Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-07-09

soldierly welcome, of genuine salts
faction that the war had ended TWEEN
ty-three years ago, as it did, and that
the gallant survivors of both armies
could stroll about as friends on the
field that their bravery and steadfast-
ness had made famous. Preparations
for this friendly meeting had been
on foot for two days, and the vast
crowd filled the broad open space
in front of the cemetery rostrum even
far beyond the reach of any speakers
voice. The heartiness and unanlml-
ty of the applause, the perfect good
order and good nature of the assem-
blage, all bore witness of the prevail
ing spirit of the day. Every time
the blue and gray appeared entwined
the colors were greeted with cheer
ssDixie Land and "Yankee Doodle"
were the melodies the listeners de-
.manded. A ssYank" and "Johnny''
arm in arm set all the crowd applaud
ing.
Twenty thousand people tried to
push their way into the pretty ceme-
| terv. Ten thousand more hung
around the granite walls which fence
in its clese-shaven lawns and long
glistening lines of whitish head
stones. They could not see the GER
emonies or hear the speeches, but
there they stood, patient and enthus-
iastic, waiting only for, the roll of APP
plause from within to break into
rousing cheer of their own. The peo-
nle inside were rewarded with many
touching scenes and much stirring or
atorv. On a platform crowded with
many illustrious soldiers and civilians,
General Sickles presided and made
two or three of his customary clever
speeches. Governor Gordon of
Georgia made the speech for the vet
Grams of Northern Virginia, and Gov
ernor Beaver of Pennsylvania, the
speech for the Army of the Potomac,
both in phrases which drew the hearts
of the old soldiers to their mouths
and moistened their cheeks.
: The exercises at the cemetery were
preceded by the general meeting of
the Society of the Army of the Poto-
mac in the Gettysburg Rink. After
the routine business, the Potomac
veterans formed in line with the Con
federate soldiers for the parade t6
, the cemetery. The regular cavalry
infantry and artillery were put at thu
head of the column about 400 strong
Then came the 9th New I DIRK Regl
= ment, Colonel Seward commanding
! 500 strong, acting as escort to tn
veterans. The New Jersey milltl;
were next, under Governor Greer
. and satff. Behind came bands with
" out number, Grand Army posts
camps of the Sons of Veterans, am
q miscellaneous organizations of all Gle
:, scriptions. Lees veterans were ev
al ervwhere distinguishable by thei
4, gray coats and gray felt hats, wit
IS the letters &C. v" on the front G
ID the crown. There were probabl
IN 1000 of them on hand, nearly a
a tall, lank, swarthy Virginians frol
10 the western and southwestern pal
lie of that state.
~ Once in the cemetery, the ran
lis and file of the veterans took the
e. places on the lawn and the dignit;
of ries mounted the rostrum. Beside
be the speakers there were among the
C. q hundred or more well-known mer
on General Longstreet, General Slocur
Generals j. B. Carr, Richardso
Robinson, Nugent, Graham, Tr
"o main and Barnum of New York; e.
10 Senator Warner Miller, ex-Govern
10 Hartranft, of Pennsylvania; Gene
&c ais Berdan, Fairchild, and Green
nc General Rea, the commander-in-chi
IN of the Grand Army of the Republi
7'e Colonel Batchelder, of Boston; Ge
gu eral Grant of Vermont; General
ne Wylie Crawford, of the United Stat
DE Arnv. ex-Governors Smith a
we Holbrook of Vermont; General Ros
u Grams. Governor Ormsbee OF VI
INC mont; the Rev. d. Iwltchell
80 Hartford Colonel Parsons of V
PIE ginia General Hooker of Mississ
re- pi; George William Curtis, Orlan
at B. Potter, G eneral George I'll. Sharl
are George Parsons Lathrop, and
Tue Gov. Curtin, Pennsylvania.
Tue General John c. Robinson cal
ect the vast assemblage to order and
ms. troduced General Sickles as the p
presiding officer. He called on
the Rev. DR., Twitchell for prayer g
ted then read from the type-wrlt
oss sheets a signally appropriate
,ots striking speech. He was applaud
,rty throughout and when at the end
oo called ON the veterans of both arm
the to unite in a pledge to the perpetr
rhe of the Nation and the defence of
was flag, there was sounding chorus
Ike. ayes, then a burst of cheering
,ver which the sharp note of the ERE
has yell' rang out even above the fan
red. ship, hip, hurrah."
To Governor Gordon of Georgia
nate the next speaker. He is six-foo
cath with strong features, deep rms