, 1869-05-31

Dea3 sea. Inc only lEl4EEI IGf13G1 tnAt KNOW
Of, Is the awful Stiffness Of the g1ave- We can
never cease conrendiag about principles, and
policies Of government. and oil honest contention,
S.s M s9 as + 1s as sany sysSe 1S and
couies that was TO test The herotsln OF these, 1t
IVES to test their patriotism, too. We were In a
mseE f ion a9ns a1e
fought and teu for ua There came q time IN
those days when the reasons for standing back
and substantially deserving the country, must
deserving Jehovah in the old war tn heaven
were to many still unfallen angel Bet In thai
God, vas ii he eompacted strength oi every Iue
man. then, as In Switzerland once, crcry canton
poured out Of its caRtonment, and from every
stroke. and the land was saved. SO these men
pAsn.1 u,er the llnes of talfertnce 10 stan1
shoulder to shoulder: forgetting the old oattle-
reserve for the la1d. And i was this that male
them greater than heroes They could be heroes
On H. s they Soqa ony S Patrols
aud ii u" sx.~@tae :DGru T. vrtsten at osee osee
,ps one a Iho as1sa s,, nni our nsos
the salvation Of the Land. 1t Was ~ snen u when
soa shall give man reaSons for not helpLng his
mother; bur then she shall say, mS son, a1A your
uGther; sucGle1 You IL ny breast, aItl Aeli sou
on n15 kness; that Is enough. there is no REASON
that can reach that instinct, but lifts the nan With
a., ,1i&hsy M ,sprang to stand by her side This was
thing but the one great tender tie. letus agre. 10
nave country, they SAID, and then We I'LL a1oFu
t9 diner about the best xay 10 luke Care Of if.
They counted NIL thlnge bat loss for tho e1ceiency
o. tne Siosy o. a. untroEen republic, And soil was
natural that citizens Of Chicago should think
aeFy r. ,h sshae5lS, csGt. at su:h tine Is this
city: 1lh was soldier, though be struck no
stroke except The stroke Of bis mighty worls. lie
host: but be died lighting with q mighty ardoz lot
the land he loved I cast nr poor blossom to-tiay
across the grave Of Douglas, who, when the crisis
hight be had, Knew nothing under heaven but the
undivided land; but on the graves Of our heroes
everywhere blooms this talr HOVER Of patriotism !;
the height Of .his great argument, that the T.
public, lust as It Eas then, trembling. seeming.
II on the verge Of dissolution, was good
and died for the republic; and now they abide IN
The unlading splendor Of the hero and the patriot
together, As We abide moment In their shining
4. But there Is one step higher still these great
souls have taken the loitiest men can ever attain
to IN this mortal ife they are not only ou. heroes
shining ranks, hut the sariofs Of their country and
ef all that was bound up in her undivided destiny.
WhenI try to weigh the the whole matter that
am forced TO the conclusion that there was no
n1esss n1eestoas blood. Coz sent prophets, and
BE- sver cent to any Rason and shey psafe oa
their hearts for us, aud it was Ill In VAN; every
thing vas done that could be done, short Of this
shedding Of blood, to arert the war, but re were
helpless TO avert Il Only the noolest AMI best We
bad eaplng Into the gulf In the!r best estate could
close the chasm and secure the integrity Of the
land. Indeed, II thus Has the time and place, 1t
woud not lie hard to tell how the trumpet that
sounded the var did but announce the end OF q
truce, and this struggle was on1y new attack Of
institutions, IN which Gettysburg was made one
With Marston Moor. No such thing can he done
to-day. II IS enough TO say ina. .xe
solemn st aa,, crisis cane ,1 ia which ne esst
ut the cost Of the best We had. Then these men
came foswari-yonng men with the bloom On
Their Ives strong men and true. the Lest We bad
price Of the national salvation. budding hopes
were IN the heart Of the youth Of fatr home by
and bs, and gootl angel 10 keep II. and gracious
career bufuened with the tlesslng that comes to
every true man In this noble country. Bul he
tase i I'LL for the land, mud said, i've or die, that
Strong ties bounl others; home, wife. children,
fortune, career already open. everything
The henri could wish; To Eye up life
these % things asat e nn naa brought "sS fyeS feS
great reasons for taking no r1sk," one sail 'were
vie and nine children" ! have no standard by
Say' d eSf
seems nkctrying to neaSurr the infinite tl. infinite
Is T. Bat there they stood III that great dag, the
tUu1u lDllt3lH u AIS lIff Tile tnE uft
sde. and they looked into tho hcarf Of oil that was
about them, and above them, and they sail,
can gtge It all i my corn!ry needs 1t. and then
kel: nothing hack; ike lsave Captain THOMPSON.
