St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-13


until a permanent appointment can be
made. .s.......
In Memory of Gen. Grant.
st. Johnsbury's Tribute of Honor.
i In common with cities and towns all
over the country, services commence
rative of Gen. Grant were held in this
place last Saturday afternoon in Music
hall, under the auspices of Chamber
lin post G.. A. r. Business was gener-
ally suspended while the services were
being neld. Mourning emblems We're
rather sparingly displayed, though they
were TO be seen on several buildings
and in number of store windows.
The most elaborate decoration was
that of the Athen9um. Other decora-
tiOns On the Plain were the st. Johns
bury house, the G. A. r. hall, The Cal
DOMAIN office, the Y. NJ. c. A. building,
Armory hall aud Anderson's store. On
Railroad street the decorations includ-
ed Odd Fellows block, the business
places of n. NJ. Johnson, Mrs. d. A.
Morrison and j. c. Thompson, also the
| store of E. T. & II. X. Ide on the ave-
nue.. For half-hour preceding the
services the church bells were tOlled,
| also at the conclusion of the exercises.
Exercises in Music Hall.
The exercises in the hall began soon
| after o'clock, Governor Fairbanks
presiding. The stage had been hand
somely draped for the occasion. Heavy
black draperies covered the wall above
and at the sides of the stage, while
directly underneath the black the stars
and stripes were tastefuily hung and
gathered to either side. Upon the
platform were an elegant floral cross
and anchor. On the wall at the rear
of the stage was portrait of Gen.
Grant, with two flags crossed behind
it. Upon the platform were those who
were to take part in the exercises. The
front seats down stairs were occupied
by Chamberlin post G. A. r.. The mu
sic by the ST. JOhnsbury band, led by
w. H. Herrick, was appropriate and
excellently rendered.
The program began with selection
dience sang "Old Hundred" to the
words, ''Be thou, o God, exalted high ~
Scripture was read by Rev. ID. H.
Adams and Rev. E. II. Fairbanks offer
ed prayer. After a requiem by the
band, Governor Fairbanks spoke as
follows
GOVERNOR FAIRBANKS ADDRESS.
We are assembled this afternoon be-
meath these emblems of mourning at
Gen. Ulysse S. Grant,-great and il
lustriOus in war as general, greater in
peace as president, greatest of all i'll
the love and esteem of his fellow -citi-
ing and weeps around his bier to-day.
As fellow-c citizens of the great body pol
itic it is fitting that we unite in these
ohsequies in honor of the illustrious
dead, that we do all we can to cherish
and perpetuate the name and memory
of the great soldier who, under the
providence of God, was chosen to be
the saviour of this great nation. Let
us hope that grateful people will
never cease to hallOw the memory and
respect the name of one who secured
the freedom of whole race, who re-
stored the Union and who did so much
towards bringing the nation up to it's
present standing among the nations of
the earth.
The several speakers were fittingly
introduced by Gov. Fairbanks. The
next address was by Judge Poland.
JUDGE PoLAND's TRIBUTE.
1t has been my fortune, said Judge
sonallv to a considerable extent. / en-
| tered the first congress after the war
and remained there ten years, during
the whole period of reconstruction.
During the last half of this time Grant
was president, and of course saw him
frequently. His character must be
looked ut in two ways,--as a leader of
armies and as civil ruler. | think it
will be conceded that Gen. Grant is
among the greatest commanders of ar
mics the world has produced. We can
hardly conceive the magnitude of that
war, involving a combination of mill
tary movements covering large part
of this continent. AS civil ruler,
think Gen. Grant was wise man in
the measures of his administration
and that it will bear the test of history.
A great deal of fault was found with
his administration, but not so much
with its measures as with his appoint
ments. He had marvellous skill In
making military appointments but was
not so fortunate in his civil ones.
other very little, being without pre-
vious experience in civil office.
In his nagnanimous course at Lees
surrender, he was wise enough to see
! that it was the only course to unite the
nation. The great mass of men on the
Southern side were just as cOnscieD-
tions as those on our side. They were
victims of political heresy taught in
the South from the foundation down
of the supremacy of the state over thu
national government. In his dealings
with men he intended to be just, but
he knew his friends and enemies as
we'll as any man / ever knew. III,
+ loved his friends to fault and loved
his enemies Just as well as you and
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