New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-25

names Hervants and warriors OF invisible powers they
could reckon out the means or the end but they
rallied 70 their standard and stood by their guns Would
that We, too, could obey the high behes and ma s9eh
magic resolve that scourge OF fire should Do needed
make soldiers Of that In most solitary places and
among strange enemies aud in the isolation OF the soul
high yet humble might make home for u.s. that the
sea It's ghest should be hut cradle to the faithful
mind that might have heroic mschanee and that with
souls TO await noble disaster death might fail and not
In the appearances and IN the magnnons OF life spec
They come from the OF life, aud Of the aveng
ing beauty OF tho universe and the hero may put his
goblin to AiRht and quell his demon. but who shall
Srestle with the moro terrible messengers Of heaven
with you ye plying angels who strike men half dead
that shall change their agones to bliss Be kind, them
to them who fell make good their dream and purpose;
battle; and give peace TO our slain.
Not could fail 10 deeply respect the truth that
they whose monument uncover fought Tor country
aud freedom, shadows OF the imagined Heaven where
country Is Paradise where freedom Is snS
better text than Of lives lost IN parrish" h wt
the fact that they suffered in police duty Of saving
life and property, we might not commend 70 ourselves
@ . sss o. murder save the thought we bring
10 his commemorat0ni However our brethren reached
that end which wo gorfy now, by what process Of cir:
cunstanccs they came 10 offer up life In our behalf
for soldiers pay by what Inspiration they ts uhues
G n We ways Sp they were Sousn. Ike the might
lest OF the earth TO realize the earnesness and the sacred
It's nstruments and when they fell 9 die Il was IKE old
Anteus 10 gather strength from their fall aud rise
orders or ia politics they were unrenowned in yellow
covers with theatrical champions heayenbern pirates,
and the rest They tollers as they were soldiers
theirs were vOraday romances and at last they faced
the deadest mattei-offact but they knew the use OF
better weapons than vucans and heavier artillery than
Mars AS their effort celebrated the common manhood.
so wo rear this memorial 10 the rank and ne, ana the
sons OF tho poor be their memories that rise
above the calculations Of warfare, whom valor and
glory numbers and duty and sympathy arithmetic,
and when Ometlmes in vain-glOry our Dravest were
thrown away sucred bo their memories here gathered
and monuniented not TO die Blest Do ther saernce,
precious their example. 10 teach our younger brethren
That In the world beyond those wallis theirs 10 nober
apprcntceship than that Of trade ana that the nnco-
mecla tourney high honor 10 speAksthe wordsof Sir
Philip sidney lleth not In smooth ways
Now we dedicate this monument when the bounteons
fatherhood Of the city has erected to the memory OF us
aud brethren who lost their vesln precious
sarrilc, Tor that freedom enjoy AMI for that
Emancipation OF humble men whose joyous deliver,
nnce our own unshaC kied souls can now feel Thank
Gnd Cor what they have won Heaven bloss Ill thtY
have suffered This impressive stone shall renhn i2a
evsr a marian OF the memory and the beauty ana tue
glory 81 our College 10 shall point an undying enanS
10 rho children Of Urnrd; 10 shall DC shothsr
monument 60 hls bounty; for though, indeed neath
m youtL and IA battle w IuOet our AaeoSvIss