Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-05
-. Grant at Des
voines.

gu ..,;on Of the Society of the
s.be Tennessee At Des doines
Brief as it wa-, it was
1.-THE most elaborate speech
,aade. As he IS not given
,,.nnking, it was surprise
= uaeellag and the country. and
-. also to himself. Being
u apon by the audience be said;
.,.Iex Il always affords me
ratification to meet my old
81. in arms of 10 to IL years
"a 10 live over again in memo
.ria,s and hardlahips OF those
baydships imposed for the pres
Ian and perpetuation OF our
solutions. We believed then
,.aiqve now that we had a gov
81, worth fighting for, and, If
s diving for. How many OF
81 = ~ - 9
ARABS OF those days paid the
mice for our preserved Union.
,satr heroism aud sacrifices be
r-aen in our memory. Let not
,s.ait Of their sacrifices be des-
phe Union and the free in
fans for which they fell should
.s,a more dear for their sacrifices.
awjII not deny to any OF those
ought against us any privile-
upder the government which we
+, Gar ourselves. On the contrary
welro,ne all such who come for
sri 10 good faith to help build up
. waste places, and to perpetuate
!. io.litutions against all enemies,
sothsfs In fnll interest with US in
.apraon heritsge. But we are not
REARED to apologize for the part we
IL IN the war. 1t is to be hoped
at ike trials will never befall our
rrtry. In this sentiment no class
people can more heartily join
an the soldiers who submitted to
dangers, trials and hardships Of
! ? camp and the battle field, on
chever side they may have
aght. No class OF people are more
pre.ted in guarding against a re-
IrfDne Of those days. Let US then
in by guarding against every enc
threatening the perpetuity of free
publican institutions. ! do not
[ag into this assemblage politics,
il is a fair subject for soldiers in
Fir deliberations to consider what
rs be necessary to secure the prize
(which they battled. In a Re-
! ah.ie like ours, where the citizen is
! e sovereign and the official the SER
u aat, where no power is exercised
'.eppf by the will of the people, it
! important that the sovereign-the
3eople-should possess intelligence.
he free school is the promoter OF
bat Intelligence which is to preserve
free nation. If we are to have
AnOthpr contest in the near future OF
pur national existence, ] predict
hat the dividing line will not be
Mason and Dixon's, but between
patriotism end intelligence on the
ne side, and superstition, ambition
ignorance on the other. Now in
BIZ centennial year Of our National
kisience, believe it good time to
gin the work of strengthening the
aadation Of the house commenced
our patriotic forefathers one hun
led years ago ut Concord and Lex
gion. Let us all labor to add all
sdluI guarantees for the more per-
security of Free Thought, Free
fech, and Free Press, pure morals,
).etered religious sentiments and
sqaal rights and privileges to all
! len irrespective Of nationality, col
or religion. Encourage free
|h0ols and resolve that not one doll
Er Of money appropriated to their
Import, no matter how raised, shall
appropriated to the support Of any
|aarian school. Resolve that Meth
the State or Nation, or both COM
|nel, shall support institutions of
|ning other than those sufficient
afford to every child growing up
the land the opportunity Of a good
snm0n school education, unmiXed
ih sectarian, pagan, or atheisticai
{hes Leave the matter OF religion
the family altar, the church, and
private school, supported entirely
private contribution. Keep the
arch and State forever separate.
ith these safeguards ] believe the
|'tes which created "The Array of
+ Tennessee y will not have been
hght in vain.
ne Charge OF Gntrasttop.
y he Democracy charge that the
freneY is heinp contracted. This