Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-03
Antietam Cemetery Speech of Gov
ernor Groome.

One OF the events of tho decoration at An
tetan National Cemetery, Washington Co.
MIL, was the presence at Gov. James n
Groome. Gov.Groome arrived In Hagers.
town.the evening before. the gusest OF Hon.
u. =. Claggett. State Senator, Saturday
morning he was escorted to the come tsry nv
| members OF tho committee. Gen, Charles
Abr ght, the orator OF the day, came up
| from W ashingfon accompanied by Gen. :.
". Crawford, who commanded ths trst
division OF the twelfth corps during the b,t-
lie, ana was wounded. Gen. Albright wss
| also In The battle, as major OF the l32d
| IPenDsyivan,a regiment. lie now represents
bia Slate in Congress-.
| An immense assem- blage of people pathet-
ed ia Sharpsburg from all parts OF The sur
rounding country, and thore were Also
visitors from Baltimore. Among those pres-
sent were Hon. Petcr NegIer, United States
Assistant Treasurer; Hon. Judge Dam,I
| Weisel, Col. Gilptn, OF the Third Marylsnh
regiment, Col. John Miller, OF Shar psburp.
the president OF tho day,sn ociogenrisn. who
took part In the war OF lSl2 Major Henry
ikyd Douglass, Edward Stake, Esq, WIN.
Mex. keppler, Esq. and of the COMMITTEES,
Messrs. Il. "A. Boult, T.. NJ. MObley. Hiram
H. Seiss, Capt. VIM. Crousie, Capt. X &.
! Bambord. VIM. b. Ztndlsr and others. Th,
lpIocession WIS formed III Sharpsburg head-
! ed by The bands iroEl Iisgerstown Han
cock, Keedysville and beaver Creek and
10 consisting @ the Sunday School children OF
lSaarpsburg and keedysviile, who weie
y decorated with sash-s bearing the names of
:. the States. During the ceremonies at tue
cemetery Gov. GroOme WAS Introduced by
Capt. j. NJ. Menizer, chief marshal, sn All.
i'd dressed the audience.
II He said that on an occa sion such as this
" the asperities of the past are forgotten, and
at the duties OF the present aud future lUOii,
lup before us. lie reviewed the causes Vt tie
en- late war, claiming that each section had
been too prone to attempt to obtain some
advantage over the ether through the gen
eral government, and this had been done by
Inrst one side anu then the other, until eacl
eR. was led in turn to look upon the genera
government as oppressive, aud this hnalll
resulted in IL war Ia which neither part
was wholly right or wholly wrong. On
achieved success, and the other by thei
courage and bravery, in face OF odds, obtain
in. ed the respect OF the world.
on, The Governor said the war did not Gu
OF util each side hau tuIuShed ior the roll
am s,, 10 more Than Zone OF tho lew, the ia
de- mo. tai names that were born 10 die" su
ars ned. cted that hereafter parents would lesc
lcu insir uildren the nauss OF SheImAn aH
wa Iaceso. \, GIaut and Lee, forgetting 10 te
ua tham m. zone WAS once uenoininated 10
40 ,Is, and 10 other traitor. Iis urged b
,t ,ia h.arsrs to uticipste the impartial verd
IN III of h,siorv an. depicted In glowing langus
the s.an,, ,v, ELI, in tAe future, both siu
- fnr,a,,tn, ,ha, differences, would join
en ,6a sa,n,, d.v ~, decorating the graves OF I
~. | so1,t,ar. ~ I-,.,,, m WLes. At the cOnclusl
;na ,ha,:nrar.,nr, t1rnss 40 WAS applaud
A snd ,,.r,,,Iv ,snn,,ra, ,lated by LHnN. on
lich stand. Bat. sun, OF ""-A|'"f'