The Portland daily press., 1875-06-01

what rank they held, what nationality the,
claimed, what complexion they bore; we ash
not where they fought or where they fell
whether in the front of the battle or in the lint
of the reserve, whether in the very hour of vic
tory their souls were waited to their heavenl!
mansions by the triumphant shouts OF the1
victorious comrades, or in the sad hour OF de
feat their lives were crushed out by the tramp
| ling rect OF the pursuing enemy, whether TINT
oaken deck drank up their willing life-blood, O.
entombed in the casket of the monitor thel
sank to ocean depths, whether in prison pei
they suffered, starved and died. or In tn.
SICK ward OF the hospital their eyes were CLOSED
| by the angel hands that ministered unto them
wherever. they fought, wherever they died
they fought for liberty they died for their coun
| try. In the grand herosm of their lees, in the
grand devotion of their death, they gave indis
putable proof of the priceless value of fret
| government, of the valor devotion of free
people.
| Defenders of nations honor, martyrs to the
cause of freedom, they sleep well. No moIt
| will the reveille waken their slumbers, no more
the assembly call them into battle array, nc
more the fatiguing march, the desperate fight
| shall task their energies or test their bravery
| their warfare all is Ger; mustered out of the
| grand Union, they have been mustered in that
grand army of victorious spirits now gather ne
Onlthe eternal shore. into which, each and ev-
| cry one of us must one day be enlisted.
sOn fames eternal camping ground
Their silent tents SPREAD
And glory guards with solemn,rou
The burial of the dead"
The beautiful flowers of spring now lie upon
their graves, the evening air is laden with the
rich perfumes they exhae their life given to
this commemorative service; but more beauti-
full were these our comrades in the noble gift OF
their lives for US, richer the coming years with
the fragrance exhaling from their unselfish pa
triOtism their sublime self-sacrifce. Forever
sacred be their resting place, green the turf
above their dust, kind Heaven your softest dews
destil, We winds blow gently DER their graves.
and man tread lightly there, for patriot dust
has made those spots of earth all hallowed
ground.
The speaker than drew practical lessons from
the observance of the day andIcalled to mind the
duties it brings to US as citizens: He then con-
clnded as follows:
ly ended Its beautiful expressive ceremonies
are over. The last flower has been placed,
the last prayer has been offered, the last word
all but spoken. Yet moment would we lin
ger to catch the inspiration of this service;
to garner all its grand and solemn teachings.
Oh, may it be to US all an incentive to labor
patiently and faithfully in our lot and place.
trusting tnat in Gods own good time we shall
receive our full reward. May we 60 from this
place resolved that henceforth we will live not
for ourselves alone, but for our country. for
humanity for truth. Above all, may we take
with ms into our daily lives that charity
which ''suffereth LONG and is kind;' forgetting
not the past, abating not one, Jot OF our
love and esteem for the men whose memory
we this day honor, yet may we be ever willing
to join hands with all of those who fought
against us who have honestly accepted the re-
suits OF the war and are determined to perform
faithfully the duties of their citizenship Bury
ing the animosites of the past, with malice
towards none with charity for all, +" let US strive
to build up the waste places, to remove all just
cause of discussions and to cultivate a feeling
of fraternity and unity among all our people, to
the end that this may be, not union of states
only, but union of hearts also. Let us obey
that new commandment given unto US that
you love one another" a love that shall know
no limit of family, or town, or Of states, but as
broad as the Union, as free as are its institu-
tions, as all absorbing as that which mpelled
our brothers to the sacrifice they mads. And
if in the all-wise Providence of Almighty God
the spirits of the departed to hold converse with
US here below, if from the mansions of the
bIess our comrades could but speak to us, doubt
not their message would be ''let all spirit of
sectionalism of hostility and revenge be buried
in our graves, let partizanship be swallowed
up in patriotism, let love be your
strong fertilization, charity be writ
ten on all your banners, justice be
the only weapon you will WELD. let your lives
devoted to the brotherhood of the people and
the glory of the nation show that we died not in
vain" Oh, may we of this generation be per-
mitted to reach that high standard of Christian
manhood when we shall ''do unto others even
as we would that others should do unto u.s.,
and in that glad bye and bye, when our loved
country shall know no boundaries save the
restless sea and the eternal snow, when the
North, the South, the East and the West, shall
resound with the ceaseless hum of prosperous
and contented industry, when this whole con-
tinent shall be vocal with the rejoicngs of
happy, united and free people. the teeming
millions who shall then here live and love, toll
and triumph, will rise up to call us, blessed.
At the conclusion of the address the Band
again performed piece OF music, and thus
closed the exercises of Memorial day for the
the eighth time 1t is enough to say that it
was in every respect successful and satisfactory.
AT sACCARAPPA. r.
The soldier dead in the grave yards at Sac
carappa were decorated yesterday with appro-
pirate services, which elected more than usual
interest. Col John G. Cobb delivered an elo-
quent address, but the lateness, of the hour
when itfcame to US forbids us to more than
refer to it.