Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25
Don't Mention II. WHY Not?
From the Evening Messenger

War is Overn which starts off as follows:
The Burlington FREE PRESS and the st. AL
bans Messenger find it impossible TO disabuse
themselves of the belief that the war is still
raging and that it is absolutely necessary that
we have military man FOR governor.
So far as the Messenger is concerned this
is untrue, and we have seen nothing in the
FREE PRESS TO warrant the assertion.
What we claim is, in the first place, that
the man of the present generation who as
pires to fill the high position of governor
and commander-inc hief shall rank equally
as well in the quality and spirit of patriot
ism. Vermont is peculiarly n patriotic
State and her distinction has been obtained
more from the exercise of this spirit than
any other--from the record made by the
Green Mountain Boys from the revolution
to AppomattoX. In memory of her loyal
and true representatives appropriations have
lavishly been made by the State in monu-
ments and mementoes In the opinion of
the Republican this all may be a mistake
But that paper, whose editor was reared in
New Hampshire, may be pardoned if it
does not drink in the same proud spirit of
the native Nermonter. That there may be
no doubt remaining on this score, tho Re
publican further says
Military service of generation ago has, we
repeat absolutely nothing to do with Il mans
qualifications for the govcrnorship Of Vermont
III this year of grace 1870
Patriotism is yet qualification for office
in Vermont. The proof of what mon are
is derived from their actions. What men
did or did not do generation ago, is of
consequence now, as showing the relations
which existed between themselves and the
State, as they would wish to have them
understood.
The South said in preparing for war, and
believed what it said, that the North was n
community of Yankee peddlcrs so eager in
the chase after ''the almighty dollar
that secession and disruption would be made
easy. The rebel leaders knew they would
have to contend against larger population,
with more abundant resources. But what
cared they for this so long as they believed
the North would not fight. President Lin
coin issued proclamation after procama-
ton calling for troops to save the Union.
| Coming into Lamoille county, Vermont,
how did the boys respond, and who an
swered the summons Col Sawyer of Hyde
Park, in the monitors stack of straw. "
| gives as a reason among others why Carroll
| :. Page was not numbered among the
marching host the following: 1T is need
! less to say that the relations of father and
son were most intimate and tender The
only son, dutitul and loving, was everything
to his father in feeling and business. F"
Beautiful, But were the ties any less close
between other fathers and sons, husbands
and wives, brothers and sisters; pray tell :
Were these ties any more tender than
those existing between Charles A. Wood
/ bury, brother Of Col. L. \. Woodbury.
| aud wife. another young man living at the
! ~ yI y 4
denied the assumption of the Southerns
that he belonged to arace of Yankee ped
| dlcrs " and. enlisting in Capt. Sawyer $
company of First Vermont cavalry, parted
with his family TO fail in battle for his
country April /, 1868. near Broad Run, Va
| According to ali accounts the Page family
at that time revealed in abundance. butNvhat
| of the widows and orphans in other families
| The father of the writer had three sons ia
the army, all there We're residing east of the
Rocky mountains, the youngest of whom,
! without family of his own, was the main
stay of the father and divided his pittaEce
of soldier pay with him This gallant
member Of Company G, ID Vermont regi-
ment having participated in every battle
of the regiment till then. was laid away in
the Wilderness. Would Col. Snwyer have
us believe the relations of father ana son in
the Page family were any more tender than
in other families? There is a dearth of rca
sons when such are given.
Hon. Henry Ballard of Burlington, at
torney for Carroll S. Page, comes TO the
rescue Of the latter gentleman and says that
from the month the first draft occurred
in Vermont to the end of the war. he Car
roll S. Page was at that time a minor, act
ing under the directions of his father in at