The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-10-09

AT the evening session (Sept. 3O.)
Of the Army of Tennessee, President
U. S. Grant being called out, said he
had concluded to disappolnt those who
called on him in the expectation of get
ting a short speech, and had jotted
down something he wished to say. He
then spoke as follows
CoMRADEs 1t slways affords me much graft.
flcatlon to meet m, comrades III arms OF ten
and fourteen years agh, and to tell over again
from memory the trials and hardships OF those
uays OF hurdships imuosod Tor lhe preserVatlnn
and peTpetuatiOn of our free institutions. We
believed then. and We believe now, ,tnat we have
n government worth hgntng for 0nd,if need be,
dying for. How many Of our comrades pmd
the inter price TOT our preserved Union, Let
their heroism and sacrifice be ever green In our
memory, Let not the result of their sapr1nceS
he das Toved. The Union and the free lnslitu.
tions for which they died should be more dear
for their sacritices We wi not deny TO any OF
those who fought against us any privilege un'
der the Government winch we cain tor our.
selves. ON the cont ary we welcome all such
whu come forward IN good faith TO help build
up the waste PAGES and to perpetuate our lnsti,
stutluDs against all epemies, as br0thets III full
interest with us in common heritage, but we
are not prepared to apolg'ze Tor the part we
took III the war, 1t is to De hoped that ike
TRIALS will never again befall our country IN
tins sentiment no class Of people can more
near tily Join than the soldiers who submitted to
the dangerous, TRIALS, and hardshIps OF the camp
nno the uatile field. on whichever Alde he fought
NO class Of prople are more Interested in guard
ing against d recurrence IN those days. Let US
then pegln by guarding against every enemy
threatening the prosperity Oh ireo repuupcan
institutions.
/ do not Oriug into this assemblage po itics
cor ainly not partisan politics but IL ls q thll
subject for the soldiers In thelr deliberations tC
cOnsIuer what may be necessary 10 secure tht
prize IOr which they Dattled. In republic Ike
ours where the citizen IL the sovereign aud INT
Official the servant; where no power s exercised
except by the will OF the people, II Is import tan
that the sovereign. the DeOp,e, should foster
int ligence-t that intelligence which is to pre-
serve us as a free nation. il we are to have
another contest in the near future Of our na
tiOnal existence i predict that the dividing hnt
win not he Mason and Dix0n's. but between
patriotism aud intelligence on the one side anC
6uD0rstitlon. ambition, ana Ignorance on th'
| other. Now, the centennial year of our nltlou
al existence believe is good time to beglI
the structure commenced by our patriotic fore
fathers one bundled years ago at Lexington
let us all lnhor to aid all needful guarantees
for the security Of FREQ thought, free speech q
free,prese, pure morals unfettered religious
aent.nenta, and OF equal nights and privilege
10 all men, irrespective OF nationality. color, OF
rel gion; encourage free schools, and resolv,
that not one dollar appropriated Tor Their sup
port shall be appropriated TO the nuppoit Oh an
sectarian schools, resolve that neither TIT
State or nation, or both combined sha support
| institutions Of learning other than those SUI
| ficient TO afford to every child growing up II
tine land the opportunity OF good common
| school education, unm xed with sectai1pn pa
| gan, or athelstcal dogmns, Leave the matte
| the private school, supported entirely by pli
! vate contributions. Keep the church and th'
| state forever separate. With these sateguai Ill
| ! believe that the battle which created th'
Army OF the Tennessee will not nave beeI
fought Ill vain.
The speech was greeted with tire
mendous rounds of applause BY the au
dience.