M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-09-28

tioNhOg VI NANN OAh AN'N
been fred upon at Fort Sumter.
/ came home, and once more was
in the field. surrounded by as noble
a band of men might better say
"boys," but "boys" with the hearts
Of heroes la ever faced foe upon.
an eusanguined battle field. (Ap>
plause) My comrads were soldiers
in the highest, noblest sense, for ev-
cry true soldier is at heart q gentle
man. (Applause.1 Patient and
enduring on the march, cheerful and
orderly in camp, heroic in battle, R-d
generous after victory; such was
the character Of the men with whom
| had the honor to be associated;
such is the real type Of the American
soldier. Was it strange, then,
that learned to love them as broth
ers9 And | say to you, citizens,
cherish these brave young men, for
they are your brightest jewels: they
are your sons and brothers. But all
are not here. How shall we speak
of the absent those dead heroes
whose graves mark 80 many battle
fields bat whose names and deeds
shall forever live in our hearts and
memories-alive in their immortal
deeds, alive in the hearts of their
countrymen: and ever shall their OK.
ample live to nerve the arms and stir
the souls Of lreemen when danger
threatens our liberties or our Hagf-
Then lot their names be cherished
as was the memory Of La Tour d.
Auvergno, by the grenadiers of
France. A score OF times he had
woD, and a score Of times had refus
ed promotion: but his pround title
was, "rhe First Grenadier OF
France" At length, on desperate
day, a fatal bullet pierced his breast,
and he died, as he had lived, a
soldier. But by an order OF the Em-
peror, his name was retained upon
the rolls, and at every inspection and
review the name of LIZ Tour d. Auv
ergne was called by the Adjutant in
the presencs Of the army, and it was
the privilege Of the oldest grenadier
to step to the front and answer tC
the name, "Died upon the field oI
Honor" And let us ever remember
that our absent heroes--they who
sleep the long sleep o! death-'that
they, too, died upon the field OF honor
| Applause
ln times OF political conyulsion
there is nothing which SO intoxicate'
the mind and unsettles reason as the
exercise Of arbitrary power: it de-
velopes the worst passions Of the
heart, and brings into action elements
of personal character not before
known to exist. The late conflict ha;
been no exception to the rule, anc
! the cause OF the Union was more
than once put in jeopardy by the vic
lent, unconstitutional and tyrannica
acts of those in power. Unfortunate
y for the country, an individual wa
appointed to the War Office who ha
proven to be as destitute Of patriot
ism as he is devoid OF conscience
Cruel by instinct and tyraut by ma
ture, he tram?led the Constitution
beneath his iron heel: violated tn
liberty OF speech and the press: in
suited the intelligence of the arm.
. by excluding from circulation sue
journals as his caprice might pre-
scribe, aud thus denied to the sold
iers the opportunity of forming a
impartial judgment upon publ
questions under discussion before tn
people:
The country was thus menaced b.
} a two fold danger: armed secessio,
! threatened the integrity Of the Unio
on the one land, while bad men ob
tanned a dangerous influence over th
President, on tie other; the State
were reduced to the dependency {
, provinces, and life, liberty and pro-
erty were held subject to arbltrar
! control.
The Democracy desired the owe
] throw of the rebellion, and, from fir
+ to last, contributed fair proportio
8 to keep full the ranks Of the arm,
# and maintain the integrity of tn
; Union. [Applanse. Acting upc
q the maxim Of Jefferson, that "errt
o of opinion may be tolerated, so Ion
d as reason is lelt free to combat it,
d they insisted upon the right OF fr(
] speech, free press, aud the invaluab
y right OF the trial bv jury.
g Taught from my cradle, that with
. oul free discussion, civil liberty mu
/. perish. while yet boy, at my natl,
il home, was one OF seven person wi
a protected an Abolition lecturer fro
: the assaults of an infuriated crow
lr who would have torn him to piece