The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-01

.I~s a. :AZeopntsy ,tiasf thee, ~ gg
.ItFt Sweet lAnd Of fliberty ! 7 ri fSg I
.Lis2 tIsOt thee bing;i iSsfFH
Lsnd where oar iAthess'dItd,s :
lAni of tic pil.rlm's pride,
IA From every mountain side,
lf Let freedom ring.
" Ny native country, thee,
Land Of the noble iree-
| Thy name love;
l love thy roefs and rills.
Thy woods aud teBpled hills;
Ny heart with rapture thrills,
Like that above. ~
bolt was, 81 some such hour as this I hay
imagined, that many b brave and gallan
splflt resolved 10 return 10 tie Old tim
fellowship and inheritshee II that tteturl
could be made possible and honorable.
have itiromH Southern soldiers tina
the picture l haye drawn Is not all fancy
and l believe that considerations Tx
these had not RlltLe TO. do With The e.
tSblBhInent oi,ansearly peace, aud tn
Cessation oFR war that sklse miGht hay
been protracted for years.
Thank God their return pdI made DOS
sible, honorable and delightful, By
mutual confidence, forb5arance, respect
and magnAnlmiys begotten Of the war
that asiounded while II charmed tn
world.
The terms Of surrender were alike hon
Forahle to the yictors and the yanqushed
Suggested and! characterized with mod.
Grafton and msgnanimity, they were &C
cepted conhdingly and msnlully; and OF
the day the sword was sheathed this nA
ton was stronger in physical proves
and grsnder In moral purpose than OF
the day the sword was drawn.
The surrender was as ea:nest and II
as good faith as had been the fight; tht
Southern flAg was forever iurled, the war
horse was turned into the iurrow, ant
two armies Of veteran soldiers, like thl
clans OF Roderic Dhu, disappeared as |
by magic and went 10 work In all the ART
OF peace TO repair, the damages Of thI
war. Then all over the sky, and on tht
faces and hearts oi. men, women AnG
children were written the glorious wordl
Union HgaiD, one and inseparable
"Peaceon earth and good will to men +
RNRMIRs IN WARM PEACE FRIENDS
The survivors have been lrleads ant
comrades since the bugle note called
them from tue last charge. II we ffgh'
our battles over and over sgain around
the board, II is as a social recreation ant
moral renovation. II either speaks O.
victories. it is in compliment 10 The othcl
as no mean foe. b e. = sesS
The valor Of; both armies Is a source o
pride TO us as citizens oI the United States
aud to-day the millions Of blue and gray
are the citizen soldiers OF one country
yielding cheerful allegiance to tho sam.
dear old flag.
They mingle and cooperate in tht
social, business and political world. In {
common destiny they aTe indissolublN
linked they worship the same God anC
arc fastening TO the SAME eternity.
Ny countrymen, 1t Is right and rationa
this should be SO. Neither party coulC
have held the other in subsection. The
very thought suggests discord, anarchy
and decsy. The respect born of the wal
induces each 10 make tho other feel hiI
country is his home. ''''
Out oi the cloud oil war has come ,
glorious peace, broader nationality, ,
universal liberty regulated by law;
wider, grander citizenship, recognized ant
respected at home and abroad. Nor
glorious than that citizenship OF ST. Pau
that made his prosecutors tremble wheI
he put the startling question, us 1t Lawful
for you to scourge Roman, and uncon
demned 2"
Around 1t stands 10 living wall, q bu
man wood" Of blue and gray TO protect /
from local intrigucs, internal dissention
and foreign invasions.
To secure all this to US these bravl
men gave their lives Letus cherish thei
memories, honor their courage and ven
crate their motives.
In addition to this they have LEFT to u
their mothers, wives, sisters and children
A., These are q sacred charge. The year
go BY and leave them waiting, watching
and yearning.
In giving their departed q sacrifice Il
redeem and transform a nation, and nobl,
battling alone against the stings Of II
fortune, they have displayed spartan
nay, an American ioftitude, genuine
moral heroism that will adorn the history
oil the world. Cherish them, care for them
educate them; o, feed, and clothe anC
comfort them.
Let US with pure hearts and lofty pur
pose, here and now, resolve and swear b.
these green graves, that In the little Will
allowed us we will live stainless lives
and that onr efforts shall be 80 directed
that the moral uplifting Of our time shal
transcend the past and be the daWning o
that perfect day.
= Let this annual assembling be a cheer
ful pilgrimage OF love by all for all; a hal
lowed season Of reconciliation, Of mutua
pledges and holIer devotions. iE
20, who OF such an hour OF love e.
Can lsok on al, around, above,
And not kneel down upon the sod
With nAture'ss! III 10 worGhip Godf"
And here, kneelIng at the graves o
brave men, at the gates Of time and etcr'
nifty, let the living clasp hands in the fer
vency Of friendship, and strew the swee
flowers OF spring upon the resting plAcI
OF the mortal remains ol the blue and tht
gray.
"L0YpRly etfeW the sweet hoEef9
Alike forIhe ftiend and the foe
/ uuder tho SOD and the dew,
waiting for the Judgement day;
Undef The rosOs, the B.ue-
Under the lilies, the Gray"
Here atthis federal outpost Of the open
Ing campaigns, almost at the ,divldluJ
line Of the Contendipg hosts; herein thi
National cemetery dedicated and iosteret
BY the government, let US dedicate our
selves anew to the work remaining 70
Us TO do.
Reaching out our hands and hearts AMI
voices to every border Of Republic lei
US welcome every peaceful, worthy In.
dweller TO perpetual unity and fraternity
II there, be one lingering, doub,inI
soul OF either side inclined 10 cherish re
veuge, and my voice can reach you, I d.
adjure you TO reflect, repent, believe ant