Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-29

yet only few days since the breaking off
OF diplomatic relations between the Tnited
states and Spain, but already great OBJ
lect lesson has been taught to all who
have been alert enough to look for it.
This lesson is that the foreign born don
lzcns OF that congested part of Manhattan
Island known as the east side are every
whit as patriotic as any other jewellers in
inns big city and as ready to go to the
front Tor the honor and glory Of the re-
public as their native American fellow
citizens. East siders may be, and certain
ly in many instances are, ignorant of much
that is vital In the institutions of the
United States. Their combined vote were
1t to be controlled in the mass by some
demagoguo intent only on serving his
personal ends, might turn out to be a scri-
GUS menace. But they understand full well
that whatever the faults of tho republic
may be it is the land Of the free in deed
and in truth. And when there is fighting
to he done they have no hesitation in
Offering themselves as fighting men.
This is the more gratifying from the
fact that few recruits from among east
siders came forward while there was vet
uncertainty as to what would be done
All tho latter part of last week, however,
and all this week so far, they have been
crowding the temporary recruiting offices
thrown open in east side neighborhoods
with an eagerness and enthusiasm which
must completely remove all suspicion that
they fear to make the supreme sacrifice
for the land of their adoption
Colonel Depew.
One of the most active Now York agen-
cies for the raising of troops is Lafayette
post, q. y. r., the veteran organization
of which Chauncey NJ. Depew is a NOM
Der. Over and over again this week /
have heard men question one another as
to Mr.. Dcpew's military service in the
civil war, which alone could entitlc him
to membership in the Grand Army. And
l have heard it stated repeatedly that he
took no part in the struggle, but was real
| ly only an honorary member of the vcter-
ans order. If understand the facts. there
| are no honorary G.. A. II. men, and there
| fore the general notion regarding his
membership could not be correct. As
matter of fact, be did see service in the
sixties, and this is how it was, rs he once
| told me himself:
In 1868 he was a young lawyer with an
| Office in Poughkeepse. He was also adju-
| tant of tho Eighteenth regiment of the
state militia and had long been expecting
| to be called to the front. One hot July
morning the call was received. Lee had
| invaded Pennsylvania, all the available
forces were needed to head him off, and
the militia reserves were wanted, and at
once.
Being adiutant, it was the duty of Mr..
| Depew to notify all hands of the call. The
regiment was made up of companies in
| Poughkeepsic and the country round
| about. and it took some lively Eusting to
| 70 al H bn
| young adjutant had also to arrange for
the transfer of his law practice to some
one else. The men got their notifications
| quickly, however, the transfer was made
after fashion, and ~ hours after the call
| was received all were ready for their south
ern trip. The mastering in followed i'm
mediately at Yonkers. and the start was
made late at night on board "A train of box
cars. They had uniforms and knapsacks
and haversacks but they had no guns,
and they had received little drilling. How
ever, they were men who were willing to
| fight if need he, and the hurried trip excited
them nightly.
When they got to Baltimore, the battle
of Gettysburg had been fought, the tide Of
war had been turned, and the Eighteenth
militia saw nothing more serious whilo in
Uncle Sans service after all than the
mental City in train of box cars. They
remained south month or two, though,
acting as garrison of fort that formed
part Of Batipore's defenses, and in that
time were drilled regularly, so that on
their return to the north they were able to
march with quite a soldierly bearing
Later, when the late James W, Hustled
was n general in the national guard, Mr..
Depew was made colonel on his staff. He
used to look very martial in his regimen
tails but suost New Workers have long age
forgotten the time when Colonel Depew
was often a figure in national guard pa
rades.
Must Las Novedadas Go?
The Cubans have about made up theil
minds to do all they can, and that right
speedily, to bring about tho suppression OF
Las Novedades, the daily newspaper pub
lshed in this city as the mouthpiece of the
Spanish throne and already alluded to II
this correspondence.
1t was thought by the officials of thu
iunta that Don Jose Garcia, being loya
Spaniard, would get out of the country OF
the beginning of actual hostilities. Unit
that time they regarded his newspape
more in the light of a daily amuscmen
specially provided for their delectatior
than as anything more serious. Don Gar
cia however, like many another Spanlard
appears to have decided upon continued
residence here, and his paper still come
out daily as regularly as the clock 1t !
not as rabid in its utterances as 1t wa
! some weeks ago-in fact, 1t has been TONED
down a whole lot ever since the destruc
ton of the Maine But it is still anti
f American, anti Cuban and pro-Spanish
and the junta folk can't for the life o
them see why its continuation Il allowed
Their desire for the suppression OF tn
paper is given violent expression In
standing inscription on the junta bulletin
E board, which reads, death to Las Move
dados.
They say, and probably truly, that Il
no other country waging war would IN
7 publication of an enemy's organ, no mat
: ter how mild its tone, be tolerated. I'M
bare thought of an American newspape
being allowed to publish in Madrid at TIL
time is too grimly absurd to be entertalne'
: for single moment Readers of the dis
| patches will remember that a dental Ollie
In that capital, established by an Amer
e can, but then owned and operated by
: Spaniard, was completely wrecked by
mob one day last week.
n Yet Don Jose Garcia's office is in n
y more danger of damage than that of an
y other paper in Now York, while Don Gal
II ola himself goes back and forth and u
a and down the streets unguarded and full
ha HaIfaf hat hn is SAT