The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-25


The Union, with its system of state
hood still intact, survives-and with it
power and glory among men passing
the dreams of the fathers of the re-
public.
You and l may fold our arms and go
to sleep, leaving to younger men to hold
and defend property ten-fold greater
than that received by us, its ownership
unclouded and its title.deeds recorded
in heaven.
1t is, therefore, with a kind of exulta-
ton that fling open the gates of this
gateway to the Soulful l bid you well
come in the name of the people, whose
voice is the voice of God. You came,
and we resisted you; you come and we
greet you'll For times change, and men
change with them.
You will find here scarcely sign of
the battle; not a "Reminiscences of
its passions. Grim-visaged war has
smoothed his wrinkled front, and
whichever way you turn on either side,
deepening as you advance-across the
Chaplin Hills, where Jackson fell, to
stones river, where Rosy fought-and
on to Chattanooga and Chickamauga
and over Missionary Ridge, and down
by Resaca and Kennesaw, and ALA
toona, where Corse "held the fort" as
second time you march to the sea-
pausing awhile about Atlanta to look
with wonder on scene risen as by the
hand of Observation-Disclosures return
ing by way of Franklin and Nashville
you shall encounter, as you pass these
Wondering heaps, which remind you of
your valor and travail, only the mag
unanimous spirit of dead heroes, with
Grant and Sherman and Thomas and
Mcpherson and Logan looking down
from the happy stars, as if repeating
the words of the master, "Charity for
all-malice toward none"
The scene that followed the close of
the fervid Grafton was thrilling. The
speaker was overcome with emotion,
and left the front of the stage. Men
rose in their seats-and not only
cheered, but yelled. They cried and
cheered by turns. Mrs. John A. Logan
was seated short distance back of the
commander.in-ch stand, and as Mr..
Watterson walked away from the foot
lights, with the tears coursing down his
cheeks, General Lawler took his hand
and presented him TO Mrs. Logan.
AN AFFECTING SCENE.
Neither could speak for a moment,
and then the white-haired, motherly-
looking woman took his hand in both
of hers, and, when she found her
voice, said, tremblngly: 81 am glad l
have been permitted to live to hear
your speech" That was all she could
say. Then she sat down and wept.
COLONEL LAWYERS REMARKS.
At the opening of the formal meet
ing of the organization Colonel Law
Ter, the COMMUNICATIVE congrat-
ulated his hearers that they had assem-
bled in a beautiful city south of the
Ohio river-not as they did thirty-four
years ago, but because they were now
invited, by all its citizens, to accept
their hospitality and to receive a royal
and loyal welcome to old Kentucky and
the New South. He paid warm trib-
ute to the great men of Kentucky and,
amid great applause, spoke of the one
who was honored most by the people
of this great epublic-who, by his pen
and the bayonets of the Union soldiers,
struck the shackles from 4,000,000
slaves. He asked for no pension legis-
lation, but did ask, and insist, that
when a law is passed by congress its
provision, as intended by it, shall be
carried out-and not misconstrued and
misapplled by any man, or set of men
of any party that may be in power. He
expressed the belief that there should
be committee for the relief of helpless
veterans dismissed from the depart
ments at Washington. Touching upor
Memorial Day, the speaker said, in {
burst of patriotic eloquence:
Comrades, let us see to it that thu
day is kept as Memorial Day; let III
denounce in our own communities any
dissertation of the day, such as races
and games, excursions, balls and othe
{ amusements-of which there is too
; much on this day. The tendency is tt
forget the objects of its observance ant
| make it day of pleasure and recrea
ton.
THE BARBECUE.
A week of colossal festivity wa
> brought to fitting close with barbe
: cue of mammoth proportions. All nigh
{; long an army OF employees was at wor
in Wilder Park preparing the trenche
+ and building the fires, while under tn
: big tent 100000 pounds of meat, 1900
8 gallons of burgoo and $4,000 loaves @
bread were stacked in readiness for tn
= feast. The 25O cooks and 500 waiter
q reported for duty at daybreak to Gus
f Jaubert, the famous burgoo mixer c
the South. To prepare the $4,000 ga