Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.

Today rsours the annual tribute to inc
dssd heroes Of the Rspublio-ths beau
siiul but sad ceremony Of strsvins VAN
flowers the hundreds Of thousands Oh
hiiloeis that mark Dc earthly tensmsnts
Of the true and loyal hearts Who died Tor
ths Union. The causes and hates Of
ah.s fr..ricidal struggle T fast being
obli.srsssd, and will eventually. dissp-
near altogether. but the rsnsmbsanos Of
The bravery and devotion Of our soldiers
must ever brightly and fondly remain
With N. The surviving comrades OF
The Grand Army Of the Republic have
dedicated themselves to the psrpstuation
Of this day Of rsmsmbrsnss. and each
rear they devote themselves to the sol
snn duty.
Bat not To- the Grand Army alone II
siysn the beautiful Observance OF Mem
orisi Day. All loyal and true hearts
participate With them in aoral honors to
the noble dead. We do not meet at their
graves to revive past hstrsds and swear
ssvsssss. bot to join In ssntinsnts OF
pssss and goodwill toward one another;
toward our true NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The dead earned . place In The rsmsm-
branos Of N al. They sacrincsd their
lives for the whole people. and were the
champions Of the integrity and indus
tries Of the entire country. In decor
atipe with flowers the graves Of our
heroes, We render tribute TO the cause
for which they died. and the lesson Of
their patriotism and the result which
they laid down their lives to sehisvs ID
the true faith Of al loyal souls through
out the Republic. One BY . and BY
scores the survivors Of that ssddsst ere
In American history are passing away.
and the comrades who assist In the
memorial obs.rvanoss Of today may be
thus honored in turn . year hence.
And here LET a. open our souls to the
idea that the memorial obssrvaness Of
today are not only honors 10 those who
died In defense Of the Rspublis. but In
token that In their graves. aide BY sids
- they slssp with their brothers whom
they fought to the death. 10 buried also
the halchss OF fratrioidal strife. In
token Of this. We strsv our floral onsr'
ipss on the graves Of our brethren o.
the blue and the gray alike. Forsivins'
yet NOT forgetting. this II our token o.
desire for peace. bro.hsrly good will and
prosperity svsrmors.
A year after year We are oil passing
away, and the numbers Of graves In
crease upon which We may bsstow ou'
Aorai oasrinss on this occasion. THU
beautiful custom 10 being extended to
others than the heroes Of the war. Our
stissn soldisry. who turn cut in annual
parade and march In ssrrisd ranks with
th.ir fellow citizens in proud Obssrvsns'
Of the day. also decorate with hover
The eravss Of their deceased eemi =.
! tn. arsmsn, too. ere joining IN "a |,
su,,om. and While osss.''ns the o's .
common With N ss.s'. they too I'm'n
b. .A.ir .enn.. and decorate the
And Why should they not Their b
soss fought on . different Asld. Jet als
for the good Of the country. The
fought not to destroy. but to . ' bot
life and property. They fought . dsva'
taiins. rsbsllious enemy. and many
gallant fireman. whose brilliant exploit
In sighting the asry foe has led hir
directly into the jaws Of death. IN
whose record still remains proudly Pre-
served In public history. lies In hi
grave. to Be norslly honorsd BY hi
comrades today. Honor to all who d.
serve honor. All who are truly worth
Of special remembrance should not b
foraottsn on Memorial Day.