Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-05

FROM all over the North there
comes accounts of the interest
ing ceremonies of the decoration
of the graves of our heroes. The day
seems to have had an unusual OBJ
|servance. 1t is fair to presume that
there is significance in this sponta-
neous recognition of this holiday, ded-
icated to a most most touching me-
mortal service in memory of the gal
liant patriot dead. 1t has beena spon-
taneous outpouring of the people; no
effort brought it to pass, but an cleo
trio chord ran along the national
nerve and 1t responded unconsciously
to the touch.
Proceedings had in Congress by the
democratic party and their indorse-
ment by the party at large, have
alarmed the public mind and even
: called out the most earnest protest
from a few prominent democrats.
This alarm has naturally enough di-
rected the popular heart to the graves
. of the dead who died in the great
struggle against treason.
On the day preceding this memo
rial day the democratic party of Iowa
+ by resolution Endorsed the Potter in
lvestigation and the father of this in
dorsement was the same feeling which
dragged that party in this state into
: the slough of apprehension during
!, the rebellion. The experience of the
n past is enough to make cautious wise
Y and prudent people as to the designs
of so-called democracy. When q
y LAUNDERING protest is elected from
o Isuch a man as Alex. H. Stephens 9th
e er people may be justified in taking
!, warming.
The President and members of tn,
. cabinet took part in the ceremonies a
Gettysburg, and the President mad
= the following appropriate remarks:
III "FE1Iow-C1TIzENs: The battle o
" Gettysburg will probably always b.
er regarded as the battle which did NOR
1t than any other to determine the result
le of the great civil war in the Unite'
States. The honored dead who Tough
and persisted here will therefore b
forever held in special and grateful re
< membrance. The great martyr Ofth'
a. conflict was Abraham Lincoln. He
" by his immortal words spoken her
= has indissolubly linked his name
. fame, and memory with the battle o
AZ Gettysburg. Lincoln gave his life
in and the brave men who responded t.
A. his call gave their lives, for the Union
I. for liberty, and for stable constitu
tional government. They believes
le that our institutions We're equal +
any emergency, and that they Ough
Nv to be maintained at the cost of prop
III erty, or of life. If our assembling i
10 this place shall fifty honor the me
n. we now wish remembered with graft
hi tude, it will be because, beholdin
n. these scenes and contemplating tn
at example of the heroes who made GEE
IS tysburg illustrious, we shall be able I
L. estimate more wisely the value of on
ne country and of her institutions an
h. be better prepared for the dutis
10 which, under Providence, have d.
al volved upon us. Let us here civ
re, heed to the words of Abraham Lii
,se coin; let us here highly resolve tn:
il. these dead shall not have did in val
a new birth of freedom, and that
government of the people, and by Il
$. people, shall not perish from tt
al earth"
W At New York Gen. Sherman WI
az one of the speakers, and brief re
iai ume of his remarks are as follows:
Mt 1.-THE pageant of to-day and this q
IN. semblage demonstrated unmistakab
on that public interest in the events
,th 1876 did not die with the hero
III and martyrs of that epoch. "
h"' claim he said, that we Of the Unit
ire army were right and our adversari
Ike were wrong, and no special pleadil
100 can change this verdict of the wal
- He would not for the world revi'
the angry passions of that period, b
ard we should not tearfr from our history t
lie, pages recording the great events
, 1861 to 1865. They should forev
Tho stand as warning to those who fire
passion or self-interest, or any hum,
lon cause or pretext, may undertake
Ter destroy this government by viOlent
al Applause,] In the language of o
+;o great leader, Gen. Grant, we will ne
~ er apologize for the deeds done in 18
Inc to 1865, but treasure up their memo
md as long as life lasts. He thanked g
ard that the mass of our people love i
M, erty and justice, and are too busy Wi
their industries in ordinary times
M heed the Vaccinations of the pest
ige erous few. We should not be hast
md alarmed. The armies disbanded
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