The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-26
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OsWEfo. Aug. %. The annual reunion Of
the Veterans Association of O-wcgo county was
held here to-day Special trains brought many
persons 10 thc oty. which was gayly decorated.
The feature of the day was "A meeting. which
WIS address Il by Senator Conklins. judge
VIM. 1. Al"u introduced senator Conkling who
sud
Tosayt tlm ! am highly honorcd thus to meet
you vOui'l FL" to i;yc inadequate expression to
the sentiments inspired ly the Occasion. This
vast a-s nhlasr comes from an walks Of life
and all political p'r-ua-ions. Stirred 10y some
common rr.-on. SONG deep fccng or con,ie-
tion las summoned such % ccnaoursr. What is
it, You halr come in grateful appreciation of
all h"rln- who living or dying. wore consc-
Grated tp establishing or pres nrNiug that inir
fabric of civil and religious freedom. that great
h'r.tag Of order and liberty which we
are permit ii to ENJOY. Who are these
dead whose graves made few sun Nicrs
ago ar' y,t moistrnci with "A nations
tears Thryworc all soldiers of the rcpub-
hc. In dirk and appalling hour these
men. looking. it might he. for the last time into
the faces of mothers and sisters and children
ana wives. turned away from home nnl went out
to bare their bosoms to the ley fang Of death.
From the state Of NV York more than 500 600
citizen soldiers went to the field. From Oswrso
went in other regiments and in the navy, The
survivors Of these bands are with " to-day.
When Tho war was done more than half
million Of soldiers put oir their uniforms. laid
aside the hu>onct and the sword. and melted
into tn" ranks of citilpnship us non r.fully -
Whcn a storm Is over the waves mott into the
s"n, The world had loNhcli ON In wonder IL, 49,.
sl'h nrmi' r9s"dand maintainod. Everybody
Know thcy had couial.r VIII h danger could not
dauilt, nor suncrn- ~uh.u". hut how ~u 10 an
army roud n' sud l,nly and, quietly dishaniod
WIS, IN The Oh World one Of Tho greatest puzzles
Of III" age. The soldiers solved il I'm am hDqr;
IN, lnNroi country which organized them dis
were no lors"r nericd they di-apprarcl. Tho
sim" patriotism would or4,nnI1 thorn AGAIN.
Ihr 'n"rmops extent OF II" territory coy-
all , ass,9yalsd ,,s our dsadyagiase IND
m" ia~k WIS srnai and The military pant ~ i
WAS thoroughly accomplished. Should history
ever rr'ord "a failure in the purposes Of the
from aiirlr when thn war wns over Tn" bl1m,.
n,,- IN the work they did.
Npr can fhi- victorious nation ever ho CHARGED |
The annals u time will hr scar ned .n vain for |
our l"oi'" toward those who dr"n-h"l ihc /
inni IN hlold aud cover j u with MOURN
!hs' hr hNt."n prayer should Voc that u ithrr /
hrougl I in M" bitter Thought Tint tho martyrs |
Of tli" srcHi ~truggl" for the Union and uuri- |
ngr nf cn,r ",ig''nn dird inNa'n. lne mr-
,,iinrrii4r from a leri9i Of hn~in = pru-fra-
sNii; an rlmriani lcrr.e''at.l .urr n-y.ani /
IS i1r uit .tlri Viii Nn r.ukn i.Anry
plper dollar All pr.t.ni@to be-. rrr,d'ur
Ihe crops OF all kinds exceed all proceed, rt. /
Ihis y rrh for the farmer. the producer. /
IN" in'rtlnn; and carrier and an tn 3 We nl can |
rejoice. The promia'. ol the futur. in resp,.t |
IL mn Tid prosper ~ Is anNiiun- ut gloomy. /
or inlHsi mary troubles. We need cAc"riulnrss !
souls w.o-" voice is ,Irroiniah's nni jacobs
Nolre rol, 'd into one. hut their hands are the
hnh j. of Esau. Tiey Say they 500 t,rr.hle
tHs ANA i'm almost ali m N. Thrv eiy
"" haNf gone backward T., IA grueri-
Ilmn ,, an. ipasn. .'i'S the evils Of it,
'N,.- i,ltt nr" ra~t The war wa- grDHi
hr ,u.iit un IN ton II curr.u., uni' If rri..s
when irNt rNfrhNuguuD. In rycrlfliue Na
,nn,r-sir' l'l"! and oyrTdiI IN many ways. and
nay" lmd i"HyA penalties.
Every nei.on ha; -no.r \ and is. suffering
from liarI mos; hut tf future of America H.
madness. and th" o,A lliic, of man. We nrnI
ID rhrr-h 'arn" "s'nr~s of purpu-n in public
,1', 'l 'Ni mon s'n~r. NOT the noisy
l,r ~, ,rn- .Yn vs., t. sunams brass an3 tnk-
o' lnNo; nnt 0G'v 'ruurnto of mon M"u"edr.v-
'rrn'" i"r iir Con-i -iituiion ana the laws. and oh-
',rf'.n. ,ith"m 10y all especially b, al IN
authority The way to insure -uuir oI iic-n
Ih'n-- .- for every man. whatever may b.. his
p''nlt'n or pos non. - llN" some Thought
iolc unicrour system of ~ rnlnrni IN wHIcS iI
~ -vst "m can ho nad' '.ii'.tual and iil-t.
~ M"s 10 iii-urr t,,'s rshi 'o every man To- be
: thle hnal do'slen in a rrlmbie
IN this veterans duv il ,9,nnni be- anii-s f., re-
y nlhh Ngh how high L. ihr obligation To- dis