, 1874-05-31
DECORATION DAY.


not rcr,ain silent and Indifferent this day without
confusion Of fAeo and cheeks Of burning shame We
must spenk decorate, do honor, or b5 branded A 1n-
CRATES We only maintain self-resIect By pa53ng
our an1pest honors not to aatnts or denigods bus
to who dsgraced their race nor ths una-
form and dag OF their country men VINO tauen1 US
tho nobility of duty and hefosn. in death.
with what enthusiastic passion the army sni cnef-
ishts Of is old leaders, now living et tue
tmul:uous receptions always accorded to the sight Of
the conquernp heroes testify But not alone ine zen
erals. starred with rank, receive our grsG1u nonls8.
Many private dlEed heros sphere, md then heroa
grave. Greatness in the ranks AZ well - N COM
and In fact the intelligence and valor Of tue sol!
kuew supertorH-he had no betteEs he WIS an IN
,ga Of ths nation ,.t ue t,f s.a tss o ne man IN
struck VA. for himself He felt the greatness and re-
epousibity of American citizenship liz feared NJ per-
H. csecu1ed no III exorbltant which should purchase
the perp<tuation Of the Rnpubc in the power aud
s1lendor Of her mission. Such men were in tho
ranls, and gave character to the Union army. Men
M to be Ministern Of st2te OK slime ~ lights IN
the balls Of learning and others approved themselves
after promotion equal to tho M2rshals Of Napoleon
tho Great aud superior to those OF Napoleon the Lit
tie! Tho dust that robed OF their noble spirits,
IN worthy of distinguished sepulture than much
that repcsca beneath thu pomp aud magn'hcence OF
Westminster Abbey.
We cone thus to feel the observauces Of Decoration
Day empty p2rude, but holy pilgrimage.
The nation can never fully estimate their serSices'
speak their WORTH or raise monument thut shall ade
Ao-
zen soldiers, History aloua can rear column COM
n1eusurate It's granite base shall be hewn from the
QuIrTies Of equal and impartial justice Its grand
pedestal shall ba one sod block Of enduring fratcrn
ty; its monumental staff shall be shaped by the graf
tude Of humanity out OF four millions OF broken fet
tcrs, fused in the eternal nres Of patriotism into
memorial column which shall rise gracefully to heaven
beneath the dome Of the Union aky; crowned BY the
Goddess :of Liberty, its massives sides shall be In
scrbed with the immortal uaes and achievements OF
patriot army, and the sunlight Of = cloudless
peace sha settle on Its head from age to age, "he
han tn Ehn50 forty
zeus shall reverenty bow. ard swear that tue Union
and Liberty shall be one, and inseparabla, now and
forever.
After music by the band.
GEN. Al. R. II. WALLACE,
Judge Of tho County Court, addressed the meet
Ing briefly. He said that he hopod that the time
would soon come when Decoration Day would
lie commemorrted with joy rather than with
sorrow, and that those who spread flowers on
the tombs OF the dcad soldiers would do 30 with
cheerful hearts and faces. He thought thar
this should be the spirit Of all who participate IN
the days. exercises. Nauy would ask why this
we all had an abiding faith that the souls OF
those who died fighting for the good
cause were marching on in glory. They had LETT
us, but to appear again in another sphere OF ac-
ton. He Baw on stage outside the cemetery
gates the words painted. "Tho Nation Mourns
glories in its heroic dead; was proud OF their
character, Of their record, and Of their graves.
The Dccoration-day services wero the ot1spring
CT the present progressive nge, and he strewed
the graves OF the dead in the faith that our SOL
dlars who we're in the higher sphere would vel
COMO us comrades when ne too 60 to their
glorious country.
COMPANY a."
Aftor appropriate music by the band, the con-
ductors OF tile exercises moved toward the
beautiful monument, finished week ago, which
has becu erected to the memory Of Company
A. and which the Rev. Dr.. Ryder proceeded to
dedicate. The monument is d solid sandstone.
hexagonal structure. consisting OF drapel
feld-picca surnounting an exceedingly solid
base, bearing the names Of the members OF the
company, as follows:
Capt. James Smith, Asj c. II. Willard, Capt. ?. P
Wood, Lieut.. @. ". McCagg, Allen Anderson. J. Z.
Bt,sel. J. II. Belts, A. G. Chambers. D. r. Faruun,
". c. Greene, y. C.. Hennberger, William Kirk, Lem
Nickerson. J. D. Powell. 0. n Snow, C. ]. Snerw'n,
D. ". sawtel, ". y. Vernon. W: ]: Wilcox, g. L.
Reddock E. Il. Russell Il. L. Reford James Sargent,
]. L. Flanagan, ". 4. Fitch, Sam Fandlsh, Frank
French, John Earl, NJ Dooling.
In his opening remarks, tho Rev. DR.. Hyder
stated that the company, tho deceased members
Of which the monument WAS intended to COM
1nemoratc, embraced the first soldiers who left
Chicago to take part in the War of the REBEL
ion. The company Was formed by Capt James
Smith, aud left for the front on the 21st OF
April, 1861. In the will OF the late Capt. Smith,
= bequest Of 81, 600 WIS nude for the purpose Of
erecting the monument. After making these
remarks, DR.. RYDER made ded,catory prayer.
This closed the services at Kosehlll.