Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-31

| Citiz:ns on foot and In carriages.
| a long line Of carriages containing citizens
bearing bouquets of flowers, brought up the
rear Of the procession. Along the route sew
eral flags were displayed, appropriately trim
med with mourning, and some Of them with
notices. The procession passed through the
streets indicated in the programme published
| yesterday, to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, where
a stand for the speaker had been erected,
around which the people gathered, number-
| ing should judge, about three thousand
| The President Of the day, Mayor Eveleth,
called to order, and the opening prayer was
made by Rev. Mr.. Martin.
The President then introduced Col j. Man
chester Haynes, the orator of the day, who
read 4 well written and appropriate address.
He remarked, in commencing, that praise and
honor to those who sacrifice their lives for
country. was spontaneous and universal
The records of tradition. the very first an
nails of the race of man, are full of illustra-
tons of the devotion Of man to his race, and
the idea has been preserved and handed down
from generation TO generation. The heroic
struggles OF the Greeks, the example of those
old nations that struggled for liberty, history
loves to record as the brightest flower on its
pages. Many end pertinent illustrations were
drawn from history showing that the general
sentiment and fact Of devotion to country
and sacrifice for the good of others, were
precious and would live through all time, and
exhibit human nature in its moments of high
est and most transcendant action.
Instances Of heroism were also cited from
the record of the late war, enforcing the same
r1l -,
tons Of history, let US approach with rev.
erental steps the immediate object of
this memorial day. If we are moved by
the examples of ancient virtues, what shall
be our emotions as we tread the burial ground
Of our own heroic dead? What magnetic
voices these graves and monuments have!
Here lies buried the nations children. We
cali them our fathers, our brothers. They
have made themselves kindred to the race of
man. We are better and more firm in our
national faith since these men dicd-truer
patriots than we were before the war. This
IS the gift of the dead to the living and it is
our sweetest task here to proclaim it.
When we shall have paased away, when
the city that rests in its pride and lis wealth
at the base Of this monumental hill shall lean
and stagger in its decay, travellers of another
age will pass by our graves to weep at the
grave of the soldiers; for the patriots grave
is the worlds shrine.
The Grafton was listened to with marked at
,ention. and is spoken of in the highest terms
of praise.
At the close Of the Grafton the foil lwing
hymn was sung to the tune CT America"
the band leading:
This fond Memorial Day,
sweet scented flowers We i;N
ON comrades graves.
70 brothers, brave and true,
Who country only knew,
The tlag-red, white and bite
Still Der them waves
We she'd the heartfelt toaI
For brave souls ever dear
To freedoms name.
With flowers we crown the brave.
Sweet flowers TO gently wave,
With wreaths each mound engrayc,
Immortal fame.
oh noble souls were they,
We meet TO bless this day
Sons true and brave.
Plant violets sweet and rare,
The rose and lily fair;
With garlands rich, to share
Zach comrades grave
Then echo back the sound,
To bless each soldiers mound
With brothers love.
The march and silent camp,
The bIvouac, or tramp,
In memory's golden lamp
Still point above
Thus. comrades, on This dlV.
We guard the loyal way
Of truth and right;
Our fealty now renew,
To country ever true,
Sweet flowers we loving str.w
Heaven bless the sight,
The special service of decoration was then
performed, by the Capital Guards, prayers
being made at the cemeteries by Rev. Messrs.
Martin, Smith and Upjohn.
On returning to the stand, those in attend
ance joined in singing the following hymn, to
the tune of "Old Hundred
Blest are the martyred dead who lie
In holy graves for freedom won,
Whose stored deeds shall never die,
While coming years their circles run.
Bcst be the ground where heroes sleep,
And blest the flag that DER them yves,
Its radient stars their watch shall keep
And brightly beam on halowed graves.
While freedom lives their names shall live
In glory on her blazing scroll,
And Love her sacrifice shall give,
While anthems round the altar roll.
Year after year our hands shall bear
Immortal flowers in vernal bloom
Till God shall call us home to share
Immortal life beyond the tomb.
Our Father, all the praise be Thine
Thy grace and goodness we adore;
Bless dear land with love divine,
And shed Thy peace from shore to shore.
The benedicton was then pronounced by
Rev. y. Martin, and the interesting cere-
monies OF the day closed.
The Law Term.
Thursday, May 3oth. The Somerset Law
docket was finished having occupied rather
more time than was anticipated yesterday.
To- morrow the cases from Knox County are
to be presented, and it is thought that one
day will be sufficient for that County The
Lincoln bar have been notified to come in on
Saturday.
NIrALIzE THE HAIR.-Why does the hair
become harsh and dry-why does it become
gray? Simply because the life has gone out
of it. The tibers draw sustenance from the
scoln n 9 tho grass draws aliment from tho soil