, 1873-05-31
OAkNOOD.

Tho decoration coromones at the beautiful
Cemetery Of Oakwood were participated In Ly
about five hundred persons, fow Of whom
went from tho city but tho greater number
from the suburbs aouth Of Tie. AL tho school
children Of Hydo Park, South park, Woodlaw1,,
and Park sllo wero in attendance, md contrib
uted not little to the pleasant exercises OF the
day b. thoir swoot singing. a procession was
formed, aud, headed by detachment OF tho
Great Western Light Guard Band, marched
through tho cemetery strewing howors
Oh the graves Of departed soldiors. OF
these tlcro aro foty-four in 0akwood two Of
thom being tho resting Of Col. r. 4. Gill;
moro md Col. Thomas A. 0rosyonor. Tho rc-
liors Home when 1t was located south Of tho
city. When the llowors had all boon disposed Of,
tho people gathered around platform near the
middle of tho ccnaetcry, and tho ney. DR.. Nc
NLurdy, Of Konwood, delivered tho opening
prayor.
REMARKS or COL. THOMPSON.
Col. Richard y. Thompson thon spoke aa fol-
lows,
My rnlEHpH: In tho midst Of our prosperity .
buatseof our ordinary pursuits to do honor to the
memory of those who died in or country's Beryco
j. urnn Us os rs ss
togos Of fEeodo,n and pay tho tribute of gratitude
ani eah wo are indebted for our national existence
It is debt the naton's living owes to tho nation's
who havo died IN ts defeuhs does honor 10 1tsolf:
ss wbc Syg seS hs M os coso S
diors graves. Eight yeara aud vet how vivid tho
mombr4ucS T4o features. tho voics TIC yery touch
Of oo wo a assa s Ere not yet fotgsn g Our
fsthesa tho sBtors anil brotlsrs tho wives and GILL
@ ie enod es I'll s
nIsa Sith ,atoD - they st9 tho final farewell mud
Vr q soor5 ID ter sotssE y &c ssFyefrfe vs .nrt
IL n; toss IT, :;, -, ~ tsy vent forth, neysf to
s!!ss" ssssa. s@ iss:ss s ..s 5 ;4ssa
n The s e.t tAS n eatarss rs ss ,;oyu
with tho roar Ut artillery ind the clash OF arus, where
aud siisl went screcehiug through tho basto-cloud
remember tLom as lhoy stood u tho lne for tho lust
time, death staring them ~ ehs face doing theIr duty
they TOLL sacritced upon their oountrys altar: tell
You, .nci and women thut n'onory IL sacred between
tho cosnrao surviving and sho conrada dying thcso IL
q tic none hut comrades know,
Upon oscasoss ko aa sssat y @ It becomes our duty
rrooiao the nhurim1co left to our kceping, and III
order tut We may fcol tho Eraat responsibility resting
government. and to trausit them to children FREQ
from thuso vices which ruined tho olcr republics. 1et
us oneayor TO luko t!cAo OCCASIONS acho9la In which
sall lo tauglt to our children patriotism aud loyo Of
country, pure aud neaaerilcg, tla they H!an learn
10 lool pon these silent gruyes monuments to guard
tlcm III tl,oir political lives fro falso or dangerous
inhibition, aud gu noaonsoes to remind then TINT .
people shal be viBlant, HEtuouH, aud patriotic,
Thu liberties a,ld privileges enjoy hnyo cost moro
than eau ho told. Tho millions md nlionB Of money,
though tho figures enormous. arc the Hplaest ito
III tllu nceos. lie WHO makca tlo cHtinatc must tnll
Of the AuprelY Of Thousands of lives that werp aacrl-
0ccI must i'll Of the hours Of pan a.l anguish that
wpro endured ,n,1st calculate tho sorrow Of oBo who
gave THUR nsnrcst tls!r dearest, tlelr hss. must
home tic lnriaa und prlyat0ns Of hoae in tho is!
tho suffering md staryaon IT thuse III sle rrson-pens