Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-06-13

our common country, ana has prayer that
has eyes s.might never look upon the
broken fragments of aonce glorious Union,
or States. discovered, discurdant, belliger
ant, had sunk deep into their hearts,
and if they were, as has sometimes been
charged, mere men of one idea, that idea
was the grandeur and immortality of the
republic. [Applause.l They realized
Its value to themselves and their imme-
diate posterity, and saw with prophetic
second sight. looming up in clear per-
spectire, the countless blessings it would
yet confer in rich profusion on the unnum-
bered millions that viii rise in successive
generations and possess these glorious
lands. They knew that the thirty mil
lions of the census of 1860 would swell
to one hundred millions before the close
of the century.
This progress in numbers involving
corresponding increase in wealth, in cul-
ture, in national power and national de-
velopment before this generation should
pass from the earth. would place their
country foremost and without rival in
the very vanguard of advancing, because
free and Christian, nations. Applause.
They fought as they felt. and fully real
lied, the battle of all humanity-not for
theirs and themselves alone. No. They
knew their victory ought to be, and, in
the providence of him who raises up and
pulls down nations at his will, would be
the victory of North and South alike; that
il would in its beue6cient results be the
common heritage of their own, and the
children of those then wearing of the
grey" who stood arrayed against them,
armed and panoplied for bloody strife but
for whose manly courage, even in mis-.
taken cause, they felt an admiration and
respect akin to that which the Cossacks
of the Don exhibited, for the gallant bear
ing and splendid horsmanship of Murat
when leading his fiery and impetuous
charges against their ranks. Applause.
need not, | can not, In the short half
hour YOU lend me, recount the story OF
the nation's dead. The world knows it
by heart, from the opening of the contest
at Sumter TO the closing scene at Apo
mattox. Not to pass beyondthe limits OF
our ow1 State. Donels1n and Nashville,
Knoxville and Chattanooga, Lookout and
Murfreesboro, have become American
household words forever.
And the deeds of high daring, of un-
selfish sacrifice, of persistent energy and
devotion to the good cause which they
whose memory we this day consecrate
wrought out on the thousand battle-heids
of the war, will live in the remembrance
of grateful hearts 80 long as noble deeds
shall win the plaudits of mankind.
To them the world was as fair, home as
loved and dear and life as sweet as to as
who stand above their graves; and we
use, to-day, the language OF humiiity
when we say that the long sad history OF
war. speaking only of the dead. has place
no notler names on fame's eternal bead
roll than those of Sedgewick, whose bold
vet gentle heart was stilied forever IN the
terrible struggle of the Wilderness !;
Kearaey, with his flashing eye and heart
of fire Mitchell, whose soul has passed
bevond those stars he studied 50 long
and knew 50 we'll; Baker, who fell early
| in the strife. fresh from the Senate, where
his wondrous eloquence was the envy oil
| orators; Mcpherson. splendid gentleman
rare pen,us, stout soldier; Thomas. grim
hero and glorious commander. lapplause
/ whose proud eusogy IS he never
,nade mistak aud never lost
i,attle-who stood like Abdiel
..f.,;,bfu; among the faithless found ;
Tapplause] and Farragut, tit coinpeeT OF
Eneland's Blake and Hollands van
Tromp, and equal of Nelson. that Creates
sa;lor since our world begun! But why
enrn,er..te when the list is well nigh num-
] herlcss2 Measureless is their need oi
nr.;se for who can fix the value OF their
sacrifice?
! ..vbat prfce was Ellsworth s, young and brave
,1r,eo,s,t nov the cost of winthrop's grave"
Our services and ministratiens here 10
are not mere idle ceremony. Most
fitting and most beautiful Is 1t thaI gen'ie
hands should. year by year, on pecora. a?.
tion Day." drop flowers those io'eileI'
children of springtimc, upon these ro"'y
ur.yss For. scattered all over this Union
sro h,,mes where there is void that VIII
ucve- be filled from them presence mas
cone forth that will never return-hus'
hand. father, brother, or lover
Nov to visit and beautify and care ioi
those silent graves where SO many sieet
r.r from the homes of those they ioveo
and from which, at the call of their coun
try tbev went forth to suffer and TO die
i an act of charity that ennobies the hV
inc while it honors the dead. Anu u
,he name Of the unknown absent 'he VI
,I,ans the widows, the sorrowlng' gray
baired mothers, they who mourn .nes'
ro;celess slumbers, L thank you for the hiuu
Iv interest you manifest and the SYN nPA'"-
YOUR preseuce declares. ON,
Rut while we speak the praises am ANY
.,n,,enorate the virtues OF the Iaiiei
beroes of the Union. whoee numbers ca Ca
nead no the Grand army which Napoiean le.
from the thine TO Moscow, let US not ia'
,n show due respect to the memory :,
those ~ r gallant Confederates, who steep =
e. e. unmarked and unnumbered gTase
oi'e IN the battle-6elds of the war. Inc,
W. were our countrymen. Their loved ones =
widows. orphans. children. mo'nei mis,,ro,
sorrowing still for the lost put uh'o' so'
! ten II Applause-J .,,,;no more tha
D he. IA ~ charity Of silence. There is D
anm;ty @ in the grave. Our enemies III, ~ ~,
t;me are friends to-day; Anu Id I -
e",,r.des. Inn they who sleep here wouiu e. e.
conn = ot,,syv;se. The great emu y
na,e .nl;'.b tbey fought and died was 70 ssoIr :,
for the nation no mere noio Ill vars
-, 10 ahsalute Immunity from sish " ~A.s ao,.
= s.,,rre-a peace GROUNDED ~ ~; ;
the iu.. ;,stice. that all our contests