, 1869-07-02
CHICAGO, FRIDAY. JULY. 2. 1869.

don frons Tleh ttry had becH Delivered
Mr. Lincoln, standing In rnls psee fsE months
raxins. dedicaied himself 70 h country anti to
tho csafe Of liberty aad nulnn- TIE deuoo q fe-
telflo1 sfte1WaIds exActed n1s LIE ont the inetra-
tsJ. .The g1eas prophecy te utserd wien he ssid
.+the nation shail under God hare IeE birth Of
freedom md snes ~tne koEsEnasa5 q . faS Pc s<<
peEssh f1om @ tas essta,. Is BE- fa,nued He selea
hts devotion with his blood, And aacred be hk
on a. s.s s tssaoa, a5a md s6o saa s:a5s Tassed
from eAr.h. raid, "God bless the unioos It =
6earcr 10 uA from tho blood Of htaFc nen Ehlch
and listened to their 1rsptrcd words ny faith was
renewed IN the triumph ct Liberty; hut lmagtna~
tion laIled to strrtch forward 70 Ibis aispietoas
Day. The E.Ech Of events has been faster thsa
our .norghss. and the ftnits OF victory have IL
ready exceeded CDR mosf sau+,ulne e1pecsauous.
VIM Ne ~ III, r9ots q iose 20 gs4ds
of The haltlc. They, TOO, oEsred their l!Tes, bat
the sacrifice was not required The admiration,
s ao1n &c 81 te
ie9 .he ssorJ of GettysourE . wondering Jou.h,
so,e Old; oi T hanser i = iii s.satosa aud Yorstoxn
MANI Of them are here to-day 10 rcsiew The scene
Ct their struggle and triumph. Hog 2cwertni tas
which ozersptead the horizon Of the natton !:
Eoue, and al !5 brightness Tae ss.2a1rous c1ond
u b3sle, loo, u JpTs Anu IGAft q EoIh!nE III Oh
scC-v cCt v:.!on Of TIT Geld. Th1 dead hare 1c-
turned to dust. TIE ;ie,ds once cumee1ed With
botl!es md a1IlerJ with tinoA, arr clothed With
sc,du,e and has rest and today all Is pcaess, peaa-
Te SEE Emo not to commemorate triumph orer
our misguided coantrynea. Il Is the cause e
Celebrate. Or triumph Is theirs and their enal-
dfru's chlldrEn, until the Latest generation Tae
great disturbing element has been IGtoosed-
The t1iaf by wn4:er Of battle has been deelded 10
faycy Of liberty and union, and al Fill suutnit
The people Of The North and sonth bare net M eseS
other face 10 facr On many field, hare tried eaca
others courase7 hare found that .ac5 are mnen
alike IN Most things, haye Increased their uutcal
rtsIect, and arc now preparing TO I've fosetaes
more 1rataIually than before
The Southern 5t&te. are rapidly recovering from
the prostratIon of the war and with their deliver
ance from the incubus OF ssaTerJ. Win 1Iee Moo!,
WITH free schools, With eniz1adoE frora the SoE1n
md from EI1ppe, ~!4 soon attain p1p52sSttf
and power OF which they scarcely dreanEd n
former days Their advancing prosperity Is solid,
1usG and eIdu-tng- Ne rejoice tn IT, and a1al par
ilcpa:e In II. The bonds Of cnlcn are .1a1e IN
dIssolahle b the eommsn1J Of political pslnci,,
pies, BY the complete identity Of domestic AID
commercial interests, n9d y uniform systems q
labor q eiucaton, md OF kaa:s OF thonSht Aod
| oTuKK CEREMONIES
The choir then Gang How Eteep the brave who
ElcE To rest" with the addition or tTo staazas,
| composed bY r. W. Cartel Of Balilmote
| Then followed poem written for the occasion
By Rayar3 Taylor. but evidently not intended 1oi
general circulation. as the author refused to 6uI
! riT the Assoc!atett Press with q correct COPY
asa r RI sne gssa saa then til
hcneoicuon. TIE choir then ssog nc nJun
| TIE humber OF persons present during tue cete
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s11uine. The toxn Il siox1y being cleared Of US
ftorH BY the starting OF regular and special Uans