The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

by Admiral Dewey's squadron at Man
lila Bay, in 1898.
In the first corridor of the State
House is portrait of Admiral George
Dewey, the hero of Manila Bay, and,
across the hall, facing this, an oil
painting of Admiral Charles e. Clark,
of Oregon fame, both sons of Vermont.
On the walls of this corridor are the
portraits and designations of the regi-
mental officers of Vermont who were
in battles of the nation.
The vari-colored battle flags of in
fantry and cavalry, 81 in all, are pre-
served under glass in the corridor lead
ing to the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives. In this corridor also is
bronze tablet erected to the heroes of
the War of 1912 by the Society of
Vermont Daughters of 1912 and on
the opposite side of the entrance to
Representatives hall is tablet from
soldiers of other States to Major Cen
eral William Farrar Smith, native of
this State, considered by Lincoln, Grant
and Stanton, as one of the ablest gen.
erals of SO. Facing the entrance is
another tablet dedicated to Gen. En-
erson H. Liscum, a Vermont soldier,
whose brilliant career ended in death
while leading his troops in Tien Tsin,
China, during the Boxer outbreak.
The Governors chamber contains
the portraits, in oils, of many of YER
mont's executives, and their term of
office, and especial interest centers in
the Governors chair which was cary
ed from oak taken from the frigate
Constitution and presented by Capt.
Horace Sawyer, midshipman in the
war of 1912, in 1858.
The massive painting of "The Battle
of Cedar Creek" which covers nearly
one entire wall of the room just off
the executive chamber, was author
lied by joint resolution of the Leg
islature in 1870, giving the Governor
the right to contract with Julian Scott,
of Johnson, associate of the Academy
of Design, for painting commemor-
ating Vermonts soldiers in action
In 1874 Mr.. Scott was paid $4,000 for
his work Mr.. Scott was awarded g
Congressional medal for bravery al
Lees Mills.
In this room are also found many
portraits of distinguished Vermonters
some of them the work of Thomas w
Wood, including portraits of Sena.
tors Prentiss and Morrill, and full
length portrait of Washington, copy
of the Stuart portrait in Providence
R. l.
Historical Society Relies.
Chief among the treasures of tn,
State House are the relics in the pos
session of the Vermont Historical SO
ciety and exhibited in their room jus
off the State Library. There Is 6
sword presented Major General Sam
uel Strong of the Vermont Volunteers
for distinguished service at the Bat
tie of Plattsburgh, stirrup worn b,
Gen. Strong in that battle, rebe
; bayonet taken from the field of Ben
nington, Aug. 16, 1777, the charters
, and proprietor's deeds of Vernon
towns, letter in Ethan Aliens hand
writing to Ira Allen, dated at Bur
lington, 1887, and book publishes
q, in 1888, entitled ."Remonstrance
Against Resolutions of Congress, TIL
Acts and Conventions and State Pap
ers, 1775-1791 are of historic interest
Carefully preserved under glass i
sword carried by Baron De Kalb o
Revolutionary fame and which wa
presented by Gov. Chittenden to Majo
: Asabel Clarke for bravery in the Bat
tie of Plattsburgh; cannon bal
ploughed up on the field of Bennine
= ton in 1S47; a watch worn by Lieu
p. c. Cheney and which received
bullet in its case in the Battle of Get
tysburg; an oak cane from the ket
of the Congress" Arnold's flagshi
y in the naval battle with the BIRTHS
on Lake Champlain in 1915; Roma
D sword and a scabbard worn by Gel
}, Jackson and a report of the coroner
d inquisition upon the death of Willial
French, killed at Westminster in 1T
d the first blood shed in the Revolution
airy War; a pair of deadly Frenc
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