Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-06-05

Peter MeMahan. Henry ". Brown,
Edward McMahan, Adam Shaurr
Francis MrMahan, Enhraim Trfff,
Judsnn Huntington, PsrmeI Teift,
Andrew Hartsing, Georee Merry,
Martin Stevens, FIX BianRsF
William n"uglaS. Robert Hall,
John Barton, I'D. wArI.
Melvin BAriOW, Dtntrl 2. FrasieF
John Shahan, ". J. Cart.r.
Augustus Bradford, Richard =. Biinn,
Thomas Beaver, Augustus Degner
William iaAnton.
soLDIxEs OF 1912.
Ioshua ChsPpe', Joseph Badger.
Decon II. Hall. Capt. Dave " iikison.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
john Hall.
This leaves seventy-three, whoae names
we publis1Od two years ago, and whose
remains lie scattered over the South, at
the prison pens and on the field Of battle.
At the close OF the decoration of graves.
the band played at the stile leading into
the Cemetery, which furnished stand for
the speakers, and the assem blage collected
together nt that point. The exercises
opened here with prayer by the Rev. J. c.
GoMMEL, followed by three short but elo.
quent addresses, OF which the following
is a synopsis:
Rev. q. A. ADAMS said It was better 10
go to the house OF mourning than laugh
ter 1t were better to celebrate this dav
with our solemnities than the Fourth day
OF July, with common and fire crackers.
He hoped, that after our Centennial in
1876 the 4th Of July would not be OBJ
scrved.
The day we commemorate, the 30th of
May, iS not to preserve human hate, but
10 awaken in the hearts of the nation the
emotions Of patriotism, and love for our
dead, and to call ont our tears for them
How ii ting to come where our dead are
Tor here we find no wrangling, nor con-
tention. AH agree in The ccmelerie safths
dead. 1t may be that am growing old (; IL
may be this that causes my increasing dis.
tastefor our 18th day Of July, with its music
and extravaganza. II Il better scene we
witness to-day, our children in procession
scattering flowers upon the graves oi our
fallen heroes.
Here to-day let all hate depart, and as
we love our country and our heroic dead,
let us strive to live in peaee,-ever main
taing the right.
Rev. n. B. c. Love said he did not ma ke
any extraordinary claims to patriotism
but he had done what he could in the DAYS
of the rebellion to alleviate the suffering
and assist them, often in their last hours.
He said, clearly the hand OF Providence il
to be seen in our national history. II
North America had been discovered sooner
it might have come under nlohamedan
rule; II colonization at first had succeeded
1t might have been as South America but
1t was discoyered at the right time and its
colonization was . success At tho right
time. New England awaited the Puritans
and Maryland lord BALTIMORE and his fol.
lowers. The former Protestant, the latter
catholic, but both entertaining principles
OF liberty.
1873 found thirteen colonies, composed
of representatives, from England, Scot
land, Ireland and the German States,
and other parts OF Europe, as we'll as native
born, in favor Of liberty and the sover-
eighty OF the people. After the seven
years Of strssgls our iorefathers triumph
ed over British rule; there was left in he
nation great evil slavery. II encouraged
arrlstocrae.,, and degsaded a large elnss