Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-05-17


she Fatt. There was large party 81 ;Eis
.'elchr.rioa, aud Henry Ward Deecher deliver
ii the following thrilling address, which is
.es:inel 20 live as lie rrsnGesi and greatest
Grafton p.aie during this Var. let erer.
ons eagc!.lly read and preserve Il.
0n ;Ais solemn aud joyful day, we
Again lit TO the breeze. our fathers flag,
ROW, aga!n, the banner Of h.c United
.S'a;c., with the tervent prayer that God
soald crown it with honor, protect it
rom treason. and send il down 70 our
children, with all the blessings. oi civili-
cation. liberty, and religion. Terrible IL
battle, may it be keneGcent in peace
Happily, no bird or beas: OF prey has
been inscribed apou ia TIE a,ars TIA.
redeem txe night from darkness, and the
.,eams Of red light that beautity the
,ncrung. have been united upon its folds.
IS long as lie sun entures, or tie stars,
nav It wave 'cce~ -a.;cn neither
.ns,ayei aor ensia,;ay. Once, and
hut once. has treason lishonored it.
In that iGsIuc hour when the guiltiest
and 5loudiest rebellion OF the time hurl-
81 their ires upoe t';is fort, yon, SIR,
;rurain: to General Anderson1 and
s,nall heroic band stood within these bow
arllrbed vsls, and did gallant ANA Jus;
aa,t.e fer the horor and. deteuae Of the
nation banner
d. IA that cope Of FIRE this glorious Gag
peacefully waved to the breeze above yoQr
head. unconscious o! harm as the stars
.nd skies above it. Once it Was shot
down. A -allart hans, in whose care
this Gag i has pecn. piuukeJ Il from the
ground. aud rearei it aeain--"cdst doTn
.ut not DESTROYED After vain rs,is-
.ance. with treiaoing hand aH3 sad heart
yov Withdrew it from its hight, closed its
WINS aud bore ii far away. sierny To
.ieep amid the ,unI-l,s q rehcliicr and
The th1nlcl Of battle The Grst pct Of
mar had begun lie long night OF tour
csars had set iu While the giddy traI-
fyrs Whirlej in mage OF eZhiiaratl2n-
din. horrors weer airos4y advancing, that
we're ere EUag to ii! the laad With
blood.
To-day you are returned again. We
.:eyouty joip ~;th YOU in thanksgiving 10
....a!:sL+; God that he has spared yonr
lie and vouchsa:ei to you the gerry OF
tiis day. The 4 eayen over you are the
-sme the SINE shores are here; morn
INK comes. and evening, as they dId -
Il! else how chansa4 What grin' bat.
,s-;eS crowd TIE tIr,leHet shores y hat
scenes have fl!ea this air and disturbed
,hrse wat.ls These shattered heaps OF
re.ape.e.. s;oue are all ;ha! ia lift Of Fort
,;nia.er bcsoiation hrcoIs j. yo"der
-.d r;ty-snlenn re,ribn,j-l hath
,.yeor.l oar aishoaoret hauUyr You
haze come back with honor, who depart
~ hence foar years ago. leaving the ar
-ri,ry With lynatic!sin. The snre'nS
.row,l. that rolled Up their freu7icd shouts
as the has cal,e down. are dead, or scat
;.red. CT silent: aaa their habitatlons
.,-c ,iesolats. Ruin SITS in .ta cradle
i treason. Rebellion has persisted But,
there iies the same asg that was insulted.
With starry eyes it locks all over this bay
tcr that banner that sqpplantet =, and
eees It net. You that ther, fer the day.
we're hu;n5lcd. are here again, to tr;amph
.,nce and forever. In the storm OF that
..,..ul, this glorious ensign was often
struck ; but, memorable fact. not one Of
lts s,ars vas torn ort y SHOT Or she Il 1t
vas prophecy.
Jtesid No one Sta.a shall he struck
from tins nation by treason :" The full
:il!rne-t is at hand. Lifted 10 The air, to-
lay. it r,cclaims. that after four years OF
4a- "Not state Is hlcttcd oCt!"
=. Hail to fhe fas Of our fathers, and our
asg Glory io the bspror that has gone
through four years black with tcmpeS,ts
.: var, to pilot them on back to peace
without dislnemberment ! Aud glory be
% God. who. above al hosts and banners,
hath ordained victory, and shall ordain
peacc,
Wherefore have we come hither, pill
rims from distant places Are W. come
70 ezult that Northern hards are strong
sr than Southern No; but 10 rejoice
that the hands Of those who de-
tend lust and beneecept government
are mightier than the hands that assault
ad il. Do we exult over fallen cities ?
we exult that nation has not fallen
We sorrow with the sorrowtu!. We sym
N nathize with the desolate. We look upon
&:his shattered for, and yondtr dilapldated
city, With sad rtes, griered that men
should have committed treason, and glad
,ha. God hath set such a mark upon 1rea'
ION that ages shall dread and abhor Il.
We exuit, notsr passion Sratltied
bu. for sentiment victorious; ret 'DI
temper. but for conscience; not as We de
,outly believe that oar will is done, bat
that Gods will hath been done We
should be unworthy of that liberty in
trusted 20 our csr.. Il. OF such a dag as