The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-22
"LADS, L AM GOING OUT. "

People never tire of the incidents
of the voyage of the Oregon from the
Pacific coast to the waters of the Car
ibbean; the bold dash of the Ameri-
can squadron into Manila bay, and
the destruction of the Spanish feet
and land batteries, fires their martial
spirit. The voyage of the Oregon,
the passage by night into SPANS
guarded den, made combination of
romance and heroism that appeals
powerfully to all mankind, to Amrei-
can mankind in general and to Yer
mont mankind in particular, as the
hero of the famous exploit in oriental
waters, and of the marvellous cruise of
the good battleship, We're descend
ants of the renowned Green Mountain
Boys and highly sustained their tradi-
tional fame for bold and successful
achievement.
At Camp Roosevelt in Washington
last week, at the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, Secretary Moody of the navy
was one of the orators. In the course
of his speech, referring to Farraguts
flagship, the Hartford, the secretary
said:
81 know you will pardon me if I
quote to you the spirit that prevails
upon that ship in words whose pro-
family has long been washed ont by
their conservation, in words which
the chaplain excuses every time he
sees them as they are carved upon the
beam of the ship Toredoes be damn
ed go ahead (Laughter). And that
is the spirit which you veterans of the
navy of the civil war have taught to
the boys of today.
"Almost everything has been said
today by those who have preceded me
which can be said, but there is one
more thought, and then [ close. / was
talking not long ago with another old
comrade of yours of whom You have
heard something in recent times
Capt. Clark of the navy-and he told
me that when i'll command of the Ore
gOn along the coast of South America
during the late war he received a mes
sage from the navy department tell
lug MN llldb ne might SldN III lllt
port of Bahia, under pretence of re-
pairs to his ship, because the Spanish
fleet was afloat and he might meet it.
He was, however, given his discre-
ton.
He told me that he called his men
together and said Lads, / am going
out. The Spanish fleet is upon the
sea. 1t is idle for me to conceal from
you that it is strong feet but l am
going out, and if we do meet her she
will not look as well afterward as she
did before.
"And he said so simply to me, You
know, / was with Farragut. II
wasn't week after that time before
| was talking with another comrade OF
yours, sometimes spoken of in these
modern days. and | asked him what
he thought and how he felt on thai
night before the first of May when he
sailed into the harbor of Manila, lineC
with its mines and tOrpedOes, and he
said 81 thought what FarraguI
would have done, because, you know
| was with FarTagut.
81 tell you, my friends, much a
you did in your time, making it pos
sible for us TO be here today, one o
the greatest things you did for TIN
country was the establishment Of thos
traditions that you have Furnished t.
our sons in the army and the navy
The American youth thinks Of thOs
who went before him and will neve
turn his back upon the flag in an
war at any time.
"As Dewey and Clark are inspires
with the spirit of their own command
ers, so the time may come when tn
young men who served under thes
commanders may come to trial an
they will say as simply as the sam
spirit was expressed to me; Il serve