The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-10-04

lives and devotion to duty, have blessed
humanity and wear the civic wreath.
may speak ct all the grand old heroes
oil I6, of their love of liberty, of their IN.
dying hatred to tyranny, OF their appeal to
arms, OF their Offering the infant nation to
the God 81 battles to receive the baptism of
blood, OF their seven years of suffering
and want, OF their seven years of marching
and camping, OF their seven years of watch
ing and waiting of their seven wears Of
lighting and struggle, of their seven wears
| OF smoke and battle, of their seven wears
! OF death and carnage, OF their seven years
! OF defeat and victory, OF their seven years of
! doubt and gloom, Of their seven wears of
care and sOulburden, of their seven wears NJ
unaltcrable resolution and unatering faith.
OF their seven years Of sublime trust and
inspiring hope, of their seven wears of
trouble, earnestness and holy conservation.
of their final triumph in war, of the trans.
formation of dependent colonies into sover.
elgn States OF the union of these states, of
the United States Of America, the grapdes.
temple ever erected to human liberty be.
meath the sun.
may SPEAK OF the heroes of 1912 who
emulatlng their fathers, deHantly planted
the old flag IN Britain's tace, and in shouting
and triumph bore it DER many q sea and
through the dust and smoke and carnage Of
many battlefield; and Lundy's Lane,
Plattsburg, New Orleans, lake and sea, re-
main lmperishable monuments of American
vaior. may speak OF that gallant army
crossing the Rio Grande, stOrming Monte
rey, standing like wal! Of adamant before
the sweeping blast of war at Buena Vista:
dsembarklng inder frowning battlements
at Vera Cruz, carrying the old flag up the
heights OF Cerra Gordo, across the sands
and mountains OF Mexico, and planting it
triumphantly in the halls of the MonteZu.
mas.
may speak OF the Union army of the
Rebublic rising up at the call Of our coun.
try, over million strong, and standing
Ike wall of fire between our homes and
the great rebellion, graphing with treason
and crushing 1t out beneath the iron wheels
OF war, and with 1t that black, damnable,
hellSh system of African slavery on Amer.
lcan soil; maintaining the supremacy of
the Constitution and the Uuion of the
States; vndicating free institutions, ana
making 1t possible for every man of every
race, color and condition in life, to walk up
and down the length and breadth OF the
land IN broad daylight free man!
/ may speak of the brave Earl, of the gal
liant Ransom, Of the chivalric Wallace, my
own ClasS.mste and friend. | may speak OF
all your dear loved ones whose names are
inscribed upon this monument; OF the sad
partings and broken tarewclls; Of the hast
enIngs away TO the trent; OF the long march
ings and weary Campings; of cold, and wet,
and storm, ana thirst, and hunger, and dust
and mud; OF sutlerings in camp and in
field, in hospital and in prison; OF battllngs
and struggles, and death and victory; of
RIM Oft Of ,rpin
God from every household of widows
and orphans; of families IN mourning; of eyes
full of tears; of hearts full of sorrow, and
souls full of sadness. | may speak Of all
these, but need mention no more. Their
memory is not forgotten. Their virtues
have not persisted from among men. The
glory of their lives has not departed. The
smoke OF their sacrifice still ascends up to
heaven. Their works do follow them.
They hve they live in the beneficent in
sututlonS by them planted and defended,
They live in the civil and military annals
Of their country. They live in written
constitutions and laws They 1--we IN cities
built, IN territories peopled, in wires stretch
ed across the continent and beneath the sea,
in bars of steel uniting the two oceans, in
tunn,led mountains and lakes, IN arch,d
chasms and streams, in rivers burdened witt
commerce, IN oceans rloughed with ships of
steam They live in the beautiful creations
OF art, and In the magnificent triumphs OF
genius. They live in the material products
OF skill, aud in the sublime works OF science
They live in music and song, In poetry and
history, in painting and sculpture, in battle
fields and on battle-ilags, on earth and in
glory They live, and will live, forever live,
in The hearts and affections of the American
rn hp mn re h.
ing the gratitude of the Republic. These
are the monuments yelutng the base charge
OF lngratitude These are the monuments,
prouder than mausoeum, grander than
pyramid more solid than iron, more endur-
ing than brass, more lasting than marble.
To evlnce our gratitude we come to-day
TO this sacred place. We come with loving
hearts aud holy memories. We come to
unyeil this emblem of liberty. We come
TO dedicate this monument. We cOme to con-
secrate this marble shaft. We come to III
scribe in stone the names Of our loved ones.
We come to commemorate their virtues. We
come TO eYalt their lives. We come 70 do
honor TO the patriC dead, and 70 that pure,
unSclHsh patriotism which moved them TO
deeds of noble daring. and high resolve, and
TO holy Sacritcc-~hich gave them the In
spiiutiOn OF martyrs-the soul TO suiter, to
dare, to do and to die. BY the love OF coun-
try, they conquered By the love ofcOuntry
they went out from home, BY the love of
country hey hungered and thirsted, and were
naked and cold. BY the love of country
hey campcd in swamp and field, and on the
bleak hillside. BY the love of country
.hey marched in mud, over hills and across
and streams. By the love OF
country they starved, and shriveled, and
renzied in PRISON. BY the love of country
hey laughed at impOssiblhticS. breasted the
Wild btorm of war, courtcd danger and death.
And by the love Of county, they died
lied as heroes de Some OF them died on the
ield amid the rafting of muskctry, and thun-
Ter ofcanuon, and their spirits went out and
passed away to glory in the smoke of battle.
rhis is 'erlism. Some 0f them, SICK or
came homt to de among friends,
md with the light # love around thelE
'nuch, smiling, died, blessing their country.
IhrS Is grauder herulsm. Some of them.
lex or wounded in camp or hospital
inferred and fingered, day after day, week
fer wreE, north after month, with