The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-06-24
nAarrrrs, oRAr1oN.
Dsaivered At Washington, d. G. DecoYa-
tlcn Day, 1G73.

FRIENDS AyD CoMeAr d A Hear ago to-
day I stood, for the filst time since the war,
up0n tho sloping crest Of the hisio.icai felas
Of Gettysbuig whian. stretching westward
from my feet, peacefnli.' hleone1 in The
warm sp ing Sunshine, their w@vir' grain and
tsnder yurf and glistening woodlands, backed
~ the dark blue mountains, forming be very
idea; Of PASTORAL leposc. aus &. neIs iaoSei
askance at tine inarudeIs On tGsir l.t'Gs; he
sheep started in ourrr:se at tie insaS'a" q
their qaies here was nc !ract o. ta,.e, 10
scar Of shot or shell, he Yer, tree mad on!-
crown their woun@s and natttre had 'a'1 40
token of battle on those verns s. pes, Ut.ies3
the blood of thousands gave a sIrener inet
the grass OF a warner tint to The fo"e'~. IS
in other lands she had buried tic REMAINS OF
mans pride and magn.frence, So be Q she
had ooliterated al traces of hi i..ocious pas
sion from the breast of the love y C-rtt.
It was d iicul, to recall he v:ea'iu' sights
and sounds Of b4ttic -gbicl, bad covered tiHtt
turf with the man;led fofms of men : I'd sha-
ken the hills wi; 4 the reverber:tliona Il an
non ard The q. Of mtskctiy ; riiab htd filed
the pure cif W h the SUPP urou1 c' ?uds: amid
which the scrugglirg irs1j cortenGed "nHit
seemed as if ina. .r-sG lay had :ona then
the heavens shall he ~o''ed rp as : SEQ and
men shall cali upol he eat h f, o oTa'art!
The rocks 10 hide hem.
MY IL >~;NecsIoh wa Of ha, Ut en- no
mept wneo IT.. felte VI YES oil b. 'e wa ch
for three Gays 80 beat upon Id, fEr, W -
Jug into AMI ove.whei!2il, bilioW. =. eo oIt
of the dark temte&s q artillery -4t5Ac, and
lightning, aud. gth - crest OF 4l,Etening
steel and C. imso' Southern halLic-h@,s $, and
a foam of fire, dasaed alon that ne only 10
be hurled b&ct., broken, bloodr, n,'lglea,
into The chaos nom whence j cane. amid
the ringing cheers of The Union ..e, which,
rising above all other scuri: .uNF re III
from Round Top, 10 tie righ'.
/ be an 10 realize tat the " p" long
time ago q - is :ncj ien'y Woe ue IT.! con
fused amt the thtong Of octd e. - that
erowd our busy ,ive3, ard t1dt i, memories
began 10 pa e as seea through t-s He:lin l'f
accumnla't'g Je, :.
Eut when I turned tc TIC sen:"terF i ELF,
was the neyeI-ia.li.!s !eninder o.. IL COLI
! rades who had talten-thoce with wioiu We
had shared TIE maj Oh in L.eat ard cold, on
nights OF .ain AID tempest, ani Oh nights
when the soft moon and st@rs .uGna down Oh
the riveis of s.eei That flowed .lllpu@h The
forest paths OF Old Virginia or lays of dark
ness and defeat, and o. brightness md hope,
when the heart swelled al thc glory of The
mai ial scene, and the soul 3D.r ed al all The
magnificent panoply Of war; hose who sha-od
will Is feast and famine, bivoGac and battle,
sorrow aai joy, hardship and la.,gcr, until
they weie linked to out he;ut With Ill., IT,
it of comradship which p.sss,, inc love o.
brothers. The folms OF vn.>1 -l,nr tu,k,
and they stood before RE It's !. H. sod abo,c
them bad in > single II. Il ;7o"ne r:-r
Therefore many tel. IS Nj : 'nia,&
are not wei; that the
MEMORIT3 OF TNE VA
should pass away .HAt o"'y III I " van
can the welfare Of tne >oul " u, +p~l
ard Re Cause we s~erved-lhc ii 20. o.
I a! ~ ffy-he completely ne.1, -: - Il,
these ceremonies and decoratioN- a ,.
tOthe dead phr d.ed in homer. ~, '.,..-
petuatins he q'1trai v.icn . !. ,hu object
of their sac. .f2e to 'cd. Eve EIarlc@ Suu.-
ner would have stricken t. n Tie 1as, 81
anne of CIV st uxs es ana creed from Inc
records ell meme les o"cv' g..
Noble as wa the sea.iGnebt, .Hioin = ;
was tie motive, il wcaiu be a3 ynnC-.i3.e to
accompl sill as unwiso to atcr ID. E.e hye
had he cost OF a ,rt@L 1t, i-n' VIZ; Why
shorid we not profit by is dc.a,-."usJt il
sons?
Lei all bi'ternr S s2d Il 'r.a@e. but let
the experience live, ~ Ny j.. made rp
and he record stapl. CaIas,.ir the Union
CANNOT fo,gei the CO at WIKI H. ,ogec ma
unity ADD psIpetu.;y We = N;rdir;t et the
grand armies Of her rif ne j no :,ana Ter
banners /; the great ei'ietj aims Who ct. them
OH; the fields where disas.e e: 'he"a.e.i he
caieer, as well as til 6 We Ns.u u =: TO-
rious fooiseps Of kef ma Ii tc IN ;;:lpph.
and, above all, the Eei ub!ia =: IT. y hout
being false to herself ta9to :. ue tnrm.
DRY of those ma'ty,S ~i,e ,amert WI tl,rt.
precious biooa the die; Cd 4 o. Ipl
f~otiefing arch aoo - .'vcl ~. or affairs
from the Angel OF LIE. tla " alf,ent ol
eternity"
And let the Soush gpou. II for H. rs. ,'
her garland the g.. veg Of ne - ~ hero
and keep with ear Ser ruG,p. coa il
sOken OF their lego,i1a to ,tci ~~;atr., q.
their fiiiai love for til saEnr :apd at whose
bidding they gave upthe'r Tvs wish y t.evo,
ton that aises ed their fiaee md 1 pstri.
okism rs pure as that which warned The
hearts that nov lie oldly il. hese graves
Let her raise sta,use to the chieti,.ilIs who
( led her losts with sLill and bravery. an1