Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16
A SOLDIERS, MONUMENT.

been, and arc, Of the record Of her soldiers
in the war for the Union, they have been
strangely rcmss in commemoratng the ser
vice and honoring the memory OF the patriots
who died that freedom, unity aud constitli'
tiona authority might live, by permanent
visible monuments. st. Johnsbury las n
marble statue, erected to her soldiers by
private munifccncc. The town of Essex
placed on tablet of stone in the front OF her
town hall, the names of her fallen heroes.
Two or three other towns have done some
thing similar. But hitherto as Il rule, the
towns and counties have turned the duty of
educating the living and honoring the dead
by such memorials, over to future genera
tons. This has not been so, to any such ex-
tent, in other States. Many small towns in
Massachusetts have voted their $4,000 and
$4,000 for soldiers monuments. Crown
Point is but one of many small towns of
obclisks, or memorial structures to the mem
Org of the defenders of the flag. Through
out the West such monuments are numerous,
and every such worthy monument is prop
of Union and liberty; an educator
Of the rising generation, promoter OF
manly virtues; pillar of patriotism.
At last one of our large and wealthy towns
has reached the point of action, in this mat
n, onJ so,o ,ho ,,,hor TOWNS of ,ho State an
'e'' "'',' '''' Wv 49, =, 49,.
example worthy Oh all praise anu III ih''a-
ton. The town of Rutland, on Tuesday
last voted the sum of S25. 600 TO erect Me-
,,o,;o, IIou ~ hoor ,to ,,n,oe and rornctu.
.',,, ,,,a o,,or, ~ hor CONS ,,ho laid ,hc
sunromo sacrifice Of If. on tho altar of na,ri-
o,ism Tho Rutland U,,uM saws of ihe pro.
nosoI o,ruc,rro.
The nurnosc is to erect n building which
shall contain a public library and an art
room 10 unite tile advantages OF the Fletcher
rfee LIBRARY IN nurln T anu 'i mf al. ,uol,'
wo do moi mean that his bnildinr will i'm.
medately stand for q large library or valua-
bic art collection; we only mean That It's mi
.lnl Iu,pDse WIN " " , huI nf moed ~ boat,
and good art. 1t will be building that will
recognize that Peace has her victories as
wei as war, anu among ..e nooie ,i,'ags iul
n national character worthy to illume liicra.
turc and yivify art. This memorial hall seeks
to be something more than dull cold
naroie seehs W , so,n. 'n'n3
brutal hioodv conflict. if seeks IN stand for
the blessed memories of patriotic sacrifice in
war and the permanent victories OF peace +;
~ a'au' ~; i,;o,, Ne , %o oro f,,ii ~
words that burn shall swccten the soul of
man, and art shall trace flowers on the
trenchant piadc 'hat saved thc otate. ms
odNs a,'. Sroo i;hrerv a,d on ar, roon,
and Is fi,ly erected in memory Iof the dead
soldiers of the Union, because the only cX-
cuse lor inc prutaliiles Oh war Is when they
of neoce and The shock If arms Thai ia endnr.
ed for the sake of the supremacy of sound
ideas is the only, war that a humane people
Gun ci justly unu ',i;nA,. l.. Co. ii,
family. bui for mankind The surviving sol.
diers ought not to be the only visible mourn
ers, but both parties ought to bow their
nonus ue.oie ms H'aTe' s,noe Poi Puio,es
let us nobly educate our children let us
teach them that war for right is nober than
TO negotiate peace Win wrong.