The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-23

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Eand happy Republics shall, after the strug.
gleis oVeF, float from the turfets Of Notre
Dame and the castles Of brave Germany,
answering The Tag q freedom that We
have 50 successfully gustainedihsrelaG 81
But, comrades, time passes md We re.
main. On the final rolls are the names Of
those who join the battalions resting IN
everlasting btvouac. Alter q few mare
marches Of time the number Of those who
fell into ranks at the call Of freedom viii
be small indeed. History win bear re.
cord Of those days. Artists will sketch
in colors the memorable actions OF the
war, which TO all ages viii illustrate It's
art and science. iSongs will recount the
heroic l&bors Of the Unions brave But
soon Of those whom the nation honored,
there will only be q meni6Fy lett. That
memory though will still endure, and as
the last actors In those scenes with ttemb.
ling limbs and stlyered locks are singled
out as the survivors OF a patriotic army,
hands Of love will be held over them In
blessing, and children win hasten to gath.
et around them as they tell the stories Of
the days Of the great rebellion: t.%0titi
Before I close I want to say a word or
two especially directed to the rank and
file Of the army, The enlisted men, OF onr
volunteer army formed the grandest body
ofmen that ever assembled. From every
pursuit Of lite they came these unselfsb,
patriotic heroes 80 motives bat loye Of
country Soula actoate tne private soldl!er;
ne could scarcely look tor promotion; hls
name was seldom mentioned N general
orders; YET ne $1,000 as nrmly " ne nag
and the honor OF MS country Is \ his name
was 70 DC spread over q continent. he
endured hardsnips wounds, disease ana
death, aan9 no regret eyer ieil rom hlm
that ne lett his home 70 serve his country:
y! When Z We thlnk o. peace AND leloice e .eat
me boon mas come % ", we 90 not loEget
tlat II Was purchased, N 2 Large MEASURE q ~
py tne SSheroes o. inc rank ano nltefi \;
saw tnese heroes Ialllne one " one antlPR
me loar years o. war. fsometlm y; W;
linnie-pau crashed tntough. ska4 atla
9ran; sometimes lingering 8e9pagt 1otet
inc brave young poSy " y s9 q,
s2menmes alseae e,eP w X selolsty III
IN tne nosplAi Watu qe4In c az y " " IL;
lieL S9eF tT ~ !9e signt 5ol !ne Na.io ave-,
should 9eIne aeatn q tnese Paulo!s Ana
1attyEs, tet 4eI me osaa = HElng syeF
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