The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-03-26


lug Of the G. Csmmllee ga R-yoiurlonsr, Pen
suns. q ~ss suggested that "a inquir, shoul
be made of the Commissioners ii Pension
vhst number Of rrv,iu ionsrs psns.oa-r.
serr then on the rolls of hIs Office enutl. a q,
snd drs~irg pensions from the Government,
secondly. their nsmes and ages; and thirdly
- ~hsi States they ~ere enrolled; and
~s- direcud 10 mske the inquiries. 4 &c
cvrdingly wrote 10 the Comm. ssion.r "a
To- n'rh the list. sud 'he paper which I hold
10 my ha'd y MS answer TINS paper /
w'sh rr.d by the Clerk. md when read. " IN
'he q solution ~hich accom- pani~s IL. 10 b.
plsc' on ihe Jsurnsls of the House - I.
mst''-r "f interest 70 every member, sud. a.
have ns coubf i will be. 10 the Whole
conn,y.
How many ~ The pasrioric snd p.II.n,
mrn Who fought iha ,flrs OF our cnuntry
~ the var u thu Revolution. no poured
vut their blood like water sGd thereb,
achieved oer Independence. do you think.
Mr. S9esxer. are on the rolls " the Pension
Once here snd are receiving bOunly from
lhr GYsernmenii T~elv-, cir; twelve oaIy I
q sii ths' srmy which the Father !: our
"uhiry i-d 10 victory noA, sfter eigh, Y
years -'nce ti'r tres,y " peace il 1855. sr-
is4ngs and 4 is : matter of ~ond-r. .. WE'LL
7 {. matter oi eDsgrstuistiOn. rbst any are
wing The youngest. ~ho must have en-
Fred 'he army probably mol over twelv-
'esrr Of age. % he must have been bur
.urteen when peace as estsbIishrd. H.
'ihesy -ioor. The eldest, one hundred slo
i've.
Mr. Speaker. one OF the inest poets thar
'ser lived 10 this century. snd one. probs-
~. ~ho had lev superiors st any time
Byr"n.) 20 closing one Of his stanz.s ~
sidr gh', while the oil Of bis lamp " - near
J Expended. sod the ~lrk tiirkeriae 10 a.
~k-s. thus most beautifully asc { vq--nli,
srsisz--:
How huie do ~ know that ~ ich we are,
Us thst ~h % ~ may De. tn rl-rn.l
surge
q lime and ride rolls on, md b-srs alsr
our bubbles.
As Inc oid hurst. 1e< emvrg-. l.ss-d rom
the foam
o. age; snd ne graves u empires hesv@
bot
Some passing ~sye.-
SW. lLe ruth. lbe ruth " history, both -
nen aud nations. xa- r-sr- more grsphs
NY -nd srnten'iaasly rxps~s-~d. -sGh-r snl
ose % sesrs LIT history. either snelens
moc.rn. tell 10 Ssm stary. snd II l. bu,
Il rrprtlsion of the death d the cYnqueros.
ID he D. siroc'ion o. tine city or e.np pirs he
uaded. Where % Tyre. NInevrh. Baby =
q! Where = carh.g-s "Dsl-ni. est 'n
The epiisPn on rs tvmb, - il may b. 2
ri''en GA that " Ill the others. and the =
rslg-r now works among their ruins ~
q some relic o. ihem former greatness. q
y h is5.rs in vain. Where il Greece. q
zee 90 famous ia story. and from which y
9 have derived slI our taste Tor the srtss
here is Rome. imperial Rome. once the q
Is're~s of the World. snd nov win terri 10
~ les than one VI our smallest s. atesI q
Ard L our destiny 10 be theirs in less N
80 eighty years from our formation %
within the lifetime of fu
y one 81 these gallant and nools men y
hose names are enrolled on our pension II
4. end who we're born before our present
0ssrnment existed Will they live long 70
cugh 70 Witness our exit % veil ss our N
france smong the nations. Of the world u
: Republic iD ruins. whose founda-
20 ~ss the work Of their hsnds, and that q
their gallant comp eers. whose bones are co
stiered ever every battle field Of the Rev
l'ion. from Bunker Hill 10 the gates OF Y
'rktown! Shall these centurial heroes. ~
sse old end infrm veterans, live 10 see sg
} day ~hsn the Republic. which wss c.
nied sith their blood. IL broken ia pieces n
dre nched 10 gore By the frstrieidsi hands ye
their children! God forbid. But who \
! predict whsi our destiny will be! None -
! Him '-in whose hsuds ere the destiDies J
nations q ~eII % OF men, II may be rcl
i. - nation. ~e have not given % Him 20
glory and lrsise Of our prosperous CO. ye
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