Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-09-01
REVIEW OF THE REGIMENT.
GOV. CIRCUIT AND OTHER OFFIClAlS S
AT CAMP OLYMPIA.
tor, Repre- sentative Powers, Ex-Gov.
Woodbury., Ex-Licut. Gov. Man
SUR, Col. Il. q. Smith and Gen. o.
o. .Howdrd-Condiiion of Sick.

Yesterday the First Vermont Regiment
was reviewed by Gov. Grcut at Camp
Olympia. The day was very hot and this
doubtless prevented many of the conva-
cscCnt men from marching in the review,
as they would otherwise have done. About
SO men, or half of the regiment were in
line and they presented good appear
Hhce as they marched past the reviewing
stand in company front. Soon after the
governors party arrived, adjutant's call
was sounded and at 2:S0 o'clock the diff
fcrcnt battalions were formed and Col.
Clark took command of the regiment. 1t
was IL noticeable fact that the governor
stood uncovered as the troops marched
passed him. The men were then march
cd in review, headed by the Montpelier
Military band and the bugle corps. The
colonel and his staff preceded tho band.
and after passing the governor, dis
mounted. The companies were then mass
ed IN close formation in front of tho re-
viewing stand and Gov. Grout addressed
them as follows
GOV. CIRCUITS REMARKS.
II is li,'lc more than four months since
war was declared between this country
and Spain. The President called upon this
state for troops to assist in securing
peace and thousands of loyal Ncrmontcrs
from all parts of the country promptly
responded The Legislature was summon
cd in session extraordinary to provide the
troops furnished by this State with an
extra seven dollars a month to the regu-
lar United States pay, and this same ses-
sion enlarged the power Of the treasurer
to borrow money for State purposes to
the extent of 3. @O0l, which enlargement
added to the 10000 credit authorized at
the regular session, gave the admins
trat.ou an $4,000 credit for State use,
FOR both peace and war. Thus
fortified with money and patriotism "a
regiment was rendered the general gov
ernmcnt and in due time out Of the many
VINO offered themselves. you and your
whose enforced absence is so
deeply deplorcd, were accepted and or
ganizcd IL, the First Vermont Volunteer
Infantry 4 portion of You were OF the
National Guard and had the whcrcwithal
to be equipped Tor active service: the bal
ance of you had to await supply in this
respect and yet anxious to got nearer the
front YOU were Immediately upon mus
ter in ordered tC camp at Chickamauga
You were then nited States soldiers, your
colonel no longer took orders from Derby
but from Washington. Your governor $
prayer that You shoul be put in full rcld
ness for the field before you left the State
was mot with The assurance that you
would be thus prepared as speedily as pos
siblc and that such work could be more
eXpedit'ously done in the camp to VIII, Ii
you were going than here. Recalling
how ever, the course of such work during
the civil war whom the troops were gem
orally equipped in the State but by the
general government, it was undertaken to
have you thus scasonably prepared bu.
the war department ordered otherwise and
you went forth as you were, iplendd
body OF men ready TO scrTc your country
wherever duty called. You were follow
cd by the prayers OF the people of this