The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-27
nrI.ERRATIoN AT aETTYsBURa
The National Cemetery-s-lts Dcdi-
cation and Cemsecratzou-- Addrcss
OF President lincoln


ahle 70 participate in the proceedings of the
NIGHT which were of lively character
The Presi sent, Secretary Seward and Col.
Forney were sereasded, and each sSeyyeraily
replied to the compliment. ! AN Y
ssThe President said he. was.lss happy to ESQ
many of his friends present, to par'ssealpass Y
the ceremonies, but hewould make no speech
as he had nothing particular to say Laugh
ter and applause.l "tNN' 4 ~ ''Ni' '''a
Mr.. Seward was loudly callsd4for. He said
he was now sixty years Of age and for forty
years he had been in public life,.. This, how
ever, was the first time he had ever dared to
address the people residing upon the borders
of Maryland, He anticipated forty years ago
that the battle of freedom would be fought
upon this ground, and that slavery would die,
Loud cheering. There have been a great
issue between the people of the country,
North and South, and it was now being de
tormined in this contest. He Was anxious to
see slavery die by peaceful means and by
moral means, if possible and now he was des-
tined to see it die by the fate of war. APP
4 plause, Thus Pennsylvania beautiful, ca.
PRECIOUS, rich and fertile Pennsylyaniq==--was
an evidence of what the spirit of freedom had
i done for the Union. We would not abandon
4! this contest until we had one hope, one eoun-
try, one destiny and one nationality. sai
Colonel Edrney madea brief speech, refer
Z ring to the political aspect Of the campaign,
and particular to the services Of Douglas to
the Union Hepaid eulogy to the President,
and spoke of him as one that would live in
history as the saw ur Of the country. q A.
ha.5 The Dedication. 6l
Il GETTYsBURa, November l9.---The ceremo-
= MES attending the dedication of the National
Cemetery commenced this morning by grand
military and civic display under the command
of Major-G General Couch, the programme Of
which has already been PUBLISHED,
The line of parade was taken up at ten
O'Clock and proceeded through the pricipal
streets to the Cemetery, where the military
formed in line and saluted the President
Alta quarter past il o'clock the head Of the
: procession arrived at the main standl Tn!
President and members of the Cabinet, to
gether with the chief military and civil dig
nitaries took their positions on the stand, th'
President being seated between Messrs Sew
e ard and Everett, after reception marked
G with respect and perfect silence due to thu
solemnity Of the occasion, every man among
the immense gathering pncoyering on his qp
y pearance. al.ss.
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: military being occupied by civilians, compris
: ing about 15,UO0 people, and including men
women and children. The attendance of la
: dies was quite large. M aas
The military escort comprised one squadron
of cavalry, two batteries of artillery, and ,
regiment of infantry, being the regular fun
eral escortof honor paid to the highest officers
in the service hMr -l4,
4 After the performance Of the funeral mill
tary dirges by Birg6eld's Band, an eloquen
: prayer was delivered by the Rev. DR.. Stock
!, ton, Chaplain of the House of Representatives
I At the close Of the prayer the band played {
y dirge. Ia, i.s
III Marshall Lamon then read a letter from
J. General Winfield Scott, expressing hs.regre
% at not being able to attend the ceremonies o
-, dedication. ua(5n. ss., rif Is
; Marshall Lamon then introduced the Hon
. Edward Everett, the orator of'the day. a7
e The President then delivered the following
10 dedicatory speech; z
Four score and seven years ago our father
& brought forth upon this continent a new ma
i ton, conceived in liberty and dedication t.
!, the proposition that all men are created equal
:. Applause. Now we are engaged in grea
= civil war, testing whether that nation, or an,
e nation so conceived and so dedicated can lon,
= endure. We are met in great battlefield 0
: that war; we are met to dedicate a portion
of it ps the final resting place Of those VIII
!. here gave their lives, that that nation nigh
!, live. 1t is altogether fitting and proper tina
> we SHOULD do this; but, in a larger sense, W
! cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, weean
: not hallow this ground. The brave men, hy
ing and dead, who struggle here, have conse
: Grated it far above our poor power to add 0
= to detract. [Applause. The world will littl
note nor long remember what we say here
:. but it can never forget what they did here
: tAppiause. 1t is for us the living, rather t
be dedicated here to the unfinished work, tina
they have thus far SO nobly carried on. Zap
plause. It's rather for us here to be dedicate,
a to the great task remaining before us tina
from these honored dead we take increase
n devotion to that cause for whichthey here CAV
- the last full measure of devotion. That W,
. here highly resolve that these dead shall no
d. have died in vain, Applause s; that the Ma
"a ton shall, under God have a new birth o
freedom; that the Government of the peopl
!, by the people, and for the people, shall no
= perish from the earth. [Eopg applause.]
)I Three chserswere given. for the Presiden
st Of the United States and Governors of tn
Il States. ~ ,:l - S
III After the delivering of this address, tn
"A dirge and benediction closed the exercise, an
the immense assembly separated about tw
O'Clock. Z H2 1tT va sai ial1 8