they salti, " leave I'll With ny God;' like Colone{
Wflsnt, when one arn wns gone, they thank
Major chandler, they sad, aWnere 4i'ss caa he Of
most service VIM stay" Like sllas Miller, they
SHOUTED a a. their ltie leapt out Fist win the lst-
tTHI, - am dying, boys, tut don't lose the col
oK" And then like Ransom they said. II have
tried to 90 my dnt., aud have no fear for myself
after death. Do mention these men, whose
worls Still sonnI IN rng ears, It fs only 10 realize
for you the ruth about all these noble deal; not
one soldier, care not how obscure, giving up his
le in this great fashion. falls shorl ot Ills great
PLACE. ->ot one such mau hns died in vaia. Ii Is
whole sacrifice, unsi they aIr oil sayiors. They
stand ahoyc Gs th.s lay as We stand t: thci' graves
other sacrifice, but this to me Is the greatest; the
price that was paid for our nationality, me trua
Eo:d q theiI t:ne l!le: Nothing can arse above
we're vaiu- Glorious forever, with the hero aid
patriot. Stands the savior. All that q nan has
he Mil Eive fos hls IT, hut these save Their lives
nation might not be torn asunder.
And iraye been led to make this threshold dts
tnction. 10 the glory Of cur dead, because have
ceptlon Of the true nature OF what taey have done.
hat might come home the more wei9htily to those
Of Us, who stand here to-day. Heloisu patriot
tn FIJI ns' Sss us e s hs Is lfaie ! s tas
aEeatest place We must be heroes still. All Al pa "a.
Nhilc these men stand in the light aE': be tontcut
to De dcsrisetl. where they arc worshi7pet.
AZ Hod gives no man a supreme place who will not
two ways that He has marked ont for thc one
ming. Heto!sn1 rs higa;. patriotism as precious,
anu saFioIship Us sacred az that which these men
rom any one OF these Glorious GnoIlttrs ia n-e.
empt!on from the best that God has to gtya TO
s hero, Patriot and saylorts the mark Of tn prize
70 stand for the whole lanl-ln peace ~ they lid
u war, nni IN WaE II it Games nRain-and to make
ne nttelc1ost sacrifice TINT can be demanded tor
truly the demand made on you and me as it vas
ca the Eeu whose dust m0u!ders beneath these
lMo1nds 3,1 The body and blood Of this sacrament
make ns heroes, saints and saytors also.
ma, maSt ina;s, n not Weay yon have but few mere
sovd soldiers md you gathez iron thh III: the
put l could never hope to pardon m,seii,
! failed 10 SPEAK At such time oi tie
woman. too-and OF the woman, in ~
els e'a,!,sF TesFGc; ~ - The e4emplaz Of the great
woman stood as trz1lr as thc man hy this crnat
cause made her sacrifice as quietly and perfect
y as ne did, and on the bsttleoeld Of in The hos
savior. too. When the youth would look into the
eyes q the naiien for confirmation Of his longing
70 let hs lore Of thc land take precedence Of hts
conservation, and cent hin forth her true knight
when the husband said. with . shaking voice, TO
fac VIE, u fcsl 'l,nott as i I. ought 10 80 ani
NaSe sGu and the cEl.rcc, The voice OF the wife
crew steady aud stroay afe said, s'Go, then"
turning almost ,ato all .':ker In thc sacrttcc that
Sns oo5ed a WITH stcay eyes as !ess. until he
could be, he ulnst take with him 10 the camp,
:! hen ~ the woEk went on, aad grew eve. .uorr |
Tor Help TO the sick an! wounded, and for
everything that woman can DO 10 cube the
might OF man, with un1!uchinH stead!nes. she
'oieti, fs and suffered, supplying with measure
the cau. Sanctlfytng, this yelr day, this Snnday
Of ours, Q, 50 many times, by doing aa manner Of |
aaa 1n oa IS, s,en0b 20, es waoat
her patience and her lore, bnt doing It with |
mighty cheerfulness that sent cheer into every !
sea 'a2 a tSa ss 5n sona
fcretold. Singing Of the coming Of. victory aud |
peace, Tnen the fnit pr7cc Vas paid and the pow
llrlng God. Under thousands II mounds IN the |
circle Of our land this day rest these rrue women.
heroes ratI.o!s aud sasiors With the men hskoen
bold the great tonl no longer they dted, a. they
had lived, for the mother land, not having r.
ceised she promise bnt seeing II a!a1 o. and With
the right Over all these graves We cast our |
blossoms As we east them On the graves OF noble |
men. These flowers If we know Whcrc theJ rest, |
symboltze, every wherc. on the common grave n
which al are resting, whose souls are risen 10 |
that s-cat place and stand with the angels Of |
God.
Neither can forget, as l stand here tha, CON. |
rsns ot nnknown mast5Is, Who never found tacr |
could not conntenance the Wrop8; and 50 we're |
sla:n and buried beneath The rulns Ct their oWn |
home steads, aud lie there to-day under the South
ern SUI Poor, fumb, EAneleas martyrs. men and
women who could only snrer, hut hsd 10 chance
10 tio; or could only do in nooks and corners car
Fy1ng their lives n their hands, AMI then at Last
giving them for the land that WAS never TO know
telr name. Not one such grave, Of man oExo-
man, white or black, can be left out Of this conse