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GETTYSBURG.
THE NATIONAL MONUMENT
DEDICATION SERVICES.
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GETTYsBuRG. July Fifteen thousand people
came together to-day to dedicate anew the peautut
cemetery which no words could so consecrate as the
tender speech of Abraham Lincoln. uttered here sn
years ago. The cemetery lies on HILL swept over
by the storm of battle in those terrible days OF july
On the spot where they fell the soldiers lie buried
the resting place of each known and marked.
Commissioners Of every State whose sons sleep nere
have had the cemetery in charge. Each State mas
contributed her proportion toward the cost OF the
grounds and the erection of the monument; and TO-
day the eighteen commissioners resigned their Sic
years trust and delivered the cemetery to the
National Government.
On the platform sat Gen. Meade, Secretary Raw
Inns Gen. Robinson, Gen. Parker Gov. Geary Cove
Padelford, Gov. Baldwin. Gov. FairchId, Cove
Ward, Gov. Jewell the Hon. Simon Cameron the
Hon. Mr.. Ferry, the Hon. Edward Mcpherson, the
Rev. H. W. Beecher, Bayard Taylor. and many dis
tinguisbed citizens of Pennsylvania. The public
ceremonies were opened with music from fine band
Then Henry Ward Beecher uttered solemn prayer
in the large and loving and feryent words so tamil
liar from his lips Gen. Meade said few earnest
words recalling the history of the place, recognizing
the courage and self-sacrfce, and patience thar
made this day possible and feelingy pleading that
the bones of the Rebel dead should be gathered and
kindly and decently inferred After music from
volunteer choir from Baltimore, the monument was
unyailed, while the Star Spangled Ban
ner was played. The monument is an Obe-
isk of granite, 80 feet high surmounted
by the inevitable figure of Fame, in white
marble. At the base four projections on each OF
which stands commemorative figure. belt OF
thirty-six stars surrounds the column, and the
national bird is emblazoned on the 'front.' an entaba-
ture hears the date of the battle July l. and 1883
Senator Morton sitting in his chair read his speech
on the causes of the triumph of the North and the
future of the Republic. 1t was comprehensive
mildly belligerent able and extremely energetic,
but fell without response on the Of those phleg
matte border farmers. Then Bayard Taylor read his
fine poem. The great audience stood quiet, touched
by its grandeur and simplicity; his clear voice
bore the swelling strain far out over the Summer
fields and the sweet Charity, and Forgiveness and
Reconciliation which he invoked seemed TO stand
visibly beside the leveled graves. Music sounded
again, and then prayer was breathed-
Then Gen. Meade, who had managed untold
brigades of men, marshaled array more powerful
the little army of the little children of dead SOL
diers To their great delight he reviewed them and
gave them bit of friendly talk, and they cheered in
| small voices. Maryland. in the form of gallant
young officer gave them flag, and the small voices
cheered again. After the children had dispersed tho
crowd drifted away lingering in the quiet place. or
wandering off to the old battlefield or coming into
| town with friendly speech and handshakings, right
and left. Tonight Gettysburg will be a village
again, forgetting already the faces Of her 10000
inhabitants of to-day.