The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-09

He pucked Fame's chapets as by sovereign right,
Emerged triumphant from Wild retreat,
And blazoned victorys coors on defeat.
Watched with Thomas while his wary glance
Step after step he lured their willing feet
Into the tolls rom which was retreat
ont T his %h "a hr MGa '6P o Taas shss swings
IRe yeterSp roG b s Sd upon 70 bis o IT. S
70 aEs asS nsS F0 aS & h9 sT %es
Still are the lips that gave the wise command,
That, as the needle towards the northern sky
Pointed one tho way of victory.
Our annals hold secure the soldiers fame
F9sgs s Ggs9T o Tog9d s rs
Mere praise would do their simple grandeur wrong
TqTp GO his on2r pr Nr which he left to &
4 single nature cast in antique mould
Gentle, serene, childtender, lion,bold,
That trust and love grew reund him eIe they knew.
h5SH o aSe n R Sso
For that reward which neither praise pelf
Ganeive the soul whose naked virtues stand
%66 II S pS Sses eG g5.. & G qE9 @ Rs
little shudder Of earth's brittle crust
And man and mans renown were scattered dust
70 sow his eid T aud P; gather n fruits @ f for heaven
Which neither worm can gnaw nor care make dim,
And these are deafness, these he took with him
Through anxious years. saw the martial flood
Surge back and forth in waves Of fire and blood
Sometimes it paused, and sometimes seenei to reel
Spent and exhausted, from the Rebel steel;
hS BIT ever every sh0Gk was s1pPing blow by blow
And over ali tho human TORE mt poured
Then bowed tho world before our deeds aud names:
Then Them on the proudest Of tSmes temple gates Azz
New wreatbs were hung upon her horned snrines,
SnG fHs fresh bas
The The verna % iauIes from the the pills were stripped,
Of sladness ushered the returning drum y
With cheers of transport brmmns in The mouth; w.
u WI Lea came me the rapture Of that crownng hour, nj
In In dense procession, through the marble banks
August, sublime, refugent calm and high
lowered in its might as symbo of the whole,
The dome crowned presence of the Capitol.
IL envy those whose tattered standards waved
The holy JOY that gttered in their tears,
They knelt and sobbed and kissed the very stone
And thou, brave army, that hast borne the brunt
Of stern repuse SO often on thy front
thou I, who mast rallied from each stunning blow,
Tb6h Th gUSss %ds o 6s facing S the
Whose Whose stesdfast centre held all things Alright
And drove him hSTRF
THANK Just For une that it was tiny fate
Alone TO hurl the traitors from their state;
ASPS G make Se ts aP thy by 5s .v.
Touched r by the splondor Of thy army's fame!
Wall thTcgsh .p ny margins 4 ei nncoqntsd graves,
Whisper their story to the land about
Yes, feel each passion of the human soul,
Forget not here the nations martyred Chief,
Fallen for the gospel cf your own belief,
Asked for your and joined in thers his own ii
~ knsw me .,tt the m man: see him, as ho stands
Sa dns s fSe Fo o Mhn WI his Il: 0RR6s ReSr eyes
Ibai kndied truth but ioIIqd The aaepssI guile;
S Pstsns Saad ss ana %mb TGSng to
lie leo his people with a tender hand,
summoned BY lot to mitigate time
He bore his mission with so meek heart
That Heaven itself took up his weary part;
Ekng his efforts out by miracle.
No king this ! m an BY grace OF Gods intent;
A nature modelled a higher plan.
Lord OF himself inborn gentleman!
Pass by his fate. Forget the closing strife
Forget the scene, the bravo stealing nigh,
The pistol shot, the newmade widows cry
The palsied people and the tears tnat ran
0'er half world TO meurn single man.
But oh TSsmemSsr q While tRd the m mind nd can hold
The gentle heart that beat its life away
Just as young morning donnsd bis robe Of gray,
And touched in vain the syeids Of the dead!
Remember him as one who died for right
With yictory's trophies glittering in his sight:
His mission finished, ana the settled end
Nothing was left him but to Insts the sweet
os triumph sitting ia The nations seat -. ,,,,rts
And cleared its champaiens for guwonted sports
%ho fei IN bastic ioE he esgse bo led: eS .,.,
SOlClcrb and chic awakened trO n tue clhy
And ranged their legious in the old array.
There Lyon led, and Kearney rode amain.
Brave Reynolds mars6sied hi; uqdaunted coras,
And Sedgwick pressed to reach the front once more
The star of Mitchell glittercd over all,
Bayard looked worthy of his knightly name,
And Mansfeld's eyes we're bright with battlo-iame'
And Strong arose from Wagner's roaring tire
There gallant Buford iu the van was seen,
And COrcoran waved his flag OF Irish green.
Birney's clear eyes we're radiant with his faith
Winthrop and Groblo smiled NJ bahled death.
Down Shaws dark front solemn purpose
The slaves resolve TO prove himsolf-mere man;
The heros courage, for that humble hope,
Was all thst winged him up the bloody slope.
There burly Nelson clustered through hts men,
Baker looked thoughtiui; Wsdsgorth's liberal hand
Pointed right forward and the sharp command
As when 1t rang DER fated Doneison
All these, and more, before the Martyrs gaze
Passed through the shouts Of heavens tumultuous
The sound Of clarons. and the choral songs
of rapture bursting from the seraph throngs;
Passed, like pageant from the evening skies,
But left picture on celestial eyes
Whose tnfs shall deepen tho days increase,
And shine marvel in that Realm OF Peace
During the reading of the poem, as the names
If the various military heroes, living and dead,
we're mentioned, the audience loudly applauded,
md the speaker was obliged to cease for mo-
nent. After the poem was finished the Dand
truck up the 'Star-spangled Banner When
ome one in the audience proposed cheers Tor
he 'horse that carried Sheridan to Winchester"
which were loudly given.
Speech of President Grant.
President Grant then being called on, stepped
forward and said:-I am very happy to see so
many of my old comrades of the Army of the
Potomac and would be glad II could properly
avnress nv feelinps on this occasion. can only