, 1875-05-30
: KENTUCKY,
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LOUISVILLE, May 29.-Ihe decoration Of Fed
eral graves at Cave Hill to-day was attended BY
\ large crowd Secretary Rristow delivered thc
orat1on, followed by short addrass by the hon.
Jamas Speed, ex-Attorney-Genaxalo OF thu Unitod
] States.
| Secretary Bristow said:
Perhaps nothing more dntInct1y marks The degree
81 civilization attained by country or communitY
than tender regard Tor the memory Of its dead Tne
monuments erected, the howess planted By ioy1no
nanas % the Of the dead testify to ths
cluea ana modest Eraveyards OF villages betoken
the ex1atenca Of sentiment alike credifabe to each
oaf own Cave Hill, wherein va meet today.
monuments bearing names familiar 10 ns, tell us the
people Of doaiavis cherish the rnenory Of departed
IL har. Dat sa,,d dnf hz lender feeling Tor deaa
patriotism Inspired by reco{ieetiens tt rbeh ' tSs 1s
sss asse,sa to % ees,ys Day M must revive
ot 10 en Who died to preserve the blessings at per-
ts so9n LIBERTY md free government to aud pos.
daring courage should vs tn The hearts Of succeeding
saa epg - the psnspes for which
OCCASIONS hte s ana ue - raaea sssr ~ f
Of Interest 70 those Who love sheir county |
1nd desire the perpctuaon Of its free institutions,
oo s9ss
aon, The graves Of tho soldiers who gave their ve7 II
eso9 e q shas unoa yhch WAS
re aone IN the performance Of this sacred patriotic
aass: aa:. In ~ parts Of the country this day Is
and courage Of those who fell in struggle which de
world can never forget AIthoueh tan yeafs have
know and appreciate to their fullest Silent its bcus
dc1al resuts: or its influence on the destiny
any g sFe's tub ipeops g., Fo5 DC pasRoss
knew that they sleep beneath Ills sod bstted md
1iea Tor country which still survives to ahed its
md their surviving comrades, t6e aoyernment 'or
s anac9 saeJ went torth to battle haa not only been
'eo IN from overthrow but sts rnade deep
mich the great founders huilded hAs been
nea na Fs to 1@ Iogieal result Tho podcal .1io Of
hey s1e endowed By ther Creator WITH cartsin inaen
1has among these aze Life. liberty and tho
ID ssSsasr hss appaSa 1asas 45s 5q
declaration is no lon9er limited : isv by
Lea bst reaehes foth sve.5 man.
10 son of the Union The unye1Eauty Of appucaton
ID dew M plainly declared T. our written Constitution,
3t.ded to tts equal protection - -
1n 1ooking nssf to he beginning Of te struggle, and
70 me1a tns aeca1ea purposes with witch
~ e1eate The special wonder Of the CIVILIZED ToTd
nss IN = "ss Of tho
d to assert ts reh1al sntho4Sitypt St1p'; & i
sRa1sa !, fe R3ssss + was regarded most
Foa mGse Inn 1nsa a1 q strength
snJ tae Issue seemed doubtful Despondaucy low. ~
sq e9sF n9 ~ snd I'd goomy toreboainga hd the
personal ambitions welpigh destroyed At last ons
!o0f greatest armies, but amid rhe nararses /
me army and w74nghng OF politicians ti,e vslor of ~
soldier neEer fatered, and In his qsu oood tirna
fased up for us grest military ieadetu Who ygere ~
~ 70 the emergency and who having no nol,tfc.1 ~
u 70 anbserVe and seldsh ambitions to rratifT ~
our eauaht arntes to final victory Meanwhile deaya
postponemeats resulting from the cauaea referrst5 ~
aa9 1asnisded time and opportunity for thouahtfnl
Aaefauoh Of questions underl7t11 tho c0n1ict 81
man who then stood at tho helm bY thn T.
ace aese Of the People, and who By the Con- f., E
army and navy had declared il 1s5s Tfth ec,rr,1
thsa prophetin vision, that this Goyarn1nent ~ ~!
ID nos endura permanently haN alsTo snd ha1f III
! ~ tho struggle pfogres.ed, fha trnth | ~ ~
~ this ~ msnnouneernsnt forced Itself Gu he In --
pie. The men Of the Eoutt ~ho
. H. sgAinst the authority OF tho Government h.5
90 Their purpose to build up 4 separate GnTa1n
IL W1th tt2Very for its cornerstone. The rranrrs
eooala hetween freedom and slavery had nn1 ma,
on N earnest and the people Of the adhernc staes e
y. ana aosr bat At last azzn1y resolved OF
aAseeg and the Rabc1lon ahoud perish tTatber Thf
lo-oaJ they sieop IN common grave. r. eho
70 80 "a AZ this tho hand Of IN 1l-yfsn prn &hd
g p9s dnu realer Of events: and Who tn ~ Syp
o1oaa and Will nov afaE 4 desfre ~ | ~.
ae1ent result. IspeAk upon tho soil nf ma ~ t Per'
at4ve states, but declare truth which vii M -
SovsS1ea Or Questioned by any considerab}e nv
q 1ase1gent persons whan / axaerf ~ ~
Rasas Raa.~ 6nRht haz bean za.noyod frons 81
soutn Ry the abolition Of slsTerv ~o - Bnt
no p<ophet to foretel that sooner Or ls}er ~ o,
n s7rdan %n'@s upon caseer of une1ampnd prne
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