Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-01

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-. ot the Iniun. She gave -teIN |
.,ti,..r ou- ui her al,le-i'o lied mrn !"
serve. b-r cnuntry-in al the grand 10
tai al =. unn-sl- expended over si"'
noo ooo Of her Treasure. fully on--hali
al which was given hy the towns Niiho"'
amy -Np..ctaiions 0f return, aud oi her
,,,lla men who went to the front, ''--''
were left to sleep i-n-aih southern skies
until the hugl, call oi the angels should
summon them Ia hear their testimony
I...fnre the courts of ll-aven.
The SPEAKER then proc'-'-'ied I" relate
bo, some Of the neighhoring states |
lnpkrd with more az less cuntemri ul"n |
Vermont ol some New loikrrS WI"
were, SURPRISED W. had roads actuailN
Vid,. enough for a wagon; "i Sninr l''s-
t,,.,i,rs who dill not know ~ their
f-iuued superiority what the carllaI al
V.rmnpt wa>. or that sine even had
,,pital. and greeted Nermnntrrs WIN
such expressions a ''gr-enleS and gum
rbpwer,." IL wondered what S"inr "I
these people thought when the oih SKIN
CORPS was hurryiug up To the hr'd VI
G-tt, shurg. add the cry went ont "In' '"e
yer,uoptaIs ahead aud he wondered
what they thought on the tinal daN "'
the. great struggle oi t'rttyShnrg' aS 'ir
| second Vermont swept across TIE nr'"
and hurled itself against Picketts line,
f,rciuu him back inch hy inch, until the
/ ri,l,. of haiIlr turned, and hritNshh's
was saved Ia the MON arms. Vermont
has furnished more men ot might 10 the
m,rts Of trade. she has made more ms
tory to the square inch than any other
.t,tr i'm the l'u;on. The record at Ner-
mn,,t in the War at the Rebellion forms
one of the most brilliant chapters oi the
couutr, D, history. OF the eight famous
Iri,a,l,.> That served in the Rebellion
which we're made prr-rminent 10y their
fighting qualities. Cot William Fox
places the Vermont brigade at the head
ot the list
| do not need 10 cali IN your minds
today, the horrors of the WILDERNESS, OF
Ball Ran. and of Antirtam these tear
fl scene, have been burned int" your
heart, Ia the heat of deadly combat,
lbrrr 10 remain to The end Of time.
| viii plusr for moment to add my
tribute Ia Your wives and children, whose
hrroi,m. though less sen, was a. fully
felt ~ Your own. The seal nt noble
Womauho,d is securely sci npon tn"
unity ut this country. there /" remain
Il, the inspiration OF womanhood so long
~ the earth shall stand, and then T."
mud its reward In the higher. better life
of the future.
The sword was finally laid aside, the
victory Was finally achieved, aud ont OF
the thIot, uf deadly combat, energed II
nation with her unity sealed with the
blood of her own sons, and the cry al
the huudmau Slrrcrd with the music ct
. freedom. The nation 81 nearly rent II
twain Mas nov to to" Il unit In the adj
vance GUARD ut ciNililrtion. Her DESTINY
was liked when the wrarerS of the blu,
and the grey claSlrd hands at Appomat
tox and turned their energies 10 Tia
- rieuis of peace And yet, a. is Away
the ease, "A great victory adds great bur
+ dens, great problems, great opportum
, ties. The victories uf war, though the,
: are won at greater cost are more eaSll
! gained than are victories of peace.
/ shall briefly touch upon this phaS
4 OF this great struglI aud | am don't
r One great truth standing out against tn
. background is that the foundation 4
4 our national manhood rests very largel
| on the patriotism OF her sous and daugl
e teiS. Anything that tends to deSt Il
i the spirit of patriotism is "A foe to ou
- future welfare. The memory nj thi
It conflict should be kept before the mind
Y and hearts of our boys aud girls;
= should he taught in the public schoo
! as much as mathematics and reading
It and any teacher who does not grip Ill
full comprehension OF this struggle !
l. its bearings upon the present and fl
/ ture so far as citizenship is concerne,
i is hardly tit for his or her task
= SO long as the ideals that sent vo
d men to the front shall live. we are safe
l.. but when the ideals that inspired yot
IT sacrifice, and that have produced sue
Ir men as Abraham Lincoln and Williar
10 Mckinley, shall cease to animate yot
m sous aud daughters. the star of our III
If tional greatness will begin to set
n am not so sure hut that We are
A. the midst OF as great domestic N
If heava as We We're in the days of Gl &
N Anyhow, the mask has been torn awi,
-r from oar political, social aud moral if
ut and the revelation has chilled the bloc
of every honest heart. And yet. II
to faith still believes that men will stt
IS out Of the ranks of American manhoC
III who will throttle the monster tn
u threatens the citadel of our social al
as political power and hur him back int
Id the dark abyss from which he cam
ID And ! believe that out oi the throps
st this terrible struggle that has brougI
~ To light so much of graft aud brher
le and moral lmhecilty, will emerge N
as ton still true to the ideals OF the Fat
70 erS
al Your sacrifice has made it possib
Id Tor tins nation to assume a place of 81
H. prrnacy among the nations of the cart
No country dares to plunge into ";
ne without consulting us. The treaties ,
- diplomacy today all bear directly or i,
II directly the seal of this republic. 3,
IA with all this there comes heavy burde
It and the need today is for men to fgl
to Tor the victories OF peace. Is it poSsib
er That the American people are to sacrii,
their sacred trust on the affairs of la
IN aud greed? Nay. They will, they mu
II shake themselves from the stupor no
" upon them, and he as God intended the
'e should be, messengers of light and mel
ty cy unto the nations of the earth.
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