Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-10-20

TRANSFORMATION ofthe BristsI sosdisrs' EEen-
ument--Address By Hen, A. G. Riddle.
The citizens Of Bristol, Trumbull county
have lately inaugurated a custom which
will ultinately become universal as one Of
the results of this war. They have erected
fine township monument TO the memory
Of the brave boys who have gone out from
their midst to the defence Of their country
and have fallen in the discharge of that
noble and patriotic duty. Bristol is not
alone in the conception of this design, but
is we believe, the first to accomplish it.
In Portage county it is designed to erect
q county monument, and the same is pro-
posed il several other counties. This
pleasant custom will in few years fur
nish to the traveller the best evidence that
the people of the portions of the country
through which he journeys, bears in CRATE
full remembrance the martyrs for hoy
cause.
The Inauguration of the monument at
Bristol took place on the 18th inst, and
was one Of the pleasantest and most grace
ful incidents of the year. The occasion
drew large cODeOurse together. The
monument was undraped a. II o'clock A.
n, with imposing ceremonies. The mOnu-
ment is Of the best marble and was con-
structed by Mysrs, Uhl Co., of this city.
1t is surmounted by an urn, draped with
the American flag. Upon the east side Of
the plinth are engraved crossed canncr,
upon the south side crossed muskets, and
upon the north side crossed sabres, to
represent the different branches of artil-
lery, infantry, and cavalry. Upon the
west side are engraved the wOrds,
"Erected and dedicsted to the memory
OF our honored dead, 1863"
Upon the infantry side the first name
engraved is that of AJjulant Charles A.
Brooks, of the 7th Ohio, whom, it will be
remembered, was killed at the depot in
this city, in august last. The names at
present engraved, are as follows:
INFANTRY.
Adiutant Charles A Brooke, 7th O.. V. L, died
August l4tE, 1853, aged twenty years, three
months and fourteen days.
Calbert C. Miller, Company H, 7th Regiment,
0. V. I. fell at the battle of Cedar Mountain,
August 9th, 1862, aged twenty-three years, two
months and four days.
James Sage, Jr., Company 3, IO5th Regiment
n lot Tosufpx 10 Enr,Fr Fraalrr
Der 2lst, 1862, aged forty-ionr years and eleven
months.
Henry H. Collar, CompspyI, 10th Regiment
o. V. ,iell at the battle ofPerryville, Kentucky
October sth, 1852, aged nineteen years, four
months and twenty four days.
Jacob Ryan, Company B, 1o5th Regiment o. V.
l., fell at the battle OF Perryvle, Kentucky, Oc-
tober sth, 1862, aged twenty eight years.
CAVALRY.
Charles MunsOn, Company D, I'd 0. V. C., died
ct Baxter Springs, Indisn Territory, August I'd,
1862, aged twenty-six years.
George H. Crozier, Company D, Cd Q. V. c.,
died at Camp Chase, Dece mber 27th, 1852, aged
forty-four years and twenty-six days.
Alexander Fl. Chsffee, Company D. ID o. Y. c.,
died June 27th, 1862, sged nineteen years, eleven
months and one day.
ARTuLERY.
Jacob A. Cagy, 4th Ohio Battery, fell at the
Battle of Shiloh, April 9th, 1852, aged thirty
years, seven months and nineteen days.
Truman Z. Chafiee, 18th Ohio Battery, fell at
the ittle Of Shiloh, April 9th, 1852, aged seven
teen years, ten mouths and twenty-four years.
James B. Thorp, l4th Ohio Battery, died at st.
Louis, Missouri, MAY 2Sth, 1862, aged twenty-five
ears and eleven months.
James d. Hotel, I4th Ohio Battery, died at
Louisville, Kentucky, Mey I'D, 1862, aged seven
teen years, one month and tWenty-niue days.
Lester F. Sprague. 18th Ohio Battery, died on
shipboard, May 9th, 1859, aged twenty-one
years, four months and four days.
George F. Sprague, l4th Ohio Battery, died
June 7th, 1862 aged eighteen years, eight
months and twenty days.
The monument costs about $1,000. In
addition to the engraved, Bristol lost two
of her sons at Chicksmauga. It is under
stood that the monument is designed for
all those who may hereafter fall from that
township, as well as those who have al
ready done 50.
In the afternoon of the day Of inaugu-
ration, an Address was delivered by Hon.
A. G. Riddle, which, as will be seen by
perusal of the sketch below, (which gives
but part of Mr.. Rs remarks), was full
OF enobling thoughts and touching sllu-
sions. The people Of Bristol were greatly
pleased with the Address, and general
desire was expressed that it should be
published. 1t is impossible for US to give
the entire address; but Mr.. Riddle spoke
in substance as follows:
Death is a grand and benignsnt mon
arch though his footprints are graves
though mis- palace is the hall OF everlsst-
ing silence and the hollow Of his crown |
holds the ashes Of all the dead No King |
can so ennoble. The touch of his sceptor |
lifts the most abased above all the living, |
in whose presence the haughtiest uncover,
with reverence. No monarch can so hum
BILE, at his touch distinctions vanish, and |
bis hands strip the proudest TO his indi-
and he lies down in the realm
Of sleep, empty, naked, and alone, only the
peer of the dead
No power can so beautify. Under his |
hand the hideous are trans
figured to loveliness; and his sceptor traces
lines of beauty in harsh and repulsive
faces, and sOftens away every hard and
feature. No hand can so sane
lily and make holy. 1t cuts from the
wicked their crimes clesuses the lepper;
purifes the fallen from all stain, and
stamps on their dead forms all the possi-
Bile good Of their lives, and forbids even
the memory of the i'll they worked The
purest and holiest of earth receive saint
ship by this hand alone.
When death comes to beautify, ennoble
and csnonize on, already besutiful, noble
and holy in our love, its ministration,
hOugh awful, is the most sacred and ten
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