The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-08-08
6NT HOLLY BURLINGTON co, n j. MONDAY AUGUST s. 1881


gore, aud piled with bodies of our
slain, now are blooming with peaceful
harvests Of rich and waving grain; the
rivers that ran red as frothing wine
and glimmered in the sun, now roll
theii crystal waters unstrained to the
sea. The wild flowers that were
stained with gore have dropped and
persisted, and in their fkce are those
Of brighter growth. whose perfumed
| goblets are filed with peaceful dew
In the branches Of the trees and over
the green fields, from where they were
once frightened by the din and noise
Of battle, the featherd sougsters now
lift up their notes to the God Of
peace. Let us learn the lessons Of
nature; let the hearts which once
trembled tumultuous with wars
stormy passions, now listen to the
tuneful glee of the bird of peace. Let
the resentments, the animosities and
the hatreds Of the past, be buried in
the graves Of the past and let us well
come back the erring and the van
pushed. Thus may union mean
something more than a mere name,
and our whole people rising above the
mists Of resentment and hate, leap.
forth into the golden sunlight Of their
better natures, and 50 the dark ard
stormy path of war, may yet be the
way to a redeemed and regenerated
republic -
Is Under the circumstances which I
have briefly narrated our country was
established; the blessings which we
enjoy, were purchased at no small
cost 1.-THE eod Of time, talents,
treasure and blood; the expense Of
maintaining them has been great, the
life blood of the flower of our land
has flowed in rivers for its support
and it comes down to us a dearly,
bought treasure. II is with regret
and pain and remorse, that am COM
PEELED to admit that hungry politicians
like hungy wolves are thirsting to
drink the nations life blood, | blush
with shame u those men, who are the
des cendants Of such an ancestral line,
when they 80 far forget their duty as
to hawk at and tear their country's
bleeding treasury, for the sake Of fiA4
ing their pockets with dishonest gain.
Ct becomes "a to watch and guard
carefully her interests, to place men
in power gho will not work for the
interest Of self or of party, but who
will do most for the good Of the whole
country Let us say to political in
triguers and party demagogues, stand
back now, We honor our country more
than We honor you. The ties which
bind us to her are too sacred to be
rent and torn by you, the stars Of lib
erty were lighted by too pure a fame
to be put out by sordid ambition and
unrighteous greed. The uDtarnished
blessings which have descended to us
are too closely intertwined in our af-
fections for such as you to sully and
stain. Remember the dying words of
one Of the bravest men that ever
welded a sword on a field Of battle.
Col William B. Hatch, of the 4th
New Jersey. Take care of the boys
and lock out for the colors." So I
say to-day alook out for the colors;"
look out for the best interest Of your
copptry. Our only hope under God
is in the virtue and intelligence of our
people, and adjure you prove faith
full to your trust, be not blinded by
party feelings or prejudice and when
you vote, vote for men and principle,
not party and power. The eyes
Of an intelligent world are fixed upon
us. Ii our government should fail, it
has been said, in all probability it
will be the death blow of self
government among the people Of
all ages to come. Other Repub-
lies have grown and Hourished but
their strength and glory vanished
away. The armies Of the mighty re-
public Of Rome conquered i the then
known world. Her eagles lowered
over every land, but at the zenith Of
her power in the full splendor Of her
glory The magnificent structure of
Rome fell prey to the ambition of
her rulers and the Injuries of the
times. Party strife and wild ambition
struck deep their foul fangs into her
heart and conquered the empire which
babe Defiance to the world
Before we separate l ask you to go to
the graves of our murdered and mar
tyred dead, 60 where Lincoln sleeps
and Sumner slumbers, go to the GEM
eteries where rests one hundred thous-
and martyred heroes; go to The home
Of the pensioned widow and the pen.
niless orphan, and then say can you
desert the flag of liberty now; that
flag has cost US dearly but it is a
priceless heritage; let us see to it
that we transmit it to our posterity
without one star torn from its field Of
blue; go that future generations may
say that they who die in glory's
cause, though the block may soak
the gore, though their heads may
sodden in the sun, though their limbs
be strung to city gates and castle
walls, yet their spirits shall ever rise
and shine as the brightest star in the
armament of liberty