The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-06-10

IaOoh 4. Ohrist, oatOr, Do.

! man, whose name adorns the eapuon OF TINS
; article, were given to the publc IN ,his eouh,
y ty, on n recent occasion, which should anu
. doubtless would, have been Impressive anu
. productive of good, had the propnehes OF
the occasion been observed even III an orui,
narily decent manner, by the one VINO hau
been selected TO perform the most eonspic'
{ uous part, that OF delivering the Grafton But
, whengrave yards are sought to be used as
, locations for, and the day Tor the decoration
Of soldiers graves, as the occasion upon
which to deliver stump speeches. theh ! iee'
Justified by every sense OF uecehcy anu man
, hood, to protest against the praetlcc' anu
entirely agree with the orator on TINS occasion
! when he introduced mselt TO the hving
present and the dead past which surrounded
him, aud said II could have wished that
the honors OF to-day had been shared Dy some
one more worthy than myself, ior feel sen
slbly my utter incompeteney for the task as
signed me. NO man living or now uead' De
he civilian or soldier, ever had, ~ my opln'
ION, more accurate estimate Of nus absolute
unhtness Tor tue performances OF me uuty as
signed HIM, thanhad Mr.. Christ oil himself upon
the above occasion, 10 not seek TO indulge
IN earping criticism OF the style oil the orator,
beeansel IN TINS Centennial ear gush and mia
lutini are slnguiarly appropriate upon almost
any aud all occasions, however questionable
they might nave been IN the year OF grace
800 ana PRIOR lhereto' mere Is IN TINS SIM
pie anu beautiful custom oil decorating the
graves OF the soldiers, solemn impressive
ness which has never yet Jailed to reach the
hoart OF true ana generous manhood, ana
strippeu OF an the partisanshlp "hich mas 700
oiten married us beauty, u has almost inva'
ria6ly conveyed better estimate OF the living
and generous devotion to the memory oil
~
you hhu as me presidlhg genius partisan
rancor ana malicious hate the memory OF the
uea1 "hOm you nave come 10 hohor Is lost
anna tue disgust anu contempt winch you
can not iali 10 entertain Tor me actor VINO
sees 70 elolne nis own ihslgniineanee Glth
We nuse proportions VI 'ne 5i'ghy cohiiIc',
'ua' nhs p,ousnt " uni'ea country many
SORROWS anu trouoies' "hlch ue good men oil
M' parties are nov surviving oy every honor-
aple means, 10 remedy anu repair AS
question Ut ieast OF Wsle' u not OF morals, we
Know OF no more inappropriate spot on earth
.nan you acre, 10 De selec'eu Ior ials,h
ehuoh OF i'ic's, 10 longer even ueheu 3y the
harusah OF orIlhary mleahgence ana long
sl'ice co"ceueu ny INC Ghnuiu men among our
party opponents: ANA therefore TO say to
tIe Sruior' Mr' Ohrls'' ,hat ne asserted that
"nich NC must hapc known 10 DC untrue
pet"eeh inc peaeelni scenes Oelng enacted
mere o,uay anu those events whleh nave
TRANSFERRED ana Whieh are even now transpir'
lIs ~ vur na'ioh capl'al. lhete the GRIP
Pleu solu'ct Is urlEeh from Pos'lohs uhder
sovs gov, sustained anu defended al the
peru Oh nus ipe, government Whieh owes It's
very eNlst s 70 ms heroie deeds on many
na.u iougn' pa''ie neiu; ~ Is hSt, aoout
Mi'en conlroyersy mas iohg since ended That
tne crlppe9 so.uler ms received more
Hn,nui! cohsiueiauon ~ the hahuS OF the
i, majority IN the present House oil
hepresealaufes 'nan ne ever received rom
any previous neppDncan majority WITHIN
rev weeks pasl, u Diil passed the House without
dissenting vote, making a SPECIFIC appropri'
huoh 10 pay fourteen crippled soldiers IN
,he employ ol the House and now on what is
known as Inc oolder hoii. That there
.nigIt ne no question as 10 what was meant
oy crippled Soidiers' prominent Demo
er"t snapeu tne measure so us 70 apply only
10 mon soldiers. In addition to the
above roll there are now more Union soldiers
~ inc employ OF the present House than I'M
deT the previous Republican House.
presume the orator referred to General
peiknaP, zen SeheneS, and certain other
Shrisuah statesmen and uenerals,. when he
,ur.neIhore says;- Al the national capitol
tne.e the shats oil malignant hate are aimed
WIN rem1rseless cruelty at the devoted heads
PM ~ men e whose palrlonc ueeds on hundred
patlie heids nave endeared their names and
characters to the heart OF every true liberty
loving man and woman in the land. IL so,
l pass WIN respectful obeisance an orator,
VINO, on Decoration Day, IN speaking OF Gen.
De,hhap, entireiy forgot Fort Sill, traderships
anu an Inc orator proceeds oh! ought
We NOT DC happy people would write
'naI sentence without an Interrogation point
ana say we ought to be. Again he says;
ANA yet with all these blessings so richly
scattered all around us by kind and merci
,ul ,rorldence, are there not IN this blessed
lAnu ol ours, even to-day, IN this proud
eIn'enniai year OF our nation, some men
!; wn n uhSohquerea nate would even now, il
u".e, 9iol out every star from our national
az, AM ia ouI starry banner IN me dust, as
sney u'I VIEW years ago, and because they
cannot be kings and priests in the temple OF |
freedom would involve the temple itself in one
common run; l would say very frankly
anu cahdiuiy that TO assert the affirmative of
IN INA, proposition would be TO tel a"centennial
ne, anu Souiu the brave dead over whose |
Telna'ns 'nese "orus were spoken, have risen
from thelr graves, they would have said |
reaee, be SUI, and IN that presence, the |
IVihg would have been silent OF untruth, that /
.he aead might speak the truth. But further |
oh ma US iohows TO guard this flag | |
lepeal anu 70 preserve the freedom of our |
.uuh.'y ior the goou OF our fellow men and 1
.he honor OF God, is the bounden duty of
every American citizen" That sounds well |
ana am impressed with the truth of it, but I
Is what would call ''long range patriot.
Ism, ana though will hereafter know Mr. /
Sh,isl as an orator, have yet to learn that
ne has, notwithstanding the occasion was not
sSanthg' won MS epaulettes upon the swell /
fought field, or ever PLAYED ,1hieb nriva,e
IN the rear ranks
In conclusion, desire to say that, had /
Grafton, even as Objectionable a 4 eer,a;nly