The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-05-24
Make Haste SLOWLY!


The following eloquent extract is from
a late speech OF Senator Nye, of Nevada ::
"Three weeks ago I went over to Ar1,
lington Heights. 1 counted there greaf
many graves, and they told me there were
fourteen thousand dead soldiers reposing
upon the heights of Arlington. Early in
May, 1851, stood upon those heights,
and there was not a grave there. The
inquiry naturally arose In my mind, why
are 50 many here now found quick
and ready answer in a recurrence to the
terrible revolution of the last four years.
There lie mingled the remains of rebels
and the remains of Union men. / noticed
not unfrequently, as passed along, the
inscription unknown on the headboard
of the Union soldier. Sir, in behalf of
taat unknown soldier, require prudence
at the hands of this Congress-. There I
got the inspiration, if [ may use the
expression, of extreme caution. [ stand
here the advocate OF that unknown soldier;
and In his name and 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 couttry. In the name of all the
dead, demaud it. In the name of mour-
ming millions, require at the hands of
everybody who is engaged in this work to
see to 1t that it Is done IN such a way as
to render recurrence of this terrible
rebellion impossible. Stain not again the
fair fields of this country with loyal blood;
rear no more hecatombs of loyal bones;
but staud here in this breach made BY
them, as the Romans stood, irm and
determined that what you do shall be we'll
done, and that 1t shall not require doing
again If all these recollections are not
enough, in the name of the martvred
Lincoln l demand prudence at the hands
of the American Government. If that is
not enough, | demand it 10 the name Of
the mangled living. ,1e aa1l rs
'My friend from Wisconsin will pardon
me, having great faith, as he says, in the
final result, if call his attention to
another view Sir, beyond the grave we
shall meet an army of three hundred
thousand dead, who will never again
answer to roll-call on earth, but in the day
of judgment they will be there. In their
name and by their memory, by the immor-
tai death they died aud lives they lived,
i demand thai Congress and every depart
neut of this Govern ment shall tread eau
tiously in this great work of reconstruction.
Sir, my mind is made up. Encounter
whatever opposition may, from whatever,
source, / will be prudent. By all the
sacred recollections of the past, demand
caution. By all that is garnered up in
the rich tIeasure-house of the future. /
demand caution. In the name Of liberty
and freedom itself and its perpetuation, [
demand caution at every step you take
Rush not madly on to any policy. See
where your strength lies, aud follow that.
See where the right lies, 10 matter whose
policy it may be, and follow it, though the
heavens fall.
"Sir, | entertain no fears for the future
of this country. 1t is written by the
finger of Omnipitence himself that this
nation is to be the freest, noblest, happiest
nation of the earth. Through whatever
tribulations We may have to go, I see
through the mists and the fogs OF the
present its coming glory in the future -
This continent is destined and dedicated
as the abode of happy and free people.
1t our sufferings have not yet been sufh
cient 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 Affections but, sir,
the spirit of this people will rise with the
demand 1t will carry on 10 perfection
the great work commenced by our fathers
here of making this the abode OF the tree
aud the home OF the oppressed OF every
race aud cline" - E1