Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-19
Decoration Day At TOgus

Adjourned
Decoration Day at TOgus
Not altogether suspicious was vest crday iol
the beautiful and solemn decoration services
at Togus. there being occasional showers, but
everything down in the programme was car
ried out in full, and with true military precs-
| ion, under the excellent management OF the
Dep. Gov. Gen.W. S. Tilton. The procession
! from the Home to the cemetery was the larg-
est and most imposing ever seen there. Cut
Ter Post had invited Seth Williams Post OF
this city, and the Richards Light Infantry
and Continental Company of Gardiner, and
all these organizations were out in force. and
in full uniform. with gay banners floating.
On reaching the grounds the graves of all
| the sleeping soldiers were profusely and ele-
gantly decorated. after which services usual
to the occasion were held at the stand After
a choral by the Home Band, tervent PRAYER
was offered by the Rev. Mr.. tpjohn, and a
hymn was sung by Quartete Club.
Gen. Tilton then introduced Col. Samuel
| c. Oliver of Salem, Mass, as a manned sol
der, and Col. Oliver then proceeded to deliv-
er the Grafton. He said he desired to salute
Gen. Tilton for the compliment paid him in
inviting him to speak upon the occasion he
would also salute his brave comrades before
sentatves of those who died that the country
might live. Some object to these ceremon-
les on the ground that they tend 10 keep alive
| feelings OF sectional hatred. He denied this.
| There is no one present who does not
| rejoice that the South is represented in Con-
gress to-day. He would grant them the right
| to choose their own officers as long as they
conform to the rules laid down in the Consti-
tuition of the United States. We are MEM
bers of one body and We all suffer when in
| jury is done to one member.
But we must remember that eternal vigil
lance is the price of liberty. There must he
one country and one flag. Is the Union alb
solutey secure under the rule of Confederate
Brigadiers, when thousands of free men are
not protected in their rights, and people are
fleeing from their homes to Kansas, as did the
children of Israel to Canaan? Is the Union
| secure when only by the veto of the President
| the ballot-box is protected from the bow ic
| knife and musket! Out of the graves of our
comrades comes voice of warning, that we
shall do well to heed, or they will have died
| in vain.
Shall. indeed, our graves be obliterated,
and soldiers graves be leveled? Shall no
sweet flowers be gathered to be placed there
on? For himself, he would say, though we may
forgive the past, we cannot forget why our
banner was drenched in blood. We cannot
| permit any dishonor to sullen the name of
any one, on land or sea, who fought for the
| flag. but their memory must be dear and sa-
| cred
| God in his goodness will evolve good from
seeming evil, md protect our one country
under the folds of its one flag. We come to
these graves to confess again to the patriotism
| of those who died, and pledge that we will be
| loyal and ever true.
We need not to fan the dying embers of
| sectional strife, but to live over again those
days of battle and of suffering on the tented
field. This is we'll. Our troops were gallant
everywhere With this fact his audience was
familiar. But as soldiers our fight is over,
the victory won; but as citizens of a great
republic we have duties to perform. We have
those duties which every good citizen has
and we have a treasure to regard that requires
our every eXerton. He recognized the fact
| that We are not a nation of trained soldiers :;
we were educated to the pursuits of peace
4 war like ours would have staggered the
genius OF Wellington or Napoleon. Our ar
| my and our leaders had to grow to the ext
gencies Of the occasion. He spoke of thc
| faults of the government at the selection of
military leaders. One after another of our
| leaders went down, and Grant was only saved
by the friendship and sterling common sense
of President Lincoln The administration
also had to grow TO the new order of things
At the time Of the war the people expected
too much of the government.
| But we did succeed, and our country was
saved. In all the battles our soldiers always
did honor to themselves and our common
country. Their memory will last as long as
memory holds its throne.
| He closed by welcoming his comrades to
the sacred duty of decorating with flowers the
graves of their fellow comrades. This sacred
roll of honor was called upon every battle
| field and in the prison pens of the South
They died hcnoraby, und their memory is
bequeathed to country and to God.
The address was not only eloquent but
patriotic.
After the exercises the Band gave grand
concert at the stand, and was listened to by
an immense concourse of people.
Superior COurt-Judge Whitehouse.
WEDNESDAY,, June Is.
No. los. Thomas Dana & al. VS.. Gorham
S. johnson. The jury brought in sealed
verdict this morning in favor OF the defend
ant. They agreed and separated about six
o'clock
No. 100. Thomas Dana & al. VS.. Gorham
S. Johnson. This action, as will be seen, is
between the same parties as the preceding
and the same counsel are engaged. 1t is an
action of replevin for 25 barrels of -four.
The plaintiff claims to sustain the action on
the ground that the deft. obtained the -four by
fraudulent representation as to his pecunary
condition. The closing arguments of coun-
sci were submitted, and the court then ad-