Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09

and of Him at whose birth the angels sang
peace on earth, good Will to man, with the
request that yoi ask our generous brethren
of Virginia. in consideration OF the patriot
ic, fraternal and loyal spirit in which the do
nor, Colonel Iil, gives tins marble thai they
presented that it may stand as Il token, like
Il show in the armament" that this fair land
shall never again be dciugcd IN fraternal
blood, and tina not only Vcrmonters and Vir-
ginians but also the citizens OF ali our states
shall live in peace down the long vista OF com,
ing centuries, until after this marble shall
have crumbled into dust. In this request and
in this spirit feel that but speak the senti-
ments of the Regiment, VINO propose ever 70
keep step to the music of the Union" and I
trust you will say they are the sentiments OF
the freemcn of Vermont"
Governor Ormsbee accepted the monu-
ment in behalf of the State, rs follows:
GEN Thomas, Sir
Standing here on historic ground in the
presence of loyal American citizens, and in
the presence of an asscmhluge of people who
know no North, no South, no East, no West,
and who only know that they are citizens of
Il great and justly proud nation, whose terri
tory is boundlcss as is their IL miratinn for 1t,
as the official representative of the State of
Vermont, and in her name, | chCerfully per-
form the duty devolving upon me. How
gratifying and fittiny, that under Providence
you should be spared TO participate in these
ceremonies. How fitting an proper that to
YOU should have fallen the duty Of receiving
this priceless gift from the hand of our brave
inability to express tttngly and in appro-
pirate words the obligations OF the State of
| Vermont, and the gratitude of her people to
Colonel Hill, for the patriotic and generous
| gift he has committed to your hands and by
J on passed over to the State to be dedicated
in memory to the patriotism of her soldier
sons who so nObly died upon this field twenty
one years ago to-day. This generosity on the
part of Colonel Hill deserves. and trust will
edgcment at the hands of the State. am
moved to say in the name of II grateful State
to you, and Colonel Hal, and to each and all
of your comrades who took part in the event
commemoratcd this monument is erected
and dedicated to the memory and in honor i
the living participants as well as to your dead
comrades. To you and them this fact is of
more concern aud significance and has much
greater potency meaning than any words
of mine, even could fttingly express the
deep and lasting gratitude of our common
wealth. This monument, sir, is the voice OF
the State to you and your comrades. If the
State did not furnish the tablet, she accepts
and adopts it, and by and through 1t, bears
testimony, and makes grateful acknowledge
men of the valor of her sons engaged in the
event it commentaries.
Governor Ormsbee then addressed the
representative of the mayor of Winches-
ter, Captain John w. Mutton, who was a
brave Confederate officer, and asked that
the care of the monument should be as
sumed by him in behalf of the veterans
of the Confederate army and the citizens
of Virginia, and closed in these words ::
Sir, allow me to express our deep sense
| OF the thanktulneSS to your citizens and
to yourself for the kindness and hospital
ity you have lavished upon us during our
stay in your midst. 1t will be pleas
ant realization to carry back to our
homes. | now, sir, leave this monument
in the keeping of the sons and daughters
of Virginia, trusting it will stand here as
a bond of unending peace, confidence and
| love and in conclusion let me express the
wish and hope in behalf of the State of
! Vermont and also in behalf of all our
soldier sons living and dead, that the sons
of Virginia who wore the gray, will re-
ceive and consider this monument in the
same spirit with which they have received
and considered us who have placed it upon
their soil, and we entertain not a doubt
but that as to this, their magnanimity
will be equaled only by their valor and
bravery in battle, and with this we will be
| thrice content
Captain Milton, in behalf of Mayor
Williams of Winchester, who was neces-
sarily absent, by reason of illness, pledged
in the name of the Confederates, that the
monument shonld stand as safely as
among the hills of Vermont, and he de-
clared that they would guard this shaft
letter to be effaced on its pure white sur
face Rather" said he, than allow it
to be removed, we would wish that ii
might be extended to the clouds and that
angels of peace might hover around its
summit, symbolical of the union OF
friends now so firmly established between
all sections in our land" Col. Geo. n
Carpenter of Boston, was then introduced
and gave the following dedicatory poem
Poem-By Col. Geo. n. Carpenter.
PRELUDE.
My Muse, ere she attempts to sing
OF noble deeds. pauses to bring
a garland for the brow of one
Who, in the ways of peace, hath won
True hOnors from his felowmen,
! As wUrthily bestowed as when
Girding his sword in Army days
He fronted death and conquered praise.
In his warm patriot embrace
Each brother cOmrade has place.
Here let the name be cherished ever
or Col. Hill, the generous giyer.
When Clio wrote on history's page
The deeds of men in clIsSic age,
, She wrought in most enduring art,
The scenes where valor played its part.
lis not where peace in rosy bowers,
Sleeps idly through he tranquil hours,
That glory's fiery bcacOns Use,
The hero TO immortallzc,
But eager III lions stOOp to read
, The plaudits of zach noble deed
W hen tragic pens are dipped IN red
To write OF wars and patriot dead,
! The quiet feet of modest worth
Adorn the rugged paths of earth,
5 But fame's loud chariot DER the plain
Rolls a Caesar or a Churcmagnc,
The land-locked waters softly chime
Mid-ocean thundcrs are sublime.
+ Junes languid breath can never play
. The storm-pipe of Il winter day.
; It's thus great battles seem to be
The mountain peaks of history,
From whose bold SUBMITS is defined
The way of progress for mankind
: Again upon the field we rest,
, Where battle DER the slOpng crest
Did rage; and now before us rise,
Like mirage in western skies
! Rejecting in the mental AIR
| The picture of the battles glare:
! When cannon spoke with heated breath,