Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-06-13

FROM MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP.

Ed. J0URNALi- We met but a few families al
the graves Of our soldiers on decoration day.
There is but little concert in our observance Of
national holidays, or, indeed, In anything else.
Ginning from different sections Of our country
and foreign lands, public opnias IS limited very
much to families. E. ca man gpes on his own
hook and does that which is right in his own
eyss. AS a community, we have suffered great
loss for the want Of unity. We sent out to the
army no wel-O-gsniz,d company. Our boys
enlisted at TtHn, Fremont, Perrysburg and any
whore else where interest or feeling might die
ttte. As a consequences, we lost our local in
husnce although we furnished some of the best
warriors. Oar men we're seldom promoted.
We had neglected military system and as a
result our boys were overlooked. Disorganized
bodies seldom make much impression. Our
townships, il they mean to do themselves jus.
lico, need to cherish unity and be ready in all
public matters to become well organized.
% visiting our cemetery we wore pleased 30
see new, neat and substantial fence. The
grounds had been cleared Of profusiou Of
shrbbery and the monuments put IN order and
the rsstng place Of all that remained of our
dear departed ones who had gone beyond the
dark river never appeared so beautiful. |
learned that we were indebted for this Improve
nsnl to Mr.. Minkler.
As RE stand by the grave Of those whose
arms qnenehel the flames of civil diseori and
preserved ~ us peaceful homes. we cannot for
get the greatest marvel Of all marvels, "alan's
inhumnuity To man." As we stood near a stone
upon which sister was putting wreath for a
brother, we heard again the old story Of Libby
and Andsrson7ille: His brother met him on
his way home, but did know him. lie had bear
starved and for d long time had been dying and
was too fir gone to reach home" Somebody
| day BY day had watched by the cot or that Yam
kss boy As bis a,sh and his heart failed him t.
see him s'arVe. II he must die, why no. let tn,
poor fsllew be shot and die like a soldier
Why must he siarvs7 Had the cbiv,lrou,
I heart nf ths Christian Southerner turnsd t.
stang7 Had our bonsted civilization and Chris
tiauiiy beg1i,cu 4 savage2 Obi no! savage'
don't do SO. They torture, to Se sure, but they
make sk4r.sr work Of It they have a less refined
nods Of t,rlure--ihey carry poor, tortured
/ captive threegh the horrors bf death by short
er cut. Itrsmainsd for the nIpete eDth century
10 witness the perfection Of the liorr-rs Of war
Not, then, among the Nodes but among Chris
/ tiAnI and brothers engaged in civil strife. Alas
f,r progress. Shall we say alhs!tor Christian
ity? No. by no means. Such crimes aught me-
to Je psrPetra,ed Ia ths name of tho Chril,,ar
| religion. great problemis in process Of solu
| ton. What is civilization and what Is blrbar
/ iam2 WAC is tho ssint and Whu is the savage
/ /. It the white. the red, tha yellow or the b'acI
skin? Is it ths nam who lives in wigwAm
kills bgT4loss for living aud scslps whit
nsn FOR a paSiitae7 Or is it tho maa VIII
dyeils in a mansion, builds railroads, raise
cotton aud eonsigps his enOmiss to a slow dealt
by starvation 1t is getting high time for thi
problem Of the superiority of the races to b
solved. Bsiug Saxon ourselves, having fel
the warm blood Of Saxon coursing unr vein
f,r many ysars and having oftsntjmes boaSie
oi our ancestry, we 81, uld be sad to learn, tha
after all our bnasled superiority Of races, "
belonged to the lower order Of beings in consc
quencs Of our refinement in cruelty aus our ir
humanity to man. UEUs.