The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-02

Jesus our Saviour 20 whom, with rssssrand Hoiy
| Spirit 10 Will evs praise forever. Amen.
At the conclusion OF prayer the hymn sTty Hoy
Ground" written By n. B. French. Of Washington.
for the dedication OF the cemetery In 1888. sung
President Wills then announced thst General
Meade would address the audience. preparatory To
unwilling the monument which wouid take place
during the firing OF salute OF one gun for each
State having dead buried within rs limits. General
Meade then took his position on the platform and
was received with cheers When the cheering had
subsded General MEADE said
REMARKS GENERAL MEADE.
MY FELLOW CITIZENS. LADIES AND GgSrLEayv~-sir
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At the conclusion or General Meade's remarks
passage was cleared In trout OF the platform leading
to the base OF the monument, and, assisted by Sec
rotary Of War Rawns, the veal that shielded the
front Of the monument was dropped, and the first
full view OF oil its beauties met with enthusiastic
applause from the thousands that were looking on
az this interesting moment, mingled with the music
OF the band and the firing Of a salute.
President WILLS then announced that Hon. O. r.
Morton, Senator from Indiana, would pronounce
the GRAFTON.
Mr. MoRTnN rben ,ode a Iengtbv oroton in which
he gave sketch of the battle or Gettysburg, the
winning OF which was the turning point in the
test He referred feengly to the Union soldiers who
lie and urged 1t as sacred duty to their surviving
cOuntrymen to cherish their memories, nttngiy
commemorate the anniversaries OF their deaths and
emulate their heroi5m. He also referred 10 the
great progress made by the country since the war
ended and explained the reasons why the South
failed to achieve her independence. He closed by
saying that the purpose In assembling was not to
commemorate the triumph OF the North over her
misguided c0untrymen, but to celebrate cause
that time would show as much theirs as ours.
The choir then sang Chow Sleep the Brave Who
posed by W. w. Carter. OF Baltimore, for the Occa-
sion. Then followed poem written Tor the Occa-
SION so. The choir then sang the hymn 'Rest Hero,
Restn and Rev. DR.: Schumacher pronounced the
benedict0n. The choir then sang the hymn
"America," with which the ceremonies concluded.
The number OF persons present in the cemetery during
the ceremonies Is varOusly estimated at from 5000
TO O0O WHO dispersed at the conclusion Of the pro-
Rramme. The town Is slowly being cleared of its
visitors by the starting OF regular and special trains
The gettysburg Spring and the adjacent capaciOus
Meade, Secretary Rawlins and most of the military
visitors were located there, as well as the Governors
and other politicians.
General Meade and most OF the Philadelphia
Council started on their return .about four O'Clock,
and expect to reach Philadelphia before morning.
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