Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
STATE MILITIA MUSTER.
Memorial Services to the Late gen. James
=. Peck.

the lamCntcd James =. Peck. OF MOntpc-
Tier. late Adiutant General of the state,
which was held by the Vermont National
Guard at their cncampmcnt in Brattle-
boro. on sunday, August q, was of an i'm
pressivc and interesting character. The
rlay was pleasant and the occasion called
ont a large number of people who wished
10 pay their tribute of respect to the mem
DRY of the gallant soldier and the worthy
citizen who was laid in his last earthly
resting place. at Montpelier, on the last
Memorial Day.
AT two o'clock ON sunday afternoon, the
National Guard and the Fuller Light Bat
terry formed in Il hollow square on the pa
rade ground. In the centre were the First
Regiment Band, Il Regmental choir of
male voices. Brigadicr General Lewis Il.
Kingsley and staff Colonel W. l.. Green
leaf and staff. Adiutant General Theodore
=. Peck. McSsrs. George Is. and John W.
Peck, ot Montpelier, brothers of the tie
ceased and q large number ot ladies' ana
gentlemen from l}rHttlrborO and other
towns in the state. Rev +. llill of Mont
pelicr. Chaplain of the National Guard.
conducted the services. The exercises be
gan by The baud playing 'Jcruo0lrm the
Golden" This was followed hY PRAYER
after which the choir sang "All Hail the
power of Jesus name
The memorial addresses We're opened by
Chaplain Hin. who said that he spoke us
the pastuI of Gen Peck. as well A. his
friend. lie thought it no easy task to
summarize any active life in the few mo
ments that could be allowed to speakers
at such time as this, and particularly
when the life had been 81 useful as well
as stirring He therefore. thought that
he must choose Il few salient points, ratI-
pr than rive a WCll-rOundcd sketch of
Gen. Pccks characteristics In the first
place. he would name mcdcstN. BY this
he did not mean dilidcnce and still less
lack of confidence In personal power. But
he meant that Gen. Peck showed that
which is an actual grace and ornament
rather than anything looking in intirmity'S
direction. The second point named was
that of fidelity to any cause eSpouSed by
the departed. he il in great or in minor
matters. In any trust civic or military,
Gen Peck was well known to he staunchly
faithful. IN this aye of betrayal. such
man should not he passed over
lightly. Thirdly, he had ever found in
Gen. Peck the most genuine sympathy. a.
large IL tn" human species. " bile some
men are sympathetic towards those in
whose company they take pleasure, to-
'Vard, thu~t' of their own station and of
their own degree of culture. Gen. Poets
had always extended Il sympathy of word
and aCj to man H. man. to cNcrNbudN vino
from spontaneous and uu~oltiSh motives
He, the speaker. Thought that i'll the haste,
the crush ANA rush of life. the struggle
for bread and srlfadNauccment, traits
lkt 'h'NV ~ ne N"IiHH "uN'S I" NtuIt
into tine CuIonal of honor. The fourth
trait spoken of was generosity. The
catholic sympathy OF the subject of the
days memorial was one which did not en-
pend itself in cheap professions. No he
t,H ,,.' -! 1T. III q S'fu, XIV "",
sem away WIN ihr lintr2i gu VI = c'leHr-
ful giNtr. In other sterling qualities he
knew his pariShiOucr to be well endowed.
but these fuulr named were those which
,ocn n,,,., uu.,,,,IIr +, mind and ,,.nrn
'''',, 10, '''".i! ~ '',n,,' "'n' ,I
lhosG !" N''Cl' ne th.'I-II, nun! Il lIlVln'
Moulu d-ft' Ill ihIhhih- il"i"Ia"c toHlV-
lain rpraDitulutpu the particulars named
and added AN apurODriutc uuotatiou
Col Grcpulcar then read ihr following
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scjc,tin = az, a name for the coming cuc;Imp-
mrnt of v,llr regiment that of one of YER
mont host soldiers.
Cam, lame, : Peck ought To he AN exhibit
zion of ali ,uldirrIy Tmiitir,. because il win
bear the name of Il soldier who was without
-fcnr md ,vithniIt Iluiur \ uindrst ,gIrrfII
,ninSt, !. inc man ,yhnsr s,irrrss ns ~ snldirr
,yr.,y nut If his "utirr devotion TO n round of
jutirs Which the Wilde brnt of his chnr,ctcr
md urryinus training wouid have mudc re.
nuu,i,ut to linn before he entered the service
lie mustered the details of the various posi-
fions ii, nrId i'm the army hrcnIIsc he was There
To DIV, his hrst srr,,irn tn his country
ne was mo- holiday soldier, The profession
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