The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-06-08
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ierf nc ware 81 ex,eimina,itn cot 6leis b,
txeen State sid s'ste, sp6 between diff
tnt eisments within the State, but wher
shsll we nad a parallel to the great CT nic
Of '6l-2 'zot 10 var caused by the cap
rice OF a omsr, nor by the a ekering am
tltion OF a Prince, bat rather 10 war 10
,vltAble, q cot a CT n ideas q eiAih betw,e
two sntsgonistie b.liei.. infpird by D
political d,nsgosres, bet profound, sln
eere telIefs that bad hetn growing for
d, 1sn years tefore TIE var. Il Nss q con
test 10 d eide By force OF arms vhethe
this Republic, wnIct ed from the clutche
OF British tyranny BY the arms Of our col
opial ancestors, should lie Consigned /,
slavery or humsu freedom
Such M army htd reytr been collected
There wtrc "msuy men Of man yminds"
d A rlrg Individually as much IS cell, ctlv,
ly they dltf,r frvm the Russians. q ere wal
no unaninity " beIi,f in = gard 10 slavery
but beneath the whole army, % beneath IN,
whole North there wss mighty irr, press
ible uudeicur;eLt &c tlment with Sin
gle meaning, sfd tLst was that the Unor
must be saw, d, and fr that purpose they
stood resdy ss che IN ~ TO sivs theif llve',
They proudly rsis'd their banner ard con-
seerated lhemselv TO the fu fillment oil
their cgsu o0e CD, one country, ard
one nag"
We are sp', 10 these drys Of hurry and
hustle, to btlitle these matters OF history.
The deeds OF the b title SCARED veterans are
apt to be cloud,d by the stress ard etrug
gle OF daily life. But, M We 90 from place
to place In this glorious land Of ours, as we
zee increate In the prosperity Of cur coun.
try, the dtve.c,ment of Its inextaustible
resources, It's domestic stability ard Ito
prestige smong the powers Of the world,
we recogniz, then the greatness Of the tack
accomplished 10 the Civil War.
vermont's part 10 that great cor fict is
common knowledge. She has written the
most lustrous pages in the annals Of that
war. Ee' roster teens with the Dames Of
national heroes. Her rough and ready sol.
diers typ'tied more accurately than those Of
any other state, hat profound sentiment
against slavery. This little stumbling
block Of Enslish tyranny placed the first
legal check on slavery, for to the back
woodsmen OF Vermont, while she was yet
q Republic, longs the honor Of having
been the first American Common to
abolish and prohibit Livery.
The sons Of Vermont we're conspicuous
In every skirmish marked by bravery and
undaunted spirit, No greater tribute can
be paid to the soldiers Of Vermont than the
famous order Of brave John SedgwIck in
the wilderness. "Put the Vermonters
ahead, ard keep the column closed up"
II any martial r cord will stand the test
of time, |; is the record Of the Vermont
Volunteers
II aEy martial reB0wn can stand the test
II an impartial examination, 1t belongs to
he Vermont Volunteers. To-day we thrill
With pride as American citiz rs because
We know Ieither black nor white, neither
Indian nor Saxon.
We thrill with pride as Vermonterp, be-
'suse these peaceful valleys and proud
mountains have never known the curse OF
lavery becsuse the best blood Of Vermont
vas sacrificed to raise an unfortunate peo-
lie from the degradation Of slavery to the
manhood Of freedom,
The soldiers which Vermont gave to the
ause Of human liberty are typical Of the
american soldier. As Vermont was always
he incorporating exponent Of anti.slav.
ry principles, so she exempli6ed to the
ighest degree the cit'z soldier Of the
United States.
IL It extravsgsnt to claim this for Yer.
nont? II the common understanding Of
he term 'ci;iz'n soldier 10 correct, those
ons Of Vermont who "fouRht their way
nto promlr cree are deserving Of the dis
|nction."
Let US snaly q, the characterlstics Of the
itizen soldier.
The citizen soldier is one who carries all
he respop opsibilities Of civic duties into The
eld Of battle and brings the fervor and
1gressiveness Of the warrior into the dis.
1arge Of his civic duties. He Is never a
bod soldier except when be 10 good citi-
N. The two qualities are insepArable.
it!zen soldiery can present no such me-
,apicsl fpectlcle a the Russian army,
lch soldier mere automston, an uDthiok-
z part CT vast machine, ard fighting in
purely pe,functory manner; but on the
her hand d, the citizen soldier Of '6l was q
'iDkiog part Of great army OF cltiz,nf,
spired with patriotic and Intelligent de-
,tion to duty, actuated by principle, en-
,wed with the moral and ply sical courage
Iusl to any emergency, patient under
ials, ard empelled bys tscred devotion
right and ias'ice
IL 10 absolutely rect ssary 10 d, mocrstic
,vernmeDt that every individual, 10 order
be = perfect soldier, must first be q true
tIzsn. The America soldier peraoLi6es {
vereian citizenship By bis own conduct [
may exempliiy imJ Jariial Justice to those
no have rever expert need l., and the re- |
lts Of the Highest liberty to those who 4
ne been strangers to Il. q
Nearly forty years have pasfed since
e hands OF Lee AID Grant met in peace.
,e tmoke OF fratrisidsl battles ba long J
ice rolled away. The crack of fif . and .
Q boom OF cannon 10 lopgsr all tb,if ter.
lie tales OF destruction. The deadly war I
! human rights sni rstionsl unity lives I
~ 10 the minds Of Ibis seteration, cher.
,ed ~ . matter OF history, (
Forty ytas ago the right was trlum. &
ant 10 the sres,e,t col A Ct the Angie : I
xon race was ever called upon to wage, q
I that COZ q ct old rot end with Arpoms- n
T. The contest has ihifttd a AID changed. .