, 1879-06-12

10 pray for tlr fAtl,crsc.s mil tlt wjtlt,ws. HI
we wcrr hnppy. A lIatu Of glory hung oye
'!n'tc grhvcs. We inokctl OF TIN: 1lroHh ngrcs u
,l'ls great land, md 5rlt It WIS enough W,
ln'! spent na nation more than st,OXl iN), ,tEtD
nh'i Ind aarrltIc"'l hundreds OF thousands d
precious lives. hut TIM cruel wnr was over,
athl ollr cnemes we're rc4dy TO nccvpt tho bilIa
Tim.
'''ro-tlay tho men Government paIl II, ,,y thf
month fhr sllIftli,g ht nrr nur LJnprcS.J,,c1,
t0nf Senators tHiy w1O nOw snryc lls wrrE
Union enl'ller*, whIlo twenty were IN the Rebel
nrmy. Mxty.llve ehetso!ttcrB are In tls llt,,isr
loysl'y by tho tlorrrnncnt with Ifs lfc III liz
hnH1 cb!Hes as n Representative. Mora i!pn
tHhthiras of t!ic wolo nuillbcr wcrc III tpe,t
rebellion aud under arms, aIr.l yct In sfx. II mt
tsSrtl. stutcs of 'in thirteen which rebelIod tl,:
CnI1n rofera nrc In the mninrlty. Tho tried
soldier II thrust MT. Ic freedmen who lui
thu way through, dismal hwan,ps, FUND httituE
places, aud carTei porl!nIl Ut t!Ier own scanty
tase , TO- our starvE boys flying fso,;, prison pens,
worms fron, their ganErrnsd licst, torn by
blMHhonntIs-tlrsc freudfncn ARG to-tlay f1yt,:.
from their homes to save their HIVES. insuit
stai,lps upon the. graves Il! our dcad IN the
south, a,I rcrhtnltn Is complete In its violence
only that q military Entun sndier wi,o happens
to be Mt thu l,rad Of iIlc Government et:tnds
alone In 1ha breach.
Mo, We ca1IIot preach over the .}4ad yet.
Ofslcr battles nru tu fight. 1t were Iii ctntI,y
offering. NC do not wIsil to iuock thrir blcaci,-
ihg bones. THEY did rot bleed anu die for irw
empty en!ngfes, autl d handful uf hall.IaIerl
ilo"ers rst upon tllefr graves U1.re rear. They
ask hrcattt nnl ne give them stone. They rot
10 tlIEir graves with Eapug wour1so{ sword, nt,u
bullet ind hAy0nct, null tit death stnfr Of tho.c
wlIo starved In prison-tena yet lr;ceahlo in lie
dust under The eotllt-dk. We push asidr t,cir
nln''nct toinrndes to make room Tor sll. men
ordered the eunrds 10 alioot tic pnor crazel
n'a1liae who dared roar1l oycr tho tiead-line for 4
nail ln'trd bui.e. md now cGne In token Ut o1.r
appreciation with wtltcd flpwcrs. How these
oilerilWf God forbid we should approach their
Eravcs until! We eau rarFy the old tlag ever 1nm
tnl!cd ui"l free. such ns they dreamed 1i In
sl'e'r Inst dellrts1'. Let OTTER ha,n's carry
,nn,9s. Mowsrs, It. Is mect !l'at pure sud lovely
l;ct those prea"l! sermons Of euinsy Win never
sliycred In the Wilderness nor heard the roar
u 'tl1e hattie ahIyc, tho Clouds Ws shall
htn1Id @ IN silence OYER tlc old battery. We are
stu OIL picket. The war ts not over. Thu dis
tnnt 1nuter Of .hu conflict ran still bc heard.
We arc yet to lay other tseas.,rcrs away III the
erave,-H!,stlcrctl on the alur Of revolution.
WI cannot Insult our comrates. Over thefr
graves before tue Cod Of tllc nation VIC have worn
allegiance to ,le cause for which ,hry died, mi
STAND really Tor TIN ncxs buglc call; bltt VIC hnyH
nerer kcatteTrd 6pwere, a,n1 ncver will, until
the right shall triumph, and the rprlies ot our
common country arc driven from The place Of
publicly to speak OF their hcrolsn in the history
Of today. 'ijiey lasn passed beyond The steurh
md corruption, The lltcs and ,Iaggots the hun
ger l'la thirst under burning Southern suns, mud
no longer ask atsght Ut us, Our leart ncilcs.
1t is all huge iarce; righteous Indignation
conEtllncH 1ss. The Government IL llenr,lessty
cruel. 1t called them to sacrifices thn,lBant.
times moru terrible than tlie JuEEcrnant, a.nl
has FORGOTTEN the purchase psiec. Tile enemies
who followed them with bloo,'hounds now seek
tlic lt!o OF t!lr nation, and urate Tie principles
OF the rebellion IN thc Senate Chamber. Nh!
ne scosn this empty Offering. Turn out il,uae
Kcbclst Tear down tl,cr !lagsl Send traitors
wherc they belong: nhtl tiud will carry the
flowers IN the dctt fingers Of the sunshine and
the ra!udrop, assi will weave wrcaths ami EUR.
la'ds by the Rge,lcy Of the Winds. md Will
make nclotlY by tiu. orchestra ol xlt nature.
UMttl then wo shall leavu our harp on the
willows, AMI continue 10 Fry out slow fong, o
Lord, holy nml true, dost thou not Judge and
ayeugc our blood OIL tlemf"'