, 1869-06-27

sute ,nd ps.Ho.ia@ nss been oomnlsteds 60 |, I
he dead soide.s. and to thls Troord Of nonsz'
s9s ssas, sss s,e 4 Psai = sf nofs
~ ktend5, thefp rcsss upon n feas11. re-
-sponsthl1lsy. Into our hands for the time being
s.t r. Of f'y v q ff'ss e hi + q e:
!ment Of republican government the hand
| upon the dial q ur1e Is set back e ieass:a .
| mesuaiJ of he dead 1nd that fgee Institutions
] Eat be uaDsmttted TO our children, this senple Of
freedom, snts Yorr q uasto2ai nS9:5. nas. be
I'M Itndness 70 the soldiers orphan and widow
! let as renfmlef how The dead have suffered mat
p,as % I'M N ta q se f. q t es s
memorials hko- these ~ tandniEt1 Of freedom,
nnion and liberty. Win all Ii 1anlst, the gpve1n-
3es s estsasSed II il D. asstor5 q tho raoe Tnaer
a1ctent foxns ct ctEtv1liz1tton, fiber.y WIS the
srealation Of tos philosopher, The dream
zsatesnzn: Sd u our i.nd i " tue s.
tattisned order Of socsety, the grand pedestal
uson which rests tho mpefssuetuze Of the gov-
n % prov,dencs Of God t remained
sas0 ssh sesasz.s! ssss :!sn ne Of % RSe !, P's sss
Ios. lie heroes ot our dsy- 70 T.ndiosse, 81 1se
maas inauenable rght u proclaimed b tho fata-
e1a. The sscens6 of The FederAl arms n ne sup
:. ef b ;s ss1s Ss<n
The dea1h -knen of liberty throoknont The world
1ne ~ Salley u he Atsa.t2pt Itencs th5n sns
md the moon n rha valley Of Ataln1, Woald
have become the common oattle-neld Of Watto4
etareE. nattons md hcstile people Tne Dag OF the
folds h.d been gz1ed upon 81 Washington, q be
led the so.dte1a Of tho republic, woud have been
hafe been deattoyed; tho che4il:se memories
eotni1x up from the baltic delds OF the Resuk1ton
wouid have bsen forxottens ruin md anarchy
wo1ld depend upon tho eaprtce of eome bold nd
yehtu1er, Nh1e4 empire ct Dominion would hare
Sssp ssaIed nRo ne ne aso1sn q ON ne
Of tho patriotic htath md ina. utnmph of these
heroe4-.. t1ilen, but not forgotten"
~ W. @n na 20 nnrs 70 ny conviction
p1opttcfy dId til TO refer 10 the sreai and good
man, Nhp, throu4h the fearful storm. guided on
nd nattopsl eIisses,ce nad t. chistssin. 1hot n
The resources OF IL Hsa1dnesz md xreat1ez, Vn1
,aoore and neyoad u otaess: e. soo h.s ne % 70
a don : TortnJ 10 Of the pTssse q II a9my. Il esva-
zatt0n should sweep Ne5tWNt1 to new scenes sf
epn sss cur ssn &c, S4 aa e.
beauty; II the fox RnoQld look out ff01a Tho
1iadoTa Of the American Canttcl u our
s;s .ss nse sn,y IN nt'sS y Ses
The patriot IN every land The Htataxnan Of psu-
Resa and the toTef q tz1e liberty throughout the
To1td, nse1aex = he b. ~ = oeSlsd s%d g ssened
unopIn, HoNsp1endtta1d pu1e his ehsr1ctef; ;
how noble and yet how uAosteotAtisus IN tho pef-
fo1nanee Of the great ws1t which haa made him
Liberty. Let US indulge the hope tdzt me Citizen
| Or our country IN time TO come VIII initiate the
e11mple. which these soldiers have left In thear
Abraham Lincoln, IN ID outlines Of moral,
koctal and political Development nay becor1e
he standard ~ Amsttcsn st1tesuansn!p. a..
Of The dead. We should not forget What the H7ine
nayc done q this great work. Tne ar Is fragrant
eeout mo with the breath Of noxess; the to11n Of
Ssa p9s. .sa sss' sSs q IL M 1s 1ssSsz % q e. e
!, Exploration OF narN tsste; mis- mnRiing Of The
/ c11ces Of AT with the bcauttes. Of nature; this
Sea e q = das e. s san o. tsss e Cd ss
q xoinan, 8 aaosaer vlnd.eatlon d he riusn,
-Bas a ffa,y soves On to fae CLOG
: AZ The knn-nora snmed to ttsGod when he acts,
GYc1 the same look n i did when he snse.n
els OF teIk hands to R1ye the liberty Of their eoQn-
try; the women of out day have given the teWel8
e tee,E esas n.y. e s Of he;. tssa
nenfary to the had and hand tha1 executed It:
and as work 9th heaft. l The people, In the
name II the .sscred cause IN which thsse ulrn
t1ed: IN the nAme Of the uprisen OF liberty, and
the doFn rpdden Of tJr7nny eFe15Vhefo, Upon
ihe Re1ofa1ioTa now o1f ~ may has otssf sas u
con:e<Eaied tor -these -ashes at tha immortal
81 8 nation ana = people we must
profit by ms bitter experience u ;tne
past: We must learn lessons of. wisdom
a. ia aer5 s &. ses s q sd sse.s &c q
which vice and t1roF have. bsee wFseked and
rutned; upon ~ PAGES ara traced tho sefe and
raAched tie haTrn Of hAletJ-s.d surely &hoee that
lsre wsse NM 6essare vel :hs lcaeon which t.
s.asz i sns Ss .s o es e
eDptre1 and rnty appeal to Is tu the cioQoenos Of
md Iha ruin Of hnman prize.
But DOW, ny rdende I nnsa close. Let us be
tine TO the meMoItes Of tha past the taterest Of
bc lnspGed bJ ths1 nobie sentiment worthy d The
no5s ess1tiy fes ~ xsaa ty Go q tiadnsss' i
erase All bitter recollection Of that terrible ieud
which made Cur fstT neldd fe1ds Of sectional strife
md ra,ernai blood 1nen, 70. centuries 70 saae,
joynens OF liberty under the aaG Of a eon4on
constitution. viii celebrate xtt6 Thanksgiving,
5sas se! ss sS5 b q Sss sa
our Children I aedicais ' mena1aesta e e e @ ~
e, G : ees 5ssfs e 'saa 70 q9qa: y g
ply snd alt-of socia1 and mo.nl reform, Hay we
70 q spirit Of national philanthropy cherish the
integrity Of revolut}nnary lbef1y, q ouf hlghsss
political interest: and, ~ We HnEer In the tEal2hs
Of the g1sFes may onr vision be entra0ced b b
Tse sa& 'Hn' Hs & sss s%
from the lakes to the gult, from ocean " ocean :
"a union ot1Akes, uniou Of l1nds,
a Cnlon Of St1tts none can seyeE; -;
4 union Of hearts, Gunfon Of haudd -,
Ant, the nag Of tae Enson forever 1nd efer,
ADD the Dag OF tue Union fo1eeer."