Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-01
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July Ia, ,,
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Wpile the corresponding pannel on he oppo-
site SIDE has The following from Llncoln's 5 drd-
icatory address :-'lt is for us, the living
rather 10 be uedicsted here 10 the uufsu,sbes
work that they have thus far SO nobiy carried
on. IL as rather for US 10 be here dedicstaa TO
Inc great TASK remaining before us-that from
these honored dead we take Increased devotion
to the cause for which they here gave the last
full measure of devotion-that we here highly
resolve that the dead shall not have died IA
vain; thar the nation shall under God. have a
new birth OF freedom, and that the government
OF the people, by the people, and for the people,
Nov 30, 1853
The monument itself is executed in granite
completed Il will have the same general enec,
as the cemetery in which stands.
THBrEoCs sssIos
The procession was composed OF large
number of military and civic organizations
with bands Of music, from the nsignboring
counties; delegations Of the Select and q ,m mon
Council of philadelphia; the Mayor ana dele
sation OF the corporate authorizes OF Washing
ton, and others.
At the Cemetery, the exercises were opeped
with music by the Germaaia Band of fhIla-
delphia, and singing by the Baltimore NJ ,ical
association. Henry Ward Beecher then o.
Tered fery~nt prayer; alter which the Balti-
moreans sang "How sleep the fallen brave"
statue, when salute Of 10 guns was fired an
original poem read by Bayard Taylor, and
Governor Merton delivered the Grafton
THE ADpRRes OF GOVERNOR MORTON.
Governor Morton spoke nearly two hours.
After referring to the hard fought battle here
OF SIX years ago and the vaior OF our army
under Gen. Meade, he spoke Of the cause. ofths
fuence OF human slavery which was now
buried in the tomb, ard with the ratifcation
OF the Fifteenth Amendment the milleni ON ,n
liberty and eoverument vosld be reaiized. He
- NJ hA A.xel
Republican instit utsons 10 contrast with those
Of other Governments. declarius the spirit OF
liberty was on its onward march.
.Ffz UN whine TIE MONUMENT
Before unveitng the monument, Gen Meade
made brief address, in which ne alluded TO
the fact OF having stood upon the field six
stances from those now surrou I'd inr hia> n,
Pald ieeiine Tribute to the memory OF fhoss
who had fallen In defencs of the pationa,
SonoI, ano IN conciuslon, referred to the fact
IN the trenches IN this cemetery. He hoped
some action would be taken 10 collect thesr re-
mains and bury them together. He asked no
nov and before their maker, and a spof shoniS
be selected for them 30 IL might be known vhers
the remains OF their misga,ded brethren res.ed
Inc exercises closed about two O'Clock
scHxRs AND INCIDENTS.
A vehicle, containing the Phiia elpnia Cam.
eil Delegation. was overturns d on the wav fro,o
the depot 10 the hall last evening. seriously in.
JuTlne Charles +. Jones and John Manderson-
sna oinislns several Others sIishtly The
own - densely crowded. every hotel and pri.
lons are encamped ON the outskirts or Ger.
tysourg Among the Distinguished persons
mere are Gov. Geary, Of Penn. Gov FairchiId.
OF VIE; Gov Baiowin, of Mich; ey.(ioy
ward, OF n. J.; Gov. Cham beriain, OF Ne Sec.
rrtary kawiIre, Gems. Meade, Parker. Nan
Nies. Dunn, kooinsen. Barnum, Dsnnfsou ana
oiners: Special traiBs are honriy arriyiur
from Harrisburg. kaitimore and Pnilade,ah,s
ana ~ vast iS,0vv visitors are here,