New-York tribune., 1880-06-17
ARMY OF TIE PUTOMAC.
q PLEASANT REUNION IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
SICKLES AND MILES PRESENT.

SICKLES AND MILES PRESENT
BURLINGTON, VT, June 16.-The eleventh
annual meeting the Society of the Army OF the PO-
tomac TODD place here to-day. General Philip Sheridan.
General Nelson A. Niles and many other eminent sol
diers present The veterans present numbered in
all about 400. The city proiusely decorated with
hqgs and bunting About $4,000 people were IN town,
many having come by excursion trains.
The proceedings opened this morning with process
sion composed Of the lst Regiment of the National
Guards OF Vermont Veterans bands and drum corps,
who marched through the principal streets to HOward's
Opera House. which was filled 10 its utmost capacity
An address of welcome was delivered by the Hon.
Daniel Roberts, City Attorney of Burlington, 10 Which
General Daniel E. Sckes, President of the Society Of
the Army OF the Potomac, responded. Next came
poem by Joaquin Miller, which was brief and appropr
hte Tho principal address delivered by the Hon.
Luther r. Marsh, of York, who spoke in part as
follows:
In this constitutional compact and proud the
have rounded hundred years Why. o, why should the
South try t. sever these centenna s, %vs0y & rnIs
roll back the Nation into darkness and woe Ihat
whose influences cannot abo ish nor Drty chdce
which nuw, through two decades Of freedom baus It's
country az inst the slnews ana aihuehce 1f mnniSa-
tion; which will not forget, hut sun hugs the ne
dcspotism it created. ana would yet. yet II II could %
part families as herds; whose leaders even how,
mourn the wholeness OF tue county am lam
this Is the caitiG l arraign, rs serEinG TO
dominate the Government, to control electi0ns
b2tn sG over the fair domain Of The North and West
TLIch made its reasonable onslaught upon tne frame
work of republic because thc people III thcr uhcui
lenged sovereignty dared TO snow Their oal0tDoxeS w i
with the no" sacred name o. m ~ .rcder or 70
hght. ExpcdeDcy had failed, and conf prODlse was e1
haused Tne issue came up bod defiant and unavoid-
aOle Could patriots hesitate, or reemen doubt Hence
O milluu of men sleep under the turf. FTT this, the
badge Of mourning daikened every home For thls,
wealth CT money OF time, OF labor. was expended
whic wo lid channeed wide the mouL; aims OF inc
Istnmus; wncI wOud have f0unded and endoweu @ nor %
seats mug than tue world now holds ana @ which, III
with works OF Improvement would nave eaodeneu "i'
In NO otter way could this demon exercised. Mon
could devise other and GOd chose no other since he
las oraiued that pogress snOuld be made through war
Strife and nf,c are fOreunuer OF prosperity and
Resyeu Wien irsri wrought her freedom, she could
only gau as al great acheycmrnts OF freedom nTEe
PSs HPy psSh %Hd 4 sG9nry ana her
sao fro IcDeion home and nVSsGn IRON an5 0ro
dncye nsti;utioLs and business of the country. we
rarely pause times OF quiet unless upon IesHe oSca,
constant Indebtedness. TO these our protectors on
tie wave the soil But how qucAly we turn ~ TO
blast brings to our the clash OF arms !
Conse N all ITS details and amptudes went on
we yet too near. perhaps ny crhty du,5 & 10 ~
Gained 1t and they will rise with grander propoI!onss s
as the years Distance space 00rs the WORK ol
distance hence IN faTof countries they amtci,
nate m some de gree the verdict OF OsierIty 3d. WheI
our modest CAPTAIN goes abroad ldnr1, slnnS, iOT or
an American cIzen-witheut token Cl RANK,
or display OF hOnOrs-thr ancient EClhcS aiso i
up to receive hun; potentates anu ulsnIis"anSs sIs S
stretch Their hands to grasp his own pc sis ai ia
rulers nr r their cUurtGSes the freedom Oi Clte' II
bestowed magnificent abodes are apron ca ioi ms
old walls of prohibition broken down; lO4't pI"s
him the gates OF China and JapaL gratc on thel rusty
hinges to receive this pew, strange cues aug Wiz &
not go beyond his fame SO had the nat Gs w1cnuu %
the progress o our arms and TINS @ ~ Inn
tnnous earthencircrR ovation WAS lIIDuto " HH''
som the rSeIian Alps comes stream which
,1a "A few
feet-turing turbulent descent beating ts water
foam-eniers and lnalntai"s IT'S current through .n
length Of the Gtncviau Lake and thence cmerg.s =
river pure and heavenly 1l1e: FROM an Aims
f0wn through tue valley OF Cha nOuhi come he gray
waters OF another stream. After overcoming many U
st%ncnoms I6r ugh vale aud wood, through rock and
Unrpe over Cascade aud cataract, 10 nahtiu an lhuc
od GENEVA; and as they ght 10! the
Rnone and the Arye-lhr Blue ana tnt uIa ~ ~ -
SIend. vou may notice tnse OF gray ana n0W W. u
gleaIn OF blue. yet, soon. their cOhnuet .oouo,
t,ndrsd drons arc mingled into Onei ana thenceloIth
tha onnI,,iu torrents with unite forco with SIN
Rle wll with undIslinguslaDle D tr, u
soIpmOu destiny pursue their LarnOhous cOuiSV' "i
Piar trom Genera F,:zJohn Porter was read IN
which be thank d the officers and men ol ne fIilh
COrus for their support, and sau; InSsc uodu % ~ %
6iers whom we ali love aud h0nOr-Re!n n0ldS ll9 eu-
Snr Hacker ana Sedg ick and Thomas and Anderson,
and Grif aud Barnes, aud HctntZeInan anu ,, aun
%orti aud Sy ykes-Ieused TO regard me as waikinV,
hlssted moOuneut Of treacheiy, refused 10 iuln
backs upon guilty man. Bat Sonn%eG dpo my To
Congress oil General Porter was aso
Among the names on II were inIse % 0a siocnn w
Smith and Webb .
AT the business meeting this afternoon the following
oAcers were elected President, General Horatio u.
wright: vice-presdents-First Corps. General General
JONI c. Robinson seeond; deRerai RaiScrtS SatnS:
9th Colonel s'e%a. enera apSffk I1" t@sh
treasurer General MsMaa0n; @ KsSSTSnS
secretary. aepsi G0lopei Geores H. Sharpe.
Hartford Con selected for tne pace ed Oi poa sn
Ss aiac,sd an Honorary member. Res iutOhs o, re
nact In the memsry Of tue late General i1elhtzeman
sloos e.e eSontad Tie meeting then adjourned
Tim: Terry. ma bouchal. are ye going 10 70