The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11

with a duty which, with Gods help he
proposed to do 'if it took all summer
Blu. the world found il out, end watched
him with esger eyes from Donelsou to Shi-
lob, to Nicksbure, to the Wilderness, TO
Richmond, to Appomatox with all lis
glories, and saw him ever the same.
Patient of toll, serene amidst alarms, IL
flexible in faith, invincible in arms
G. 4 men say that Providence raises up
les for every holy cause. There is
-, moral evolution, an historical sur
al OF the & test which at last adopts the
"a an to the event, and brings forth the per-
feet flower of destiny.
And 20 cropping along through months
and years OF darkness, We find AZ lat that
harmony between leaders and followers
that m ade victory as certain 50 the laws OF
nature. The Generals had TO be crestsd,
deyeloped from the circumstances which
su rounded US but the men. the rank and
tie who fought unmindful OF the stars and
eagles on other mems shoulders they were
the salt that saved us. l am talking to
men who were there. You saw them In
camp and in battle, and you know that no
tongue can describe the patience, the devo
ton, the courage OF the boys who carried
the guns the boys who slept in dog tents
and bore their faithful shoulders the weight
of heavy knapsscks.
1t is said of Napoleon's grand army
which he led to an hundred victories that
every man carried with him the possibility OF
| a MarshaIs baton. But The beet soldier Ii
he who can fight and die thinking nothing
of epsulets, but every thing of its cause.
heard q wise man who had been trained
to all the wisdom OF craftsmanship say in
1861, You cannot put down the rebellion
| with star spangled banners" III he had
been as wise as men thought him to be he
would have known that it could not have
been put down without it. The farmers
and merchants, the clerks and students who
filled up the army. believed in tina, piece of
of bunting called the " Stars and Stripes :"
to them il meont union and liberty, and or
der and peace, and they went out to fight
for it as if II mad been blessed with Gods
own berediction.
Whatever doubts s'atesmen and fnan
ciers aud philosopher may have had, they
believed from The beginning that God
reigned in Israel, and would see to it that
his cause would triumph.
You could never convince them that fail
ure was possible, until you demonstrated
that the Almighty had lost control OF his
uniy erse. and ev.n then-I speak it not
irreyeren.lv-theyw would gladly have gone
| in for one last round Oh general principles
All these questions which We talk abou;
| now, they settled By faith, not by reason.
| They knew they were right though they
| had never read the consti ution, and were
utterly incapable of explaining the legal
! points involved in the doctrine of States
I - h,ta
lists that they were afier-the 80 called Con
federacy which set itself up in opposition
to Uucle Ssmmy's imperial dominion. One
knows not whether to laugh or cry when he
thinks of the doIngs and sayings-;he
strange mingling Of the comic and the
trsgic which makes up soldiers life.
But it is all passed. We talk abou: it
now with garrulous fondness, but the years
are slipping away, and after a little the
boys will all be gone. By and by the sur
viving veterans will be gathered up to take
seats on the platform at a county fair. or to
be exhibited as curiosities at fourth of July
celebration. but the time will rever come
when it will not be proud distinction to
have been al MON soldier. Pursuing now The
common, ordinary avocstions OF life; swsi-
lowed up in the great msss of peaceful. TO-
| dustrious citizens the soldier who fought
at Gettysburg or Atlanta bears no outward
token tina he differs from other Een. He
follows the pillow or drives the plane, or digs
in the mine, thinking only Of present du,ie.
and responsibilities. Yet he is noblemsn
Of higher rank than though the coat of
arms was blszoned with a golden coroneI.
In his humble home, in some old trunk or
drawer il a faded yellow piece of paper
that bears his name and regiment, and
which certiies that he has served his
| country faithfully when in sore distress she
needed it. In some out OF the wsv closet
or attic be has hung up an old faded blue
coat, moth-eaten ard dlngy, ont which In
.ne ey.s .. ~. .h vic oio. ~, h u =;
f,shion,ble cut- Somewhere around the
house is a rusty old musket, his best friend
on many held OF death; he loves 1t, old
ana lus.ed a. IL Is, ior !. rerseu MN wen
tho g,s 'N ''N ''' "e' e " SIC '0
Comrades. 1t may never be our fortune
to hear the long roll beat again. III the
heavens shall smile on Us as nation, we
may go on to the end In peace ard haPpi-
ness but no colder should ever forget that
while the march OF LIE continues be is Sill
on duty. There Is an old article oil Chris
uan faith which says; "o1ce In grace,
always In grace" 30 should 1t be with Us
once soldier, always soldler-ior
truth, and honor, and right.
Farewell, boys, whatever shsil come Tor
US to do as cItiz Ems oil this great country
as citizens oil this young state which mas the
immortal glory oil giving up more oil her
sons 10 inc Cause IN proPorioh 10 hef
strength, than any o'her STATE Wha's 81
struggles may yet come, let US ACT as De-
comes men VINO nave Worn the o;ue as De
oom:s nien "nG y, IL "N "
The address wss listened to with marked
.,,..,;o, 80, H.. ,or,;on. - :, IN ub;ob
"e"o' anu nus ~ ~
reference was maze 10 Ihoma4, sherman,
Sheridan and Grant, were heartily cheered
The speech was very appropriate to the &C.
c.s:or tho sneaker did No, .,,emn, a
:,
learned discussion OIL our rish's unuer Le
Constitution as 1t was, ard IL; neither did
he make political speech as many public
speakers do on such occasions but having
dres.ed himself TO the bows in a peculiarly
| benny manner avoiding ANYTHING of an
offensive nature, and at the same time i'm
pressing upon their minds that the time
will never come in the history of this