, 1869-04-13
TEE ROCK ISLAND SOLDIERS
MONUMENT.


StoFf1s Es1s
,,ntq3aus erhlIms IN IL f.scHtrs M the am in
I'nrr n nonnttns ~ fhr .taTs a. I'M .irrn
1sn NJ XIII Id maicssg Il ,ldnh shs soldiers * nloa
irt % 4tands' 'co1nnL,t-.i n the fursrnee ar this
1nss roncpnrse Of psuuie. ID tne sha3ow Of thn
tpousns psssieas teaeass, snieh yoar Iaunlaeruoe
hss rsare;l ana Which yon hare ju.s dedtcs:ed .
rs y. .ste nnt.s.e ~ 1 ~ nv ~
s. nr arm, - Ap1sm.ttnI tsonrt Uouss: hnHrrss
ss feeling feT ndhe, the IqSs3e ne,
een ~ has of th eercmoaI do docs nj
s"e lt ,nat nu rsanraia ~ tas tses
t1Snssn Vtrtnes al thosn Thnsc uantes r.
tuncTtbesi on tnc 6asc of thts onHtucn1; nor Is X
Tcsths IL rrrss caIsc for Shaeh her .arr4nrr.a
tSaF nyes I'll IL vtiiinsiy nj net esih Is uooisr aad
WSo t. Tss f,ssr So, Wao @
traved tne pc1ils Of hatus 4nd willingly moi death
ttat this naslnn might live, penetrated b tae 10
changed, md, might slaost az, ltfted HIM
eeft above Ill thas 10 of we wonld
ever have dreamed Of tho caEae!taea Of
big natnxe Fer & ! n wonderful how,
sesenes: u.ase1med taso son,sthinS aunnlte|yy
ef ss;s s asS e ae saa sse s1e 90 e0fa e.
Epired BY 1ch e1notfons-posseased hJ them, IN
deed-tlc farmer ooJ, who before ha1 but dim
EIGG@Ht}23 GH EE&E ~ ES4Ul1f {G3f{4 H88r 1HA
moment tnas he saw Il IN dAaEet willingly east be-
hIcd hin fseudsx home, ali ies.es A,ubttion1, and
gaye hs lie that hls county fnShs know no Dts
honor: Ha then Haw his county, m unseeu mis-
perceived It. liz sss 1hat ha rouufry. Eas
no, n,efel9 Ia phTs!cai e1tent vN not
r1Tef1 @ an. It's ysiieys: W. not metefy M ms
s; IT, s; s. T. :: s9 H. s asis e. sss
nation wa thc tncarnmtisn nf I'm xn,r1t nf sars
rqtrrpment; that il ms the 1aefed rrpoutorv or
Eamzn equality and freedom. He esw, Too. tnss i
ssape I IL f1scess * % tns nasncens % NJ esaere % Il
mrnt of seW.soyeEnnaenk on tala canuneni, titn
;as.s thsn,ses eee ses o,n ne n
Gxe vet sack Tor centuries eE time II
tSsse h1eax thns vital - shc 1ntcrrsts
e hosaan'v sssr:aass shs, ss ,.'s,.ses ,es ~
fr1m RorE Island CduntF. Ehn dist mai ,h.y
,nrh, - t.fntsrrd ~ ~. dai;c,fa ~. o,qs 10y
nt,9sn,f,, f rehc nsns iha. M ino ~
III tte GER 81 is pA5t aSd II the nope ii lis f.
ture: fl these ideas do VI not only dedicate ths
noalnitnk put Ourselves ane capacHt Of insa
iot etn nment y political principle found
on "a. r,i,11nt no ns enansiaon e. @
a1has es1ea. CP1 M1tha
sane!enes sane! x 9 ,5,, depends the per.,sa.
pdudpe which cffsfall within the limit Of this
fepoh9e. about ltself ~ Peoples and ~ toogues.
j has mSnsn, % tasss @ lFaiffnt asls e.sness men
ana falnees women no0 <FetJ quarter OF the
R'onc *hot Ktsh high purpose, aid strong hands,
haEe, within one generation Of time cared out .
naxnttcent en7oe, tile Riorioaa 1ususe of whica
no l1aalnAuun dA1t eaaay to porsraJ. Ii nAs
brought US here from TIC oelds q Lexington 4ad
Concnru, where Re 1f1t shot Of the faz1uereodter
III rlund the globe Ne sre here from th4 hfao,
ows Of the old South Ehnrrh
baptized a. Il has been Ia the
E.:css e rcIs.ops tAth We a!c here rsou the
old EH1ptc Etxtk. with IT. tooSaaj cnEtnstfre An
extended that its sails whItan ererr eca md ii
Ghrca ~ lntcraced With tie fate 81 k.px.iona. W.
roct, the philosopher, And the scholar. From mo
nelIA of Get1n21v With whose 1pus Patriotic deTp-
~ fs,as; 1oee5 aa % nrSn H. o. sa55
achievement here Of uuIted rcppbltc Comino
hthtr> 10 question Is asked from whence He cor.e
n: What can yo.. 10 aad How veil esa rod d
II. The tutotettou then is--Do Il, and the best
you , sa- AZ And snsA .1ta ta!s unrestricted
tecn Euxde, beeay:e she men and Hotpr31 of tass
nAt,cn kavc made thcsn2eiyes ErrA4- That snla
ffseH9n Of T. set.ses e12n1nent .nd iuntoEenteat
TO p1ss naz saAbezs Maintained la tac atli-EaeJ
dedicated their ttcs 10 It To that for which theY
dedicated thttr iyes We tle.Ic&te this monument
aur.pu1rrtok our daaoa A1e not ye1 en4leA; our
rsspans.hl!1tss Are n1s silacaasyeA The debt NC
oFa thr patriotic dead Is 90: paid n1esc!y when
The fchellton NhIch o1r tiZ1les crushed 1a5 the
oztsruxsn Of political neeesseAt directly It
Wat sub the principles upan which our ns-
non RATED. Tt1s xac ha41 x1Eed long heElEe Is
FAMED cut lttsa actrsl battle. il raEri for years
IN the fo1un, Hpoo the stamp through tne pTrss
md N legislative eallA Meeting with no Goat
sueees tn estner ot these taaa1res Of EA,fArr the
enemies Of the nation Transferred 1t 70 The dcId.
Tht kaEer OF hsttst Is the fuai fcxs Its results
eitzntt u1 10 TcstsoS& From thegv Ia 10 appeal
sword And Hnen The rebellion fur Tea.s az,
tu .ar. sunk into the etcrpa night of utter deieai
not only WEIR il ar11.es bestsn, but the potucal
hefe@eef that those AtsnLeE fought 70 pAIutAta
~e.c leasen Is well
TIC rebellion w-s pzoseE aszinxs tbs c9oa.sty
that ptoest me rtte1yon xsse.te.I ,hn r{chtfut-
tx.ttlcaf noEsr Tbr vfc.ory Of l;rxat at Appo-
isassor saeaeed That asaeatan- The Eet,eliioa