Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-11-23
tPEeiAL DIsPATeBES.
NEWS FROM GETTYSBURG, PA.
200 Persons In Attendance.
Impressive Exercises OF the
Occasion
DediCatOry Address BY Presi-
dent Lincoln.
A Grand National Testimonial to
Our Fallen Braves.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES,
VIEWS FROM GETTYSBURG, PA.
so, 900 Persons In Attendance.
ITO the Chicago Tribune.I

4NbNs AOl ACOSs
A great day for the nation, the burial
place of her glorious defenders on the
crisis Of the national safety was splendid
ly dedicated to Vslor, to patriotism and to
freedom. The people have been coming
all the week, and some days sinoE the
town YVES full to overfowing, so that the
hosts who arrived yesterday and last
night were compelled to sleep on the floors
of private houses. The demonstration Of
military, Of high officials, secretaries and
citizens in the procession was superior to
anything Of the kind ever witnessed in
this country.
Ward H. Lsmon, Marshal Of Washing
ton, was the Chief Marshal Of the day,
assisted by numerous aids.
Rev. Mr.. Stockton, the venerable Chap
lain Of the United States Senate, was in
troduced, who offered up such 8 prayer as
only he is capable Of. The vast assembly
stood uncovered in bresthless attention
during the invocation, and few indeed
we're the hearts however obdurste, that
did not unite with him in this prayer FOR
the great American nation. Never was q
man selected for any service so fit in
every respect to perform it. There the
reverend gentleman stood, looking as if
himself was one of the brave dead, whose
graves were spread out before him. just
risen from the tomb to invoke the God of
nations and liberty, to bless the sacred
work and inspire the hearts Of the living
with the grandeur Of the work still before
them.
Mr.. Everett, the orator, proceeded with
q discourse occupying two hours and four
minutes in the delivery. The capaeious
stand was filled with officers of the General
Government Governors and their stats,
Foreign Ministers, AdDirsls and the mem
bers Of the press. In front sat the President
Of the United States, and on his left sat Sec
retary Seward and Mr.. Blair; behind
the President sat Governor Tod, Hon. John
Brough, Governor elect of Ohio, Governor
Seymour, Governor Curtin and others.
Perhaps the most attentive and spprecia-
tive listener WAS Old Abe himself. He
seemed to be absorbed in attention so pro-
foundly, that, till the spell was broken by
8 mistake Of the orator in saying General
Lee, when he should have said General
Meade, which mistake caused the Presi-
dent to turn to Seward and with loud
voice say, "General Meade;" but the orator
seemed not to hear it. At this time the
orator made the same mistake, but the
President corrected it lou1 enough to se-
cure correction by the orator. Another
listener, whose countensnoe seemed most
to express the pleasure felt, was John
Brough, Governor elect Of Ohio.
At the conclusion Of the orstion, choir
from the musical Association, Of Baltimore,
treated the people to the following beautiful
DIrge.
WRITTEN AT GETTYSBURG.
IThe following thoughts seemed so appropri-
ate TO the occasion of the conservation of the
Soldiers Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa, on the
10Th Of November, 1853, that could not resist
the impulse of putting them IN the following:
November 10, 1868. B. B. FEES0H.l
As Holy Ground,
This SPOT where in their graves
We place our couutry's braves,
Who fell in freedoms holy cause,
Fighting for Liberties and laws.
Let tears abound.
Here let them rest,
And summers heat and winters cold
shall wax and wanA above their mould;
A thousand years shall pass away,
a nation still shall mourn this clay
The soil is blost.
Here where they fell,
OF shall fond parents mourn their dead,
The orphan here shall kneel and weep,
And maidens where their lovers sleep,
Their woes shall tell.
Great God of Heaven
Shall all this sacred blood he shedl
Shall we thus mourn our glorious dead?
Oh, shall the end be ruth and Woe,-
The knell Of Freedoms overthrow,
country rivenl
II will not be.
We trust, Oh God, thy gracious power
To aid as in this darkest hour;
This be our prayer: Oh Father save
A peoples Freedom from the Grave
All praise TO Thee.
The Marshal then introduced President
Lincoln, who spoke as follows, after the
immense applause:
REMARKS OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.