Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-06

and progress Of our happy nation reia
tive TO her civil affairs. les US not neg
leci TO sccord the w~ell-earned fame Il
her military chief&ins and their brav,
followers, and applaud the succesSe.
Of our army on the tented field: and
though u NAV be with solemn mem.
Dries .li gTief-isden hea IT'S for the
noble dead. who laid their lives . viii.
ling sacrifice OF the altar Of their
country for principles sake in tie
uatEOn's great struggle for existence.
that we turn TO the record OF our late
civil war. which rzck.d the American
Re pubiic TO Its very center and all but
cost 10 her some OF the brightest stars
OF her glorious constellation, let il no.
be in or hatred that we call TO
mind thar time and the causes which
led to the secession OF The southern
states. but mxy we all rather ever
s~enceforth recollect them in the same
chivslric spirit a do our serau he
rOes Who fought and bled upon the
battle plain, with sorrow and forgiv-
ness for those perhaps misguided and
llladSised, but brave men. who sfrove
for what they honestly believed to be
right. and many of whom in the striv-
ing fell and are now laid TO res; side
I ~ -'a- eAsA A1C Aflou ot8Is no q so
persisted for the equally homes; on
vfcfions that they were right. and who.
a. The result shows, were so. And
while we all honor TO the full General
Grant, and through him the whole
army who wore the victorious blue,
may we not forge. TO pay the proper
respect 10 the brilliant deeds OF Gen.
eral Lee and those clad in the van
pushed grey, for they were brusher~:
aud let the memory of that awful time.
though sad. be proud for both armies
in that eve TO lie forgotten struggle.
Americans all, gave examples of BRAY
cry and entire devotion 10 principle
which the whole world might honor
ably follow. and which when followed
would liz eyitsbly result, as such wars
ought, in the vincica,ion of q nalion's
honor. IL Is but just thai, one word
be spoken !elaiiye IL the results of
that ever TO be Ian enteds st uggle I. has
clearly shown IN the lover OF the ex-
treme States Rights doctrine, that,
whilst each and every State has q per-
feet right to regulate all matters With
in her borders, in any way not in con-
tiict With tie laws OF the Federal Gov
eminent. sill as States and members
of the Union. though perfectly indie
pendent of the world. while combined
under their own united protection they
are and ever must be dependent upon
each other and the general Federation
for existence and support. In like
manner, as every individual freeman
has the perfect and unqualified right
TO govern his own household under
the law, vet he and every member of
bis family IS made 10y natures laws
do IN
upon his fellow men for sustenance
aud prosperity. Another, and by far
the greater in principle Of the results
OF the war. is The proof to the world
that our first declaration that .sAll men
are created equal" and endowed with
the ~insliensble right of liberty. was
not meant TO be csnfined to any class
oil race OF men. but Il embrace. as its
broad words imply, the members of
the whole human family. During
tina. struggle Tor the right, and as q
just consequence of IL, the chains of
bondage which had for so long a time
hound down to mental seryitude those
whose skins had CHANGED by natures
TO be blackeued were stricken
from The limbs of nisn four million
human beings. more han The whole
mum Der OF the American people of one
hundred years ago. who had hitherto
looked upon and treated as mere
chatIles, but who now stand equal
freemen with Us all befor. the law,
and those millions of former slaves
now enjoy all the benefits and privi-
leges vouchsafed TO them so early i'm
nations life, but tardily accorded
them by reason OF the over-weaning
pride ceniered in white skins.
But, my fellow-countrymen, We will
now turn to matters of more recent
and lea with the closing
scenes of the past century of N coun-
lite, and affairs of the immediate
present. One ofthe few dark blo.s which
have been east upon the pages of our
national history was reserved for the
latest time in her first volume. What
IL IS need scarce be spoken, but let US
a moment dwell upon the fate of
the honored and lamented General
and by what acknowledgement
his death was brought about. A word
tribute may well be spoken to his
memory by his Borrowing country
men. Aud the silent ear will unbld-
den fall on his grave an i,those OF them
who with him fell. They all died
lighting bravely but hopelessly, op-
posed Is they we're by a merciless and
more than revengeful foe. That was
a sad, sad day on which Custer and
his valiant comrades found their
graves, aud its memories should ever
fresh in the minds of all,
for by il are we, as a people, remind
ed hat the American Indian, !
as he now is almost extinct,
simple and untutored.
expects, and will receive il possible to
be secured by him. honesty and fair
dealing from his white brothers in re-
turn for his " good conduct aud
strict adherence to his treaties. made, |
as he supposes, to be kept in the spirit
IS well As the letter of their conditions;
and that they, feeling the pulse OF uu-
freemen's blood bounding
drought their veins in lively tumult,
will resent even TAI the knife any wrong
to himself either real or imagined, and
will defend with his life what he has
been taught tn believe his rights. Oh, |
may the unhappy fate of Clusters
force so teach the men who have the
affairs of our Indian dependents in