Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-06-03


haired, bue-cyc'l Saxon Shaw IS followed by not
less gallant men OF dnSky hue who piIrd Them
selves a solid Rampant OF dead and wounded bodies
rather than give up the field. Their own hands
helped the escaping prisoner on his way under the
light of the North star and have vet TO learn OF
one who was bctrIyrL liz those ur,si,irs IN I 10
South
The heroic impulse which animated the hundrc Is
OF thousands OF men as ihey marched To- the iron .
was paraleed by III" heroic devotion Of The wo-
manhood Of our land. AMI If Spartan bravery was u-
plicaed in the field spartan motherhood was more.
than matched by the wnnlrn who thot q Trained
10 lnsenSIblllty Ia pam. crushed bach the iIplu of
anguish that rose TO their lips and ,!.Shilr AWAY
their tears, sent forth those who were .r., Than
life and went back To what harder bear Than
battle smoke AMI cannon roar. the awiaI stsprnsr
the horror Of apprehension. while th.y sustained
the courage Of the absent AMI with iurcmiifiu,.
toll IN shop and field Kept The family toaetHcr.
Their patient pinstak!ng ministry cc0iri the brow
OF the feyer-slrickcn suliercr ~ wounded one AMI
closed the eyes Of the i,mg. OF these their r.
cord is on high Is Ii Is also monument u.urc
enduring ,iIin brass or marble, which erected III
the neart of the country they -iy";'.
'ligh were their deeds e,c'Swhcrr or hearts .tre
weeping.
Safe hides ,heif fame in all mems lav.. AMI praise
haioWed the mould IN which their 'lu-i Is sl-rl-
ing,
And sweet .iAe H!sniory that has crowned their
tiaYa.
They saw the awful face Of soyer, IGN Beauty;
White arms of proul Ambition lurcd them On
Mut IN thelr hedrlS hreathrl low the voice Of duly
they heard II and they answered: They aye gone.
For whom our laurelled banners ii-i .t...t TOW
Roses that love, and panScs th.g der,uir Them
And lilies, weeping FROM their heart %: snow
Breathe low 10 hmfmuflng pines. ye whispering
,-sassts
he dews of Sumraer Right full softly here
Be sorrows SIGH in every breeze that passes
And every fdlndrOp be mnurncr's tear
Breathe our farewell On, very gently breathe
Like oceans murmur in a coral shell.
And tender as the sea flowers thai enwrs 4thelit.
Forever and forever more Farewell.
And while We strew flowers on ,lte gi.yts Of our
dead let us not forget the nCGs,n,l mann less graves
where sleer the Grave who iell unnOircI and I'M
ohronlGed save by Him who noieth The sparrow :
fall. Some sleep many faihoms down beneath the
blue waves OF lha sea, some IN Tho tangled
mOrasseS of the wilderness. or hurried INTO
trenches hastily dug in the front of the enemy
and under his fire.
Surh. my friends are til, deeds AMI the.
and commemorate i'll procession .,ad parade.
Living or dead we Cairo; fnrgct them.
