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mont, were highly praised by the soldiers Of

mont were highly praised by the soldiers oil
other States.
At the business meeting of the Society
dispatches expressing regret that they were
obliged to be absent were read from Gen.
VIM. B. Franklin, Gen. VIM. F. Smith and
Gen. Chester A. Arthur.
Camp Sedgwick broke up "Wednesday
night and all the companies left for home ex-
cept the Barlow Grays, who remained over
night The camp was an exceedingly
pleasant one and everything went of happily
from first to last 1t was visited by Gen.
Sheridan and the other eminent military
men, and all of them spoke in high terms OF
the regiments appearance and discipline,
As usual, Col. Peck was unremitting in his
efforts for the welfare of the regiment, and
to him is Justly due much of the credit it re-
ceived.
At the meeting of the Fifth Corps letter
was read from Gen. Fitz John Porter, assert
ing his innocence of the charges brought
against him and intimating that he is the vic
tim of political feeling. A memorial to Con-
gress was circulated, urging action in the
case free from all political bias.
The number of strangers in town on We'd
nesday is estimated at from 10, 900 to Is, 900.
The Burlington and Lamoille Railroad
brought over thousand, and the Central
and Rutland roads much larger numbers,
while thousands came by boat and in We
hicles.
Among the letters received by the commit
tee of invitation, the following, from Major
William Austine, the old mastering officer Of
the Vermont troops, will be read with inter
est by his many friends
BEATrLEBoRo, VT, June II, 1850.
The Committee of Invitation for the Citizens Of
GENTLEMEN 81 have TO thank you most kindly
for your courteous invitation TO be present at the
reunion exercises on the 10th inst. To meet so
many distinguished comrades as well as again to
greet the good and generous citizens Of Burlington
would be pleasure indeed, but my health will not
allow me such qualification. tender you all my
best wishes for happy and successful meeting, and
with great respect,
Believe me most sincerely yours,
Brew. Col, Z. $. A.
Noticeable among the organizations in
line was the Whitehall Veteran Asso-
ciationr of Whitehall, n. Y, numbering 81
members, in q uniform of blouses and pants
of dark blue, and four officers, Capt. Luke
II. Darlington, commander. These, accom-
Panied by the Whitehall Cornet Band of
Is pieces, arrived by the steamer Grand Isle,
Capt Manville, chartered by them for the
occasion They were accorded the right of
the veterans line in the procession and ac-
companied the excursion on the Vermont.
Before leaving for their homes they passed
vote of thanks to the citizens of Burlington
and the executive committee of the Society
of the Army of the Potomac for the atten-
tons and hospitality extended to them on
the occasion.
THE Society has held all its previous
meetings in cities much larger than
this; and there were those who feared that
Burlington would hardly be able to do JUS
tice to the occasion. The result agreeably
disappointed such fears 1t has been, as all
agree, one of the pleasantest and most sue
cessful reunions ever held by the Society.
Our citizens certainly intended to spare
neither time, trouble nor money to make the
brief stay of our distinguished visitors pleas
ant and if We may trust the abundant and
apparently hearty expressions of qualification
ON tba;r mort tho olirct vas fnllv accomDlish-