St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
MISCELLANY.
GENERAL VEAZEYS ADMINISTRA-
TON.

TiON.
There have been many distinguish
ed men at the head of the Grand
Army of the Republic but few have
received more general commentator
for the acts of their administra-
ton than has mmander-inChief
Veazey, whose term of office will end
with the national encampment at
Detroit next week. The National
Tribune of Washington in review
ing his administration says that
Colonial Veazey has abundantly
justified the expectations of the COM
rades who elected him to his high
office at Boston. 1t refers to him as
a soldier of splendid record. who had
the good fortune to see and improve
a magnificent opportunity in the
greatest battle of the war; public
highest judicial office in the state; a
man of fine presence, and an earnest
and convincing orator, and says
that he has produced the best I'M
preston wherever he has gone, and
made many friends for himself and
the order from one end of the nation
to the other. The Tribune continues
as follows:
Much of the public estimation of
the Grand Army of the Republic de-
ponds upon the menwho are seen at
its head, and Col. Veazey has been a
commander-in-chief to whom all
comrades could point with pride.
AS soldier and supreme justice he
had been more than creditable. In
war and in peace he represented the
best of the volunteer soldiers who
crushed the life out of the rebellion.
His acts as commander-in-chief, and
his speeches at the public meetings
all over the country, have confirmed
the good opinion formed of him.
He has carried the glorious standard
of our order worthily and well, and
proved fit successor to the distin-
guished soldiers and able men who
preceded him in the Office. The
Grand Army of the Republic has been
particularly fortunate in its COM
mander-in-chief, but never more
fortunate than when it selected Col.
Veazey. He will retire with golden
opinions from all sorts of people. "
The Tribune also has a good word
to say for Adjutant-General Goulding
of Rutland and the manner in which
he has filled his Office. In this con-
nection the Tribune says:
This is an office of great response
bility, and requires man of peculiar
gifts to fill it. He is to the COM
mander-in-chief what the executive
officer is to the commander of a war
ship. All the manifold details of the
order come to him for arrangement.
The correspondence is enormous,
and very much of it demands unusu-
al tact and ability to handle. The
headquarters must be kept carefully
in touch with the order in all of its
manifold ramifcations. Others may
be slack or negligent without much
risk, but there must be no slackuess
or negligencein the adjutant-general's
Office. Col. Goulding has proved
more than equal to all these require
ments, and has made an adjutant-
general of rare efficiency. This is
known and appreciated by all who
have had dealings with headquart-
ers His successor will find every
thing in admirable shape.
These extracts furnish good idea
of the way in which Gen. Veazey's
administration is regarded through
out the country generally and it can
thus be seen that he and his adjutant
general have reflected great credit
not only upon themselves but also
upon the Green Mountain state
Burlington Free Press.