Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-05-23
A Touching Picture.


A Touching Picture.
Senator Nye, Of Nevada, in his great
speech last, week, drew the following !
Touching picture:
Three weeks ago ! went over to Ar.
ingtou Heights. ! counted there great
many graves, and they told me there were
fourteen thousand dead soldiers reposing !
upon the Heights of Arlington. Early
in May, 1861, | stood upon those heights,
aud there was not a grave there. The
inquiry naturally arose in my mind, Why
are SO many here now? l found 4 quick
and ready answer 10 a recurrence to the
terrible revolution Of the last four years.
There lie mingled the remains of rebels
aud the remains of Union men. l noticed
not unfrequently as | passed along. the
inscription "unknown" on the head board
of the Union soldier Sir, in behalf of
that unknown soldier require prudence
at the hands of this Congress. There l
got the inspiration, il | may use the ex
preston, of extreme caution. | stand
here the advocate Of that unknown sol
dier, and in his name aud by his memory
demand Of the Congress of the United
States that they shall tread cautiously in
this great work Of binding up the wounds
Of the country. In the name of all the
dead | demand it. In the name Of
mourning millions | require at the hands
Of everybody who is engaged in this work
to see to it that it is done in such a wav
as to render recurrence Of this terri
bls rebellion impossible. Stain not again
the fair fields o. this country with loyal
blood; rear no more he ea;ombs of loyal
bones but stand here in this breach
made by then. as the Romans stood, firm
and determined, that what you DO shall
be we'll done, aud that it shall not require
doing again. If all these recollections
are not enough, il the name of the mar
tyred Lincoln l demand prudence at the
hands of the American Government. If
that is not enough, | demand it in the
name Of the mangled living.
Ny friend from Wisconsin will pardon
me, having great :aith, as he says, in the
final result, if | call his attention to an.
other view. Sir, beyond the grave we
shall meet an army Of three hundred
thousand dead, who will never again an
| swer to roll call an earth, but in the day
Of judgment they will be there, 10 their
name and by their memory, by the i'm
mortal death they died and lives they
lived, demand the Congress and every
department of this Government shall
tread cautiously in this great work of re
construction. Sir, my mind is made up.
Encouutor whatever opposition j. may,
from whatever source, | will be prudent.
BY all the sacred recoilecticns of the
past, |. demand caution. BY all that is
garnered up in the rich treasure house Of
the future, | demand caution. Ii. the
name Of liberty aud freedom itself and
ita perpe;uation, l demand caution at
every step you take. Rush not niadly
ou to any policy. See where your strength
lies, and follow that. See where the
right lies, no matter whose policy it may
be, aud follow it, though the heavens fall.
Sir, | entertain no fears for the future
of this country. l.: iS written by the
finger of Omuipoteuce himself that this
nation is to be the frecst, nobless, hap
piest patton of the earth. Through
whatever tribula,ions we may have to go,
| see through the mists and the fogs of
tho present its coming glory in the fu-
ture. This continent is destined and
dedicated as the abode of happy and
free people. If our suiferings have not
been sufficient to bring US to the true
consideration of what is demanded at our
hands, it MAY be that We shall be called
upon to wade through still deeper atflic
tions; but, sir, the spirit of this people
will rise with the demand 1t will carry
on to perfection the great work c,mmenced
by our fathers here Of making this the
abode Of the free and the home Of the
oppressed of every race and cline. Zap
plause in the galleries.
nT- The body Of Hon. Preston King,
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