Ben Harrison: “May I, in closing, tender to these good women of Vermont my thanks for the grace and sweetness which their services and…”

The law should at least have contained a provision for the continued discharge of their duties by the incumbents until the new officers were appointed and qualified.

No provision is made for a continued discharge of the duties of marshal and district attorney by the present incumbents.

It gives me pleasure to consummate here to-day, by the act of lifting this flag, the efforts in support of a principle to which I give my hearty support.

That event is interesting in itself, but its interest to me is in the fact that this ship is the type and precursor of many others.