Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-06-03

II our war experience does not seem like n dream.
am tempted TO answer. that everything else, COM
pared with that, is like dream. We regret for
our own snkes, those who were cut down, Who
would have made this world better and happier BY
living out the days which in time of peace would
nave been melted out TO them. But can one OF M
mourn for Hem9 One might live for centuries
without having such high opportunity for nobie
,,lVlhg and dying as the young men of the north
There are many Americans residing here, who
came mere many years before the war. Many Of
mem belong to that often misunderstood and mis-
represented Missionary" party: others, among
whom one always thinks of the late Captain
Makee, and of our hale townsman, Mr.. Cartwright,
arc not usually assigned TO that particular set.
But almost all OF them, whatever their views Qn
other points were splendid Union people. II did
me good when first came to the country in 1885,
to hear the venerable Father Coan relate, with
some pride his experience Of some hnlf century
ago, as an officer in light battery of Connecticut
militia; / thought, what fighting material he
would have been in our war. No doubt Rev. Mr..
Bond OF Kohala would have shown good fighting
qualities If he had been there. Now we want the
young American men and women of these lslAnds
to know what glorious thing IL was to shoulder
rifle, or carry sabre for the union. DO you, MI
Chairman, believe that you. or any one, can ever
obtain from mortal hand such high distinction as
That! There Is generation of young people,
already at the 'front.' to whom that war Is nothing
but history Young men whom meet in daily life
tell me they can barely remember seeing the regi-
ments march of for the war, or hearing people
talk of the battles Those days do not to them,
az they do to us, mean the condensed acting and
thinking of many ordinary life times.
II we who meet together in this country, can
revive the old army associations, and help to keep
alive and in tender recollection the memories Of our
fallen comrades-if we can thus help to impress
upon others, especially upon younger men, that
Is grand thing to have country worth dying
for az well as living for, we may have cause TO
congratulate ourselves.
The distinctions of rank which during the war
were an object of honorable ambition are now OF
little concern IL is ut least MS honorable TO have
served in the rank and file, as anywhere else. A.
we tax OF the revolutionary soldiers, We DO not
speak of them as officers, but men, Shall We
not take pleasure in writing to circle Of friends
at home OF this gathering of veterans4 j am sure
tnis II beginning OF reunions which VIII DO very
satisfactory There is no one here, who over
s i duty, or failed to answer ut roll-call
There has been no time to prepare elaborate re-
marks, but Mr. Chairman, you will find q prompt
response from any comrade whom you may
call"
Gen. Comfy proposed as toast "Thc memory
Of our ia y. comrades which was drunk stand
ing ana IN silence.
Comrade Green in few touching words spoke
OF one now made grave which undoubtedly had
that day been covered with flowers, and called on
Comrade j. A. Cruzan to speak few words in
memory OF their dead comrade James Abram
Sarheld. Mr.. Cruzan said:
=, No. Minister and COMRADES: In American history
ton, Lincoln, Garfield! Their memories will be
c9erlshea by every true American as the choicest
W. s Gu, ;, aher graves VIII eyer
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etoteoro general prGaa ana c1mp,ehensVe
. ,, sei la oliiis'ui Gcn'eil".l anu
h,,os;aa ia"ai ,..1 ' w, ~ . ~. .."' III Su
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- II wv siioI. years ~ Won, ~
asio anu ao'1.S anu prIvery .n9
do that had ali the elements Of Greatness M a
uad , , pat ud'y paae nm snehin ms swolH
famnna Wes,ar esnr ns Tue .h socos, 'n
Inahma y G;ddi,, nese.sG anu .n9 suuovsS VI
won place in hsiorr nud \" the li hea v ~
o pi'e a III s'of r anu IN .ie ne"its .. hmeIi
rnr5s IL ~ i;,n ~ =. a., ao a wo,sn, ny
IRON Dpte' Tiysses s Gram, np that ~ The en-,
sisent inaefStioabe William r. sherman uv POI,
sht .u ,, wii'i 81 oneIInan, or
t ,la. vi .ne uashihg raii. onerl9aI Wouid nave
oeen supei p, 70 Una. Vi Eenerai oanes hpiam
otbarahoiI so rn,5a mo- " 10 a h- u x
; 5l"ii i aay slnnuer .IWvlh anu hon4r iof
nm nc was 70 receive NJ tne hahds OF the
Maeiatra pe9p,e e .u ta . Vniei
ias ia ineh eahie MS uhIuney 9eath Ut the
na mans LOT OF an assassin. America loved and hon,
oho; h Whlio nsIng; sue wep' iVi ni anu
sa;d Mrs Ga Gas t "n r aeaa pay
before lea inn Mentor fnr Wnah;ratn,,. .;, Hu;.
e 10 i ieanni en.or LOT Masnington: VIII II
ay W i iease ii a peasall Eoe anu Dreak up our
hppy 1o'ue iie' even TOT Iour years IN the white
eS' ~ wii 80, .nele = where duty
mer was ended, Mrs. Garfield met the same gentle
man. HAS 1t paid!" was her heart broken quea-
ton. Yes" was the answer, sit has paid. He
Tell AT the post OF uuty, ana nence1Ortn the men,
Dry of no American, not even of Washington, will
be more carefully cherished in the hearts Of the
people, than that of your noble husband" II was
well said. OF all Americas sons there has been
none greater, none more highly honored, none
better loved, and none more worthy of il all than
our dead comrade James Abram Garfield.
After few humorous remarks in which he
claimed especial distinction as soldier, from the
fact that he was the only private present, all the
rest being only common Generals, or Colonies, or
Captains, MIR. Cruzan paid glowing euloRy to
the Union Army and its fallen heroes, as men who
fought for a principle which transformed and
TRANSPORTED them.
Mr. Cartwright in reply to calls for n speech
said: 81 have never made speech and really
have no right to be here at reunion of veterans.
can only say that l owe debt of gratitude
to each one present and to every soldier Of the
Union, for they saved my country"
Mr.. Arnold alluded to what Mr.. Cartwright
had done for the Sanitary Commission and said
that he would be welcome in any company of
Union soldiers.
DR.. McGrew made n few remarks and said he
hoped the meeting Of veterans would result in an
organization.
1.-The Blue and the Gray was next read by Mr..
n. q. Murphy, and was followed by "The Red,
White and Blue sung by j. L. White.
Mr.. d. Simpson, of the lst Missouri infantry,
the regiment that took the first Confederate pris-
| oners being called on for a speech, said that
speaking was not his forte; but he gave mn inter-
| esting account of the trials Of soldier in the
West, and later in the evening described the cap
tnrn "a Nl,..Al