Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1867-04-03
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/ Several voices now ezclaims -s-.u
Behold the proper reward of the peg
jured traitor
And at the same time the heads Of the
recruits are uncovered, and they see be-
fore them, as they kneel, the open coffin
with spade, shovel and usual implements
used in military executions, and the
guard drawn up in fEont, representing q
firing party. The recruits then rise and
are addressed BY the Pc. t-r.-
Comrades You have now, of Eyour
own free will and accord, taken upou
yourself the most solemn and binding
oath that is possible for man to give or
receive, and enrolled yourself in the
most powerful army ever enlisted since
the foundation of the world and now
it becomes me, as the Commander Of this
Post, to explain to you the nature of this
organization, and the necessities for such
an order.
You we're blindfolded for the purpose
OF calling up wildly to your recoiIec-
ton the dark, gloomy days, months and
years Of the rebellion the better to en-
able you to thank God for his kindness
to US as 4 people, in that, as it we're,
Egyptian midnight of National dark.
ness. In be;ny caused to march around
his Eneampment, blindfOlded as you
were, it will, no doubt, forcibly remind
you Of many lonely midnight hour ia
which you have groPed your way toward
the enemy's camp or, perhaps, bring
to your remembrance some hOrrid scene
of some well contested field after battle,
when you administered to the wants OF
dying comrades, when the dark angel OF
death was hurriedly closing the last life
scene Of many a brave soldier bv whose
side you fought chat da7. 5Iay God
help Us to proftbyt Solemn lessons OF
ithe post You viii recall to mind the
fact that in.166l soon after the inaugue
ration Of Abrahau lincoln as the Chief
Executive Of this nation, the traitors
hand was put forth to loosen the frater-
nal ties of this glorious Union; to break
the almost imprsgnable brsastworks Of
its defenses, and TO cause the dark waves
Of treason 50 to swell and surge against
the bulTarks Of cur National Capitahss
to threaten the ent6mBinz of7 the Union
beneath the stygiau depths. Then ar
true men, regardless Of party snteced-
enss, were aroused and the nation awoke
from that g sweet dream Of peace aud
the faDcied security it had ebioved dur
ing nearly q century Never did 4 rs.
tion more promptly yindicate the chiyal.
ry and prOwess Of her sons in arms
Never, in the annals of history, was any
country so severely, so causelessIy test.
ed. Our fathers had demonstrated that
man is capable Of self government, and
that, with a free people, the majority
must rule. Our Constitution has secured
to Us every blessing the human heart has
any right to desire in this world. Our
Government mas spread the broad pgis
OF ITS guardianship over every member
of IFS family, and while It secured him
from oppression at home, it threw the
panoply Of its same protection around
him when abrOad--aiike in the courts oF
kings and the Eamlets Of theirsubiccts.
But my friend, let US turn from the
gloomy past to the more hopeful and
glorious future, and may the solemn.
scenes which you have Just Hitnesssi
teach you the great and important lesson
)f human life, that nothing is left -for
IS to DO but our duty to the living. And
while We cherish in fond remembrsDcs
ofour martyred comrade.s
ct US pledge ourselves anew to the glo.
lous Union beneathed Us by our Raw
Dlutionary fathers TO the wives aud
children of those who will return to Us
10 more forever and TO the living rep-s
esentatives Of the gallant army Of the
Jniol, the sayi0rs Of the country. -s.
Instead Of choosing for our rulers
onest, upright aud capable men, wboas
ctions we're guided BY the vel 40 Of
heir country, we have TOO freouanilg
Onored those who labored for seifiuley,
lf, and had no sympathy with-ths peo,-
le; hence the late terrible rebellion
o prevent like recurrence in the fu.
Ire, this army has been enlisted. Tho
round we stand upon towers transcend
ltly above all party eonsiderations.--.
lace soldiers and only loyal meu Ia or.
&c, and treason will hide its bideous
cad, no more to be seen and felt in this
nd. ---
How many poor manned soldiers Do
lu see Without-eDployment. irving to.
1t position where they may be able
earn their bread without being COM
.lled to perform bard manual labor.
bile other able bodied men. who never
,ard gun fire, are occupying most OF
e Offices of profit; soldier can scarce
get emplOyment-there seems to Be -
nspiraey against him. To remedy this
il is part Of the business Of this or
r, but not its entire mission. e
will nov call your attention 70 the
eat and main object OF this order:--
ls pgoi1cfioa Ca3 edsledt;oB # Japlilies CT
-easoG s1lR;,rS OF the many hun.
eds Of thousands who went 70 the 6eld.
1usands never returnad, but belong 10
1t mighty army nartyFed patriots, Who
q the forfeit Of their hearts blood On
, feld Of battle, or lie buried ia the
Unity Of some General Hospital Tha
iority Of these departed patriots have
niles at home who depended entirely
N their earnings for support. Il is
duty Of the people to feed, clolho
educate them. The farmer, mechanic
day laboTer, as the case may be, is
uced by his devotion to bis country
cave his wife and children, and ia.
ed by patriotism, be trusts mother.
P, sister and childrea 10 the care Of
nds, to meet the enemy on the open
!. They Tead Of che terrible slauch,