Veterans. They mustertvSt some
500 torches and hnro about 200 Transparent
cies, bearing almost every catchword and
motto of the war. The veterans were sa e.
luted If possible, with more enthusiasm
than in the morning. OF course the grand
trium phal arch was duly lit up with fine
effect. There was some speech making
from the piazzas OF the Putnam House.
Gov. Prescott, ex-Gov. Hartman and C.
c. Coffin responded to calls. A shower set
ting in, the festivities were closed at an ear
ly hour. More than half of the people left
town, but probably 5000 persons remained
over night.
At the headquarters of Gen. Randall, the
display Of illuminalions, battle flags, ma
tional and state, WAS imposing in the ex-
IRENE. The General was Captain of one of
the companies of the "Old Second" and
subsequently Colonel of the Thirteenth and
Seventeenth, held a reception at his head.
quarters early IN the evening, at which as
sembled some six hundred of his old COM
rades. The reception lasted Till late hour,
and with the songs and stories this camp
fire was the most interesting in the camp.
Colonel Peck was also remem bered, as were
Colonies Walker, Veazey, Tracy, Pingree,
Butterfield aud others. In the New Hamp-
shire camp the evening was similarly passed
and the veterans greeting and cordial salu-
tations quite as general rs among the
n(.Faan Mnnniafn hox
illuminated on both Thursday aud Friday
evenings. The camp, in which each tent
was transparency, showing finely against
the dark hillside, and was further decorat-
ed with profusion of chinese lanterns.
Long lines ofthese were festooned from the
top of the tall flag staff in front OF Col.
Peck's headquarters, and many of the tents
and company streets were hung with them.
The street of the Estey Guards was es-
pecially noticeable with its tall pyramid of
lanterns; aud the quarters of the Ransom
Guard and the Mortified company were
gay with hundreds of colored lights.
fine display of fireworks was made by the
Ransom Guards Of ST. Adams, who threw
up hundreds of rockets with "bombs,"
bengola lights, and other fireworks. The
grand review and inspection of the Yer
mont regiment before Governor Fairbanks
was the chief feature of Friday and the reg,
iment broke camp Saturday morning.
INTERESTING FACTS AND INCIDENTS.
Hundreds of distinguished persons were
present whose names we have not mention
ed. Among them Senator Dawes, DIR. Lor-
Ing and Judge Jillson of Massachusetts,
Gen. Matt Head of New Hampshire, ex-
Governors Peck, Stewart, Smith, Fletcher,
aud Hall of Vermont, Mrs. Dorr the poet
ess, and Larkin G. Mead the sculptor.