The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-07-01
THE BATTLE MONUMENT.
Dedication of Grounds at West Point
to the Dead of the present War.
Gen. McClellan's Dedicatory Grafton
June 18th.

was TO honor the dead, there should be no
demonstration made, but that it should be
allow ed TO pass through to the end as
would funeral service over the remains
Of those who had fallen in war to defend
tie welfare and honor Of the United
States.
General ANDERSON next introduced
General Mcclellan as The orator of the
day. asserting that he was fer better known
to the people than be General ASDEKsoN)
could ever hope to be.
As General McCLELLAS arose from his
seat-in spite of what Professor !EENcH
had said, and entirely dsregarding the
Generals signs ofdisapprovai and asiemo's
to make them desis,-the crowd saIuted
him with three load aad prolonged cheers.
As soon as quiet had been restored Gem
arai MCCLELLAN in a clear. calm. vet per
fectly audible voice, delivered the follow
ing alton:
All nations have DAYS sacred to the re-
membrance Of JOY and of grief. They
have thanks giving for success fasting and
prayer in the hour Of humiliation aud de-
feat. triumph and naus 10 gree. the liv-
ing relcrowped victor. They have OBJ
sequies and eulogies for the warrior slain
on the field OF battle Such is the duty
we are TO perform to-day The poetry,
the histories, the orations Of antiquity, all
reFound with the claDg OF arms They
dwell rather upon the rough deeds of war
than the gentle acts OF peace. They have
preserved 10 It's he names of heroes and
the memory of their deeds even to this
teens with the narration Of brave actions
aud heroic deaths CT Jewish patriots. while
the New Testament Of our meek and suf-
feriog Saviour, often selects the soldier sni
his weapons, to tvpfv and illustrate reIig-
ious heroism and duty. These stories of
The actions Of the dead have frequently
survived in the lapse of ages HE names of
those whose fail was couI,nemoraied CEN
turtles ego. But although we know not
now the names Of all the brave men who
fought aud fell upon the plan of Mara
lhon, in the pass OF ihermopI &c. and on
the hills Of Palestine. we have rot lost the
memory # their examples As long a.
tie warhi blood courses th,. veins of man.
As long rs the human heart beats high aud
quick III the recital of brave deeds and
patriotic sacrifices SO long will the lessor
still Inclte generous man To emulate the
herosm IF the past. Among the Greeks
il was the custom tia; the father of the
most valiant Of the slain should pronounce
the eulooies Of the dead Sometime. i.
orators to perform this inournful duty -
Would that new Demosthenes or a Sec
ond Pericles could arise and take nv place
to-day for he would End a theme worthy
OF his most brilliant powers, of his most
touching eloquence. | stand here now
tot As an orator, but as the whilom com
mander. and in the place Of the fathers Of
the most valiant DEAD as their comrale.
too. on many bard fought field against
domestic and foreign foes, in early youth
AID mature anhood-movpd bv ell the
love that David fels " hen he poured forth
us '"'heh''''o" 'of 'ie fi'9h'y 'a'her ana
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an" 'eouS 80 'o"> d" 'ts purpose i 10
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our country mas possessed such sons, sor-
70" maj sue mas 1857 mem, prayer that
she may nave others IKE mem, mat we
ana our successors may ad"'h her annals
a. ',es nave 00"V' h''' '''a' " men our part
NY "'"' "'''' "oHe'e' "nd however II
may oe' ou' Soui' may ot prepare" Tor the
"fea' ch"uSe' we nave assembled to
co"'ec''te 'eno,"ph "h'ch shai' remind
our chi'u'eu cn'idfeH, ID me distant III
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