Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-07-20
Grafton of Rev. }. E. Irish. delivered
at Linden, Juiy 18th, 1864.
CONCLUDED

hang over the precipice Of dsu ion, whether,
with my short sight, can fathom the depth of the
abyss below, nor could regard him as a safe couu-
sellor IN the affairs of this government whose thoughts
are mainly bent considering, how the Union
should be preserved how tolerable might be
me condition Of the people when shall be broken up
and destroyed hle the Union lasts, We have high,
exciting, gratifying prospects spread before US
and our children Beyond that | seek not to pene-
Jrate the veil. God grant that in my day az least
that curtain may not rise, that my vision never
may be opened what lies behind. When my eyes shall
be turned t behold for The last time the sun in heav
en- may him shining on the broken and dis
. hynored fragments Of once glorious Union,-on
States discovered, discordant, oelligerent land
teruaI blood Let their last feeble and lingering
glance rather behold the cor eous sign Of the repu
i lie, known and honored throughout the earth
still full high advanced its and trophies
in in all their original lusJer, stripe or
polluted nor single star obscured,bea ing for its
motto, no such miserable uterrogatory, as What is
all this worth those OF her words Of delusion and
folly, Liberty first, and Union afterwards" but every
where, spread all in characters OF living light
blazing all It's ample folds, they float the
sea and over the land and in every wind under the
whole heavens, that other sentiment. dear to every
true American heart, liberty and Union, nOtc and
f0rersr, one and iHseparu5ie!
Oh. how those words thrill through hearts day
for IN tead Of tat gorgeous ensign behold the
tam Of disunIon raised, look upon States dis
se'-Fei dsc3rlaItt peIl.s-reIiE on land rent with
civil feuds, and drenched in fraterna blood Oh in
tatuaed demons whose lust for power and oppression
nave brought about scch frlghtful scenes. What
Judgment avail you at the bar f Gout II disuuion
trIumphs, the blood Of our fathers shed in vain
the eternal trust # God revealed in declaration
wandering homeless, through the earth; the blood Of
our fathers brothers and sons already shed in the
present struggle eurching the soil Of thousand
te-Heds has been shed in vain the prayers of thou
sands of the saints Of God have gone rD 10 heaven in
vain, the grvaus, and sjgzs and anguish from thou
sands Of desoiated homes have pierced the heavens
and reached the Of God in vain. The hopes Of
teeminE millions Of the sable sons Of Africa, long
ground down under the iron heel Of the oppressor
viii all be crushed glorious Republic. the wonder
and admiration Of the world the hope Of humanity,
the bright particular star among the galaxy Of nations
broken into fragments and scattered to the four winds
OF heaven Truth and her sister, Hope, come on sill
- E, a. on, me hSlLl,tl / M one % Whisper e
ana Joy io the favored dTeliers IN this sunny cline,
slaF,Iea on their long Journey 10 some otner
"orla 70 seek nome and reztall this, and more far
more Il TINS daF plot OF iIsuuiou, conceived IN he'll,
IS .Sute.el - us mat oIls-nIAatioh Ne cGttoT
3Tgf8 n, When We weigh all these mighty interests
a74nS' our personal feelings ana preferences we are
be conclusion, ~ Hr cannot afford IT, But on this
il'e aaalyersE Of our natal day IN the midst OF such
feSponsolii!es, there comes piping v ice from some
even A. the prtce oi surreuderng al We have sacrificed
an an iili we nave already gained ~haTe on such men
sS must be neal descgndents Of The tories o. me
oE ese AIMED N their ainles TO the TRAIT
80 '' IN"' "7'---' US
lAs EePu Lc Is Heaven born. TIE hand Of God Is
C-lls [aoed ID the steps "AIch lea 70 It's Iot,a-2i,
@ & ~ 1ss s.7e.i.Sht agFeiopnent ana sLoE We
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its Modest na fIq enr1nsnt ana culture hut hu-
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ana Ius.s-virrlous lovely and heavenly minded We
lave Yet thus attained but the finger OF destiny
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