Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-05

clasp udItl~ anu t1tI1i Ullltt Ill ITa-
ternal embrace than those who had
borne the heat and burden of the day
and were the foremost to bare their
breasts to the storm. Still some jaun-
diced feelings yet remain ; some of the
old sectional jealousy vet exists /; for
whcn will Bull Run, Antietam or Gettys
burg be forgotten ? or when will Shi-
loh, Lookout Mountain or Chattanooga
have passed ont of mems minds ?
Those who come after us will speak of
! them as we from childhood have been
accustomed to speak of Lexington and
Concord. Trenton, Yorktown and Sar-
atoga. Let it then he our task to aliay
this feeling. Let us moi. by thought, or
look, or word. or deed, seek to
revive it. Let MS rather. as individuals
and as States, do all that we can. at all
times aud in all places. TO produce n
better feeling, a more perfect Union. a
ptore harmonious and better under
standing. Then will this travail of
blood and suffering bring forth still
more glorious fruits in addition to
those it has already brought forth.
But is his all the good our late civil
val has produced +? Not so! One
other allow me to mention. and that
not the least. We fought, strange as it
may seem. into the mutual respect and
esteem, if not the mutual admiration
and love. of each other. Too often had
il been the case. before this, for one Sec
ton of the Union To sneer at the other
as an eilen,inate, an cfiete and worn
out race. destitute of the courage and
fortitude which had been handed down
to them by noble sires !; while the
other retortcd by calling the sneerers
a race of shOn-keepers and money
grubbcrs, whose whole hearts aud souls
had been wrapped mp in so many bales
of merchandise. and who had woven
all their nianlinGSs and Independence
of character in the wOOf,, which daily
fell from their looms +; while charges
of p%oltroonerv aud cowardice were
banded rom the one to the other with
n seeming, if not perfect confidence, of
their truth. What :, great mistake this
was. let many hard fought field at
test : let many a bloody fight bear wit
ness! Poltroon !. Coward :! Does the
name apply tp Americans? No. nc!
Take an An.ierican citizen, I care no.
whcre he NAY first have seen the light.
whether amid the SHOWS and granite
hills Of New England, amid the deep
glade and evergrcens of the South. or
on the broad prairics ottl,e West; ! care
Goo whether it be where the stormy
\ .Ailantic lasheS with angry wave Il
rocky and iron-bound coast, or where
the mighty Pacific gently rolls its bill
lows in nay, further, | care not
whether he be native or foreign born,
so that his hear: has been cnkindled,
and his soul in,!bucd with Il love of free
institutionS--placc him in the ranks of
an army. drill him in the tactics of war,
bapti-e him IN the IRE of hattie, and |
tell You. he comes forth a ERo
III. .--s a,,,y
struggle as II not of unniXed evil;
hut let lis fcrvcntly thank High lIeav-
en- that ont of evil has come good. and
let us in the future not forget the les
sons of the past.
Having survived this dread trial.
what danger can menace II beloved
country: The worst dreaded by those
who beauea,hcd this fair heritage to
us-that of intcrnc,ine strife and civil
war. has been met, and We ave stood
the test. What fear then may vi Vet
entertain that these. our free in>ti;u-
tionS, he no. for all time? What is to
destroy their rcrpo;uitv? Have We to
fcar foreign invasion OF this. we
need have no reasonable alarm. Our
ancient foe. Great Britain. was ncver
more friendly diSpo>eitoward us than
ut present : the old feeling of hostility
~ tttIl iIIii'>t Spitti stIitt 'tstAlNs
hourly. is the II country growing in
good opinion and kindly feeling toward
the other: and rapidly are We becoming.
what we ever should he, friends and
brothers speaking the same language,
engaged in the same pursuits. reading
the same authors. and e~ndeayoring,
both. by uni'cl eifor.. to work out the
same great problem of human happi-
ness and the welfare of mankind.
Have we reason to view with apprc-
hcn>ion the vast legions of Germany.
who, with iron tramp, penetrated to
the heart of our ancient ally. France.
and laid her pride in the dust ? or arc
we To regard with dread the hosts that
swarm in the icy regions of the North.
and who wait hat the call of their car
to overrun the plains of Europe? No!
Enough have they at home to occupy
their attention, without crossing an
ocean for the purpose of attacking a
foreign Nation.
But let us. AZ improbable aS ii may
No. suppose that any n of the great
Powers of Europe should attcmp. t"
invade us, could we not with onc-halt
the effort that was cXerted in our late
civil war. drive the invader back dis
comtitted and broken from our shores?
Let us. however, indulge i'll a still
more Improbable and eXtravagant sup
position. that the combined forces of
the civilized world should attack lis.
What would he the result | claim
not to speak with the spirit of prophc-
cv. hut | dare rrcdic; that with our
feet on our native soil. surrounded
by the evidences of hcroiSin of a
hv-Conc and present = nerVel by
the memory of the many gallant deeds
of those who have gone before us. re-
mcmbering that we were fighting for
our homes. our tireSileS and our al
tarS: II n we were battling for all we
hold dear, for all thai we are. II all
thai we hope to I've. the issue would not
be doubtful We would be invincihlc.
and could bid defiance oihe combined
arms of Il world arraNed against us.
What hen have we to dread? II re-
quire> no great political wisdom t" re-
PLY that il is from within, and not from
without, that we must lie guarded.
Listen I o the words of an eloquent
anthor: THE dead nations whose gi-
ant skeletons now lie bleaching on the
sands of time all died OF sin. 1t was
their crimes tina; dug their grave and
pushed them in. Iiccn,iouS luxury
Sappcd the foundation strength. and
rot:ed the live virtue of n and il dis
appeared beneath the green pool of lis
own corruption. brutal war. made Il
business OF. and carried i'll every direc-
ton. drew upon another the combined
wrath of the world. and ii was dashed
upon the rock of its harharoNS force. :
3" Internal antiquities. iascd ON Sec
tional difference. fed by selfish interest
and taunting debate, finally exploded
in the quarrelSome parties of another,
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own wrong and hatred. OF all the
mighty empires whose melancholy
ghosts now pace the pallid margin of
oblivion. not one ever sunk but lis fall
was through internal i~niluity i'll some
way or other.
Shall the stately shade of America,
too. cN down To join the dolctul conf