Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-08

s Nsts~''t NtiSA tbe tfuG WIS Cuuii!tr IL
ytasl siaaya seen A wave roll stead.ty ,
HE sliefeTs break ard seocde. II Nh g.
then turned atay you would 6aye in.s
unable u say whether the Ii te ,was ,.l,l,;e
or dnwiug- But watch little l,,, !.
and you viii see, wave foliewi,iq Nm
mounting higher and still higher. oyc
coming or removing every oi,stael.
Washing ant the old sea marks sand t,real
fne tar up on the beach, until there ~
be 40 ttoubt hHt tho 7tido IL stsaiIy ~
ting In not indicated by one, bnt by
succession OF advancing aud retreat,
llniiowt, Fhe tidal waves Of the eee,E
oDe9 WitliGnu more certainty the lawst
@hys3ca! attraction, thin do the !i.ws :
sit5fi'att ..fae tion govern thu waves Z
human progress; w1,rves thai may reccl
bn. returning only mount the higher +.
having kissed the depths wa7es that
s,hsi strength, as they sweep IN III
beach oFcreome or remove every o.
ssfaction that the selfish ambition
ienorace ofg iran may inserposc, obllte
ale The old sea marks on lhe shores
time, and bear humanity on their boso.
ur into alhigher, ho.ier and rurcr civil
xstion. ~ sss gsg i q
While We met here tonight in a !.
union, lot there be also renewal Of q
piighted faith and tesity 10 our camm.
coAntry and, the cause OF good COVER
ment, with the hope and prayer that pa
SION, prejudice and party faua.acism n;
ueser b. ssPermitted to render fruitlc
thesgEeat work hewed out by the swori
and scaled With the blood Of the na.ioi
dead. And while We consign to Il
realm of oblivion the bitterness and ha
engendered by the great contest, lei
labor to keep fresh in the memory 4
causas that produced 1t, and the his Ia
Of ita events, for the lesson. the, ter,
and the warnings they contain. Lab
Ing 70 secure the Legitimate fruits oi i
contest, and insisting that the issues ,.
tied by the DEGREES Of cannon and co
steel shall be final and irreyefsable.
In arerublic like ours the citadels
TIE nati0n ara the hearts OF the pe.pi
the love Of country the impregnable d
fense. That love that finds exprcssit
III the languages, "Ay country, may $
hss right, but MY country right
wrong That love that no, only bur
brightly IN the Fsisys of sunshine 81,
pFestssit y,sabnt that Ia tensitied hi
deepens IN its devotion, nader The clou
of university, and III The hour Of eas4s3 eas4s3 =
"The hove VI that we caH country, sa
Dr.. Holland, 'tis smpng the highest III
nobssst passiQns Of the soul. Tie 10
that kfndfrs into joyful enthu iasm
tho sightsof tue naal,ns symbol; th
teeta p<Fsonally syery Interest offered TO j
OBJECT; that burns brightest in absenc,
taatfIs faii Of cbivairy,a bravery and 81
devotion * that ,sacrlicss itsclr on bait!
| fields. and counts such sacrifice a joy and
| giosy II that Rves even after countryi4 10
and psAses downF through many gsnealio
as precious Inheritance. Iudted there
ssys1Se thiag or every hove and all loves
puEin isGl. ksAuptsy is the pal riots III.
| tress, his father aud his mother, his brat
ef and NE sister, his homo, hts teacher |
friend, his treasure, The stora house in
which be garners all his affections, hea
euiy and ha6san, all his interests, ,asph
uons, hopes; and " hen neceasiiy deman
| II, he turns bis face and feet from mis.re
f6ther, mot her, brD,hcf. sister, home. frir,
aud trna4aeAs end gives himseif 10 b
country Ia obediepce 70 motfses that g
k1faiy . be dlssingu SHED from the hight
psligioae EpsllpGsa and, ~ avialions whit
his bosom holds, II think 1t would be ha
tOstcls, ekerH, VI the snblimcr walks Of u
s0AL natctslisnsle leases oG and religion b
hcn Gtalsi0lkss do0htIess haits this side
hHARanr bases Wkqn N hoosanes sacfificial, |
I incsase Is elsls around lha pillars Of Y
| Ihe posssiof thiss pss1aenis s4bsaaaif.l
illustrated in the mystical story of the ]
turn 81 UysssS Ssfon1 TIE siege or Tro
L0se rsasassAaa Efeparstsd him from b
natiye land he had won renown and fan
asoOnd tSs y aiis of fohy. Yfium 4 he sto,
Eantsst gaAuongs sihe ssnpunisnk Greek
h.it neither time por danger, oor .marli
giotS colldd affScss tho pStriots love. I
lcould spurn from his liessahe stempiil
food n. tha l6.ss1a Alpe q aSloNn ihroul
the region aud shadow OF death; pass /
tEsAty0cSA pals6 1kl16sSs pisAsures fett
We dAV ipaal asnAAp suesA rock the tst
t6ns year N n ! delikhtful dream; mo,
tnoy1lS S1b69 0rdvS the periIssos scyl
"a peeryhdie - saaanslA reject earth
IfmHofA Ality, Tor Me sake Of home al
Icso6asy, 1s6h S6Uu d that country We
bpl lhs sspay sdeshaaAe: :isla of Ithica. as
With lsich, love ana devotion firm
tioansedst6 SSSry heart, where fs Il
power IT, 0aA disApoO,ns4he hope Of OF
c6untFyy glorious destiny
ss1h151gd SVF vS66e itherc mas rested In II
minds ~ tMAslnAsieas pf eDsn. sort
dream land or city Of Utopia. where b
s0nns ~ II ~ jsyN sfv y,arltscfii,,