i Living they haze S3 ts;s and enjoy
,heJ s,eep in honnred graves. The South
wind chants the requiem of the drll in GetiyS-
burgh, Anlletam. Arlington and Nashville or the
unmarked graves of battle fields by sea and shore
and il hispers o. their mighty deeds among the
pines of our cities of the silent until. IS sand an
Athenian writer '.ll tine land i The p,cHre Of the
lllustrious, or aS was san % them by Gen. DavenS
.'it seems Inc mountains lift their heads more
nobly, and the rivers move more grandy TO the sea
for that the blood of these fallen braves mas ming
led with their soil AMI WATERS Let us honor the
living. too to-ayihat vast army hat when the war
was over, transformed themselves as If by magic
from the grIndest soldiers on earth 10 the most
peaceful citizens. The army Is gone. but let in
vasion come. or internal strife wax into releii!on
and tlen. as Minerva sprang fIc- ,hc mead of J1ve
full panonet, ley would come forth. The hero of
appomaIioX. AMI al his side his great lieutenant
whose march 10 the sea eclipscd the mare: Of the
ten thousand Greeks; the hero Of the Hlarvclous
ride while numbering hehlId them would come
tho .esi0n1 If the army of the Potomac. the army
OF the James. the army OF the ainbcrind. alas
without lis leader, the brave and gentle Thomas ;
then would ,come the sOdlerly AMI magnificent
Hancock whose defeats were only III civil, and
never in martial conflict, and who has shown thai
he could gracefully take defeat in 'c -.us as he
could bravery win r!r:,I!os L: ,he Ctllcf. And let
rs Eeyci iO.geI ,lGt the Stare Eobiy served
in the Cgbinet as IN the Field ana 10y ttosc who
stood on the rostrum Gs those Hh.sS Ediaes on
the roster. From tho editorial ripod words of cheer
went forth, thrilling and cheering the soldiers and
arousing and insplriting the citzcG,- FROM the
platform went forth the appeals that filed up the
thlnned ranks. or in fiery ringing words cowed and
conquered rebel Sympathlzlng mohS IN Exeter HAL
London ST. Georges. Lyer.co.. an,I Manchester
and Birmingham, wien Henry Ws.rd Heecher
Will oh's holiness, faced angry men 10 Plcal
the cause of freedom. and velly believe did
more than any other Amercanto prevent English
recognition Of the confeier4cy In orr darkest
days. Let us not forget that one of the most timely
gifts of Providence that great minister Of =
nance, Salmon p Chase, who mad = l,-'sipie to
Of # Last greatest, lest, of al. W., he "our
Martyr Chief
'Whom late the Nation he hal Id
With ashes on her head
wept with the passion Of an an-sl, grief,
Great captains with their guns anil drums
Disturb our Judgment for the hour,
But at last silence comes;
These all are gone, and, standing like . tower,
Our children shall behold his fame
The kindly. earnest. brave, foreseeing nan,
Sagacions, patient. dreaiing praise, not blame
New birth Of our new soil The FIRST American
But l come now To the last rc.I..-n5w we
hail hoo. tbn 81 -.
ell nth s.,ln FToiiGOuS pains and At such cost of
blood and tears. Certain 1t is that highest
obligations TO these Is 10 see 10 II that they shall
not have lied IN vain. Each soldier As H. looks
down upon US has right 10 claim that main
tain what he died To save. q. have Imagined
them looking on 'he petty rar;is..h S'r.i". the
worthy s-r-u!ins inr pissc, the LOS, ,iIuIng. The
intrigue that has sometimes uSurped Ie place of
craftsmanship. asking Twas il for this gave nv
life.' Whit shall We do 10 Perpetuae the inStitu-
tons bought with blood" FIRST let us cherish and
remember the dead. visiting AMI reVlsitlu'; these
graves The years 20 rot tea rriigh the rcS of
hate AMI STRIFE. bai with humiliation ami prayer to
draw from those mystic forces of f1lih some guild
ing light for the future. Second let Us encourage
the continuance of these organizations. army re-
unions which shall keep up the esprit du corps, and
also seek by liberal legislation 10 keepup the mill
tary organizations Of these States in the National
Guards, whose drill shall l;c lesson Ia tneIn OF
suhurIinaiiGu To constituted authority and that
this Is no tribe, let ask yGu TO remember that
the uLrecOnstructed rebel of the South Is not the
ex-cOnfederate sohller. lie has surrendered, and
MS pAOc Is sdtltt anu lHt lilbu HAS
no more faithful adherenis than some
of the men who fought it TO the last ditch
II is not the eXUnion soldier who sulks AMI resigns
when he can't have his way. or tlea,cis revolution
IL his man no S1..h,ed in. Lex Us have these or
kanEaIlOnS ana war VIII not be 50 likely he To thrust
upon us, or coming, will find us ready tn E.eet II.
Who does not remember how cur .Dilr.rS through
out the lant SEM Gu. their men 10 answer the call
of the country and would again and now let II come
and while the Old [. '. VI. could not exceed i. ra-
triotism the record of her past would send not
raw recruits but thG5a neii-,iried suilcrly men
whose Iloy eilenls 50 often eXrlte Our admiration
IN their drill. But, my friends, anti this Inst ref
erence suggest the hlea-thcre Is something deeper
than all this, deeper than the sentiment IItt dec
CRATES the graves of our dead, decpsg Than the
prudence that multiplIes military organizations,
and that Is the wisdom tiat CducIieS our youth.
