Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-06-24

mortality crowns their deeds. But
a handful of our soldiers are buried
here. Other soil entombs the rest.
By the banks of the Potomac, the
York and the James, the Cumber-
land, the Tennessee and the Missis-
sippi, confronting the intrenchments
of Richmond, Petersburgh and At
lanta; of Yorktown, Vicksburgh
and Mobile; in the tangled forests
of the Wilderness in the rice-feld
of the Carolinas on the plateaus of
Georgia; in the sugar plantations of
Louisiana; in the barbarous potter
fields of Belle Isle, Salisbury and
Andersonville on the bed of ocean
and gulf-wherever insurgent vio-
lence defied national supremacy, or
assaulted the colors of the Repub
lic-their bones are scattered.
Sectional unfriendliness may dis
regard their ashes; brambles, in
stead of flowers, may cover their re-
mains; the offices of gentleness
may plant no roses about them; but
the flag of a victorious country
floats over them; the shadow of a
massive Union shelters them, and
the tears of grateful people mourn
their classic death.
Let the South decorate the graves
of her dead! Humanity, honor, the
clemency of success, alike implore
us to allow this demonstration Of
reverence and sorrow. A great
people exhibits no malice to the
bones of it's dead enemies. A lofty
spirit, generous heart, manly
soul, would scorn the proclamation Of
the ashes of an enemy, whether for
eign or domestic. Valor never mu
tilates the dead. Magnanimity fre
quently disarms domestic hatred
Inhumanity always infames it.
believe I give but an advanced ex
preston to just public opinion
when I say that the day is not ia
distant, when the North and tn
South will strew laurels in common
over the graves of our common
dead, and by the buried victims 0
domestic strife, learn to repel tn
dishonor Of foreign war.
And, now, time admonishes me t.
stop. My task is about completed
The local surroundings of the plac
and ceremony suggest serious re
Elections. The CLEAN of fresh grave
remind US of our mortality. Th
icy evidence of upturned clay fore
shadows our doom. Cold, gloomy
sovereign death 1eigns aroune
Spring, with flower, grass and burst
ing bud cannot veil the desolatio
of his ruthless empire. Pomp an
power, men. nations, civilizations
kingdoms, empires, are but the cir
ders that define his track. In Peac
and War, night and day, youth an
age, his absolute supremacy is a:
serted. Each click of the secon
advances our hand closer to his il
evitable clasp. Whilst we wei
scattering flowers on the graves
oar dead comrades, his tireless fiji
gers were weaving our shroud
, Others, in a few more years, wi
plant the evergreen or scatter f1ov
! ers on our graves. When we tul
our faces homeward, it should /
with unsullied emotions. Purifie'
harmonized, ennobled by this Ger
mony, we should defle from tn
encampment of the dead, truer so
dier's oflife.
Love for the great institution
our Soldiers died to maintain; OBJ
dience to the laws their valor e.
forced; devotion to the Union the
blood cemented, should embellis
our lives. Should the storm of w;
cloud the bright destiny of the R
l public-should Foreign foe thro
= down the gauntlet to US on sea {
l land-should Monarchs combine
+, overthrow the liberal policy Of tt
= United States Of America, a CLAM
at these Soldiers graves will bri1
strength to defeat all foes-to di
; solve all coalitions, and to car
our flag triumphantly over eve
: battlefield
+ Beating Up for Recruits.
0 We would a tail unfold, and pro
:. ,or +o unfold If Of opco Tho n