We have learned h. cEei atlGli III EtsrOpe and by
SAD experience In the South that the eincaiiOn of
the rich AMI the higher classes does not elevate So
ciety. Europe educafes from the top. We gtEno.
riva! her universities in hunlre years u We can
and should pgt un.lUr The sls. AsIa!,.-t II you
choose TO call them so. Tue idckStrrws which We
call common schools aud steadily LIFT tIc Whole
superstructure from the bottom and thus ind our
true glory. not in the scholarship OF the few but
the intelligence of the many. When Henry Clay
was once crossing the Aeghanv moun'a'r.- se vas
observe! = :.n IN me ,rcsI no stau'l WIKI his
face 10 the cast as II listening. Nv nat 10 You hear,
Mr.. Clay" said one. II hear. said he 'thc tramp
of coming millions. The millions Rave swept
over the Aliesnunies, over the Mississippi, over the
Sierras, hut II Is only the first WaNc-lhe ocean Is
behind it-and va are 10 have and 10 hold for the
millions yet 10 be- these interests AMI see that ney
are preserved. II is not enough 10 cnfranchIs.
them every vote that doe, not represent clli-
science Is worse than the il'sGs. al rtUcl aimed
=, .a0 Eati,li's Great cities governed 10y groS
shops in the interest of the barbIruus amt the hes
tial, facts full of portcntOu. Significance. Hdg
peril Is ignorance, hut not thai siElliy. hIt gnur-
anCe managed iy craft. constituencies AMI cruel.
Cure the ignorance and the cunulE. craft shall not
ind such ready, pliant tools. QmCkcn the moral
sense also by building up and lOrtivng conscience.
Garry the gospel Of simple honesty IN the itsi and
the lowest i'll the land. EliuSe liberty. property
and intelligence and YOU 10 well, but remember the
lesson of history these VIII lac the weapons OF ma
tional suicide aS IN Greece ana Rome. fastening
JisSout Oh ard decay, II wider still yud 10 not ,it-
fuse Coz GieniOus LOYALTY to higher law. 30 nation
ever long survived lis conscience. Mcsscdni - The
morals and YOU McNicanlLe government. II this
Nation IL to live and realize the mag!iiiiccuce OF as
promise or Justify It's tremendous cost We mus en-
throne conscience IN the land. Ours IS grand ol
portunity and fearful responsibility, and chris ian
ify Is the hope of II ; christianity that quckens
conscience and transforms character d uEtlstsI-
ity So militant anu lulStcrTl that van scnurg" The
money changers out OF court and capitol ami We :"
hopeful and helpful that like its Master Il Will go
about doing good Let this truth h. Transmitted
into civilization and '',tr dolGsut.. tud areursel
ages shall give place 10 the realization 81. ' itl s
dream of IAN age OF gold.
Cod grant the soldiers sword may rest N "a, s'
bard and We never need it more; hIt a;1'I never
cease 10 need the soldierly qualities Of Temperance
virtue, loyalty and truth VI! - h.'-t TAI
Will
Salute the sacred dead
who went and return nOt-Say No! Sc
Sc IT'S not The GRAPES Of Canaan that relIs.
But the high faith that failed not liy the Way
Virtue treads paths that end not IN the grave;
No ban of endless night eXllcs the brave;
And 10 the sane mind
We rather seem the dead tlIt stayed behind
Blow, trumpeis, all your Civilizations blow
For never shall their uureOled presence lack
| see them muster in a cleaning row,
With eyer youthful brGws that nu,,irl show
We lnd in our dull road their shining IrIr.;
In every nOher mood
We feel the orient Of their sr,tit glow,
Part of our lifes unilterablr good
OF all our saintller aspiration
They come trarsiigurr,l back
Secure from change in their hIl.li hearted WAY
Beautiful ever more, and with tlr rays
Of morn on their white shields of cNreci.tilu.
This wcll-wrttcn and able Grafton va de
livered with force and cloquencr. Il was
listened To with close attcutiun, and at in
lcrvals and at the close WIS warmly ap-
plaudcd.
The doxology was then rendered 10y the
Glec Club and the asscmhlagc, tine mGd az
companying, and the exercises closed with